Michael Brecker

1. Hippityville Michael Brecker - Tenor Sax John Abercrombie - Guitar Marc Johnson - Bass Peter Erskine - Drums
Tales from the Hudson includes
Slings and Arrows
Midnight Voyage by Joey Calderazzo
Song for Bilbao
Beau Rivage
African Skies
Introduction to Naked Soul
Naked Soul
Willie T. by Don Grolnick
Cabin Fever
Time is of the Essence includes:
Arc of the Pendulum
Sound Off
Half Past Late
Timeline by Pat Methany
The Morning of This Night
Renaissance Man by George Whitty
Dr. Slate
As I Am
Outrance
If time allows:
Brecker Brothers From Out of the Loop
African Skies
Secret Heart
Slang

Pops McGonigle

Press Here to Open

I usually look upon myself as an easy-goin' kinda guy. Der is, however, one exception ta da rule. I have come ta hate intensely da person dat invented da zipper. Not a week has gone by since dis nasty invention came inta our lives dat I don't curse da inventor ta hell, which I imagine as his body encased in a hot burning steel pair a pants and shirt dat can only be removed by a zipper dat runs down da front and da back and can never be removed cause it is constantly jammin'. I have lately been extending my hate and spleening my vent upon da American packaging industry- dose wizards of cardboard and plastic and tape wid dose little instructions printed on dem: Push, Pull, Open Here, Mutilate yourself here. How many teeth have been pulled out by dose easy open ketchup packs? How many fingers have been lost by dose screw-on caps with thin tamper evident protective seals which must be pulled out by means a finger loop after removing the screw on cap? Dose new soup cans dat don't require a can opener are killers, too. It's only a matter a time before urban gangs will be walking down da street wid cans a Campbell's Chunky Soups sticking outta der baggy pants, ready ta slash you atta moment's notice. Da mail-order online industry has probably got da highest death toll. I recently ordered a shirt from a high-end clothing store dat used ta be a sporting goods shop. I can't reveal da name but it has two names one of which rhymes with "bitch." Dey put out deese fancy catalogues wid sexy looking young people wearing der clothes. I'm glad der wearin' something, unlike Lady GaGa who seems ta be wearing a lot a plastic packaging, mostly a da see tru variety. Well, da purchases from da store arrived with smart promptitudosity. Two flannel shirts came in a cardboard box sealed wid a tape dat woudda put a welder outta business. I couldn't find da beginning a da tape so I attacked da package wid da Hell Cat's sewing scissors. After da tip flew offa dem, I attacked it wid da largest carving knife dat I could find in da kitchen, den a can opener, and an ice pick and a stream a profanities dat would make a mailer slush. Der's a well placed hole in da flannel shirt, but I got dem out. Den der's da bubbles. No, not Mrs. Lewandowski. I mean da plastic packaging dat was designed by da ancient Egyptian ta preserve der Pharoahs. I'm not talking about da bubble wrap wid dose tiny bubbles dat you like ta pop. No, dose big plastic bubbles dat hold products in der cardboard traps and defy ya ta try ta remove da products wid somethin less dan surgeon's scalpels. Suddenly I had dis vision uv a future America sealed tightly in a plastic bubble dat said: Press here for easy opening.

Anthony Braxton

Anthony Braxton plays Impressions by John Coltrane - Woodstock Jazz Festival
Saxophone Improvisation Series F
BWC-12 N-48
Nr-12-C (33M)
Rfo-M° F (32)
JMK-80 CFN-7
178-F4 312
NBH-7C K7
MMKF-6 (CN-72)
(348-R) C-233
104°-Kelvin M-12
To Composer John Cage on For Alto (2008)

Ruby Braff

Dr. T and Teatime

Opening theme
Take the 'A' Train- Ruby Braff The Original Jazz Masters Vol.2 Disc 5
1. Whispering Ruby Braff 1989 Together with the Newport All Stars rhythm group Ruby Braff and Howard Alden are featured in Whispering. Recorded during the 1989 Bern Jazz Festival 7:15
2. The Ruby Braff Trio with Howard Alden and Frank Tate at the 1991 Brecon Jazz Festival playing Don Redman's tune originally recorded by Louis Armstrong The Very Thought of You
3. Ruby Braff & Dick Hyman on the organ [Don't Go There!]with a rendition of When It's Sleepy Time Down South from Thursford, Norfolk, England.

Lester Bowie

Dr. T and Teatime

July 8, 2010
G:MT & Lester Bowie - Rachel's Song
Lester Bowie's New York Organ Ensemble Lugano 1992
Burghausen Jazzfest 1994 - Lester Bowie - trumpet; James Carver - tenor; Luis Bonilla - trombone; Kelvyn Bell - guitar, Amina-Claudine Myers - Hammond organ and Don Maye - drums.
Poppa's Gotta a Brand New Bag Serious Fun Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy (1989)
Smooth Operator Serious Fun Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy (1989)
Inflated Star Serious Fun Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy (1989)
Da Butt Serious Fun Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy (1989)
God Bless the Child Serious Fun Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy (1989)
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy The Odyssey of Funk and Popular Music
The Odyssey Of Funk & Popular Music (also referred to as Vol. 1) is an album by Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded for the Atlantic label in 1997
1. "Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 5:49
2. "Next" (Joseph Bowie, Sebastian Piekarek) - 6:05
3. "Two Become One" (Matt Rowebottom, Richard Stannard, Spice Girls) - 6:08
4. "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) - 9:09
5. "Beautiful People" (Marilyn Manson, Twiggy Ramirez) - 6:57
6. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter) - 4:43
7. "Notorious Thugs" (Sean Combs, Anthony Henderson, Steven Howse, Steve Jordan, Bryon McCane, Christopher Wallace) - 5:30
8. "Nessum Dorma" (Giacomo Puccini) - 6:49
9. "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass) - 4:20
Personnel Lester Bowie: trumpet Vincent Chancey: french horn Gary Valente: trombone
Joshua Roseman: trombone Louis Bonilla: trombone Ravi Best: trumpet Gerald Brezel: trumpet Joseph "Mac" Gollehon: trumpet Bob Stewart: tuba Victor See Yuen: percussion
Vinnie Johnson: drums
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy The Fire This Time
1. Night Time (Is the Right Time) - Lester Bowie, Herman, Lew
2. For Louis - Lester Bowie, Wilson, Phillip
3. Journey Towards Freedom - Lester Bowie, Allen, E.J.
4. Remember the Time - Lester Bowie, Jackson, Michael
5. Strange Fruit - Lester Bowie, Allan, Lewis

Buddy Bolden

Dr. T and Teatime

Jelly Roll Morton (piano) Buddy Bolden's Blues (1939) COMMODORE 589
Jelly Roll Morton Jazzmen I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say (1939)BLUEBIRD 10434
The Dutch Swing College Band Buddy Bolden Blues (1952 Hilversum) Philips P17063H
Sarah Vaughan I'm Crazy To Love You (1950) COLUMBIA 38701
Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees You're Driving Me Crazy! (what Did I Do?) (1931) VICTOR 22572
Django Reinhardt Et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France You're Driving Me Crazy (1937) Gramophone K-8396
Miss Valaida Med Winstrup Olesens Swingband Donaldson You're Driving Me Crazy (1940) Valaida Snow t v acc. by Winstrup Olesen t dir. Kai Moeller cl, Leo Mathiesen p, Helge Jacobsen g, Christian Jensen b, Kai Fischer d Tono 21165
Art Tatum Crazy Rhythm (1955) (p-solo) Pablo 2310-730
Crazy Otto Glad Rag Doll (1955) Hit 144 of 1955 Decca 29403 Debuted 03/05/1955 and peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 Chart. Source: Pop Annual. Label/Number: Decca 29403. Date Peaked: 03/05/1955.
Guy Mitchell Crazy With Love (1956) Hit 298 of 1956 Columbia 40769 Debuted 11/10/1956 and peaked at #53 on the Hot 100 Chart. Source: Pop Annual.
Wally Cox What A Crazy Guy (dufo) (1953) RCA Victor 5278
Johnny Maddox And The Rhythmasters The Crazy Otto (1955 ) Dot 15325
Teresa Brewer Crazy With Love (1956) Coral 61737
King Oliver And His Orchestra I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby (1931 New York) Brunswick 6065
Albert Ammons Bass Goin' Crazy (1939) BLUENOTE 021
Crazy Otto Smiles Debuted 02/26/1955 and peaked at #21 on the Hot 100 Chart. Source: Pop Annual. Decca 29403. Date Peaked: 02/26/1955.
Pat Boone At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama) (1955) Dot 15422 A
Kid Ory's Dixieland Band The Girls Go Crazy About The Way I Walk (1945 ) DECCA 25133
Gnarls Barkley Crazy
Patsy Cline Crazy
Gnarls Barkley Crazy (Theremin remix)
Mel Torme You're Driving Me Crazy (1946) MUSICRAFT 595
Pops McGonigle
Nightmares
Episode 131
My loverly wife Helen (AKA da Hellkat)keeps having chronic nightmares as far back as da Chucky Cheese incident, which is keeping da law firm of Walker and Cane happy, but da poor Hellkat is suffering. In one recurrin' nightmare, da poor Hellkat was trapped in a pizza parlor, facing death by anchovy pizza. In another, she was drowning in deep pools of Coca Cola (She has always been a Pepsi drinker). At their worst, the nightmares occurred on an almost weekly basis, leaving her jittery and desperately tired.
"I would wake up so terrified that I was afraid to go back to sleep," da poor Hellkat says. "And the bad feelings were hard to shake. I would continue to feel frightened throughout the next day."
Dere's nothing unusual about having an occasional nightmare (which sleep experts define simply as a bad dream dat causes the sleeper to wake up). But up to 8% of da adult population suffers from chronic nightmares, waking in terror at least once a week.
Sometimes the nightmares are so frequent and so upsetting that they make sound sleep all but impossible, setting da stage fer fatigue and emotional problems like anxiety and depression.

Nightmares vary widely in der themes and specific content -- experts say dey can be "about" anything -- but all cause fear, sadness, anger, shame, or another negative emotion. They occur during REM sleep, typically in da latter part of the night. Though more common in children and adolescents, dey also strike in adulthood.

In many cases, chronic nightmares are triggered by psychological stress -- such as dat stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder, a severe anxiety disorder that strikes people who have been exposed to combat, violent assaults, accidents, natural disasters, and other terrifying ordeals.

"Lots of people think that nightmares can't be treated," says Henry Quackenbush, PsyD, director of the behavioral sleep medicine program at Montefiore Medical Center's Sleep-Wake Disorders Center in New York City. "But there are effective treatments."
On da recommendation of our own doctor, I began taking da Hellkat der for treatments.
Da treatment involves da use of perfumes, will power, and music, any of which can be procured at your local Walmart. Just ask fer da "Nightmare kit." I would do dis treatment fer da Hellkat at home. She sits down on da couch and relaxes-which is a tough assignment right at da start for a nightmare victim. Her face is covered wid four layers of gauze, muffling nose, mouth, eyes, and ears. Jasmine and tuberrose perfumes are den dropped on da gauze and symphony music is played. If da symphony happens ta be out on tour at da time, or we run outta chairs in da house, chamber music has ta do. Sometimes I just hum Night on Bald Mountain. Den da poor Hellkat gets sleepy and is supposed ta run tru a series of daydreams, carefully selected in advance by Doctor Quackenbush, retracing da ideals of da poor Hellkat's youth, such as baking a large Chocolate cake or running a canoe rental landing on Lake Wallenpaupack. She lies der fer half, maybe three quarters of an hour, with a soft gong sounding from time ta time. Da gong is a signal ta change dreams or run from Chuck Barris. Da gong was not covered by Medicare. No matter where you are in da daydream when da gong sounds, she's supposed ta change ta another daydream. Den at da precise time da nightmare is introduced and told ta do its worst. Jasmine and tuberrose perfumes are den kickin in, but da symphony orchestra has knocked off at five and gone home. Da doctor says dis treatment also works fer depression, insomnia, anxiety, and confusions. Boy, I could use a couple a dose confusion treatments myself.

