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July 22, 2010

The First Book of Jazz, p. 6: Old New Orleans

Posted by dogpossum on July 22, 2010 1:14 AM | Comments (0)

must. have.

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October 11, 2009

long overdue roundup

Posted by dogpossum on October 11, 2009 11:40 AM | Comments (2)

I'd really like:
Gordon Webster's CD 'Happy When I'm With You';

Duke Heitger's CDs 'Prince of Wails', 'Krazy Kapers', 'Duke Heitger's New Orleans Wanderers;

Probably some other ones as well.

I'd also like to get over this cold I've had since Wednesday. I've been lying in bed napping and watching telly for days and it's getting really old.

The Squeeze has installed the new version of Movable Type. It's pretty fancy. I should probably have switched to a better blogging application, but that's a lot of work. Meanwhile, MT and I are struggling on together.

Twitter has stolen my life. Mostly because I can use it on The Squeeze's old ipod touch when I'm lying in bed being pathetic.

We have bought a flat and are moving in in three weeks. I haven't booked a mover, bought paint for the painting we'll do in two weeks, finished packing, given notice to our land lord or... done a bunch of other jobs. I'm not freaking. I have booked the lawn mower guy to come do the lawns the week we move out.

SLX was fun, but boy did I get a heavy dose of the exchange flu for my efforts. We have another exchange coming up in the near future (SSF) and I hope I'm together for that. We'll see. Then it's MLX in November in Melbourne, and I really hope I'm well by then - it's the biggest social dancing event of the year for me. And DJing. I'd like to get a bit on top of my DJing for that.

PS I've just come across this great set of live toobs of Heigter playing in a restaurant, over on Jazz lives.

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September 3, 2009

Leo Mathisen, Duke Heitger, etc etc etc

Posted by dogpossum on September 3, 2009 12:13 PM | Comments (0)

What? There's a Leo Mathisen CD I don't own?!

Leo Mathisen: 1938-40 Leo’s Idea from Little Beat Records is the one Mathisen CD from this (very awesome) label that I don't own. And I WANT it!

But I also want more Duke Heitger. I have a copy of Rhythm Is Our Business from emusic, and the more I play it, the more I like it. Some of these recreationist doods can really suck, but re-listening has convinced me that there's something good going on here. But one album just isn't enough.

I also want:

Prince of Wails. The title track is a fave, and I'm keen to hear how this small group recreates teh orsm of Moten's group... in fact, I'm back to loving Moten in a big way.

Krazy Kapers as it looks a little more swingy and hence a little more all-purpose.

What is This Thing Called Love because the track listing is freeking A1.




I've had nothing but fabulous experiences with Jazz By Mail - super-fast postage times (though I've had a couple of CD covers get a little crushed in their light-weight cardboard boxes - nothing major, though), reasonable prices. And I'm especially keen on their Stomp Off Records stuff - an indy label chock full of top notch hawt jazz artists.

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April 25, 2009

All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong

Posted by dogpossum on April 25, 2009 7:46 PM | Comments (0)

The Louis Armstrong bit of the jazz discography is really, really big. And that's not counting all the entries with bands other than his own.
They have this neat discography in the library: All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong and I want it. It's a beautifully produced book and something I know I'll keep and use forever. It's just a bit expensive (even in paperback).

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February 21, 2009

The Columbia and OKeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions

Posted by dogpossum on February 21, 2009 6:59 PM | Comments (0)

Mosaic has a lovely Benny Goodman Orchestra set that I have my eye on. I've been going through my music lately, doing a little tidying, and I've discovered I have only a couple of Benny Goodman Orchestra albums. This must be rectified.
I know it's just an obessive 'must have' completist type thing, but... must. have.

On other (related) fronts, I have been blowing through my 50 emusic downloads not within a month, but within a few minutes after my account ticks over. I can't possibly get by with these few songs. It's just not possible. Again, this is crazy 'must possess all' thinking. But then, I must. And emusic is really wonderful - it has all those chronological classics. And quite a few other hard-to-get indy labels. And that's just in the 'olden days jazz' section. I've glanced through the 50s blues, but I really haven't even begun to look at anything else.

