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"Polyphonic Normality" with Sarah O (archive)

Divaville Lounge goes Polyphonic

Sunday, May 17, 2015 | 12:00 to 16:00 | Specialty

http://www.divavillelounge.org

Artist	Song	Album	Label	Comments
Duke Ellington	The Mooche	The Duke	Columbia	rec. 1927
The Washingtonians	Choo Choo	Duke Ellington With the Washingtonians		rec. 1924 Ellington's first recording
The Washingtonians	Black and Tan Fantasy	The Duke	Columbia	rec. 1927
Duke Ellington v/ Adelaide Hall	Creole Love Call	Swinging Jazz Favorites		rec. 1927
The Washingtonians	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo	The Duke	Columbia	rec. 1927
Duke Ellington Orchestra	Dreamy Blues	Mood Indigo		rec. 1930 this was the first version of Mood Indigo

Duke Ellington Orchestra	Rockin' in Rhythm	An Anthology of Big Band Swing		rec 1931
Duke Ellington Orchestra	Caravan	The Duke	Columbia	rec 1937 c. trombonist Juan Tizol
Jelly Roll Morton	Wolverine Blues	Jazz Greats Vol. 17

Jelly Roll Morton	How Jelly Roll Got His Name and "Original Jelly Roll Blues"	Jelly Roll Morton: Library of Congress Recordings Sampler	Rowder Records	interview w/ Alan Lomax
Jelly Roll Morton	King Porter (A Stomp)	Jazz Greats Vol. 17		rec. 1923
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers	Black Bottom Stomp	Jazz Greats Vol. 17		rec. 1926
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers	Sweet Peter	Jazz Greats Vol. 17		rec. 1929 the melody of "All of Me" was most likely lifted from this song
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers	Burnin' the Iceberg	Jazz Greats Vol. 17		rec. 1929
Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers	Doctor Jazz Stomp	An Introduction to Jelly Roll Morton	Best of Jazz	rec. 1926 before the Alan Lomax sessions in 1938, this was the only recording of Jelly Roll Morton's voice

Fats Waller	Handful of Keys	Handful of Fats	Pro-Arte	rec. 1929
Fats Waller	Honeysuckle Rose	The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2	JSP	rec. 1934
Fats Waller	The Minor Drag	The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2	JSP
Fats Waller & His Rhythm	Blue, Turning Grey Over You	The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 4	JSP	rec. 1937
Fats Waller	I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling	The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2	JSP	rec. 1929

Tram, Bix & Lang	Wringin' and Twistin'	78"	Vocalion	Bix Beiderbecke, Frankie Trambauer & Ed Lang
Eddie Coles' Swingsters	Honey Hush	Nat King Cole 1936-1940	Capitol	Nat King Cole's earliest recording, as singer in his brother Eddie's band
Fletcher Henderson	Stealin' Apples	Little Jazz Trumpet Giant	Proper UK
Coon-Sanders' Original Nighthawks	Keepin' Out of Mischief Now	Golden Age of American Dance Bands	Jasmine

King Oliver's St. Louis Jazz Band v/ Bessie Smith	St. Louis Blues	"Satchmo" Ambassador of Jazz	Verve	W.C. Handy's most famous composition
W.C. Handy	Yellow Dog Blues	Memphis Blues Band	Memphis Archives	rec. 1923
W.C. Handy	Livery Stable Blues	Memphis Blues Band	Memphis Archives	rec. 1917
Paul Whiteman Orchestra feat. George Gershwin	Rhapsody in Blue	Gershwin Plays Gershwin	Naxos	rec. 1924 this is the earliest recording of Rhapsody in Blue & its second performance. in the first performance a few months before Gershwin improvised the piano solo, but didn't write it down until later; this is the closest we have to its earliest form as the original performance wasn't recorded

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	Diminuedo and Crescendo in Blue	Ellington at Newport	Columbia	rec. 1956 this performance revitalized Ellington's career as a live performer, and nearly started a riot at the Newport Jazz Festival

Duke Ellington	Jubilee #117	Jubilee	otr-cat.com	radio program produced by AFRS to entertain servicemen overseas, this episode was recorded after the war
Artie Shaw Orchestra	The Carioca	Strike it, Rich!	Proper UK
Gene Krupa Orchestra v/ Anita O'Day	Thanks for the Boogie Ride	Uptown	Sony
Ella Mae Morse o/ Freddie Slack	Cow Cow Boogie	Capitol Records from the Vaults	Capitol
Slim Gaillard Trio	Vout Boogie	Laughing in Rhythm	Proper UK
Oscar Aleman	Improvisaciones sobre boogie woogie	Swing Guitar Masterpieces	Acoustic
Louis Jordan	Barnyard Boogie	Jump, Jive & Boogie	Golden Stars

Benny Goodman	Live at the Madhattan Room 22 December 1937	Madhattan Room	otr-cat.com	radio broadcast

Glenn Miller	St. Louis Blues	The Jazz Collector Edition		great request!
Peggy Lee	It's a Wonderful World	Things are Swingin'	Capitol	another great one!
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong	Stompin' at the Savoy	Ella and Louis	Verve
Frank Sinatra w/ Red Norvo Quintet	All Of Me	Live in Australia, 1959	Blue Note
Johnny Hartman	Almost LIke Being in Love	Unforgettable	Impulse!
Nat King Cole	I'm Shooting High	Songs from Stage and Screen	Capitol
Sarah Vaughan	What Is This Thing Called Love	Sassy Swings the Tivoli	Verve
Mel Torme	Lulu's Back in Town	Lulu's Back in Town	Bethlehem Archive
Count Basie v/ Joe Williams	The Late, Late Show	The Complete Atomic Basie	Blue Note
Sarah Vaughan	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye	Cocktails with Cole Porter	Capitol