Paul Bley

Nothing to Declare Justin Time 2004
1. Nothing to Declare
2. Breakdown
3. Blues Waltz
4. 8th Avenue
Paul Bley Trio - When Will the Blues Leave? (1962)Paul Bley (piano), Steve Swallow (bass), Pete LaRoca (drums)from the album 'FOOTLOOSE!'
Hands On Evidence 2007
1. Remembering
2. Points
3. Ram Dance
4. Three Fifth
5. Hands On
6. If
7. Cowhand

Carla Bley

Dining Alone
Lawns
Music from the album "Lost In The Stars - The Music Of Kurt Weill" (1985) with Phil Woods
The Carla Bley Band The Lord is Listenin' To Ya, Hallelujah! Live! 1981.08.19-21.　SF.　Great American Hall Michael Mantler（p）　Steve Slagle（as/ss/fl）　Tony Dagraid（ts）　Gary Valent（tb）　Vincent Chancey（f-hor）　Earl Mcintyre（tu/btb）　Carla Bley（org/glo/p/）Arturo Offarrill（p/org）　Steve Swallows（b）　D.Sharpe（ds）
The Very Big Carla Bley Band 1990 'Who will rescue you'
Carla Bley The Lost Chords
The Carla Bley Band Musique Mechanique
Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra with Carla Bley and Robert Wyatt - Tail of a Tornado Performing in the Royal Festival Hall, London, as part of Ornette Coleman's Meltdown Festival, 20th June, 2009.
Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra with Carla Bley 5/8 Amazing Grace New Liberation Music Orchestra - live at Marciac, 2004 // a film by Frank Cassenti // Carla Bley - piano, conductor / Charlie Haden - bass / Chris Cheek - sax / Ahnee Sharon Freeman - french horn
Carla Bley - Song of the Jungle Stream from Tropic Appetites 1974
Looking for America
1. Grand Mother
2. The National Anthem: OG Can UC?/ Flags/ Whose Broad Stripes?/ Anthem/ Keep It Spangled
3. Step Mother
4. Fast Lane
5. Los Cocineros
6. Your Mother
7. Tijuana Traffic
8. God Mother
9. Old MacDonald Had A Farm

Art Blakey

1. Art Blakey And Thelonious Monk Evidence (1957) Art Blakey, D, Thelonious Monk, P, Bill Hardman, T, Johnny Griffin, Ts, Spanky DeBrest, B Atlantic LP1278
2. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers The Drum Thunder (miniature) Suite (1958) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T, Bobbie Timmons, P, Jymie Merritt, B Blue Note BLP 4003
3. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Along Came Manon (1959) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430045
4. Art Blakey And Thelonious Monk In Walked Bud (1957) Art Blakey, D, Thelonious Monk, P, Bill Hardman, T, Johnny Griffin, Ts, Spanky DeBrest, B Blue Note 548
5. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Out Of The Past (1958) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430045
6. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Moanin With Hazel (so What) (1959) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430044
7. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Like Someone In Love (1958) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430044
8. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Along Came Betty (1958) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T, Bobbie Timmons, P, Jymie Merritt, B Blue Note 45-1736
9. Art Blakey And Thelonious Monk Rhythm-a-ning (1957) Art Blakey, D, Thelonious Monk, P, Bill Hardman, T, Johnny Griffin, Ts, Spanky DeBrest, B Atlantic LP1278
10. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Blues March (1958) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T, Bobbie Timmons, P, Jymie Merritt, B Blue Note 45-1736
11. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Now's The Time (1958) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430043
12. Art Blakey And Thelonious Monk Blue Monk (1957) Art Blakey, D, Thelonious Monk, P, Bill Hardman, T, Johnny Griffin, Ts, Spanky DeBrest, B Atlantic LP12
13. Art Blakey And Thelonious Monk I Mean You (1957) Art Blakey, D, Thelonious Monk, P, Bill Hardman, T, Johnny Griffin, Ts, Spanky DeBrest, B 2561 Atlantic LP127878
14. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Ending With The Theme (1959) Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430045
15. Art Blakey And Thelonious Monk Purple Shades (1957) Art Blakey, D, Thelonious Monk, P, Bill Hardman, T, Johnny Griffin, Ts, Spanky DeBrest, B Atlantic LP1278
16. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers Politely (1959) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430043
17. Art Blakey And Benny Golson: Jazz Messengers The First Theme (1958) Art Blakey, D, Benny Golson, Ts, Lee Morgan, T,: Jymie Merritt, B, Bobby Timmons, P RCA 430043
Charles Mingus Pedal Point Blues (1959) Jimmy Knepper (tb), John Handy (as), Shafi Hadi, Booker Ervin (ts), Horace Parlan (p), Charles Mingus (p, sb), Dannie Richmond (dm) Columbia JG35717

Chu Berry

1. Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores Maelstrom (1937) Columbia 37571
2. Chu Berry And His Jazz Ensemble On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1941) Commodore 1508
3. Chu Berry And His Jazz Ensemble Blowin' Up A Breeze (1941) Commodore 541
4. Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores Indiana (1937) Vocalion 3824
5. Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores Ebb Tide (1937) Vocalion 3793
6. Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores My Secret Love Affair (1937) Swing 358
7. Chu Berry And His Jazz Ensemble Monday At Minton's (what's It To You?) (1941) Commodore 541
8. Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra With Benny Carter Sweet Sue-just You (1933) Decca F-3972
9. Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra Edgar Sampson Blue Lou (1936) VOCALION 3211
10. Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores Limehouse Blues (1937) Vocalion 3824
11. Count Basie And His Orchestra Oh! Lady, Be Good (1939) Decca 2631
12. Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra Sweethearts On Parade (1939) Victor 26209
13. Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores Chuberry Jam Irving Randolph (tp),
Keg Johnson (tb), Chu Berry (ts), Benny Payne (p, vcl), Danny Barker (g), Milt Hinton (b), Leroy Maxey (d). NYC, September 10, 1937
14. Chu Berry & Lionel Hampton "Shufflin'at the Hollywood" 1939 Clyde Hart,piano, Allan Reuss,guitar, Milt Hinton,bass,Cozy Cole,drums.

