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CLUB U.S.A. (Voice of America)

Broadcasting dates: Neither Hickerson (1996) nor Paulson (2006) mention this program, even Goldin has only one undated program. On his 4th broadcast Feather himself gives ‘1951’ as the year. Program 11 has a handwritten date on the sleeve ‘March 11th’, program 12 has handwritten ‘March 18th’. So if we take that for the date of the first broadcast and resume that this weekly program was broadcast every Sunday, we get the dates below (at least up to Jazz Club # 26). I am not entirely sure about the first and the second broadcast – that should have been December 24th, 1950, and December 31st, 1950. But I can’t imagine they’d start a new program and already postpone the 3rd and 4th program because of Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, so I consider the dates (1950-12-24 and 1950-12-31) are very likely. Beginning with ‘Jazz Club # 40’ I wasn’t able to give proper dates. Obviously there was a gap in summer 1951. In # 41 Feather talks about a ‘1952 version’ of an Ellington title and says, that left the Ellington Band ‘barely two years ago’. Hodges left Ellington early in 1951, last records with Ellington were made in January. This would mean late 1952 for Feather’s 40th broadcast – hard to believe. Used: Tom Lord, The Jazz Discography, CD-ROM 2004 edition.

Jazz Club USA # 01 Host: Date: 1950-12-24

Count Basie & the Orchestra: The mad Boogie Broadcast, "Benny Goodman Show #7, New York, August 12, 1946 Dale "Mickey" McMickle, Nate Kazebier, John Best, Dick Mains (tp) Cutty Cutshall, Leon Cox (tb) Addison Collins (fhr) Benny Goodman (cl,vcl) Hymie Schertzer, Larry Molinelli (as) Cliff Strickland, Les Clarke (ts) Al Klink (bar) Joe Bushkin (p) (g) Barney Spieler (b) (d) special guest : (p)

Billy Strayhorn Trio: C jam New York, October 3, 1950 , (p) (b)

Dizzy Gillespie with Johnny Richards and his Orchestra: Swing low, sweet chariot , CA, October 31, 1950 (tp,vcl) Henry Coker, Dick Kenney, Harold Smith (tb) Shirley Thompson (bassoon) Henry Hill, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Jack Shulman, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Victor Arno, John Quadri, Sidney Brokow (vln) Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (cello) Phil Shuken (fl) Haskell Issenuth (b-fl) Harry Steinfield (oboe) John Grass (fhr) Barbara Whitney (harp) (p) Jack Cascales (b) Charlie Wright (d) Carlos Vidal Bolado (bgo) [ Vidal Bolado (bgo) ] Johnny Richards (arr)

Phil Napoleon & the Memphis Five: Milenberg joys Café Society, New York, c. 1950 (VoA original recording) Phil Napoleon (tp) with unknown personal including Tony Sbargo (Sbarbaro) (d, kazoo)

Ruth Brown: unknown title Café Society, New York, c. 1950 (VoA original recording) (voc) with unknown (tp), (p), (dr) and others

Eroll Garner Trio: Lover Café Society, New York, c. 1950 (VoA original recording, the trio recorded this title for Columbia on October 7th, 1950) Eroll Garner (p), (b), (dr)

Phil Napoleon & the Memphis Five: South Rampart Street Parade ? Café Society, New York, c. 1950 (VoA original recording – or the Swan record, made on May 17th, 1946, by Phil Napoleon) Phil Napoleon (tp) with unknown personal including Tony Sbargo (Sbarbaro) (d, kazoo)

Jazz Club USA # 02 Host: Leonard Feather. Date: 1950-12-31

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Oh babe Los Angeles, October 13, 1950 Benny Bailey, Duke Garrette, Ed Mullens, Leo Shepherd, Walter Williams (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, , Paul Lee, Benny Powell (tb) Bobby Plater, (as) Gil Bernal, Johnny Board, Curtis Lowe (ts) Ben Kynard (bar) (vib) Milt Buckner (p) Billy Mackel (g) Roy Johnson (b) Ellis Bartee (d) Sonny Parker (vcl)

Red Norvo Trio: Move , October 13, 1950 Red Norvo (vib) Tal Farlow (g) Charles Mingus (b)

Lucky Thompson and his Orchestra: Slow drag New York, September 15, 1949 Ray Copeland (tp) Henderson Chambers (tb) , Pritchard Chessman (ts) Sahib Shihab (bar) (p) Peck Morrison (b) Al Walker (d) Thelma Thompson (vcl)

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars: When it's sleepy time down south Medley: Shadrach / When the Saints I got Rhythm Some Day La vie en rose I cover the Waterfront (excerpt) “Bop City”, New York, 1950 (VoA original recordings) (tp,vcl) Jack Teagarden (tb) (cl) (p) Arvell Shaw (b) (d

Jazz Club USA # 03 – Strings Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-01-07

Artie Shaw & his Orchestra: My blue Heaven New York, December 23, 1936 Lee Castle, Zeke Zarchy (tp) Buddy Morrow (=Moe Zudecoff) (tb) (cl,arr) Tony Pastor (ts,vcl) Joe Lippman (p,arr) Tony Gottuso (g) (vln,arr) Frank Siegfield (vln) Sam Persoff (viola) Bill Schumann (cello) Ben Ginsberg (b) (d)

Harry Carney: Frustration New York, 1949 (bar) Billy Strayhorn (p) (g) (b) (d) Duke Ellington (arr) + strings

Oscar Pettiford his Cello and Quartet: Perdido New York, September 13, 1950 Duke Ellington (p) Billy Strayhorn (celeste-1) added, Oscar Pettiford (cello) Lloyd Trotman (b) (d)

Billie Holiday with and His Orchestra: Somebody's on my mind New York, October 19, 1949 (tp) Milt Yaner (cl,as) John Fulton (fl,cl,ts) Bernie Leighton (p) Tony Mottola (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Bunny Shawker (d) + five strings (vcl) Gordon Jenkins (cond)

