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To the Batmobile Robin!!

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Batman/Secret Agent Man  The Clee-Shays  Union Records (Japan)

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Smoke gets in your eyes

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“Stop Smoking thru Self-Hypnosis”  Baron Von Brenner, Master Hypnotist  From the “Scientific Suggestion Institute”!

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Jazz royalty

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Ella and Louis Vol. 3  Karusell Records (Sweden) (1957)  Under a Blanket of Blue / Can’t We Be Friends // April in Paris

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Hands off my girl

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The latest addition to my growing collection of records in praise of MY Jennifer, Jenny, Jenn!  Here’s talk show host Mike Douglas singing “Here’s to My Jenny”  Epic Records (c. 1966).  This song is super sappy… but that’s what Jenny can do to a guy!

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Atomic cocktail

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“Witch Doctor”  Jacques Helian et son Orchestre Match Records  (France)  A crazy Rock n’ Roll record from 1958!  (See the comments for a listen).

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Top of “pops”!

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Louis “Pops” Armstrong on the French Odeon label.  Saint Louis blues / Mahogany Hall Stomp // After You’ve Gone / I Can’t Give You Anything But Love  (1954).  Louis was both pure joyful entertainment and the highest level of artistry.  For five decades he was an American ambassador around the world for the music he helped create.  In and out of style, he remained true to himself through the worst Jim Crow racism and blew down barriers with his genius.  Good to go back and listen still!

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A change is gonna come

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Flat Tire  The Del Vikings with Carl Stevens and his Orchestra  Mercury Records (France)

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Kind of blue

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Jazz Collaborations (1955)  Charles Mingus and Thad Jones  Debut Records (Sweden)  Featuring “One More”; “I Can’t Get Started”; “More of the Same”; and “Get Out of Town”.   Also featuring John Dennis/Hank Jones on Piano; and Max Roach on Drums.  Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer;  Barry Ulanov – Liner Notes.

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Prison record

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Jailhouse Jazzmen  .. Storyville City Jail – File No: SEP 358  ( (1958)  Abbi Hübner, Claus Jürgen Möller, Klaus Geldmacher, Mihai Ampoițan, Tommy Ladnier)   Storyville Records (Sweden)

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Please don’t bang that drum

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Francis Bay and his Orchestra  “Too Much Tequila”  Philips Records (France)

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