Onzy Matthews (1930-1997)(Toppyjazz 584)

This week we honour bandleader, composer and arranger Onzy Matthews.
Mostly from the Mosaic-Select box Onzy Matthews.
Also some recordings from our own files with Earl Anderza.
 Onzy Matthews worked for musicians like Vanessa Rubin, Lou Rawls, Esther Phillips and  Herb Ellis.

A very fine interview with Onzy Matthews from 1996 :

http://www.djo.org/onzy_matthews.htm

Surprise : a video from Miles Davis in Parijs with Onzy Matthews:

http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/dingo/clip3/

Playlist
01 - New Samba for Margo - Onzy Matthews
02 - Outa Sight - Earl Anderza
03 - I Thought About You - Onzy Matthews
04 - I'm Glad There Is You - Vanessa Rubin
05 - I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Onzy Matthews
06 - Romance In The Dark - Esther Phillips
07 - Dallas Blues - Onzy Matthews
08 - Mexicali Brass - Onzy Matthews
09 - Gloomy Sunday- Lou Rawls
10 - St.Louis Blues -Lou Rawls
11 - Blues Non Stop - Onzy Matthews
12 - Joe and I - Onzy Matthews
13 - Satin Doll - Onzy Matthews

Capitol Records Jazz (part 5) (Toppyjazz 583)

This is part 5 from a never ending story about Capitol Records.
We got some unique and less know recordings .
 First singer Michael Dees(1941, Houston).
He has a fine voice but made only 2 records.
 Another unique recording Ken Hanna's(1921-1982) Jazz for Dancers from 1955.
Further Las Vegas crooner Vic Damone(1928) who loves to swing.
Pianoplayer Paul Smith (1922-2013) and female singer and pianist Carole Simpson (1928-10 februar 2013) close this week's program.

Paul Smith playing at home with bassist Jim de Julio in 2009. Photo Nancy Smith

Playlist :
 01 - Talk To Me Baby - Michael Dees (album Talk To Me Baby)
 02 - Somewhere - Michael Dees (album Talk To Me Baby)
 03 - Cellophane Disguise - Michael Dees (album The Michael Dees Affair)
 04 - Alone In Paris - Micahel Dees (album The Michael Dees Affair)
 05 - Somnambulisme - Stan Kenton (Ken Hanna arranger) (album The Complete Capitol Studio recordings)
 06 - Bogota - Ken Hanna (album Jazz For Dancers)
 07 - The Continental - Ken Hanna (album Jazz For Dancers)
 08 - Allright Oke You Win - Vic Damone (album My Baby Loves To Swing)
 09 - My Baby Loves To Swing - Vic Damone (album My Baby Loves To Swing)
 10 - I Remember You - Paul Smith (album Cool and Sparkling)
 11 - Softly - Paul Smith (album Softly, Baby)
 12 - My Shining Hour - Paul Smith (album Cascades)
 13 - Gentleman Friend - Carole Simpson (album All About Carole)
 14 - You Make Me Feel So Young - Carole Smith (album All About Carole)
 15 - This Could Be The Start of Something - Carole Simpson (album Singin' and Swingin' )
 16 - Just Because We're Kids - Carole Simpson (album All About Carole)
 17 - And Now Goodbye - Carole Simpson (album Singin' and Swingin')
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Jazz In Paris part(5) Toppyjazz 582)

This week many recordings from Mr. Lionel Hampton in Paris.
We continue albums 42-53 from Gitanes Jazz In Paris series.

Playlist.
01 - Crazy Rythm - Lionel Hampton
02 - All The Things You Are - Lionel Hampton
03 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Lionel Hampton
04 - Satin Doll - Jean-Luc Ponty
05 - Ol' Man River - Albert Nicholas
06 - Swanee River - Jimmy Archey
07 - Time After Time - Stephane Grappelli
08 - I Want To Be Happy - Bernard Peiffer
09 - Wo ist der Mann - Marlene Dietrich
10 - I#M Gonna Lock My Heart And Throw Away The Key - Greta Keller
11 - Blue Moon - Dizzy Gillespie
12 - Summertime - Chet Baker

Jazz In Paris (part 4)(Toppyjazz 581)

This week we have albums 31 -41 form the Gitanes series Jazz In Paris.
 Playlist :
 01 - Tha Last Time I Saw Paris - Michel Legrand
 02 - April In Paris . Michel Legrand
 03 - I Won't Dance - Oscar Peterson & Stephane Grappelli
 04 - Angel Eyes - Eddy Louiss
 05 - Misty - Claude Bolling
 06 - I Want A Little Girls - Sammy Price & Lucky Thompson
 07 - A Night In Tunesis - Art Blakey
 08 - Clara, Don't Be Downhearted - Eddy Louis & Ivan Julien
 09 - Baby Please Come Home - Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon
 10 - I Got It Bad - Earl Hines
 11 - Nice Work If You Can Get It - Earl Hines
 12 - Oblique - Kenny Clarke 13 - Tahiti - Kenny Clarke Sextet

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