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Joe McQueen was a saxophonist. The “King-O-Town” performed with touring jazz musicians in Ogden, Utah, such as Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Lester Young, Count Basie and countless others.

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Joe McQueen 1
Joe McQueen, 96, has been performing for over 80 years. Recently he brought his quartet to the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City to perform one of his 60 shows a year.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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After his military service guitarist Jimmy Gourley worked with Anita O'Day, Gene Ammons a.o. He spent most of his life in Paris where he played with local and visiting musicians such as Stéphane Grappelli, Bobby Jaspar, Lester Young and others.

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Jimmy Gourley, Eddy Louiss, Luigi Trussardi, Sylvain Krief - ? (Jimmy Gourley)
Jimmy Gourley (guitare) Eddy Louiss (piano) Luigi Trussardi (contrebasse) Sylvain Krief (batterie) -- ? (Jimmy Gourley) 4 mars 1972
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December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Jay McShan was a pianist, vocalist, composer and bandleader. Members of his band were Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Earl Coleman, Walter Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon a.o. He recorded extensively as leader and sideman.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #2006
Jay McShann And His Orchestra
Jay McShann And His Orchestra The pianist represents a formidable blend of Jazz and Blues typical of musicians operating in Kansas City in the 1930s. Jay McShann's piano style is undoubtedly influenced by the great jazz masters Earl Hines and Count Basie but the personal path taken by McShann
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December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Trumpeter Kenny Baker “is to jazz what the Rolling Stones are to rock music. He was the most successful British jazz musician.” He played with Britain’s finest, worked with touring musicians such as Sinatra and Bennett.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #1999
Morning Glory - Kenny Baker Trumpet
Original by Duke Ellington was a feature for Rex Stewart on trumpet here we have the great Kenny Baker & His Orchestra with himself playing the solo part. Recorded 2001. Kenny Baker MBE was born in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[4] He joined a brass band and by the age of 17 and had
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December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Stan Tracey was a British pianist and composer. In 1950s he toured the US with UK artists Ronnie Scott and Ted Heath. His best known album is Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas's "Under Milk Wood" (1965).

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December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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George Chisholm was a Scottish trombonist. In the 1930s he moved to London where he played clubs and accompanied visiting US artists such as Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins a.o. In the 1950s he joined the BBC Showband.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #1997
George Chisholm and his Orchestra – Mood for Trumpet (1944)
Recorded in London on 23rd May 1944 Personnel: Tommy McQuater, Kenny Baker, Stan Roderick and Alfie Noakes-trumpet / George Chisholm, Eric Breeze and Bruce Campbell-trombone / Harry Hayes and Dougie Robinson-alto sax / Andy McDevitt and Jimmy Skidmore-tenor sax / Jimmy Durant-bass sax and soprano sa
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December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Present from St. Nick. Ideal for a dark, rainy and above all, lazy Saturday afternoon.

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Sarah Vaughan, Lullaby of Birdland (album cover)
December 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Present from St. Nick, patron saint of the uke players.

Eddie Vedder, Ukulele Songs, 2011.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Charlie Dixon was a banjoist and arranger. He was a member of the Original Jazz Hounds and later joined Fletcher Henderson. He played with Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey a.o. in the 1920s.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #1940
Ma Rainey - Jelly Bean Blues (1924)
Ma Rainey - Jelly Bean Blues. "Acc. by her Georgia Band: Louis Armstrong, c / Charlie Green, tb / Buster Bailey, cl / Fletcher Henderson, p / Charlie Dixon, bj. New York, c. October 16, 1924. 1926-2 Jelly Bean Blues - bj Pm 12238, 14016, UHCA 84, JI 8, JC L-10, XX 9, AF A-02" BRIAN RUST - JAZZ
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Rashaan Roland Kirk was a multi-instrumentalist and often played various saxes simultaneously. He infused his soul jazz and hard bop with blues, pop and classical elements.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #1977
Rahsaan Roland Kirk -- "Bright Moments" [with intro]
Rahsaan Roland Kirk -- "Bright Moments" [with intro]
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December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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1/ “The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous.” – Dave Brubeck

