# Mildred Bailey with the John Kirby Sextet and Red Norvo 1939

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Podcast: [Jazz Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jazz-focus-7271548)
Published: 2026-05-18T13:56:25+00:00
Episode link: https://jazzbnd.podbean.com/e/mildred-bailey-with-the-john-kirby-sextet-and-red-norvo-1939/
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## Resource

The ultra-musical jazz singer Bailey and her husband, xylophonist and bandleader Red Norvo recorded several sessions with the just-organized John Kirby Sextet in 1939 and the musical results were superb . . featuring Bailey and Norvo with Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey, Russell Procope, Billy Kyle, O'Neil Spencer and Cozy Cole

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