Friday, January 30, 2009


FJD January 25, 2009 Playlist

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Wynton Marsalis—Jig’s Jig—Levee Low Moan—Columbia 1987

Ricky Ford—Afternoon In New York—Manhattan Plaza—Muse 1979

Michael Ross Quartet—La Boogaloo—Dog Eat Dog—Cooper Alport 2002

David “Fathead” Newman Set

Ray Charles—Get On The Right Track—Atlantic 1956

Ray Charles—A Bit Of Soul—Atlantic 1955

The Three—Yearnin’—East Wind 1976


Bobby Hutcherson—Ghetto Lights—Dialogue—Blue Note 1965

James Carter—Rapid Shave—Present Tense—Emarcy 2008

Claude Williamson—Walkin’ Shoes—Claude Williamson Mulls The Mulligan—Criterion 1957

Barney Kessel—New Rhumba—Workin’ Out—Contemporary 1961

Billy Harper—Dance! Dance! Eternal Spirits—Black Saint—Black Saint 1975

Lionel Hampton—Blues In Toulouse—LH & His Jazz Giants—Jazz Man 1977

Van Morrison—Choppin’ Wood—Down The Road—Universal 2002

Lee Morgan—The Joker—Search For The New Land—Blue Note 1964

Art Farmer—Stablemates—Portrait Of Art Farmer—OJC 1958

Clark Terry—The Cat From Cadiz—Angyumaluma Bongliddleany Nannyany Awhan Yi!—Mainstream 1966


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Ruth Wallis

“The Pistol Song”

Ruth Wallis Sings For A Café Party

Wallis Record Company 1949?

Result: Treasure! 6 Treasure Votes to 1 Trash Vote


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The song “I’m Beginning To See The Light,” composed by Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges and Harry James

Version 1: Joe Williams from the recording The Greatest!!!, recorded in 1956 for Verve Records

Version 2: Johnny Hodges & Earl “Fatha” Hines from the recording Stride Rite, recorded in 1966 for Verve Records

Tuesday, January 20, 2009


FJD January 18, 2009 Playlist

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

The Charles Bell Contemporary Jazz Quartet—The Gospel—Columbia 1960

Phil Woods—Steeplechase—Sugan—Prestige 1957

Freddie Roach—Drunk—My People (Soul People)―Prestige 1967

The Microscopic Septet—Got Lucky—Lobster Leaps In—Cuneiform 2008

Vijay Iyer—The Weight Of Things—Tragicomic—Sunnyside 2008

Rene Marie—How Can I Keep From Singing?—MaxJazz 2000

James Moody—Never Again—Muse 1972

Booker Little & Booker Ervin—The Confined Few—Sounds of the Inner City—Collectables 1960

Ella Mae Morse—Solid Potato Salad—Capitol 1940

Charlie Rouse—Samba De Orfeu—Bossa Nova Bacchanal—Blue Note 1962

John McNeil—Escape From Beigeland—Sleep Won’t Come—Omni Tone 2004

Jerry Bergonzi—Just In Time—Wiggy—Double Time 2000

Dodo Marmarosa Trio—Raindrops—Atomic 1946

Sonny Criss—Sonny’s Dream—Prestige 1968


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The song “He’s A Real Gone Guy”, written by Nellie Lutcher

Version 1: Nellie Lutcher, recorded in 1947 for Capitol Records

Version 2: Grant Green from the recording First Session, recorded in 1960 for Blue Note Records

Tuesday, January 13, 2009


FJD Playlist for January 11, 2009

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Gene Shaw―Autumn Walk―Breakthrough―Argo/Dusty Groove 1962

Gene Shaw―AD’s Blues―Breakthrough―Argo/Dusty Groove 1962

Horace Parlan Trio―No Blues―Inner City 1977

Vijay Iyer―Macaca Please―Tragicomic―Sunnyside 2008

Philly Joe Jones―Gwen―Showcase―Riverside 1959

Al “Stomp” Russell Trio―Give Me My Money Back―West Coast Jive ―Delmark 1946

Chris Washburne & The Syotos Band―Now What?―The Other Side―Jazzheads 2001

Ruby Braff―I Would Do Anything For You―I Hear Music―Arbors Records 2002

Marty Ehrlich & Myra Melford―I See A Horizon―Spark!―Palmetto 2007

John Coltrane―Lazy Bird―Blue Train―Blue Note 1957

Frankie Trumbauer & Jack Teagarden―I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music―Brunswick 1936

Philly Joe Jones―Battery Blues―Showcase―Riverside 1959

Billie Holiday―Everything I Have Is Yours―Billie’s Best―Verve 1952

Mark O’Connor’s Hot Swing Trio―In Full Swing―Odyssey/Sony 2003

Sam Rivers―Beatrice―Fuchsia Swing Song―Blue Note 1965

Lew Tabackin―Leave Of Absinthe―What A Little Moonlight Can Do―Concord 1994


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Big Nick Nicholas

“Body And Soul”

Big Nick

India Navigation 1985

Result: Treasure! 5 Treasure Votes to 1 Trash Votes

Monday, January 05, 2009

FJD Freddie Hubbard Tribute Show

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Freddie Hubbard―Open Sesame―Blue Note 1960

Freddie Hubbard―Nostrand and Fulton―Here To Stay―Blue Note 1962

Freddie Hubbard―But Beautiful―Open Sesame―Blue Note 1960

Herbie Hancock―Maiden Voyage―Blue Note 1965





Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers―This Is For Albert―Caravan―Riverside 1962


Eric Dolphy―Hat And Beard―Out To Lunch―Blue Note 1964


Freddie Hubbard―Red Clay ―CTI 1970

Freddie Hubbard―High Blues Pressure―Atlantic 1968

Herbie Hancock―Cantaloupe Island―Empyrean Isles―Blue Note 1964







Freddie Hubbard―Pensativa―Fastball: Live At The Left Bank―Label M 1967


Freddie Hubbard―Asiatic Raes―Goin’ Up―Blue Note 1960





Freddie Hubbard

Trumpeter, Composer, Jazz Giant


Born: April 7, 1938
Died: December 29, 2008