Giant Steps

Hosted by Howard Feldstein

PLAYLIST FOR GIANT STEPS
Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Today's program is devoted to artists from my hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.  We hear from 3 pianists - Eubie Blake (1883-1983), Jessica Williams (b. 1948), and Cyrus Chestnut (b. 1963); 3 saxophonists - Gary Bartz (b. 1940), Gary Thomas (b. 1961), and Antonio Hart (b. 1969); drummer and bandleader Chick Webb (1909-1939); and our featured artist, singer Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959).

Artist-Title-Album-Label-Date

  • Billie Holiday-Easy Living-Lady Day-Columbia-6/1/37
  • Eubie Blake-Baltimore Todolo-The 86 Years of Eubie Blake-3/12/69

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  • Billie Holiday-Swing, Brother, Swing-Lady Day-Columbia-7/5/39
  • Chick Webb-Blue Minor-Spinnin' the Webb-Decca-9/10/34
  • Billie Holiday-Let's Do It-Lady Day-Columbia-3/21/41
  • Ella Fitzgerald/Chick Webb-If You Ever Change Your Mind-Early Years part 2-Decca-4/21/39

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  • Eubie Blake-You Do Something to Me-Rags to Classics-Eubie Blake Music-1972
  • Chick Webb-Jungle Mama-Spinnin' the Webb-Decca-6/27/29
  • Billie Holiday-Them There Eyes-Lady Day-Columbia-7/5/39
  • Cyrus Chestnut-Alone Together-Another Direction-Evidence-4/7/93

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  • Cyrus Chestnut/Gary Thomas/William Goffigan-More Miles to Miles-The Eternal Flame-Stash-2/92
  • Antonio Hart-At the Closet Inn-Don't You Know I Care-Novus-1992

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  • Gary Bartz/Leon Thomas-Precious Energy-Precious Energy-Mapleshade-3/6/87
  • Billie Holiday-Fine and Mellow-The Legacy-Columbia-1957?

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  • Billie Holiday-God Bless the Child-Lady in Autumn-Verve-6/7/56
  • Jessica Williams-Black Diamonds-This Side Up-MaxJazz-8/16/01
  • Gary Bartz-By Myself-The Red and Orange Poems-Atlantic-9/24/94

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  • Gary Thomas-Peace-Till We Have Faces-JMT-5/8/92
  • Antonio Hart-Like My Own-Here I Stand-Impulse-1997
  • Billie Holiday-Let's Call the Whole Thing Off-The Legacy-Columbia-4/1/37

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  • Gary Bartz-Air and Fire-Libra-Milestone-5/31/67
  • Jessica Williams-Everything Happens to Me-Blue Fire-Jazz Focus-4/12/99

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