Program #59: June 1, 1988 Part I

This program is from June 1, 1988.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham and Bill Whitcraft (piano — Don’s on the first two tunes, Bill plays the last one), and John Kafalas (tuba).  The selections are “I Would Do ‘Most Anything For You,” “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” and I’m not sure of the third one.

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Program #58: June 8, 1988 Part VII

This program concludes the 6/8/88 session with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba).  The selections are “You Took Advantage of Me” and “My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now.”

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Program #57: June 8, 1988 Part VI

This program continues the 6/8/88 session with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “River, Stay Away From My Door,” “When I Fall In Love,” and “Get Out and Get Under the Moon.”  The vocal on “When I Fall In Love” is by Carrie Mazzy.

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Program #56: June 8, 1988 Part V

This program continues the 6/8/88 session with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” “Louisian-I-A,” and “If I Didn’t Care.”

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Podcast #55: June 8, 1988 Part IV, with Carol Moeller

This program continues the 6/8/88 session with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Carol Moeller (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “Ugly Child,” “Blue Turning Grey,” and “Rosetta.”

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Program #54: June 8, 1988 Part III

This month’s podcast continues the session of June 8, 1988, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), and Don Frothingham and Carol Moeller (piano).  The selections are “Stagger Lee,” “Moose March,” and “How Can You Face Me?”

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Podcast #53: June 8, 1988 Part II

This month, we continue with the session of June 8, 1988.  The featured musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba).  The selections are “How Could I Be Blue,” “Lady Be Good,” and “Buddy Bolden’s Blues.

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Podcast #52: 7/6/88 and 6/8/88

This program presents the last tune from July 6th, 1988, then jumps back four weeks, to June 8th, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone/tuba), and Don Frothingham (piano).  Selections are “Limehouse Blues,” an interlude by Don, “Keeping Myself for You,” “I’m Sorry, Dear,” and “Gee But I Hate To Go Home Alone.”

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Podcast #51: July 6, 1988 Part VI

More from late in the evening, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), and John Kafalas (tuba/trombone).  The tunes are “It’s a Wonderful World,” “Moose March,” “Save it Pretty Mama,” and a blues.

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Podcast #50: July 6, 1988 Part V

Later in the evening of July 6, 1988, after a couple of the musicians had gone home, the group was down to a quartet: Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), and John Kafalas (tuba).  The selections are “Get Out and Get Under the Moon,” “You’ve Changed,” “I’ll Dance At Your Wedding,” and “Trouble In Mind.”

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Podcast #48: July 6, 1988 Part III

This program is the third in our coverage of the 7/6/88 session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Carol  Moeller (piano), Al Ehrenfried (bass), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “I’ve Got A Right to Sing the Blues” and “I Used To Love You, But It’s All Over.”  Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.

Podcast #47: July 6, 1988 Part II

This program presents more music from the 7/6/88 session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Don Frothingham and Carol  Moeller (piano), Al Ehrenfried (bass), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “Ain’t Gonna Give Nobody None of my Jelly Roll,” a mystery tune, and “Whose Honey Are You?”  As a special contest this month, the first person to identify the mystery tune by e-mail will receive a pen provided by Pippa’s Papers, at 780 Hope St., Providence, Rhode Island.  If you know the second tune, drop us a line — if you hurry, you’ll win a pen!

Program #46: July 6, 1988 Part I

This program presents the beginning of the 7/6/88 session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Don Frothingham (piano), Al Ehrenfried (bass), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “If Dreams Come True,” “You’re Driving Me Crazy,” “Big Butter and Egg Man,” and “Louisian-I-A.”

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Program #45: August 3, 1988 Part VI

This program presents more music from the 8/3/88 session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums), with Carrie Mazzy also on vocals.  The selections are “S’posin’,” “Undecided,” and “When Day Is Done.”

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Program #44: August 3, 1988 Part V

This program continues the 8/3/88 session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “You’re Just Pretending,” “We Three,” and “Ole Miss.”

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Program #43: August 3, 1988 Part IV

This program picks up the 8/3/88 session in the second set, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Carol Moeller (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “When Dreams Come True,” “Copper-Colored Gal,” and “I Double Dare You.”

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Program #42: August 3, 1988 Part III

This program picks up right where last month left off, in the 8/3/88 session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “Trouble in Mind,” “Them There Eyes,” and “You Rascal, You.”

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Program #41: August 3, 1988 Part II

This month, we continue with the session from 8/3/88.  Same personnel as last month: Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “Cherry,” “I Never Knew,” and ‘San.”

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Program #40: August 3, 1988 Part I

Can you believe we’re up to 40 podcasts in this series?  This program is from the session of August 3, 1988.  It features Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).

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Program #39: April 27, 1988 Part V

This month, we continue with the session from April 27, 1988.  The featured musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Carol Moeller and Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).

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Program #38: April 27, 1988 Part IV

This month, we continue with the session from April 27, 1988.  The featured musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (euphonium), Carol Moeller (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “WPA Blues,” “How Can You Face Me?” and “Anytime, Any Day, Anywhere.”

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Program #37: April 27, 1988 (cont’d)

This month, you’re going to hear more from the April 27, 1988 session.  (We’re not done, either — next month is likely to be more of the same… can you stand it?)  The featured musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone/euphonium), Don Frothingham and Carol Moeller (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  There’s also a vocal by Carrie Mazzy.  The selections are “Get Out and Get Under the Moon,” “You Tell Me Your Dream, I’ll Tell You Mine,” and “Cuba, or I’ll See You in C-U-B-A.”

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Podcast #36: More from April 27, 1988

This program is from the Jimmy Mazzy and Friends session from 4/27/88.  The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are “Kansas City Kitty,” “Hard To Get Gertie,” and “Breeze, Blow My Baby Back To Me.”

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Podcast #35: May 4 and April 27, 1988

This program completes the 5/4/88 session, then bumps back a week with 4/27/88.

The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), John Kafalas (trombone), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums).  The selections are ”Yama Yama Man,” a tune I’m not sure of, “Cherry,” and “My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms.”

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