Pops McGonigle

Poker Anyone?

When da Hellkat has her girlfriends over for a game of cards, dey usually try ta send me outta da room or preferable outta da house. I used ta heckle from da sidelines when dey played their game of SKAT. Dey seemed ta have landed on dis game because dey could keep up a tre way conversation widout gettin too confused about da game. Dey even had dis gizmo to pass da stockpile of cards around so dey wouldn't get confused over who was next ta draw. Well my hecklin caused some a dem ta refer to me as Sweet Antique Pops or sometimes just the initials were used. So last week I knew somethin was up because I was being eased outta da house, but den I saw someone tryin ta slip in wid a tray a poker chips. "So long, have fun bowling, Pops," dey said. I said hey, what's dis when I came back inta da udder room. Are dose poker chips, I said.

Bunny Berigan

Dr. T and Teatime

Bunny Berigan I Can't Get Started (1938) VICTOR 36208
Bunny Berigan & His Blue Boys Blues (1935) DECCA 18116
1. Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Piano Tuner Man (1938)VICTOR 25776B
2. Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Night Song (1939) VICTOR 27258B
3. Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Bix Beiderbecke In The Dark (1938) VICTOR 26122A
4.Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Russian Lullaby (1937) VICTOR 26001B
5.Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra featuring Gail Reese Turn On That Red Hot Heat (1937) VICTOR 25646A
6.Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Somewhere With Somebody Else (1938) VICTOR 25868B
7.Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra Black Bottom (1937) RCA 20-1502
8.Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Lorenzo Hart-Richard Rodgers All Dark People Are Light On Their Feet (1937) VICTOR 25557A
9. Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra Jelly Roll Morton Jelly Roll Blues (1938) VICTOR 26113A
10. Bunny Berigan & His Orch Spencer Williams Mahogany Hall Stomp (1937) VICTOR 25622A
11. Bunny Berigan & His Orch Mother Goose (1937)VICTOR 25616B
12. Bunny Berigan & His Orch A.Razaf-J.C.Johnson-T.Waller Patty Cake, Patty Cake (1939) VICTOR 26196B
13. Bunny Berigan & His Orch Swanee River (1937) VICTOR 25588A

1. Mezzrow - Bechet Quintet Breathless Blues (1947) King Jazz 147
2. Mezzrow - Bechet Quntet Ole Miss (1945) King Jazz 142
3. Mezzrow - Bechet Quintet Really The Blues - Part 2 (1947) King Jazz 146
4. Sidney Bechet Bluenote Jazzmen Jackass Blues BLUENOTE BN050B
5. Sidney Bechet Sleepy Time Down South (1949) SAVOY 745
6. Sidney Bechet Bluenote Jazzmen Everybody Loves My Baby (1944) BLUENOTE 40
7. Sidney Bechet And Noble Sissle When The Sun Sets Down South (1938) DECCA 2129A
8. Sidney Bechet Bluenote Jazzmen St Louis Blues (1945) BLUENOTE BN044
9. Sidney Bechet W Claude Luter Sawmill Blues (1949) BLUENOTE BN568
10. Bechet New Orleans Feetwarmers Shag (1932)BLUEBIRD 10022
11. Mezzrow - Bechet Quintet Whoop This Wolf Away From My Door (1947) Storyville A45077
12. Mezzrow - Bechet Septet Bad Bad Baby Blues (1945) Storyville SLP 141
13. Mezzrow - Bechet Septet The Sheik Of Araby (1945) Storyville SEP 408
14. Sidney Bechet W Claude Luter Riverboat Shuffle (1949) BLUENOTE BN568
15. Sidney Bechet W Claude Luter Sobbin' And Cryin' (1949) BLUENOTE BN567
16. Sidney Bechet & His Rhythm Bill Basie One O'clock Jump (1940)VICTOR 27204
17. Sidney Bechet New Orleans Feetwarmers Sidney Bechet Preachin' Blues (1940) BLUEBIRD 10623B
18. Noble Sissle Swingsters Sidney Bechet Blackstick (1938) DECCA 3865B
19. Sidney Bechet New Orleans Feetwarmers C.Williams-S.Williams I Ain't Gone Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll (1941) VICTOR 27447
20. Bob Dorough & Doug Smith-Devil May Care PBS Local 2-17-1998

Dr. T and Teatime

Mother's Day Special
George Jessel My Mother's Eyes(1929) ARA 4515A
Jimmie Rodgers Mother, Queen Of My Heart(1932) Montgomery Ward 4206
Charles Harrison Ireland Must Be Heaven, For My Mother Came From There(1916) VICTOR 18111
Paul Whiteman & His Orch "Hollywood Revue" Your Mother And Mine(1929) COLUMBIA 1845 D
Guy Lombardo Royal Canadians Go Home And Tell Your Mother(1930) COLUMBIA 2276 D
American Quartet Mary Was My Mother's Name(1912) Victor 17130
Jimmie Rodgers Mother Was A Lady(1927) VICTOR 23193
Charles Hart Kahn-van Alstyne So Long Mother(1917) VICTOR 18374
George J. Gaskin Break The News To Mother(1898) COLUMBIA 4156
American Quartet Mary Was My Mother's Name(1912) Victor 17130
Mills Brothers Tomlin-Poe-Grier Don't Be Afraid To Tell Your Mother(1935) DECCA 402B
Charles Harrison That Old Irish Mother Of Mine(1920) LYRIC 5222
Captain Glenn Miller And The AAFTC Orchestra Songs My Mother Taught Me(1944) V-Disc 533-A
Frederic C. Freemantel Weeden My Mother's Prayer VICTOR 16533
Henry Burr Daddy, You've Been A Mother To Me(1919) VICTOR 18656
Henry Burr You Remind Me Of My Mother(1923) 26897 Victor 18957
Bill Haley And His Comets Teenager's Mother (are You Right?) (1956) Mercury 70750
George Benson True Blue That's Right
Bread, Mother Freedom
Clayton Brothers, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Mildred Bailey, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child

Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Bix Beiderbecke In The Dark (1938) VICTOR 26122A
Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra Bix Beiderbecke Candlelights (1938) VICTOR 26122B
Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra Bix Beiderbecke Davenport Blues (1938) VICTOR 26121B
Bix Beiderbecke (piano) Bix Beiderbecke In A Mist (1927) OKeh 40916
Bix Beiderbecke and His Rhythm Jugglers Davenport Blues Bix Restored, Volume 1 (Origin Jazz Library BXCD 01-03 )
Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Don Murray (clarinet), Paul Mertz (piano), Tommy Gargano (drums)
Recorded: Richmond, Indiana, January 26, 1925 This is Bix’s first recording under his own name and includes musicians from the Jean Goldkette Orchestra, an organization that had just given Bix the boot for his poor sight-reading skills. On this date, though, sight-reading wasn’t even an option. Bix was composing the piece as he went along and his friends did their best just to keep up. Although Bix’s long, laid-back solo boasts nothing of the martial precision that would mark his best years, his grasp of melody is perfect. Even while improvising, he lends the tune wonderful shape and clarity. Don Murray provides effective counterpoint and, unfortunately, Tommy Dorsey doesn’t have much to do. Still, the dreamy swing of Bix’s playing undoubtedly helped to shape the Sentimental Gentleman’s future.
Jean Goldkette (with Bix Beiderbecke): My Pretty Girl
Jean Goldkette Orchestra (with Bix Beiderbecke)
Bix Restored, Volume 1 (Origin Jazz Library)
Bix Beiderbecke (cornet), Frankie Trumbauer (reeds), Joe Venuti (violin),
Fred Farrar, Ray Lodwig (trumpet), Bill Rank, Spiegle Willcox (trombone), “Doc” Ryker, Danny Polo (reeds), Eddy Sheasby (violin), Paul Mertz (piano), Howdy Quicksell (banjo), Steve Brown (bass), Chauncy Morehouse (drums)
Recorded: New York, February 1, 1927 Jean Goldkette had fired Bix for his poor reading skills, but later rehired him, forming the hottest white dance band of its day. After a nationwide tour, the “Famous Fourteen” squared off against Fletcher Henderson’s post-Satchmo outfit in a legendary battle of the bands at New York’s Roseland Ballroom. Henderson’s cornetist Rex Stewart called the experience “humiliating,” and it was partly due to audience favorites like “My Pretty Girl,” which the band recorded a few months later. Bix retreats to the background as Polo on clarinet and Trumbauer on saxophone take a scorching lead, bowing out only briefly for Venuti’s two fiddle breaks. The action, meanwhile, is driven by Brown’s incomparable slap bass. “You know, Steve was even better known to more people at that time than Bix was,” saxophonist Doc Ryker remembered.
Bix Beiderbecke Feat. Adrian Rollini (Baritone Sax) At The Jazz Band Ball (1927) OKeh 40923
Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang Jazz Me Blues Bix Beiderbecke (c), Bill Rank (tb), Don Murray (cl), Adrian Rollini (bsx), Frank Signorelli (p), Chauncey Morehouse (dr) October 5, 1927 Bix recorded most of his best stuff in 1927. This is the height of his playing. “Jazz Me Blues” was one of the very early jazz standards (its name derives from the origins of the word jazz as an unmentionable act). Bix’s solo was so definitive, it became difficult for musicians afterward to perform the number without imitating it.
Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang Sorry – same as above
Marty Grosz & His Honoris Causa Jazz Band Sorry –Marty Grosz (g), Carl Halen (c), and Tut Soper (p) 1957
A Good Man Is Hard to Find – Frank Trumbauer and His Orchestra Bix Beiderbecke (c), Bill Rank (tb), Frank Trumbauer (cms), Pee Wee Russell (cl), Adrian Rollini (bsx), Joe Venuti (v), Eddie Lang (g), Frank Signorelli (p), Chauncey Morehouse (dr) October 25, 1927 Frankie Trumbauer was a part-Indian saxophone player from Carbondale, Illinois. He befriended Bix, becoming not only a musical collaborator but almost a kind of father figure. He was stable and responsible in ways that Bix could never be. Bix’s musical adventurousness, meanwhile, always brought out the best in Trumbauer. (Trumbauer didn’t have much of a career after Bix died.) Pee Wee Russell was a notoriously eccentric, melancholy, tall & angular, heavy-drinking, squeaky-sounding clarinet player who lived long enough to give a young Billy Crystal lessons. Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang were both Italians from Philly (Lang’s real name: Salvatore Massaro). Lang died very young, in 1933, of a botched tonsillectomy. Venuti was one of the great practical jokers in jazz history. Their collaborations anticipated Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt, who created a famous ensemble called the Hot Club of France. When Goldkette’s band broke up after their NYC gigs, Bix, Trumbauer, Venuti, and Lang formed a band led by Rollini, but it only lasted a week or two. Then Bix & Tram joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the biggest, most famous, best-paying band in the country.
Bunny Berigan & His Orch Bix Beiderbecke Flashes (1938) VICTOR 26121A
Bix Beiderbecke And His Orch Maceo Pinkard I'll Be A Friend With Pleasure (1930) VICTOR 26415
Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang Howdy Quicksell-ray Lodwig Since My Best Girl Turned Me Down (1927) OKeh 41001
Bix Beiderbecke & His Gang Razaf-Schafer-Johnson Louisiana (1928) OKeh 41173
Singin’ the Blues – Frank Trumbauer and His Orchestra Bix Beiderbecke (c), Frank Trumbauer (cms), Jimmy Dorsey (cl/as), Paul Mertz (p), Chauncey Morehouse (dr), Eddie Lang (g), Miff Mole (tb) February 4, 1927
Bix’s most famous and important recording. His solo, though improvised, feels like a perfectly finished composition. Trumbauer’s sax solo is great, too (Trumbauer directly influenced the great, unbelievably cool tenor saxophonist Lester Young). “Singin’ the Blues” is considered the first jazz ballad, and it shows how Bix invented the “cool” style of jazz playing that contrasted sharply with Louis Armstrong’s more dominant and flamboyant style. (In many ways, they were on different planets stylistically, but all evidence suggests that Bix & Louis really respected and liked each other.) Bix always stayed in the middle register occupied by the human voice, playing the minimum notes necessary.
Singing the Blues – Sol Ho‘opi‘i’s Novelty Trio March 27, 1928 Ho‘opi‘i (1902–1953) was born in Honolulu, the youngest of 21 children. He was known as the master of the Hawaiian guitar, and his trio often adapted blues and jazz standards of the day.
Singin’ the Blues – George Gershwin Gershwin recorded this (and many other popular tunes) on a piano roll in the 1920s.
Singin’ the Blues – Geoff Muldaur’s Futuristic Ensemble 2003 Geoff Muldaur is an important folk and blues singer who grew up listening to Bix records. Here, he arranges a version of “Singin’ the Blues” that dispenses with Bix’s solos, but adds vocals courtesy Martha Wainwright (daughter of Loudon Wainwright III, one of the many “next Dylans”).
Pops McGonigle read this story while he was down at the Bid-A-Wee-Wee Day Care Center.
While the town of Hawley, PA was suffering from a rat infestation, a man dressed in pied clothing appeared, claiming to be a rat-catcher. His name was Ignaz Poniatowski He promised the townsmen a solution for their problem with the rats. The townsmen in turn promised to pay him for the removal of the rats. The man accepted, and played a musical pipe to lure the rats with a song into a van that would take them and release them in Arizona. His first batch of rats was mostly female rats who were dressed in little blue jeans with raised paws and they kept chanting and screaming as they went along: " Take Back the Cheese!" His second group of rats was mostly male rats who were dressed in tight little blue jeans with red bandanas in the back pockets with raised paws and they kept chanting and screaming as they went along: " Take Back the Fudge!" Despite his success, the people reneged on their promise and refused to pay the rat-catcher the full amount of money. Poniatowski left the town angrily, but vowed to return some time later, seeking revenge. On a Sunday while the inhabitants were in church, he played his pipe yet again, dressed in green, like a hunter, this time attracting the politicians of all parties in Hawley. One hundred thirty politicians followed him out of the town, where they were lured into a cave and never seen again. The deed had the opposite effect. The people of Hawley cheered him for his good deed and he was elected the next mayor of Hawley and they all lived happily ever after.
Johnny:"Is this another one of your thinly veiled socio-political allegories?"
I restrained myself this time.