Think of me, in my obsessive compulsiveness this week. I think I might 'back up' my downloads with CD copies. Nerd ON!

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February 10, 2009

Bud Freeman- Chicago/ Austin High School

Posted by dogpossum on February 10, 2009 5:10 PM | Comments (0)

... featuring my new love, Jack Teagarden. A little hi-fi 'trad' jazz... (more details here.

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February 1, 2009

bob willis and the texas playboys' Tiffany Transcriptions

Posted by dogpossum on February 1, 2009 2:31 PM | Comments (0)

Suddenly, I want this Western Swing classic. I know most of the songs, either via jazz or my western swing faves.

Initially recorded for a furniture company to play in their shops (!), this collected set apparently has greater live and vivacity than their other recordings. I don't much care, so long as the band continues to remind me of the Hot Club of Cowtown... though it should be the other way around.

It isn't as hot here in Sydney as in other cities and I have largely recovered from the world's worst stomach virus. Three days of throwing up. Two days in bed. One day partly up and out of bed, mostly sitting or lying on the couch. Today I had a real lunch and kept it in my body. For about two hours. It was pretty cool, though - I had digestion going and everything. My ps are visiting. It's been hard. I have been foul. But then, I am ill. They're acclimated to Hobart and think this is hot. We know it's not in the 40s, so we think it's nice. Apparently it's broken 30 in Hobart this week.

I have recently begun saving water from my showers. The Sydney water restrictions aren't as tight or as well policed and publicised as in Melbourne, so collecting water makes me feel badass and way wicked. Also, it's free water for our new baby plants. I have plans for a rough tomato/basil patch near the compost bin. But the seeds didn't come from Eden Seeds, which is just plain weird. I will chase it up on Monday if I'm up to it.

Bought new songs on emusic yesterday. Suspect it's not so good to buy music when so trashed. But it could shake my collection up a little.
Just finished Alison Bechdel's Essential Dykes to watch out for. It's great, as you'd expect. Have eye on Fun House.

Humidity is high. But that's ok.

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January 19, 2009

oh goodness me

Posted by dogpossum on January 19, 2009 11:41 AM | Comments (0)

This is one kickass band of stars. I'm still on my Willie Dixon kick. Watch for his seriously saucy vocals and bass action.
(clicky)

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January 17, 2009

Introducing the Rhythm Club All Stars

Posted by dogpossum on January 17, 2009 3:40 PM | Comments (0)

I can't really be bothered writing about this, beyond "want!".
From the site:

Introducing the Rhythm Club All-Stars . . . a brand new, super swingin collective specializing in jazz from the 1920s and '30s. True to its name, the RCAS is an all-star aggregation that features some of the top professionals on the Southern California scene. Led by internationally renowned drummer Daniel Glass (Royal Crown Revue, Bette Midler, Gene Simmons), the RCAS also include guitar wizard and vocalist John Reynolds (Cab Calloway, Janet Klein), bassist John Hatton (Brian Setzer Orchestra), and horn master Corey Gemme (Johnny Crawford, High Sierra Jazz Band) on cornet and trombone.

Combining vintage instruments and a classic look with a period-perfect sound that swings like crazy, the Rhythm Club All-Stars offer an authentic, high energy retro experience that has quickly become a favorite among Los Angeles area swing dancers and corporate clients alike.

The band's debut CD features a wide variety of classics, from the familiar ("Honeysuckle Rose," "Blue Skies") to the obscure ("Old Joe's Hittin' the Jug," "Digga Digga Doo"). But it's the band's hard swingin' approach and unique arrangements that bring new life to this material. Check out the moody cadence of "Caravan," the fiery brushwork on "Jeepers Creepers" or the virtuosic banjo playing on "Digga Digga Doo" and you'll find yourself screaming for more. This is one disc not to be missed!

CDbaby pleases me: wonderfully prompt service, great products. Yes.

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December 21, 2008

willie dixon and memphis slim's Willie's Blues

Posted by dogpossum on December 21, 2008 10:08 PM | Comments (3)

Willie Dixon and Memphis Slim's 'Willie Blues'.

Emusic has me by the throat.
The Deadwood soundtrack* is, once again, fascilitating my unhealthy desires.

