Women instrumentalists in jazz from live 1940s-50s radio feature in a set on this week’s Phantom Dancer.
Every Tuesday The Phantom Dancer non-stop mix of swing and jazz from live 1920s-60s radio is brought to you by authentic jazz deco singer and actor, Greg Poppleton
The Phantom Dancer is recorded live-to-air at 107.3 2SER Sydney, Tuesdays 12:04 – 2pm. It’s re-broadcast on 22 radio stations of the Community Radio Network and online.
You can hear this week’s Phantom Dancer online at 2ser.com from 15 May. And that’s where you’ll find lots of past Phantom Dancer swing jazz mixes.
THIS WEEK’S PHANTOM DANCER MIX
– has a set of Benny Goodman small groups from live 1943 radio, a set of Dave Brubeck from 1950s radio by request, and a set of jazz and swing from the Armed Forces Radio Service ‘Jubilee’ series, including an aircheck by Gerald Wilson, Kay Starr and The International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
WOMEN IN JAZZ
In fact, this week’s Phantom Dancer has a set of women jazz instrumentalists on live 1940s-50s radio. You’ll hear:
MARJORIE HYAMS
Jazz vibraphonist, pianist and arranger. She played in Woody Herman’s Orchestra (1944 – 1945), the Hip Chicks (1945), Mary Lou Williams (1946), Charlie Ventura (1946), George Shearing (1949 – 1950), and led her own groups.
MELBA LISTON
Jazz trombonist, musical arranger and composer. She was the first woman trombonist to play in big bands. She was a star writer and arranger.
VIVIEN GARRY
Jazz double bassist and band leader
GINGER SMOCK
Jazz violinist, band leader and TV personality
INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM
The first integrated all women band in the US featuring some of the top female talent of the early-mid 1940s.
Phantom Dancer Vid of the Week?
It’s the Vivien Garry Quintet playing bop on disc in ’46, ‘Operation Mop’ (nothing to with floors, mop-mop was a jazz style). In the quintet: Arvin Garrison (her husband) guitarist, Wini Beatty, piano, Ginger Smock on violin and Dody Jeshke, drums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvpmSJ1qPp8
15 MAY PLAY LIST
Play List – The Phantom Dancer
107.3 2SER-FM Sydney, Live Stream, Digital Radio
Community Radio Network Show CRN #316
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107.3 2SER Tuesday 15 May 2018
After the 2SER 12 noon news, 12:04 – 2:00pm (+10 hours GMT)
National Program:
ArtSoundFM Canberra Sunday 7 – 8pm
and early morning on 22 other stations.
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Set 1
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Louis Prima on 1939-45 Radio |
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Theme + Robin Hood
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Louis Prima Orchestra (voc) Louis Prima
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‘One Night Stand’
Meadowbrook Ballroom
Cedar Grove NJ
AFRS Re-broadcast
23 Dec 1944
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St Louis Blues
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Louis Prima Orchestra
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‘One Night Stand’
Meadowbrook Ballroom
Cedar Grove NJ
AFRS Re-broadcast
28 Sep 1945
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Should I + Close
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Louis Prima Orchestra
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Hickory House
via WJSV CBS Washington
23 Sep 1939
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Set 2
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1945-48Jubilee Radio Series |
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Theme + Cruisin´ With Cab
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Gerald Wilson
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‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
Apr 1946
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Tuxedo Junction
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International Sweethearts of Rhythm
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‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
17 Jul 1945
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Blues + One O’Clock Jump (theme)
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Kay Starr
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‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
1 May 1948
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Set 3
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Louis Armstrong on Radio |
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I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
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Louis Armstrong
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‘Downbeat’
AFRS Hollywood
1943
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Mahoganny Hall Stomp
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Louis Armstrong
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Aircheck
1949?
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S’Wonderful + Close
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Louis Armstrong
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‘All-Star Parade of Bands’
Basin Street
WRCA NBC NY
8 May 1955
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Set 4
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Women Jazz Instrumentalists |
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Open + A Woman’s Place Is In The Groove
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Vivien Garry
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‘Jazz Club USA’
Voice of America
Washington DC
1951
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Stella By Starlight
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Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra (tb) Melba Liston
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Birdland
WCBS CBS NY
mid-1956
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Northwest Passage + Blue Flame Theme
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Woody Herman Orchestra (vibes) Marjorie Hyams
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Meadowbrook Ballroom
Cedar Grove NJ
WABC CBS NY
18 Sep 1944
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Set 5
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Music From The Movies |
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Melody For Two + September in the Rain
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Louis Levy and the Gaumont British Symphony
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Comm Rec
London
1937
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Carranga
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Ray Noble Orchestra
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Coty Hour
WEAF NBC Red NY
13 Mar 1935
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Over The Rainbow
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Judy Garland
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‘The Gulf Screen Guild Show’
KNX CBS LA
8 Jan 1939
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Midnight + On The Good Ship Lollipop
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Joe Haymes Orchestra (voc) Cliff Weston
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Grill Room
Hotel McAlpen
WABC CBS NY
29 Jan 1935
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Set 6
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The Benny Goodman Small Groups |
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Oh Baby
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Benny Goodman Sextet
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Meadowbrook Gardens
Culver City Ca
Aircheck
26 Jan 1946
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Three Little Words
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Benny Goodman Quintet
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‘Spotlight Bands’
Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Blue Network
25 Sep 1943
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Sweet Lorraine
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Benny Goodman Trio
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Meadowbrook Gardens
Culver City Ca
Aircheck
26 Jan 1946
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Sweet Georgia Brown
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Benny Goodman Quintet
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‘Spotlight Bands’
Springfield, Mass
Blue Network
29 Sep 1943
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Set 7
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Dave Brubeck |
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Jeepers Creepers
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Dave Brubeck
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
WJZ ABC NY
Dec 1953
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The Duke
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Dave Brubeck
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Basin Street
WCBS CBS NY
Feb 1956
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I’ll Remember April
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Dave Brubeck
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Aircheck
Jan 1954
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The Trolley Song
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Dave Brubeck
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Basin Street
WCBS CBS NY
Feb 1956
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Set 8
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1940s Big Band Radio |
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Blue ‘n’ Boogie (theme) + Airmail Special
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Billy Eckstine Orchestra
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‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
Mar 1945
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Swanee River
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Lionel Hampton Orchestra
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‘Jubilee’
AFRS Hollywood
26 Nov 1945
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Artistry in Rhythm (theme) + Artistry Jumps
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Stan Kenton Orchestra
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‘One Night Stand’
Palladium Ballroom LA
AFRS Hollywood
27 Nov 1945
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Bommpsie
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Chubby Jackson Orchestra
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‘Symphony Sid Show’
Royal Roost
WMCA NY
5 mar 1949
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