Charlie Parker with 's Orchestra: Repetition New York, December, 1947 , , Doug Mettome (tp) (tb) Bart Varsalona (b-tb) Vincent Jacobs (fhr) John LaPorta (cl) (as-1) Murray Williams, Sonny Salad (as) , Pete Mondello (ts) Manny Albam (bar) (p) Sam Caplan, Harry Katzman, Gene Orloff, Zelly Smirnoff, Sid Harris, Manny Fiddler (vln) Fred Ruzilla, Nat Nathanson (viola) Joe Benaventi (cello) Curly Russell (b) (d) Diego Ibarra (cga,bgo) Neal Hefti (arr,cond)

Dizzy Gillespie with Johnny Richards and his Orchestra: Lullaby of the leaves Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1950 Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl) Henry Coker, Dick Kenney, Harold Smith (tb) Shirley Thompson (bassoon) Henry Hill, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Jack Shulman, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Victor Arno, John Quadri, Sidney Brokow (vln) Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (cello) Phil Shuken (fl) Haskell Issenuth (b-fl) Harry Steinfield (oboe) John Grass (fhr) Barbara Whitney (harp) Paul Smith (p) Jack Cascales (b) Charlie Wright (d) Carlos Vidal Bolado (bgo) Johnny Richards (arr)

Joe Roland Symphonette: Half Nelson New York, January 17, 1950 Joe Roland (vib) (g) Gus Oberstein, Jules Modlin, Sidney Kasmit (strings) Ismael Ugarte (b) Harold Granowsky (d)

Stan Kenton and His Innovations Orchestra: Hollywood, May 18, 1950 , Chico Alvarez, , Don Paladino (tp) (tp,arr) Milt Bernhart, , Bob Fitzpatrick (tb) Bill Russo (tb,arr) Stumpy Brown (b-tb) John Graas, Lloyd Otto (fhr) Gene Englund (tu) , Art Pepper (as,fl) (ts,oboe,Eng-hrn) Bart Calderall (ts,bassoon) Bob Gioga (bar,b-cl) George Kast, Lew Elias, Jim Cathcart, Earl Cornwell, Anthony Doria, Jim Holmes, Alex Law, Herbert Offner, Carl Ottobrino, David Schackne (vln) Stan Harris, Leonard Selic, Sam Singer, Gregory Bemko (viola) Zachary Bock, Jack Wulfe (cello) (p,arr) (g,arr) Don Bagley (b) Shelly Manne (d,tymp)

Jazz Club USA # 04 - Tenor Sax Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-01-14

Lester Young Quartet: Neenah New York, c. June 1950 (ts) John Lewis (p) (b) Bill Clark (d)

Coleman Hawkins and his Quartet: You got me cryin' again New York, August 25, 1950 (ts) Billy Taylor (p) John Collins (g) Percy Heath (b) (d)

Woody Herman and His Orchestra: More moon New York, May 26, 1949 Stan Fishelson, Al Porcino, , Charlie Walp (tp) Shorty Rogers (tp) Bill Harris, , Ollie Wilson (tb) Bart Varsalona (b-tb) (cl,as) Sam Marowitz (as) , Buddy Savitt (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (ts) (bar) (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Shelly Manne (d)

Chubby Jackson and his All Stars Band: Leavin' town New York, March 15, 1950 Howard McGhee, Al Porcino, Don Ferrara (tp) J.J. Johnson, (tb) Charlie Kennedy (as) , , Bruce Barnard (ts) (bar,arr) Tony Aless (p) (b) (d) (arr)

Stan Getz Quartet: Too marvellous for words New York, January 6, 1950 (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) (d)

Flip Phillips: Sweet and lovely New York, October 9, 1944 Neal Hefti (tp) Bill Shine (cl) Flip Phillips (ts) (p) (g) Chubby Jackson (b) (d)

Georgie Auld and his Orchestra: Darn that dream Los Angeles, January 17, 1949 John Anderson (tp) (tb,arr) Georgie Auld (as,ts) John Rotella (as) Pete Terry (ts) Irv Roth (bar) (p) (b) (d) Karl Kiffe (bgo)

Jazz Club # 05 Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-01-21

Jimmy McPartland & his Band: Royal garden Blues Chicago, March, 1949 Jimmy McPartland (cnt) Harry Lepp (tb) Jack O'Connel (cl,as) Marian McPartland (p) Ben Carlton (b) Mousie Alexander (d)

Charlie Parker and his Orchestra: My melancholy baby New York, June 6, 1950 Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) (p) Curly Russell (b) (d)

Johnny Windhurst Jam Band: Chop Suey Struttin’ with some barbecue Stuyvesant Casino, New York, c. 1950 (VoA original recording) Johnny Windhurst (tp) Ed Hubble (tb) Joe Barofaldi (cl) Dick Cary (p) Arthur Herbert (dr)

‘Big Chief’ Moore & Jam Band: Stardust Stuyvesant Casino, New York, c. 1950 (VoA original recording) ‘Big Chief’ Russell Moore (tb) Ed Hubble (tb) Joe Barofaldi (cl) Dick Cary (p) Arthur Herbert (dr)

Omer Simeon & Joe Sullivan: Ugly child Stuyvesant Casino, New York, c. 1950 (VoA original recording) ‘Big Chief’ Russell Moore (tb) Omer Simeon (cl) Joe Sullivan (p) Arthur Herbert (dr)

Jazz Club USA # 06 – Carnegie Hall Concert 1949 Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-01-28

Charlie Parker Quintet: Ornithology Cheryl V.O.A. Broadcast "Carnegie Hall", New York, December 25, 1949 (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d) Symphony Sid (mc)

Sarah Vaughan: Once in a while Mean to me V.O.A. Broadcast "Carnegie Hall", New York, December 25, 1949 (vcl) acc by (p)

Bud Powell All God's chillun got rhythm Voice of America transcriptions, Carnegie Hall, New York, December 24, 1949 Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Symphony Sid (m.c.)

Stars of Modern Jazz: Move Voice of America transcriptions, Carnegie Hall, New York, December 25, 1949 (tp) (tb) (as) Serge Chaloff (bar) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d) Symphony Sid (m.c.)

(Two different dates are given for this concert: December 24th and December 25th. Brekman, Bukowski & Saks in their Discographie of Charlie Parker claim it had not been Christma Eve but Christmas night, which would mean on December 25th. More of those recordings were used for ‘Jazz Club USA’ # 21.)

