FJD Playlist for December 10, 2006

The Ben Thomas Group—Things Happen To Bears—Triskaidekaphobia—Origin 2005

The Ben Thomas Group—Where Did Those Chickens Come From? —Triskaidekaphobia—Origin 2005

Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra—Hong Kong Blues—ARA 78

Sam Rivers, Kresten Osgood and Ben Street—No Time Toulouse—Violet Violets—Stunt Records 2006

Wynton Marsalis—Donna Lee—Live At The House Of Tribes—Blue Note—2005

Art Farmer—The Gap Sealer—From Vienna With Art—1970

The New Jazz Composer’s Octet—A Little Twist—Walkin’ The Line—Fresh Sound 2002

Joe Venuti—Really Blue—Encyclopedia of Recorded Jazz—RCA Victor—1930

Franz Koglmann—L’Heure Bleue—Hatology—1991

Sarah Vaughan—You’re Not The Kind—Emarcy 1954

Ted Nash—The Competitor—Still Evolved—Palmetto 2003

Jay McShann—Please Stop Playing These Blues, Boy — Mercury Records

Roland Alexander—Orders To Take Out—Pleasure Bent—New Jazz 1961

Sir Bugs Bunny, Jazz Fan

Gene Ammons—Yellow Bird—Bad! Bossa Nova—Prestige 1962

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

“Graye-Blue”
The Tony Graye Quartet
Greenwich Village Jazz
Flair-X Records 1959 ???

Result: Trash vote by a 6-1 margin

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “Moon Dreams” by Chummy McGregor-Johnny Mercer, Gil Evans arrangement.

Version 1: Miles Davis from Birth Of The Cool, Blue Note in 1950

Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Gunther Schuller, French horn; John Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Version 2: Joe Lovano from the release Streams Of Expression, featuring The Birth Of The Cool Suite by Gunther Schuller

Joe Lovano, tenor sax, alto clarinet; Tim Hagans, trumpet; Barry Ries, trumpet; Larry Farrell, trombone; Steve Slagle, alto & soprano sax; Ralph Lalama, tenor sax, clarinet; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Charles Russo, clarinet, bass clarinet; Michael, Parloff, flute; James Weidman, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.