Featuring:Wayne Shorter/"Witch Hunt"/Speak No Evil/1966Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson/"House of Joy"/Roomfull of Blues/1982Dolo Coker/"Jumping Jacks"/California Hard/1978Henry "Red" Allen/"Ain't She Sweet"/Ride Red Ride/1957Art Farmer/"Naima"/Listen To/1962Johnny Dodds/"Oh Lizzie Take 1"/Spirt of New Orleans/1927Milford Graves + Don Pullen/"PGIV"/Nomo/1966Yusef Lateef/5th&6th Movement/Suite 16/1970Dirty Dozen Brass Band/"Who Took the Happiness Out?"/Live/1985Benny Carter/"Walking Thing"/Jazz Gi...
The "All Solo Piano" Episode Featuring:Thelonius MonkArt TatumKieth JarrettRandy WestonJames P JohnsonCecil TaylorFats WallerDollar BrandEarl HinesAndrew HillMal Waldron
Featuring:David Newman/"Ain't That Good News"/Bigger & Better/1968Thad Jones + Mel Lewis/"Don't Get Sassy"/Live at the Village Vanguard/1967King Oliver/"Edna"/King Oliver in NY/1930Bud Powell Trio/"Off Minor"/1950John Coltrane/"Little Melanae"/Settin' the Pace/1958Jack McDuff + Willis Jackson/"3 Little Words"/Together Again/1965Gil Evans (Cecil Taylor)/"Bulbs"/Into the Hot/1962Bessie Smith/"Backwater Blues"/Golden Era Series Vol 4/1927Andre Previn & Friends/"It's a Bore"/Gigi/1958Milt...
Another special "all Ornette Coleman" episode in celebration of Shane Schneider's birthday on May 27th.
Featuring:Steve Lacey/Reflections/"Four In One"/1959Mal Waldron/Moods/"Happiness"/1978Eddie "Cleanhead"Vinson/Cleanhead's Back in Town/"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"/1957Charlie Parker/Now's The Time/"The Song Is You"/1952Johnny Hodges/Ellingtonia/"Midriff"/1946Max Roach + 4/Live at Newport/"Minor Mode"/1958Earl Hines/Plays Duke Ellington/"C Jam Blues"/1971Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra/For Dancers Only/"Ragging the Scale"/1937Revolutionary Ensemble/ST/"Chicago"/1977Arthur Blythe/Elaborations...
The Shane Schneider Memorial episode, featuring tracks exclusively from his collection.1)James Blood Ulmer/"Moon Shines"/Tales of Captain Black '782)Brotzmann/Bennink/"No.3"/Ein Halber Hund Kann Nicht Pinkeln '773)Roscoe Mitchell/"Nonaah"/Solo Saxophone Concerts '734)Andrew Cyrille/"The Loop"/The Loop '785)Ornette Coleman/"Him and Her"/Of Human Feelings '796)John Coltrane/"Peace on Earth"/Concert in Japan '667)Heiner Goebbels/Alfred 23 Harth/"Lightning Over Moscow"/Live Victoriaville '8...
Featuring the music of Rahsaan Roland Kirk:Laugh for Rory/Inflanted Tear 68Meeting on Termini's Corner/Dominoe 62Giant Steps/5000lb Man/75Roland's Theme/Triple Threat 56One Ton/Volunteerd Slavery/68Hip Chops/Gifts & Messages/64Carney & Begard Place/A Meeting of the Times/72Summertime & Dorthaan's Walk/Boogie Woogie Stringalong/78Mingus & Griff Song/Kirk in Copenhagen/63Three for the Festival/We Free Kings/612nd Line Jump/Bright Corners/73
Featuring:Gabor Szabo/"Mizrab"/Jazz Raga/1966Albert Nicholas/"Stomp d'Elephant/???Philly Joe Jones/"Trailways"/Jazz Advance/1979Terje Rypdal/"Over Birkerot"/Odyssey/1975Abbey Lincoln/"Throw It Away"/Golden Lady/1981Archie Shepp/"Stream"/Montreaux Two/1975Bud Powell/"Budo"/1953 Spring Sessions Vol 1/1953Nat Adderley/"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"/Branching Out/1958Carmen McRae w/Kenny Clark/Francy Boland Big Band/"Just Give Me Time"/November Girl/1970James P. Johnson...
Featuring the music of Dollar Brand:-"ASR" from Children of Africa 1976-"Little Boy" from Black Lightning 1975-"Tintiyana Parts 1 & 2" from African Space Program 1973-"Anthem for the New Nation" from African Marketplace 1979-"Medley" from Ancient Africa 1972
Featuring:Thelonious MonkJoseph Jarman/Don Moye/Johnny Dyani Sidney BechetJames MoodyGato Barbieri/Dollar BrandJimmy Witherspoon/Buck Clayton OrchestraLee Konitz TrioDuke EllingtonSonny StittYusef LateefBudd JohnsonRahsaan Roland Kirk/Al Hibbler
The yearly all Ornette Coleman episode for Shane Schneider's 74th birthday on May 29th!
Featuring:Paul Motian TrioBilly CobhamJames P. JohnsonKenny BurrellWorld Saxophone QuartetKieth JarrettEddie Harris/Les McCannMezz Mezzrow's Swing BandJoe HoustonSam Rivers
Featuring:Ray BryantEtta JonesRoy HaynesThe Original Tuxedo Jass BandLester YoungMcCoy TynerBBB&Co (B. Carter/B.Bigard/B. Webster)Weather ReportEarl HinesJimmy SmithAlbert Ayler
And here you have it folks, as promised, the Billie Holliday episode where I play nothing but Lady Day!Focusing on the time period of 1933-1942.
Featuring:Brown & Roach Inc.AirJimmy Lunceford OrchestraCarmen McRaeColeman Hawkins OrchestraOrnette ColemanDizzy Gillespie OrchestraWild Bill DavisArthury BlytheFats WallerBessie Smith
Featuring:John Coltrane/Wilbur HardinArt Ensemble of ChicagoJohnny HodgesWillis JacksonThe DeParis Brothers OrchestraThad Jones/Mel Lewis Big BandDon Cherry/New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra
Featuring:Cannonball Adderley QuintetAhmad Jamal TrioTeddy Wilson & his OrchestraJay HoggardPaul QuinichetteCecil TaylorRed Garland TrioFrank FosterPapa Celestin/Alphonse PicouPee Wee Russel/Oliver Nelson OrchestraCharlie Parker Quartet
Featuring:Thelonius MonkLeon ThomasFreddie Keppard's Jazz CardinalsLes McCann LtdStan LeveyStan Kenton OrchestraIllinois JacquestOliver LakeClyde LucasBudd Johnson & the Four Brass GiantsMongo SantamariaCharles EarlandDon Byas
Featuring:Slide Hampton OctetJames MoodyBobby HutchersonCharles TylerBenny Carter OrchestraClifford Brown QuartetRichard "Groove" HolmesJimmy Jones' Big 8George CablesRay BryantSonny Sharrock
Featuring:Dizzy GillespieCozy Cole & His All StarsHerman SandyGrachan MoncurJoe ZawinulJim Robinson's BandYoung/Holt TrioCharles McPhersonFletcher Henderson