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JAY McSHANN and his ORCHESTRA

PR, NBC 'Blue Network', 'Savoy Ballroom',
596 Lenox Avenue between West 140th & West 141th Street, Harlem, NYC,
Friday, February 13, 1942.

Bernard"Buddy"Anderson, Orville Minor, Bob Merrill (tp); Lawrence Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird (tb);
Charlie Parker, John Jackson (as); Fred Culliver, Bob Mabane (ts); James Coe (bs); Jay McShann (p);
Leonard Enois (g); Gene Ramey (b); Harold "Doc" West (d); Walter Brown, Al Hibbler (vcl); Bill Abernathy (announcer).

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Announcement
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"Bill Abernhathy speaking in behalf of the Blue Network, inviting you now to listen to a brand new dance orchestra, first time on the Blue Network, and it comes to you direct from the Savoy Ballroom, one of America's most famous dancing places, way up in Harlem in New York City. The name of the leader and the owner and director of the band is Jay McShann. Jay is going to offer for his first tune tonight, 'St. Louie Mood'. All right, Jay, you're on the air for the first time. Let's go..."
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St.Louis Mood
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"Well, ladies and gentlemen, this band is so brand new that after I introduced for the first time them on the air I looked around for the director, though he'd be right by my side here, and lo and behold I can't find him, he's sitting way over there at the piano. That's Jay McShann at the piano, with his Orchestra here at the Savoy Ballroom, presented for your pleasure by the Blue Network. Jay McShann and the boys will offer musically now, as well as the vocal by Albert Hibbler, a lament titled 'I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good'..."
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I Got It Bad    - Parker out
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"And now, a little bit of rhythm. Let's have a little fun there, boys, with an old-timer called 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'..."
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I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
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"And now we call on Walter Brown with a little blues number, titled 'Hootie Blues', it's also just as they recorded it for you. 'Hootie Blues'..."
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Hootie Blues
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"Here's a number that the boys have also recorded for you, Jay McShann at the piano, assisted by all the boys, and this one is a little... musical hypnotism, rhythmically so, called 'Swingmatism'..."
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Swingmatism
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Love Don't Get You Nothin' But The Blues (closing theme)
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No Parker solo. Voiceover (0:16-0:29): "Okay, our time is just about up, and means, ladies and gentlemen, that it's time to say so long until next time, the music of Jay McShann and his Orchestra on the initial broadcast for your dancing and listening pleasure..."

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