Podcasts by The Superior Rag
Pianist and vintage jazz expert Andrew Oliver presents a podcast about 1920s and 30s jazz, blues, stomp, and swing featuring stories, old records, history, interviews, live performances and more. A conversational and wide-ranging look at vintage American music.
Full episodes the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, plus a "record of the week" each Friday from Andrew's 78 collection!
http://www.andrewoliver.net
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Ep#4 - Jonathan Holmes' 1920s-30s British Jazz 78s from 2020-05-06T11:45:55
Today we pay a visit to the record room of collector and enthusiast Jonathan Holmes in Bristol, England and take a listen to some of his favorite British jazz 78s recorded in the 10s, 20s, and 3...
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Friday ROTW #8 (with Jonathan Holmes) - "Tweet Tweet" by Fred Elizalde and his Music from 2020-05-01T11:00
British record collector Jonathan Holmes brings us a great track from Fred Elizalde from 1927 in London!
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Friday ROTW #7 (with Colin Hancock) - "Lazy Mama" by Clarence Williams' Orchestra from 2020-04-25T14:56:13
Colin Hancock joines us once again from Austin to tell us about one of his favorite tracks from the huge discography of Clarence Williams, "Lazy Mama"!
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Friday ROTW #6 - "My Baby" by Jimmy Blythe's Washboard Wizards from 2020-04-17T12:08:08
This week we bring you some stomping washboard from Chicago in 1928 for today's side of the week, featuring the great Johnny Dodds on clarinet.
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Ep#3 - Lil Hardin Armstrong's piano playing from 2020-04-15T12:45:45
Today we check out the driving and bluesy piano playing of Lillian Hardin Armstrong, who is primarily remembered for her important role in kickstarting Louis Armstrong's career during their 15 y...
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Friday ROTW #5 - "Chicago Blues" by Jimmy Johnson's Orchestra from 2020-04-10T13:00:16
This week's record features the Harlem stride master James P. Johnson in a band setting with his star pupil Fats Waller on the same piano, and an 18 year old Cootie Williams on trumpet!
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Friday ROTW #4 (with Colin Hancock) - "Ain't Love Grand" by John Hyman's Bayou Stompers from 2020-04-04T14:42:12
Multi-instrumentalist Colin Hancock shares his pick for this Friday's "Side of the Week", "Ain't Love Grand" by John Hyman's Bayou Stompers from New Orleans.
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Ep#2 - Nicholas D. Ball from drumsinthetwenties.com on Stan King, Jasper Taylor, and Vic Berton from 2020-04-01T13:27:27
Drummer and vintage drumming expert Nicholas D. Ball from London joines Andrew for an interview about his website drumsinthetwenties.com and three of his favorite underrated drummers of the era:...
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Friday ROTW #3 - "Mamanita" by Jelly Roll Morton from 2020-03-27T11:25:37
This week's "Record of the Week" features one of the great New Orleans pioneer Jelly Roll Morton's finest "Spanish Tinge" tunes, in a classic 1923 performance.
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Friday ROTW #2 - "Tell Me Who" by the Halfway House Orchestra from 2020-03-20T15:00
This week's "Record of the week" features the Halfway House Orchestra, one of the many great bands who stayed in New Orleans in the 1920s, playing one of their own tunes, "Tell me Who"
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Ep#1 - Earl Hines plays 2 pop tunes in 1932 from 2020-03-18T18:34:52
On this episode we check out Earl Hines' wild 1932 piano solos of "Love me Tonight" and "Down Among the Sheltering Palms", where he shows his forward-thinking improvisational skills applied to a...
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Friday ROTW #1 - "Missouri Wobble" by Bennie Moten from 2020-03-13T14:00
This week's "Record of the week" features the great Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra from 1926. Happy weekend!
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The Superior Rag Preview from 2020-03-10T12:50:46
Pianist and traditional jazz expert Andrew Oliver presents a new podcast about vintage jazz, with history, 78rpm records, stories, interviews, live performances and a "record of the week" each F...
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