Jazz Club USA # 07 – Piano Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-02-04

Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington: Tonk (as ‘Block party’) New York, November, 1950 Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn (p) Joe Shulman (b)

Erroll Garner Trio: Moonglow Los Angeles, June 20, 1949 (p) John Simmons (b) Alvin Stoller (d)

Mel Henke: Shock treatment Los Angeles, 1948 Mel Henke (p) Mike Rubin (b) (bongos)

Dave Brubeck Trio: Avalon San Francisco, CA, November, 1950 (p) Ron Crotty (b) Cal Tjader (d,bgo,cga,vib)

Slam Stewart Trio: Bless me again I can dream, can’t I Doctor Foo ‘Bop City’, New York, ca 1950 (VoA original recording) Beryl Booker (p) (b) John Collins (g)

Jazz Club USA # 08 - Billie Holiday, , Sarah Vaughan Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-02-11

Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra: Mean to me New York, May 11, 1937 (tp) (cl) Johnny Hodges (as) Lester Young (ts) (p) Allen Reuss (g) Artie Bernstein (b) Cozy Cole (d) Billie Holiday (vcl) into: Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and his Septet: Mean to me New York, May 25, 1945 Sarah Vaughan (vcl) acc by Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Nat Jaffe (p) Bill De Arango (g) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)

Ella Fitzgerald: I must have that man Los Angeles, July 31, 1941 Dick Vance, Irving "Mouse" Randolph, (tp) George Matthews, Earl Murphy, John McConnell (tb) Pete Clark, Chauncey Haughton (cl,as) Teddy McRae, Lonnie Simmons (ts) Tommy Fulford (p) Ulysses Livingston (g) (b) Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) Elmer "Skippy" Williams (ts), Jesse Price (d) into: Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra: I must have that man New York, January 25, 1937 Buck Clayton (tp) Benny Goodman (cl) Lester Young (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d) Billie Holiday (vcl)

Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra: (not Ella Fitzgerald, as stated by Feather!) Love me or leave me New York, August 7, 1941 Emmett Berry (tp) (cl,ts) Hymie Schertzer (as) (ts) Teddy Wilson (p) Al Casey (g) Johnny Williams (b) J.C. Heard (d) Billie Holiday (vcl) into: Sarah Vaughan: Love me or leave me New York, November 8, 1947 Sarah Vaughan (vcl) acc by Sam Musiker (cl) unknown fhr, Nicky Tagg (p) Tony Mottola, Al Casey (g) Mack Shopnick (b) Cozy Cole (d) unknown harp, strings, Ted Dale (arr,ldr)

Sarah Vaughan acc by Norman Leyden Orchestra: Perdido New York, September 5, 1950 Melvin "Red" Solomon, Gus Griffith, Jimmy Maxwell (tp) Buddy Morrow, Jack Satterfield (tb) Bill Versaci, John Fulton, Jimmy Abato, Russ Banzer, Jimmy Odriche (saxes) Stan Freeman (p) Mundell Lowe (g) Frank Carroll (b) Terry Snyder (d) ( Feather is wrong – this not ‘the first vocal version’ of this song, only the first he knew!)

Billie Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio: I loves you Porgy New York, December 10, 1948 Billie Holiday (vcl) acc by Bobby Tucker (p) John Levy (b) (d) Mundell Lowe (g)

Ella Fitzgerald: Orange coloured sky Imagination Mr. Paganini Carnegie Hall, New York, X-mas Concert (December 24th, ca 1948-1950) (VoA Original recording, WJZ broadcast) Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) Hank Jones (p) (b) Charlie Smith (dr)

Jazz Club USA # 09 – Clarinet Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-02-25

Benny Goodman Sextet: Slipped disc New York, February 4, 1945 Benny Goodman (cl) Red Norvo (vib) Teddy Wilson (p) Mike Bryan (g) Slam Stewart (b) Morey Feld (d)

Edmond Hall and his Cafe Society Orchestra: Lonely moments New York, late 1945 Irving "Mouse" Randolph (tp) Henderson Chambers (tb) (cl) (p) Johnny Williams (b) Jimmy Crawford (d)

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars: Tea for two “Bop City”, New York, poss. 1950 (VoA original recordings, compare ‘Jazz Club # 02’) Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Jack Teagarden (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Earl Hines (p) Arvell Shaw (b) Cozy Cole (d

Sol Yaget Sextet: After you’ve gone Poor Butterfly Perdido (without Al Hall) New York, ca 1951 (VoA original studio recording) Sol Yaget (cl) (tb, vib) Sherman Edwards (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Al Hall (b) Jimmy Dee (dr)

Jazz Club USA # 10 – Duke at the Met (1) Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-03-04

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Harlem Controversial: a) Later b) Before my time The jeep is jumpin’ Live "Metropolitan Opera House", New York, January 21, 1951 Harold "Shorty" Baker, Nelson Williams, Fats Ford, (tp) (tp,vln) Lawrence Brown, (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) (as,sop,cl) (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Wendell Marshall, (b) Sonny Greer, Bill Clark (d)

Jazz Club USA # 11 – Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-03-11

George Brunies and His Jazz Band: That da da strain New York, November 29, 1943 Wild (cnt) George Brunies (tb,vcl) (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) (g) (b) George Wettling (d)

Jack Teagarden's Big Eight: Blues after hours New York, March 14, 1947 (tp) Jack Teagarden (tb,vcl) (cl) Cliff Strickland (ts) Gene Schroeder (p) (g) Jack Lesberg (b) Dave Tough (d)

Eddie Heywood Orchestra: Please don't talk about me when I'm gone New York, December 29, 1944 Dick Vance (tp) (tb) Lem Davis (as) Eddie Heywood, Jr. (p) Ted Sturgis (b) Keg Purnell (d)

Kai's Krazy Cats: Always New York, December 14, 1945 Kai Winding (tb) Stan Getz (ts) Shorty Allen (p) Robert "Iggy" Shevak (b) Shelly Manne (d)

Chubby Jackson's Septet: Northwest passage New York, January 10, 1945 Howard McGhee (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Flip Phillips (ts) Ralph Burns (p) Billy Bauer (g) Chubby Jackson (b) Dave Tough (d)

Bill Harris and his Septet: Mean to me Chicago, April 5, 1945 Pete Candoli (tp) Bill Harris (tb) Flip Phillips (ts) Ralph Burns (p) Billy Bauer (g) Chubby Jackson (b) Alvin Burroughs (d)

Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers: Fox hunt New York, May 26, 1949 Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)

Bennie Green Sextet: The Blues is Green New York, August 13, 1950 Bennie Green (tb) (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) John Collins (g) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)

Jazz Club USA # 12 - Women in Jazz Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-03-18

The Hip Chicks: Unknown title (excerpt) New York, March, 1945 Jean Starr (tp) L'Ana Lyams (sop) Marjorie Hyams (vib) Vicki Zimmer (p) Marion Gange (g) Cecilia Zirl (b) Rose Gottesman (d)

Vivien Garry Quintet: A woman's place is in the grove Los Angeles, September 5, 1946 Edna Williams (tp) Emma Colbert (vln) Wini Beatty (p) Vivien Garry (b) Dody Jeshke (d)

Mary Lou Williams Girl Stars: The Blues at Mary Lou's New York, February 25, 1946 Marjorie Hyams (vib) Mary Lou Williams (p) Mary Osborne (g) Bea Taylor [= Billy Taylor, Sr.] (b) Bridget O'Flynn (d)

Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars: Boogie misterioso New York, July 24, 1946 Marjorie Hyams (vib) Mary Lou Williams (p) Mary Osborne (g,vcl) June Rotenberg (b) Rose Gottesman (d)

Mary Osborne Trio: Mary's guitar boogie New York, 1946 (p) Mary Osborne (g) unknown (b)

Beryl Booker Trio: Low ceiling New York, October 8, 1946 Beryl Booker (p,vcl) Mary Osborne (g) June Rotenberg (b)

Beryl Booker Quartet: I wished on the moon New York, c. 1950/51 Beryl Booker (p) John Collins (g) Slam Stewart (b) Mr. Skin (d)

Dexter Gordon Quintet: Mischievous lady (excerpt) Hollywood, June 5, 1947 (tb) (ts) Charles Fox (p) (b) Chuck Thompson (d)

Gerald Wilson & his Orchestra: The moors Los Angeles, 1946 , John Anderson, Joe "Red" Kelly, Hobart Dotson (tp) Melba Liston, Henry Coker, Robert Huerta, Vic Dickenson (tb) Floyd Turnham, Maurice Simon, Eddie Davis, Vernon Slater, Gus Evans (reeds) Vivian Fears (p) (g) Red Callender (b) Henry "Tucker" Green (d)

Hazel Scott & Toots Camarata's Orchestra: I've got the world on a string New York, early 1947 Hazel Scott (p) with Band including (tp) Ernie Caceres (bar) + others

Jazz Club USA # 13 – Duke at the Met (2) Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-03-25

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Rin dem bells Frustration Coloratura Rose of the Rio Grande Violet Blue Take the ‘A’ train St. Louis Blues Blue Skies ( no end) Live "Metropolitan Opera House", New York, January 21, 1951 Harold "Shorty" Baker, Nelson Williams, Fats Ford, Cat Anderson (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Lawrence Brown, Quentin Jackson (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as) Russell Procope (as,sop,cl) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Wendell Marshall, Joe Benjamin (b) Sonny Greer, Bill Clark (d) , Yvonne Lanauze (vcl)

Jazz Club USA # 14 - Savoy Ballroom Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-04-01

Buddy Johnson & his Orchestra: Little doll Stars fell on Alabama Down yonder ‘Savoy Ballroom’, New York, c. early 1951 (VoA original recording) Band Personal in early 1951: Frank Royal, Andrew Wood, Willis Nelson, Calvin Strickland (tp) Julius Watson, Donald Cole, Steve Pulliam (tb) Joe O'Laughlin (as) Harold "Geezil" Minerve (as,vcl) David Van Dyke, Purvis Henson (ts) Teddy "Cherokee" Conyers (bar) Buddy Johnson (p,vcl) Bernie MacKay (g) Leon Spann (b) Emmanuel Simms (d) Ella Johnson, Arthur Prysock (vcl)

Cootie Williams & his Orchestra: 'Gator tail Things ain't what they used to be (EM vcl) - Soft winds ‘Savoy Ballroom’, New York, c. early 1951 (VoA original recording) (tp) Rupert Cole (as,cl) Bill Parker (ts) Arnold Jarvis (p) Leonard Swain (b) Sylvester "Vess" Payne (d) Eddie Mack (vcl)

Jazz Club USA # 15 – Barbizon Plaza Hotel Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-04-08

Dixieland Jazz Session: Jazz me Blues The Memphis Blues When your lover has gone * Sweet Georgia Brown * I cover the waterfront * (omit Davison, Dickinson, Hall) That Da Da strain ‘Barbizon Plaza Hotel’, New York, c. 1950/51 (VoA original recording) Bobby Hackett (c, on*), Wild Bill Davison (cnt) Vic Dickinson (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Joe Sullivan (p) George Wettling (dr)

Jazz Club USA # 16 – Poll Winners (1) Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-04-15

Charlie Parker with Strings: Just friends New York, November 30, 1949 Charlie Parker (as) (oboe,eng-horn) Stan Freeman (p) Meyer Rosen (harp) Bronislaw Gimpel, Max Hollander, Milton Lomask (vln) Frank Brieff (viola) Frank Miller (cello) Ray Brown (b) Buddy Rich (d) Jimmy Carroll (arr,cond)

Count Basie Octet: Bluebeard blues New York, May 16, 1950 (tp,vcl) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Rouse (ts) Serge Chaloff (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Buddy Rich (d) Neal Heft (arr)

Serge Chaloff and the Herdsmen: Chickasaw New York, March 10, 1949 Red Rodney (tp) Earl Swope (tb) Al Cohn (ts) Serge Chaloff (bar) (vib) (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Denzil Best (d) Shorty Rogers (arr)

Stan Getz and his Orchestra: Early autumn Live "Apollo Theatre", New York, August 17, 1950 (?) Stan Fishelson, Al Porcino, Idrees Sulieman (tp) (b-tp) Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Don Lanphere (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bar) Billy Taylor (p) Terry Gibbs (vib) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)

Jazz at the Philharmonic: Endido (excerpt) "Carnegie Hall", New York, September 27, 1947 Howard McGhee (tp) Bill Harris (tb) , Flip Phillips (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (d)

