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"Don't forget what your parents taught you", the adage goes. In the case of jazz, this means the blues. Modern Jazz wouldn't be what it is without the blues, and it's always good advice to heed and learn from history. In this hour, we will once again pay homage to our musical forebearers while experiencing how well the past blends into the present and the future.
Artist | Track | Album |
Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd | (They Call It) Stormy Monday | Stormy Monday |
Louis Jordan | Caldonia | I Believe In Music |
Tiny Grimes & Coleman Hawkins | Soul Station | Blues Groove |
Jimmy Rushing | Goin' to Chicago | His Complete Vanguard Recordings |
Duke Ellington | Things Ain't What They Used to Be | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1941-1951 |
Robert Johnson | They're Red Hot | The Complete Recordings |
T-Bone Walker | Don't Leave Me Baby | Mean Old World |
Billie Holiday | Billie's Blues | Lady Day: the Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 |
Professor Longhair | Rockin' with Fess | The Louisiana Sound of Professor Longhair |
Jimmy Reed | Take Out Some Insurance | Rockin' with Reed |
Little Charlie & the Nightcats | My Money's Green | Disturbing the Peace |
Duke Robillard | They Raided the Joint | A Swingin' Session with Duke |
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
Chitlins Con Carne | The Sky Is Crying |
Jimmy Smith | The Organ Grinder's Swing | Organ Grinder Swing |