Episode 66:: Monday Morning Blues

The title is allusion to more than just my slightly tardy "weekly" deadline, but rather to the true theme of this show: the blues. Or at least, some vestiges of the blues in a variety of Jazz and semi/non-Jazz environments. Think of this not as a Blues episode, but a Jazz episode that has a case of the (little-b) blues. You'll find no Sonny Liston Smith, Keb 'Mo or BB King in these playlists, but rather a selection of guitar-inflected AABA tales of remorse for the wrongs of one's past and the rights (rites?) of music present.

Audio

Playlist

1. Tiny Grimes - Durn Tootin' - Tiny Grimes In Swingville
2. Milt Jackson - Five O'Clock in the Morning - The Prophet Speaks
3. Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Salty Blues - Midnight Sun
4. Grant Green - Iron City - Iron City
5. Stanley Turrentine with the 3 Sounds - Blue Riff - Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions
6. Louis Armstrong - St. James Infirmary - The Complete RCA Recordings
7. Lou Rawls - St. James Inrfirmary (live)
8. Cassandra Wilson - St. James Infirmary - Loverly
9. The White Stripes - St. James Infirmary - Elephant
10. Charles Mingus - Hog Callin' Blues - The Complete Atlantic Recordings

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