On this evening at the Waldorf Astoria, I transformed from Qool DJ Marv into the entertainer of the entertainers, Rainey Purple & the BlackerBerry Sweet Juice Orchestra. I only had to imagine what it would be like to be at a party in the 1920s. What would be the feel of an evening out? Back then, that was going to the club. http://theurbandaily.com/tv/jbarrow/qool-dj-marv-is-hbos-secret-weapon-video/ Outstanding musicianship abounds. A special thank you to spectacular pianist Peter Mintun. Every time that he took the stage, the stage was set for a change in energy and feeling. And thanks to HBO who, thankfully, confidently, feel that I'am able to envision their vision for the evening and deliver the musical atmosphere, no matter what the style or era. Imagination...action! Ellington Medley - Peter Mintun Blue Midnight - Peter Mintun Midnight Sun - Lionel Hampton I'm Coming Virginia - Bix Beiderbecke Feeling Good - Fletcher Henderson You'd Be Surprised - Eddie Cantor The Entertainer - Scott Joplin A Precious Little Thing Called Love - Milt Shaw and His Detroiters When My Baby Smiles At Me - Ted Lewis & His Jazz Band Jubilee - Bix Beiderbecke American Patrol - Glenn Miller Orchestra I'm Building Up to An Awful Let-Down - Peter Mintun Get Rhythm in Your Feet (And Music In Your Soul) - Benny Goodman And His Orchestra & Helen Ward King Porter Stomp - Fletcher Henderson Jivin' With Jarvis - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra Livin' In The Sunlight, Lovin' In The Moonlight - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin Button Up Your Overcoat - Waring's Pennsylvanians Let's Do It - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra Everything Is Hotsy-Totsy Now - Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Okay Toots - Eddie Cantor Where The Shy Little Violets Grow - H. Oresta & His Queensland Orchestra That's What I Call Sweet Music - Paul Specht & His Orchestra If I Had A Talking Picture Of You - Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) - B. A. Rolfe & His Lucky Strike Orchestra High Up In The Sky - Bert Maddison Dance Orchestra Skyliner - Charlie Barnet Mary Had A Little Lamb - Fletcher Henderson It All Depends On You - Fred Rich & His Hotel Astor Orchestra Rhythm Is Our Business - Jimmie Lunceford Minnie The Moocher - Barry Adamson (Cotton Club Soundtrack) Rockin' Chair - Louis Armstrong He's a Son of the South - Louis Armstrong Diga Diga Doo - Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra Happy Days Are Here Again - Johnny Marvin Baby Face - Ben Selvin and His Orchestra Sunny Skies - The Picadilly Players Nanette - Peter Mintun Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) Parts 1 & 2 - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Sugar - Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra They Go Wild, Simply Wild Over Me - Eddie Cantor The Dummy Song - Louis Armstrong Good News - Abe Lyman's California Orchestra Ring Dem Bells - Barry Adamson (Cotton Club Soundtrack) My Wife Is On A Diet - Harry Hudson & His Melody Men (I Want To Go Where You Go, Do What You Do) Then I'll Be Happy - Josephine Baker Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Ace Brigode and His Fourteen Virginians Seventh Avenue Express - Count Basie & His Orchestra Oh, Lady Be Good - Count Basie & His Orchestra Whirligig - Peter Mintun I've Found a New Baby - Lionel Hampton The Mooche - Duke Ellington Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald Comes Love - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra with Helen Forrest Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington Blue Skies - Harry Richman Life Is A Funny Proposition After All - Stephen DeRosa (Boardwalk Empire Soundtrack) Graveyard Blues - Bessie Smith You Were Never Lovelier - Peter Mintun Cotton Club is one of my favorite movies so there are a couple of songs from that soundtrack, wanted to play this but already had two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9nOjTbdPKQ http://www.hbo.com/#/boardwalk-empire/ http://www.startraksphoto.com/site/Gallery/Gallery.aspx?ev=8B2A79DB62B - htt(continued)