Playlist 3.16.08 (March Re-Releases) Sunday, Mar 16 2008

*PLAYLIST 3.16.08 (MARCH RE-RELEASES)*

-“Blue Soul” – Blue Mitchell
-Off the Blue Soul album originally recorded in a 1959 session.
-Blue Mitchell – trumpet
-Curtis Fuller – trombone
-Wynton Kelly – piano
-Sam Jones – bass
-Philly Joe Jones – drums

-“Ornithology (AKA Bird Love)” – Charlie Parker
-From the Charlie Parker On Dial – The Complete Sessions album, originally released in 1993 with alternate takes on the new release
-part of an original box set

-“Quietude (Live)” – Thad Jones
-Off the Live at the Village Vanguard album, originally released 1967
-The second recording by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
-originally released on an LP
-Snooky Young – trumpet
-Marvin Stamm – trumpet
-Richard Gene Williams – trumpet
-Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombonist
-Jerome Richardson – reeds
-Jerry Dodgion – reeds
-Joe Farrell – reeds
-Eddie Daniels – reeds
-Pepper Adams – reeds
-Roland Hanna – piano
-Richard Davis – bass

-“When I Fall In Love” – The Bill Evans Trio
-Off the Portrait In Jazz (Bonus Track Version) album, originally released in 1959
-Introduced the Bill Evans trio prior to the famous Live at the Village Vanguard recording
-Bill Evans – piano
-Scott LaFaro – bass
-Paul Motian – drums

-“Blue Roz” – Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery
-From the Bags Meets Wes album, originally released in 1962
-Milt Jackson – vibraphone
-Wes Montgomery – guitar
-Wynton Kelly – piano
-Sam Jones – bass
-Philly Joe Jones – drums
-“I Surrender Dear” – Thelonious Monk
-From the Brilliant Corners album, originally released in 1956 on Riverside Records
-Thelonious Monk – piano, celesta
-Ernie henry – alto sax
-Sonny Rollins – tenor sax
-Oscar Pettiford – double bass
-Max Roach – drums, timpani

-“Tribute to Brownie” – Louis Smith
-From the Here Comes Louis Smith (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) album, originally released in 1957 on Blue Note Records
-Louis Smiths’ debut album before becoming a full-time teacher
-Louis Smith – trumpet
-Cannonball Adderley – alto sax
-Duke Jordon, Tommy Flanagan – piano
-Doug Watkins – bass
-Art Taylor – drums
-Cannonball Adderley’s pseudonym was “Buckshot La Funke” on this recording
-Louis Smith didn’t record again as a bandleader until 1978

-“Easy Street (1992 Remaster)” – Julie London
-Off the Julie is Her Name, Vols. 1 &2 album, originally released in 1992 on Capitol
-gained a reputation for her sultry voice and attitude
-Barney Kessel – piano
-Howard Roberts – guitar
-Red Mitchell – bass

-“The Inch Worm” – John Coltrane Quartet
-Off the Coltrane album, a CD release of the 1962 LP
-McCoy Tyner – piano
-Jimmy Garrison – bass
-Elvin Jones – drummer

-“That Old Black Magic” – Ike Quebec
-Off the Blue and Sentimental (Rudy Van Gelder Edition), originally released in 1961 on Blue Note Records
-Involved with Blue Note Records as an A&R guy
-Ike Quebec – tenor sax, piano
-Grant Green – guitar
-Paul Chambers – bass
-Philly Joe Jones – drums

-“Stardust” – Nat King Cole
-Off The World of Nat King Cole album, released on a 2005 compilation from Capitol Records

-“Happy Birthday/Blue Bossa” – Mich,el Camilo
-From the Live at the Blue Note album from 2003
-Michel Camilo – piano
-Charles Flores – bass
-Horatio “El Negro” Hernandez – drums

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Jazz Radio on iTunes! Sunday, Mar 9 2008

Hey there listeners,
Hope you all enjoyed the show today. I have put today’s show and the three previous shows up on iTunes as iMixes. You can download individual tracks from the playlist or the whole mix if you like! To find the mixes, go to the “iMix” page in iTunes and search “jazz radio” under the “iMix” name field. The playlists are separated by week, so they’re easy to find! Check it out, and be sure to rate them!

