The Front Porch Blues Show
JD Esquire
Rich Blackmarr will host the Front Porch Blues Show tonight bringing you another Rockin' In Rhythm Archives edition. First off will be a tribute to the late Little Charlie Baty featuring the Nightcats opening performance at the 1980 S.F. Blues Festival produced by Tom Mazzolini. Quite polished at this point, Little Charlie & the Nightcats were still 7 years from releasing their first album. The rest of the show will feature blues and bluesy jazz recordings from 1945.
Genre
Blues
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Sunday 3/15/2020 @ 8:00PM - 10:00PM
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC Tom Mazzolini | Introducing the first act at the 1980 S.F. Blues Festival | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | Taped from Mazzolini's 3-14-1981 Blues By The Bay broadcast on KPFA Radio, Berkeley, CA |
| Little Charlie and the Nightcats | Homely Girl | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | same |
| Little Charlie and the Nightcats | It Ain't Right | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | same |
| Little Charlie and the Nightcats | Found Love | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | same |
| Little Charlie and the Nightcats | Tip On In | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | same |
| Little Charlie and the Nightcats | Roller Coaster | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | same |
| Little Charlie and the Nightcats | When Girls Do It | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | same |
| Little Charlie and the Nightcats | Caldonia | Little Charlie & the Nightcats - Live At The 1980 San Francisco Blues Festival | NA | same |
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| Ike Quebec & His Swing Seven | Topsy | A Proper Introduction To Ike Quebec - Blue Harlem | Proper Records | July 1945 NYC rec. for Blue Note by group consisting of leader Quebec (ts), Buck Clayton (t), Keg Johnson (tb), Ram Ramirez (p), Tiny Grimes (gtr), Grachan Moncur (b), J.C. Heard (d) |
| Bill Samuels and the Cats 'N Jammer Three | Jockey Blues | VA - The R&B Years 1942-45, Volume 2 | Boulevard Vintage 2-cd set | Sept. 1945 NYC rec. for Mercury by Samuels (voc/p), Adam Lambert (gtr), Sylvester Hickman (voc/b), Hillard Brown (d) |
| Johnny Moore's Three Blazers with Charles Brown | C.O.D. | The Chronological Charles Brown 1944-1945 | Classics | mid-1945 LA rec. for Exclusive by trio consisting of Charles Brown (voc/p), Johnny Moore (gtr), Eddie Williams (b) |
| Lil Green | No Baby, Nobody But You | VA - The R&B Years 1942-45, Volume 2 | Boulevard Vintage 2-cd set | April 1945 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by singer Green backed by Simeon Henry (p), Sam Casimir (gtr), Robert Montgomery (b) |
| Four Jumps Of Jive | It's Just The Blues | VA - The R&B Years 1942-45, Volume 2 | Boulevard Vintage 2-cd set | Sept. 1945 Chicago rec. for Mercury by quartet incl. Gene Gilmore (voc/p), Bernardo Dennis & Ellis Hunter (gtrs), Willie Dixon (b) |
| Mary Lou Williams' Girl Stars | Blues At Mary Lou's | The Chronological Mary Lou Williams 1945-1947 | Classics | 1945 NYC rec. for Continental by pianist Mary Lou Williams with Mary Osborne (gtr), Margie Hyams (vib), Bea Taylor (b), Bridget O'Flynn (d) |
| Sippie Wallace with Albert Ammons & His Rhythm Kings | Buzz Me | VA - The R&B Years 1942-45, Volume 2 | Boulevard Vintage 2-cd set | Sept. 1945 rec. for Mercury by veteran blues singer Wallace backed by boogie pianist Albert Ammons and his group |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Don Byas Quartet with Little Sam | Why Did You Do That To Me | The Chronological Don Byas 1944-1945 | Classics | March 1945 NYC rec. for Hub by jazz tenor saxist Byas featuring Big Bill Broonzy as 'Little Sam' (voc/gtr) with Byas (ts), Kenny Watts (p), John Levy (b), Slick Jones (d) |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | Early In The Morning | The Original Sonny Boy Williamson - The Later Years 1942-1947 | JSP Records 4-cd box set | Oct. 1945 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by Sonny Boy (voc/hca), Big Maceo (p), Tampa Red (gtr), Charles Sanders (d) |
| Cecil Gant | What's On Your Worried Mind | Cecil Gant - Rock The Boogie 1944-1947 | Krazy Kat LP | 1945 LA rec. for Gilt-Edge by pianist/singer Pvt. Cecil Gant with unkn. gtr, b, d |
