Jazz Focus

497 Episodes

1. WETF Show - Battle of the Saxes - Harry Carney with groups not led by Duke Ellington in the 1940's

   Published: 11/23/2021
2. Early Humph - the first (pre-Parlophone) recordings by Humphrey Lyttelton 1948/9

   Published: 11/16/2021
3. WETF Show Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra - big band studio recordings 1939

   Published: 11/16/2021
4. WETF Show - Sliphorn Outing - some of the sides recorded featuring the great Benny Morton on trombone . .1934-44

   Published: 11/11/2021
5. Foot Scuffle - the legendary Joseph Robichaux and His New Orleans Rhythm Boys sessions of 1933

   Published: 11/11/2021
6. BritTrad 1 - Sandy Brown and His Jazz Band ..1955/56 for Tempo Records

   Published: 11/2/2021
7. WETF Show - James P Johnson and the blues singers

   Published: 11/2/2021
8. WETF Show - Barrelhouse Blues - band sides including Kansas City Frank Melrose in the late 1920's

   Published: 10/29/2021
9. Delayed Action - the first recordings of George Shearing . . Decca 1939-47

   Published: 10/21/2021
10. WETF Show - Benny Sent Me - the Benny Goodman Quartet (and Trio) featuring Dave Tough

    Published: 10/21/2021
11. WETF Show - Solo Hop - early Glenn Miller arrangements for the Dorsey Brothers and Ray Noble

    Published: 10/15/2021
12. Wild Women - the music of Ida Cox...the "Uncrowned Queen of the Blues"

    Published: 10/15/2021
13. Sold American - first Glenn Miller Orchestra recordings 1937-1938

    Published: 10/7/2021
14. WETF Show - Speculation - the Teddy Wilson Quintet and the All Star Sextet, 1944-45

    Published: 10/7/2021
15. Tuxedo Stomp - State Street Ramblers II . .great hot jazz from the Southside of Chicago, 1928!

    Published: 9/28/2021
16. Straight Life - two Contemporary albums from the late 1950's by Art Pepper - Plus Eleven and Meets The Rhythm Section .

    Published: 9/28/2021
17. WETF show . . Fats Waller - the instrumental sides recorded for Bluebird in the 1930's

    Published: 9/22/2021
18. Earl Hines and Muggsy Spanier - the great band led by two Chicago stalwarts in the late 1950's

    Published: 9/22/2021
19. Percolatin' Blues - Lem Fowler - little known and largely forgotten pianist and composer of the 1920's

    Published: 9/16/2021
20. WETF Show - The Rampart Street Paraders . . great West Coast trad led and arranged by Matty Matlock

    Published: 9/16/2021