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Selections from Danish trumpeter Arnvid Meyer's "Right Out Of Kansas City" set. Next week - dance crazes.

Swing Plus #223
9/18/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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01 - Mess A Stomp 1973 - Arnvid Meyer
02 - After You've Gone 1962 - Arnvid Meyer & J.C. Higginbotham
03 - Higginbotham Blues 1970 - Arnvid Meyer & J.C. Higginbotham
04 - Blue Light 1961 - Arnvid Meyer
05 - Duke's In Bed 1966 - Arnvid Meyer & Ben Webster
06 - I Can't Get Started 1973 - Arnvid Meyer & Benny Carter
07 - Woostershire 1968 - Arnvid Meyer & Bill Coleman
08 - Foolin' Myself 1963 - Arnvid Meyer & Coleman Hawkins
09 - Onyx Club Spree 1967 - Arnvid Meyer & Soren Christensen
10 - Topsy 1965 - Arnvid Meyer
11 - What I'm Gotcha 1965 - Arnvid Meyer & Ben Webster
12 - Keester Parade 1973 - Arnvid Meyer, Harry Edison & Benny Carter
13 - Elephant Rump 1969 - Arnvid Meyer & Buck Clayton
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A roughly chronological sampling of tenor saxophone players from 1940 to 1949.

Swing Plus #216
7/31/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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1-Afternoon Of A Moax – Charlie Barnet
2-Cascades – Alix Combelle & Hubert Rostaing
3-Cotton Tail (live) – Ben Webster with Duke Ellington
4-On The Sunny Side Of The Street – Chu Berry
5-Tea For Two – Lester Young
6-Sweet Lorraine – Coleman Hawkins
7-Our Monday Date – Eddie Miller
8-Concerto For Tenor – Georgie Auld
9-Harvard Blues – Don Byas
10-Dark Eyes – Charlie Ventura
11-I.Q. Blues – Ike Quebec
12-Flying Home (Pt 1) – Illinois Jacquet
13-Stompin’ At The Savoy – Flip Phillips
14-The Atomic Era – Bud Freeman
15-Smooth Sailing – Lucky Thompson
16-Jeep Jockey Jump (live) – Tex Beneke
17-Come Back To Sorrento – Vido Musso with Stan Kenton
18-The Suburbanite – Al Sears with Duke Ellington
19-My Heart’s Doing Time – Budd Johnson
20-Cobb’s Corner – Arnett Cobb
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A second show of live recordings from Newport, 1957 to 1964.

Swing Plus #212
7/3/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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1-Lullaby Of Newport 1960 – Marshall Brown & The Newport Youth Band
2-Struttin’ With Some Barbecue 1957 – Eddie Condon
3-23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West 1957 – Stan Kenton
4-Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere 1963 – Joe Williams
5-Airmail Special 1957 – Teddy Wilson
6-Royal Ascot 1959 – Johnny Dankworth
7-Fine & Mellow 1960 – George Wein & The Newport All Stars
8-It Don’t Cost Very Much 1958 – Mahalia Jackson
9-Swingin’ The Blues 1958 – The International Youth Band
10-Stardust 1964 – Ben Webster
11-Basin Street Blues 1957 – Red Allen & Jack Teagarden
12-Cop-Out 1959 – Duke Ellington
13-All Of Me 1958 – Dinah Washington
14-I’ve Got The World On A String 1959 – Gene Krupa
15-I’ve Found A New Baby 1964 – Bud Freeman
16-Flamingo 1958 – Dave Brubeck
17-Willow Weep For Me 1957 – Oscar Peterson & Roy Eldridge
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ESB Jazz Radio - New and upcoming releases - May 2012http://esbjazzradio.ning.com/

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Artist: Avishai Cohen
Album: Shalom Aleichem
Release Date: 31 Dec 2012



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Artist: Jamiroquai
Album: (Don'T) Give Hate a Chance
Release Date: 31 Dec 2012



Artist: Lucky Peterson
Album: Dvd
Release Date: 31 Dec 2012



Artist: Stacey Kent
Album: Venus du Melo
Release Date: 31 Dec 2012



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Artist: Paul Taylor
Album: Wodewose
Release Date: 01 Dec 2012



Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald-First Lady of Song
Release Date: 30 Sep 2012



Artist: Dexter Gordon
Album: Landslide
Release Date: 28 Aug 2012



Artist: Grant Green
Album: Nigeria
Release Date: 28 Aug 2012



Artist: Jaco Pastorius
Album: Word of Mouth Band 1983 Japan Tour
Release Date: 31 Jul 2012



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This is a list of hard bop and hard boppish albums. Recently, i’ve been feeling for hard bop – especially albums i havent really listened to much. And, i’m hoping to learn something.

