FJD Playlist for March 25, 2007

Eric Alexander—Matchmaker, Matchmaker—The Second Milestone—Milestone 2001

Eric Alexander—Island—Nightlife In Tokyo—Milestone 2003

Eric Alexander—Flying Fish—Up, Over & Out—Milestone 1995

Eric Alexander—Where Is The Love—It’s All In The Game—Milestone 2006

Eric Alexander—This Girl’s In Love You—Summit Meeting—Milestone 2002

Dave Douglas—Hollywood—Keystone—Greenleaf 2005

John Gray—When Your Lover Has Gone—The Guitar of John Gray: The New Wave—Capitol 1962

John Gray—Memphis In June—The Guitar of John Gray: The New Wave—Capitol 1962

Steve Coleman & Five Elements—Dizzy Atmosphere—On The Rising Of The 64 Paths—Label Bleu 2002

Pharoah Sanders—Thembi—Impulse 1998

Dick Morgan—Joy Spring—After Hours—Foxhaven Records 1996

Benny Golson—Three Little Words—Turning Point—1962

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Monty Budwig

“The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful”

From the record DIG

Concord Records 1975

Result: Trash! 4 Treasure Votes to 5 Trash Votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “Something’s Gotta’ Give” by Francis Burke & Johnny Mercer

Version 1: Ella Fitzgerald with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra recorded for Verve Records in October of 1964.

Version 2: Eric Alexander from the record “Summit Meeting” on Milestone Records in 2002

Eric Alexander, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Nicholas Payton, trumpet; John Weber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.

FJD Playlist for March 18, 2007

Sonny Rollins—Sonny, Please—Sonny, Please—Doxy 2007

Sonny Rollins—Remembering Tommy—Sonny, Please—Doxy 2007

Sonny Rollins—How Are Things In Glocca Morra—Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1—Blue Note 1956

Matt Wilson—25 Years Of Rootabagas—The Scenic Route—Palmetto 2007

Chris Connor—Blame It On My Youth—Bethlehem Best—Bethlehem 1955

The Bad Plus—Street Woman—Give

Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land—Goin’ Down South—San Francisco—Blue Note 1970

Dexter Gordon—I Want More—Doin’ Allright—Blue Note 1961

Max Bennett—Just Max—Bethlehem Best—Bethlehem 1954

Miles Davis—Walkin’—Prestige 1954

Don Friedman—Ochre—Flashback—Riverside 1963

Marcus Strickland Twi-Life Group—Glitch—Twi-Life—Strick Muzik 2006

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Six Brown Brothers
“Bull Frog Blues”
RCA Victor 78 recorded in 1916

Result: Trash! 1 Treasure Votes to 5 Trash Votes

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “Exactly Like You” by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh

Version 1: The Count Basie Orchestra featuring Jimmy Rushing, recorded for Decca Records in 1937

Jimmy Rushing, vocals; Count Basie, piano; Buck Clayton, trumpet; Jack Washington, baritone sax; Lester Young, tenor sax; Earl Warran, alto sax; Joe Jones, drums and others.

Version 2: Art Hodes from the record “Someone To Watch Over Me,” recorded for Muse Records in 1981

Art Hodes, piano.

FJD Playlist for March 11, 2007

Pete Jolly—Will You Still Be Mine—Jolly Jumps In—RCA Victor 1955

Pete Jolly—El Yorke—Jolly Jumps In—RCA Victor 1955

Pete Jolly—Tea For Two—Timeless—VSOP 1969

Robert Jospe—Blue Rhumba—Heart Beat—Random Chance 2006

John Dearth—There Will Never Be Another You—Restoration Comedy—Double Time 2000

Jeff Decker—For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite—I’ll Know—Decker Jazz 1999

The Peck Allmond Group—The River—Short Stories—Spirit Nectar 2000

Ben Webster/Red Norvo—The Night Is Blue—Red Plays The Blues—RCA Victor 1958

The Bad Plus—Heart Of Glass—These Are The Vistas—Columbia 2003

Fats Navarro—Spinal—In The Beginning…Bebop—Savoy 1946

Anthony Braxton—Ju Ju—23 Standards—Leo 2004

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble—Hot ‘n Heavy—Hot ‘n Heavy—Delmark 2007

Mel Ellison—Clarity—Friends—1986

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Jane Ira Bloom & Fred Hersch
“Desert”
As One
JMT Records 1985

Jane Ira Bloom, soprano sax; Fred Hersch, piano.

Result: Trash! Treasure 1 Votes to 8 Trash Votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “How High The Moon” by Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton

Version 1: Dianne Reeves from the soundtrack to “Good Night And Good Luck,” recorded in 2005

Dianne Reeves, vocals; Matt Catingub, tenor sax; Peter Martin, piano.

Version 2: Illinois Jacquet from the double record set “How High The Moon,” originally released in 1968 for the record “Bottoms Up.”

Illinois Jacquet, tenor sax; Milt Bucker, piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Al Lucas, bass; Joe Jones, drums; Montego Joe, congas.