The Showdown, 27.8.12

It’s official! John Hibbard loves Louis Armstrong. On today’s show he basically did a Satchmo feature, performing in his own right as well as playing alongside Duke Ellington, and throughout the show we also explored the sounds of exotica, new and old….

Track Name – Artist – Album

Keep The Bugs Off Your Glass And The Bears Off Your Ass – The Bad Plus – These Are The Vistas
Blue Jungle – Les Baxter – The Exotic Moods Of
Blue Pepper – Duke Ellington – Far East Suite
The Clown On The Eiffel Tower – Les Baxter – Round The World With
See See Rider – Louis Armstrong – Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography
Prehensile Dream – Reid Anderson – The Vastness Of Space
Drop Me Off In Harlem – Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – The Duke & Satchmo
Harem Silks From Bombay – Les Baxter – The Exotic Moods Of
Black And Tan Fantasy – Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – The Duke & Satchmo
In The Twilight Of Kali Yuga – Master Musicians Of Bukkake – Totem Three
Everywhere You Turn – The Bad Plus – These Are The Vistas
My Prayer – Roy Orbison – In Dreams
New Orleans Function – Louis Armstrong – Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography
Mao’s Moon – John Zorn – The Gift
Isfahan – Duke Ellington – Far East Suite
Charlotte’s Theme Part 1 – Rob Burger – City Of Strangers
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me – Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – The Duke & Satchmo
In Bed With Decay – Amort – Ives/Amort Split
The Famous Polka – They Might Be Giants – Miscellaneous T