The Phoenix Jazz Record Label Story

My guest on the 6/26/14 edition of The Duplex was Tom Curry, co-founder with Bob Porter of the Phoenix Jazz record label and host of his own program on Zumix Radio. Over the course of the show, Tom took us through the history of the label. Good stuff.

Listen here.

Playlist:

All selections from the Phoenix Jazz record label

Cootie Williams Sextet-Tessa's Torch Song-1944 (Pearl Bailey's and Bud Powell's 1st recording)

Dodo Marmarosa-Smooth Sailing-1946

Eddie Cleanhead Vincent-Somebody Sure Has Got to Go-1944

Jack McVae-Young Man's Blues-1945

Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie-Shaw Nuff, Groovin' High-1945

Sonny Stitt/Eddie Lockjaw Davis-Whoops!-1954

Jimmy Cleveland/Benny Golson-Blues-1959

Bill Harris/Charlie Ventura-The Great Lie-1947

Arnett Cobb/Dinah Washington-I Got It Bad-1952

Sabby Lewis-Embraceable You(w. Freddy Webster)

Charlie Parker-Now's The Time-1953

Red Allen-The Theme-1944

Charlie Parker-My Little Suede Shows-1953

Red Allen-Red Jump-1944