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The Desoto Hour 9/9/17

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Tonight’s list is incomplete. It is missing the tracks from Bennie Moten played in the last half hour. I apologize for the inconvenience and hope you are still able to enjoy the Desoto Hour as usual.

Take shelter!

Les Brown & His Band of Renown – Bandland

  1. “Undecided”
  2. “It’s a Wonderful World”
  3. “Begin the Beguine”
  4. “Night in Tunisia”
  5. “So Rare”
  6. “Woodchopper’s Ball”

Red Nichols – Hot Pennies

  1. “Louisiana”
  2. “Mood Indigo”
  3. “Maple Leaf Rag”
  4. “Peg o’ My Heart”
  5. “Marchin’ With the Saints”

Benny Goodman – All the Cats Join In

  1. “Not Mine”
  2. “The Darktown Strutters’ Ball”
  3. “You’re Easy to Dance With”
  4. “Six Flats Unfurnished”
  5. “Why Don’t You Do Right?”
  6. “After You’ve Gone”
  7. “Mission to Moscow”
  8. “Clarinade”
  9. “Fascinating Rhythm”

Jimmy Dorsey & His Band – The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey

  1. “Contrasts”
  2. “Jay-Dee’s Boogie Woogie”
  3. “Mambo En Sax”
  4. “Maria Elena”
  5. “Speak Low”
  6. “It’s the Dreamer in Me”

 

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The Desoto Hour 8/26/17

Welcome back, students!

We’ve got music for RATs.

Griff Williams & His Orchestra – We Could Have Dance All Night

  1. “Just One of Those Things”
  2. “Jalousie”
  3. “Medley”
  4. “The Girl Friend”
  5. “The Petite Waltz”

Stage Door Canteen

  1. “I’ve Heard That Song Before” – Harry James & Helen Forrest
  2. “You’ll Never Know” – Dick Haymes
  3. “Rum and Coca-Cola” – The Andrews Sisters
  4. “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” – Harry James & Kitty Kallen
  5. “Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)” – The Russ Morgan Orchestra

Bob Crosby & His Orchestra – 1938

  1. “South Rampart Street Parade”
  2. “More Than Ever”
  3. “Little Rock Getaway”
  4. “It’s Wonderful”
  5. “You’re an Education”
  6. “Sugar Foot Strut”

Count Basie –Basie’s Best

  1. “One O’ Clock Jump”
  2. “Moten Swing”
  3. “Study in Brown”
  4. “Dinah”
  5. “Good Morning Blues”

Preservation Hall Jazz Band – Best Of

  1. “Tiger Rag”
  2. “Mood Indigo”
  3. “The Bucket’s Got a Hole in It”
  4. “His Eye Is on the Sparrow”
  5. “St. Louis Blues”
  6. “Georgia on My Mind”
  7. “Joe Avery”
  8. “I Ain’t Got Nobody”
  9. “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In”
Saturday, August 26, 2017 | Posted in Playlists, Shows, The Desoto Hour | Comments Off on The Desoto Hour 8/26/17

The Desoto Hour 8/19/17

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Music for cosmic rarities!

The Complete Glenn Miller, Vol. VII

  1. “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
  2. “Baby Mine”
  3. “Long Tall Mama”
  4. “Day Dreaming”
  5. “Moonlight Sonata”
  6. “Slumber Song”
  7. “(There’ll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover”
  8. “We’re the Couple in the Castle”
  9. “It Happened in Hawaii”

Jimmy Grier & His Orchestra – Twelve Selections From Radio Broadcasts of the 1940s

  1. “Sepulveda”
  2. “The Rickety Rickshaw Man”
  3. “The Same Old You”
  4. “The Flying Fish”
  5. “Come Rain or Come Shine”
  6. “Coyote Canyon”
  7. “Kilroy Was Here”
  8. “Pet My Pup”
  9. “Whatta You Gonna Do?”
  10. “Laughing on the Outside”
  11. “I’ll Never Love Again”
  12. “How Cute Can You Be”

