Last Set at Birdland

Fridays at 10 p.m.
Produced and hosted by WUOT Jazz Host, Randy Fishman

 

MAY 2008
2: Great vocal duets: Ella and Louis, Betty and Carmen, and others
9: Interview with tenor saxophonist Jerry Coker
16: Birthdays of clarinetist Woody Herman and vocalist Betty Carter
23: Birthday of bandleader and clarinetist Artie Shaw
30: Birthday of saxophonist Frank Trumbauer and clarinetist Benny Goodman

APRIL 2008
4: Bebop drummers Max Roach and Kenny Clarke
11: Swing alto saxophonists: Johnny Hodges, Louis Jordan, and others
18: Jazz from 1943
25: Birthday of vocalist Ella Fitzgerald

MARCH 2008
7 Interview with alto saxophonist Lee Konitz
14 Newly discovered recordings by Charlie Parker, Art Pepper, and Miles Davis
21 Jazz from 1940
28 Birthdays of bandleader Paul Whiteman and cornetist Thad Jones

FEBRUARY 2008
1 Birthdays of pianist James P. Johnson and tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman
8 Tributes to recently departed musicians: Oscar Peterson, Frank Morgan, and Cecil Payne
15 Jazz from 1945
22 Birthdays of tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate and trumpeter Joe Wilder
29 Great soprano saxophonists of jazz history

 

 

 

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May 9: Interview with tenor saxophonist Jerry Coker

RICK SIMERLY: Giant Steps, from Simple Complexity (RS 0498)

WOODY HERMAN: Prez Conference, from Jantzen Beach (Status 1020)

WOODY HERMAN: Early Autumn, from Private Tapes

WOODY HERMAN: Four Brothers, from Private Tapes

MEL LEWIS: 'Enry 'Iggins 'Ead, from Got 'Cha (Fresh Sound 1606)

CLARE FISCHER: Ornithardy, from Extension (Discovery 902)

JERRY COKER: We'll be Together Again, from Jerry Coker and Many Friends (Private Recordings)

May 2: Vocal duets

RAY CHARLES: Every Time We Say Goodbye, from Ray Charles and Betty Carter (Dunhill 039)

RAY CHARLES: Baby It's Cold Outside, from Ray Charles and Betty Carter (Dunhill 039)

ELLA FITZGERALD: Cheek to Cheek, from Ella and Louis (Veve 8811)

ELLA FITZGERALD: Stompin' at the Savoy, from Ella and Louis (Veve 8811)

CARMEN MCRAE: But Beautiful, from Carmen McRae and Betty Carter (Great American Music Hall 2706)

CARMEN MCRAE: Sometimes I'm Happy, from Carmen McRae and Betty Carter (Great American Music Hall 2706)

JON HENDRICKS: Freddie Freeloader, from Freddie Freeloader (Denon 6302)

RAY CHARLES: Here We Go Again, from Genius Loves Company (Concord 2248)

RAY CHARLES: You Don't Know Me, from Genius Loves Company (Concord 2248)

ELLA FITZGERALD: Can't We be Friends, from Ella and Louis (Veve 8811)

April 25: Birthday of vocalist Ella Fitzgerald

CHICK WEBB: Organ Grinder's Swing, from Chick Webb with Ella Fitzgerald (MCA 1327)

CHICK WEBB: Shine, from Chick Webb with Ella Fitzgerald (MCA 1327)

CHICK WEBB: My Last Affair, from Chick Webb with Ella Fitzgerald (MCA 1327)

ELLA FITZGERALD: Cow, Cow Boogie, from War Years (Decca 628)

ELLA FITZGERALD: Oh, Lady be Good, from War Years (Decca 628)

ELLA FITZGERALD: A Tisket a Tasket, from Complete Jazz at the Philharmonic (Verve)

ROY ELDRIDGE: How High the Moon, from Complete Jazz at the Philharmonic (Verve)

ROY ELDRIDGE: Perdido, from Complete Jazz at the Philharmonic (Verve)

DUKE ELLINGTON: I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good, from Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve 2535)

DUKE ELLINGTON: Take the A Train, from Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve 2535)

DUKE ELLINGTON: Cottontail, from Stockholm Concert 1966 (Pablo 20006)

CHICK WEBB: My Heart Belongs to Daddy, from Chick Webb with Ella Fitzgerald (MCA 1327)

April 18: Jazz from 1943

STEPHANE GRAPPELLY: Stardust, from 1941-43 (Classics 779)

STEPHANE GRAPPELLY: Au Revoir, from 1941-43 (Classics 779)

