Phantom Dancer :: 12:00pm 6th Jul 2021
Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor, influential 1940s jump and 1950s rock tenor saxophonist, is this week’s Phantom Dancer non-stop swing jazz feature artist. You’ll hear him from two 1956 Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party broadcasts on this week’s mix.
Because of the current Sydney Covid lockdown I can’t mix live from the 2SER studios as I normally do on Tuesdays, so this is a ‘classic’ Phantom Dancer from ‘the vaults’ in a ‘repeat premier’ for your aural enjoyment. Make sure you donate to community radio 2SER to keep these Phantom Dancers going.
Greg Poppleton has been bringing you The Phantom Dancer, your non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio and TV, each week since 1985.
Hear The Phantom Dancer online from 12:04pm AEST Tuesday 6 July at https://2ser.com/phantom-dancer/ where you can also hear two years of archived shows.
The finyl hour is vinyl.
SAM ‘THE MAN’ TAYLOR
Taylor was born in Lexington, Tennessee. He attended Alabama State University, where he played with the Bama State Collegians. He later worked with Scatman Crothers, Cootie Williams, Lucky Millinder, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Buddy Johnson, Louis Jordan and Big Joe Turner. Taylor was one of the most requested session saxophone players in New York recording studios in the 1950s. He also replaced Count Basie as the house bandleader on Alan Freed’s radio series, Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party, on CBS, from where this week’s Phantom Dancer Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor tracks originate.
Taylor played the saxophone solo on Turner’s “Shake, Rattle and Roll”. He also played on “Harlem Nocturne”; on “Money Honey”, recorded by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters in 1953; and on “Sh-Boom” by the Chords.
During the 1960s, he led a five-piece band, the Blues Chasers. In the 1970s, he frequently played and recorded in Japan.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor’s hit 1955 recording on the 1930s jazz standard, Harlem Nocturne. The song was written by Earle Hagen when he was a teenager! He later gave us some of the greatest TV themes ever: “Andy Griffith Show”, “Dick Van Dyke Show”, “Gomer Pyle USMC”, “Danny Thomas Show”, “That Girl”, “I Spy”, “Mod Squad”
Make sure you come back to this blog, Greg Poppleton’s Radio Lounge, every Tuesday, for the newest Phantom Dancer play list and Video of the Week!
6 JULY PLAY LIST
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Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney, Live Stream, Digital Radio
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Set 1
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Swing on 1930s Radio | |
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Open + Star Dust
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Eliot Lawrence Orchestra
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Meadowbrook Ballroom
Cedar Grove NJ WOR Mutual NY 1951 |
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Take the A Train (theme) + Koko
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Duke Ellington Orchestra
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Town Casino
NBC Cleveland OH 1952 |
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GI Jive + Close
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Raymond Scott Orchestra (voc) Dorothy Collins
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‘The Raymond Scott Show’
AFRS Re-broadcast 1944 |
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Set 2
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Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor Big Band | |
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Open + Push It
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Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor Big Band
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‘Rock’n’Roll Dance Party’
WCBS CBS NY 4 Sep 1956 |
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Flag Waver
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Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor Big Band
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‘Rock’n’Roll Dance Party’
WCBS CBS NY 11 Sep 1956 |
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Taylor Made + Close
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Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor Big Band
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‘Rock’n’Roll Dance Party’
WCBS CBS NY 4 Sep 1956 |
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Set 3
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Hillbilly Radio | |
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Theme + Sugar Foot Rag
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Skip Skipper Quartet
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‘Stokely Hi Noon Roundup’
WMPS Memphis 1952 |
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I Found It In Mother’s Bible
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Skip Skipper Quartet (voc) Miss Sally Carter
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‘Stokely Hi Noon Roundup’
WMPS Memphis 1952 |
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I’ve Got A Gal Up On My Mind + Rainbows End + Close
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The Plainsmen
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‘Call of the Range’
KNX CBS Los Angeles 1946 |
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Set 4
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Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney | |
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Enchanted
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Rosemary Clooney (voc) Buddy Cole Music
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‘Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show’
CBS Hollywood 20 Mar 1962 |
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Shine On Harvest Moon
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Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney (voc) Buddy Cole Music
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‘Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show’
CBS Hollywood 20 Mar 1962 |
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Deed I Do
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Bing Crosby (voc) Buddy Cole Music
