Blue Skies - John Hardee’s Swingtet - 1946

Blue Skies Jazz John Hardee’s Swingtet Instrumental Writer: Irving Berlin Instrumentation: Saxophone, Piano, Guitar, Bass and Drums John Hardee (Tenor Sax) Samuel “Sammy“ Benskin (Piano) Lloyd “Tiny“ Grimes (Guitar) John Simmons (Bass) Sidney “Big Sid“ Catlett (Drums) Catalog Number: Blue Note 513-B Matrix Number: BN281-0 (78 RPM, 10“) Place and Take Date: WOR Studios New York NY, 1946-02-28 The recording on the other side of this disc: Tired Worn disc, noise and hiss, especially in the first 45 and last 10 seconds. I did not remove this any further so as not to affect the original sound image too much. Source for audio restoration: