PLAYLIST for DECEMBER 23, 2009

JIMMY YANCEY: I’ve been wanting to do a feature program on JIMMY YANCEY, known as “The Father of Blues Piano” for as long as I’ve done this program, but some of his recordings are hard to find, and only recently did I fill in the gaps in my collection.
We’ll start with his first recording, for Solo Art in May of 1939, and then move on to his RCA Victor session in October, 1939. The next session, in September 1940, was also for RCA Victor, and included two vocals by Jimmy. We move forward to December 1943 where Jimmy had a very fruitful session for the Session label.
Then three cuts from the rare wire recordings made in June 1951, I believe at Jimmy’s house, and finally we hear six cuts from his final recording session, made for Atlantic in July 1951.
All his recordings were made in his home town, Chicago. Many of his recordings include vocals by his wife, Mama Estelle Yancey, but I have excluded these so that we can concentrate on Jimmy’s piano playing, which was beautifully simple, and simply beautiful.
After our Yancey feature, some seasonal tunes from Sonny Thompson, Tampa Red, and The Hot Club of San Francisco.

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Best of Jimmy Yancey
Tune: Two O’Clock Blues
Label: Blues Forever

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Best of Jimmy Yancey
Tune: Lucille’s Lament
Label: Blues Forever

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Best of Jimmy Yancey
Tune: Steady Rock Blues
Label: Blues Forever

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Best of Jimmy Yancey
Tune: South Side Stuff
Label: Blues Forever

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Best of Jimmy Yancey
Tune: Yancey’s Getaway
Label: Blues Forever

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: Yancey Stomp
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: State Street Special
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: Tell ‘Em About Me
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: Five O’Clock Blues
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: Slow and Easy Blues
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: Crying In My Sleep
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: Death Letter Blues
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: Yancey’s Bugle Call
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Barrelhouse Boogie
Tune: 35th and Dearborn
Label: Bluebird

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Best of Jimmy Yancey
Tune: Eternal Blues
Label: Blues Forever

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Best of Jimmy Yancey
Tune: White Sox Stomp
Label: Blues Forever

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Unissued 1951 Wire Recordings
Tune: Elephant Rag
Label: Document

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Unissued 1951 Wire Recordings
Tune: Mellow Blues
Label: Document

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: The Unissued 1951 Wire Recordings
Tune: Fives
Label: Document

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Chicago Piano
Tune: Mournful Blues
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Chicago Piano
Tune: Yancey Special
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Chicago Piano
Tune: How Long Blues
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Chicago Piano
Tune: Shave ‘Em Dry
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Chicago Piano
Tune: Salute to Pinetop
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Jimmy Yancey
Album: Chicago Piano
Tune: Blues For Albert
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Sonny Thompson
Album: The Complete Recordings Volume 1
Tune: Not On A Xmas Tree
Label: Blue Moon

Artist: Tampa Red
Album: The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1936
Tune: Christmas and New Year’s Blues
Label: RCA

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Album: Hot Club Cool Yule
Tune: Sugar Rum Cherry
Label: Azica

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Album: Hot Club Cool Yule
Tune: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Label: Azica

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Album: Hot Club Cool Yule
Tune: Cool Yule
Label: Azica


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