Instrumentals

Every now and then I dedicate a show to instrumentals, as they normally only serve as background music behind my talking and they deserve more exposure than that.

Today's musical journey brings us the man who claimed to have invented jazz and boogie-woogie (he didn't), some on the real origins of boogie-woogie, and the loose nightclub scene of Kansas City. Plus the best deal since the Indians sold Manhattan.

Transcript

Playlist

Sonny Thompson - Gum Shoe
Ace Harris - After Hours
Lucky Millinder - Little John Special
Buddy Tate - Kansas City Local
Cootie Williams - Floogie Boo
Saunders King - C-Jam Blues
Meade Lux Lewis - Bear Cat Crawl
Albert Ammons - Boogie Woogie Stomp
Johnny Otis - Blues Nocturne
Sam Price - How 'Bout That Mess
Skeets Tolbert & His Gentlemen Of Swing - Bouncing Rhythm
Jay McShann - McShann Stomp
Pee Wee Crayton - Huckle Boogie
Buddy Tate - Blowin' For Snake
Lloyd Glenn - Cute Tee
Clarence Williams - Chocolate Avenue
Don Redman - Down Home Rag

Outtro:

Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

The following music served as background music during the spoken parts:

Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
Frank 'Floorshow' Culley - That Girl
Gene Phillips & His Rhythm Aces - Royal Boogie
Gladys Palmer & the Floyd Hunt Quartette - Harlem Breakdown
Lucky Millinder - Heavy Sugar
Sonny Thompson - Mellow Blues Part 1
Tiny Grimes & His Rockin' Highlanders - Juicy Fruit
Todd Rhodes - Blues For The Red Boy