Hey Mister Jesse #053

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May's show features newly discovered live early Ella Fitzgerald, “I Love Being Here With…eMusic.com?”, an interview with and new music from Nikki Yanofsky and an amazing amount of international audience feedback. (71 minutes)

00:45 Welcome to episode #053 of Hey Mister Jesse.
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02:27 News: Yehoodi Radio
- May Guest DJ: Yuri Mori (Tokyo, Japan)
04:35 News: Rare Ella Fitzgerald Live Recording from 1937
- Stuff Smith - Stuff Smith & His Lucidin Orchestra featuring Ella Fitzgerald
Produced by English jazz historian Anthony Barnett
Read a review here on the Jazz Lives blog.
08:52 News: “I Love Being Here With…” eMusic?
Inspired by Facebook post from Luna Godfrey (Adelaide, Australia):
- “I Love Being Here With You” by Jane Laverne Powell – Lady Jane In London (watch a video about her voice)
- “I Love Being Here With You” by Chie Ayado – For All We Know
- “I Love Being Here With You” by Di Anne Price – Taking The Blues In Stride
Bonus:
- “I Love Being Here With You” by Jeff Hamilton Trio – The Best Things Happen…
Bonus Bonus:
- “I Love Being Here With You” by Sliding HammersA Place To Be
Bonus Bonus Bonus:
- Check out Spuds' favorite Pink Lady video (disclaimer: completely unrelated to "I Love Being Here With You")
20:00 News: Contest Winner
- Question: Name the 3-member supergroup and arranger on this mystery track?
- Answer: "Let Me off Uptown" by Anita O'Day, Roy Eldridge and Gene Krupa - Drummer Man (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus) (arranged by Quincy Jones)
- Winner: Alex (South Bay)!
23:31

Interview: Nikki Yanofsky
- For more information about Nikki visit www.nikkiyanofsky.com
- Follow Nikki on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook
- "Waivin' Flag" by Young Artists For Haiti

37:54 Song: "Bienvenue Dans Ma Vie" by Nikki Yanofsky - Nikki (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
42:42 Feedback
- Davina Sowers (Twin Cities, MN) shares Davina & The Vagabonds Youtube channel, including my favorite clip of the band performing Muddy Water.
- Nathan Malone (Austin, TX) recommends "I Live The Life I Love" by Carmen McRae - Just A Little Lovin'.
- Jeff (Christhchurch, New Zealand) recommends "Sweet And Hot" podcast (RSS feed).
- Wil Reed (CT) recommends “You're Driving Me Crazy” by The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet (John Allred on trombone) - Stompin' the Blues (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!) and “A Smo-O-Oth One” by Judy Carmichael - High On Fats...And Other Stuff (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!). Subscribe to Judy's podcast "Jazz Inspired" in iTunes. And since I mentioned it on the show, here is the article about how my wife and I met at Beantown Lindy Hop Camp!
- Marc D'Olimpio (France) recommends “Play with Your Poodle” by Dana Gillespie – Hot Stuff (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!) and “Whoo-Wee Sweet Daddy” by Katie Webster - Deluxe Edition (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and song, not album, available on eMusic!!!).
- Morgan Day (Orange County, CA) recommends hard-to-find recordings "Fish for your Supper" by Al Cooper & His Savoy Sultans and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by The Three Peppers on www.jazz-on-line.com.
- Henrik Eriksson (Uppsala, Sweden) recommends “I Just Found Out About Love” by Juanita Williams - It's Who I Am (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!) and “Blues in Hoss' Flat” by US Air Force Airmen Of Note - Airmen Of Note (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!). Be sure to check out Henrik's great blog, Swing, Jazz and Blues - Dance To The Music and become a fan of his blog on Facebook.
- Robert Cullen (The Netherlands) recommends "Summertime" by The Hep Chaps - Swingin' On Nothing (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!).
1:09:53 Thanks