Bob Wallis was a good trumpet player who played in Acker Bilk's first groups before founding his own. These 1957-61 recordings sample the first part of his bandleading career featuring Bilk, Keith "Avo" Avison on trombone, Doug Richmond on clarinet, Hugh Rainey on banjo, Dick Heckstall-Smith on soprano sax, a very young, pre-Cream Ginger Baker on drums and others . . all playing in a solid four beat New Orleans style
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/supportWETF Show - Maxine Sullivan with the Scott Hamilton Quintet in Toyko, 1985, 86
Annette Hanshaw - the Personality Girl, 1926-28
WETF Show - Sidney Bechet and His New Orleans Feetwarmers 1940/41
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, 1923-26
WETF - Louis Jordan . . the first recordings of what became the Tympany Five (1938-41)
Keynote Instruments - Benny Morton's Trombone Choir, Coleman Hawkins' All Star Sax Ensemble, Little Jazz' Trumpet Ensemble . . 1944
WETF Show - Claude Thornhill Orchestra, 1947-8 . .with Lee Konitz, Danny Polo, Red Rodney, Barry Galbraith
Coleman Hawkins Quartets - 1943 and 44 for Signature and Keynote
WETF Show - Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 1956, 58 Drummin' Man and Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements
Sidney Bechet 2 - Bechet and the rhythm section - with Willie "the Lion" Smith, Cliff Jackson, Earl Hines, Teddy Bunn and Meade Lux Lewis
WETF - Charlie Johnson and His Orchestra . . 1925-28
Earl Hines in France - 1949, with Barney Bigard, Buck Clayton, Arvell Shaw, Wallace Bishop
WETF Show - The Capitol recording of Sharkey Bonano - New Orleans trumpeter's recording from 1949-53
Freddie Keppard - great New Orleans cornet player in Chicago, 1923-29
WETF Show - Joe Davis records . .mid 1940's featuring Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Thelonious Monk a.o.
Ornette Coleman - first albums! 1958 and 1959
Sidney Bechet - 1940/41 with Charlie Shavers, Rex Stewart, Earl HInes and Willie "The Lion" Smith
Johnny Dodds - 1927
WETF Show - Miles on the side - Miles Davis recording as a sideman in the 1950's with Lee Konitz, Al Cohn and Cannonball Adderley
WETF Show - Leo Parker! 1954 and 61 . . great late bop and hard bop sessions
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