This collection comprises the four previously unreleased half-hour radio broadcasts made in 1953 by Red Nichols

This is the latest in Acrobat's continuing series of releases of material from the Ackerman Collection, an archive of largely unreleased jazz recordings held at Stanford University, which has already spawned a number of highly collectable gems. This collection comprises the four previously unreleased complete half-hour radio broadcasts made in 1953 by the great cornettist and bandleader Red Nichols during his four-week season at Doc Dougherty's Club Hangover in San Francisco, which was a hotbed of the New Orleans revival in the city at that time. Every Saturday, radio KCBS in San Francisco took a live feed from the Club, and the tapes were retained by the programme's announcer. The shows also include unique intermission piano performances by the legendary Mead Lux Lewis, making this a very special package. The recording quality is excellent, admirably capturing the uninhibited nature of the performances.

Track Listing

• Wail of The Winds (Feb 13th 1953)
• Battle Hymn Of The Republic
• Morning Glory
• Manhattan Rag
• Ostrich Walk
• Mood Indigo
• Panama
• Lazy Daddy
• Wail of The Winds (Feb 20th 1953)
• Riverboat Shuffle
• Medley: Love Walked In, Someone To Watch Over Me
• In A Mist
• Three Blind Mice
• Dark Eyes: (Intermission Piano Solo - Meade Lux Lewis)
• Medley: Sweet Adeline, Wail Of The Winds

• Wail of The Winds (Feb 27th 1953)
• When The Saints Go Marching In
• Ida
• St. Louis Blues
• Pennies From Heaven (Intermission Piano Solo - Meade Lux Lewis)
• Panama
• Medley: Singing The Blues, Wail Of The Winds
• Wail Of The Winds (March 6th 1953)
• Shake It An Break It
• Memories Of You
• Ballin' The Jack
• Entry Of The Gladiators
• Lazy River (Intermission Piano Solo - Meade Lux Lewis)
• Easter Parade
• Medley: Farewell Blues, Wail Of The Wind

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 150 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/04/13

UPC: 824046309022