Reuben Jackson On Poetry & Jazz – Summer Membership Drive

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We welcome poet, teacher & archivist Reuben Jackson as we discuss
his years working on the Duke Ellington Archive at the Smithsonian, his
poetry and Poetry & Jazz. It’s also VPR’s Summer Membership Drive
and we look for your contribution at VPR.net or by calling
1-800-639-6391. And thanks.

Playlist:
9:04 pm
  • The Man I Love
  • Artist Name: Coleman Hawkins
  • Composer: George & Ira Gershwin
  • Soloists: Coleman Hawkins-Tenor Sax
  • CD/Album: Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
  • Record co./Cat #: Mosaic 8-251
  • Release Year: 1943
  • Note: New Reissue
9:09 pm
  • Sweet Lorraine
  • Artist Name: Coleman Hawkins
  • Composer: V. Hubert, C. Burwell
  • Soloists: Coleman Hawkins-Tenor Sax ; Frank Sinatra-Vocals
  • CD/Album: Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
  • Record co./Cat #: Mosaic 8-251
  • Release Year: 1946
  • Note: New Reissue
9:16 pm
  • Every Day I Have The Blues
  • Artist Name: Joe Williams
  • Composer: Peter Chapman
  • Soloists: Joe Williams-Vocals ; Count Basie Orchestra
  • CD/Album: Every Day - The Best Of The Verve Years
  • Record co./Cat #: Verve 314 519 813-2
  • Release Year: 1955
9:22 pm
  • Sing For Your Supper
  • Artist Name: Count Basie and His Orchestra
  • Composer: Mundy
  • Soloists: Helen Humes-Vocals
  • CD/Album: The Complete Decca Recordings
  • Record co./Cat #: GRP/Decca Jazz 3-611-2
  • Release Year: 1939
9:25 pm
  • Alright, Okay You Win
  • Artist Name: Helen Humes
  • Composer: Wyche, Watts
  • Soloists: Helen Humes-Vocals ; Jay McShann-Piano
  • CD/Album: On The Sunny Side Of The Street
  • Record co./Cat #: Black Lion 760185
  • Release Year: 1974
9:32 pm
  • Perdido
  • Artist Name: Duke Ellington
  • Composer: Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, H. Lenk
  • Soloists: Duke Ellington-Piano
  • CD/Album: Ellington Uptown
  • Record co./Cat #: Columbia/Legacy 87066
  • Release Year: 1952
9:44 pm
  • Green Chimneys
  • Artist Name: Eric Reed
  • Composer: Thelonious Monk
  • Soloists: Eric Reed-Piano
  • CD/Album: The Baddest Monk
  • Record co./Cat #: Savant 2118
  • Release Year: 2012
  • Note: New
9:56 pm
  • Caravan
  • Artist Name: Duke Ellington
  • Composer: Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington
  • Soloists: Duke Ellington-Piano ; Charles Mingus-Bass ; Max Roach-Drums
  • CD/Album: Money Jungle
  • Record co./Cat #: Blue Note Records 7-46398-2
  • Release Year: 1962
10:05 pm
  • Please Send Me Someone To Love
  • Artist Name: James Booker
  • Composer: Percy Mayfield
  • Soloists: James Booker- Piano, Vocals
  • CD/Album: New Orleans Piano Wizard: Live!
  • Record co./Cat #: Rounder 2027
  • Release Year: 1977
10:15 pm
  • Chelsea Bridge
  • Artist Name: Ben Webster & Gerry Mulligan
  • Composer: Billy Strayhorn
  • Soloists: Ben Webster-Tenor Sax
  • CD/Album: Ben Webster Meets Gerry Mulligan
  • Record co./Cat #: Verve 841 661-2
  • Release Year: 1959
10:25 pm
  • Lush Life
  • Artist Name: Roberta Gambarini & Hank Jones
  • Composer: Billy Strayhorn
  • Soloists: Roberta Gambarini-Vocals ; Hank Jones-Piano
  • CD/Album: You Are There
  • Record co./Cat #: EmArcy B0010622-02
  • Release Year: 2007
10:35 pm
  • (I've Got) Something To Live For
  • Artist Name: Ella Fitzgerald
  • Composer: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  • Soloists: Ella Fitzgerald-Vocals ; Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  • CD/Album: First Lady Of Song
  • Record co./Cat #: Verve 314 517 898-2
  • Release Year: 1965
10:47 pm
  • I Feel Fine / Sidewinder
  • Artist Name: John Pizzarelli
  • Composer: John Lennon, Paul McCartney / Lee Morgan
  • Soloists: John Pizzarelli-Guitar, Vocals
  • CD/Album: Double Exposure
  • Record co./Cat #: Telarc Jazz 33221-02
  • Release Year: 2012
  • Note: New
10:53 pm
  • In The Sunshine Of My Funny Valentine's Love
  • Artist Name: Joan Stiles
  • Composer: Rodgers, Clapton, Bach
  • Arranger: Joan Stiles
  • Soloists: Joan Stiles-Piano
  • CD/Album: Three Musicians
  • Record co./Cat #: Oo-Bla-Dee Music 9002
  • Release Year: 2011

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