Count Basie

Dr. T and Teatime
Count Basie And His Orchestra Feat. Lester Young-2nd Tenor Sax Solo One O'Clock Jump (1937) DECCA 1363A
Count Basie And His Orchestra Feat. Jimmy Rushing Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today (1938) DECCA 1880A
Count Basie & His Orchestra One Two Three (1941) OKEH 6319
Art Pepper Four Brothers (1959) M Paich, Ar, P Candoli, Tp, B Envoldsen, Ts, VTb, Geller, As, J Sheldon, Tp, M Lewsi, P, Kamuca, Ts, Freeman, P, B Perkins, Ts, B Shank, As, Al Porcino, T0J Mondragon, B, V DeRosa, Fh, C Kennedy, Ts, Flory, Ts, Dick Nash, Tb
Count Basie & His Orchestra Five O'Clock Whistle
Count Basie & His Orchestra The Fives
Cab Calloway Six or Seven Times
Count Basie & His Orchestra Seventh Avenue Express
Woody Herman, Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar
Duke Ellington, Nine Little Miles from Tennessee
Count Basie & His Orchestra Listen My Children and You Shall Hear
Count Basie & His Orchestra Moten Swing
Red Norvo Sextet Seven Come Eleven
Count Basie & His Orchestra Twelfth Street Rag
Count Basie & His Orchestra Hollywood Jump

Dr. T and Teatime

Mildred Bailey

Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra (vocal: Bing Crosby)I Like To Do Things For You (1930) Columbia E CB87
Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra I Like To Do Things For You (v J. Lang) (1930) OKeh 41421
Mildred Bailey & Delta Rhythm Boys It's So Peaceful In The Country (1941)DECCA 3953A
Mildred Bailey Where Are You? (1937) Vocalion 3456 Billboard: Reached Number 5 on the Billboard chart in 1937
Aretha Franklin Where Are You?
Ben Webster Trio - Where Are You? (1957) Ben Webster (tenor sax), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Red Mitchell (bass)from the album 'BILL HARRIS AND FRIENDS'
Dinah Washington Where Are You ?
Illinois Jacquet Where Are You MERCURY 89060
Johnny Mathis Where Are You
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Please Be Kind (1938)VICTOR 25814
Red Norvo And His Orchestra Says My Heart (vocal:Mildred Bailey)(1938) CBS BR8135
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Darn That Dream (1939) COLUMBIA 35331
Mildred Bailey W Matty Malneck Home (1931) BLUEBIRD 7763 B
Mildred Bailey When Day Is Done (1935) ARC VO3057
Mildred Bailey Sometimes I'm Happy (1941) DECCA 3755B
Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra Small Fry Vocalion, 4224
Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me Vocalion 3931
Mildred Bailey & Her Alleycats Willow Tree DECCA, 18108B
Mildred Bailey Honeysuckle Rose DECCA, 18108A
Mildred Bailey The Man I Love CROWN, 105
Mildred Bailey & Her Orchestra If You Should Ever Leave Me (1937)Vocalion 3615
Mildred Bailey With Teddy Wilson Scrap Your Fat V-DISC 135B
Mildred Bailey Rock It For Me (1938) CBS VO4083
Mildred Bailey Fools Rush In (1940) COLUMBIA 35463
Mildred Bailey W E. Sauter All That Glitters Is Not Gold (1946) MAJESTIC 1034
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Faithful Forever (vocal:Mildred Bailey) (1939) CBS CO35289
Red Norvo & His Orchestra Wigwammin (vocal:Mildred Bailey)BRUNSWICK 8194

Da police car pulled up in front of da house on Wisteria Lane, and I gets out.