Not to mix a metaphor...

*more specifically, the (songs played over the credits of Deadwood)

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December 9, 2008

exchanges are great

Posted by dogpossum on December 9, 2008 3:18 PM | Comments (0)

when you're a DJ.

It was really nice to hear some quality DJing from DJs with extensive collections and mad skills. It really makes a difference.

One of the nice parts of the MLX8 weekends was hearing DJs playing from albums/collections I own, but taking songs I'd never have thought to play.

Trev played a neat song from the Chu Berry Mosaic collection (Chasin' Shadows, with Putney Dandridge and his Orchestra) which I'd missed, and now I'm revisiting the collection. It's so very, very good.
I think, if I were to buy just one Mosaic set, that'd be the one. Actually, I'd probably buy that one and the Lionel Hampton one and the Duke Ellington small group one.

But if I could buy any now, I'd get the Kid Ory one and the (early) Louis Jordan one.

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December 7, 2008

always last to the bar

Posted by dogpossum on December 7, 2008 3:37 PM | Comments (0)

Can't believe I missed CW Stoneking in Melbourne. I'm a dummy.
Old timey blues and low-down action. Just my cup of tea. listen here.
Can be bought via itunes (blurgh) or amazon (double blurgh), or via his label Voodoo Rhythm (check their punkrockingly dodgy site) or here.

And he's Australian, no less.
Also, note the musicians in his 'band' - the sorts of jazznicks you know you can love.

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October 31, 2008

firehouse five

Posted by dogpossum on October 31, 2008 1:09 PM

My desire for the Firehouse Five (specifically this album) has forced me to think, even more seriously (as in, will probably do it) about emusic.
This band is in the vein of the New Orleans Jazz Vipers, the Firecrackers and other recreationist bands. Excepting the Firehouse Five are actually from the revivalist period (mostly). I've just bought this CD, but I think I could go on and on and on. I know it's tighty-whitey cultural appropriation, but dang. The quality is good. And, well. You know. I want it. And thinking about music means I don't have to think about the masses of reading I have left to do.

But the sudden plummeting dollar has meant that buying CDs is expensive, mostly because of the postage. I like to have the liner notes, emusic will hit me with an extra bill each month, but... instant music. Sweet. Cheaper music. Double sweet. I think I will use it for 'taster' songs, finalising my departure from itunes, and for albums by newer artists where I don't need the liner notes. I think I'll also keep back up copies on CD with copies of the album cover (just in case, and because I'm a bit ob-con).

"firehouse five" was posted in the category lindy hop and other dances and music and objects of desire

October 19, 2008

little fats and swingin' hot shot party

Posted by dogpossum on October 19, 2008 8:19 PM

Hot Japanese swing. Yes. You can listen to it here.
I am always a sucker for a contemporary band doing skankin' old timey jazz. Most of the best bands seem to be punker kids. Because, really, that's what that olden days hawt jass was all about. Sex and drugs and rock and roll.

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September 24, 2008

andy kirk, mary lou williams and the clouds of joy

Posted by dogpossum on September 24, 2008 1:27 PM

I need more of this man:

and this woman:

and these blokes:

[all photos ripped, shamelessly, from This wonderful site devoted to the African-American Musicians Union. It's fully sick]

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September 23, 2008

The Chronological Martha Davis 1946-1951

Posted by dogpossum on September 23, 2008 11:57 AM

The Chronological Martha Davis 1946-1951. I have a couple of her songs from a great compilation of Kansas Blues singers and I play them over and over and over. There's not a lot of Davis stuff about, but that's what I want. I play one song, 'Kitchen Blues' an awful lot - she has a lovely, velvety voice.












[edit: marking these essays has apparently done irreparable damage to my language skills]

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January 9, 2008

want

Posted by dogpossum on January 9, 2008 6:09 PM

• Any of these CDs from the Boilermaker Jazz Band.
• this CD from the Firecracker Jazz Band (listen - most especially to 'Digga Digga Doo' here)

And, because it's not all want, I'm quite enjoying the Loose Marbles CD the lovely D sent me. Check out their version of 'When I get low I get high' (yes, a drug reference, yes one of the bestest songs evah). You can hear and watch them here, playing one of my favourite songs, 'Four or Five Times', heading towards the version I most prefer (a la the McKinney's Cotton Pickers). The lyrics?

