The Manor label

Today the first releases from the Manor label, one of the many independent record companies that popped up immediately after the end of the 1942-44 recording strike. Manor brougt us some greats of the jazz and a few highlights of the Rhythm & Blues scene of New York - together with gospel, some hillbilly and a few white pop acts.

Greatest assets of the label were Savannah Churchill and Deek Watson and his Brown Dots, a vocal group that later was named the Sentimentalists and the Four Tunes. For bebop affectionados Manor is valued to have waxed some of the earliest bebop jams. Both are in today's show.

Transcript

Playlist

Oscar Pettiford feat. Rubberlegs Williams - Worried Life (Manor 1002)
Savannah Churchill - Daddy Daddy (1004)
Deek Watson & The Brown Dots - Thirty One Miles For a Nickel (1005)
Luis Russell - Boogie In The Basement (1006)
Tab Smith - Rosa Lee Blues (1010)
Slam Stewart - Hop, Skip And Jump (1012)
Savannah Churchill - I Can't Get Enough Of You (1014)
Luis Russell - Garbage Man Blues (1022)
Cats & The Fiddle - Romance Without Finance (1023)
Deek Watson & The Brown Dots - Satchelmouth Baby (1026)
Slam Stewart - Blue, Brown And Beige (1028)
Deek Watson & The Brown Dots - Well Natch (1032)
Oscar Pettiford - Something for You (1034)
Coleman Hawkins - Step On It (1036)
Cats & the Fiddle - Shorty's Got to Go (1037)
June Davis & The Cats & The Fiddle - Gin Misery Blues (1038)
Dizzy Gillespie - Good Bait (1042)

Outtro:

Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce

The following music served as background music during the spoken parts:

Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
Slam Stewart - Three Blind Mices (Manor 1012)
Luis Russell - After Hour Creep (1022)
Slam Stewart - Sherry Lynn Flip (1028)
Coleman Hawkins - Memories of You (1036)