Da polite policeman, I tink his name was Sgt. Redenbacker, explained to da Hellkat aka my loverly wife Helen dat I said that I was lost in da park...and couldn't find my way home. "Pops", said da Hellkat , " You've been going to dat park for over 30 years ! So how could you get lost ? " Leaning close to da Hellkat, so that the policeman couldn't hear. I whispered, " I wasn't lost.....I was just too tired to walk home."
So to honor or recompense da police department, I'm going ta give you a rash --of police jokes:A Rabbi and a Priest are driving one day and, by a freak accident, have a head-on collision with tremendous force. Both cars are totally demolished, but amazingly, neither of the clerics has a scratch on him.

After they crawl out of their cars, the rabbi sees the priest's collar and says, "So you're a priest. I'm a rabbi.

Just look at our cars.

There is nothing left, yet we are here, unhurt.

This must be a sign from God!"

Pointing to the sky, he continues, "God must have meant that we should meet and share our lives in peace and friendship for the rest of our days on earth."

The priest replies, "I agree with you completely.

This must surely be a sign from God!"

The rabbi is looking at his car and exclaims, "And look at this!

Here's another miracle!

My car is completely demolished, but this bottle of Mogen David wine did not break.

Surely, God wants us to drink this wine and to celebrate our good fortune."

The priest nods in agreement.

The rabbi hands the bottle to the priest, who drinks half the bottle and hands the bottle back to the rabbi.

The rabbi takes the bottle and immediately puts the cap on, then hands it back to the priest.

The priest, baffled, asks, "Aren't you having any, Rabbi?"

The rabbi replies, "Nah... I think I'll wait for the police."
2. A juggler, driving to his next performance, was stopped by the police. "What are those knives doing in your car?" asked the officer.

"I juggle them in my act."

"Oh yeah?" says the cop. "Let's see you do it." So the juggler starts tossing and juggling the knives.

A guy driving by sees this and says, "Wow, am I glad I quit drinking. Look at the test they're making you do now!
3. A policeman stops a lady and asks for her license. He says "Lady, it says here that you should be wearing glasses."

The woman answered "Well, I have contacts."

The policeman replied "I don't care who you know! You're getting a ticket!"

4. I tink I told dis one before, but here goes anyways:
A police officer attempts to stop a car for speeding and the guy gradually increases his speed until he's topping 100 mph. He eventually realizes he can't escape and finally pulls over.

The cop approaches the car and says, "It's been a long day and my tour is almost over, so if you can give me a good excuse for your behavior, I'll let you go."

The guy thinks for a few seconds and then says, "My wife ran away with a cop about a week ago. I thought you might be that officer trying to give her back!"

March 4th

Exelauno Day

Dr. T and Teatime Featured Artist Don Pullen
Mr. Smoothie
Just Foolin' Around
Song From the Old Country
The BBC Dance Orchestra Dir. By Henry Hall Marching Along Together (1932) Columbia CB-535
We've Been Here All the Time
Time for Sobriety
Necessary Blues (Or Thank You Very Much, Mr. Monk)
Captain Glenn Miller And The 418th AAFTC Marching Band St. Louis Blues March (1943) V-Disc 65-B
Sun Watchers
Serenade to Sariah
1529 Gunn Street

Ray Anderson

Ray Anderson & Bob Stewart Heavy Metal Duo: Work Songs and Other Spirituals "Some Day"
Ray Anderson & Lapis Lazuli Band Funkorific "Pheromonical" Enja Records
Ray Anderson-"Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" From the Wishbone Lp (1991)Composer : Charles Mingus Ray Anderson : trombone Fumio Itabashi : piano Dion Parson : drums
Mark Helias : bass
Ray Anderson & Marty Ehrlich Quartet - Live at Moviemento 2009 06 16 "For Leroy"
Ray Anderson - tb Marty Ehrlich - sax (Clarinet?) Brad Jones - bass Matt Wilson - drums
Nov. 3, 1988 Berlin Jazz Festival "Black Pastels" Hank Roberts - cello, Tim Berne - alto s,Ray Anderson - tb, Art Baron - tb, Dave Taylor - b-tb, Bill Frisell - g,
Joey Baron - dr

Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons Rhythm Kings McDougal's Sprout (1947) MERCURY 8062
Gene Ammons Sextet Shermanski (1947) MERCURY 8096
Gene Ammons & His Sextet Brother Jug's Sermon (1949) MERCURY 8125
Gene Ammons Quintet Blowin' Red's Top (1947) ALLADDIN 3012
Gene Ammons & His Sextet Daddy Sauce's Airlines (1949) MERCURY 8145
Gene Ammons Sextet Hold That Money (1947) MERCURY 8062
Gene Ammons Somewhere Along The Way DECCA 28222
Gene Ammons Sextet Idaho (1947) MERCURY 8048
Gene Ammons Sextet Sugar-coated (1947) MERCURY 8905
Gene Ammons Quintet Concentration (1947) ALLADDIN 3012
Gene Ammons Old Folks DECCA 28094
Gene Ammons Sextet Harold The Fox (1947) MERCURY 8123
Gene Ammons & His Sextet Abdullah's Fiesta (1949) MERCURY 8125
Gene Ammons Sextet E.A.A.K Blues (1947) MERCURY 8096
Gene Ammons Sextet Dues In Blues 1947 MERCURY 8080
Gene Ammons Traveling Light (1952) SAVOY 4526
Gene Ammons Street Of Dreams(1952) SAVOY 4527
Tony Bennettt Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Gene Ammons My Foolish Heart CHESS CHES1425
Gene Ammons Sextet Jeet Jet (1947) MERCURY 8123
Gene Ammons Just Chip (1952) SAVOY 4528

Dr. T and Teatime

Albert Ayler

From high atop the East River, at the foot of Congress Street Pier, in Brooklyn.
Introduction from MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER (1963)
Spirits (alternate take) from SPIRITUAL UNITY (1964)
Ghosts from GHOSTS (1964)
Holy Family from SPIRITS REJOICE (1965)
Copenhagen Concert (1966):
Introduction (1:05) ‘Truth Is Marching In’ (9:47) ‘Holy Ghost/unknown title/Light In Darkness’ (9:06)‘Our Prayer’ (3:59) Unknown Title (incomplete) (3:43)
Change Has Come from IN GREENWICH VILLAGE (1967)
Our Prayer from IN GREENWICH VILLAGE (1967)
Coltrane funeral (1967) (a rougher version than the one in the Holy Ghost box)
Bells from LOVE CRY (1967)
Water Music from THE LAST ALBUM (1969)
Eastern Song from DON AYLER IN FLORENCE 1981, Vol. 3.
Suite for Albert Ayler - Don Cherry Quintet (1966)

