Am I Blue? #1524
…who knew that when wind blew through an organ’s pipes the results would be, among other things, ‘the blues’?
Hour 1
FRED FISHER: Blue is the night –Jim Riggs (1928 Wurlitzer/Paramount Theater, Oakland, CA) Melody Masters 107
W. C. HANDY: St. Louis Blues –Reginald Foort (1927 Wurlitzer/Landmark Theater, Richmond, VA) POP 134
TOOTS THIELMANS: Blusette. STEVE ALLEN: Gravy Waltz –Dan Bellomy (1928 Wurlitzer/Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, NY) DBP 1993
MARVIN FISHER: When sunny gets blue –Jelani Eddington (Wurlitzer/Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington, IL) RJE Productions 1571
JÜRGEN REHBERG: Go Do Mo. JOHANN MATTHIAS MICHEL: Lobe den Herren. HANS-MARTIN KIEFER: Die ganze Welt hast du uns überlassen. –Philip Scriven (1884 Hill-2000 Harrison/Litchfield Cathedral, England) Regent 304
JULIAN WACHNER: Blue –Stephen Burns, trumpet; Julian Wachner (2003 Marshall & Ogletree/Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York, NY) Musica Omnia 0604
RICHARD RODGERS: Blue Room –Bob Salisbury (1929 Page/Casino Theatre, Avalon, CA) SCI 62093
GEORGE GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue –Jeremy Filsell, piano; Scott Dettra (Aeolian-Skinner/National Cathedral, Washington, DC) Pipedreams Archive (r. 7/4/2012)
Hour 2
PHILIP BRAHAM: Limehouse Blues –Don Baker (1928 Wurlitzer/Senate Theatre, Detroit, MI) POP 137
RICHARD RODGERS: Blue Moon—Charlie Balogh (1927 Wurlitzer/Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, AZ) ERB Enterprizes 110
FRED FISHER: Blue is the night –Bobby Hackett, cornet; John Seng (1928 Wurlitzer/Loderhose Studio, Long Island, NY) Sony Special Products 143727
CLIFF FRIEND: Hello, Bluebird. HARRY AKST: Am I blue? FRED FISHER: Dance of the Blue Danube –Vincent Lopez, piano; Jim Riggs (1922 Wurlitzer/Little River Studio, Wichita, KS)
DAVE BRUBECK: Blue Rondo a la Turk –Nathan Avakian (1939 Kimball/Cleveland High School, Portland, OR) Avakian 709
PETR EBEN: Blue Window, fr Okna –Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet; Iveta Apkalna (2004 Kuhn/Philharmonie, Essen, Germany) Phoenix Edition 143
BARBARA DENNERLEIN: Holy Blues –Barbara Dennerlein (1998 Goll/Parish Church, Memingen, Germany) Bebab 250970
WALTER DONALDSON: My blue heaven –Jesse Crawford (1929 Wurlitzer/Paramount Studio, New York, NY) Piping Hot 2008
RAY HENDERSON: So Blue –Donna Parker (1927 Wutlirzer/Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, AL) ALA 1783
PETER DeROSE: Deep Purple –Ralph Wolf, piano; Rob Richards (1929 Wurlitzer/Nethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, CA) Richards Production 1080
The next American Theatre Organ Society National Convention takes place July 2-7, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA. And Michael Barone will again host the annual Independence Day Concert at Washington National Cathedral (July 4, 11 a.m.); you are invited to attend, or listen to the live-stream online.