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‘Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show’
CBS Hollywood 20 Mar 1962 |
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Baby, Baby + Close
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Rosemary Clooney (voc) Buddy Cole Music
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‘Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney Show’
CBS Hollywood 20 Mar 1962 |
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Set 5
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Louis Armstrong | |
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Open + I Never Knew
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Louis Armstrong Orchestra (voc) Louis Armstrong
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‘Spotlight Bands’
Dallas Tx Blue Network 17 Aug 1943 |
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You Rascal You
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Louis Armstrong All-Stars (voc) Louis Armstrong
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‘Guest Star’
Radio Transcription New York City 7 May 1950 |
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Basin Street Blues
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Louis Armstrong All-Stars (voc) Louis Armstrong
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‘Guest Star’
Radio Transcription New York City 12 Dec 1954 |
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Skeleton in the Closet + Close
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Louis Armstrong Orchestra (voc) Louis Armstrong
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‘Norge Program’
Radio Transcription New York City 1937 |
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Set 6
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1930s Australian Dance Orchestras | |
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Marmelade
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Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance Band
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Comm Rec
Sydney 24 Jan 1938 |
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Cosmopolitan Blues
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Maurice Gilman Orchestra (voc) Noel Judd
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Comm Rec
Sydney 8 Jan 1935 |
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Annie Laurie
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Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance Band (voc) Alice Smith
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Comm Rec
Sydney 24 Jan 1938 |
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Harlem Heat
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Dudley Cantrell and his Grace Grenadiers
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Comm Rec
Sydney 22 Nov 1937 |
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Set 7
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1940s Dance Band Singers | |
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I Dream of You
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Bob Allen (voc) Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
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‘For The Record’
Carnegie Hall WEAF NBC NY 17 Apr 1944 |
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Playmates
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Lorraine Benson (voc) Ray Herbeck and his Music with Romance Orchestra
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Trianon Ballroom
WGN Chicago 24 Nov 1947 |
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Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
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Betty Martin and Randy Ryan (voc) Bob Strong Orchestra
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Glen Island Casino
New Rochelle NY WOR Mutual NY 5 Aug 1944 |
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Old Fashioned Love
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Eddy Howard (voc) Eddy Howard Orchestra
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Aragon Ballroom
WGN Mutual Chicago 5 Dec 1948 |
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Set 8
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Charlie Parker’s 100th Birthday | |
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Repetition / Interview / They Can’t Take That Away From Me
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Charlie Parker and Strings
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
Birdland WJZ ABC NY 7 Apr 1951 |
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52nd Street Theme
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Charlie Parker and Miles Davis
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost WMCA NY 4 Sep 1948 |
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Night in Tunisia
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
WJZ ABC NY Birdland 31 Mar 1951 |
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Ornithology
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Charlie Parker and Kenny Dorham
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost WMCA NY 1 Jan 1949 |
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PLAYLIST
Eliot Lawrence Stardust
Duke Ellington Take the A Train
Duke Ellington Koko
Raymond Scott GI Jive
Sam The Man Taylor Flag Waver
Sam the Man Taylor Push It
Sam The Man Taylor Taylor Made
Sugar Foot Rag Skip Skipper Quartet
Miss Sally Carter I Found It In Mother's Bible
The Plainsmen I've Got A Gal Up On My Mind
The Plainsmen Rainbow's End
Rosemary Clooney Enchanted
Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney Shine on Harvest Moon
Bing Crosby Deed I Do
Rosemary Clooney Baby, Baby
Louis Armstrong I Never Knew
Louis Armstrong You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong Basin Street Blues
Louis Armstrong the Skeleton in the Closet
Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance Band Marmelaide
Jim Davidson and his ABC Dance Band Annie Laurie
Maurice Gilman Cosmopolitan Blues
Harlem Heat Dudley Cantrell
Tommy Dorsey I Dream of You
Ray Herbeck Playmates
Bob Strong Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Eddy Howard Old Fashioned Love
Charlie Parker Repetition
Charlie Parker They Can't Take That Away From Me
Charlie Parker 52nd Street Theme
Charlie Parker Night in Tunisia
Ornithology Charlie Parker