(Recorded at the Cafe Montmartre, Copenhagen on 31st March 1966. The line-up is Don Cherry (cornet), Gato Barbieri (tenor sax), Karl Berger (vibes), Bo Stief (bass) and Aldo Romano (drums).
Sean WIlkie has provided the following breakdown of the medley:
0.00 – 1.52 Ghosts theme
1.52 – 4.35 Cherry then Barbieri solo on/with the Ghosts tune
4.35 – 4.57 Awake Nu
4.57 – 5.20 Rollins-ish calypso-like tune
5.15 – 5.20 Ghosts as well
5.20 – 5.57 Berger solo
5.57 – 6.05 Rollins-ish calypso
6.05 – 6.30 Ghosts
6.30 – 7.25 Holy Spirit, with Barbieri outbursts
7.25 – 7.55 Mothers (with Berger interpolating Holy Spirit)
7.55 – 8.12 Barbieri breaks loose
8.12 – 8.37 Holy Spirit
8.38 – 9.20 unidentified tune
9.20 – 9.25 Holy Spirit briefly remembered
9.25 – 10.11/end Ghosts reprised.
Suite for Albert Ayler was originally released on Live at Cafe Montmartre, 1966: Volume 2 (Magnetic Records MRCD112) and was re-released in 2008 on ESP 4043.)

Henry "Red" Allen

From high atop the Famous Door 66 West 52nd Street in beautiful midtown Manhattan, It's time once again for Dr. T and Teatime.
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band Mobile Stomp (1927) Bogalusa Strut (1927) Down By The Riverside 10-22-1927 Everybody's Talking About Sammy 4-14-1927 Allen had already left the band when these recordings were made.
George Lewis Burgundy Street Blues (1944) Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula Good Time Jazz
George Lewis New Orleans Stomp Climax Rag (1945) Bluenote BN101
NY Orchestra: Henry Allen fronting the Luis Russell Orchestra.
Biff'ly Blues 7-16-1929 Victor V-38073-B
Body And Soul (1935) Vocalion 2965
I'll Bet You Tell That To All The Girls (1936) Vocalion 3214
Make A Country Bird Fly Wild (1929) Victor 38107
When My Dream Boat Comes Home (1937) Vocalion 3389
Dancing Dave 2-18-1930 Victor V-38121-A
Feeling Drowsy Victor 7-17-1929 V-38080-A
Seven Lively Arts "The Sound of Jazz" Red Allen starts on Wild Man Blues, Coleman Hawkins,sax,Gerry Mulligan, baritone, Vic Dickenson, trombone, Pee Wee Russell, clarinet, Rex Stewart, cornet, Jo Jones, drums.
"The Sound of Jazz" was a 1957 edition of the CBS television series Seven Lively Arts, and one of the first major jazz music programs to air on American network television. The one-hour program aired Sunday, December 8, 1957, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, live from CBS Studio 58, the Town Theater at 851 Ninth Avenue in New York City, New York. The show was hosted by New York Herald-Tribune media critic John Crosby, directed by Jack Smight, and produced by Robert Herridge. Jazz writers Nat Hentoff and Whitney Balliett were the primary music consultants.
Pops Episode
This is a Scam. This is not a Real Pops Episode.
Der are a lotta scams out der. Da Amish Miracle Fireplace scam. Dealer Warranty Services scam. A new scam targeting Haitian Americans trying to bring their relatives from the earthquake-riddled country to the United States has surfaced, authorities warned today. Haitian Americans contacted in the scheme are offered documents they supposedly need to bypass the official government process to bring family members from the devastated island to America.
You've got to hand it to those identity thieves – they're usually a step ahead of the banks whose customers are their primary targets.
When a spam email went out last month, disguised as a message from Valley National Bank's security department, the bank quickly responded, posting a warning on its Web site.
"A fraudulent e-mail has circulated to some Valley customers claiming that the bank has temporarily suspended their account due to "Billing Failure," the warning states. "This e-mail also provides a link to click on in order to complete an account update to unlock their account."
The bank, which has 175 branches in New York and New Jersey, says the e-mails are not legitimate and says they should be deleted. It points out that clicking on the link will take victims to a bogus site where they will be asked to reveal username, password, and other sensitive data.
But the scammers have moved on to "phase two" of their scam operation. Millions of other spam emails are now hitting inboxes, purporting to be warnings from the bank about this very scam.
"Members and Non-Members may have received an e-mail that "appears" to be from VALLEY NATIONAL BANK," the bogus email reads. "This is an e-mail fraud attempt designed by hackers to obtain your personal information. The e-mail has a link that sends you to a site similar to our Internet Branch site and requests you to supply your card information. We urge you not to follow the links or enter any account information."
So, the scammer is sending out an email warning consumers about his own scam. What gives?
As one reads further, the hook is revealed.
"For your security, your online banking profile has been locked," the email says. "Unlocking your profile will take approximately one minute to complete."
The email then gives – not a Web link, but a toll-free number to call. Of course, those who call will be asked to provide their username, password, and other sensitive information. But the scammer is betting consumers will fall for it, because the scam is delivered in the form of a warning about the scam.
Pretty clever guys, those scammers.
So when da Amazin Book company sent me a notice dat somebody was buying stuff using my credit card. Den da credit card company called me and said, no, it's true. Some guy in Switzerland was charging stuff on my card and den dey went over da list a deese weird purchase dat dey said he made: Cheese fondue set, naughty ladies negleegee, and a new cell phone. Da Hell Kat dat evening again served a batch of her new chili recipe: Click here for Egyptian chili chili recipe. Den I had this weird dream about some guy yodeling, wearing a naughty ladies negleegee and being hung upside down over a huge pot of boiling swiss cheese which was labeled Visa on its gold encrusted outside surface and makin a cell call for Swiss 911.