Check out Lucky Old Souls today, when Feldie is joined in the studio by guitarist Ben "Bananas" O'Neill... Two guys sharing some great music.  Look for tracks from Count Basie, Mongo Santamaria, Betty LaVette, Odean Pope, and many more.

And be sure to check out Ben's rock band the MLMs.  The release show for their first album is coming up on Thursday, December 18 at the Khyber.

Playlist after the jump... 

Join Feldie as he digs into the music of Richard Rodgers, one of the great composers of American popular music.  You'll hear his music performed by masters like Sonny Rollins, Ahmad Jamal, and Sarah Vaughan. 

Later in the show, you'll hear several tracks from The 5 Royales, an unheralded R&B group from the 1950s featuring the fiery guitar licks of Lowman Pauling, whose influence on later soul and rock guitarists is apparent after just a few notes.

All that and more on today's edition of Lucky Old Souls.

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On today's edition of Lucky Old Souls, Feldie will be joined in the studio by saxophonist/flutist/poet Elliott Levin, possibly the hardest-working musician on Philly's jazz scene.  Elliott's been making music for over 30 years and has worked with performers ranging from Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes to Cecil Taylor.  These days he can be heard regularly with Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound and the West Philadelphia Orchestra and leading various groups of his own.  Elliott will tell some stories about the old days and play some of the many recordings he appears on, along with some of his favorite recordings by others.  And you'll also be treated to a live in-studio performance from Elliott and percussionist Robert Kenyatta.

You can catch Elliott with his own band this Saturday at the Clef Club :

Lifeline Music Coalition presents...

Jazz Up, Down, & Around: Taking Jazz In All Directions

Saturday, Nov. 15th, 3-8 P.M.

Philadelphia Clef Club

Broad & Fitzwater Sts.

FREE ADMISSION

Also appearing will be Warren Oree's Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, the Sherry Butler Quartet, and the Clef Club Youth Band (including last week's guest on Lucky Old Souls, alto saxophonist Jarrett Gilgore)

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Feldie will be joined in the studio today by alto saxophonist/composer Jarrett Gilgore, one of the most exciting young talents on Philly's jazz scene.  Jarrett leads his own trio called Untitled Original and has played at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ortlieb's, Chris', and the Kimmel Center.  The 16-year-old high school junior will play some of his favorite recordings, talk about the music that inspires him, and give a live in-studio performance. 

You can hear Jarrett perform live at the Philadelphia Clef Club on Saturday afternoon, November 15 with some of Philadelphia's best musicians, including bassist Warren Oree and saxophonist/flutist Elliot Levin (who will be joining Feldie on Lucky Old Souls next week). 

All that and more on Lucky Old Souls today...

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Join Feldie for 2 hours of jazz, rhythm & blues, and more on Lucky Old Souls.  In the first hour you'll hear some of the earliest recorded versions of Dizzy Gillespie's classic "A Night In Tunisia," including performances by Roy Eldridge and Sarah Vaughan. 

In the second hour Feldie will be joined in the studio by Dave Doggett of the Philadelphia Blues Messengers.  Dave will talk about the group's upcoming show at Club La Rose and perform some music on his pedal steel guitar.

All that and much more on today's show.

And check out this show right around the corner from the G-town Radio studio:

Philadelphia Blues Messengers with Byard Lancaster and Lisa Chavous

this Friday, October 31

Club La Rose, 5531 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 

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Trumpeter Bart Miltenberger will join Feldie in the studio for a special edition of Lucky Old Souls, exploring the music of some of the great forgotten/unheralded trumpet players from throughout the history of jazz.  Bart has an impressive and unusual variety of sounds in his trumpet-playing vocabulary.  This is due in no small part to his deep knowledge of and respect for the history of jazz trumpet playing.  He'll be programming most of the show today, going from Tommy Ladnier to Ron Miles and hitting lots of great stuff in between.  It'll be a blast...

And check out Bart with some of best bands in Philly... Matt Davis's Aerial Photograph, Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound, and the Chance Trio. 

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Feldie brings you 2 hours of music from 1957 on today's edition of Lucky Old Souls.  Jazz, doo wop, blues, and more from artists including Lee Andrews, Jackie Wilson, Charles Mingus, Anita O'Day, and Sonny Boy Williamson.

Check it out...

(LOS had a flat tire, so we started a little late today... Show from 2:45-4:45...) 

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Join Feldie for an all-blues edition of Lucky Old Souls.  The blues is a lot more than a man on a porch playing a guitar or a band rockin' a juke joint.  Check out today's show for blues from a wide range of musicians, including Leadbelly, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Archie Shepp, and many many more.

Don't miss it...

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Feldie's back with 2 hours of jazz, rhythm & blues, and more on Lucky Old Souls.  Listen today and hear several tracks featuring the drumming of Earl Palmer, who passed away on September 19.  Palmer was one of the pioneering rock & roll drummers and a long-time studio drummer in Los Angeles.  His drumming is on legendary records by Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Little Richard, and more.

Plenty of other great jazz and rhythm & blues, too.

Playlist after the jump...