Les Paul w/Marian McPartland
Avatar Studios - Piano Jazz
NY, NY US
Rebroadcast date: 2014-07-04
Performance date: 1999-01-28

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Les Paul - guitar; Marian McPartland - piano; Lou Paulo - guitar; Paul Nowinski - bass

Conversation 3:14
"Summertime" (George Gershwin) 4:23
Conversation 8:55
"'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsh, Fred Rose) 2:54
Conversation 1:58
"I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke) 3:39
Conversation 1:35
"I Found a New Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) 2:02
Conversation 3:24
"Some Day Sweetheart" 2:28
Conversation 2:11
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen) 3:25
Conversation 4:18
"Just One More Chance" (Les Paul) 3:37
Conversation 4:28
"How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis) 3:24

Total Time: 56:02


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A phenomenal guitarist and pioneering audio engineer, has been a major influence in 20th Century music, both as a performer and technical innovator. The guitar legend made a rare appearance on Piano Jazz, bringing with him his trio � Lou Paulo on guitar and Paul Nowinski on bass.

Paul's jazz roots go back to the early 1930s, when he performed Eddie Lang- and -style jazz on-air, during his evening radio show on WIND in Chicago.

In this program, recorded at Avatar Studios in 1999, makes it a quartet, and they perform jazz standards and reminisce on Paul's long and illustrious career, including his early days as a country musician.

Originally recorded Jan. 28, 1999, at Avatar Studios, New York. Originally broadcast June 1, 1999.