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Welcome to another 2 hours of jazz on Radio Mecha. As always, I'll be posting some links, comments and credits as the set plays, which I hope are of interest to those listening, as well as to those who come to this thread later.

In this program, the Thursday Spotlight Tune is "Honeysuckle Rose," the 1928 jazz standard written by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf from the Broadway show "Ain't Misbehavin'," and we have several interesting versions of it. Plus a Thad Jones tune from bebop trumpeter Donald Byrd, and a 1945 novelty tune by Elvis Costello's wife, Diana Krall.

The tune that I open these sets with, "The Greeting" is from a later McCoy Tyner album, called Things Ain't What They Used To Be.

#2 Dixieland Band

Art Tatum with a tune by Bernie Hanighen/Johnny Mercer, from "Art Tatum; The Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 3".

Good evenin' paulsc! How are you?

#3 Honeysuckle Rose [A La Bach-Beethoven-Brahms-Waller] (Piano Solo)

This is, I think, an interesting take on our Spotlight Tune, from the guy who wrote it. Fats Waller, in a May 13, 1941 recording, treating the rag tune like a classical theme. Waller had studied classical piano as a youth, and sometimes, I guess, he liked to remind people he had some serious chops, too.

I'm good, phoenixc! How are you doin' this evenin'?

#4 Fidgety Feet

The Wolverines [Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Al Gande (trombone), Jimmy Harwell (clarinet & alto sax), George Johnson (tenor sax), Dick Voynow (piano), Bob Gillette (banjo) Min Leibrook (brass bass) and Vic Moore (drums)], recorded February 18, 1924 in Richmond, IN, doing a tune by the colorful Nick LaRocca and Larry Shields, members of arguably the first Dixieland band, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

Swell! I'm getting ready to go out for a run.

Like, outside.

I can't remember the last time I've run outdoors so it'll be interesting to see how my shins do. Anyway, I just wanted to say hi and that I've missed the company of you and your music the last couple weeks. :)

#5 Save It, Pretty Mama

Sidney Bechet (clarinet and soprano sax) & His New Orleans Feet Warmers [Rex Stewart (cornet), Earl "Fatha" Hines (piano), John Lindsay (bass), and Baby Dodds (drums)] doing a tune by Don Redman/Joe Davis/Paul Denniker recorded September 6, 1940 in Chicago.

Enjoy your run, phoenixc, and tune back in when you get back. Be safe!

#6 Honeysuckle Rose

Django Reinhardt (guitar) with Coleman Hawkins and His All-Star Jazz Band [Benny Carter (trumpet, alto sax & arranger), Andre Ekyan (alto sax), Alix Combelle (tenor sax, clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax), Stephane Grappelli (piano), Eugene d'Hellemmes (bass) and Tommy Benford (drums)], with an April 28, 1937 recording of our Spotlight Tune, from the 2001 compilation CD "Django Reinhardt All Star Sessions."

#7 You Go to My Head

Billie Holiday in a May 11, 1938 recording , made in NYC, of the tune by H. Gillespie and J.F. Coots, with Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Buster Bailey (clarinet), Babe Russin (tenor sax), Claude Thornhill (piano) John Kirby (bass) and Cozy Cole (drums). From the 1996 compilation CD "Billie Holiday Love Songs."

#8 You Are My Sunshine

Errol Garner (piano) with Wyatt Ruther (bass) and Eugene "Fats" Heard (drums) in a July 27, 1954 recording from Chicago, of the tune made famous by Louisana governor Jimmie Davis.

I meant to include this hyperlink for John Frederick Coots in the #7 tune blurb. He's a lot more famous as the author of "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."

#9 Honeysuckle Rose

Anita O'Day with a vocalist's rendition of our Spotlight Tune, from the 1955 album This is Anita", via the 1991 Verve Japan CD reissue.

#10 Bird Of Paradise

Charlie "Bird" Parker (alto sax) with a tune of his own, recorded October 28, 1947 at WOR Studios in NYC. With Miles Davis (trumpet), Duke Jordan (piano), Tommy Potter (bass) and Max Roach (drums). From the CD box set "Yardbird Suite."

#11 More On The Same (Traditional)

Donald Byrd (trumpet) with Bobby Jasper (tenor sax) in a 1955 recording of a tune mistakenly credited as "Traditional" that is actually Thad Jones "More of the Same" originally released in 1958 under the album title "Byrd's Eye View." From the compilation CD "The Best of the Jazz Trumpets."

#12 Le Sucrier Velours

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra from the 1976 CD "The Ellington Suites", with an Ellington tune, that is just an excuse for those big, beautiful modulations the Ellington band could do like no other.

