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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

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Sunday, February 13, 2022 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists

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Artist	Song	Album	Label	Comments
John Kirby Sextet	Undecided	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	today's show is a tribute to John Kirby!

Bill Brown and His Brownies	What Kind of Rhythm is That?	What Kind of Rhythm is That? Territory Bands 1927-1931	Historical Records	rec 1929 this was Kirby's first recording. He started on the tuba which was integral to the rhythm section at this time
The Chocolate Dandies	Dee Blues	Coleman Hawkins The Essential Sides Remastered	JSP	rec 1930
Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra	Yeah Man	The Fletcher Henderson Story	Columbia	rec 1933 Kirby's big break was in Henderson's band & his rhythm drove many of Henderson's greats songs like "Honeysuckle Rose" and "King Porter Stomp" (1933) but I played those songs just last week in the Fletcher Henderson tribute. This is one where you can really hear Kirby on bass that wasn't played last week
Ethel Waters	Trademark	Cocktail Hour	Columbia River	rec 1933 in this period Kirby picked up work in many session bands, including backing Ethel Waters one of the most popular singers of the time
Chick Webb Orchestra	Blue Lou	Complete Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald Sessions	Mosaic	rec 1934 in 1934 Kirby left Henderson and went to work for Chick Webb, another hugely popular band especially with dancers in NYC
Chick Webb Orchestra	Rhythm Man	Complete Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald Sessions	Mosaic	rec 1934 another song where you can really hear Kirby's bass. Rhythm was central to Webb's orchestra as Webb himself was a drummer

Taft Jordan & The Mob	Night Wind	Taft Jordan & The Mob	Classics	rec 1935 This was a side band led by Jordan, a member of Webb's orchestra
Billie Holiday w/ Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra	Miss Brown to You	Lady Day	Sony Music Latin	rec 1935 this was Holiday's first recording sessions with Teddy Wilson who would become her frequent bandleader. It was also the first time Wilson and Benny Goodman recorded together as a "trail run" before Wilson joined the Goodman orchestra
Lionel Hampton	Buzzin Around With the Bee	Classics 1937-1939	EPM	rec 1937
Willie "The Lion" Smith & His Cubs	Knock Wood	Willie "The Lion"Smith And His Cubs	Timeless Holland	rec 1937 this side was recorded the day after Kirby formed his sextet & began his engagement at the Onyx Club

John Kirby Sextet w/ Maxine Sullivan	Loch Lomond	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1937 this was a big hit for Kirby and Sullivan. They married in 1938 & divorced in 1941
John Kirby Sextet w/ Maxine Sullivan	Night and Day	Say It With a Kiss	Jasmine	rec 1938
Mildred Bailey w/ John Kirby Sextet feat. Red Norvo	I Cried for You	1931-1939	L'Art Vocal	rec 1938 at this time Kirby primarily recorded with his wife Maxine Sullivan as vocalist, but did also sometimes work with other singers. Mildred Bailey and Red Norvo were married to each other & joined Kirby's sextet for a handful of sides
Benny Goodman Quartet	I Know That You Know (And You Know That I Know)	Benny Goodman Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings	RCA	rec 1938 band included Goodman: clarinet, Buddy Schutz: traps, Teddy Wilson: piano, John Kirby: bass
John Kirby & His Onyx Club Boys	Honeysuckle Rose	The Savory Collection 1935-1940	Mosaic	rec 1938 live performance at the Onyx Club
John Kirby Sextet	Rehearsin' For a Nervous Breakdown	Biggest Little Band in the Land	Classic Jazz	rec 1938 the first time they rehearsed this, the story goes that it was extremely hot and Charlie Shavers exclaimed, "we're rehearsing for a nervous breakdown!" the title stuck

Frankie Newton Orchestra	The World is Waiting for The Sunrise	Small-Band Swing 1935-1939		rec 1939 this track also featured Cozy Cole on drums and James P. Johnson on piano
Nat Gonella with John Kirby's Orchestra	Jeepers Creepers	the Nat Gonella Collection 1930-1962	Acrobat	rec 1939 here Gonella joins Kirby's sextet
John Kirby & His Orchestra	Minute Waltz	Vocalion 5542	Vocalion	rec 1939 an example of Kirby's fascination with "chamber jazz," jazz influenced by classical music
Frankie Newton Orchestra	Rosetta	Small-Band Swing 1935-1939		rec 1939 at the same session as "The World I Waiting for the Sunrise"
Coleman Hawkins & The Chocolate Dandies	I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me	Little Jazz Trumpet Giant	Proper UK	rec 1940 the Chocolate Dandies reformed briefly in 1940, Kirby had been in an earlier incarnation of the band ten years before

John Kirby & His Orchestra	From A Flat to C	The Savory Collection 1935-1940	Mosaic	rec 1940 for the radio program Flow Gently, Sweet Rhythm. The show aired from 1940-1941, featured Kirby and Sullivan who are considered the first black artists to host a jazz-oriented national radio program
John Kirby Sextet	Blue Skies	Biggest Little Band in the Land	Classic Jazz	rec 1940
John Kirby Sextet	Royal Garden Blues	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1940
John Kirby Sextet	Jumpin' In The Pump Room	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1940
Maxine Sullivan w/ John Kirby & His Orchestra	There I Go	World Broadcast Recordings 1940-1941		rec 1941 for the radio program Flow Gently, Sweet Rhythm

John Kirby Sextet	Beethoven Riffs On	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1941 this was a swing arrangement of Beethoven's symphony 7, movement 2
John Kirby Sextet	Close Shave	John Kirby 1941-1942		rec 1941 tis piece highlights trumpeter/arranger Charlie Shavers who was key to the Kirby band's sound
John Kirby Sextet	Bounce of the Sugar Plum Fairy	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1941 this and "Beethoven Riffs On" highlight how much Kirby had in common with Raymond Scott in this period
John Kirby Sextet	Charlie's Prelude	John Kirby 1941-1942		rec 1941 written by Charlie Shavers, based on Chopin's Prelude in E Minor
John Kirby Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1942 note how even with jazz standards, Kirby's band plays with symphonic techniques

John Kirby Sextet	St. Louis Blues	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1942 Buster Bailey displays expert circular breathing (a technique to maintain continuous sound while playing) in this track
John Kirby Sextet	The Peanut Vendor	John Kirby 1941-1942		rec 1942
John Kirby Sextet	9:20 Special	The Best of John Kirby 1937-1945	Master Classics	rec 1944
Sarah Vaughan w/ John Kirby Sextet	You Go to My Head	The Divine Sarah	Musicraft	rec 1946 this album was part of an attempted comeback by Kirby

John Kirby Sextet	Broadjump	Sepia Cinderella OST		rec 1947 for the film SEPIA CINDERELLA