FJD Playlist For November 18, 2007

Moacir Santos—Flores—Choros & Alegria—Adventure 2005

Moacir Santos—Cleonix— Choros & Alegria —Adventure 2005

Moacir Santos—Excerto No. 1— Choros & Alegria—Adventure 2005

Roswell Rudd—God Had A Girlfriend—Broad Strokes—Knitting Factory 2000

Dick Wellstood—Mule Walk—The Stride Piano of Dick Wellstood—10” Riverside record 1955

Chet Baker Big Band—Phil’s Blues—Chet Baker Big Band—Pacific Jazz 1956

Bobby Hutcherson—Aquarian Moon—Happenings—Blue Note 1966

Bud Shank and Bill Perkins—As Sure As You’re Born—Serious Swingers—Contemporary 1986

The Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet—House On Maple Street—Breakthrough!—Muse/32 Jazz 1972

Conrad Herwig—Solar—Sketches of Spain Y Mas—Half Note 2006

Willis Jackson—Headed and Gutted—Headed and Gutted—Muse 1974

Willis Jackson—Blue Velvet—Headed and Gutted—Muse 1974

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five

“When The Quail Come Back To San Quentin”

This Is Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five

RCA Victor 1940

Result: Treasure! 7 Treasure Votes to 1 Trash Vote

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “Equinox” composed by John Coltrane

Version 1: John Coltrane from the release Coltrane’s Sound, recorded in 1964 by Atlantic Records

John Coltrane, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Steve Davis, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Version 2: Karrin Allyson from the release Footprints, recorded in 2006 for Concord Records. Song title “A Long Way To Go”. Lyrics by Chris Caswell.

Karrin Allyson, Nancy King, vocals; Frank Wess, tenor saxophone; Bruce Barth, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Todd Strait: drums.

FJD Playlist For November 11, 2007

Rex Richardson—What Is This Thing Called Love—Jazz Upstairs: Live At The Bar Guru—Summit 2007 www.rextrumpet.com

Rex Richardson—Biliku—Jazz Upstairs: Live At The Bar Guru—Summit 2007

Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots—I Still Feel The Same About You—Decca 78 1950

Wojciech Staroniewicz—Next Door—Hand Made—Allegro 2007

Gordon Beck—The Old Country—Appleby Blues—Art Of Life 2005

Lord Kitchener—Saxophone No. 2—London Is The Place For Me—Honest Jon 2002 (recorded 1954)

Andy Sherrer Quartet—Stardust—Second Step—TCB 2000

Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds—Blue Riff—Blue Hour—Blue Note 1960

Milt Buckner Trio with the Terry Gibbs Sextet—Trapped—Jazz On The Air—Brunswick 10” 33 1/3 RPM Record 1953. Electraharp by guitarist Bernie Mackey. Nice discography at http://www.jazzdocumentation.ch/buckner/discography/buckner1.html

Bennie Wallace—Is It True What They Say About Dixie?—Twilight Time—Blue Note 1985

Curtis Fuller—Minor Vamp—Blues-Ette—Savoy 1959

Mel Davis—Love Your Spell Is Everywhere—Trumpet With Soul—Epic 1956

Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves—Salt and Pepper—Impulse 1963

Archie Shepp—Syeeda’s Flute Song—Four For Trane—Impulse 1964

Herbie Hancock w/ Norah Jones—Court and Spark—River: The Joni Letters—Verve 2007

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Junko Mine’

“As Time Goes By”

Junko And Barney: A Tribute to the Great Hollywood Stars

All Art Records 1985

Result: Trash! 1 Treasure Vote to 6 Trash Votes

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” composed by Richard Rogers and Lorentz Hart

Version 1: Anita O’Day from We’ll Have Manhattan, a collection of Rogers and Hart songs on the Verve label. Originally recorded in 1954 on An Evening With Anita O’Day for Norgran (Verve) Records.

Anita O’Day, vocals; Bud Levine, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; John Poole, drums.

Version 2: Buster Williams from Something More, recorded in 1989 for In & Out Records

Buster Williams, bass; Herbie Hancock, piano; Wayne Shorter, soprano sax; Shunzo Ohno, trumpet; Al Foster, drums.

FJD Playlist For October 21, 2007

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The Willie Williams Trio—Freedom Suite/Freedom Jazz Dance—Comet Ride—Miles High 2007

The Willie Williams Trio—Changes Of Heart—Comet Ride—Miles High 2007

Mary Lou Williams—Drag ‘Em—Brunswick 78 RPM 1930

Samson Trinh—I Tried To Talk To Her, But She Thought I Was Too Weird—Very Strange Night—Gippity 2006

Duke Jordan—Scotch Blues—Jordu—Prestige 1954

Herbie Hancock—Dolphin Dance—Maiden Voyage—Blue Note 1965

Pat Martino—Waltz For Geri—El Hombre—Prestige 1967

Mary Lou Williams—Night Life—Brunswick 78 RPM 1930

James Moody’s Modernists—Moody’s All Frantic—New Sounds—Blue Note 1948

Charles Flores Quartet—Opening—Reminiscence—Nagel Heyer 2001

Neil Swainson Quintet—On The Lam—49^th Parallel—Concord 1989

Dave Douglas—A Noise From The Deep—Keystone—Koch 2005

Art Pepper—Ophelia—Art Pepper Memorial Collection: My Laurie—Trio Kenwood 1978

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Kai Winding

“Sukiyaki” and “Soul Surfin’”

MORE!!!

Verve Records 1963

Result: Treasure! 6 Treasure Votes to 3 Trash Votes

“Just weird enough for a treasure vote.”

—FJD caller

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The composition “How Long Has This Been Going On?” composed by Ira Gershwin

Version 1: Rosemary Clooney from Rosemary Clooney Sings The Lyrics of Ira Gershwin, recorded for Concord Records in 1990.

Rosemary Clooney, vocals; Cal Collins, guitar; Nat Pierce, piano, Chris Amberger, bass.

Version 2: Julie London from Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 2, recorded in 1958 for Blue Note Records

Julie London, vocals; Howard Roberts, guitar; Red Mitchell, bass.