MEADE LUX LEWIS: Doll House Boogie, from 1941-44 (Classics 841)

COLEMAN HAWKINS: The Man I Love, from 1943-44 (Classics 807)

COLEMAN HAWKINS: Sweet Lorraine, from 1943-44 (Classics 807)

CHARLIE PARKER: Sweet Georgia Brown, from Complete Birth of the Bebop (Stash 535)

STUFF SMITH: Humoresque, from 1939-44 (Classics 1054)

STUFF SMITH: A Ghost of a Chance, from 1939-44 (Classics 1054)

BENNY CARTER: Poinciana, from 1943-46 (Classics 923)

BENNY CARTER: Love for Sale, from 1943-46 (Classics 923)

FATS WALLER: Moppin' and Boppin', from Last Years (Bluebird 9883)

FATS WALLER: Ain't Misbehavin, from Last Years (Bluebird 9883)

ART TATUM: You Took Advantage of Me, from 1935-43 Transcriptions (Music and Arts 673)

ART TATUM: Crazy Rhythm, from 1935-43 Transcriptions (Music and Arts 673)

April 11: Great swing alto saxophonists

JOHNNY HODGES: Skunk Hollow Blues, from Who Struck John? (Definitive 11124)

JOHNNY HODGES: Day Dream, from Who Struck John? (Definitive 11124)

JOHNNY HODGES: Squatty Roo, from Who Struck John? (Definitive 11124)

JIMMIE LUNCEFORD: Harlem Shout, from For Dancers Only (Decca 645)

JIMMIE LUNCEFORD: Ragging the Scale, from For Dancers Only (Decca 645)

JIMMIE LUNCEFORD: Hell's Bells, from For Dancers Only (Decca 645)

DUKE ELLINGTON: Come Sunday, from Carnegie Hall December 1944 (Prestige 24073)

LOUIS JORDAN: At the Swing Cat's Ball, from Let the Good Times Roll (MCA 11907)

LOUIS JORDAN: Honeysuckle Rose, from Let the Good Times Roll (MCA 11907)

LOUIS JORDAN: Five Guys Named Moe, from Let the Good Times Roll (MCA 11907)

BENNY CARTER: Symphony in Riffs, from 1933-36 (Classics 530)

BENNY CARTER: Everybody Shuffle, from 1933-36 (Classics 530)

BENNY CARTER: Sleep, from 1939-40 (Classics 579)

DUKE ELLINGTON: The Mooche, from Fargo 1940 (VJC 1019)

April 4: Bebop drummers Kenny Clarke and Max Roach

DIZZY GILLESPIE: That's Earl, Brother, from Odyssey (Savoy 17109)

DIZZY GILLESPIE: Our Delight, from Odyssey (Savoy 17109)

DIZZY GILLESPIE: Ray's Idea, from Odyssey (Savoy 17109)

KENNY CLARKE: Epistrophy, from Klook's the Man (Proper 120)

KENNY CLARKE: Oop, Bop Sh'Bam, from Klook's the Man (Proper 120)

KENNY CLARKE: Royal Roost, from Klook's the Man (Proper 120)

COLEMAN HAWKINS: Woody N You, from 1943-44 (Classics 807)

COLEMAN HAWKINS: Disorder at the Border, from 1943-44 (Classics 807)

COLEMAN HAWKINS: Rainbow Mist, from 1943-44 (Classics 807)

BENNY CARTER: I Can't Escape from You, from 1943-46 (Classics 923)

BENNY CARTER: I Can't Get Started, from 1943-46 (Classics 923)

CHARLIE PARKER: Now's the Time, from Yardbird Suite (Rhino 77260)

CHARLIE PARKER: Ko Ko, from Yardbird Suite (Rhino 77260)

CHARLIE PARKER: Dexterity, from Complete Dial Sessions (Stash 570)

CHARLIE PARKER: Dewey Square, from Complete Dial Sessions (Stash 570)

FATS NAVARRO: Fat Boy, from Fats Navarro Story (Proper 11)

March 28: Birthdays of bandleader Paul Whiteman and cornetist Thad Jones

PAUL WHITEMAN: Rhapsody in Blue, from King of Jazz (ASV 5170)

COUNT BASIE: Four, Five, Six, from Basie in Sweden (Roulette 95974)

COUNT BASIE: April in Paris, from Basie in Sweden (Roulette 95974)

COUNT BASIE: Oh, Lady Be Good, from Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (Impulse 5656)

THAD JONES: Let's, from The Magnificent Thad Jones (Bluenote 1546)

THAD JONES: I've Got a Crush on You, from The Magnificent Thad Jones (Bluenote 1546)

