Welcome to episode #041 of Hey Mister Jesse. May's show is dedicated to the legendary Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning (1914-2009) and features a brand new track from The Solomon Douglas Swingtet, an eMusic spotlight on the Chronological Classics series, an interview with and song by tenor saxophonist Frank Foster, lots of audience feedback and Christophe Avril’s swinging tribute to Frankie Manning. (65 minutes)

00:46	Welcome to episode #041 of Hey Mister Jesse. Episode #041 of Hey Mister Jesse is dedicated legendary Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning (1914-2009)
03:55	News: Frankie Manning's 95th Birthday Festival Update - May 21st - 25th in New York City - Registration has been reopened with weekend passes and individual tickets! - From the organizers: "The Festival will allow the swing dance community to come together in Frankie’s hometown, the birthplace of Lindy Hop, to grieve, to heal and to celebrate his life in a way that will pay tribute to this extraordinary man."
07:20	News: Yehoodi Radio - May Guest DJs: Jesse Miner and Manu "Spuds" Smith (San Francisco, CA) pay tribute to Frankie Manning
08:03	News: Solomon Douglas releases new CD - The Solomon Douglas Swingtet – Live at the Legion - The album consists of music that was recorded live at the "Stomp it Off!" dance in Vancouver, BC, on March 22nd, 2008. It's slated for release on May 15th, 2009. - To pre-order a copy, visit http://solomondouglas.com/buy_CD.html.
09:11	Song: "Rockin' In Rhythm" by The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Live at the Legion
13:31	News: eMusic.com Series Spotlight - Chronological Classics - “A Viper’s Moan” by Willie Bryant – 1935-1936 - “Holiday In Harlem” by Ella Fitzgerald – 1937-1938 - “The Raggle Taggle” by Boots & His Buddies – 1937-1938 Bonus: (brought to us by Henrik Erikson via spofity.com) - “T’ain’t What You Do” by Mildred Bailey – 1939 Check out the entire listing of Chronological Classics albums available on eMusic.com
23:11	Interview: Frank Foster - For more information, check out Frank Foster's listing on wikipedia
35:59	Song: "Shiny Stockings" by Count Basie and His Orchestra (featuring Frank Foster) - Basie In London (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus) (also found on the out-of-print (?) collection Really Swingin': Frankie Manning's Big Band Favorites)
43:52	Feedback - Nicole Frydman (San Francisco, CA) recommends Max Raabe and The Palast Orchester. Check out his vintage version of Prince's "Kiss" on AmazonMp3 or iTunes Plus and see him performing a swinging version of "Sex Bomb" on youtube. - Marc D'Olimpio (France) recommends "Ahmad's Blues" by Ahmad Jamal - Ahmad's Blues (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus) and by Marlena Shaw - Out Of Different Bags (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus). - Morgan Day (Orange, CA) recommends "Savoy Blues" by Duke Heitger - Krazy Kapers. - Henrik Eriksson (Uppsala, Sweden) reminisces about a favorite Frankie musical memory: "Beaver Junction" by Count Basie - Farmers Market Barbeque (available on AmazonMp3 and eMusic). Henrik also shares a video feature about The Midnight Serenaders from Portland, Oregon. Don't forget to check out Henrik's great blog, Swing, Jazz and Blues - Dance To The Music.
1:00:30	Thanks
1:01:41	Song: "Brother Swing" (Frankie Manning) by Christophe Avril Read the lyrics here and check out this posting we dug up from mid-2000 on the Yehoodi.com discussion board: My name is Christophe Avril, and I am a french musician and songwriter. I am in the making of an album, French Swing Tunes and Ballads for Dancing and Romancing. There is a special song called "Brother Swing," it is a tribute to Frankie Manning (in French!) with a complete shim sham call. The song was presented to Frankie at Herrang and was played several times during the evening parties. People liked it a lot. Thank you for listening! Christophe