Legends Mix

In the twenties, jazz was wild and exciting and I think it should have stayed that way. To state that Duke Ellington transformed jazz into an art with a captial A, I seriously doubt it that ever was his intention. Though he may have been pleased to be named America's greatest composer.

Also today some more details that I found on how Lightnin' Hopkins was taken to Los Angeles to record for Aladdin. And some great music, of course.

Transcript

Playlist

1. Louis Armstrong - Jazz Lips
2. Duke Ellington - Song Of The Cotton Field
3. Clarence Williams - Cushion Foot Stomp
4. Lonnie Johnson - Tin Can Alley Blues
5. Blues Birdhead - Mean Low Blues
6. Frankie Franko and his Louisianans feat. Punch Miller - Somebody Stole My Gal
7. J.T. 'Funny Paper' Smith - Whiskeyhead Blues
8. Buddy Moss - Hard Road Blues
9. Johnnie Temple - East St. Louis Blues
10. Walter Davis - Doctor Blues
11. Cripple Clarence Lofton - Policy Blues
12. Pete Brown - Midnite Blues
13. Buddy Tate - Two Left Feet
14. Lightnin' Hopkins - Honey Babe
15. Jack McVea - Frantic Boogie

Outtro:

• Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

• Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
• Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy - Messa Stomp
• Blues Birdhead - Harmonica Blues
• Cripple Clarence Lofton - Blue Boogie
• Duke Ellington - Black And Tan Fantasie
• Pete Brown - Moppin' the Blues
• Punch Miller - Shake Your Shimmy