| Jazz Gillum | Five Feet Four | Jazz Gillum - The Essential | Classic Blues 2-cd set | Feb. 1945 Chicago rec. for Bluebird by singer/harmonica player William 'Jazz' Gillum with Roosevelt Sykes, Big Bill Broonzy, Ransom Knowling |
| Big Joe Turner with Pete Johnson's All Stars | Johnson And Turner Blues | Big Joe Turner - Shout, Rattle and Roll | Proper 4-cd box set | Feb. 1945 NYC rec. for National by blues shouter Joe Turner backed by Pete Johnson (p), Leonard Ware (gtr), Frankie Newton (t), Don Byas (ts), Al Hall (b), Harold 'Doc' West (d) |
| Champion Jack Dupree | Johnson Street Boogie Woogie | Champion Jack Dupree - The First 16 Sides From Joe Davis 1944-1945 | Red Pepper LP | April 1945 NYC rec. for Joe Davis by singer/pianist Dupree |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Ivie Anderson with Ceele Burke's Orchestra | Play Me The Blues | Ivie Anderson - I Got It Good And That Ain't Bad!: With Duke & Beyond | Jasmine | 1944/45 LA rec. for Excelsior by former Ellington vocalist Anderson backed by guitarist Burke's band (personnel unkn.) |
| Bull Moose Jackson | Bull Moose Jackson Blues | Bullmoose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats - Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again | KIX/Route 66 LP | 1945 rec. for Queen by singer/tenor saxist Jackson with big band drawn from Lucky Millinder's Orch. |
| Floyd 'Horse Collar' Williams Orchestra with Etta Jones | You Ain't Nothin' Daddy | VA - The R&B Years 1942-45, Volume 2 | Boulevard Vintage 2-cd set | 1945 NYC rec. for Chicago label by alto saxist Williams & His Orch. featuring singer Etta Jones |
| Jay McShann, His Piano & Orchestra with Jimmy Witherspoon | Shipyard Woman | VA - The Mercury Blues 'N' Rhythm Story 1945-1955 | Mercury/Chronicles 8-cd box set | July 1945 Dallas rec. for Mercury by KC pianist/bandleader McShann with singer Witherspoon |
| Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five | Reconversion Blues | Louis Jordan and his Tympany 5 | JSP Records 5-cd box set | Oct. 1945 NYC rec. for Decca by singer/alto saxist Jordan with Aaron Izenhall (t), Josh Jackson (ts), Wild Bill Davis (p), Carl Hogan (gtr), Jesse Simpkins (b), Eddie Boyd (d) |
| Albinia Jones | Albinia's Blues | VA - Ladies Sing The Blues: Big Maybelle, Little Esther, Albinia Jones, Miss Rhapsody, Linda Hopkins | Arista/Savoy Roots of Rock 'N' Roll series 2-LP set | April 1945 NYC rec. for National by singer Jones backed by septet incl. Dizzy Gillespie (t), Gene Sedric (cl), Don Byas (ts), Sam Price (p), Leonard Ware (gtr), Oscar Smith (b), Doc West (d) |
| Airbreak | ||||
| Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five | Mysterioso | Artie Shaw - The Artie Shaw Story | Proper 4-cd box set | Aug. 1945 LA rec. for RCA Victor by bandleader Shaw (cl) with Roy Eldridge (t), Dodo Marmarosa (p), Barney Kessel (gtr), Morris Rayman (b), Louis Fromm (d); Mysterioso is a minor key, 12-bar blues |
| Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Joya Sherrill | Everything But You | The Works Of Duke - Complete Edition, Vol. 20 | French RCA LP | May 1945 NYC rec. for RCA Victor by Duke Ellington Orch, with singer Sherrill |
| Lionel Hampton & His Septet | Ribs And Hot Sauce | The Lionel Hampton Story - Flying Home | Proper 4-cd box set | May 1945 NYC rec. for Decca by bandleader/vibraphone player Hampton with Wendell Culley (t), Herbie Fields (as), Arnett Cobb (ts), Johnny Mehegan (p), Billy Mackel (gtr), Charles Harris (b), George Jones (d) |
| Stan Kenton & His Orchestra with Anita O'Day | Travelin' Man | The Stan Kenton Story - Artistry In Rhythm | Proper 4-cd box set | Jan. 1945 LA rec. for Capitol by bandleader/pianist Kenton with singer O'Day in her final session with Kenton |
| Woody Herman & His Orchestra with Frances Wayne | Caldonia | The Woody Herman Story | Proper 4-cd box set | Aug. 1945 LA rec. for RCA Victor by Herman Orch. with singer Frances Wayne doing an adaptation of Louis Jordan's hit Caldonia (Boogie) |
| Johnny Otis, His Drums & Orchestra with Jimmy Rushing | Round The Clock | VA - The R&B Years 1942-45, Volume 2 | Boulevard Vintage 2-cd set | Sept. 1945 LA rec. for Excelsior by bandleader/drummer Otis featuring former Count Basie singer Rushing |
| Count Basie & His Orchestra | B-Flat Blues | The Count Basie Story | Proper 4-cd box set | May 1945 NYC rec. for V-Disc by pianist/bandleader Basie and Orch incl. Buddy Tate & Lucky Thompson (ts) |