Wednesday, January 19, 2011

January 20 - Playlist

Esperanza Spalding - Inútil Paisagem (Chamber Music Society)*
O'2L - Shopping For Camels (O'2L)
Lester Young-Teddy Wilson Quartet - Pres Returns (Pres And Teddy)
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FEATURE ARTIST
Oscar Peterson - Rob Roy (Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove And Ralph Moore)
Oscar Peterson Trio - Should I? (On The Town)
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Charlie Mingus - Dizzy Moods (Tijuana Moods)
Louie Bellson with Clark Terry - Walkin' With Buddy (Hot)
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Mercer Ellington - Queenie Pie Reggae (Music Is My Mistress)
Stan Getz & The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band - Provocations (Change Of Scenes)
Illinois Jacquet - B-Yot (The Illinois Jacquet Story)
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Howard Alden/Jimmy Bruno - Benedetto Blues (Full Circle)
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Yes, We All Have Our Cross To Bear (London Flat, London Sharp)
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THE R & B CORNER
Freddie Roach - Brown Sugar (So Blue, So Funky)
Urban Knights - Dream (V)
Norah Jones/Ray Charles - Here We Go Again (...Featuring Norah Jones)*
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Wallace Roney - Alone Together (Jazz For A Lazy Day)
John Williams' Tenorama - Waiting For Dexter (John Williams' Tenorama)
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THE VOCALISTS
Julie London - Two Sleepy People (The Best Of Julie London)
Dean Martin - Ain't That A Kick In The Head (Eee-O-11)
Ann Hampton Callaway - Finding Beauty (At Last)
Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim - If You Never Come To Me (Sinatra/Jobim)*

* indicates Recent Release

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

January 13 - Playlist

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Just One Of Those Things (Stardust)
Dexter Gordon - The End Of A Love Affair (Dexter Calling)
Duke Ellington - Bakiff (Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra: 1941)
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FEATURE ARTIST
Michael Tilson Thomas/Sarah Vaughan - Sweet And Low-Down (Gershwin Live!)
Sarah Vaughan - The Sweetest Sounds (Ultimate Sarah Vaughan)
Sarah Vaughan - Vanity (After Hours)
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Stefano DiBattista - Confirmation (Parker's Mood)
Stan Getz Quartet - Joy Spring (The Dolphin)
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Art Tatum - How High The Moon (Piano Starts Here)
Charlie Parker - Ornithology (Ken Burns Jazz)
SuperSax - Ornithology (The Japanese Tour)
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Lionel Hampton Quintet - Don't Be That Way (Lionel Hampton Quintet)
Weather Report - Palladium (Heavy Weather)
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THE R & B CORNER
Soulive - Solid (Doin' Something)
Archie Bell & The Drells - [There's Gonna Be A] Showdown - (45)^
Stevie Wonder - Maybe Your Baby (Talking Book)^
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Wynton Marsalis - The Midnight Blues (Standard Time, Vol. 5: The Midnight Blues)
Harry James And His Orchestra - Two O'Clock Jump (Swingin' At Capitol)
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THE VOCALISTS
Freddy Cole - I'm Not Alone (In The Name of Love)
Ella Fitzgerald with Count Basie - Some Other Spring (Love Letters From Ella)
Frank Sinatra - Just One Of Those Things (Songs For Young Lovers)

^ indicates the Vinyl Archive

Thursday, January 6, 2011

January 6 - Playlist

Stan Kenton - I've Got You Under My Skin (Contemporary Concepts)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Dat Dere (The Big Beat)
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FEATURE ARTIST
Ahmad Jamal - MASH Theme (M*A*S*H Soundtrack)^
Ahmad Jamal - Daahoud (Chicago Revisited)
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (Priceless Jazz Sampler 2)
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Modern Jazz Quartet with New York Chamber Symphony - Encounter In Cagnes (Three Windows)
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Count Basie - Sure Thing (Birdland All-Stars At Carnegie Hall)^
Stan Getz - Parker 51 (At Storyville - Vol. 1 & 2)
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Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Duke (Newport 1958: Brubeck Plays Ellington)
Charlie Watts Orchestra - Flying Home (Live - Fulham Town Hall)
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THE R & B CORNER
Boz Scaggs - We Were Always Sweethearts (Moments)^
Eric Clapton - Reptile (One More Car, One More Rider)
War - All Day Music (All Day Music)^
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Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker - Some Skunk Funk (Some Skunk Funk)
Billy Taylor - Homage, Part III (Homage)
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THE VOCALISTS
Manhattan Transfer - The Offbeat Of Avenues (The Symphony Sessions)
Johnny Hartman/John Coltrane - Lush Life (Priceless Jazz Sampler)
Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin (The Complete Reprise)

^ indicates the Vinyl Archive