Miles Davis’ Capitol Band: Israel New York, April 22, 1949 Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sandy Siegelstein (fhr) (tu) (as) Gerry Mulligan (bar,arr) John Lewis (p,arr) (b) Kenny Clarke (d)

Stan Kenton & his Orchestra: Maynard Ferguson Hollywood, CA, June 5, 1950 Buddy Childers, Chico Alvarez, Maynard Ferguson, Don Paladino (tp) Shorty Rogers (tp,arr) Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick (tb) Bill Russo (tb,arr) Stumpy Brown (b-tb) John Graas, Lloyd Otto (fhr) Gene Englund (tu) Bud Shank, Art Pepper (as,fl) Bob Cooper (ts,oboe,Eng-hrn) Bart Calderall (ts,bassoon) Bob Gioga (bar,b-cl) Stan Kenton (p,arr) Laurindo Almeida (g,arr) Don Bagley (b) Shelly Manne (d,tymp) (arr)

Jazz Club USA # 17 – Poll Winners (2) Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-04-22

George Shearing Quintet: Nothin but D Best New York, June 28, 1949 Marjorie Hyams (vib) (p) Chuck Wayne (g) John Levy (b) Denzil Best (d)

Oscar Peterson Duo: Get happy New York, May 8, 1950 (p) (b)

Eddie Safranski and the Poll Cats: Bass mood New York, December 20, 1947 Ray Wetzel (tp) Eddie Bert (tb) Art Pepper (as) Bob Cooper (ts) Pete Rugolo (p,arr) (b) Shelly Manne (d)

The Ellingtonians: The new piano roll blues New York, September 21, 1950 Red Rodney (tp) Johnny Hodges (as) Harry Carney (bar) Duke Ellington (mandolin p) Wendell Marshall (b) Max Roach (d)

Billy Eckstine and his Orchestra: The jitney man New York, January 3, 1946 Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Raymond Orr, Kenny Dorham (tp) Alfred "Chippy" Outcalt, Gerald Valentine, Robert Scott (tb) , Bob "Junior" Williams (as) Gene Ammons, Arthur Simmons (ts) Tate (bar) Richard Ellington (p) ?, Connie Wainwright (g) Bill McMahon (b) Art Blakey (d) (vcl)

Sarah Vaughan: Nice work if you can get it New York, May 19, 1950 Sarah Vaughan (vcl) acc by Miles Davis (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Tony Scott (cl) Budd Johnson (ts) Jimmy Jones (p) Billy Taylor, Sr. (b) J.C. Heard (d) Mundell Lowe (g)

Stan Kenton & his Orchestra: Trajectories Hollywood, CA, February 4, 1950 Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, Chico Alvarez, Don Paladino (tp) Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick (tb) Bill Russo (arr) Bart Varsalona (b-tb) John Graas, Lloyd Otto (fhr) Gene Englund (tu) Bud Shank, Art Pepper (as,fl) Bob Cooper (ts,oboe,Eng-hrn) Bart Caldarell (ts,bassoon) Bob Gioga (bar,b- cl) Stan Kenton (p,arr) George Kast, Lew Elias, Jim Holmes, Jim Cathcart, Earl Cornwell, Anthony Doria, Alex Law, Herbert Offner, Carl Ottobrino, David Schackne (vln) Stan Harris, Leonard Selic, Sam Singer (viola) Gregory Bemko, Zachary Bock, Jack Wulfe (cello) Laurindo Almeida (g,arr) Don Bagley (b) Shelly Manne (d,tymp) Carlos Vidal (cga)

Metronome All Stars: Overtime New York, January 3, 1949 Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, (tp) Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson (tb) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Parker (as) (ts) Ernie Caceres (bar) (p,arr) Billy Bauer (g,arr) Eddie Safranski (b) Shelly Manne (d) Pete Rugolo (arr)

Jazz Club USA # 18 – Town Hall Concert Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-04-29

All recordings from: Town Hall, New York, c. early 1951 (‘A Tribute to Pee Wee Russell’, poss. around April 17th)

Eddie Condon and his Jazz Band: Fidgety feet I’m forever blowing bubbles Wild Bill Davison (cnt) Cutty Cutshall (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) Eddie Condon (g) Bob Casey (b) (d)

Ernie Caceres Quartet: Under a blanket of blue Ernie Caceres (cl, bars) Gene Schroeder (p) Al Hall (b) Buzzy Drootin (dr)

Joe Bushkin, Piano: I can’t get started / Hallelujah Joe Bushkin (p), Ray McKinley (dr)

Ralph Sutton, Piano: In a mist

Eddie Condon and his Jazz Band: Basin Street Blues (Personal given above)

Jazz Club USA # 21 – Young Musicians Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-05-20

Stan Getz Quintet: Always Sweet Miss Long Island Sound (without Winding) VOA Broadcast "Carnegie Hall", New York, December 25, 1949 Kai Winding (tb) Stan Getz (ts) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)

Lennie Tristano Sextet: Sax of a kind VOA Broadcast "Carnegie Hall", New York, December 25, 1949 Warne Marsh (ts) Lee Konitz (as) Lennie Tristano (p) Billy Bauer (g) Jeff Morton (d) Joe Shulman (b)

Charlie Parker Quintet: Now's the time V.O.A. Broadcast "Carnegie Hall", New York, December 25, 1949 Red Rodney (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)

Elliot Lawrence & his Orchestra: Elevation "Bop City", New York, late 1949 (VoA original recording) Joe Techner, John Dee, Jimmy Padget (tp) Bill Danzien (tp,fhr) Sy Berger, Vince Forrest, Chuck Harris (tb) Joe Soldo (as) Phil Urso, Bruno Rondelli (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bar,arr) Merle Bredwell (bar) , Bob Karch (p) Tom O'Neil (b) Howie Mann (d)

Jazz Club USA # 22 Guitar Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-05-27

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Hot and bothered (excerpt) New York, October 1, 1928 Bubber Miley, Arthur Whetsol (tp) Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (tb) Barney Bigard (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges (as,sop) Harry Carney (bar,cl,as) Duke Ellington (p) Lonnie Johnson (g) Fred Guy (bj) (b) Sonny Greer (d) Baby Cox (vcl)

"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm: Buck jumpin' New York, October 1, 1941 (p), John Hamilton (tp) Gene Sedric (cl) Al Casey (g) Cedric Wallace (b) Slick Jones (d)

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra: Solo flight New York, March 4, 1941 Alec Fila, Jimmy Maxwell, Irving Goodman, Cootie Williams (tp) Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall (tb) Benny Goodman (cl) Skippy Martin, (as) Georgie Auld, Pete Mondello (ts) Bob Snyder (bar) Johnny Guarnieri (p) Mike Bryan (g) Artie Bernstein (b) Dave Tough (d)

George Shearing Quintet: Cotton top New York, January 31, 1949 Marjorie Hyams (vib) George Shearing (p) Chuck Wayne (g) John Levy (b) Denzil Best (d)

Red Norvo Trio: Zing ! went the strings of my heart Chicago, October 13, 1950 Red Norvo (vib) Tal Farlow (g) Charles Mingus (b)

Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra: John's delight New York, April 21, 1949 Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Benjamin Lundy (ts) Cecil Payne (bar) (p) John Collins (g) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Kay Penton (vcl)

Earle Spencer Band & The Arvin Garrison Quintet : Five guitars in flight Los Angeles, October or November, 1946 John Anderson, Tony Facciuto, Bill Stean, Keith Williams (tp) Chuck Gale, J.D. Marsch, Ollie Wilson (tb) Bill Gillette, Matt Utal (as) Carter Englund, Tommy Makagon (ts) Steve Perlow (bar) Bob Clark (p) Dave Sperling (b) Bobby White (d) Bill Gillette (arr) + Arvin Garrison, , Irving Ashby, Tony Rizzi, Gene Sargent (g)

Stan Kenton Orchestra: Lament [Lament for guitar] Hollywood, CA, October 22, 1947 Ray Wetzel (tp,vcl,arr) Ken Hanna (tp,arr) Buddy Childers, Al Porcino, Chico Alvarez (tp) Milt Bernhart, Eddie Bert, Harry Betts, Harry Forbes (tb) Bart Varsalona (b-tb) Art Pepper, George Weidler (as) Bob Cooper, Warner Weidler (ts) Bob Gioga (bar) Stan Kenton (p,arr) Laurindo Almeida (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Shelly Manne (d) Jack Costanzo (bgo)

Jazz at the Philharmonic: Blues "Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944 J.J. Johnson (tb) Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts) (p) (g) Johnny Miller (b) Lee Young (d)

Jazz Club USA # 23 – Jazz at the Philharmonic Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-06-03

Interview with

Jazz at the Philharmonic: Tea for two Body and Soul "Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944 J.J. Johnson (tb) Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts) Nat King Cole (p) Les Paul (g) Johnny Miller (b) Lee Young (d)

Jazz at the Philharmonic: How high the moon Los Angeles, CA, October 7, 1946 Howard McGhee, Buck Clayton (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Willie Smith (as) Illinois Jacquet (ts) Kenny Kersey (p) Barney Kessel (g) unknown (b) and (d).

Jazz Club USA # 24 – Embers Cub Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-06-10

Joe Bushkin/Buck Clayton Quartet: On the sunny side of the street At sundown Broadcast "Embers", New York, 1951 Buck Clayton (tp) Joe Bushkin (p) Eddie Safranski (b) Jo Jones (d)

Interview with

Art Tatum, Piano Solo: Taboo Come rain or come shine Honeysuckle rose Broadcast "Embers", New York, 1951 (VoA original recording)

Joe Bushkin/Buck Clayton Quartet: The Sheik Broadcast "Embers", New York, 1951 (VoA original recording) as above

For the Bushkin-Session I only found the date ‘August 1951’ which means neither I am wrong with the date of broadcast or Tom Lord is wrong (he quite often is!) or, as a third possibility, both are different versions as given by Tom Lord.

Jazz Club USA # 25 – Count Basie Host: Leonard Feather Guest: Count Basie Date: 1951-06-17

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra: Moten swing Camden, N.J., December 13, 1932 , Joe Keyes, Prince "Dee" Stewart (tp) (tb) Eddie Durham (v-tb,g,arr) Eddie Barefield (cl,as) Jack Washington (as,bar) (ts) Count Basie (p) Leroy "Buster" Berry (g) Walter Page (b) Willie McWashington (d

Jones-Smith Incorporated: Boogie woogie (excerpt) Chicago, November 9, 1936 Carl Smith (tp) Lester Young (ts) Count Basie (p) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d) (vcl)

Count Basie & his Orchestra: Swinging the blues New York, February 16, 1938 Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Ed Lewis, Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Eddie Durham (tb,g,arr) Benny Morton, Dan Minor (tb) Earl Warren (as,bassax) (ts) Lester Young (ts,cl) Jack Washington (alto,bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)

Count Basie and his Orchestra: Blue and sentimental New York, June 6, 1938 Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis (tp) Eddie Durham (arr) Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb) Earl Warren (as) Herschel Evans (ts,cl,arr) Lester Young (ts,cl) Jack Washington (as,bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)

Benny Goodman and his Sextet: As long as I live New York, November 7, 1940 Cootie Williams (tp) Benny Goodman (cl) Georgie Auld (ts) Count Basie (p) (el-g) Artie Bernstein (b) Harry Jaeger (d)

Count Basie & his Orchestra: Basie's basement New York, May 20, 1947 Emmett Berry (tp) George Matthews (tb) Charlie Price (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Jack Washington (bar) Count Basie (org) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)

Count Basie & his Orchestra: Rambo New York, February 4, 1946 Emmett Berry, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ed Lewis, (tp) Jay Jay Johnson (tb,arr) Ted Donnelly, Eli Robinson, George Matthews (tb) Preston Love, Jimmy Powell (as) (ts) Illinois Jacquet (ts,arr) Rudy Rutherford (bar,cl) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Rodney Richardson (b) Jo Jones (d)

Count Basie Octet: Neal's deal New York, May 16, 1950 Clark Terry (tp,vcl) Buddy DeFranco (cl) Charlie Rouse (ts) Serge Chaloff (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Buddy Rich (d) Neal Heft (arr)

Count Basie & his Orchestra: One o'clock jump (excerpt) New York, July 7, 1937 Buck Clayton (tp,arr) Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore (tp) Eddie Durham (tb,g,arr) George Hunt, Dan Minor (tb) Earl Warren (as,bassax) Herschel Evans (ts) Lester Young (ts,cl) Jack Washington (alto,bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Walter Page (b) Jo Jones (d)

Jazz Club USA # 26 – Birdland Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1951-06-24

Interview with Georgie Auld

Georgie Auld Quintet: Perdido Robin’s nest ‘Birdland’, New York, about March-May, 1951 (VoA original recording) (tb, voc) Georgie Auld (ts) Harvey Leonard (p) Curly Russell (b) Tiny Kahn (dr)

Interview with Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker and the All Stars: Hot house Embraceable you How high the moon ‘Birdland’, New York, about March-May, 1951 (VoA original recording) Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Bud Powell (p) Billie Taylor (b) Roy Haynes (d)

Jazz Club USA # 40 Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

All titles recorded at: ‘Annual Pittsburgh Courier Musical Awards Concert’, Carnegie Hall, New York, ca 1952

Interview with Lionel Hampton

The Lionel Hampton All Stars: Air Mail Special Lionel Hampton (vib) Nat Artiguez (cl, as) Johnny Board (as) Gil Bernale, , Illinois Jacquet (ts), rest unknown

Interview with

The Lionel Hampton All Stars with Dinah Washington: Blow top blues (as above)

Interview with Billie Eckstine

Billie Eckstine: Everything I have is yours Billie Eckstine (voc) Bobby Tucker (p)

Interview with

Louis Jordan and his Orchestra: Work Baby work unknown (tp) Josh Jackson (ts) Louis Jordan (as, voc) Jimmy Peterson (p) Bob Bushnell (b) Bill Jennings (g) unknown (dr)

Duke Hampton and his Orchestra: The thing personal unknown

The Lionel Hampton All Stars: The Boogie Blues Lionel Hampton (vib) Nat Artiguez (cl, as) Johnny Board (as) Gil Bernale, Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet (ts), rest unknown

Jazz Club USA # 41 Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: Ting-a-ling Caravan ‘Meadowbrook Club’, Cedar Grove, c. 1952 (VoA original recording)

Confirmed: Ray Nance (tp, vn) (tb) Russell Procope (cl, as) Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Paul Gonsalves (ts) Duke Ellington (p) Louis Bellson (dr) The Ellington Band made several broadcasts from the ‘Meadowbrook’ in June, 1951. The titles above are not mentioned in Tom Lords discography, and Feather speaks about a ‘1952 version’, but this may just refer to the date of broadcast. The band personal in June 1951 was: Cat Anderson, Nelson Williams, Harold "Shorty" Baker (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln,vcl) Quentin Jackson, , Juan Tizol (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Russell Procope (as,cl) Willie Smith (as) Paul Gonsalves (ts) Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl) Duke Ellington (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Louie Bellson (d )

Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra: Castle Rock Out of nowhere Wham! Things ain’t what they used to be ‘Tiffany Club’, Los Angeles, 1951 or 1952 (VoA original recording) Emmett Berry (tp) Lawrence Brown (tb) Johnny Hodges (as) (ts) Leroy Lovett (p) Red Callender (b) J.C. Heard (d) Berry, Brown, Sears, and Hodges are confirmed by Feather. Hodges made records with these musicians on the West Coast in March and July 1952. On the other hand, Feather mentiones Hodges was ‘born 45 years ago’. Hodges was born on July 25th, 1906.

Jazz Club USA # 42 - Birdland Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Arnett Cobb and his Orchestra: Open house Without a word of warning Dutch kitchen bounce ‘Birdland’, New York, ca 1952 (VoA original recording) Ed Lewis (tp) Dickie Harris (tb) Arnett Cobb (ts, bars) George Rhodes (p) George Duvivier or Walter Buchanan (b) Al Walker? (dr) The only released live recordings of this group were made on June 27th, 1952, in New York.

Lester Young Quintet: Neena Ghost of a chance Lester leaps in Destination moon ‘Birdland’, New York, ca 1951-1952 (VoA original recording) Lester Young (ts) Jesse Drakes (tp) Joe ‘Earl’ Knight (p) Gene Ramey (b) Lee Abrams (dr) Could be from the WNEW broadcast made on August 4th, 1951, but Lee Abrams doesn’t fit in this case.

Jazz Club USA # 43 – Stan Kenton Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra: Dynaflow You go to my head Young blood Round Robin Thermopolae Too marvellous for words (*) Ennui (Weltschmerz) Artistry in Bolero Unknown location (different radio recordings), ca summer 1952 Perhaps mostly: Buddy Childers, Clyde Reasinger, , Ruben McFall, Don Dennis (tp) Bob Fitzpatrick, John Halliburton, Keith Moon (tb) Bill Russo (tb,arr) George Roberts (b-tb) Dick Meldonian, Vinnie Dean (as) Lee Elliot (ts) (ts,arr) Bob Gioga (bar) Stan Kenton (p,arr) Ralph Blaze (g) Don Bagley (b) (d) (*) Quintet: Frank Rosolino (tb) Stan Kenton (p) Sal Salvadore (g) Don Bagley (b) Stan Levy (dr) Tom Lord dates this entire session with ‘Jazz Club USA, June 1952’, but it was compiled from different ‘live’ recordings (as Feather points out in the beginning) so Lord may just refer to the date of broadcast. E.g. ‘Young blood’ had been recorded live at least on three occasions in summer 1952.

Jazz Club USA # 44 - Keyboard Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Joe Bushkin Quartet Perdido ‘Embers Club’, New York, ca 1952 (VoA original recording) Buck Clayton (tp) Joe Bushkin (p) (b) Jo Jones (dr) Tom Lord has an ‘Embers’ session of this quartet from December, 1953 (from ‘One Night Stand’), but either he’s wrong with the date or this occurs to be a different one.

Art Tatum Trio: The man I love ‘Embers Club’, New York, 1951 or 1952 (VoA original recording) Art Tatum (p) Everett Barksdale (g) Slam Stewart (b)

Bill Davis Trio: Without a song ‘Birdland’, New York, ca 1952 (VoA original recording) (org) Bill Jennings (g) Chris Colombus (dr) (this was Davis’ 1952 band!)

