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.
Reuben Jackson On Poetry & Jazz – Summer Membership Drive
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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