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Playlist 3.9.08 (Live at the Blue Note) Sunday, Mar 9 2008

*PLAYLIST 3.9.08 (LIVE AT THE BLUE NOTE)*

-“Centro Havana” – Paquito D’Rivera Quintet
-Off the 1999 Live at the Blue Note album
-“Centro Havana” written by flutist Oriente Lopez, who joined the band in its performance on this night
-Paquito D’Rivera – alto and soprano sax, clarinet
-Diego Urcola – trumpet
-Oriente Lopez – flute
-Dario Eskenazi – piano
-Oscar Stagnaro – bass
-Mark Walker – drums
-Pernell Saturnino – percussion

-“Remembering” – Avishai Cohen
-Off the As Is…Live at the Blue Note album from 2007
-Avishai Cohen – formerly double bass player with Chick Corea
-Sam Barsh – piano
-Diego Urcola – tenor sax
-Mark Guiliana – drums
-Jimmy Greene – soprano sax

-“A Night In Tunisia” – Bud Powell
-Off the Live at the Blue Note Café Paris 1961 album released after his death in 1966
-Pierre Michelot – bass
-Kenny Clarke – drums
-Bud Powell – piano

-“The Real McBop” – Arturo Sandoval
-Off the Live at the Blue Note album from 2005; DVD of the same name
-Rene Toledo – guitar
-Alexis “Pututi” Arce – drums
-Tomas Cruz – percussion
-Dennis Marks – bass
-Luis Felipe Lamgolia – saxaphone

-“Blues for Happy People” – Billy Cobham, Donald Harrison, & Ron Carter
-Off the New York Cool (Live at the Blue Note) album from 2005
-Billly Cobham – drums
-Donald Harrison – alto sax
-Ron Carter – bass

-“Flyin’ Home” – Lionel Hampton and the Golden Men of Jazz
-Off the Lionel Hampton and the Golden Men of Jazz (Live at the Blue Note) album from 1991
-Lionel Hampton – vibraphone
-James Moody – vocals, tenor sax
-Buddy Tate – tenor sax
-Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
-Harry “Sweets” Edison – trumpet
-Al Grey – trombone
-Hank Jones – piano
-Milt Hinton – bass
-Grady Tate – drums

-“Dichotomy” – Michel Camilo
-Off the Live at the Blue Note album from 2003
-Recorded over four nights at the Blue Note
-Michel Camilo’s first live album and first recording with the new trio
-Charles Flores – bass
-Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez – drums
-Michel Camilo – piano

-“Prayer for Passive Resistance” – Mingus Big Band
-Off the Live In Tokyo At The Blue Note album from 2005
-Recorded with 14-piece big band
-arranged by tenor sax player, John Stubblefield
-Jack Walrath – trumpet
-Craig Handy – alto sax
-Ronnie Cuber – baritone
-Seamus Blake – tenor sax
-Abraham Burton – alto sax
-Conrad Herwig – trombone
-John Stubblefield – tenor sax
-Jonathan Blake – drums
-Kenny Davis – bass

-“Sweet Georgia Brown” – Oscar Peterson Trio
-Off the 1990 Live at the Blue Note album
-Ray Brown – bass
-Herb Ellis – guitar
-Bobby Durham – drums
-Oscar Peterson – piano

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Live at the Blue Note Saturday, Mar 8 2008

So, I’ve finally come up with a plan for this week’s program. I’ll be doing a special “Live at the Blue Note” show with some of my favorite artists, and hopefully some of yours, too! Give me a shout if there’s anything you’d like to hear!

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Previous Playlists Sunday, Mar 2 2008

I probably should have posted these before today’s playlist, but you can’t do everything right. Hope you guys enjoyed the show today. Be sure to tune in next week and check out some of the previous weeks’ selections!

