“Jazz Me Blues” by Wild Bill Davison and His Commodores [1945]

Even as bebop was gaining momentum in the 1940s, early styles of “hot” dixieland jazz were experiencing something of a resurgence. Cornetist Wild Bill Davison was one of the better white band leaders in the ’40s, and had strong professional relationships with other greats of the “hot” jazz revival: Eddie Condon (especially), George Brunies, Pee Wee Russell, and even Sidney Bechet among them. In mid January 1945, Davison made this recording of the standard “Jazz Me Blues” for the Commodore label. Take a look here at both the musicians Davison was working with in the mid ’40s and the repertoire of standards in Davison’s sets at the time.