Alvino Rey & His Orchestra – Uncollected Material From 1946

  1. “How High the Moon”
  2. “Bumble Boogie”
  3. “(From the) Land of the Sky Blue Water”
  4. “You’ve Got Me Crying Again”
  5. “April in Paris”
  6. “Yesterdays”
  7. “Dardanella”
  8. “Stocking Horse”

Bethlehem’s Grab Bag

  1. “Bess You Is My Woman Now”
  2. “Old Devil Moon”
  3. “The Varsity Drag”
  4. “Pick Yourself Up”
  5. “Route 66”
  6. “House of Bread Blues”
  7. “Stompy Jones”
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The Desoto Hour 6/10/17

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Is summer here yet?

Please open.

The Complete Artie Shaw, Vol. II

  1. “Prosschai”
  2. “Deep Purple”
  3. “I’m Coming Virginia”
  4. “Pastel Blue”
  5. “You Grow Sweeter as the Years Go By”
  6. “You’re So Indifferent”
  7. “Snug as a Bug in a Rug”
  8. “If You Ever Change Your Mind”

The Complete Benny Goodman, Vol. VIII

  1. “Handful of Keys”
  2. “Sugarfoot Stomp”
  3. “I’m a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas”
  4. “The Blue Room”
  5. “Sugar”
  6. “Lullaby in Rhythm”
  7. “My Melancholy Baby”
  8. “Wrappin’ It Up”

Les Brown and His Band of Renown – Dancers’ Choice

  1. “Sleepy Time Gal”
  2. “Swingin’ Down the Lane”
  3. “Shine on Harvest Moon”
  4. “My Melancholy Baby”
  5. “Stardust”
  6. “In the Mood”

The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey

  1. “June Night”
  2. “Amapola”
  3. “Just Swingin'”
  4. “Sophisticated Swing”
  5. “No One Ever Lost More”
  6. “So Rare”
  7. “Contrasts”

The Complete Bennie Moten, Vol. IV

  1. “Boot It”
  2. “Mary Lee”
  3. “Rit-Dit-Ray”
  4. “New Vine Street Blues”
  5. “Sweetheart of Yesterday”
  6. “Won’t You Be My Baby”

 

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The Desoto Hour 5/13/2017

Happy Mothers Day from the Desoto Hour!

What’s new with you?

The Complete Benny Goodman, Vol. VII

  1. “Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)”
  2. “Estrellita”
  3. “A Home in the Clouds”
  4. “Opus 3/4”
  5. “Show Your Linens Miss Richardson”
  6. “The Lady’s in Love With You”
  7. “Kingdom of Swing”
  8. “Rose of Washington Square”

A Band Is Born! – Billy May

  1. “Charmaine”
  2. “Lean Baby”
  3. “Unforgettable”
  4. “Fat Man Boogie”

One Night Stand With Ziggy Elman

  1. “Three Little Words”
  2. “Judy’s Eyes”
  3. “Lover Come Back to Me”
  4. “Zaggin’ With Zig”
  5. “Body and Soul”
  6. “Samba With Zig”

The Complete Tommy Dorsey, Vol. IV

  1. “Strangers in the Dark”
  2. “Beale Street Blues”
  3. “Is This Gonna Be My Lucky Number”
  4. “Who’ll Be the One This Summer”
  5. “Don’t Ever Change”
  6. “Our Love Was Meant to Be”
  7. “Posin'”

The 1940s – The Singers

  1. “Take Me Back, Baby” – Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie
  2. “Knock Me a Kiss” – Roy Eldridge & Gene Krupa
  3. “When My Baby Left Me” – Eddie Vinson & Cootie Williams
  4. “Caldonia” – Woody Herman
  5. “St. James’ Infirmary” – Hot Lips Page
  6. “Nat Meets June” – Nat King Cole & June Christy
  7. “Summertime” – Sarah Vaughan
Saturday, May 13, 2017 | Posted in Playlists, Shows, The Desoto Hour | Comments Off on The Desoto Hour 5/13/2017
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