BFT #20, answers

[mmilovan]

Any Old Time

Sadly, this BFT is symbolically dedicated to Artie Shaw, featured on track 11, and who left us at the end of the last year.

Track 01

“In The Mood”

Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra

Karl George, Harold Baker, Doc Cheatham (tp), Floyd Brady (tb), Pete Clark (cl) (as) (bs), Rudy Powell (cl) (as), Ben Webster, George Irish (ts), Teddy Wilson (p) (arr), Albert Casey (g), Al Hall (b), J. C. Heard (dm)

Recorded in NYC, Jan. 18, 1940.

Track 02

“Tailspin”

Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

George Thow, Jerry Neary, Charlie Spivak (tp), Tommy Dorsey, Joe Yukl, Don Matison (tb), Jimmy Dorsey (cl) (as), Jack Stacey (as), Skeets Herfurt (ts), Bobby Van Eps (p), Roc Hilman (g), Delmar Kaplan (b), Ray McKinley (dm)

Recorded in NYC, Feb. 6, 1935.

Track 03

“Easy To Get”

Bud Freeman and His Summa Cum Laude Orchestra

Max Kaminsky (tp), Brad Goeans (tb), Pee Wee Russell (cl), Bud Freeman (ts), Dave Bowman (p), Eddie Condon (g), Clyde Newcomb (b), Danny Alvin (dm)

Recorded in NYC, July 19, 1939.

Track 04

“Sleepy Time Gal”

Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra

Jimmie Lunceford (dir) (as), Paul Webster, Eddie Tompkins, Sy Oliver (tp,) Eddie Durham (tb) (g), Elmer Crumbley, Russel Bowles (tb), Willie Smith (as) (bs) (cl), Laforest Dent (as) (cl), Joe Thomas (ts) (cl), Earl Carruthers (bs) (cl), Edwin Wilcox (p) (arr), Al Norris (g), Moses Allen (b), Jimmy Crawford (dm)

Recorded in NYC, May. 29, 1935.

Track 05

“Star Eyes”

Charlie Parker (as), Rowland Greenber (tp), Rolf Ericsson (tp), Gosta Theselius (ts) Lennart Nilsson (p), Thore Jederby (b), Jack Noren (dm)

Recorded live in Sweden, Nov. 24, 1950.

Track 06

“Don’t Be That Way”

Kansas City Six

Buck Clayton (tp), Lester Young (ts) (cl), Count Basie (p), Walter Page (b), Freedie Green (g), Jo Jones (dm)

Studio recordings, NYC, June 3, 1938.

Track 07

“Philadelphia Bound”

Jo Jones Trio

Jo Jones (dm), Ray Bryant (p), Tommy Bryant (b)

Recorded in NYC, May, 1959.

Track 08

“AC/DC Current”

Benny Goodman Sextet

Benny Goodman (cl), Lionel Hampton (vib), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Christian (el g) Artie Bernstein (b), Nick Fatool (dm)

Live broadcast, NYC, July, 1939.

Track 09

“Yeah Man”

Count Basie and His Orchestra

Buck Clayton, Joe Keyes, Carl “Tatti” Smith (tp), George Hunt, Dan Minor (tb), Caughey Roberts (as) (cl), Herschel Evans, Lester Young (ts) (cl) Jack Washington (bs) Count Basie (p) Claude Williams (g,vln) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (dm) Jimmy Rushing (vcl) Fletcher Henderson (arr)

Live broadcast, The Chatterbox Room, Hotel Pasadena, Pittsburg, PA, February 10, 1937.

Track 10

“Yeah Man”

Sun Ra And The Year 2000 Myth Science Arkestra

Michael Ray (tp) (voc), Jothan Callins (tp), Tyrone Hill (tb), Marhall Allen (as) (fl) (ob), Knoel Scott (as) (cl) (bs), John Gilmore (ts) (cl), Charles Ore (b), Earl “Buster” Smith, Clifford Barbaro (dm) (perc), Talvin Singh (tabla)

Recorded live at Hackney Empire Theatre, London, UK, Oct. 28, 1990.

Track 11

“Any Old Time”

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

Artie Shaw (cl) (dir), Chuck Peterson, John Best, Claude Bowen (tp), George Arus, Ted Vesely, Harry Rogers (tb), Les Robinson, Hank Freeman (as), Ron Perry (ts), Tony Pastor (ts) (vcl), Lester Burness (p), Al Avola (g), Sid Weiss (b), Cliff Leeman (dm), Jerry Gray (arr), Billie Holiday (vcl)

Recorded in NYC, July 24, 1938.

Track 12

“Four Rich Brothers”

Buddy Rich and His Orchestra

Tommy Allison, Dale Pearce, Charlie Walp (tp), Marie Daone, Bob Ascher, Rob Swope (tb), Hal McKusick (as), Jimmy Giuffte (ts) (arr), Ben Lowry, Warne Marsh (ts), Harvey Lavine (bs), Harvey Leonard (p), Teddy Kotick (b), Buddy Rich (dm)

Recorded in NYC, Oct. 28, 1948.

Soloists: Rich, McKusick, Swope, Giufree, Allison, Leonard

Track 13

“Meshugah”

Chubby Jackson’s Mad Mob

Sonny Berman, Neal Hefti (tp), Bill Harris (tb), Flip Phillips (ts), Tony Aless (p), Bily Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Dave Tough (dm) plus 2 (tp) and (tb) and one (ts) unknown

Recorded in NYC, prob. Aug. 22, 1945.

Soloists: Berman, Hefti, Phillips, Harris, Aless

Track 14

“Back Beat Boogie”

Harry James and His Orchestra

Harry James, Jack Palmer, Claude Bowen, Jack Schaeffer (tp), Truett Jones, Dalton Rizzotto, Bruce Squires (tb), Dave Matthews, Claude Lakey (as), Drew Page, Bill Luther (ts), Jack Gardner (p) Bryan Kent (g), Thurman Teague (b), Mickey Scrima (dm)

Recorded in Los Angeles, Nov. 30, 1939.

Track 15

“They Didn’t Believe Me”

Joe Williams (vcl), King Kolax (tp), Bennie Green (tb), Dick Davis (ts), Prentice McCarey (p), Ike Perkins (g), Cowboy Martin (b), Kansas Fields (dm)

Recorded 1951.

Track 16

“I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town”

Louis Jordan (as) (vcl), Eddie Roane (tp), Arnold Thomas (p), Dallas Bartley (b), Walter Martin (dm)

Recorded in Chicago, Nov. 22, 1941.

Track 17

“Special Delivery”

Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

Jonah Jones, Dizzy Gilespie, Lammar Wright (tp), Quentin Jackson, Keg Johnson (tb), Tyree Glenn (tb) (vib), Jerry Blake (cl) (as), Hilton Jefferson (as), Chu Berry, Walter Thomas (ts), Andrew Brown (as) (bs), Bennie Payne (p), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (dm), Cab Calloway (dir)

Recorded in NYC, March 5, 1941. (unissued 78 record at time recoded, first issued on Jazz Archives, JA-8)

Track 18

“The Jumpin’ Blues/Jump The Blues”

Jay McShann and His Orchestra

Bob Merrill, Jesse Jones, William Hickman (tp), Nat Clayton, Al Morgan (tb), John Jackson, Rudolph Dennis (as), John Sparrow, Paul Quinichette (ts), Bradbury Taylor (bs), Jay McShann (p), James Skinner (dm)

Recorded during “Jubilee” AFRS radio show, Los Angeles, March 20, 1944.

Track 19

“Jammin’ The Blues”

Illinois Jacquet And His Sextet

Illinois Jacquet (ts), prob. Russell Jacquet (tp), John Brown (as), Bill Doggett (p), other members of rhythm section unknown

Recorded during “Jubilee” AFRS radio show n. 219, Hollywood, prob. March 19, 1945.

Track 20

“Oo Bop Sh’bam”

Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra

Hobart Dotson, Leonard Hawkins, Miles Davis, King Kolax (tp), Walter Know, Chips Outcalt, Gerald Valentine (tb), Sonny Stitt, John Cobbs (as), Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (ts), Cecil Payne (bs), Linton Garner (p), Connie Wainwright (g), Tommy Potter (b), Art Blakey (dm), Bill Eckstine (vcl) (vtb)

Recorded in Los Angeles, Oct. 5, 1946.

Track 21

“The Same Old Story”

John Kirby Sextet with Maxine Sullivan

Charlie Shavers (tp) (arr), William “Buster” Bailey (cl), Russell Procope (as), Billy Kyle (p), John Kirby (b) (ldr), William ‘O’Neal Spencer (dm), Maxine Sullivan (vcl)

Recorded in NYC, prob. live, circa summer, 1941.

Track 22

“Gone With The Wind”

Fats Navarro and His Band

Fats Navarro (tp), Ernie Henry (as), Tadd Dameron (p), Curly Russell (b), Kenny Clarke (dm), Kay Penton (vcl).

Recorded in NYC, Oct. 28, 1947.

Track 23

“The Lady’s In Love With You”

Nellie Lutcher (vcl) (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Billy Hadnott (b), Lee Young (dm)

Recorded in Hollywood, Apr. 10, 1947.

Track 24

“Greetings To Count”

Radio Belgrade Big Band (Serbia, ex Yugoslavia) under the leadership of Vojislav Simić (arr) (dir)

Large group of musicians (not yet identified in full until now) included:

Predrag Ivanović (tp), Eduard Sađil (ts), Vladimir Vitas (p), Radivoj Milivojević “Nafta” (dm) – these are the main solists here.

Other persons probably were: Franjo Jenč, Predrag Krstić (tp), Predrag Stefanović (tb), Milan Stojanović (ts) Miloje Đorđević (b).

Recorded in 1960. live during competition contest in Juan Les Pins, France – first prize winner band for that year.

Many thanks to participants who were patient enough to finally get the answers, and thanks to all of you beautifull people.

Edited January 9, 2005 by mmilovan

[Jim R]

Great job, Milan. This one was a very nice learning opportunity for me.

[JSngry]

Great indeed.

I'd have never guessed Calloway for #17. Need to go back and relisten. that one's FIERCE!

[Big Al]

A grreat disc indeed!!! Sure would like to know the source of these songs!

[mmilovan]

Great indeed.

I'd have never guessed Calloway for #17. Need to go back and relisten. that one's FIERCE!

Yeah, and Chu Berry was as close as Tate. But, having Milt Hinton, and Cozy Cole in that band - it really WAS something - man, what a fry - even if you don't like (that's me) Calloway's singing too much! Not to mention Dizzy, Jonah etc.

Edited January 9, 2005 by mmilovan

[Noj]

Great job, Milan. This one was a very nice learning opportunity for me.

Hear, hear. Thanks again Milan!

[Durium]

Thank you Milan for this experience.

Your BFT # 20 was my first blindfoldtest and I learned how difficult it is to recognize tunes and members.

I'm going to re-listen your item often I'm sure.

I'm anixous to see more tests.

Thanks again Milan and .... keep swinging

[mikeweil]

Excellent job!

Prooves once again how many gems are hidden on those live broadcast recordings, AFRS Jubilee records, etc.

[mmilovan]

It was pleasure!

What could be a dream nowadays is something that can be real pleasure in the future - issues of everythin that survived from these gem-like moments in music history.

BTW, what were the misterious tracks until the end?

Sun Ra, Calloway track and last one (OK, it was illustration, not real track to guess to).

Edited January 9, 2005 by mmilovan

[mmilovan]

Thank you Milan for this experience.

Your BFT # 20 was my first blindfoldtest and I learned how difficult it is to recognize tunes and members.

I'm going to re-listen your item often I'm sure.

I'm anixous to see more tests.

Thanks again Milan and .... keep swinging

Thanks Hans.

I'm watching closely to yours Hit Of The Week issues, great culturological thing and, certainly must have issues for everyone researching jazz history.

[brownie]

Track 08

“AC/DC Current”

Benny Goodman Sextet

Benny Goodman (cl), Lionel Hampton (vib), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Christian (el g) Artie Bernstein (b), Nick Fatool (dm)

Live broadcast, NYC, July, 1939.

I still would like to know which exact version this is?

Milan, your data is not correct. Charlie Christian's first appearance with Benny Goodman (and his first recorded date) is from August 19, 1939. He had not joined BG in July!

Also that final track.

Recorded in 1960. live during competition contest in Juan Le Pen, France – first prize winner band for that year.

Just an aside, it is Juan Les Pins. Le Pen is our neo-fascist Jean Marie... Hate to see him involved in a BFT

Nice track. And a pleasant surprise!

Also happy to know about the Sun Ra and Cab Calloway appearances on your BFT!

Mysteries solved...

[mmilovan]

Track 08

“AC/DC Current”

Benny Goodman Sextet

Benny Goodman (cl), Lionel Hampton (vib), Fletcher Henderson (p), Charlie Christian (el g) Artie Bernstein (b), Nick Fatool (dm)

Live broadcast, NYC, July, 1939.

I still would like to know which exact version this is?

Milan, your data is not correct. Charlie Christian's first appearance with Benny Goodman (and his first recorded date) is from August 19, 1939. He had not joined BG in July!

Also that final track.

Recorded in 1960. live during competition contest in Juan Le Pen, France – first prize winner band for that year.

Just an aside, it is Juan Les Pins. Le Pen is our neo-fascist Jean Marie... Hate to see him involved in a BFT

Nice track. And a pleasant surprise!

Also happy to know about the Sun Ra and Cab Calloway appearances on your BFT!

Mysteries solved...

Many thanks, Guy, corrected everything in my answers post. "Le Pen" sounded strange to me, but the source I ripped off track has only Serbian transcription of this jazz-famous place. Then I searched the web and found this:

http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/shep...ble.archie.html

Here it is "Le Pen", but obviously it's a mistake.

Now, about Goodman date, you're absolutely correct, but my source was mistaken, too. It is on some Italian LP, "I Giganti Del Jazz".

Have another versions of the same tune, those were recorded after August for sure. Fletcher left BG somewhere in autumn 1939., I think.

The main reason I included this version (and not some other, discographicaly more precise), is exciting, loud, strange, distorted r'n'r riff figure Charlie played in the second half of the tune.

R'n'r before r'n'r, before Hendircs, before... before everyone else.

Edited January 9, 2005 by mmilovan

[brownie]

Milan, loved your forced exposure connection!

Archie Shepp and Juan Le Pen. The chemistry of those two could have been produced a tsunami on the Mediterranean!

Edited January 9, 2005 by brownie

[tooter]

I am just adding my voice to the chorus of approval. Very enjoyable, Milan - I too will play this one again and again when I need cheering up. Thank you.

[.:.impossible]

Definitely! I really enjoyed listening to this and was able to identify a couple of tunes and a couple of musicians here and there, but never got the time to post my thoughts!

I do plan on sending this to my Grandfather, who loves most of this music (not a fan of Bird's music still, but I'm trying), to see if he can identify most of this stuff. It should be fun.

Thanks again!

[mmilovan]

.:.impossible,

post his answers here. It would be real pleasure to hear from someone who lived then...

[Big Al]

Let me tell you how much I’ve enjoyed (and in fact, am still enjoying) this BFT: it feels like I’m hearing jazz for the first time all over again. I mean, I feel like I’m hearing the soundtrack to Radio Days all over again, and feeling that spark of excitement about how wonderful this music is. But even more than that, my favorite jazz (and especially the kind from the 30’s & 40’s, the real swingin’ kind) always puts me in mind of my late Grandparents house in Niles, IL, and my Gramma listening to WGN on the AM dial, when they would play big band music, or listening to this stuff on the old hi-fi in the basement of the big ol’ house on Osceola Avenue and just feeling like I’m being transported to a different time, when the romantic stuff that happens in the movies actually stands a chance of happening in this lifetime. I can’t go back there anymore, but this music, and especially this disc, get me as close as I’ll ever get this side of heaven. I just wish my Gramma was still around for me to play this for her: she would’ve really dug it!!! So, I’ll give my extra copy to my folks, cuz I know they’ll dig it!

This is the kind of music I wanna pass on down to my own kids, if for no other reason than to say, “This, kids, is audio JOY!!!”

Thanks again, Milan!

Edited January 12, 2005 by Big Al

[JSngry]

I'm tripping on that Bud Freeman cut. Never would have guessed him. Shows you how much more I need to learn.

Certainly edjumactional, this one was, and as Al said, great fun to boot!

[EKE BBB]

I didn´t have the time to listen to this wonderful compilation as much as it deserved. And I haven´t followed the continous discussion on it.

But since the answers have been revealed, I´ll keep it near my stereo for some time, with a print of the discussion and the answers threads. Good opportunity to learn a lot more about big bands and swing-to-bop music!

Thanks again, Milan!

[king ubu]

Thanks again Milan, a wonderful disc! And sorry I didn't find out about the last track, need to listen to that disc many many more times, there's some very nice music on it, for sure!

[EKE BBB]

Thanks again Milan, a wonderful disc! And sorry I didn't find out about the last track, need to listen to that disc many many more times, there's some very nice music on it, for sure!

Guess I have that track too, don´t I?

[king ubu]

Thanks again Milan, a wonderful disc! And sorry I didn't find out about the last track, need to listen to that disc many many more times, there's some very nice music on it, for sure!

Guess I have that track too, don´t I?

Glad to know I'm not alone then... I guess I also had and didn't identify the Goodman track (though I'm not sure, only have the two old Columbia CDs), the Lester KC6, and probably a few more

[mmilovan]

Hello to all,

recovering from a flu I "earned" few days ago, while reducing computer activities to minimum , just wanted to send my greetings to everyone.

Now, Flurin, Agustin,

the last track is not from the disc I sent to you. This is another disc... But the band is the same as on first track on "From an old Cutter Head" compilation.

Edited January 13, 2005 by mmilovan

[mmilovan]

I can’t go back there anymore, but this music, and especially this disc, get me as close as I’ll ever get this side of heaven. I just wish my Gramma was still around for me to play this for her: she would’ve really dug it!!! So, I’ll give my extra copy to my folks, cuz I know they’ll dig it!

This is the kind of music I wanna pass on down to my own kids, if for no other reason than to say, “This, kids, is audio JOY!!!”

Thanks again, Milan!

Thanks Big Al.

It's probably the same all over the world, fro generations of people born before WWII. Well, I can only imagine how enthusiastic was my father presented hi 13 y-old kid with Artie Shaw reissue or some Django Reinhardt LP of early days of HCDF.

And he was born 1939., but his music until the end was the earliest he ever heard - big-bands and all that story behind it.

[mikeweil]

Some beautiful stuff - I'm glad I do have the Kansas City Six sides on the Vanguard box, as I severely reduced my CD budget.

The programming was great too - I will take much more care about this on my next BT.

Thanks a million times for this time capsule!