The Jazz Radio Hour

Playlist 4.27.08 – Jazz Fest Word Search

Emily — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:54:09 +0000

*PLAYLIST 4.27.08 – THE JAZZ FEST WORD SEARCH*

-“Even From Me” – Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea
-Off the album Play by Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin, released on Blue Note in 1990
-Recorded live at the Wolftrap and Carnegie Hall

-“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise” – Troy Andrews Quintet featuring Ellis Marsalis
-From the record The End of the Beginning released on Treme Records in 2005

-“Midnight Sun” – Dianne Reeves
-Off the album When You Know released on Blue Note Records in March of 2008
-Personnel:
-Lenny Castro – percussion
-George Duke – piano
-Russell Malone – electric guitar
-Dave Carpenter – acoustic bass
-Billy Childs – Fender Rhodes piano
-Romero Lubambo – acoustic guitar
-Dianne Reeves – vocals
-Reginald Veal – acoustic bass, upright bass, washboard, tambourine
-Reuben Rogers – acoustic bass, electric bass

-“Child’s Play” – Terence Blanchard
-Off the album Flow released on Blue Note Records in June of 2005; produced by Herbie Hancock
-Album divided into 3 sections called “Flow Pt. 1,” “Flow Pt. 2,” and “Flow Pt. 3”
-Personnel:
-Terence Blanchard – trumpet, programming
-Derrick Hodge – bass
-Lionel Loueke – vocals, guitar
-Kendrick Scott – drums
-Brice Winston – soprano sax, tenor sax, keyboards
-Aaron Parks – piano
-Gretchen Parlato – vocals

-“Walking Through New Orleans” – Pete Fountain
-From the album Pete Fountain Presents – The Best of Dixieland, released on Verve in 2001
-Recorded between 1950 and 1968
-Personnel:
-Jackie Coon – trumpet
-Moe Schneider – trombone
-Eddie Miller – tenor sax
-Pete Fountain – clarinet
-George Roberts – bass trombone
-Paul Barbarin – bass drum, percussion
-Bobby Gibbons – banjo, guitar
-Charles “Bud” Dant – conductor
-Phil Stephens – tuba

-“Let’s Fall In Love” – Diana Krall
-Released on the album The Very Best of Diana Krall, released on 2007 on Verve
-Comprised of tracks between 1996 and 2006
-Personnel:
-London Symphony Orchestra
-Luis Conte – percussion
-Peter Erskine – drums
-Larry Bunker – vibraphone
-Russell Malone – guitar
-Christian McBride – bass
-Diana Krall – vocals

-“Nida” – Nicholas Payton
-Off the album Into the Blue, released in 2008 on Nonesuch Records
-Personnel:
-Daniel Sadownick – percussion
-Nicholas Payton – vocals, trumpet, synthesizer
-Marcus Gilmore – drums
-Kevin Hays – piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboard
-Vincente Archer – acoustic bass

-“Go to Mexico” – Cassandra Wilson
-Off the album Thunderbird, released on Blue Note in 2006
-Produced by T. Bone Burnett
-Personnel:
-Mike Elizondo – synthesizer, upright bass, bass guitar, programming
-Cassandra Wilson – vocals
-Reginald Veal – upright bass, bass guitar
-Keefus Ciancia – piano, keyboards, bass guitar, programming
-Bill Maxwell – drums

-“Things That You Never Were” – Ellis Marsalis
-From the album Ruminations in New York, released on ESP Disk in 2005

-“Drum Thing” – Count Basie Orchestra
-Off the album Swing Shift, released on MAMA Records in 1999
-Personnel:
-Grover Mitchell – bandleader

-“Duke’s Place” – Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
-From the album The Great Summit

New Blog Address

Emily — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:47:38 +0000

Hey there folks,

Welcome to the new blog here on wordpress…hope you like the new setup! Make sure to change your bookmarks and whatnot, and keep track of those weekly playlists!

Emily

Playlist 4.13.08

Emily — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:33:00 +0000

*PLAYLIST 4.13.08*

-“I Saw God” – Victor Wooten
-From the album Palymstery released on VixLix Music this April

-“Teenie’s Blues” – Oliver Nelson
¬Off the Fantabulous album released on Verve in March of 2008
-A re-release of an LP
-“Teenie’s Blues” is one of Oliver Nelson’s compositions
-Oliver Nelson (tenor sax) heads up a 12-piece group:
-Phil Woods – alto
-Art Hoyle – trumpet
-Snooky Young – trumpet
-Patti Bown – piano

-“Minor Chant” – Stanley Turrentine
-From the Look Out! (Remastered) album released on Blue Note in 1960; 2007 re-release
-Also known as “Mr. T’ or “The Sugar Man”
-Personnel:
-Horace Parlan – piano
-George Tucker – bass
-Al Harewood – drums
-Stanley Turrentine – tenor sax

