HOUR 1: Music featuring the great pianist Hank Jones (July 31, 1918 - May 16, 2010), with Bird, Coleman Hawkins, Hank's younger brothers Elvin & Thad, and more; and an excerpt from drummer Edgar Bateman, Jr.'s last public performance before his death on May 17, 2010.  The performance was at The American Pub in Philly on April 29 and featured Edgar in a quintet with Bobby Zankel, Julian Pressley, Tom Lawton, and Tyrone Brown.

HOUR 2: UNCLE SAM'S VINYL: jazz LPs from the late '60s and '70s.  This week's albums: Johnny Coles's Katumbo (Mainstream, 1971) and Count Basie's Afrique (Flying Dutchman, 1971).

Last week's 9-hour Edgar Bateman, Jr. Memorial Broadcast is now available to be streamed or downloaded.

Lucky Old Souls: Jazz, rhythm & blues, and more, every Tuesday afternoon with your host, Feldie.

Full playlist for today's show here, as it unfolds:

HOUR 1

Johnny Griffin - Wade in the Water (The Big SOUL Band)

Coleman Hawkins - I Mean You (Phantomesque) (Hank Jones on piano)

Charlie Parker - Laird Baird (Bird's Best Bop on Verve) (Hank Jones on piano)

Charlie Parker - Kim (Bird's Best Bop on Verve) (Hank Jones on piano)

Coleman Hawkins - You've Changed (The High And Mighty Hawk) (Hank Jones on piano)

Elvin Jones - Four and Six (Elvin!) (Hank Jones on piano)

Elvin Jones - You Are Too Beautiful (Elvin!) (Hank Jones on piano) 

Charlie Haden & Hank Jones - Wade in the Water (Steal Away)

Bobby Zankel / Julian Pressley / Tom Lawton / Tyrone Brown / Edgar Bateman, Jr. - Confirmation (live at the American Pub, 4/29/10, recorded by the Lone Gunman)

HOUR 2: UNCLE SAM'S VINYL

Count Basie, Afrique (Flying Dutchman, 1971)

Count Basie, piano; Freddy Green, guitar; John B. Williams, electric bass; Harold Jones, drums; Richard Pablo Landrum, congas; Sonny Morgan, bongos; Paul Cohen, George Cohn, Pete Minger, Waymon Reed, trumpets & flugehorns; Steve Galloway, Bill Hughes, Melvin Wanzo, John Watson, Sr., trombones; Bill Adkins, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon, Cecil Payne, Bob Plater, saxophones; Hubert Laws, flute; Buddy Lucas, harmonica; Oliver Nelson, arranger & conductor

Hobo Flats

Kilimanjaro

Japan

Johnny Coles, Katumbo (Mainstream, 1971) 

Johnny Coles, trumpet & flugelhorn; Gregory Herbert, temor sax; Astley Fennell, trombone; Howard Johnson, tuba; Cedar Walton, electric & acoustic piano' Reggie Workman, electric & acoustic bass; Bruce Ditmas, drums

Never Can Say Goodybe

September of My Years

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