Reuben Jackson On Poetry & Jazz - Summer Membership Drive
06/25/12 9:00PM
We welcome poet, teacher & archivist Reuben Jackson as we discuss
his years working on the Duke Ellington Archive at the Smithsonian, his
poetry and Poetry & Jazz. It's also VPR's Summer Membership Drive
and we look for your contribution at VPR.net or by calling
1-800-639-6391. And thanks.
Playlist
9:04pm
| The Man I Love |
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| Artist Name: Coleman Hawkins |
| Composer: George & Ira Gershwin |
| Soloists: Coleman Hawkins-Tenor Sax |
| CD/Album: Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 |
| Record co./Cat #: Mosaic 8-251 |
| Release Year: 1943 |
| Note: New Reissue |
9:09pm
| Sweet Lorraine |
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| Artist Name: Coleman Hawkins |
| Composer: V. Hubert, C. Burwell |
| Soloists: Coleman Hawkins-Tenor Sax ; Frank Sinatra-Vocals |
| CD/Album: Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 |
| Record co./Cat #: Mosaic 8-251 |
| Release Year: 1946 |
| Note: New Reissue |
9:16pm
| Every Day I Have The Blues |
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| Artist Name: Joe Williams |
| Composer: Peter Chapman |
| Soloists: Joe Williams-Vocals ; Count Basie Orchestra |
| CD/Album: Every Day - The Best Of The Verve Years |
| Record co./Cat #: Verve 314 519 813-2 |
| Release Year: 1955 |
9:22pm
| Sing For Your Supper |
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| Artist Name: Count Basie and His Orchestra |
| Composer: Mundy |
| Soloists: Helen Humes-Vocals |
| CD/Album: The Complete Decca Recordings |
| Record co./Cat #: GRP/Decca Jazz 3-611-2 |
| Release Year: 1939 |
9:25pm
| Alright, Okay You Win |
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| Artist Name: Helen Humes |
| Composer: Wyche, Watts |
| Soloists: Helen Humes-Vocals ; Jay McShann-Piano |
| CD/Album: On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
| Record co./Cat #: Black Lion 760185 |
| Release Year: 1974 |
9:32pm
| Perdido |
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| Artist Name: Duke Ellington |
| Composer: Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, H. Lenk |
| Soloists: Duke Ellington-Piano |
| CD/Album: Ellington Uptown |
| Record co./Cat #: Columbia/Legacy 87066 |
| Release Year: 1952 |
9:44pm
| Green Chimneys |
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| Artist Name: Eric Reed |
| Composer: Thelonious Monk |
| Soloists: Eric Reed-Piano |
| CD/Album: The Baddest Monk |
| Record co./Cat #: Savant 2118 |
| Release Year: 2012 |
| Note: New |
9:56pm
| Caravan |
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| Artist Name: Duke Ellington |
| Composer: Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington |
| Soloists: Duke Ellington-Piano ; Charles Mingus-Bass ; Max Roach-Drums |
| CD/Album: Money Jungle |
| Record co./Cat #: Blue Note Records 7-46398-2 |
| Release Year: 1962 |
10:05pm
| Please Send Me Someone To Love |
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| Artist Name: James Booker |
| Composer: Percy Mayfield |
| Soloists: James Booker- Piano, Vocals |
| CD/Album: New Orleans Piano Wizard: Live! |
| Record co./Cat #: Rounder 2027 |
| Release Year: 1977 |
10:15pm
| Chelsea Bridge |
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| Artist Name: Ben Webster & Gerry Mulligan |
| Composer: Billy Strayhorn |
| Soloists: Ben Webster-Tenor Sax |
| CD/Album: Ben Webster Meets Gerry Mulligan |
| Record co./Cat #: Verve 841 661-2 |
| Release Year: 1959 |
10:25pm
| Lush Life |
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| Artist Name: Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones |
| Composer: Billy Strayhorn |
| Soloists: Roberta Gambarini-Vocals ; Hank Jones-Piano |
| CD/Album: You Are There |
| Record co./Cat #: EmArcy B0010622-02 |
| Release Year: 2007 |
10:35pm
| (I've Got) Something To Live For |
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| Artist Name: Ella Fitzgerald |
| Composer: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn |
| Soloists: Ella Fitzgerald-Vocals ; Duke Ellington and His Orchestra |
| CD/Album: First Lady Of Song |
| Record co./Cat #: Verve 314 517 898-2 |
| Release Year: 1965 |
10:47pm
| I Feel Fine / Sidewinder |
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| Artist Name: John Pizzarelli |
| Composer: John Lennon, Paul McCartney / Lee Morgan |
| Soloists: John Pizzarelli-Guitar, Vocals |
| CD/Album: Double Exposure |
| Record co./Cat #: Telarc Jazz 33221-02 |
| Release Year: 2012 |
| Note: New |
10:53pm
| In The Sunshine Of My Funny Valentine's Love |
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| Artist Name: Joan Stiles |
| Composer: Rodgers, Clapton, Bach |
| Joan Stiles |
| Soloists: Joan Stiles-Piano |
| CD/Album: Three Musicians |
| Record co./Cat #: Oo-Bla-Dee Music 9002 |
| Release Year: 2011 |