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Coz Rockets Are Cool
Thirteen tunes, from a 1917 Clarence Williams stomp to two originals written inside the band. Recorded in Glebe, Sydney, in 2016.
In 1955 Australia, inside a galvanised science lab stationed somewhere between Coober Pedy and Alice Springs, a young professor wondered madly about music propulsion systems.Explore the album
The Bradford Bounce
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The Bradford Bounce
Bradford Child
- 4:39
I've Got the World on a String
Harold Arlen
- 4:57
Do What Ory Say
Clarence Williams
- 2:44
Obdacious
Buddy Johnson
- 5:39
Mood Indigo
Duke Ellington
- 3:36
Sweethearts on Parade
Charles Newman & Carmen Lombardo
- 4:14
Tea for Two
Vincent Youmans
- 7:40
Castle Rock
Al Sears
- 2:53
The Hotline Stomp
Kristilee Ransley & Mark Elton
- 3:42
Just Squeeze Me
Duke Ellington
- 4:13
The Tennessee Waltz
Pee Wee King
- 3:54
The House of Blue Lights
Don Raye & Freddie Slack
- 4:51
When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Clarence Muse, Leon René & Otis René
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