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August 1, 2025

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This morning, the site featured the great Big Joe Turner. One of the clips…

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August 1, 2025

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: “Serenade To a Cuckoo”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsaxODHI3fA Editor's Note: I 'd like to thank Scott Dwight, a site visitor, for submitting…

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August 1, 2025

Duke Ellington and Jimmy Stewart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VeKp1Mq25kc In a post about Henry Mancini earlier this week, I linked to an iMDB…

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Henry Mancini: The Pink Panther Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Q0RutCQ4oQk The "cat" Mancini refers to in his little intro is sax player Don Menza.…

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On This Day in 1945, Sentimental Journey Led the Charts

http://www.youtube.com/v/PUw125JMVFI The song Sentimental Journey was number one on this date -- indeed, for nine…

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August 1, 2025

Charlie Parker: “Dexterity” and “Yardbird Suite”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tHiPQpUv2c0 The saga of Charlie Parker is well known and told in many places, including…

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August 1, 2025

This Day in Music, 1962: Ray on Top

http://www.youtube.com/v/aQXsM1l2wZ8 Ray Charles' I Can't Stop Loving You was the top song on the charts…

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August 1, 2025

Oscar Peterson on The Dick Cavett Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ec-FrnaU0rs The site will feature Oscar Peterson more fully in the near future. In the…

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August 1, 2025

Coleman Hawkins: “Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0DmtPvFa_W8 This clip, from the television program Jazz Party, is more than eight minutes long…

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August 1, 2025

Ben Webster: “Old Folks”

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x280nt_ben-webster-and-teddy-wilson-old-fo_music#.UZKyhLU4vPY The comments to the above clip point out that Ben Webster clearly is crying…

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More Jay McShann

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: “Serenade To a Cuckoo”

Duke Ellington and Jimmy Stewart

Henry Mancini: The Pink Panther Theme

On This Day in 1945, Sentimental Journey Led the Charts

Charlie Parker: “Dexterity” and “Yardbird Suite”

This Day in Music, 1962: Ray on Top

Oscar Peterson on The Dick Cavett Show

Coleman Hawkins: “Jumpin’ with Symphony Sid”

Ben Webster: “Old Folks”

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