Beryl Booker Quintet: This is it ‘Birdland’, New York, ca 1952 (VoA original recording) Beryl Booker (p) (vib) Chuck Wayne (g) Clyde Lombardi (b) Connie Kay (dr)

George Shearing Trio: Easy living Simplicity ‘Birdland’, New York, ca 1952 (VoA original recording) George Shearing (p) Al McKibbon (b) unkown (dr)

Billy Taylor Quintet: Cu-blue New York, November 1, 1951 Billy Taylor (p) Mundell Lowe (g) (b) Jo Jones (d) Frank Colon (cga)

Jazz Club USA # 45 – Woody Herman Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Woody Herman and his Orchestra: Neals Blues Amazon Blues in ‘F’ A pretty girl is like a melody Prez’ Conference Prelude to a kiss Moten swing Statler Hotel, New York, ca 1952 (VoA original recording) Very likely: Don Fagerquist, John Howell, Roy Caton, Jack Scarda (tp) Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Jack Green (tb) Woody Herman (cl,as,vcl) Arno Marsh, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins (ts) Sam Staff (bar,fl) (p,celeste) Chubby Jackson (b) Sonny Igoe (d) Dolly Houston (vcl)

Jazz Club USA # 46 – Jazz at Storyville Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Jazz at Storyville: Introduction 'S wonderful (1) Ad lib blues Live "Storyville Club", Boston, Mass., April 29, 1951 Johnny Windhurst (tp) (tp-1) Vic Dickenson (tb,vcl) Edmond Hall (cl) George Wein (p) John Field (b) Jo Jones (d)

Jazz at Storyville: Coquette St. James infirmary The lady is a tramp Live "Storyville Club", Boston, Mass., January 27, 1952 Ruby Braff (tp) Eph Resnick (tb) Pee Wee Russell (cl) (p) John Field (b) Kenny John (d)

Jazz Club USA # 47 – Tenor Sax Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Coleman Hawkins Quintet: Disorder at the border Broadcast "Birdland", New York, September 13, 1952 (tp) Coleman Hawkins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)

Stan Getz Quintet: How high the moon NBC Broadcast "Birdland", New York, August 7, 1952 Stan Getz (ts) Duke Jordan (p) Jimmy Raney (g) Gene Ramey (b) Phil Brown (d)

Woody Herman and The New Third Herd: These foolish things Unknown location, ca 1952 1952 Herman Band: Don Fagerquist, John Howell, Roy Caton, Jack Scarda (tp) Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Jack Green (tb) Woody Herman (cl,as) Arno Marsh, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins (ts) Sam Staff (bar,fl) Nat Pierce (p) Chubby Jackson (b) Sonny Igoe (d)

Illinois Jacquet and his Orchestra: Black velvet Unknow location (live), ca 1951-1952 “Eight piece band” (Feather) - could be the 1951 personal: Russell Jacquet, Joe Newman (tp) (as) Illinois Jacquet (ts) Rudy Williams (bar) Johnny Acea (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Lee Abrams (d)

Count Basie Quintet: I'll always be in love with you, Clarice Radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, July 29, 1952 (ts) Count Basie (org) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Gus Johnson (d)

Count Basie and his Orchestra: Bread Jumping at the Woodside (1) Radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, July 29, 1952 Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (tb) Marshal Royal (as,cl) (as,ts) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette (ts) Lester Young (ts- 1) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Gus Johnson (d)

Jazz Club USA # 49 – Jimmy McPartland Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Short talk with Jimmy and Marian McPartland during the performance

Jimmy McPartland Sextet: Love is just around the corner Tin Roof Blues Emraceable you (1) Baby won’t you please come home Sweet Georgia Brown (1) Lou Terrasse’s, New York, ca 1952 (VoA original recording) Jimmy McPartland (tp) (tb) Cecil Scott (cl) Joe Sullivan (p) Marian McPartland (p-1) Walter Page (b) George Wettling (dr)

Jazz Club USA # 50 – At Birdland Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Count Basie and his Orchestra: Basie Blues Why not You’re not the kind Every tub (1) Radio broadcast, "Birdland", New York, poss. July 31, 1952 Paul Campbell, Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Joe Newman (tp) Henry Coker, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wilkins (tb) Marshal Royal (as,cl) Ernie Wilkins (as,ts) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Quinichette (ts) Lester Young (ts- 1) Charlie Fowlkes (bar) Count Basie (p) Freddie Green (g) Jimmy Lewis (b) Gus Johnson (d) Date as given by Tom Lord, but another ‘Birdland’ session by Basie with Lester Young as guest was definitely recorded by VoA am August 31st, 1952, so that may be the correct date.

Interview with Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald Lover come back to me Someone to watch over me The Blacksmith Blues You belong to me ‘Birdland’, New York, summer 1952 (VoA original ‘live’ recording) Ella Fitzgerald (vcl), Hank Jones (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Roy Haynes (dr) ‘You belong to me’ is announced as ‘a brand new song’. It was first recorded by on August 18th, 1952. Ella never did it on record.

Jazz Club USA # 51 - Louis Armstrong in Concert Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Louis Armstrong and His All Stars: Back home again in Indiana Honeysuckle rose (Piano Solo) 'Way down yonder in Star dust The Hucklebuck You can depend on me That’s a plenty Just Jazz Concert, Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, January 30, 1951 Louis Armstrong (tp,vcl) Jack Teagarden (tb) Barney Bigard (cl) Earl Hines (p) Arvell Shaw (b) Cozy Cole (d) (vcl)

Jazz Club USA # 52 Host: Leonard Feather Date: 1952

Johnny Smith Quintet: Cherokee Taboo Where or when Speaking for myself Sometimes I’m happy Radio show ‘Saturday Night Review’, New York, ca 1952 Stan Getz (ts) Joseph Kahn (p) (g) Dave Walter (b) Bunny Shocker(d)

Interview with Benny Carter ‘Snows on Kilimandjaro’ was realeased on August 18th, 1952, “Night without sleep” on September 26th, 1952.

Wardell Gray Octet/Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concert: One o'clock jump "Civic Auditorium", Pasadena, CA, April 29, 1947 Howard McGhee (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Benny Carter (as) (ts) Erroll Garner (p) Irving Ashby (g) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d)