BIX BEIDERBECKE: Louisiana, from Bix Restored, Vol. 2 (Sunbeam BXCD 4-6)

BIX BEIDERBECKE: You Took Advantage of Me, from Bix Restored, Vol. 2 (Sunbeam BXCD 4-6)

BENNY GOLSON: Mean What You Say, from One More (IPO 1007)

March 21: Jazz from 1940

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN: Shiek of Araby, from Complete Live Recordings (Definitive 11177)

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN: Seven Come Eleven, from Complete Live Recordings (Definitive 11177)

STUFF SMITH: I've Got You Under My Skin, from 1939-1944 (Classics 1054)

DJANGO REINHARDT: My Melancholy Baby, from Django with his American Friends (DRG 8493)

DJANGO REINHARDT: Scatterbrain, from Django with his American Friends (DRG 8493)

HOT LIPS PAGE: Lafeyette, from 1938-1940 (Classics 561)

HOT LIPS PAGE: South, from 1938-1940 (Classics 561)

DUKE ELLINGTON: Sophisticated Lady, from Complete Columbia and RCA/Victor Sessions (Definitive 11170)

DUKE ELLINGTON: Sepia Panorama, from Complete Columbia and RCA/Victor Sessions (Definitive 11170)

DUKE ELLINGTON: The Mooche, from Fargo, 1940 (VJC 1019)

CHARLIE PARKER: Honeysuckle Rose, from Early Bird (Stash 542)

CHARLIE PARKER: Oh, Lady be Good, from Early Bird (Stash 542)

MARY LOU WILLIAMS: Mary Lou Williams Blues, from 1927-1940 (Classics 630)

BUD FREEMAN: Jack Hits the Road, from 1939-1940 (Classics 811)

BUD FREEMAN: That Da Da Strain, from 1939-1940 (Classics 811)

PETE JOHNSON: Piney Brown Blues, from 1939-1941 (Classics 665)

ART TATUM: Humoresque, from Decca Presents Art Tatum (MCA 42327)

 

March 14: Recently discovered live recordings

MILES DAVIS: Walkin', from Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF 30310)

DIZZY GILLEPSIE: Salt Peanuts, from Town Hall 1945 (Uptown 27.51)

DIZZY GILLESPIE: Fifty Second Street Theme, from Town Hall 1945 (Uptown 27.51)

CHARLES MINGUS: So Long Eric, from Cornell 1964 (EMI 92210)

ART PEPPER: Straight Life, from Unreleased Art, Vol. 1 (APMC6001)

HORACE SILVER: Senor Blues, from Live at Newport '58 (EMI 98070)

March 7: Interview with alto saxophonist Lee Konitz

CLAUDE THORNHILL: I Knew You When, from 1948 Transcription Perfomances (HEP 17)

CLAUDE THORNHILL: Sometimes I'm Happy, from 1948 Transcription Perfomances (HEP 17)

CLAUDE THORNHILL: Godchild, from 1948 Transcription Perfomances (HEP 17)

MILES DAVIS: Israel, from Birth of the Cool (Capitol 30117)

MILES DAVIS: Move, from Birth of the Cool (Capitol 30117)

MILES DAVIS: Budo, from Birth of the Cool (Capitol 30117)

LENNIE TRISTANO: Subconsious-Lee, from 1947-51 (Classics 1290)

LENNIE TRISTANO: Wow, from 1947-51 (Classics 1290)

LENNIE TRISTANO: Intuition, from 1947-51 (Classics 1290)

STAN KENTON: Improvisation, from New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol 92865)

STAN KENTON: My Lady, from New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm (Capitol 92865)

LEE KONITZ: Two Not One, from Live at the Montmarte Club (MFSL 707)

LEE KONITZ: It's You, from Star Eyes (Hatology 518)

February 29: Great Soprano Saxophonists

SIDNEY BECHET: Maple Leaf Rag, from Really the Blues (ASV 5107)

SIDNEY BECHET: Preachin' the Blues, from Really the Blues (ASV 5107)

SIDNEY BECHET: Stompy Jones, from Really the Blues (ASV 5107)

LUCKY THOMPSON: How About You, from Lucky in Paris (Highnote 7048)

LUCKY THOMPSON: Have You Met Miss Jones?, from Lucky in Paris (Highnote 7048)

JOHN COLTRANE: My Favorite Things, from My Favorite Things (Atlantic 1361)

STEVE LACY: Let's Cool One, from Evidence (OJC 1755)

STEVE LACY: House Party Starting, from Hot House (RCA 3098)

