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- Keynote Tenors . . sessions for Keynote led by Herbie Haymer, Corky Corcoran, Babe Russin, Ted Nash 1945-6
New Orleans Brass Bands - Bunk's Brass Band, George Lewis and the Original Zenith Brass Band
WETF Show - Duke Ellington . . the Blanton/Webster band - live dates and transcriptions
Texas Jazz - the Light Crust Doughboys and the Wanderers 1935, 36, 38, 40
WETF Show - Jess Stacy in the 1950's
Emmett Berry - great unsung trumpet player with Cozy Cole, Walter Thomas, Coleman Hawkins, Don Byas, Ben Webster
WETF Show - Count Basie with Lester Young 1943-44
Eddie Miller- great tenor sax in the 1970's and 80's
WETF Show - Hot Lips Page on Commodore 1941 and 44 . .Chu Berry, Albert Ammons and others
Keynote Drummers - Cozy Cole, George Wettling and J.C. Heard sessions for Keynote 1944-5
WETF Show - George Masso . . recording for Arbors and Progressive with Al Klink, Dick Johnson, Lou Columbo, Dave McKenna
Allan Reuss - swing guitarist . . rhythm and solo 1935-1946 with Benny Goodman, Benny Carter, Charlie Ventura, Paul Whiteman and others
WETF Show - Keith Ingham and His Manhattan Swinget and Trio - 1996 and 1999 with Peter Ecklund, Bobby Gordon and Hal Smith
Joe Turner - stride piano master!
WETF show -Artie Shaw - the great 1938 band on the cusp of success! Live airshots
Hot Lips Page - trios and bands 1940-46 . . Chu Berry, Teddy Bunn, Joe Bushkin, J.C. Higginbotham, Pete Johnson
WETF Show - Count Basie small groups for Clef, 1952 . .Paul Quinichette, Joe Newman, Oscar Peterson
Johnny Dunn - first cornet king in New York, 1921-23
WETF Show - Vido Musso . .swing tenor sax with Jess Stacy, Willie Smith and others 1946-58
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - 1937 for Thesaurus Transcriptions
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