Q's Jazz n' Blues Playlist Monday 4th October 2010 

Revelation 4:01 Chet Baker Chet Baker & Crew (Jerry Mulligan) Pacific Jazz #1224 Chet Baker tpt; Phil Urso t sax; Bobby Timmons p; Jimmy Bond b; Peter Littman d. 1956 Phil Urso ( b. 2nd of  October 1925 - d. 7 April 2008, was a tenor saxophonist and composer. Urso learned clarinet as a child and switched to tenor sax while in high school. He served in the Navy during World War II and then moved to New York City in 1947. There he played with Elliot Lawrence (1948-50), Woody Herman (1950-51), Terry Gibbs, Miles Davis (1952), Oscar Pettiford (1953), Jimmy Dorsey, and Bob Brookmeyer (1954). In 1955, he first began working with Chet Baker, and was a prominent contributor to Baker's Pacific Jazz releases in 1956. Urso and Baker would collaborate sporadically through 1972. Urso worked with Claude Thornhill late in the 1950s, but receded from national attention in later decades. He moved to Denver and continued performing locally into the 1990s. I did not get a chance to play this too much music I want you to enjoy not enough time.

I'm Nobody's Baby 3:01 Mildred Bailey Mildred Bailey: A Forgotten Lady 1935-42, Jazz Archives #90 (158602) (B Davis/Milton Ager/L Santly) Jazz Archives #90 #158602 Roy Eldridge Orch RE tpt, voc; Jimmy Carroll, Robert Burns cl; Mitch Miller oboe; Eddie Powell tbn; Teddy Wilson p; John Collins g; Pete Peterson b; Bill Beason d. NYC 02/04/1940 Milton Ager - b. 6th Oct 1893 - d. 1979; composer: "Music: Happy Days are Here Again", "What Good Am I without You", "Hard-Hearted Hannah", "I'm Nobody's Baby" etc. 

Countless Blues   3:04 The Kansas City Six Jazz Clarinet - High Society (Durham/Gabler) MC #060 Buck Clayton tpt; Lester Young cl; Eddie Durham el g; Freddy Greene g; Walter Page b; Jo Jones d. NYC 28/9/1938 Jo Jones drummer b. 7th Oct 1911 – September 3, 1985. aka Papa Jo Jones one of the most influential drummers in the history of jazz. Born as Jonathan David Samuel Jones in Chicago, he moved to Alabama where he learned to play several instruments, including saxophone, piano, and drums. He worked as a drummer and tap-dancer at carnival shows until joining Walter Page's  band, the Blue Devils in the late 1920s. He recorded with trumpeter Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders in 1931, and later joined pianist Count Basie's band in 1933. Jones, Basie, guitarist Freddy Green and bassist Walter Page, are one of the more important rhythm sections in jazz. Jones took a brief break for two years when he was in the military. He played with the band until 1948 and performed in the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series. Jones split off from the Basie band in the late 1940s and created an image for himself. He was one of the first drummers to promote the use of brushes on drums and shifting the role of timekeeping from the bass drum to the hi-hat cymbal. Jones had a major influence on drummers such as Buddt Rich, Kenny Clarke, Roy HAyes, Max Roach and Louis Bellson. He also starred in several films, most notably the musical short Jammin' the Blues in 1944. In 1985 Jones was the recipient of an American Jazz Masters fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Jones performed regularly in later years at the West End jazz club at 116th and Broadway in New York City. These performances were generally very well attended by other drummers such as Max Roach and Roy Haynes. In addition to his artistry on the drums, Jones was known for his irascible, combative temperament and his fondness for cognac. As he grew older he greatly resented jazz fans mistaking him for the bebop-era drummer Philly Jo Jones (no relation); Jo Jones and Philly Joe Jones died a few days apart in 1985.  

It Could Happen to You   5:42 Georgie Fame Poet In New York (Johny Burke/Jimmy Van Huesen) Go Jazz #6044 Bob Malach t sax; David Hazeltine p; Peter Washington b; Louis Hayes d. 2000  Johnny Burke b. 3rd  Oct 1908 d. Feb 25th 1964 Lyrics "Here's That Rainy Day", "Misty",  "Polka Dots and Moonbeams". "Like Someone In Love", "It Could Happen To You" etc. After graduating, he joined the Chicago office of the Irving Berlin  Publishing Company in 1926, as a pianist and song salesman. Irving Berlin, Inc. transferred Burke to it's New York City office, where he began to write lyrics in collaboration with composer Harold Spina In 1934, they wrote "You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew" which was a novelty hit for Fats Waller, as was "My Very Good Friend, the Milkman". They wrote many songs that were played by leading bands of the day, including those led by Ben Pollack, Paul Whiteman and Ozzie Nelson. 1936 saw the end of the Burke - Spina partnership, as Burke left for Hollywood. His first partner there was Arthur Johnston. He then worked with Jimmy Monaco, but he was to make his mark in collaboration with Jimmy Van Heusen. Between them, Burke and Van Heusen turned out some of the great hit tunes of the late 1930s and throughout the 1940s. Burke was the only major composer to spend his entire career with just one studio, Paramount Pictures. His primary function as a lyricist was working on Bing Crosby films. Of the 41 films on which he worked, 25 starred Bing Crosby. Seventeen songs were substantial hits, including "Pennies From Heaven",  "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams", "Only Forever", "Moonlight Becomes You" and "Sunday, Monday and Always". "Swinging On A Star", from the Bing Crosby film Going My Way, won an Academy Award for best Song in 1944, one of seven Academy Awards won by the film. In the 1950s, Burke wrote the lyrics for "Scatterbrain", with music by Frankie Masters and "Keene-Bean" and "What's New?" with Bob Haggart (1914-1998). In 1955, Burke added lyrics to a tune by Erroll Garner entitled "Misty". The 1956 film, The Vagabond King was Burke's last Hollywood work. Eight years later, he died at age 55. Johnny Burke was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1970  

These Foolish Things   3:07 Benny Carter All Of Me (Strachey/Maschwicz) MC #058 Benny Carter Orch Benny Carter tpt, cl, a sax; Max Goldberg, Tommy McQuater, Duncan Whyte tpt; Ted Heath, Bill Mulraney tbn; Andy McDevitt cl, a sax; E O Pogson a sax; Buddy Featherstonaugh t sax; Pat Dodd p; George Elliot g; Al Burke b; Ronnie Gubertini d. 15/4/1936 London Buddy Featherstonaugh  b. 4th  Oct 1909 Paris - d. July 12, 1976, London was an English jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. first gig in 1927 with Pat O'Mally and with Spike Hughes from 1930 to 1932. Recorded and toured Europe with many US musicians. In WWll led a Royal Airforce band who recorded as The BBC Radio Rhythm Club Sextet in 1943 - 45. Bit more touring and he retired in 1957. 

Ralph Rainger - b. 7th Oct 1900; d. 23/10/1942; composer: Music: "If I Should Lose You", "With Every Breath I Take", "Ebb Tide", "June in January", "Easy Living" etc.  

Easy Living   7:35 Dottie Dodgion Dottie Dodgion Sings (Ralph Rainger/Leo Robin) Arbours #  Jackie Coon flhn;  Johnny Varro p; Fast Eddie Erickson g; Dave Stone b; Gene Estes d. 2006 Gene Estes d, perc, vibes. b. 3rd  Oct 1931worked with too many to mention, in a career that has ranged from jazz to pop.  

David Mann - composer: Music: "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "There I've Said It Again", "Don't Go to Strangers", "No Moon at All" etc. b. 3rd Oct 1916. Mann was able to play the piano by ear, at the age of 4, and by age 13, he was playing around Philadelphia. In late 1939, Mann moved to New York and became a Decca Records session musician. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1945, they had the honour of placing Mann as personal pianist to President Truman. 

No Moon At All   4:42 Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden Jasmine (R Evans/D Mann) 2010 Made at home on his steinway with Charlie Hayden on bass.  

Take the 'A' Train   4:48 Harry Carney Verve Impressions: More Saxes (Billy Strayhorn) Time Life STBB #05 Billy Strayhorn arr; Ray Stewart cornet; Ray Nance tpt, v; Barney Bigard cl; Harry Carney b cl, a, b  sax; Otto Hardwick bass sax; Johny Hodges s sax; Ben Webster t sax; Juan Tizol vlv tbn; Duke Ellington p; Fred Guy g; Jimmy Blanton db; Sonny Greer d. released 2005 Jimmy Blanton b. 5th Oct 1918 - d. 30 07 1942. was an influential American jazz double bassist. Blanton is credited with being the originator of pizzicato and bowed bass solos. He joined Duke Ellington's Orchestra in 1939. 

Something's Gotta Give 2:36 Ella Fitzgerald The Best Of The Songbooks [Disc 1] (Francis J. Burke, Johnny Mercer) Verve #519 804 2 Nelson Riddle's Orch arr cond; inc Don Fagerquist tpt; Bob Cooper t sax; strings; Alvin Stoller d; Jan 7th, 8th 1959 LA  released 1993 Alvin Stoller b. 1925 7th Oct - d. October 19, 1992) was an American jazz drummer. Though he seems to have been largely forgotten, he was held in high regard in the 1940s and 1950s.  

