Survey of the mid to late 1940's recordings of trumpeter Buck Clayton - his own Big Four and Big Eight recording for HRS along with sideman appearances with Benny Carter, Ike Quebec, Charlie Ventura, Teddy Wilson, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, J.C. Heard, Sir Charles Thompson and Earl Hines --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Classic sessions by Muggsy Spanier's Ragtime Band for Bluebird in 1939 - cornetist Spanier, George Brunies on trombone and vocal, Rod Cless on piano, George Zack and Joe Bushkin on piano, Bob Casey on Bass, Don Carter and Al Sidell on drums . . influential trad jazz! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Small group sides led by the great tenor saxophonist Lester Young after his departure from the Basie band. All were done in the middle 1940's on the West Coast and feature Nat "King" Cole, Joe Albany, Irving Ashby, Frank Lacy, Red Callendar, Henry Tucker, Chico Hamilton, Howard McGhee, Vic Dickenson, Willie Smith and others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Connie (later Connee) Boswell was the central member of the Boswell Sisters trio in the 1920's and 30's although she had a series of solo recordings at the same time - here we will hear a few things from the 30's and early 40's (with Ben Pollack, John Scott Trotter and Frank Sigorelli) as well as the results of two Design lps in the middle 1950's featuring her with a large band doing Rodgers and Hart and Irving Berlin tunes as well as jazz album from the same period where she is backed by the Original Memphis Five (Billy Butterfield, Miff Mole, Jimmy Lytell, Signorelli, Gene Ramey and Tony Spargo). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Chicago cornetist Spanier was known primarily for playing in small groups, but for about two years he led a big band modeled on the example of Bob Crosby's Orchestra. These studio dates for Decca and live airshots from the Arcadia Ballroom feature the leader, trombonist Vernon Brown, clarinetists Irving Fazola and Tony Martell, tenor sax Nick Caiazza, pianist Dave Bowman and drummer Don Carter . .great big band swing centered on New Orleans style! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

New Orleans tenor sax player in featured recordings with Bob Crosby (transcriptions and live, with Yank Lawson, Muggsy Spanier, Matty Matlock, Hank D'Amico, Jess Stacy, Bob Zurke), the All-Star Band (Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Bunny Berigan, Jess Stacy, Sonny Dunham, Gene Krupa), and his own bands recording for Capitol during the WWII years --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great live shots of the Artie Shaw band featuring Bernie Privin, Chuck Peterson and John Best on trumpets, George Arus on trombone, Ronnie Perry or Georgie Auld on tenor sax, Bob Kitsis on piano, Al Avola on guitar, Sid Weiss on bass and George Wettling or Buddy Rich on drums with Helen Forrest and Tony Pastor on vocals. The real star is the leader, whose clarinet work here he never surpassed, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

A selection of recordings made by Jelly Roll Morton as part of an archival/folklore project by Alan Lomax at the LOC in 1938 . . Something like six hours of recordings were made of Morton playing, singing, talking and reminiscing about his career and the early days of jazz . . here we have blues, spirituals, ragtime, semi-classical pieces and pop tunes along with Morton's own compositions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Bob Crosby and His Orchestra carved a pretty unique career for itself in the Swing Era - specializing in tunes from the previous decade done up in swing clothes, the chief arrangers were clarinetist Matty Matlock and bassist Bob Haggart. Here is a selection of Haggart's arrangements featuring Yank Lawson, Sterling Bose and Billy Butterfield on trumpets, Warren Smith, Buddy Morrow and Floyd O'Brien on trombones, Irving Fazola and Matty Matlock on clarinets, Eddie Miller on tenor sax, Bob Zurke, Joe Sullivan and Jess Stacy on pianos, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Ray Bauduc on drums and himself on bass! 1936-42. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Bruce Turner was a largely self-taught clarinet player who picked up alto sax in the navy during WWII. He became an in demand clarinetist in trad bands (Freddy Randall, Humphrey Lyttleton) but became even more valued for his swinging, Benny Carter styled alto playing. This podcasts presents him leading his Jump Band -John Chilton or Teddy Brown on trumpet, Pete Strange on trombone, Al Mead or Colin Bates on piano and others. Great swing playing with a varied repertoire! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Decca recordings from 1939-40 of the eight piece Bob Cats Dixieland ensemble featuring the great clarinetist Fazola along with Eddie Miller on tenor, Warren Smith on trombone, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Bob Haggart on bass, Ray Bauduc on drums and either Joe Sullivan, Floyd Bean or Jess Stacy on piano and Billy Butterfield or Yank Lawson on trumpets --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Influential band of white jazz musicians - many from New Orleans - active in Chicago in the early 1920's - Paul Mares (c), George Brunies (tbn), Leon Rappolo (clt), Jack Pettis (ts), Mel Stitzel and Elmer Schoebel (p), Lew Black (bjo), Steve Brown (sb), Frank Snyder and Ben Pollack (d). Premier versions of many jazz standards and classic versions of some! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Not to be confused with the more modern altoist of the same name, this John Handy was known as "Capt. John Handy" due to his no-nonsense nature in rehearsals, apparently. He was usually featured in a traditional, dixieland-New Orleans setting during the revivial period, but here are two very mainstream sessions recorded in England in 1966 featuring members of the Barry Martyn band, including the leader on drums, Pat Hawes and Richard Simmons on piano and Cuff Billett on trumpet and vocals --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Practically forgotten but possibly the best US service band in WWII, it was initially led by Artie Shaw in the Pacific Theatre, but when Shaw went home it was taken over by tenor saxophonist Donahue and brought to England for the last few months of the war. These recordings feature this crack unit on VDisc, AFRS transcriptions and a Jubilee broadcast with superb work by the leader, Ralph La Polla on clarinet, John Best on trumpet, Tak Takvorian on trombone and Rocky Collucio on piano. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Jamaican-born Reece was regarded as one of the foremost trumpeters in the UK in the 1950's before moving to the US later in the decade. Here are sideman appearances in both places - first with the Victor Feldman Orchestra and Ninetet (featuring Jimmy Deuchar, Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Derek Humble and Phil Seaman) and then with the Duke Jordan Quintet (with Jordan, Stanley Turrentine, Reggie Workman and Art Taylor) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great Condon-styled dixieland made for the war effort via V-discs in 1944, 45 and 48. In addition to Spanier and Hackett are Cutty Cutshall and Lou McGarity (trombone), Pee Wee Russell and Peanuts Hucko (clarinet), Bud Freeman (tenor), Ernie Caceres (baritone), Charlie Queener, Jess Stacy (piano), Eddie Condon and Hy White (guitar), Bob Casey, Irv Manning (bass), and George Wettling and Morey Feld on drums. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The Scots-born trumpeter Jimmy Deucher was a force on the British jazz scene from the late 1940's until the 1980's, playing in big bands, arranging and composing. Here are two early (1955, 56) sessions for Tempo featuring his arrangements and playing with trombonist Ken Wray, alto and baritone saxophonist Derek Humble, tenor player Tubby Hayes, pianist Victor Feldman and drummer Tony Crosbie. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Great traditional jazz band from the Boston area in the 1970's . . inspired by the two cornet approach of Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band, this group had a more varied repertoire, featuring Dave Whitney on trumpet and vocals, Paul Monat on cornet, Bob Connors on trombone, Blair Bettencourt on clarinet and soprano sax, Bob Carroll or Don Bennett on piano, Cal Owen on banjo, Stu Gunn on tuba and Ray Smith on drums --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

The last sessions by McKinney (led by alto player and arranger Don Redman) leading into his own orchestra - great early swing featuring Ed Inge and Benny Carter on clarinet, Sidney Deparis, Red Allen and Joe Smith on trumpet, Ed Cuffee and Benny Morton on trombones, Prince Robinson and Bob Carroll on tenor sax, Horace Henderson, Todd Rhodes and James P. Johnson on piano, Manzie Johnson and Cuba Austin on drums --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

Four more or less unrelated sessions featuring high quality and professional traditional jazz as it was being performed on 52nd Street . . George Wettling's Rhythm Kings with Ed Hall, Billy Butterfield and Dave Bowman; Bud Freeman's Gang with Bobby Hackett, Pee Wee Russell, Dave Matthews and Jess Stacy; two sessions by George Brunies' Jazz Band with either Wild Bill Davison or Max Kaminsky, either Tony Parenti or Johnny Mince, Gene Schroeder, Jack Lesberg and Johnny Blowers. And Eddie Condon on every side! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support