Four or Five times - McKinney's Cotton Pickers, 1928
[scat]
I'm never about,
??
Just keep a-strolling,
Keep the ball a-rolling,

This isn't a boast
But what i like most
Is to have someone true
Who will love me too,
four or five times.

Four or five times
Four or five times
there is delight in doing things right
four or five times
[four or five times]

Maybe I'll sigh,
Maybe I'll cry,
And if I die,
I'm gonna try...
four or five times.

We like to play
We like to sing
We like to go scedadilah do
Four or five times.

Bibop one
Bibop two
bibop three
Didahdiladee
Four or five times

[scat]
Yes, sure, ok!
What?
Yes. ! !

Four or five times,
Four or five times,
There is delight,
In doing things right,
Four or five times.

There's a bunch of scatting in there I couldn't transcribe, but you get the point.
Oh, and yes, it's all about double entendre, yet again.

I love this song a whole lot, especially this version, though I never get to play it (too old, too fast, to obscure for mainstream lindy hoppers). I do play a pretty fabulous 1930s version by Woody Herman and his Orchestra which always really rocks the dancers. It's a lot straighter and safer and very lindy hoppable, but still lots of fun.

There's a version by Jimmie Lunceford (c 1935) which gets a fair bit of play in Melbourne, and I do prefer it, musically, though it's lower energy than the Herman version. I play the Herman far more often than the Lunceford version. I also have a fully sick version by Lionel Hampton, which I never seem to play. I have no idea why not - it's freakin' awesome.

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December 11, 2007

Jeeeeezuss!

Posted by dogpossum on December 11, 2007 8:27 PM

I did a gig at the speegs during MLX which wasn't really very great. First, there were no dancers there but The Squeeze and I. So my swingin' jazz went down like a lead balloon. Thank heavens for James Brown, or I'd've been lynched. Though they booked me for a jazz gig, I just couldn't bear the empty floor any longer. So I played the very few soul and funk songs I had. And the punters loved it.
A bit later, some dancers arrived, so I started in with some good dancing from the jazz tradition. After 'Lavender Coffin' and midway through 'Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho' some drunk prick tried to climb up on the stage (I dealt with that, quick-smart and used my scary body to move him back). "Are we going to be subjected to this gospel swing all night?" he demanded in a pleasant drunken slur. And I sort of shrugged it off with a tight smile. He kept lurking and I gave him the super snub. A few minutes later he returns with the same charming line. And I reply "If at all, possible, YES!"
What could be better than an evening of hardcore New Orleans Jeeeeezuss! music? I can't imagine. Then I gave that prick some serious snubbing.

There's nothing worse than a know-it-all jazznick heckler who thinks he knows better. Prick. Hope I never see that loser ever again.
But speaking of gospel, I'm quite struck on Mahalia Jackson live at Newport. I want it. At first it was just for that version of Jericho, but now I just want it. Not necessarily for DJing (though the Jericho would go down well at a blues event). The Basie Live in Antibes CD got me keen on Jackson, and I think I could well get over this swing malarkey and return to my soul and funk roots. Sigh. More obsessive collecting to come.

So, anyway, to finish off that bit about the speegs gig, Trev and Russ came in later and played the other bits of the set for me. If you look at the pic there (courtesy of Wendy), you can see me DJing (and probably freaking) and Trev leaning over my shoulder with beer in hand (there are no DJing rules at the Speegs).

Trev played excellent party lindy, moving into formerly uncharted territory, and Russ then decided it was partyhardy time. Yes, we did hear the theme from Footloose, amongst other 80s party anthems. The punters went nuts. The lindy hoppers went nuts. The speegs staff were very happy with us (I did check with them that it was ok to move on down this motown/stax/disco anthem track, and they approved), the pay was good.
I've done a few sets there, and I have to say I approve. Nice people, nice gear, fun crowds. Except for the stupid pricks. And I've been offered other DJing gigs (fielding phone calls all over the place), but I think I'm going to keep it real and only play for dancers. Unless the pay is good. Real good.

