FJD Playlist for December 13, 2009

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Peter Bernstein—Brilliant Corners―Monk―Xanadu 2009

Chris Byars—Blue Lights—Steeplechase 2009

Helen Humes with the Buck Clayton Orchestra—I Just Refuse To Sing The Blues—Mercury 1947

Various Jazz All-Stars—Parker’s Mood—Bird’s Night―Savoy 1957

The Butterbean Jazz Quartet―How Long Has This Been Going On?―Courthouse 2009

Lee Konitz―317 East 32nd―Parallels―Chesky 2001

Jeff “Tain” Watts―Dancin’ 4 Chicken―Watts―Dark Key 2009

Melvin Rhyne—Routes To Django―Antilles 1980

Marcus Strickland―Stanley’s Shuffle―Classmasters―Criss Cross 1999

Benjamin Herman―Inhale, Exhale―Heterogeneity―A-Records 2005


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Dave Pell Octet

“Cheerful Little Earful”

RCA Victor 1958

Result: Treasure! 6 Treasure Votes to 0 Trash Votes

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Tadd Dameron composition “Our Delight”

Version 1: Tadd Dameron with Fats Navarro, recorded for Blue Note Records 1947

Version 2: Tommy Flanagan & Hank Jones, from the record Our Delights 1978

FJD Playlist for December 13, 2009

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Carmell Jones—Jay Hawk Talk―Prestige 1964

Branford Marsalis—Brother Trying To Catch A Cab (On The East Side) Blues―I Heard You Twice The First Time―Columbia 1992

Art Hodes & Truck Parham―Washboard Blues―Plain Old Blues―Emarcy 1962

Bruce Gertz 5et—Traffic On The Bridge—Discovery Zone―Ram 1996

Rudresh Mahanthappa—Codebook―Further And In Between―Pi 2006

John LaPorta—Absentee—Theme And Variations―Fantasy 1956

Johnny Griffin―The Kerry Dancers ―The Kerry Dancers And Other Swinging Folk―Riverside 1962

Sun Ra—Sunology—Supersonic Jazz―Saturn/Evidence 1956

Horace Silver—Break City―Blowin’ The Blues Away―Blue Note 1959

Red Rodney—Yard’s Pad—Sonet 1976

Bireli Lagrene—Boxer Boogie—Routes To Django―Antilles 1980

Oran Etkin―Nina―Kelenia―Motema 2009

Ari Brown―Shorter’s Vibes―Live At The Green Mill―Delmark 2007


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Gerry Mulligan

“Theme From La Menace” & “Vines of Bordeaux”

Jazz Master Series/DRG 1982

Result: Trash! 1 Treasure Votes to 5 Trash Votes

FJD Playlist for December 9, 2009

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Joe Farrell Quartet—Follow Your Heart ―CTI 1970

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers—Three Blind Mice―United Artists 1962

The Duke Ellington Orchestra—Sugar Rum Cherry—The Nutcracker Suite―1960

Brian Jones Double Quartet―Bloodworm/Three Black Glasses/Roses For Red Noses―FiveFinger―www.slangsanctuary.com (Tracks were screwed up due to poor CD pressing)

Lee Morgan—Sonic Boom—Blue Note 1967

The Ben Thomas Group—Where Did Those Chickens Come From?—Triskaidekaphobia―Origin 2005

Kermit Ruffins—If You’re A Viper—The Big Butter & Egg Man―Justice 1994

Art Pepper—Brown Gold―The Discovery Sessions―1952


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

Art Carney—Twas The Night Before Christmas—Jingle Bell Swing―1954

David Aaron’s Short Memory―Landshark―Cynical Rat Bastard―www.shortmemory.org

Vittor Santos—I Just Remembered Everything—Renewed Impressions―Brasilianos/Adventure Music 2006

J.R. Monterose—Ka-Link―J.R. Monterose―Blue Note 1956


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Larry Vuckovich with Jon Hendricks

“Reza”

Palo Alto 1984

Result: Treasure! 7 Treasure Votes to 0 Trash Votes


Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Rogers & Hart composition “Thou Swell”

Version 1: Joe William with the Count Basie Orchestra, recorded for Verve Records in 1956

Version 2: Stan Getz, from The Complete Roost Recordings, 1951

FJD Playlist for November 22, 2009

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Marcus Strickland Trio—Cuspy’s De-light—Idiosyncrasies―Strick Musik 2009

Rex Richardson—Master Of That Unspoken―The Powers That Be―1992

Oscar Aleman—Improvisaciones Sobre Boogie Woogie―Swing Guitar Legend―Rambler 1945

Marcus Strickland Trio—The Child—Idiosyncrasies―Strick Musik 2009

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra—Hobo, You Can’t Ride This Train—The Best of the Decca Years, Vol. 2: The Composer―Decca

Richard Williams—Ferris Wheel—New Horn In Town―Candid 1960

Phil DeGreg—Pick Yourself Up—Two Of A Mind―Strugglebaby 2003

Jae Sinnett—Saigon Bathroom―Blue Jae―J-Nett 1993

Mose Allison―Lost Mind―The Mose Allison Anthology―Rhino/Atlantic 1957

Dave Douglas—Strange Liberation—Bluebird 2003

Howard McGhee Jam Band—Thermodynamics—Dial 1946

Marcus Strickland Trio—ReBirth—Idiosyncrasies―Strick Musik 2009


Records From Aunt Ruth Entry

Ron Carter

“Pick ‘Em”

Milestone Records 1980

Result: Treasure! 5 Treasure Votes to 1 Trash Votes

Two-Of-A-Kind Entry

The Thelonious Monk composition “Criss Cross”

Version 1: Thelonious Monk, recorded for Blue Note Records in 1951

Version 2: Dave Moreno from recording State Of Things, Beehive Records 1997