The previously unissued jazz masterpieces in this series of compact discs are drawn from a remarkable radio series called “Dr. Jazz”. Aime Gauvin, a staff announcer at a major New York City station, WMGM, approached his bosses with the idea of broadcasting remotes six night a week from each of the city’s most important jazz clubs. Gauvin opened each program with “Hello, this is Dr. Jazz, with a prescription for what ails you” and closed with the Ducal admonition that “It don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got that swing”.
Johnny Windhurst (tp) Cutty Cutshall (tb) Edmond Hall (cl) Gene Schroeder (p) Bob Casey, Bill Goodall (b) Buzzy Drootin, Cliff Leeman, Monk Herbert (dr)
Recorded 1952
Improvisation For The March Of Time
At The Jazz Band Ball
The Shiek Of Araby
South
Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home
Swing That Music
What’s The Use
Big Butter And Egg Man
Medley: Sweet Lorraine/Red Sails In The Sunset/Why Shouldn’t I?
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
I Ain’t Got Nobody
Save It Pretty Mama
A Monday Date
Yes Sir, That’s My Baby
Basin Street Blues
If I Could Be With You
I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody)