The Three Majors
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Length: 58:59
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New Orleans, Chicago and New York were the primary hubs for jazz by the mid 1920s. The influences from each location enriched the result. Musicians playing in Chicago, like King Oliver and Louis Armstong, brought with them the mark of the cradle of jazz to the Windy City, while Henry Allen and others add flavoring to the New York scene.
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Broadcast History
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Timing and Cues
Incue @ 00:00: Theme ...
Outcue of Segment 1 @ 21:38: " ... the Mound City Blue Blowers
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Incue to Segment 2 @ 22:40: Music
Outcue of Segment 2 @ 41:35: " ... right after this break."
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Incue to Segment 3 @ 42:37: "This is the Club McKenzie ... "
Outcue of Segment 3 @ 58:58: ... theme ends.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Jazz | Jelly Roll Morton & his Red Hot Peppers | LP | 1926 | 00:00 | |
| Yellow Fire | Ruben Reeves & his Tributaries | LP | 1933 | 00:00 | |
| Struggle Buggie | Joe “King” Oliver | LP | 1930 | 00:00 | |
| Nobody’s Sweetheart | Eddie Condon’s Chicagoans | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| What Do I Care | Mound City Blue Blowers | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| San | Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| Imagination | Miff Mole & his Little Molers | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| Pleasin’ Paul | Henry “Red” Allen & his Orchestra | LP | 1929 | 00:00 | |
| Damp Weather | Damp Weather | LP | 1929 | 00:00 | |
| Savoyager Stomp | Carol Dickerson’s Savoyagers | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| East St. Louis Toodle-oo | Duke Ellington Orchestra | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| Alligator Crawl | Louis Armstrong’s Hot Seven | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| Dr. Blues | Luis Russell Orchestra | LP | 1929 | 00:00 | |
| Jelly Roll Morton & his Red Hot Peppers | Turtle Twist | LP | 1929 | 00:00 |
