The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
Jazz Roots with Tom Morgan
WWOZ-FM
, 2007 [JR-0006]
New Orleans, LA
Tom Morgan’s opening set on Jazz Roots today features 1937-38 recordings by the Milt Hearth Trio with Milt on organ & vocals, Willie “The Lion” Smith countering on piano, Teddy Bunn on guitar & vocals, and the great O’Neill Spencer, drums & vocals. The spotlight turns to Europe with a series of 78s by American bands recorded in London, Barcelona and other hotspots: The Plantation Orchestra with trumpet star Johnny Dunn in London in 1926, Sam Wooding & His Chocolate Kiddies in Barcelona in 1929, Noble Sissle & His Orchestra in Middlesex 1929 and London in 1930, and James Boucher & His Jazz from Paris in 1930—all taken from a CD titled Black Jazz in Europe 1926-1930 on Jazz Time Records.
Playlist 06
[01] Opening Music: Milt Hearth Trio: That’s A-Plenty
[02] Tom Morgan ID, Intro & Comments
[03] Milt Hearth Trio: The Dipsy Doodle
[04] Milt Hearth Trio: Lost in Shuffle
[05] Milt Hearth Trio: Home Cookin’ Mama with the Fryin’ Pan
[06] Milt Hearth Trio: Shoot the Liquor to Me John Boy
[07] Milt Hearth Trio: The Spider & the Fly
[08] Tom Morgan Comments
[09] Plantation Orchestra: Arabella’s Wedding Day
[10] Plantation Orchestra: Smilin’ Joe
[11] Sam Wooding & His Chocolate Kiddies: The Bull Foot Stomp
[12] Sam Wooding & His Chocolate Kiddies: Blake’s Blues
[13] Sam Wooding & His Chocolate Kiddies: Ready for the River
[14] Tom Morgan Comments
[15] Noble Sissle & His Orchestra: Kansas City Kitty
[16] Noble Sissle & His Orchestra: Daughter of the Latin Quarter
[17] Noble Sissle & His Orchestra: You Can’t Get to Heaven This Way
[18] Tom Morgan Comments:
[19] Noble Sissle & His Sizzling Syncopators: Sunny Sunflower Land
[20] Noble Sissle & His Sizzling Syncopators: Confessin’
[21] James Boucher & His Jazz: I Gotta Have You
[22] Tom Morgan Comments, ID & Outro
[23] Closing Music by Willie “The Lion” Smith
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Tom Morgan for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced, engineered & recorded by Tom Morgan at WWOZ, New Orleans
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Posted by Larry Hayden
Executive Producer: Larry Hayden
© 2010 Tom Morgan. Used with permission.
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