Sweet 'N' Hot Episode September 18, 2008

Broadcast on 18-Sep-2008

10:10am - 10:10am

Bassist and bandleader Jennifer Hodge of Company B joins me in the studio for a feature on the history, evolution and the great exponents of the sting bass.

Steve Brown, Thelma Terry, Slam Stewart, John Kirby, Walter Page, Jimmy Blanton and Bill Johnson

Track Listing:

Flying Home
Lionel Hampton · Hamp! The Legendary Decca Recordings
Pluckin' The Bass
Cab Calloway · How Low Can You Go?
Milenberg Joys
Ted Lewis · How Low Can You Go?
Black Bottom Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers · How Low Can You Go?
The Mooche
Duke Ellington · 1928
My Pretty Girl
Jean Goldkette · How Low Can You Go?
Dinah
Jean Goldkette · How Low Can You Go?
Ain't No Sweet Man (Worth The Salt Of My Tears)
Paul Whiteman · Ken Burns' Jazz
Mama's Gone, Goodbye
Thelma Terry & Her Playboys · Chicago Hot Bands 1924 - 1928
Lady Of Havana
Thelma Terry & Her Playboys · Chicago Hot Bands 1924 - 1928
Voice Of The Southland
Thelma Terry & Her Playboys · Chicago Hot Bands 1924 - 1928
Starlight And Tulips
Chicago Hot Bands 1924 - 1928 · Chicago Hot Bands 1924 - 1928
Undecided
John Kirby · 1938 - 1939
The Turf
John Kirby · 1938 - 1939
20th Century Closet
John Kirby · 1939 - 1941
Beethoven Riffs On
John Kirby · 1939 - 1941
Squabblin'
Walter Page's Blue Devils · How Low Can You Go?
Pagin' The Devil
Kansas City Six · How Low Can You Go?
Farewell Blues
Count Basie & His All-American Rhythm Section · America's #1 Band
Cafe Society Blues
Count Basie & His All-American Rhythm Section · America's #1 Band
Afternoon Of A Basie-Ite
Lester Young Quintet · The Altrenate Takes 1939 - 1947
Flat Feet Floogie
Slim & Slam · Groove Juice Special
B 19
Slim & Slam · Groove Juice Special
Dopey Joe
Slim & Slam · Groove Juice Special
Pitter Panther Patter
Duke Ellington · 1940 Vol. 2
Body And Soul
Duke Ellington · 1940 Vol. 2
Jack The Bear
Duke Ellington · Golden Age Of Swing Vol.3
Mr. J.B. Blues
Duke Ellington · 1940 Vol. 2
Bull Fiddle Rag
Midnight Rounders · How Low Can You Go?
Brown Skin Mama
State Street Ramblers · How Low Can You Go?