*PLAYLIST FROM 2/17/08*
-Kilimanjaro Cookout – Buddy Rich and Maynard Ferguson
-Tiempo De Festival – Dave Weckl Band
-Passacaglia & Fugue – Don Ellis Orchestra
-In A Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
-Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock
-Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me – Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
-…And Sammy Walked In – Michel Camilo
-The Honeydripper – Oscar Peterson Trio
-St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
-Come Rain Or Come Shine – Sarah Vaughan

*PLAYLIST FROM 2/24/08*
-Broadway – Dexter Gordon
-Just Kiddin’ – Michel Camilo
-Maiden Voyage – Herbie Hancock
-This I Dig of You – Hank Mobley
-Pennis From heaven – Frank Sinatra & Count Basie
-Hocus-Pocus – Lee Morgan
-Kathy’s Waltz – Dave Bruebeck Quartet
-Venus De Milo – Miles Davis
-Mr. P.C. – John Coltrane
-’Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk

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Playlist 3.2.08 Sunday, Mar 2 2008

*PLAYLIST 3.2.08 (THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIBUTE)*

-“Frenesi” – Oscar Peterson and Benny Carter
-Off the Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions album – recorded in NY between 1952-1954
-Benny Carter – alto sax
-Bill Harris – trombone
-Oscar Peterson – piano
-Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel – guitar
-Ray Brown – bass
-J.C. Heard, Buddy Rich, Bobby White – drums

-“A Fine Romance” – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
-Off the Ella and Louis Again (Remaster) – 1957
-Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
-Louis Armstrong – vocals, trumpet
-Oscar Peterson – piano
-Herb Ellis – guitar
-Ray Brown – bass
-Louis Bellson – drums

-“It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” – Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Stuff Smith
-Off the Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson album – released on Verve in 1957
-Stuff Smith – violin
-Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
-Oscar Peterson – piano

-“Elevation” – The Oscar Peterson Trio
-Off the Live at the Concertgetbouw album – actually recorded at the Civic Opera House; no recording of the actual concert at Concertgetbouw, 1958
-Oscar Peterson – piano
-Herb Ellis – guitar
-Ray Brown – bass

-“Birth of the Blues” – Oscar Peterson Trio
-Off the Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra album, recorded 1959
-Oscar Peterson – piano
-Ray Brown – bass
-Ed Thigpen – drums

“Something’s Coming” – Oscar Peterson Trio
-Off the West Side Story album – recorded at Webster Hall, NY in 1962
-Oscar Peterson – piano
-Ray Brown – bass
-Ed Thingpen – drums

-“Bag’s Groove” – Oscar Peterson Trio
-Off the Night Train album – originally recorded in 1962
-same trio members

-“Give Me The Simple Life” – Oscar Peterson (solo)
-Off the Tracks album – recorded in 1970

-“Big Stockings” – Count Basie and Oscar Peterson
-Off the Satch and Josh (Remaster) – recorded in 1974
-Count Basie – piano, organ
-Oscar Peterson – piano
-Freddie Green – guitar
-Ray Brown – bass
-Louis Bellson – drums

-“Honeysuckle Rose” – Oscar Peterson Trio
-Off the Live at the Blue Note album – recorded 1990
-Oscar Peterson – piano
-Ray Brown – bass
-Herb Ellis – guitar
-Bobby Durham – drums

-“Detour Ahead” – Stan Getz feat. Oscar Peterson
-Off the Quiet Now: Body and Soul album – recorded for Verve in 2000
-Stan Getz – tenor sax
-Joao Gilberto – vocals, guitar
-Astrud Gilberto – vocals
-Oscar Peterson, piano

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Welcome! Sunday, Mar 2 2008

Hey listeners!
Welcome to the new blog for the Jazz Radio Hour! This is where you can find playlists and album info from the weekly shows, as well as some general info that I find interesting. I hope you enjoy the site and the show! Thanks for listening!

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