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #2012
Dave Brubeck - Live In 1964 & 1966
Captured at the pinnacle of their power and popularity, Paul Desmond (alto sax), Joe Morello (drums), Eugene Wright (bass) and Dave Brubeck (piano) explore the trails they blazed into the realm of odd time signatures with "Forty Days" and two versions of their groundbreaking hit "Take Five", as well
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December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Saxophonist Bob Berg played with Horace Silver and Cedar Walton before he joined Miles Davis’ band. Berg incorporated R&B and funk in his later recordings.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #2002
Bob Berg
Provided to YouTube by amm Bob Berg · Jerry Bergonzi Take Your Pick ℗ Jerry Bergonzi Released on: 2021-08-13 Instrumentalist: Phil Grenadier Instrumentalist: Luther Gray Instrumentalist: Plamen Karadonev Instrumentalist: Matt Stavrakis Composer: Jerry Bergonzi Auto-generated by YouTube.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Eugen Cicero was a Romanian-German classically trained concert pianist and is known for infusing his interpretations of jazz standards with musical quotes from classical pieces, often the result of improvisations.
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#MusicSky #JazzSky #1997
Eugen Cicero Trio - Live at the Subway in Köln
Eugen Cicero, Great Jazzman, awesome musician, he was a genius!
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December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Arvell Shaw was a bassist who played in various incarnations of Louis Armstrong’s orchestra. He joined Benny Goodman at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. From the 1960s on he freelanced in NY.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #2002
Benn̲y̲ G̲o̲o̲d̲m̲a̲n̲ – B̲e̲n̲n̲y̲ In ̲B̲r̲u̲s̲s̲e̲ls ̲(1̲9̲5̲8̲)̲
tracks: 0:00:17 L̲e̲t̲'̲s̲ ̲D̲a̲n̲c̲e̲ 0:01:00 ̲D̲o̲n̲'̲t̲ ̲B̲e̲ ̲T̲h̲a̲t̲ ̲W̲a̲y̲ 0:04:23 ̲H̲a̲l̲l̲e̲l̲u̲j̲a̲h̲ 0:08:39 ̲O̲b̲s̲e̲s̲s̲i̲o̲n̲ 0:11:41 ̲B̲r̲u̲s̲s̲e̲l̲s̲ ̲B̲l̲u̲e̲s̲ 0:15:24 ̲M̲o̲r̲e̲ ̲T̲h̲a̲n̲ ̲Y̲o̲u̲ ̲K̲n̲o̲w̲ 0:19:21 ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲W̲o̲r̲l̲d̲ ̲I̲s̲ ̲W̲a̲i̲t̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲F̲o̲r̲ ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲S̲u̲n̲r
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December 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Dajos Béla was a Sovjet violinist and bandleader. Born in Kyiv, studied in Moscow and Berlin, where his orchestra gained popularity. When the Nazis seized power, he started touring and ended up in Argentina.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #1978
Roaring Twenties: Dajos Béla Tanz-Orchester - Der duft, der eine schöne Frau begleitet 1929
Dajos Béla Tanz-Orchester - Der duft, der eine schöne Frau begleitet [The Perfume That Goes With a Beautiful Lady] Foxtrot (Hans May-Roxy) mit Gesang, Odeon 1929 (Germany) NOTE: Dajos BÉLA (Leo Golzmann) – German conductor, violinist and jazz arranger of the Jewish / Russian/ Hungarian descent. Bo
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December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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1/ Kenny Dorham was a trumpeter and composer with an immense career and track record. He played in various big bands with Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker. He recorded with Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins.

