Halloween Music - What Are You Spinning?

[Ken Dryden]

On 10/26/2021 at 4:54 PM, Jim Duckworth said:

Halloween Show 2021

Duke Ellington			Haunted Nights
Emmett Miller			Ghost of the St. Louis Blues
Frankie Trumbauer			Shivery Stomp
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies			Haunting Blues
Luis Russell			Ghost of the Freaks
Mills Blues Rhythm Band			Mr. Ghost Goes to Town
Louis Armstrong			The Skeleton in the Closet
Fletcher Henderson			Great Ceasar's Ghost
Wingy Manone			Ol' Man Mose
Nat Cole Trio			Ol' Man Mose Ain't Dead
Bob Howard			The Ghost of Dinah
Billie Holiday			The Ghost of Yesterday
Cab Calloway			The Ghost of Smokey Joe
Blue Lu Barker			I Got Ways Like the Devil
Jimmie Lunceford			Hi Spook
Lester Young			Ghost of a Chance
Earl Hines			Spooky Boogie

I thought about doing one but didn’t give myself enough lead time. If I do one next year, it will include Mel Torme singing “Monsters Lead Such Interesting Lives.”

[sidewinder]

If I can find it, I’ll give ‘Haunted Ballroom’ from this one a spin. Featuring spooky WW2 drum solo by prodigy wonder-kind Victor F. with Glenn Miller’s AAFB.

[Teasing the Korean]

On 10/27/2021 at 5:14 PM, Jim Duckworth said:

https://crosstown-od.streamguys1.com/wyxr/20211025170007-50-365-ridin-in-rhythm-wyxr.mp3

Here it is, Mr. TTK.  Thank you for your interest.

Dr. Duckworth, I listened to your show today.  Thank you, it was great!  Setting aside the Halloween content - which was perfect - I honestly don't listen to much jazz from this era, so it was a refreshing change.  I loved the Ellington, Nat Cole, Emmett Miller, and Billie Holiday.  The audio on some of those tunes was much better than I would have expected, and I was listening only on computer speakers.  Whenever I hear younger Louis Armstrong sing, I am always amazed at how much he sounds like Louis Prima, or vice-versa, really.  

And I'm jealous that you are in Memphis.  I am overdue for a visit!

Edited October 28, 2021 by Teasing the Korean

[Teasing the Korean]

4 hours ago, sidewinder said:

If I can find it, I’ll give ‘Haunted Ballroom’ from this one a spin. Featuring spooky WW2 drum solo by prodigy wonder-kind Victor F. with Glenn Miller’s AAFB.

I'll look for this on the InterTubes!

NP:  Bernard Herrmann - The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Vol. 1

 

 

[Teasing the Korean]

Bernard Herrmann - Sisters

It is amazing that so late in his career, Herrmann did such great and varied scores as Sisters, Obsession, It's Alive and Taxi Driver. 

[Teasing the Korean]

5 hours ago, ghost of miles said:

Posting this a bit early, since the holiday's coming up this weekend: Night Lights in the key of screeeech, with stalking monsters, road-weary Draculas, and the true tale of the jazz-loving New Orleans Mysterious Axman all part of this week's Halloween celebration.  (As well as an early Gil Evans arrangement)

Strange Enchantment: Jazz For Halloween

Various - Monstrous Movie Music (compilation)

[Teasing the Korean]

I recently learned that most of the circulating versions of "Riddle of the Papawhos" by Danny Staton were transferred at the wrong speed.  Here it is at the correct speed.

 

[Teasing the Korean]

Philly Joe - Blues for Dracula

 

Edited October 31, 2021 by Teasing the Korean

[Jim Duckworth]

On 10/28/2021 at 5:46 PM, Teasing the Korean said:

Dr. Duckworth, I listened to your show today.  Thank you, it was great!  Setting aside the Halloween content - which was perfect - I honestly don't listen to much jazz from this era, so it was a refreshing change.  I loved the Ellington, Nat Cole, Emmett Miller, and Billie Holiday.  The audio on some of those tunes was much better than I would have expected, and I was listening only on computer speakers.  Whenever I hear younger Louis Armstrong sing, I am always amazed at how much he sounds like Louis Prima, or vice-versa, really.  

And I'm jealous that you are in Memphis.  I am overdue for a visit!

Thank you so much for the kind words, sir.  Here is a bit of Louis Prima, with Pee Wee Russell, coming in at the 11th hour.

[Teasing the Korean]

3 hours ago, Jim Duckworth said:

Thank you so much for the kind words, sir.  Here is a bit of Louis Prima, with Pee Wee Russell, coming in at the 11th hour.

Thanks for that!  This will be included in my wife's Halloween show next year!

[Teasing the Korean]

Ennio Morricone - Exorcist II:  The Heretic.

This would be a very easy Halloween costume.  All you need it is a black belt, two red push pins, and two white cell phone charging cords.  

[Teasing the Korean]

Ennio Morricone - The Thing

This album includes Morricone's score, but not John Carpenter's synth music.  I wonder how the two would sound integrated into the same program.

Edited October 31, 2021 by Teasing the Korean

[Teasing the Korean]

Various composers - More Monstrous Movie Music

[Teasing the Korean]

Bernard Herrmann - It's Alive 2

[Teasing the Korean]

Pete Rugolo - Thriller

[Teasing the Korean]

Well, another Halloween has come and gone, so we will be putting this thread away until next October.

In the meantime, please remember, as Johnny Mathis told us, that the secret of Halloween is not the things you do at Halloween time, but the Halloween things you do the whole year through.