-“Wabash” – Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane
-From the album The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago released in 1959
-Recorded in an unusual setting at a Chicago gig while on tour with Miles Davis at The Sutherland Lounge
-Personnel:
-Cannonball Adderley – alto sax
-John Coltrane – tenor sax
-Wynton Kelly – piano
-Paul Chambers – bass
-Jimmy Cobb – drums

“Allegro” – Gerald Wilson Orchestra
-Off the Monteray Moods album released in September, 2007
-Gerald Wilson released at age 89
-One of the movements from the “Monterey Jazz Suite,” commissioned by the Monterey Jazz Festival for its fiftieth anniversary
-Personnel:
-Antonio Hart – sax
-Jon Faddis – trumpet
-Ronnie Cuber – baritone sax
-Hubert Laws – guest flute

-“Aqua De Beber” – Sophie Milman
-Off the self-titled debut Sophie Milman released in November 2004
-Born in Russia, lives in Canada
-Personnel:
-Bill King – piano
-Pat La Barbera – sax
-Reg Schwager – guitar
-Lenny Solomon – violin

-“Wheelin’ and Dealin’ – Milt Jackson Quintet featuring Ray Brown
-Off the album That’s The Way It Is released on Verve in 1969

-“One for My Baby (And One For The Road)” – Toots Thielemans
-Off the One More for the Road album released in 2006 on Universal
-This song features Jamie Cullum on vocals

-“Turn Around” – Marian McPartland
-Off the album Twilight World released in March of 2008 on Concord
-Ornette Coleman tune
-Personnel:
-Marian McPartland – piano
-Gary Mazaroppi – bass
-Glen Davis – drums

-“Rosetta” – Earl Hines & Johnny Hodges
-From the album Stride Right released in January 1966 on Verve; CD re-release
-Personnel:
-Earl Hines – alto sax
-Johnny Hodges – piano
-Kenny Burnell – guitar
-Richard Davis – bass
-Joe Marshall – drums

-“Underneath the Apple Tree” – Carmen McRae
-Off the Jazz Archives – Carmen McRae compilation originally released in 1975

Playlist 4.6.08 (The Crooners Show)

Emily — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:35:00 +0000

*PLAYLIST 4.6.08 – THE CROONERS SHOW*

-“Cheek to Cheek” – Bing Crosby
-Off the Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings album released in June of 1956

-“In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)” – Mel Torme
-From the Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks recorded for Verve in 1960
-Recorded with the Johnny Mandel Orchestra in L.A. with half Count Basie and half Duke Ellington tunes

-“Beyond the Sea” – Bobby Darin
-From the Ultimate Bobby Darin album released in 1988

-“Willow Weep for Me” – Lou Rawls
-From the Gentlemen of Song: Spotlight Lou Rawls album released in 1988

-“Nice Work If You Can Get It” – Fred Astaire
-Off the Steppin’ Out: Astaire Sings 1994 release

-“Chicago” – Tony Bennett
-Off the Very Best of Crooners and Divas compilation album released in February of 2005

-“It’s Been A Long, Long Time” – Bing Crosby & Les Paul & His Friends
-Off the Bing Crosby: The Definitive Collection a 1997 release on Geffen Records
-a release focused on his radio show

-“Vagabond Shoes” – Vic Damone
-Off the Best of Vic Damone: The Mercury Years record from 1996; contains 25 tracks from his career with Mercury

-“Lean Baby” – Frank Sinatra
-Off the Sinatra 80th: All The Best album from the 1995 Capitol release
-The release coincided with his 80th birthday; a two-disc set based on the Capitol concept records and a couple of 50’s rare cuts

-“I Got the Sun In the Morning” – Dean Martin
-Off the The Rat Pack album released in April of 2004

-“On For My Baby” – Perry Como
-From the So Smooth 1955 release, his first 12” LP

-“Lush Life” – John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
-Off the John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman album from 1963
-part of a Impulse! Records’ concept in the 1960’s to bring John Coltrane to a wider audience by pairing him with the popular Johnny Hartman

-“Bye Baby Bye” – Johnny Hartman
-From the Johnny Hartman Collection 1947-1972; released on UMG Recordings in 1998

-“Pennies from Heaven” – Frank Sinatra
-From the Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First album from 1963

-“Bye Bye Blackbird” – Sammy Davis Jr.
-From The Essentials: Sammy Davis, Jr. 1998 album

-“You Stepped Out of A Dream” – King Cole Trio
-From The World of Nat King Cole album released in 2005

Playlist 3.16.08 (March Re-Releases)

Emily — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:29:00 +0000

*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

Jazz Radio on iTunes!

Emily — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:42:00 +0000

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!

Playlist 3.9.08 (Live at the Blue Note)

Emily — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:30:00 +0000

*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

Live at the Blue Note

Emily — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:45:00 +0000

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!

Previous Playlists

Emily — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:30:00 +0000

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

Playlist 3.2.08

Emily — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:47:00 +0000

*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