Stan Hasslegard b 4th Oct 1922 d. 23/11/1948 was a Swedish clarinetist on his way to the top and leading his own band when he was killed in an automobile accident in Illinois at the age of 26. He moved to New York in 1947 where he played with Benny Goodman and his band. 

Swedish Pastry   3:05 Stan Hasselgard Sextet West Coast Jazz - Early Years (Kessel) MC #046 Stan Hasselgard cl; Red Norvo vibes; Arnold Ross p; Barney Kessel g; Rolo Garberg b; Frank Bode d. 18/12/1947 LA Barney Kessel b. October 17, 1923 - d. May 6, 2004 was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a "first call" guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew. a nickname coined by the drummer Hal Blaine after the fact for a group of session musicians in L A, Calif. who earned wide acclaim in the 1960s. They backed dozens of popular singers, and were one of the most successful "groups" of studio musicians in music history. The Wrecking Crew were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame on November 26, 2007  

Spring In Manhattan   4:22 Mark Whitfield New York for Lovers (Alice S. Reach/Anthony Scibetta) Universal Music & Vi #B000557 New York for Lovers 2005 Mark Whitfield b. 6th October 1966, is an American hard bop and soul-jazz guitarist. Mark Whitfield grew up in Long Island, the youngest of five brothers and sisters. There was plenty of Jazz around the and one of his brothers, a blues fan, gave him a guitar along with a Lightnin’ Hopkins album the day of his seventh birthday. Mark took some private lessons, switched to acoustic bass during grade school and, after listening to a George Benson TV appearance in 1977 he took a decision: I heard it, and that was it – I wanted to play like that. He is probably better known for his recordings as bandleader. 

Tell Me Woman Blues   2:54 King Oliver featuring Alger 'Texas' Alexander Snag It (Jazz Greats) (Alexander)  MC#20 Alger 'Texas' Alexander voc; King Oliver cornet; Clarence Williams p; Eddie Lang g. 20/11/1928 Clarence Williams b. 8th Oct 1893 d. 6/11/1965 was a pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatre producer and publisher. He ran away from home aged 12 to join a travelling minstrel show then moved to New Orleans. By the early 1910s he was a well regarded local entertainer also playing piano.  Williams was a good business man and worked arranging and managing entertainment at the local theatre as well as various saloons and dance halls around rampart Street, and clubs and houses in Storyville. 

Witches' Pit 6:41 John Coltrane Dakar - EP (Pepper Adams) Umgd/Fantasy/Prestige #30650 Prestige All Stars - John Coltrane t sax; Cecil Payne bar sax; Pepper Adams bar sax; Mal Waldron p; Doug Watkins b; Art Taylor d. 1957 2006 Pepper Adams bar sax; b. October 8, 1930 - d. September 10, 1986) was a jazz baritone saxophonist. Nicknamed "The Knife" for his sound on the horn , he had a hearty tone and driving rhythmic sense which provided the antithesis to the lighter, floating (and consequently more popular) style of his contemporary Gerry Mulligan and so lent itself very well to up the up-tempo hard bop style that was prevalent during the 1950s and '60s.  

Munyungo In Da Jungle   4:13 Robert Hurst Bob Ya Head (Robert Hurst) Bebob Records #820467111329 Robert Hurst b; Marcus Belgrave tpt; Vincent Bowens tsax; Scott Kinsey keys; Karriem Riggins d. Darryl “Munyungo” Jackson perc. 2010 Robert Hurst b. 4th Oct 1964 bass; Hurst played guitar early in his career before concentrating on bass. He worked with Out of the Blue in 1985. From 1986 to 1991 Hurst played in Wynton Marsalis's ensemble, and played with Branford Marsalis in the early 1990s.  He was also a member of The Tonight Show Band. His debut as a leader, 1993's Robert Hurst Presents, reached #13 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. He currently teaches jazz bass at the University of Michigan.

But Not For Me (Pero No Para Mi)   3:11 Chucho Valdés Bele Bele en La Habana (G & I Gershwin) Blue Note #23082 Chucho Valdes p; Pia Lopez glossary; Alain Perez Rodriguez b, voc, db; Raul Pineda Roque cymbals, d, zildjian; Roberto Vizcaino guillot chimes, conga, chekere, cowbell, guiro, bata drums. Chucho Valdes - b. 9th October 1941; Cuban pianist, composer, bandleader and arranger. In 1972 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. 

A Walk In the Rain 6:21 Michael Franks Barefoot On the Beach Michael Franks Msi Music/Super D #698854 *Michael Franks voc; Randy Brecker, Larry Lunetta tpt; David Mann fl; Birch Johnson tbn; Jim Hynes flglhn; Bob Mintzer sax; Chris Hunter, Andy Snitzer a sax; Michael Brecker t sax; Chris Palmaro, Mike Ricchiuti keybds; Bob James p; Dave Samuels  vibraphone Protected  1999 Dave Samuels Born: October 9, 1948. He is recognised for his fresh new sound and creative approach to both the vibraphone, marimba and timpani player. Started playing drums and piano aged six. Moved to vibes and marimba at college. He Joined Gerry Mulligan's sextet in 1974 and went on to play with Spyro Gyra between 1977 and 1994, and many others too numerous to name. 

Imagine   3:30 Toots Thielemans Hard to Say Goodbye - The Very Best of Toots Thielemans (John Lennon) Msi Music/Super D #275302 *Z Protected Arr Clarence Ofwerman; Mike Del Ferro p; or Rob Franken p; Toots Thielemans g, harmonica; Sivuca p acc; 2000. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE b. 9th October 1940 –d.  8th December 1980, was an English singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles. Lennon's solo album sales in the United States alone stand at 14 million units.

Let's Fly Away   3:03 Lee Wiley A Woman's Place Is In the Groove (Cole Albert Porter) Acrobat #763508 *Z Protected with  Bunny Berigan 2006 Lee Wiley b. October 9, 1908 - d. December 11, 1975 was an American jazz singer popular in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950's. While still in her early teens, she left home to pursue a singing career with the  Leo Reisman band. Her career was temporarily interrupted by a fall while horseback riding. Wiley suffered temporary blindness, but recovered, and at the age of 19 was back with Reisman again, with whom she recorded three songs: "Take It From Me," "Time On My Hands," and her own composition, "Got The South In My Soul." She sang withPaul Whiteman and later, the Casa Loma Orchestra. A collaboration with composer Victor Young resulted in several songs for which Wiley wrote the lyrics, including "Got The South in My Soul" and "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere," the latter an R&B hit in the 1950s. In 1939, Wiley recorded eight Gershwin songs on 78's with a small group for Liberty Music Shops. The set sold well and was followed by 78's dedicated to the music of Cole Porter 1940) and Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart (1940 and 1954), Harold Arlen (1943), and Vincent Youmans and Irving Berlin (1951). The players on these recordings included Bunny Berrigan, Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky, Fats Waller, Billy Butterfield, Bobby Hackett, eddie Condon, and bandleader Jess Stacy, to whom Wiley was married for a number of years. These influential albums launched the concept of a "songbook" (often featuring lesser-known songs), which was later widely imitated by other singers.  Wiley's career made a resurgence in 1950 with the much admired ten-inch album Night in Manhattan. In 1954, she opened the very first Newport Jazz Festival accompanied by Bobby Hackett. Later in the decade she recorded two of her finest albums, West of the Moon (1956) and A Touch of the Blues (1957). In the 1960s, Wiley retired, although she acted in a 1963 television film, Something About Lee Wiley, which told her life story. The film stimulated interest in the singer. Her last public appearance was a concert in Carnegie Hall in 1972 as part of theNew York Jazz Festival, where she was enthusiastically received. Wiley died on December 11, 1975 in New York City. She was 67 years old. She was survived by her second husband, Nat Tischenkel, whom she married in 1966.

Stella By Starlight   5:50 Yusef Lateef The Most Relaxing Jazz Music In the Universe (Young/Washington) Yusef Lateef t sax, fl, oboe, perc; Wilbur Harden flghn, balloon, perc; Bernard McKinney euphonium; Hugh Lawson p, perc; Terry Pollard p; Ernie Farrow bass, rabat, perc; Bill Austin bass, rabat; Oliver Jackson, Frank Gant d, perc. October 9 10, 1957 June 2008 Yusef Lateef - b. October 9th 1920; tenor sax/flute/oboe/etc. he is known for his innovative blending of jazz with eastern Music. He also made numerous contributions to other people's albums. During 1963–66 he had a regular working group during this period, with trumpeter Richard Williams and Mike Nock on piano. They enjoyed a residency at Pep's Lounge during June 1964 

Doodle Bug  2:49 Santo Pecora & His Back Room Boys West Coast Jazz - Early Years (unknown) MC #046 Shorty Sherock tpt; Santo Pecora tbn; Meyer Wineberg cl; Stan Wrightsman p; Frank Frederico g; Thuman Teagus b; Riley Scott d. 22/4/1937 LA. Meyer Wineberg cl a sax b. 8th Oct 1914 d. 28 09 1970 Though not well recalled today, Meyer was an exuberant clarinetist who worked with trumpeter Louis Prima during 1937-'39.