First Song - Twelfth Street Rag

This is Jazz. Live talent presentation of authentic improvised New Orleans Jazz. The writer and narrator is Rudy Bled.

Famous jazz critic and author of the recent book, Shining Compass. The colorful history of this American music. Each week at this time he and his great jazz man bring you a solid half hour of superb improvised jazz and scenes from his history.

So here is Rudy Bled. Here we are all set to go on the 24th session. This is Jan. Well, for several weeks past, we've been receiving entries for the name of our band contest. Hunters have been received and they are still coming in, although, of course, the closing date is already passed.

So on next week's program, we're going to have the pleasure of announcing the new name for our band. It will be an honest band for now on. Now for our opener today, here's the number that we've had so many requests for.

Twelve Street Rags. What was the familiar Twelve Street Rags played by our all-star band? Supposing I introduced the great jazzmen who make up this band.

First there's Jimmy Archie Trombone, Albert Nicholas clarinet, Wild Bill Davison Cornett, Pop's Foster Bass, Ralph Sutton Piano, Baby Dog's Drum, Danny Barker, and Danny Barker. guitar. By the way, one of our listeners wrote in saying that Wild Bill's horn is doing things to his radio and suggesting that we have him change from the trumpet to the cornet. Well,

I'm sorry, Bill can't change because he already plays the cornet and if he were to play with any less power, it just wouldn't be Wild Bill Davison. Now, for our next number, we're going to feature a vocal by a great blues singer who starred here about two weeks ago. So listen while our band and birthday chippy hill get together on dark town strutters ball