WAYNE SHORTER: Ponta de Areia, from Native Dancer (Columbia 46159)

WAYNE SHORTER: Diana, from Native Dancer (Columbia 46159)

February 22: Birthdays of tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate and trumpeter Joe Wilder

JOE WILDER: Cherokee, from Widler and Wilder (Savoy 12063)

COUNT BASIE: Seventh Avenue Express, from Brand New wagon (Bluebird 2292)

COUNT BASIE: Sophisticated Swing, from Brand New Wagon (Bluebird 2292)

JIMMY RUSHING: When You're Smiling, from Rushing Lullabies (Columbia 65118)

JIMMY RUSHING: 'Deed I Do, from Rushing Lullabies (Columbia 65118)

JOE WILDER: A Quiet Gass, from Jazz from Peter Gunn (Collectables 7550)

JOE WILDER: The Floater, from Jazz from Peter Gunn (Collectables 7550)

BUDDY TATE: Jumpin' at the Woodside, from Live at Sandy's (Muse 5198)

BUDDY TATE: Blue Creek, from Live at Sandy's (Muse 5198)

BUDDY TATE: Talk of the Town, from The Texas Twister (New World 352)

February 15: Jazz from 1945

DIZZY GILLESPIE: Hot House, from 1945-46 (Classics 935)

DIZzY GILLESPIE: Lover Man, from 1945-46 (Classics 935)

CHARLIE PARKER: Now's the Time, from Yarbird Suite (Rhino 72260)

CHARLIE PARKER: Koko, from Yardbird Suite (Rhino 72260)

BENNY CARTER: Jubilee Jump, from Jubilee Shows No. 207 & 214 (Storyville 1003)

BETTY ROCHE: Trouble, Trouble, from Jubilee Shows No. 207 & 214 (Storyville 1003)

NAT COLE: It's Only a Paper Moon, from Jubilee Shows No. 207 & 214 (Storyville 1003)

ARTIE SHAW: Grabtown Grapple, from Grammercy Five Sessions (Bluebird 7637)

ARTIE SHAW: Shuttlebutt, from Grammercy Five Sessions (Bluebird 7637)

DIZZY GILLESPIE: Night in Tunisia, from Town Hall Concert (Uptown 27.51)

ART TATUM: Stay as Sweet as You Are, from Live 1945-49, Vol.3 (Storyville 8333)

ART TATUM: More than You Know, from Live 1944-52, Vol.9 (Storyville 8382)

EDDIE CONDON: I'll BUild a Stairway to Paradise, from 1944-46 (Classics 1033)

EDDIE CONDON: Oh, Lady be Good!, from 1944-46 (Classics 1033)

HOT LIPS PAGE: The Lady in Debt, from 1944-46 (Classics 950)

SLIM GAILLARD: Tutti Frutti, from 1945 (Classics 864)

February 8: Tributes to recently departed musicians Frank Morgan, Oscar Peterson, and Cecil Payne

FRANK MORGAN: My Old Flame, from Frank Morgan (Crescendo 9047)

FRANK MORGAN: The Champ, from Frank Morgan (Crescendo 9047)

FRANK MORGAN: Star Eyes, from Yardbird Suite (Contemporary 14045)

OSCAR PETERSON: The Lady is a Tramp, from At the Concertgebau (Verve 521 649)

OSCAR PETERSON: Bluesology, from At the Concertgebau (Verve 521 649)

OSCAR PETERSON: Caravan, from Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie (XRCD 219)

CECIL PAYNE: The Opening, from Cerupa (Delmark 478)

FRANK MORGAN: Now's the Time, from Easy Living (Contemporary 1046)

February 1: Birthdays of pianist James P. Johnson and tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman

CHICK COREA: Bouncin' with Bud, from Remembering Bud Powell (Stretch 9012)

JOSHUA REDMAN: Turnaround, from Wish (Warner 45365)

JOSHUA REDMAN: Jig a Jug, from Spirit of the Moment (Warner 45923)

JAMES P. JOHNSON: You've Got to be Modernistic, from Snowy Morning Blues (Decca 604)

JAMES P. JOHNSON: Jazzamine Concerto, from Original James P. Johnson (Smithsonian 40812)

JOSHUA REDMAN: Surrey with the Fringe on Top, from Back East (Nonesuch 104252)

JOSHUA REDMAN: I'm an Old Cowhand, from Back East (Nonesuch 104252)

JAMES P. JOHNSON: Snowy Morning Blues, from Snowy Morning Blues (Decca 604)

JAMES P. JOHNSON: Riffs, from Snowy Morning Blues (Decca 604)

 

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