Jazz Focus

A selection of recordings made by Jelly Roll Morton as part of an archival/folklore project by Alan Lomax at the LOC in 1938 . . Something like six hours of recordings were made of Morton playing, singing, talking and reminiscing about his career and the early days of jazz . . here we have blues, spirituals, ragtime, semi-classical pieces and pop tunes along with Morton's own compositions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support]

Bob Crosby and His Orchestra carved a pretty unique career for itself in the Swing Era - specializing in tunes from the previous decade done up in swing clothes, the chief arrangers were clarinetist Matty Matlock and bassist Bob Haggart. Here is a selection of Haggart's arrangements featuring Yank Lawson, Sterling Bose and Billy Butterfield on trumpets, Warren Smith, Buddy Morrow and Floyd O'Brien on trombones, Irving Fazola and Matty Matlock on clarinets, Eddie Miller on tenor sax, Bob Zurke, Joe Sullivan and Jess Stacy on pianos, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Ray Bauduc on drums and himself on bass! 1936-42. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support]

Bruce Turner was a largely self-taught clarinet player who picked up alto sax in the navy during WWII. He became an in demand clarinetist in trad bands (Freddy Randall, Humphrey Lyttleton) but became even more valued for his swinging, Benny Carter styled alto playing. This podcasts presents him leading his Jump Band -John Chilton or Teddy Brown on trumpet, Pete Strange on trombone, Al Mead or Colin Bates on piano and others. Great swing playing with a varied repertoire! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support]

Decca recordings from 1939-40 of the eight piece Bob Cats Dixieland ensemble featuring the great clarinetist Fazola along with Eddie Miller on tenor, Warren Smith on trombone, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Bob Haggart on bass, Ray Bauduc on drums and either Joe Sullivan, Floyd Bean or Jess Stacy on piano and Billy Butterfield or Yank Lawson on trumpets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support]

Influential band of white jazz musicians - many from New Orleans - active in Chicago in the early 1920's - Paul Mares (c), George Brunies (tbn), Leon Rappolo (clt), Jack Pettis (ts), Mel Stitzel and Elmer Schoebel (p), Lew Black (bjo), Steve Brown (sb), Frank Snyder and Ben Pollack (d). Premier versions of many jazz standards and classic versions of some! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support]