Boston and Beyond

The DuPlex on 1/19/17 welcomed back Boston jazz historian Dick Vacca.  For this "Boston and Beyond" show,  Dick brought in material that illustrated the early work of a number of Boston artists and how that work evolved (BTW, Dick's blog has an interesting salute to Nat Hentoff). Check out the playlist, then:

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Playlist
Makanda Ken McIntyre “Smax” Stone Blues (Prestige New Jazz 1960)

Makanda Ken McIntyre “Cocoanut Bread" Chasing the Sun (Steeplechase 1978)

Hal Galper “Blues Theme” Single (Private recording 1962)

Hal Galper “Spidt" Reach Out (Steeplechase 1976)

Hal Galper “Villainesque” Windows (Steeplechase 1975)

Bill Berry “Till You” Shortcake (Concord Jazz 1978)

Bill Berry “That Old Devil Moon” Jazz & Swinging Percussion (Directional Sound 1961)

Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Mariano “Long Yellow Road” Toshiko Mariano Quartet (Candid CM 1960)

Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Mariano “The Village” Single (youtube 2007)

Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Mariano “I’m a Fool to Want You” Deep in a Dream (Enja 2001)

Carol Sloane “In a Sentimental Mood" Live at 30th Street (Columbia 1962)

Carol Sloane “Deep Purple" I Never Went Away (High Note 2001)

James Williams “I Mean You" Jazz Dialogues Vol 3 (Finas Music 2001)

James Williams “My One and Only Love” Everything I Love (Concord Jazz 1979)

George Wein “C Jam Blues” Jazz at Storyville Vol 1 (Storyville 1953)

George Wein “Exactly Like You” Single (youtube 1985)

Joe Gordon “Minority”Joe Gordon: Early Sessions (Fresh Sounds 1954)

Joe Gordon “A Song for Richard” Lookin’ Good! (‪Contemporary‬ 1961)

Teddi King “Oh, You Crazy Moon” Nat Pierce Orchestra 1948-1950 (Zim Records 1950)

Teddi King “How Long Has This Been Going On” This Is New: Teddi King Sings Ira Gershwin (Inner city 1978)

Boston Piano Players

Jaki Byard

On the April 3, 2014 edition of the Duplex Mystery Hour on WZBC, guest Dick Vacca, author of the Boston Jazz Chronicles and I take a look at some piano players with a Boston connection.

Listen to the show.

Playlist:

Sid Reinherz "The Boston Trot" 1923 on Gennett 

Jaki Byard "Spanish Tinge No 1" 1989 on Candid 

Sabby Lewis Orch "Boston Bounce" 1946 on Continental 

Dave McKenna "You Stepped Out of a Dream" 1991 on Concord Jazz 

Ran Blake and Sera Serpa "When Sunny Get Blue" 2010 on Inner Circle 

Joanne Brackeen "Dr. Chu Chow" 1990 on Concord Jazz 

Nat Pierce Septet "Gale Boogie" 1949 on Crystal-Tone 

James Williams "Love Letters" 1987 on Emarcy 

Dominique Eade and Jed Wilson "Never Let Me Go" 2006 on Jazz Project 

Dick Twardzik "A Crutch for the Crab" 1955 on Pacific Jazz 

Chick Corea "Pannonica" 2002 on Blue Note 

Ray Santisi "Pendulums"  2005) on Rasan