This is an audio gem from the old Jubillee radio series that highlighted African-American jazz artists whose performances were geared toward African-American soldiers serving overseas during WWII. Incidentally, I have a boxed set of cds consisting of a large selection of these performances, and they are fantastic; not only are the tunes exciting, but the recording quality is excellent (highly recommended).
So, without further ado, I present Dorothy Donegan beating out a certified foot-stomper called, appropriately enough, “Dorothy Donegan’s Boogie Woogie”.
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A good Boogie Woogie always lifts my spirits--thanks Paco.
ReplyDeletePS: Is the box set available anywhere?
Bob: here's the link on Amazon - Jubilee Sessions.
ReplyDeleteSome great stuff from Count Basie, Andy Kirk, Erskine Hawkins and many others, including what, as far as I can tell, is the only recording of Bill Baranco and an all-star band playing the "Baranco Boogie" - an absolute killer boogie with loads of fine solos.
Sorry, Bob, it's Wilbert Baranco (Will, not Bill, as I had misremembered it).
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you can listen to that particular tune here, for free.
Thanks.
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