FJD Playlist for January 28, 2006

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Dizzy Reece—The Gypsy—Progress Report—Orig. recorded 1956

Dizzy Reece—Momentum—Progress Report—Orig. recorded 1956

Dizzy Gillespie—Dizzy’s Blues—Birk’s Works—Orig. recorded 1956

Dizzy Gillespie—Schools Days—Birk’s Works—Orig. recorded 1956

Don Byas’s Swing Shifters—Free and Easy—Savoy 78

The MPH Trio—Autumn Leaves—Curves—Gunnar Mossblad 2003

The Andrews Sisters—Bounce Me Brother With A Solid Four—Music From Buck Privates—Universal 78

Charles Mingus—Better Git It In Your Soul—Mingus Ah Um—Columbia 1959

Ken Nordine—My Baby—Best of Word Jazz, Vol. 1—Orig. recorded 1957

Jackie McLean—Left Alone—Hat Trick—Blue Note 1996

Hilton Ruiz—West Side Blues—El Camino—BMG 1988

Michael Brecker—Suspone—Don’t Try This At Home―1988

Michael Brecker—Don’t Try This At Home—Don’t Try This At Home―1988

James Moody & His Quartet—The Flight—Prestige 78

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Hank Crawford
“K.C. Blues”
Night Beat
Milestone 1989

Hank Crawford (as), Dr. John (p) Melvin Sparks (as) Wilbur Bascomb (b) Bernard Purdie (d)

Result: Treasure! Treasure 8 Votes to 0 Trash Votes

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Quincy Jones composition “Evening In Paris”

Version 1: The Art Farmer Band from a Prestige 78

Recorded in June of 1954

Art Farmer, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Danny Bank, bari sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.

Version 2: Hal Galper Quartet from the record Emergence, recorded in 1992 on Fabola Records

Hal Galper, piano; Jerry Bergoniz, tenor sax; Charlie LaChapelle, bass; Don McBride, drums.

FJD Playlist for January 21, 2006

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Aaron Binder—Untitled Latin—Bang The Drum Quickly—Binder Music 2006 (rec. 2004)

Wayne Shorter—Adam’s Apple—Adam’s Apple—Blue Note 1968

Dave Brubeck—Swing Bells—Brubeck Plays Brubeck—Columbia 1956

Lou Blackburn—17 Richmond Park—Complete Imperial Sessions—Imperial 1963

Pete LaRoca—Tears Come From Heaven—Basra—Blue Note 1965

Bill Barron & Booker Ervin——Hot Line—Savoy 1962

Lee Konitz—317 East 32nd—Parallels—Chesky 2001

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra—Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?—Jazz Arts Group 2006

Jackie McLean—On The Nile—Jacknife—Blue Note 1965

Dave Douglas & Martial Solal—On The Nile—Rue de Seine—CamJazz 2006

David Aaron’s Short Memory—When I’m Alone, Chicks Go Wild!—Cynical Rat Bastard―2005

Martin Sjostedt Band—Waltz Peas—Mondeo―2002


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Ralph Burns
"Spring Is"
Free Forms by Ralph Burns
10” Record
Clef Records 1951

Tony Miranda (frh) possibly Danny Bank (fl) Lee Konitz (as) Ralph Burns (p, arr) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (d) unidentified strings

Result: Trash! 3 Treasure Votes to 4 Trash Votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “Willow Weep For Me” by Ann Ronell

Version 1: The C-Jam All-Stars from Diminuendo Crescendo and Blues

Recorded November, 1958 in Munich, Germany

Clark Terry, trumpet; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Carlos Diernhammer, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Sam Woodyard, drums.

Version 2: Joe Pass from Montreux Jazz Festival 1975

Joe Pass, guitar.

Taking this Sunday off for a little family r&r.
In the meantime, admire one of my favorite jazz record covers. And by all means, listen to the FJD Year End Show by clicking on the radio blog file at the right. Thanks to the Richmond Jazz Society, BJ and all the incredible performers at the tribute to Gin Robertson. What a great night of jazz! See you next week and tune in to 90.1 FM www.wdce.org for a great day of jazz with Herb, Claude, Bud and Jack.