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Many Shades of Blues
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This special episode deals with all manners of blues: piano blues, jump blues, harmonica blues, British blues, blues singers and more. Artists heard on the show go all the way from
Memphis Slim
piano1915 - 1988
Big Mama Thornton
vocals1926 - 1984
Cecile McLorin Salvant
vocalsb.1989
Microscopic Septet
band / ensemble / orchestraPlaylist
- 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="">Leroy Carr "I Believe I'll Make A Change" from Whiskey Is My Habit, Women Is All I Crave: The Best of Leroy Carr (Columbia) 01:08Leroy Carr
piano
1905 - 1935- Memphis Slim "Nobody Loves Me" from The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (Blues Collection) 04:04
- " data-original-title="" title="">Byther Smith "Living In Pain" from Mississippi Kid (Delmark) 06:51
Byther Smith
b.1933 - Host Speaks 12:30
" data-original-title="" title="">Dinah Washington "In The Evening" from Live At Birdland 1962 (Baldwin Street) 13:46Dinah Washington
vocals
1924 - 1963
" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Mingus "Cryin' Blues" from Blues & Roots (Atlantic) 17:03Charles Mingus
bass, acoustic
1922 - 1979- The Microscopic Septet "Dark Blue" from Been Up So Long It Looks Like Down To Me (Cuneiform) 22:02
- Host Speaks 28:31
" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Brown "The Honey Dripper" from Honey Dripper (Verve) 30:54Charles Brown
piano and vocals
1922 - 1999
" data-original-title="" title="">Meade Lux Lewis "Meade's Mambo" from Cat House Blues (Verve) 35:18Meade Lux Lewis
piano
1905 - 1964-
" data-original-title="" title="">Roosevelt Sykes "Security Blues" from Chicago Boogie (Delmark) 41:05Roosevelt Sykes
piano
1906 - 1983 - Host Speaks 44:08
- " data-original-title="" title="">Colosseum "Plenty Hard Luck" from Those Who Are About To Die Salute You (Talking Elephant) 44:58
- " data-original-title="" title="">Zoot Money "Gin House" from As & Bs Scrap Book (Repertoire) 49:17
- "
data-original-title="" title="">Beth Hart /
" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Bonamassa "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" from Seesaw (J&R Adventures) 51:51Joe Bonamassa
guitar - Host Speaks 58:53
- Samoa Wilson "After You've Gone" from I Just Want To Be Horizontal (Kingswood) 1:01:20
- Cecile McLorin Salvant "St. Louis Gal" from WomanChild (Mack Avenue) 1:06:08
- Big Mama Thornton "Walking Blues" from Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings (MCA) 1:09:07
- Host Speaks 1:12:06
" data-original-title="" title="">Buddy Johnson "I Done Found Out" from 1942-1947 (Classics) 1:13:31Buddy Johnson
composer / conductor
1915 - 1977
" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Rushing "Piney Brown Blues" from Cat Meets Chick / The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing, Esq. (Collectables) 1:16:39Jimmy Rushing
vocals
1903 - 1972- T. D. Bell and Erbie Bowser "Soon As The Weather Breaks" from It's About Time (Spindletop) 1:20:21
- Host Speaks 1:28:05
" data-original-title="" title="">Roy Brown "Dreaming Blues" from 1950-1951 (Collectables) 1:30:28Roy Brown
organ, Hammond B3
1925 - 1981
" data-original-title="" title="">Percy Mayfield "River's Invitation" from His Tangerine and Atlantic Sides (Rhino) 1:33:33Percy Mayfield
vocals
1920 - 1984
" data-original-title="" title="">John Mayall "Looking At Tomorrow" from Back To The Roots (Polydor) 1:35:52John Mayall
harmonica
1933 - 2024- Host Speaks 1:42:45
- Doug Jay "Until We Meet Again" from Until We Meet Again (Blue Jay) 1:44:55
- " data-original-title="" title="">Duster Bennett "On Reconsideration" from The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (Blue Horizon) 1:50:31
Duster Bennett
b.1946 
" data-original-title="" title="">Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla / The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:54:38Art Ensemble Of Chicago
band / ensemble / orchestra
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Jerome Wilson
Memphis Slim
Big Mama Thornton
Cecile McLorin Salvant
The Microscopic Septet
Henry Threadgill Sextett
Leroy Carr
Byther Smith
Dinah Washington
Charles Mingus
Charles Brown
Meade Lux Lewis
Roosevelt Sykes
Colosseum
Zoot Money
Beth Hart
Joe Bonamassa
Samoa Wilson
Buddy Johnson
Jimmy Rushing
T. D. Bell
Erbie Bowser
Roy Brown
Percy Mayfield
John Mayall
Doug Jay
Duster Bennett
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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