Playlist: Added in Oct 2023

This month I've added some pretty cool tracks to the Swing City Radio rotation.  As always, I had to clean up the audio on these but they came out sounding very good.  Here's a quick breakdown of some of the new additions:

Harry James

Source: Various Chesterfield Show Broadcasts from 1943

Tracks include: "That Old Feeling", "Mexico City" and "Somebody Loves Me".

Jimmy Dorsey

Source: Downbeat (AFRS) - May 26, 1943

This show contained some fantastic Dorsey music including: "Paper Moon", "Turn Right" and a great performance of "You Can't Get Stuff In Your Cuff".

Guy Lombardo

Source: Musical Autographs (AFRS) - Sep 11, 1945

I have to admit, I'm not the biggest Guy Lombardo fan.  But, these tracks are very entertaining.  Keep an ear out for: "Bell Bottom Trousers", "Oh! Brother" and "You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry".

Also added to the station playlist this month are songs by:

Louis Armstrong, The Pied Pipers, The King Sisters, Sammy Kaye, The DeMarco Sisters and Johnny Desmond.

Keep listening!

~ Ronnaldo

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Kid Ory

Kid Ory, born Edward Ory in 1886, is widely considered one of the best trombonists ever to play Jazz.  He began as banjo player but then moved on to slide trombone in his early teens.  He learned the instrument by playing an old trombone handed down to him from the Civil War era.

In 1910, Ory moved to New Orleans and had one of the best known bands in the city.  The band was a bit of a revolving door, but at times contained names like King Oliver, Mutt Carey, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone and Louis Armstrong.

During the 1920's, Ory would move his band to Los Angeles and then to Chicago. He was helping spread the sound and popularity of New Orleans Jazz nationwide.  He was very active in Chicago recording with Armstrong and Jellyroll Morton.  Ory would also mentor Benny Goodman and Charles Mingus.

Then, out of nowhere, the Great Depression happened.  Ory retired from music to run a chicken farm in Los Angeles.

In 1943, Ory returned to music and became an important force in reviving interest in New Orleans Jazz.  His band of All Stars made many radio broadcasts on The Orson Welles Almanac program in 1944.  This led to a series of recordings for the Crescent label.

Listen to: "Tiger Rag" by the Mercury All-Star Jazz Combination 

featuring Kid Ory from 1944.

Ory retired from music in 1966 (this time the retirement stuck) and he spent his last years in the beautiful state of Hawaii.

You can hear Kid Ory's great blend of New Orleans Jazz right here on Swing City Radio.

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Shellac 78's - Oct 2023

During the last week of this October, I actually had some free time to clean up and digitize some of the 78's in my collection. I still have a milk crate worth of Shellac to work on, but I'm also hoping to get out to the record stores sometime in November.  I miss those dusty, discount bins.

Here are two of my favorites that I cleaned up this month:

"Jersey Bounce" by Earl Hines from 1941

"Fralich In Swing" by Ziggy Elman from 1939.  This later became a hit for Benny Goodman when Johnny Mercer added lyrics and the name was changes to "And The Angels Sing"

If you want to listen to more of my 78rpms click here.

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Podcast: Show 185 - Feeling Sorry For The Sad Sack

The Big Band and Swing Podcast - Feeling Sorry For The Sad Sack - Show 185 - 

Features music by Vaughn Monroe, Boyd Raeburn, Connie Haines and more.  We also hear a catchy little jingle from Hires Rootbeer.

* All music in this podcast are Creative Commons.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

Listen to: Feeling Sorry For The Sad Sack (Show 185)

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Podcast: Show 184 - A Parade of Stomps

The Big Band and Swing Podcast - A Parade of Stomps - Show 184 - 

Features vintage recordings by Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden and Harry James.  We also enjoy the power and beauty of Stomps.

* All music in this podcast are Creative Commons.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

Listen to: A Parade of Stomps (Show 184)

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Podcast: Show 183 - Let'er Go, Bingo

The Big Band and Swing Podcast - Let'er Go, Bingo - Show 183 - 

Features music by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Gene Krupa, Erskine Butterfield and Don Redman.  We also listen to a Soundie by Charlie Spivak from 1942.

* All music in this podcast are Creative Commons.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

Listen to: Let'er Go, Bingo (Show 183)

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Podcast: Show 182 - Stealing The Thunder

The Big Band and Swing Podcast - Stealing The Thunder - Show 182 - 

Features music by George Paxton, George Hall, Martha Tilton and more.  We also listen to a couple of radio spots from Chevrolet. 

* All music in this podcast are Creative Commons.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

Listen to: Stealing The Thunder (Show 182)

Listen to more episodes of The Big Band and Swing Podcast at: BigBandPodcast.com

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