Many are prototypical hard bop. Some are marginally hard bop. And, some are more post-bop, whatever that means. Some are somewhat cool (as in cool jazz), others somewhat soul jazz. And, sometimes free jazz creeps in. In other words, they kinda make up the mainstream trends in jazz and are mostly hard boplike. But, you should always let the music speak for itself – this is just for fun. (Theres not really any fusion here.)

Many of the albums are classic. Most are major works of art and craft. I dont know if i dig all the albums, but most are pretty good. If you check out about a quarter of these albums, you’ll get a real good idea of what hardbop is if it’s anything at all.

This is a long list because jazz is big. There are top 10 or top 100 lists, but this is a mother. …

A program covering the careers of Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart.

Swing Plus #205
5/15/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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1-There’s No Two Ways About It – Frankie Newton & Slim Gaillard
2-Ti-Pi-Tin – Slim & Slam
3-Dark Eyes (live) – Slim & Slam
4-Tutti Frutti – Slim & Slam
5-Baby Be Mine – Slim & Slam
6-Slim Slam Boogie – Slim & Slam
7-Groove Juice Special – Slim & Slam, Ben Webster
8-Hellzapoppin’ (soundtrack) – Slim & Slam, Rex Stewart
9-I Would Do Anything For You – Art Tatum & Slam Stewart
10-Flat Foot Floogie – Slim Gaillard, Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker
11-I Got Rhythm (live) – Don Byas & Slam Stewart
12-Slam Slam Blues – Red Norvo & Slam Stewart
13-Oomph Fah Fah – Benny Goodman & Slam Stewart
14-Yep Roc Heresay (live) – Slim & Bam, Leo Watson, Frank Sinatra
15-Laff Slam Laff – Slam Stewart & Erroll Garner
16-Communication – Slim Gaillard
17-Chicken Rhythm (vdisc) – Slim & Bam
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ESB Jazz Radio - New and upcoming releases - March 2012

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Artist: Jamiroquai
Album: (Don'T) Give Hate a Chance
Release Date: 31 Dec 2012



Artist: Stacey Kent
Album: Venus du Melo
Release Date: 31 Dec 2012



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Artist: Paul Taylor
Album: Wodewose
Release Date: 01 Dec 2012



Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald-First Lady of Song
Release Date: 30 Sep 2012



Artist: Mezzoforte
Album: Islands
Release Date: 08 Jun 2012



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Artist: The Manhattan Transfer
Album: Bodies & Souls
Release Date: 29 May 2012



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Artist: Melody Gardot
Album: The Absence
Release Date: 25 May 2012



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Artist: George Benson
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A broad overview of Mary Lou Williams' career. Next week -- bop big bands of the '40s.

Swing Plus #196
3/13/12 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AZ time
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1-Lotta Sax Appeal 1929 – John Williams
2-Night Life 1930 – Mary Lou Williams
3-The Lady Who Swings The Band 1936 – Andy Kirk
4-Mary’s Special 1936 – Mary Lou Williams
5-Mellow Bit Of Rhythm 1937 – Andy Kirk
6-Twinklin’ 1938 – Andy Kirk
7-Big Jim Blues 1939 – Andy Kirk
8-Baby Dear 1940 – Mary Lou Williams & Her Kansas City Seven
9-Song In My Soul 1944 – Mary Lou Williams & Coleman Hawkins
10-You Know Baby 1944 – Mary Lou Williams & Bill Coleman
11-Gemini 1945 – Mary Lou Williams
12-Cancer 1945 live – Mary Lou Williams & Ben Webster
13-Harmony Grits 1946 – Mary Lou William’s Girl Stars
14-Lonely Moments 1947 – Mary Lou Williams
15-Tisherome 1949 – Mary Lou Williams
16-Bye Bye Blues 1950 – Mary Lou Williams
17-Walking 1951 – Mary Lou Williams
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