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#MusicSky #JazzSky #1972
Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts ( Full Album )
Kenny Dorham - trumpet.... Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone ( # 1, 2, 4, 6).... Hank Jones - piano.... Oscar Pettiford - bass.... Max Roach - drums.... Betty Glamann - harp ( # 3-5).... ................................................................. Falling In Love With Love: 0:00 I'll Remember Apr
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December 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Two presents from an early Saint Charlie Coolcat Nicholas

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December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Egil Johansen was a Norwegian-Swedish drummer, composer and arranger. Mid 1950s he moved to Sweden, at that moment one of Europe’s jazz hot spots and became one of Sweden’s most significant post-war musicians. Johansen passed away OTD in 1998.

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Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen & Lars Erstrand - Stuffy
Artist: Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen & Lars Erstrand Album: Jazz at the Pawnshop Released: 1977 Recorded: Diciembre 6-7, 1976 SACD RIP Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, com
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December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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1/ Jack van Poll was a Dutch pianist, arranger, composer and club owner. He started at a rather early age. While playing with visiting musician Jimmy Davis in Holland, he got arrested by the police at 2 am. He was only 12 years old.

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December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Sad to hear guitar legend Steve Cropper has died at 84. A member of Booker T & the M.G.’s , he also wrote “In the Midnight Hour” & produced “Sittin’on the Dock of the Bay”. When asked what he thought of Cropper, Keith Richards replied “Perfect, man”. #RIPSteveCropper m.youtube.com/watch?v=iFQE...
(1967) GREEN ONIONS - Live - Booker T. and MG's
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December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Ron Mathewson was a British bassist who worked with Ronnie Scott, Dick Morrissey and recorded with artists Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Bill Evans and many others. He died OTD in 2020.

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Ronnie Scott, Dick Pearce, John Critchinson, Ron Mathewson and Martin Drew.
'GOT A MATCH?' (Chick Corea): THE RONNIE SCOTT QUINTET Live recording (1991). Venue unknown: Ronnie Scott (tnr sax), Dick Pearce (tpt), John Critchinson (pno), Ron Mathewson (bs), Martin Drew (dms). This track features the late Martin Drew playing at his favourite tempo.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Emile Christian was a trombonist and bassist. He played with the Original Dixieland Jass Band, toured Europe. In the interbellum he stayed in Europe and recorded various sides there. After WWII he worked with Louis Prima a.o. Christian died OTD in 1973.

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Satanic Blues
Provided to YouTube by Zebralution GmbH Satanic Blues · Original Dixieland Jazz Band Presenting The Original Dixieland Jazz Band ℗ 1916 RCA Victor Records Released on: 1916-12-24 Composer: Larry Shields, Emile Christian, Edwin B Edwards, Anthony Sbarbaro, W H Ragas, D James La Rocca Lyricist: L
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December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Wilbur de Paris was a trombonist who worked with Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington. In 1957 he toured Africa under the International Program for Cultural Relations (jazz diplomacy).
He died in 1973.

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« St Louis blues » par Wilbur de Paris (1960)
Sur la scène du 1er Festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins de 1960, Wilbur de PARIS, accompagné de Sidney de PARIS (trompette), Wilbert KIRK (batterie), Doc CHEATHAM (trompette), John SMITH (guitare, banjo), Garvin BUSHELL (clarinette), Hayes ALVIS (contrebasse) et Sonny WHITE (piano) interprète "
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December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Tommy Chase was a British drummer and band leader. He started his career in the 1960s. He and his band moved from hard bop to soul jazz. He accompanied touring artists such as Al Haig and Jon Eardly. Chase passed away OTD in 2018.

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Tommy Chase - The Message HQ
Brit Jazz at it's best, Released in 1987 on Stiff Records.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Ernest ‘Punch’ Miller a trumpeter who played with Jelly Roll Morton a.o. and recorded several sides with rather obscure bands. His second career started with the Dixieland revival in the 1960s. Miller passed away OTD in 1971.

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Punch Miller Exactly Like You
One of the great Kids from New Orleans Punch Miller tp singing a duett with Emanuel Sayles.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM