KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ The Spirituals to Swing Concerts of 1938 - 1939, 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

AM.1971.04.11.B

Program Length

112 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1971-04-11 | broadcast
| 1971-04-08 | created

Description

Phil Elwood presents the complete recordings of two concerts organized by John Hammond and given on the Christmas Eve’s of 1938 and 1939 at Carnegie Hall; featuring the best Swing, Blues, and Gospel musicians of the day. Performers include Charlie Christian, Lester Young, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Bill Broozy, and many others.

Genres

Jazz
Popular music

Musical Selections

Stompin' At The Savoy / Benny Goodman Sextet -- Honeysuckle Rose / Benny Goodman Sextet -- Gospel Train / Golden Gate Quartet -- I'm On My Way / Golden Gate Quartet -- Four Day Creep / Ida Cox, James P Johnson, et al. -- Oh, Lady Be Good / [Jam Session] -- Mountain Blues / Sonny Terry -- The New John Henry / Sonny Terry & Bull City Red -- It's All Right Baby / Joe Turner & Pete Johnson -- Cavalcade Of Boogie / Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson, Walter Page & Jo Jones -- Done Got Wise / Big Bill Broonzy & Albert Ammons -- Louise, Louise / Big Bill Broonzy & Albert Ammons -What More Can My Jesus Do? / Mitchell's Christian Singers -- My Poor Mother Died A'Shoutin’ / Mitchell's Christian Singers -- Paging The Devil / Kansas City Six

Subjects

Jazz
Swing (Music)
Piano music
Gospel music
Spirituals (Songs)
Vocal quartets
Blues (Music)

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the GRAMMY Foundation.

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