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Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington & Lena Horn

By Joe Dimino | Neon Jazz
July 9, 2023
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In honor of the 2022 book Dangerous Rhythms by New York Times best selling author T.J English, we constructed an hour of jazz celebrating the story of his intersection of the mob and the music. It starts in Chicago with the great

King Oliver

trumpet
1881 - 1938

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Jimmy Durante

piano
1893 - 1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Durante. In between, we touch on a story that was the root and force of jazz in the beginning. Featuring artists like

Jelly Roll Morton

piano
1890 - 1941

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Bennie Moten

composer / conductor
1894 - 1935

" data-original-title="" title="">Bennie Moten,

Earl Hines

piano
1903 - 1983

" data-original-title="" title="">Earl Hines,

Fats Waller

piano
1904 - 1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Fats Waller,

Duke Ellington

piano
1899 - 1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington,

Bing Crosby

vocals
1903 - 1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Bing Crosby and

Louis Prima

trumpet and vocals
1910 - 1978

" data-original-title="" title="">Louis Prima. A full homage to the story and some of the finest players to ever make the music. Dig into this themed celebration of jazz and story.

Playlist

King Oliver "Room Rent Blues" Historical Document (Vintage) 0:00
Host talks 3:15
Jelly Roll Morton "Thirty-Fifth Street Blues" Early Recordings (MSQ) 5:56
Fletcher Henderson
arranger
1897 - 1952
" data-original-title="" title="">Fletcher Henderson with
Louis Armstrong
trumpet and vocals
1901 - 1971
" data-original-title="" title="">Louis Armstrong "Words" 1924- 25 (Timeless Music) 8:07
Host talks 10:58
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra "Kater Street Rag" Professor Hot Stuff (Hot Jazz) 11:34
Chicago Rhythm Kings w
Mezz Mezzrow
clarinet
1899 - 1972
" data-original-title="" title="">Mezz Mezzrow "There'll be Some Changes Made" Blues in Disguise (Werner) 13:58
Host talks 16:46
Kansas City Six With
Lester Young
saxophone
1909 - 1959
" data-original-title="" title="">Lester Young "Pagin' The Devil" KC Sessions (UMG) 17:19
Count Basie And His Orchestra "Doggin' Around" Basic Basie (MPS Records) 20:57
Host talks 23:55
Earl Hines "A Monday Date" Classic Sessions (Legacy Music) 24:24
Fats Waller "The Minor Drag" 100 Years (Anti Sarpilla) 27:41
Host talks 30:19
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra "Harlem River Quiver" Live (Fantasy Records) 31:00
Lena Horne
vocals
1917 - 2010
" data-original-title="" title="">Lena Horne "Stormy Weathers" Greatest Hits (RCA/Victor) 33:39
Host talks 36:59
Cab Calloway
composer / conductor
1907 - 1994
" data-original-title="" title="">Cab Calloway "Yaller" Minnie the Mooch (Jazz League Music) 37:47
Bing Crosby
vocals
1903 - 1977
" data-original-title="" title="">Bing Crosby "How Long Will It Last" At the Movies (Primary Wave) 40:54
Host talks 44:10
Nat King Cole
piano and vocals
1919 - 1965
" data-original-title="" title="">Nat King Cole "You Are My Life" Vaults (Capitol) 44:56
Louis Prima "Sing it Way Down Low" Wildest (Blue Note) 47:45
Host talks 50:27
Louis Prima "Sing it Way Down Low" Wildest (Blue Note) 47:45
Host talks 53:39
Jimmy Durante "Inka Dinka Doo" Best Of (Warner) 54:11

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