FJD Playlist for May 27, 2007

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John Coltrane—Village Blues—Coltrane Jazz—Atlantic 1961

Hank Mobley—Flirty Girty—Hi Voltage—Blue Note 1967

Erin Bode—Holiday—MaxJazz 2006

Joe Pass—You Are The Sunshine Of My Life—Montreux ‘77—Pablo 1977

Joe Pass—Nobs—Montreux ‘77—Pablo 1977

David Aaron’s Short Memory—For Ever Green—Cynical Rat Bastard—2006

Skip Gailes—Big Wheel—When We’re Together—2003

Ella Fitzgerald—Stone Cold Dead In The Market—Ella’s Golden Favorites—Decca 1947

Rudresh Mahanthappa—Further And In Beyond—Codebook—Pi 2006

The Just Jazz All-Stars w/ Louis Bellson—The Jeep Is Jumpin—Capitol Records 10” Record 1952

Jim Hall—Tangerine—Jazz Guitar—Gambit Reissue 1957

James Carter—Chasin’ The Gypsy—Atlantic 2000

Allan Vache & Harry Allen—Lake Ponchartrain Blues—Allan & Allen—Nagel Heyer 2001

Freddie Hubbard—Povo—Sky Dive—CTI 1972

Lou Blackburn—Harlem Bossa Nova—The Complete Imperial Sessions—Imperial 1963

Robert Mazurek—Components Changes—Playground—Delmark 1998

Joshua Redman—Surrey With The Fringe On Top—Back East—Nonesuch 2007

The Vinson Valega Group—Undertow—Awake—Consilience 2007

Hal Galper/Jeff Johnson/John Bishop—Milestones—Furious Rubato—Origin 2007


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Frank Sinatra
“Monday Morning Quarterback”
She Shot Me Down
Reprise 1981

Result: Treasure! 5 Treasure Votes to 1 Trash Vote


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The George Gershwin composition “Our Love Is Here To Stay”

Version 1: Etta Jones from the recording Hollar!, Fantasy/OJC 1963

Etta Jones, vocals; Wally Richardson, guitar; Jimmy Neeley, piano, Michael Mulia, bass; Rudy Lawless, drums;

Version 2: Ernestine Anderson with the Duke Jordan Trio from the recording Americans in Sweden: 1954-59, Vol. 3

Ernestine Anderson, vocals; Duke Jordan, piano; John Simmons, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

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FJD Playlist for May 20, 2007

Thelonious Monk—Let’s Call This—At The Blackhawk—Riverside 1960

Thelonious Monk—Ruby, My Dear—Alone In San Francisco—Riverside 1959

Sonny Rollins—Coconut Bread—No Problem—Milestone 1981

Sonny Fortune—Comin’ On The Hudson—Four In One—Blue Note 1994

Rudresh Mahanthappa—The Decider—Codebook—Pi 2006

Lester Young—Lester Blows Again—Aladdin 78, 1945 pressing

James Moody—Bloozey—At The Jazz Workshop—Cadet 1961

Wynton Marsalis—Green Chimneys—Live At The House Of Tribes—Blue Note 2005

The Bad Plus—Everybody Wants To Rule The World—Prog—Heads Up 2007

The Gary McFarland Sextet—Schlock-House Blues—Point Of Departure—Impulse 1963

Miles Davis—All Of You—My Funny Valentine—Columbia 1964

June Christy—Gone For The Day—EMI England 1957

Thelonious Monk—Straight, No Chaser—Blue Note 1951

Ornette Coleman—Turnaround—Sound Grammar—2006

Dexter Gordon—Pannonica—Homecoming: Live At The Village Vanguard—Columbia 1977

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Woody Herman
“Freedom Jazz Dance”
Giant Steps
Fantasy Records 1973

Result: Treasure! 9 Treasure Votes to 0 Trash Votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Thelonious Monk composition “Pannonica”

Version 1: Thelonious Monk from the recording Alone In San Francisco, Riverside Records 1959

Thelonious Monk, piano.

Version 2: The Ben Riley Septet from the recording Memories Of T, Concord Jazz 2006

Don Sicker, trumpet; Bruce Williams, alto sax; Wayne Escoffery, tenor sax; Jimmy Greene, tenor sax; Jay Brandford, baritone sax; Freddie Bryant, guitar; Kiyoshi Kitagowa, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

FJD Playlist for May 6, 2007

Roy Ayers—Stoned Soul Picnic—Atlantic 1968

Roy Ayers—A Rose For Cindy—Stoned Soul Picnic—Atlantic 1968

Richard Holmes & Gene Ammons—Groovin’ With Jug—Pacific Jazz 1961

Freddie Roach---Ooga Mooga—More Greens, Please—Blue Note 1963

Billy Butler—Blow For The Crossing—Guitar Soul—Prestige 1969

Rene Marie—This Is Not A Protest Song—Limited Edition CD Single 2007—Visit www.renemarie.com

Jimmy Ponder—God Bless The Child—What’s New?—High Note 2005

The Vinson Valega Group—Ed Blackwell—Awake—Consilience 2005

Lou Donaldson—Alligator Boogaloo—Blue Note 1967

Eddie Palmieri—Harlem River Drive—EMI 1971

Jack McDuff and Gene Ammons—Watch Out—Brother Jack Meets The Boss—Prestige 1962

Ralph & Sue Sharon—A Nightingale Sings The Blues—Mr. & Mrs. Jazz—Bethlehem 1956

Elvin Jones—Round Town—Merry Go Round/Blue Note Rare Grooves—Blue Note 1971

Blue Indigo—Wessin’ It—Catwalk—Nighthawk 1996

Gary Bartz NTU Group—I’ve Known Rivers & Other Bodies—Prestige 1973

Don Patterson—Donald Duck—Hip Cake Walk/Legends Of Acid Jazz-Hammond Heroes—Prestige 1964


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Sue & Ralph Sharon

“A Trout No Doubt”

Mr. & Mrs. Jazz

Bethlehem Records 1956

Result: Trash! 5 Treasure Votes to 4 Trash Votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “A Monday Date”, composed by Earl “Fatha” Hines.

Version 1: Louis Armstrong & His Hot Fives recorded June 27, 1928

Earl Hines, piano; Louis Armstrong, trumpet; Fred Robinson, trombone; Jimmy Strong, clarinet; Mancy Carr, banjo; Zutty Singleton, drums.

Version 2: Dick Sudhalter from Melodies Heard. Melodies Sweet, recorded May 18, 1998.

Dick Sudhalter, trumpet; Ed Saindon, vibes; Marshall Wood, bass; Joe Cocuzzo, drums, Sy Johnson, piano.