Chris Porterfield
I had been hoping to add ’58 Classmate Chris Porterfield’s modern jazz music to our website. He phoned me last summer to tell me that some tapes from our college days had been found in the back of a closet, that his son Kevin was digitizing them, and that he would send me a copy. Sadly, Chris died on October 22, 2021. I reached out to Kevin who sent me several recordings. Here is a very special one. – Bob M
It’s Thanksgiving Weekend
It’s Midnight at CARNEGIE HALL
And we’re about to hear
A Thanksgiving College Jazz Concert Starring
Our ’58 Classmate Chris Porterfield is leading
a 13 Man Band playing modern Jazz from those years
1. Loose Walk (Sonny Stitt)
Roz Rudd ’58 & Hank Bredenberg trombone soloists
2. Walkin’ Shoes (Gerry Mulligan)
3. What’s New (Bob Haggart)
Bob Morgan ‘58 on vibes
4. A Happy One (Chris Porterfield)
Arrangements and sax solos by Chris Porterfield
MC: Eddie Condon
Prelude Sampler: Whet your ears to this neat little Medley of The Whiffenpoofs, The Yale Banjo Band, & EIi’s Chosen Six Dixieland.
Tip: Click on the orange and white arrows below to play the music files.
June, 2021
Whiffenpoofs of ‘58 – Cutie’s Due
Bachelors of ‘50s – Long Ago and Far Away
Duke’s Men of ’56 – Tea for Two
Alley Cats of ‘50s – Dreams
Orpheus and Bacchus of ‘50s – Passing By
Spizzwinks (?) of ‘57- I Don’t Know Why / I May Be Wrong
Augmented Seven of ‘50s- That’s All
Spizzwinks (?) of ‘57 – Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Baker’s Dozen of ‘50s – Mean to Me
Whiffenpoofs of ‘58 – We’re Saving Ourselves for Yale
May, 2021
Harkness Tower Chimes of ’50s – Bright College Years
Bachelors of ’50s – Halls Of Ivy
Yale Glee Club of ’50s – A Song For Old Yale
Whiffenpoofs of ’58 entrance song – Aj Lucka Lucka
Augmented Seven of ’50s – Man, Man
Yale Banjo Band of ’56 – Down The Field
Alley Cats of ‘50s – Evaline
Eli’s Chosen Six of ’55 – Basin Street Blues
Whiffenpoofs of ‘58 – Scarlet Ribbons
Yale Glee Club with Woolsey Hall pipe organ – Bright College Years
April, 2021
Blue Skies/Imagination – The Spizzwinks(?) – 1957
Dixieland Bulldog Medley – Eli’s Chosen Six – 1955
Eduard “Mon Amour” (Eddie My Love) – The Whiffenpoofs – 1958
Istanbul – The Duke’s Men of Yale – 1956
Jeepers Creepers – The Duke’s Men of Yale – 1956
Whiffenpoof Song – The Whiffenpoofs – 1958
Yale Songs Medley – The Yale Banjo Band – 1956 in Woolsey Hall