#13 Honeysuckle Rose

Vocalist Sarah Vaughan with a 1957 recording, and the final rendition for this evening, of our Spotlight Tune, from the compilation CD "Compact Jazz: Sarah Vaughan (Live)."

#14 Dolores

Miles Davis with a tune by Wayne Shorter from the 1966 album "Miles Smiles."

#15 Billy's Hit Tune

From the June, 1980 sessions at the Village Vanguard that would lead to the posthumous release of the "Turn Out the Stars" recordings, here is the "final" Bill Evans Trio, with Marc Johnson on bass, and Joe LaBarbera on drums, with an Evans tune. From the CD "Highlights from Turn Out the Stars."

#16 It Don't Mean A Thing

Stan Getz (tenor sax), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Oscar Petersen (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), and Max Roach (drums) in a December 9, 1953 session in L.A., of the Duke Ellington/Irving Mills standard, originally recorded for the album "Diz & Getz," via the compilation CD box set "The Artistry of Stan Getz, Vol. 1".

#17 Passion Dance

McCoy Tyner with a tune of his own from his 1967 debut album for Blue Note "The Real McCoy" with Elvin Jones (drums), Ron Carter (bass) and Joe Henderson (tenor sax).

#18 Country Roads

From their 1998 CD "Like Minds" here are Gary Burton (vibraphone), Chick Corea (piano), Pat Metheny (guitar), and Roy Haynes (drums) with a tune by Burton and Steve Swallow.

#19 Ripped Van Twinkle

Percussionist and composer Bob Moses from his 1982 CD "When Elephants Dream of Music" with a composition of his own.

#20 Selim

The World Saxophone Quartet with Jack DeJohnette on drums, from their 1998 album "Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis." here with a tune by Davis.

#21 (It's Just) Talk

The Pat Metheny Group [Pat Metheny (guitar), Lyle Mays (keyboards), Paul Wertico (drums), Steve Rodby (bass), and David Blamires and Mark Ledford (vocals) from the 1987 CD "Still Life (Talking)."

#22 Why Shouldn't I

From their 2001 CD "Dream Dancing," here is the Beegie Adair Trio with an awfully nice rendition of a Cole Porter tune.

#23 Where or When

Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) with a simple, pretty arrangement of the Richard Rogers/Lorenz Hart tune. With Ellis Marsalis (piano), Reginald Veal (bass), Herlin Riley (drums). Recorded October 11 and 12, 1989 in NYC, for the CD "Wynton Marsalis: Standard Time Vol. 3" via the 2001 compilation CD "Popular Songs: The Best of Wynton Marsalis."

#24 We Are Our Fathers' Sons

An Avery Sharpe tune from the 1999 CD "McCoy Tyner and the Latin All-Stars."

#25 The Frim Fram Sauce

Diana Krall from her 1992 debut CD "Steppin' Out" with the 1945 novelty tune by Joe Ricardel with lyrics by Redd Evans.

#26 I Will Say Goodbye

Once again, The Bill Evans Trio, with Eddie Gomez on bass and Eliot Zigmund on drums, takes us out with the title track from the 1977 album of the same name. To recap, in this set, we heard:

1. McCoy Tyner - The Greeting (2:27)
2. Art Tatum - Dixieland Band (3:08)
3. Fats Waller - Honeysuckle Rose [A La Bach-Beethoven-Brahms-Waller] (Piano Solo) (3:23)
4. Beiderbecke, Bix - Fidgety Feet (2:26)
5. Sidney Bechet - Save It, Pretty Mama / Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers (2:53)
6. Django Reinhardt - Honeysuckle Rose (2:48)
7. Billie Holiday - You Go to My Head (2:51)
8. Erroll Garner - You Are My Sunshine (3:26)
9. Anita O'Day - Honeysuckle Rose (3:14)
10. Charlie Parker - Bird Of Paradise (3:13)
11. Donald Byrd - More On The Same (Traditional) (6:45)
12. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Le Sucrier Velours (2:47)
13. Sarah Vaughan - Honeysuckle Rose (3:43)
14. Miles Davis - Dolores (6:22)
15. Bill Evans - Billy's Hit Tune (7:49)
16. Stan Getz - It Don't Mean A Thing (6:39)
17. McCoy Tyner - Passion Dance (8:47)
18. Gary Burton - Country Roads (6:26)
19. Bob Moses - Ripped Van Twinkle (7:25)
20. World Saxophone Quartet - Selim (7:30)
21. Pat Metheny Group - (It's Just) Talk (6:17)
22. Adair, Beegie - Why Shouldn't I (4:13)
23. Wynton Marsalis - Where or When (2:50)
24. McCoy Tyner - We Are Our Fathers' Sons (5:24)
25. Diana Krall - The Frim Fram Sauce (4:07)
26. Bill Evans Trio - I Will Say Goodbye (3:30)

Good night.