Jazz Today #85 8/19/1958


Episode #85 of "Jazz Today", broadcast on 8/19/1958 on KOMO, Seattle, and recorded at 7.5ips in full-track mono on a reel of Scotch 190 audio tape. This tape was severely affected by mold and was extremely brittle, but was able to be safely cleaned and recovered. Transferred on a 4-track stereo TEAC A6300 reel to reel deck.  Track listing: 1) Opening Announcements (0:00-2:52) 2) Leo Smit - "Spiritual and Blues" by Alexandre Tansmann (2:53-7:01) 3) Discussion (7:02-7:50) 4) Rainier Beer jingle (7:51-8:49) 5) Banter (7:52-9:37) 6) Jesse Fuller - "Tiger Rag" (9:38-12:22) 7) Discussion (12:23-13:33) 8) Charles Mingus - "Revelations" (13:34-25:28) 9) Discussion (25:29-26:23) 10) Leo Smit - "Piano Rag Music" by Igor Stravinsky (26:24-29:19) 11) Discussion (29:20-30:59) 12) Jesse Fuller - "Hesistation Blues" (31:00-36:04) 13) Discussion (36:05-36:29) 14) Rainier Beer jingle, short version (36:30-37:00) 15) Closing Announcements, The Northwest Jazz Poll, Records Played (37:01-38:14) 16) Credits (38:15-39:15/end)

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.