| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Teddy Wilson Trio |
China Boy (alternate - take 4) |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
rec 1941 Teddy Wilson p, Al Hall b, J.C. Heard d |
Today's show is a tribute to Teddy Wilson! Reference: TEDDY WILSON TALKS JAZZ by Teddy Wilson, Arie Lighthart and Humphrey Van Loo. Available at the Duke Music Library! | |
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| Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra |
I've Got The World On A String |
"Satchmo" Ambassador of Jazz |
Verve |
rec 1933 WIlson toured with Armstrong for several months and considered it an incredible opportunity to learn about music from a giant |
| The Chocolate Dandies |
Once Upon a Time |
Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions |
Mosaic |
1933 Max Kaminsky tp, Benny Carter tp, as, Floyd O'Bren tb, Chu Berry ts, Teddy Wilson p, Lawrence "Larry" Lucie g, Ernest Hill b, Sidney Catlett d Performing with Benny Carter's band opened a lot of doors for Wilson & brought him to the attention of John Hammond among others |
| Teddy Wilson |
Somebody Loves Me |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1934 Wilson's first solo recording session. Note the influence of Earl Hines on his work. Wilson called Hines, Fats Waller and especially Art Tatum the three major influences on his work |
| Red Norvo and His Swing Septet |
I Surrender, Dear |
The Great Depression - American Music In The 30's |
Sony Legacy |
1934 Jack Penney tb, Artie Shaw cl, Charlie Barnet ts, Teddy Wilson p, Bobby Johnson g, Red Norvo x, Hank Wayland b, Billy Gaussak d Wilson first met Benny Goodman at a party hosted by Mildred Bailey (wife of Red Norvo). Wilson and Goodman jammed together which led to Wilson recording with the Goodman Trio the following year |
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| Billie Holiday w/ Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
What A Little Moonlight Can Do |
Lady Day |
Sony |
1935 Roy Eldridge (tp) Benny Goodman (cl) Ben Webster (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) John Truehart(g) John Kirby (b) Cozy Cole (d) Billie Holiday (v) The first session of Wilson's Brunswick recordings and his first recording with Holiday |
| Benny Goodman Trio |
Body and Soul (Take 1) |
The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings |
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1935 Benny Goodman cl, Teddy WIlson p, Gene Krupa d. The first recording of the Goodman Trio. This was made just a few days after "What A Little Moonlight" Can Do! |
| Teddy Wilson |
I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1936 Wilson continued making solo recordings throughout this period |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra v/ Ella Fitzgerald |
All My Life |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1936 Frankie Newton tp, Bennie Morton tb, Jerry Blake cl, as, Teddy McRae ts, Teddy Wilson p, John Truehart g, Lennie Stanfield b, Cozy Cole d, Ella Fitzgerald vcl Fitzgerald recorded a couple of sides with Wilson once when Holiday wasn't available. Wilson said that she wasn't famous yet at this point, but commented on the incredible clarity of her tone |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
Blues in C-Sharp Minor |
Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions |
Mosaic |
1936 Roy Eldridge(tp); Buster Bailey(cl); Chu Berry(ts); Teddy Wilson(p); Robert Lassie(g); Israel Crosby(b); Sidney Catlett(d) Piece was composed by Teddy Wilson |
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| Benny Goodman Quartet |
Moonglow |
The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings |
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1936 Benny Goodman cl, Teddy Wilson p, Lionel Hampton vib, Gene Krupa d. First performance of the Quartet. This is the alternate take |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra v/ Redd Harper |
Sing, Baby, Sing |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1936 Chris Griffin tp, Vido Musso ts, Teddy WIlson p, Allan Reuss g, Harry Goodman b, Lionel Hampton via, Gene Krupa d, Redd harper vcl. Nice solo by Hampton on this recording |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra vcl. Helen Ward |
It's Swell Of You |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1937 Harry James tp, Johnny Hodges as, Buster Bailey cl, Teddy Wilson p, Allan Reuss g, John Kirby b, Cozy Cole d, Helen Ward vcl |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
Coquette |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1937 Harry James tp, Benny Goodman cl, Vido Musso ts, Teddy Wilson p, Allan Reuss g, Harry Goodman b, Gene Krupa d. In his memoir Wilson noted Goodman's reputation as a difficult taskmaster, but said that when they performed in small groups like this or the Goodman Trio/Quartet, they all felt much more like peers and the environment was much freer |
| Teddy Wilson |
Don't Blame Me |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1937 piano solo |
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| Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson |
Oh, Lady be Good! |
Bill Savory private archive |
National Jazz Museum |
1938 |
| Teddy Wilson Quarter |
Just a Mood (Blue Mood) – Part I |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1937 Harry James tp, Teddy Wilson p, Red Norvo xyl, John Simmons b Teddy Wilson composer |
| Benny Goodman Trio |
After You've Gone |
Camel Caravan Nov 16 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
live radio broadcast 11/16/1937 Benny Goodman cl, Teddy Wilson p, Gene Krupa d |
| Billie Holiday w/ Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
Sugar |
Lady Day |
Sony |
1939 Milt Hinton b, Ernie Powell cl, Teddy Wilson p, Benny Carter as, Roy Eldridge tp, Danny Barker g, Cozy Cole d, Billie Holiday vcl. Note Wilson improvising under Holiday's singing, essentially playing his own solo along with hers |
| Teddy Wilson |
Summer's End |
Solo Piano - The Keystone Transcriptions 1939-1940 |
Storyville |
1939 Teddy Wilson composer |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
Coconut Grove |
The Savory Collection 1935-1940 |
Mosaic |
1939 Karl George, Shorty Baker, Doc Cheatham tp, Floyd Brady, Jake Wiley tb, Rudy Powell cl as, Pete Clark as bari, Ben Webster, George Irish ts, TW p, Al Casey g, Al Hall b, J.C. Heard d. The big band was a financial failure and was disbanded after less than a year. This is a rare live performance by the big band |
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| Teddy Wilson & Bill Savory |
Conversation and Rehearsal |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1941 Note the conversation between Wilson & Savory: they're debating which songs to put on Wilson's album and Wilson says "every dog and his brother has done Honeysuckle" |
| Teddy Wilson Trio |
Rosetta (incomplete) |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1941 track ends abruptly, probably because Wilson decided it wasn't worth releasing so there was no point in continuing |
| Teddy Wilson |
Teddy Wilson Original |
Classic Brunswick and Columbia Teddy Wilson Sessions 1934-1942 |
Mosaic |
1942, warmup is an excerpt of Scarlatti's Keyboard Sonata in D Minor. Note Wilson jokingly pretends he wrote it & the engineer calls him out: "okay, Scarlatti!" The main piece he plays was indeed his own composition |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
How High The Moon |
Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions |
Mosaic |
1943 Joe Thomas tp, Edmond Hall cl, Teddy Wilson p, Sid Catlett d |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra |
B Flat Swing |
Jubilee 55 Dec 6 1943 |
otr-cat.com |
12/6/43 live performance for AFRS, band personnel unknown. Composed by Teddy Wilson |
| Charlie Shavers' All American Five |
My Man |
The Complete Coleman Hawkins: The Essential Keynote Collection |
Mercury |
1944 Coleman Hawkins (ts), Charlie Shavers (tp), Teddy Wilson (p), Billy Taylor (b), Denzil Best (ds) |
| The Lester Young - Teddy Wilson Quartet |
All of Me |
Pres and Teddy |
Verve |
1956 Teddy Wilson p, Lester Young ts, Gene Ramey b, Jo Jones d. This album is widely considered Young's best work late in life. Alcoholism had ruined his health and his ability to play, but these sessions were recorded a month after he had been in the hospital and had (briefly, unfortunately) stopped drinking. In his memoir Wilson marveled that only a month without alcohol and Young was playing as well as he had in his youth |
| The Teddy Wilson Trio |
'Round Midnight |
And Then They Wrote... |
Verve |
1959 Teddy Wilson p, Major Holley b, Bert Dahlander d |
| The Teddy Wilson Trio |
You Go To My Head |
Three Little Words: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions |
Black and Blue France |
recorded outdoors at Black & Blue Open Air Studio, Nice, 7/14/1976. Teddy Wilson p, Milton Hinton b, Oliver Jackson d |
