Jazz Focus

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  Show- Morning with Pops . .Louis and the Hawaiians 28.09.2026 29min

  Four recordings done by Louis with Andy Iona's Islanders, one ("Song of the Islands") from his Autobiography album and three non-Louis sides by Mannie Klein and His Swing-Hulas!
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  Show - Morning with Pops . .Louis with Ed Hall and This is Jazz 1947 28.09.2026 29min

  Live sides with Louis back to his roots leading a New Orleans styled jazz band - Edmond Hall, Albert Nicholas, George Brunies, Pops Foster, Danny Barker, Baby Dodds, Art Hodes, Ellis Larkins, Wild Bill Davison, Irving Randolph, Henderson Chambers, Johnny Williams and Jimmy Crawford
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  Show - Jonah Jones Swing sides - 1954 28.09.2026 58min

  The great trumpet player in a selection of mainstream sides done for Vogue with Alix Combelle's band (including Jean-Claude Pelletier), his own sextet for Bethlehem (with George Clarke, Urbie Green, Kenny Kersey, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson) and a Jazztone session with Sammy Price's Kaycee Stompers with Price, Vic Dickenson, Pete Brown, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson.
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  Al Sudhalter - Boston Sax ! 1930's and 60's 21.09.2026 58min

  Al Sudhalter was one of the busiest musicians on the dance band scene in Boston in the 1920's and 30's . . .he refused chances to go to New York or London.  Here is he heard in radio broadcasts on WNAC with a jam session group, Herb Marsh and His Orchestra and his own Voice of the Saxophone program from 1932.  The rest is from several Ristic albums made in England in 1968 and 69 with the Anglo-American Alliance including his son, cornetist Dick Sudhalter, trombonist Keith Nichols, clarinetists Ray Whittham and Alan Cooper, pianists Fred Hunt, Brian Lemon and Henry "thins" Francis.
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  Show - Jonah Jones 1953/54 with Sidney Bechet and others 21.09.2026 56min

  The great trumpeter Jones is here featured on two sides with Bechet for Blue Note (with Jimmy Archey, Wellman Braud, Manzie Johnson and Buddy Weed) and several for Vogue (with a French rhythm section including Andre Persiany) in addition to his own sextet recording for Bethlehem (with Edmond Hall, Vic Dickenson, Kenny Kersey, Pops Foster and Osie Johnson)
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  Show - Morning With Pops . . Louis Armstrong 1935 15.09.2026 29min

  Louis' first recordings after his return from Europe in 1935 inaugurated his career as a crooner . . pop tunes featuring him with the Luis Russell band.
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  Morning with Pops - Louis and the Gershwins 15.09.2026 28min

  Recordings of a variety of Gershwin tunes featuring Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald.
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  Show - Barrelhouse Piano Rolls! 1920-31 15.09.2026 57min

  Many piano players took advantage of player-piano technology to record their own compositions during the Jazz and Blues era of the 1920's.  While the playback didn't give a true sense of the performer (no dynamics), it can show a lot of what made those piano players integral to the New Orleans, New York and Chicago scenes.  Featuring Clarence Jones, Clarence "Jelly" Johnson, Lem Fowler, Steve Lewis, Cow Cow Davenport and Hersal Thomas.
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  Fenix Jazz Band - Trad Jazz in Argentina 1978-99 09.09.2026 1godz 16min

  Long-lived band from Buenos Aires, the Fenix Jazz Band recorded frequently during the 1980's and 90's and demonstrated a commitment to 1920's Jazz and Ragtime with driving performances of tunes associated with Ellington, Clarence Williams, Morton, Oliver, Armstrong, Bix and many others.
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  Show - Jimmy Blythe Southside Chicago . .1924-31 09.09.2026 56min

  The short-lived barrelhouse pianist recorded a handful of solos and great blues accompaniments heard here - with Sodarisa Miller, Monette, Moore, Priscilla Stewart and Alexander Robinson, but mostly Jimmy Blythe!
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  Morning with Pops - Louis and New Orleans 1946 31.08.2026 29min

