Jazz in 1926

Jazz in 1926

From At the Jazz Band Ball by Kevin McLaughlin

January 3, 2026 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 44

About this episode

This episode explores the jazz scene of 1926, featuring notable artists and recordings from that year.

AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL - Ep. 44/ PRX #8 Episode Theme: Jazz in 1926 Total Running Time: Approx. 59 minutes Theme Music: “Delta Serenade” (Duke Ellington) Music: Ethel Waters: A Hundred Years From Today (1933); Clarence Williams Blue Five (Eva Taylor, Louis Armstrong): "Squeeze Me" (1926), Fats Waller: Squeeze Me (1939); Jelly Roll Morton: "Black Bottom Stomp" (1926); Annette Hanshaw: "Black Bottom" (1926); Buffalodians (Jack McLaughlin, ldr, Harold Arlen, piano): "Here Comes Emaline" (1926); Buffalodians (Harold Arlen, voc): "How Many Times?" (1926 (Irving Berlin); Red Nichols and His Five Pennies: "Boneyard Shuffle" (Hoagy Carmichael) (1926); Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra: “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo” (1926); Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra: "Birmingham Breakdown" (1926); Duke Ellington & His Kentucky Club Orchestra: "Immigration Blues" (1926); Joe Venuti, violin, and Eddie Lang, guitar: "Stringing the Blues (1926); Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five: "Heebie Jeebies" (1926); Ethel Waters: "Sugar" (1926); Ethel Waters: "Dinah" (1926).

People in this episode

Host: Kevin McLaughlin

Topics covered

  • Jazz history
  • 1926 jazz music
  • Duke Ellington
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Jazz artists
  • Jazz recordings

Keywords

  • jazz
  • 1926
  • Duke Ellington
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Ethel Waters
  • jazz music
  • historical recordings

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Delta Serenade, A Hundred Years From Today, Squeeze Me, Black Bottom Stomp, Black Bottom, Here Comes Emaline, How Many Times?, Boneyard Shuffle, East St. Louis Toodle-Oo, Birmingham Breakdown

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