1948 - low point for swing

[anton]

I've been preparing a chronological DJ set when I noticed this. There seem to be very few good tracks from 1948. A jumpy track by Wynonie Harris and two so-so tracks by Erskine Hawkins and that's about it.

Do you have any good tracks from 1948?

[Eyeball]

There was an AFM recording ban than was in effect for most of 1948.

[anton]

Aha... I knew about the 1942-1943/1944 ban, but never heard about the 1948 one before.

So, it's the good old AF of M that are destroying my chronological DJ sets...

[Eyeball]

I think it was 10 months long.

Here's the boss of the AFM - James C. Petrillo



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Petrillo

[Eyeball]

Emil R. Pinta - speech
The First RCA Victor Recording of 1948: Petrillo, Truman and the 1948 Recording Ban

http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/au ... mp3/31.m3u

http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/audio2008/

More than you will ever need to know! I'm playing it now. Done - not worth the time.

The web site contains much very esoteric and detailed material on recorded sound and music.

[CafeSavoy]

I've been preparing a chronological DJ set when I noticed this. There seem to be very few good tracks from 1948. A jumpy track by Wynonie Harris and two so-so tracks by Erskine Hawkins and that's about it.

Do you have any good tracks from 1948?

1948 seems to be rather heavy on jump blues and proto-bebop. You might find some live recordings and I think singers were excluded from the ban. Here's a few discographies that list 1948 and there's not much there.


http://www.depanorama.net/48.htm There are no studio sessions for 1948 because of a union recording ban.
http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-recor ... 1933-1948/
http://michaelminn.net/armstrong/index.php?section6
http://www.jazzdisco.org/savoy-records/ ... aphy-1948/
http://www.jazzdisco.org/debut-records/ ... 1948-1965/
http://blueslim.m78.com/discography.html
http://www.wirz.de/music/
http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-recor ... ion-index/

Here's a few tracks i had tagged for '48


Deacon's Hop (128) ['48dec15] [C8] Big Jay McNeely & Band Blues Masters - Vol 5- Jump Blues Classics
Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys (80) ['48dec10] Holiday, Billie The Complete Decca Recordings (Disc 2) ['44~~50]
Grandma Plays The Numbers (150) ['48dec19] [C8] ~Cat Anderso Harris, Wynonie Bloodshot Eyes ~The Best Of
Hop, Skip, And Jump (170) ['48jul13] [C7] Milton, Roy Blues Masters - Vol 5- Jump Blues Classics
Hot Biscuits (164) ['48] [C7] [inst] Witherspoon, Jimmy And Jay McShann
I Ain't Gettin Any Younger (128) ['48dec30] (WH vcl) Herman, Woody Keeper Of The Flame
I Feel That Old Age Coming On (160) ['48dec19] [C8] ~Cat And Harris, Wynonie Bloodshot Eyes ~The Best Of
I Loves You Porgy (68) ['48dec10] Holiday, Billie The Complete Decca Recordings (Disc 2) ['44-~50]
I Mean You (165) ['48jul02] Jackson, Milt Wizard of the Vibes
It Don't Mean a Thing (208) ['48] [C7] ~Billy Strayhorn, Ray Hibbler, Al Shoutin', Swingin' & Makin' Love
Lemon Drop (288) ['48dec29] Herman, Woody Keeper Of The Flame
Margie (160) ['48] Ammons, Albert Blues Boogie and Bop~ the best of the the 1940s Mercury session
Mr. Bell Boogie (150) ['48] Ammons, Albert Blues Boogie and Bop~ the best of the the 1940s Mercury session
Slow Drag Blues (84) ['48] [C7] [inst] Witherspoon, Jimmy And Jay McShann

[Eyeball]

Notice that many of the dates are in December of 1948.

According to-

http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/au ... mp3/31.m3u

the ban/strike wound up in December.

there must have been some indie labels that signed with the AFM rather than site out a strike.

Singers were not in the union, so they could record. Harmonica players were exempt from the AFM ban b/c JCP said so, according to the audio link.

[trev]

If it helps, I have these listed as good dance tracks from 1948:

Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely
Long John Blues - Dinah Washington
Back Street - Eddie Chamblee
Fat Meat 'n Greens - Edgar Hayes & His Stardusters
Cornbread - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
Hey, Mr. Gatemouth - Gatemouth Moore
Plug For Cliff - Hal Singer
Neck Bones - Hal Singer Sextet
Hot Biscuits - Jay McShann Orchestra
Fine Brown Frame - Nellie Lutcher
Ain't She Mean? - The Treniers

Mostly rhythm & blues, as was fitting of the era.

[Haydn]

I noticed a lack of music from 1948 as well. The only two I have are:

Here's a little girl from Jacksonville - Blue Lu Barker

Big Ben Bounce - Ted Heath

(Thanks for your lists Rayned and Trev)

[lipi]

there's some django stuff from '48, recorded in europe. it's on the paris-london jsp set. i can't remember off hand how much of it i would play at a dance, though.

there must be more stuff from europe.

[CafeSavoy]

there must be more stuff from europe.

if you go to jazz-on-line and search for "1948" you will get a page full of hits, mostly vocal and/or jump.

[anton]

Thank you all for the hints! Hopefully I can find some of them on e-music before tonight. I can post my chronological DJ set afterwards if you are interested.

[anton]

I eventually played Nellie Lutcher and Blue Lu Barker from 1948 (thanks for the hints!). The set went down pretty well, although I had to go for slower songs than planned towards the end of the evening.

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