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March 6, 2007

crazy expensive

Posted by dogpossum on March 6, 2007 7:36 PM

Now I really want Mosaic's Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions (#236). Onlu $US119.00, which is only $AU153.66 plus postage. Not a problem.

I like it because... hey, haven't I blogged this before?

Well, whatever. I'd still like it. But that's crazy expensive for 7 CDs.

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December 19, 2006

more mosaic

Posted by dogpossum on December 19, 2006 12:23 PM

Browsing the Mosaic site (always a dangerous enterprise), I've decided I want these lovely things:

• Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (#170), $US192 (12 CDs)
• Peggy Lee and June Christy Capitol Transcriptions (#184) $US80 (5 CDs)
• and of course, Duke Ellington: 1936-40 Small Group Sessions (#235) $US119 (7 CDs)
• Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings $US136 (8 CDs)

These sets are really amazing shit - they're remastered by people who know what they're doing, so the quality is fabulous. The selection of tracks is sensible and/or creative. And there are just so many CDs! Those prices look expensive, but when you work it out, you're still paying less than $30 a CD (mostly), for what are limited edition and wonderful collections.

For DJs, this shit is gold because the quality is good enough to hack our amplified sound systems and dodgy set ups. While you may be able to find lots of these songs on other albums, they're quite often crappy quality - lots of snap crackle and pop, and more horribly, lots of really nasty 'remastering' by people who didn't have a clue. I have a couple of CDs I picked up recently which have the scariest 'stereo' sound ever - they've made mono recordings stereo and managed to remove all the dynamics, and energy of each recording. Which sucks, as these are actually pretty neat collections.

So I'm pining for the Mosaic stuff. Still. Is it worth cracking open my DJing money fund (I've saved every pay so far - and have less than $500 to show for it. Hardly a fast track to fortune (or fame, for that matter) for some of this goodness?

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December 12, 2006

asiapacific triennial

Posted by dogpossum on December 12, 2006 6:16 PM

i need to go see this.
galaxy said so.

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November 13, 2006

i yearn

Posted by dogpossum on November 13, 2006 7:05 PM

Today I saw the Basie Mosaic set at Basement Discs for only $150. I could only let myself listen to one CD (including the finest version of Jive at Five recorded in the 50s) before thrusting the headphones away. I. Do. Not. Have. One. Hundred. And. Fifty. Dollars. In fact, I don't have any dollars, nor any way of earning any for the foreseeable future (well, unless you count those massively lucrative DJing gigs - that's me. Earning my way to prosperity $25 at a time).

But it was just so sweet.

I yearn.

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November 10, 2006

Campus Five and Mosaic sets

Posted by dogpossum on November 10, 2006 2:33 PM

Because I'm busy marking (up to 20 a day, mate - I am one speedy mofo), I can only blog really dull things.

Right now I'm pining after this:

for no real reason other than the fact that Trev said he was getting it, and now I want it too. Well, actually, I love Ellington a whole lot, and have a real passion for small group/combo swinging jazz. And we're talking a Mosaic set here - 7 CDs worth of phenomenally good quality remastered hotness. That costs $US119. A little too rich for my blood, unfortunately. Especially since the scholarship ended (months ago) and the teaching paychecks are about to dry up. I do have a wad of cash squirrelled away from my DJing pay, but that $500 for a year's worth of DJing... she ain't going to go too far.

So I just think about that Mosaic set and then think about how I could arrange my life so that Trev lives in my house and lets me pretend that all his music is belong to me.

On other musically related fronts, I didn't let that whole poverty thing stop me from buying myself these 2 Campus 5 albums:

I was convinced by the versions of Squatty Roo and Hop Skip and Jump on Crazy Rhythm (you can listen to them there on the site). I adore those songs (especially the former), and while the Artie Shaw and Ellington versions of these songs (respectively) are far superior, the appeal of a good quality recording of each cannot be ignored (particularly not when the issues I raised here are concerned).

If only I had some logic and didn't impulse-purchase music in times of stress or overwork. I'd figure out that if I just restrained myself from these little splurges I'd have enough dosh to buy those sweet Mosaic sets.
But I don't buy music sensibly. I am an artist - my musical selections are guided by impulse. Creative impulse.

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October 6, 2006

Henry 'Red' Allen's World on a String

Posted by dogpossum on October 6, 2006 7:33 PM

I have my eye on Henry Red Allen's World on a String after reading about the version of St James Infirmary discussed on SwingDJs here. The song caught my ear while watching the ULHS finals (which I talked about here).

I don't have any Red Allen, but I'm definitely interested.
As for my stalking yet another version of SJI, alls I can say, is that if obsessing about multiple versions of particuar songs is good enough for Jesse in his October show, it's certainly good enough for me.

Although, on a side-note, one of my reasons for seeking out the older or 'betterer' versions of particular songs is motivated by the current musical clime in Melbourne lindy hop. There's been a recent rash of new DJs in our town, which I do applaud. I am particularly happy about the fact that most of (if not all of) these noobs are women. But I do have a great deal of issue with the fact that they're all into boring old groove, and that most of the Melbourne DJs playing this sort of action don't actually own their music - they've ripped it off someone else. Which is problematic not only for the fact that they're, well, ripping people off, but just as importantly for a community of dancers, it means that the same old music is being recycled through the speakers every night. We hear no music - only poor quality versions of ordinary songs someone's downloaded illegally (in a shitty mp3) and then shared around.
So when I hear a particularly shitful version of a song, I'm immediately motivated to play a betterer version so people can hear that there is more to the jazz world than fucked up versions of goddamn Lou Rawls goddamn version of SJI!
Dang - I am SO on my high horse here!
...the thing of it is, though, that un-groove is out of style here in Melbourne town, and even if I do play a 'better' version, it's unlikely that there'll be any dancers there who'd value it in the same way I do!

argh.

So, yeah, I'm hot for that Red Allen album, but goddess knows when I'd get to play it for dancers. Guess I'll just have to love it on my own. Like I loves de McKinney's Cotton Pickers and early Cab on my own...

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September 7, 2006

Johnny Hodges

Posted by dogpossum on September 7, 2006 1:49 PM

Yes, I know it's another story about music, but, look. I did say I was going to try to think less about telly and more about music, didn't I?

So, anyway, I'm now pretty keen on scoring myself some Johnny Hodges. Apparently he not only did stuff with people like Ellington, but also had a band(s) of his own. Which I must now discover.

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May 21, 2006

mills blue rhythm band/Henry Red Allen/Don Redman/McKinney's Cotton Pickers

Posted by dogpossum on May 21, 2006 7:59 PM

I want this (Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1933-34 (chron. classic)) SO badly.
Everyone else has it, I have to too.

Then I want this (Henry Red Miller and his Orch 1929-30 (JSP)).

And to be absolutely clear, I also want this (The Band Don Redman Built - McKinney's Cotton Pickers (RCA).

All scratchy, all the time.

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May 19, 2006

willie bryant & his orch 1935-36 (chron. classic)

Posted by dogpossum on May 19, 2006 4:23 PM

I want this. Hell, I want lots of things. Yep, $25 a set, twice a month, goes a loooong way.

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February 14, 2006

Kansas City soundtrack vol1

Posted by dogpossum on February 14, 2006 7:43 PM

Kansas City: A Robert Altman Film - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack .
the first one because i have the second one

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big joe turner's Boss Of The Blues

Posted by dogpossum on February 14, 2006 2:56 PM

Big Joe Turner's Boss of the Blues

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nuts about screwy music

Posted by dogpossum on February 14, 2006 2:11 PM

I'm pretty keen on getting one of the three albums by The Charleston Chasers there on the stomp off records site.

Charleston - YEAH!

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January 5, 2006

slim gaillard Laughing in Rhythm (Proper)

Posted by dogpossum on January 5, 2006 3:43 PM

Laughing in Rhythm - Slim Gaillard - Proper box set

I'm going to start listing the albums I'm chasing on this site so I can find them easily. I know, I know, it's crazy shit. And I know I could also do it more easily using some sort of wishlist arrangement. But hell, I'm all about categories atm.

Slim Gaillard Laughing in Rhythm - the Proper Box set.

I want this.

Amazon listing

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