  Two Victor sessions before and during the filming of the film New Orleans.  With Vic Dickenson, Kid Ory, Barney Bigard, Charlie Beal, Bud Scott, Allan Reuss, Red Callender, Zutty Singleton and Minor Hall.
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  Morning with Pops - Louis and the All-Stars 1946, 7 31.08.2026 30min

  First sessions by the All-Stars for Victor, with Jack Teagarden, Bobby Hackett, Peanuts Hucko, Ernie Caceres, Dick Cary, Cozy Cole, Al Casey, Arvell Shaw, Sid Catlett, Barney Bigard.
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  Show- Ernie Carson with the Original Salty Dogs 1991-93 31.08.2026 57min

  Two GHB and one Stomp Off album present the Portland/Atlanta cornetist fronting a group drawn from the classic Salty Dog lineup - Tom Bartlett, Kim Cusack, Wayne Jones and Mike Walbridge with Debbie Schreyer, Bill Rutan and West Coast vests Bill Carroll, Wally Rose, Pete Clute and Bob Helm.  Great West Coast Trad!
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  Muggsy Spanier Commodore Sessions - 1944 24.08.2026 1godz 9min

  Four great 1944 sessions for Commodore featuring Muggsy Spanier's Ragtimers - with Miff Mole, Lou McGarity, Pee Wee Russell, Ernie Caceres, Dick Cary, Gene Schroeder, Boomie Richman, Eddie Condon, Bob Casey, Bob Haggart, Joe Grauso and George Wettling . . style-setting Dixieland!
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  Show- Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra 1942-47 24.08.2026 57min

  Glenn Miller's first lead alto player Hal McIntyre left that group in 1941 to form his own big band, which owed much more to Ellington's sound.  Tenor saxophonists Dave Matthews, Johnny Hayes and Willie Baker, trombonist Jim Emert, trumpeters Sal La Perche, Bobby Guyer and Joe Weidman and arrangers Matthews, McIntyre, Dan Hurd and Howard Gibbeling all contributed to an immensely talented but underrated band.
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  Morning with Pops - Louis and the Big Band 1937-40 17.08.2026 28min

  Great sides recreating some of Louis' earlier recorded hits - with JC Higginbotham (tbn), Charlie Holmes (alto), Bingie Madison (clt), Joe Garland (tenor), Luis Russell (p), Pops Foster (bass), and Sid Catlett (drums)
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  Morning with Pops - Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers 1938-40 17.08.2026 29min

  Chamber jazz with Louis Armstrong featured with the classic Mills Brothers!
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  Allan Eager - Savoy recordings 1946, 47 17.08.2026 56min

  Tenor sax player with Woody Herman and Buddy Rich - Eager became known as a highly original soloist although one who used the sound and light attack of Lester Young.  Here his three sessions under his own name and one by Teddy Reig feature Kai Winding (valve trombone!), Doug Mettome (trumpet), Terry Gibbs (vibraphone), Duke Jordan, Ed Finkel, George Wallington, Marty Napoleon (piano), Curly Russell, Leonard Gaskin, Eddie Safranski, Bob Carter (bass), Max Roach, Stan Levey and Shelly Manne (drums)
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  Sharkey Bonano and Harry Shields . .New Orleans Revival! 10.08.2026 1godz 12min

  Bonano was a somewhat antic trumpet player who nevertheless always fronted excellent bands and usually played well himself.  This selection of recordings from 1951-58 feature the clarinetist Harry Shields (brother of Larry) along with Julian Lane, Bob Havens and Emile Christian on trombone, Stanley Mendelsohn and Armand Hug on piano, Joe Capraro on banjo, Chink Martin on tuba and bass, Johnny Castaing and Monk Hazel on drums and Hazel on mellophone.
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  Show- Early Lucky Thompson 1945-47 10.08.2026 56min

  Swing/Bop Tenor player Lucky Thompson with a series of small groups - His own all-stars and Freddie Green's Orchestra with Basie musicians (Buck Clayton, Karl George, J.J. Johnson, Rudy Rutherford, Bill Dogett, Shadow Wilson, Rodney Richardson) and under his own name with Dodo Marmarosa, Red Callendar and Jackie Mills.  The last session has a true all-star group with Neal Hefti and Benny Carter!