FJD Memorial Day Show

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Pete Jolly—Stars and Stripes Forever—Timeless―VSOP 1969

Louis Jordan—G.I. Jive—Five Guys Names Moe, Vol. 2—MCA

The Clyde Hart All-Stars—4-F Blues—The Continental Sessions, Vol. 1—1945

Art Pepper—True Blues—Five Guys Names Moe, Vol. 2—Galaxy 1979

Mel Davis—You’re An Old Smoothie—Trumpet With A Soul—Epic 195?

Erin Bode—Holiday—Over And Over―MaxJazz 2006

Dexter Gordon—Number Four—Daddy Plays The Horn—Bethlehem 1955

Ornette Coleman—Call To Duty—Sound Grammar—2006

The Gene Harris Quartet—Will You Still Be Mine—Black and Blue—Concord 1991

Monty Budwig—Handful of Stars—Dig—Concord 1978

Wynton Marsalis—Modern Vistas (As Far As The Eyes Can See)—Citi Movement―Columbia 1993

Grant Green—Green Jeans—Matador—Blue Note 1965

Chris Byars—Manhattan Valley—Photos In Black, White and Gray—Small’s 2006

Phil Woods—The Last Page—Musique du bois―Muse 1974

Roger Carroll & Anthony Dowd—These Foolish Things—I’ve Never Been In Love Before


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Gerry Mulligan

“The Shadow Of Your Smile”

Feelin’ Good

Limlight Records

Result: Treasure! 4 treasure votes to 2 trash votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Duke Ellington composition “Azure”

Version 1: Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington from Ella at Duke’s Place, recorded for Verve Records in 1965

Version 2: Chico Hamilton Quintet from The Original Ellington Suite, recorded in 1958 for Pacific Jazz

"American Jazz Man" artwork by Anthony Falbo, 2004

FJD Playlist for May 17, 2009

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Jimmy Smith—Bucket—Blue Note 1963

Chris Byars—Milton—Photos In Black, White and Gray—Small’s 200

Chico Hamilton—Conquistadors—El Chico—Impulse 1965

Benjamin Herman—Rollo III—HypoChristmasTreeFuzz―Roach Records 2008

The Three Sounds—Tracy’s Blue—A World Of Jazz—Blue Note/World Pacific

Miles Davis—My Ship—Miles Ahead—Columbia 1957

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

Henri Renaud Band—Wallington Special—J.J. Johnson/Al Cohn—Inner City 1954

Dewey Redman Quartet—Love Is—The Struggle Continues―1982

Oscar Pettiford—Pendulum At Falcon’s Lair—My Little Cello—Debut 1964

Cee Pee Johnson & His Band—The “G” Man Got The “T” Man—West Coast Jive—Delmark 1945

New Cool Collective—Out Of Office—Dox Records 2008

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Jimmy Raney (Dave Lambert?)

“Talk A Little Bop”

Yesterday

Mainstream 19?? – available on Ampex tapes!

Result: Tie! 3 trash votes to 3 treasure votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Thelonious Monk composition “Evidence”

Version 1: from Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two: Live At The Blackhawk, recorded live in San Francisco for Riverside Records in 1960

Version 2: from the Steve Lacy recording Evidence, featuring Don Cherry on trumpet. Recorded in 1961 for the New Jazz label.

FJD Playlist for May 10, 2009

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Mimi Fox—Loves Me Like A Rock—Kicks—Medici Classics 1999

Etta James—Tell Mama—The Essential—Chess 1967

Hank Jones—Bloomdido—Bop Redux—Muse 1977

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

Count Basie & Jimmy Rushing—Mama Don’t Want Peas ‘n Rice ‘n Coconut Oil—The Complete Decca Recordings—Decca 1938

Andy Sherrer Quartet—The Seagulls of Kristiansund—Remember Mal Waldron―Montreux Jazz 2004

Elek Bacsik Trio—Blue Rondo a’ la Turk—Jazz In Paris: Champs-Elysees―1962

Hans Koller Quartet—Mingus Privat—Multiple Koller―L&R 1962

Jan Bradley—Mama Didn’t Lie—Chess Soul—Chess 1962

Herbie Nichols—Blue Chopsticks—The Complete Blue Note Recordings―1955

Dino Govoni—Marie Pierre—Breakin’ Out—Whaling City 2001

Hilton Ruiz—West Side Blues—El Camino (The Road)—Novus 1988

Albert Mangelsdorff—Do You Like Pastrami—Shake, Shuttle and Blow―Enja 2005

Billie Holiday—This Year’s Kisses—The Legacy 1933-1968—Columbia 1937

Ron Affif—All Blues—Vierd Blues―Fantasy 1993


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Cannonball Adderley

“Fiddler On The Roof”

Capital 1964


No “Two Of A Kind” segment this week.

FJD Playlist for May 3, 2009

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Robert Glasper—G&B—In My Element—Blue Note 2007

Cannonball Adderley Quintet—Sweet Georgia Bright—Live!―Capitol 1964

The New Cool Collective—Son Of Chacha—Trippin’—Dox Records

Richard Davis—Juan Valdez—Philosophy of the Spiritual―Cobblestone 1971

Aaron Binder—Diffusion Of Beauty―Bang The Drum Quickly—2004

Louis Armstrong—Sweet Little Papa—The Hot Fives & Hot Sevens—Columbia 1926

Jimmy Raney—Minor—A―Prestige 1954

Miles Davis—Eighty-One—E.S.P.―Columbia 1965

Shirley Horn—You’d Better Love Me (While You May)—You’re My Thrill—Verve 2001

The New Cool Collective—Sinas—Big Band Live—Dox Records 2007

The Dave Liebman Hairy Quartet—Sunburst—The Opal Heart―1979

Clyde Hart’s All-Stars—Seventh Avenue—The Continental Sessions, Vol. 1―1945

Geri Allen w/ The Mary Lou Williams Collective—Gemini—Zodiac Suite: Revisited―Mary Records 2006

Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Charlie Parker

“Happy Bird Blues”

Charlie Parker Records, recorded live in 1951

Result: Treasure! 5 Treasure Votes to 0 Trash Votes


Two Of A Kind Entry

The composition “Cherokee” by Ray Noble

Version 1: Marcus Roberts, from the recording As Serenity Approaches, recorded in 1992 for BMG/RCA

Version 2: Clifford Brown & Max Roach, from the recording Study In Brown, recorded in 1955 for Emarcy Records