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PO Box 90689
Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
wxdu@duke.edu
Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
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Chick Endor | Sunny Side Up | The Roaring Twenties | ASV Living Era | |
Bing Crosby | June in January | Bing! His Legendary Years | MCA | |
Gus Arnheim | Let's Fall in Love | The Golden Age of American Sweet Bands | Jasmine | |
Rudy Vallee | Ha-Cha-Cha | Heigh Ho Everybody! | Pearl | |
Artie Shaw | The Carioca | Begin the Beguine | Membran | inst. |
Slim Gaillard | Flat Foot Floogie | Laughing in Rhythm | Proper UK | happy birthday! |
Slim Gaillard Quartette | Yep Rock Heresay | Laughing in Rhythm | Proper UK | according to legend the lyrics of this song were adapted from an Armenian restaurant menu in Gaillard's nieghborhood |
Slim Gaillard Trio | Cement Mixer | Laughter from the Hip | Jass | this song is an example of Gaillard's unique scat style called "vout" |
Slim Gaillard & his Shintoists | Potato Chips | Laughing in Rhythm | Proper UK | this song was a huge hit in the swing dance revival a few years ago |
Slim Gaillard Quartette | Jumping at the Record Shop | Laughing in Rhythm | Proper UK | |
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra | Stompin' at the Savoy | Instrumental Mr. Krupa | inst. | |
Benny Goodman Trio | Where or When | Madhatten Room 23 October 1937 | otr-cat.com | Goodman (c), Teddy Wilson (p) Gene Krupa (d) |
Benny Goodman Orchestra | Life Goes to a Party | Madhattan Room 6 November 1937 | otr-cat.com | these 2 tracks were recorded for radio live in the Madhattan Room ballroom of the Pennsylvania Hotel in NYC |
Gene Krupa Orchestra w/ Roy Eldridge & Anita O'Day | Let Me Off Uptown | Little Jazz Trumpet Giant | Proper UK | |
Gene Krupa Orchestra | Wire Brush Stomp | Instrumental Mr. Krupa | Jasmine | Krupa pioneered use of many novel percussion instruments |
Gene Krupa Orchestra w/ Anita O'Day | Skylark | Uptown | Sony | Krupa discovered Anita O'Day |
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra | I'll Never Be the Same | Instrumental Mr. Krupa | Jasmine | inst. |
Kay Starr | Nevertheless | Original Studio Radio Transcriptions | ||
Maxine Sullivan | Nice Work if You Can Get It | Say it With a Kiss | Jasmine | |
Dinah Washington | Ain't Misbehavin' | Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury Vol 1 | Mercury | |
Fats Waller | I'll Be Tired of You | Complete Recorded Works Vol 2 | JSP | |
Mel Torme w/ Page Cavanaugh Trio | Three Little Words | Jazz and Velvet | Proper UK | |
Frank Sinatra | Five Minutes More | Best of the Columbia Years | Columbia | |
Benny Goodman Sextet | Seven Come Eleven | Charlie Christian the Original Guitar Hero | inst. | |
The Jesters | There Were Thirteen Colonies | Little Songs on Big Subjects | ||
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers | I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket | Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO | Rhino | okay, enough number songs |
Al Bowlly | All I Do is Dream of You | The Very Thought of You | Sanctuary | |
The Merry Macs | Jingle Jangle Jingle | The Harmonious Hits of the Merry Macs | ||
Jewel Cowboys | My Untrue Cowgirl | Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys | Proper UK | |
Los Chucos | Pachucho Mambo | Pachuco Boogie | Rhino | |
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | Take the 'A' Train | The Tiffany Transcription Vol. 3 | Rhino | inst. |
Duke Ellington Orchestra v/ Herb Jeffries | Flamingo | The Blanton-Webster Band | RCA | |
Ella Fitzgerald | Angel Eyes | The Legendary Decca Recordings: Ella and the Arrangers | Polygram | rec. 1952 |
June Christy | Something Cool | Best of June Christy: The Jazz Sessions | Blue Note | |
Sammy Davis Jr. | But Not for Me | It's All Over But the Swinging | MCA | |
Nat King Cole | Don't Let It Go To Your Head | Complete After Midnight Sessions | Essential Jazz Classics | |
Sarah Vaughan | Pennies from Heaven | Swingin' Easy | Mercury | |
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | I Double Dare You | Satchmo Ambassador of Jazz | Universal IS | this song was recorded 75 years ago today, 13 January 1938 |
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra | Idaho | Instrumental Mr. Krupa | Jasmine | inst. |
Slim Gaillard | Don't Let Us Say Goodbye | Laughing in Rhythm | Proper UK |