It was a beautiful fall early evening when The BIG TEN INCH returned to the Hi-Fi Bar on September 25. There was an excellent crowd on hand, including some BIG TEN INCH regulars, some folks celebrating their big win in their hockey league and various folks who drop by to use the clean bathrooms at the Hi-Fi. As far as record-bringers, only Adam Lore, who got there early, and Rich Sibello, who got there late, came with stacks of shellac.
Which meant that the those two, and host Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus got to play many, if not all, the records that they lugged all the way to Manhattan. Even more exciting than that, Boogaloo Bag photographer Nancy “Jeannie” Gardner baked some terrific pecan tarts that were verily consumed. As you can see below, Miss Jeannie also took some photographs. Click on them and they will magically big-o-fi!
Here’s a list of all the 78s played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus, some of them with links to the youtubes for solid listening:
- Charlie Parker and His Orchestra–Relaxing With Lee (Mercury)
- Sarah Vaughan–Nature Boy (Musicraft)
- Myrta Silva–Eso Es Mentira (RCA Victor)
- Walter Solek and His Dance Orchestra–Crazy Musicians Polka (Harmonia)
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra–Blue Skies (Musicraft)
- Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra–Jungle Flute (Mercury)
- Cootie Williams and His Orchestra; vocal by Eddie Vinson–Juice Head Baby (Capitol)
- Brother Lee Roy–Rollin’ Rock (Epic)
- Lester Young (Esquire Award Winner 1946) and His Sextet–Jumping With Symphony Sid (Aladdin)
- Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys–Tell Me Now or Tell Me Never (Columbia)
- Tito Rodriguez con Los Lobos Del Mambo–Desert Dance (Tico)
- Jesse Price and His Blues Band–Baby Let’s Be Friends (Capitol)
- Jack McVea and His All Stars–Open the Door Richard (Black & White)
- Freddie Mitchell Orch. featuring Rip Harrigan on piano–Jingle Bell Boogie (Derby)
- Luke Jones and Orchestra; Red Mack vocal–Mama Oh Mama (RPM)
- Jump Jackson and His Band–Biddle Street Jump (Columbia)
- Guitar Gable and the Musical Kings–Congo Mombo (Excello)
- Jazz Gillum–I’m Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town (Bluebird)
- Jim Lowe with the High Fives–The Green Door (Dot)
- Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys; vocal by the Tommy Duncan Trio–Stay A Little Longer (Columbia)
- Bill Crosby and His Band–Sneaking Woman Blues (Columbia)
- Earl Bostic and His Orchestra–Cherokee (King)
- Noro Morales, His Piano and Rhythm–Cucha (Majestic)
- Dean Allen–Ooh-Ooh Baby, Baby (Argo)
- The ‘5’ Royales–I’d Better Make a Move (King)
- Todd Rhodes Orchestra; vocal by Connie Allen and the Band–Rocket 69 (King)
- Bo Diddley–I’m a Man (Checker)
- Stan Freberg with the Toads–Sh-Boom (Capitol)
- Joe Houston–Tough Enough (Imperial)
- Little “Walkin” Willie and His Swinging Blues Men–Clayhouse Blues (Jaguar)
- Guitar Slim and His Band–Later for You Baby (Specialty)
- Tommy Ridgley–What’cha Gonna’ Do (Herald)
- Rusty Bryant and Carolyn Club Band–Castle Rock (Dot)
- The Dominoes–Have Mercy Baby (Federal)
- Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra–Love You Like Mad (M-G-M)
- Moose Jackson–Big Ten-Inch Record (King)
None of these records are for sale.
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