Monday, February 26, 2007


FJD Playlist for February 25, 2007
Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts—The Scenic Route—The Scenic Route—Palmetto 2007

Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts—Feel The Sway—The Scenic Route—Palmetto 2007

Fats Navarro—Nostalgia—Nostalgia—Savoy 1947

Out Of The Blue—Git In There―Out Of The Blue—Blue Note 1985

Henri Renaud—Jay Jay’s Blues—Henri Renaud All-Stars—Swing 1954

Dave McKenna—Thanks For The Memory―Left-Handed Complement—Concord 1980

Chick Corea & Friends—Tempus Fugit—Remembering Bud Powell—Stretch 1997

Frank Sinatra—The Coffee Song—Ring-A-Ding-Ding—Reprise 1998

Miles Davis—Teo—Someday My Prince Will Come—Columbia 1961

Blue Indigo—Wessin’ It—Blue Indigo―Fly 1996

Stefon Harris—The Birth Of Time—The Grand Unification Theory—Blue Note 2003

Mal Waldron w/ Eric Dolphy & Booker Ervin—Warm Canto—The Quest—1961

Roy Campbell—Thanks To The Creator—New Kingdom—1991

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Gene Krupa’s Chicago Jazz Band
“My Scandinavian Baby”
From the 10” record RCA Victor Encyclopedia of Recorded Jazz

Recorded April of 1950

Gene Krupa-(d), Wild Bill Davison-(cor), Bob Cutshall-(tb), Michael Hucko-(cl), Gene Schroeder-(p), Ray Biondi-(g), Al Hall-(b), Bobby Soots-(v)

Result: Treasure! 7 Treasure Votes to 0 Trash Votes

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “What A Little Moonlight Can Do” by Harry Woods

Version 1: Billie Holiday recorded for Verve Records in New York on April 14, 1954

Billie Holiday, vocal; Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.

Version 2: The Lew Tabackin Quartet from the recording “What A Little Moonlight Can Do” recorded for Concord Jazz in April of 1994

Lew Tabackin, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.

Monday, February 19, 2007


FJD Playlist for February 18, 2007

Carmell Jones—Jay Hawk Talk—Jay Hawk Talk—Prestige 1965

Fred Hersch—Bemsha Swing—Live at the Village Vanguard—2003

The Johnny Smith Quintet—Ghost Of A Chance―Moonlight In Vermon—Atlantic 1952

The Johnny Smith Quintet—Jaguar―Moonlight In Vermont—Atlantic 1952

Art Farmer—Moose The Mooch—Warm Valley—Concord 1982

George Garzone—Hey, Open Up—Moodiology—IODA 1999

Connie Evingson—Bluesette—Some Cats Know—Minnehaha Music 1999

Branford Marsalis—Jack Baker—Braggtown―Marsalis Music 2006

Blue Mitchell—High Heel Sneakers—Down With It—Blue Note 1965

Chick Corea—Matrix—Now He Sings, Now He Sobs—Solid State Records/Blue Note reissue 1968

Conrad Herwig—Seven Steps To Heaven—Sketches Of Spain Y Mas —Half Note 2006

John Taylor, Martin France, Palle Danielsonn—Vaguely Asian—Angel Of The Presence—CamJazz 2006

Quamon Fowler—It’s 4 Real Dawg—The Vision—CORE 2007

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Lena Horne

“Papa Don’t Preach To Me”

From Lena Sings Your Requests 1963

Result: Trash! 1 Treasure Vote to 5 Trash Votes

Monday, February 12, 2007

FJD Playlist for February 11, 2007

Listen to the entire show by clicking on the radio blog file to the right.

The Charles Lloyd Quartet—Forest Flower (Sunrise)—At Monterey—Atlantic 1966

The Charles Lloyd Quartet—Forest Flower (Sunset)—At Monterey—Atlantic 1966

Samson Trinh—I Can’t Believe I’m Addicted To The O.C.—Very Strange Night—Lounge Union Music 2007

Samson Trinh—To You, Near You, With You—Very Strange Night—Lounge Union Music 2007 (Terri Murphy, vocals)

Clifford Brown—Gertrude’s Bounce—The Young Ones Of Jazz (vinyl comp)—Emarcy 1957?

Morgana King—Frankie and Johnny—The Young Ones Of Jazz (vinyl comp)—Emarcy 1957?

Don Byron—I’ve Found A New Baby—Ivey-Divey―Blue Note 2004

Robert Mazurek & Eric Alexander—Green And Blue—Green And Blue—Hep Records 1997

Harold Land—So In Love—Eastward Ho!—Jazzland 1960

Freddie Hubbard—Bolivia—A Tribute To Miles/Warsaw ‘91—Starburst 1991

Lalo Schifrin—The Mannix Theme

Jeff Parker—Days Fly By (With Ruby)—Like-Coping—Delmark 2003

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Wallace Davenport and the Jazz Greats



Preservation Of Jazz
“Sweethearts On Parade”
Shalom 1950s


Wallace Davenport (tpt and vocal), Clarence Ford (as), Frank Fields (b) Ernest Elly (drums) Freddie Lonzo (trombone) Jeanette Kimball (p).

Result: Treasure! 8 Treasure Votes to 2 Trash Votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Herbie Hancock composition “Maiden Voyage”

Version 1: Herbie Hancock from “Maiden Voyage”

Recorded for Blue Note Records in March of 1965

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Williams, drums.

Version 2: Eldar from “Eldar” (Russian Kyrgystan) child prodigy, performed at many jazz festivals and won many jazz piano competitions

Recorded for Sony Records in April of 2004

Eldar, piano, tenor sax; John Pattituccu, bass; Todd Strait, drums.
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