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Jazz Sunday: Jimmie Lunceford & His Dance Orchestra With The Three Brown Jacks & Myra Johnson

April 10, 2011
Jimmie Lunceford & His Dance Orchestra With The Three Brown Jacks & Myra Johnson

Jimmie Lunceford and his Dance Orchestra with The Three Brown Jacks and Myra Johnson perform a medley of Rhythm Coming to Life Again, Rhythm Is Our Business, You Can’t Pull the Wool Over My Eyes, Moonlight on the Ganges, Nagasaki, Jazznochracy. Directed by Joseph Henabery.

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Jazz Sunday: Premier Bal by Sidney Bechet

March 27, 2011
Premier Bal by Sidney Bechet

Famous soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet plays his composition Premier Bal backed by French pianist Claude Bolling’s Orchestra.

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Jazz Sunday: Yesterdays by Art Tatum

March 20, 2011
Yesterdays by Art Tatum

Art Tatum, one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, performs Yesterdays.

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Minnesota Monday: Singin’ The Blues by Doc Evans

March 7, 2011
Singin' The Blues by Doc Evans

Doc Evans performs Singin’ The Blues with Chicago pianist Art Hodes in this program called Jazz Alley from 1968.

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Jazz Sunday: Body And Soul by Benny Carter

January 23, 2011

Benny Carter performs Body And Soul by at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977 accompanied by Ray Bryant on piano, Niels Pedersen on bass, and Jimmie Smith on drums.

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Friday Night Blues: Aberdeen Mississippi Blues by Booker (Bukka) White

January 21, 2011

Booker White performs Aberdeen Mississippi Blues.

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Throwback Thursday: Si Tu N’étais Pas Là By Fréhel

January 20, 2011

A fan-made music video for Si Tu N’étais Pas Là By Fréhel using scenes from the movie Amelie, for which the song appears on the soundtrack.

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Friday Night Blues: St. Louis Blues by Bessie Smith

January 14, 2011

Blues great Bessie Smith sings St. Louis Blues.

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Jazz Sunday: Concerto for Clarinet by Artie Shaw

January 9, 2011

Artie Shaw and his orchestra perform Concerto For Clarinet from the 1940 film Second Chorus.

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Jazz Sunday: The Joint Is Jumpin’ by Fats Waller

December 19, 2010

Fats Waller performs The Joint Is Jumpin’ from the 1941 movie of the same name.

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