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From May 2021, a show of all pre-bebop classic jazz, performed by musicians from that era as well as more recent players. Some of the performers on the show are
Ethel Waters
vocals1896 - 1977
Artie Shaw
clarinet1910 - 2004
The Manhattan Transfer
vocals
Louis Armstrong
trumpet and vocals1901 - 1971
Turk Murphy
b.1915Playlist
- Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington "Rockin' In Rhythm" from The Okeh Ellington (Columbia) 01:28Duke Ellington
piano
1899 - 1974- " data-original-title="" title="">Edmond Hall "Profoundly Blue" from Profoundly Blue (Blue Note) 04:42
Edmond Hall
b.1901 
" data-original-title="" title="">Sidney Bechet andSidney Bechet
saxophone, soprano
1897 - 1959
" data-original-title="" title="">Mezz Mezzrow "The Blues and Freud, Part II" from Sidney Bechet and Mezz Mezzrow (Classic Jazz) 08:48Mezz Mezzrow
clarinet
1899 - 1972- Host Speaks 13:09
- Ethel Waters "Stormy Weather" from The Incomparable Ethel Waters (Columbia) 14:50
" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Eckstine "A Cottage For Sale" from Ballads, Blues and Bebop (Proper) 17:56Billy Eckstine
vocals
1914 - 1993- Maryann Price "Sorta Kinda In A Way" from Etched In Swing (Watermelon) 20:41
" data-original-title="" title="">Ella Mae Morse "No Love, No Nothin" from The Very Best of Ella Mae Morse (Collectables) 24:12Ella Mae Morse
vocals
1924 - 1999- Host Speaks 26:47
" data-original-title="" title="">Christy Bennett's Fumee "Tears" from Lost Lyrics (Self-Produced) 29:10Christy Bennett
vocals
b.1983- Manhattan Transfer "Clouds" from Couldn't Be Hotter (Telarc) 35:48
- Host Speaks 43:37
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" data-original-title="" title="">Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra "Fantasy Impromptu" from Book of Rhapsodies Vol. II (Accurate) 44:25Brian Carpenter’s Ghost Train Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra - " data-original-title="" title="">John Kirby Sextet "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes" from The John Kirby Sextet (Sony) 48:22
John Kirby
bass, acoustic
1908 - 1942 
" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Venuti "My Gypsy Rhapsody" from 1933 (Classics) 51:20Joe Venuti
violin
1903 - 1978
" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Goodman "Life Goes to a Party" from The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert (Columbia) 54:47Benny Goodman
clarinet
1909 - 1986- Host Speaks 58:54
" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Whiteman "Rhapsody In Blue" from Music For Moderns (Naxos) 1:02:24Paul Whiteman
composer / conductor
1890 - 1967- Artie Shaw "Evensong" from Self Portrait (Bluebird) 1:10:59
- Host Speaks 1:15:14
- Louis Armstrong "Beale Street Blues" from Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (Columbia) 1:16:36
" data-original-title="" title="">Anthony Coleman "King Porter Stomp" from Freakish (Tzadik) 1:21:33Anthony Coleman
piano
b.1955- Host Speaks 1:27:56
- " data-original-title="" title="">Turk Murphy "The Hip Shooting of Dan McGrew" from Wild Man Blues (San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation) 1:30:05
Turk Murphy
b.1915 - Tex Williams "Never Trust A Woman" from Tex Williams and his Western Caravan (Capitol) 1:35:31
" data-original-title="" title="">The Mills Brothers "Nagasaki" from Chronological, Vol. 3 (JSP) 1:38:24The Mills Brothers
band / ensemble / orchestra- Host Speaks 1:40:48
- Benny Goodman "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" from The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert (Columbia) 1:41:36
" data-original-title="" title="">Frankie Laine "Stars Fell On Alabama" from Jazz Spectacular (Columbia) 1:45:32Frankie Laine
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Daryl Sherman "On The Sunny Side of the Street" from I've Got My Fingers Crossed (Audiophile) 1:50:51Daryl Sherman
vocals
b.1950
" data-original-title="" title="">Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla/The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:55:50Art Ensemble Of Chicago
band / ensemble / orchestra
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Radio & Podcasts
Ethel Waters
Jerome Wilson
Artie Shaw
Manhattan Transfer
Maryann Price
Louis Armstrong
Turk Murphy
duke ellington
Edmond Hall
Sidney Bechet
Mezz Mezzrow
Billy Eckstine
Ella Mae Morse
Christy Bennett
Ghost Train Orchestra
John Kirby
Joe Venuti
Benny Goodman
Paul Whiteman
Anthony Coleman
Tex Williams
The Mills Brothers
Frankie Laine
Daryl Sherman
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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