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WXDU 88.7 FM
PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments | |||
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Duke Ellington and the Jungle Band | Runnin' Wild | Charleston Era | ASV Living Era | rec. 1930 | |||
Earl Hines & His Orchestra | Cavernism | Classic Earl Hines Sessions | Mosaic | rec. 1933 | |||
Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti | Doin' Things | 78" | Parophone | w. Arthur Schutt piano | |||
Hal Kemp & His Orchestra v. Skinnay Ennis | Them There Eyes | The Hot Sides 1926-1931 | Challenge Records | rec. 1930 | |||
Helen Kane o/ Victor Orchestra | I Wanna Be Loved By You | Nipper's Greatest Hits - the 20s | rec. 1928 | ||||
Marilyn Monroe | I'm Through With Love | The Essential Recordings | |||||
Dinah Washington | Stairway to the Stars | The Queen Sings | Proper UK | ||||
Ernestine Anderson | Mad About the Boy | Four Classic Albums | Avid Jazz | ||||
Julie London | Cry Me a River | Head Over High Heels | Trikont | ||||
Nancy Wilson | Green Dolphin Street | Ballads, Blues & Big Bands | Capitol | ||||
Harry Belafonte | Man Smart, Woman Smarter | Harry Belafonte | Pure Gold | Belafonte was a dedicated activist in the civil rights movement and personal friend of Dr. King | |||
Lena Horne | Watch What Happens | Sex Kittens in Hi-Fi: The Brunettes | DRG | Horne was also a lifelong civil rights activist | |||
Sammy Davis Jr. | Out Of This World | The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection | Davis was slow to join the civil rights movement but participated in the March on Washington | ||||
Oscar Peterson Trio | C Jam Blues | Jazz at the Philharmonic | Oscar Peterson was involved in the civil rights movement, & Norman Grantz moved forward civil rights in the music industry by insisting on integrating audiences his Jazz at the Philharmonic series | ||||
Duke Ellington Orchestra | The Star-Crossed Lovers (Pretty Girl) | Such Sweet Thunder | Columbia | composer Billy Strayhorn was friends with Dr. King and deeply involved in the civil rights movement | |||
Nat King Cole | Lester Leaps In | Riffin: The Decca, JATP ,Keynote and Mercury Recordings | Verve | recorded at Jazz at the Philharmonic in 1944 | |||
John Coltrane | Alabama | A Retrospective | Impulse! | rec. 1963, this piece was about the 16th St Baptist Church bombing. perfect request for this weekend, thank you | |||
Benny Goodman Orchestra | Honeysuckle Rose | The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert | Columbia | great request! | |||
Bing Crosby | June in January | Bing! His Legendary Years | BMG | ||||
Mildred Bailey o/ Paul Whiteman | All of Me | 1931-1939 | L'Art Vocal | rec 1931 | |||
The Boswell Sisters o/ The Dorsey Brothers | Everybody Loves My Baby | Shout, Sister, Shout! | ASV Living Era | rec. 1932 | |||
Chick Webb Orchestra | Blue Lou | Stomping At The Savoy | Proper UK | rec. 1934 | |||
Louis Jordan | Somebody Done Hoodooed The Hoodoo Man | Let the Good Times Roll | Bear Family | rec. 1940 Jordan got started working for Chick Webb | |||
Doris Day o/ Les Brown | Celery Stalks at Midnight | Complete Recordings | Jazz Factory | ||||
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan | Petootie Pie | Jump, Jive & Boogie | Golden Stars | ||||
Doris Day o/ Les Brown | We'll Be Together Again | Complete Recordings | Jazz Factory | rec. 1945 |