May 26

With profound apologies, tonight's Show was cancelled.  I was unfortunate enough to be behind a multi-vehicle accident on what became the Northeast Extension Parking Lot.

Tune in next week, when we'll have a Belated Birthday Salute to Miles Davis.

May 19 - Playlist

Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Plays Music From West Side Story And...)
Miles Davis - Early Minor (The Complete "In A Silent Way" Sessions)
Duke Ellington - Bounce (Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra 1941)

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FEATURE ARTIST

Christian McBride - In A Hurry (Gettin' to It)
McBride/Payton/Whitfield - Driftin' (Fingerpainting: The Music Of Herbie Hancock)
Christian McBride Band - I Guess I'll Have To Forget (Sci-Fi)

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Manhattan Transfer - Route 66 (The Symphony Sessions)
Branford Marsalis - Brother Trying to Catch a Cab [On The East Side] Blues (I Heard You Twice The First Time)

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Phil Woods/The Little Big Band - Loose Change (Real Life)
Steve Turre - Inocencia (Steve Turre)

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Stan Getz/Jimmy Rowles with Jon Hendricks, et.al.- The Chess Players (The Peacocks)
Clarke Terry/Paul Gonsalves - Clark Bars (Clark Terry And His Orchestra)

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THE R & B CORNER

The Philadelphia Experiment - Grover (The Philadelphia Experiment)
Maria Muldaur - Blues So Bad (Meet Me Where They Play The Blues)
Ed Calle - Love After Dark (Twilight)

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Sean Jones - Blues For Matt B (Mack Avenue Sampler)
Eric Dolphy - Les (Prestige Profiles Vol. 9)
Thelonious Monk - Skippy [Alt.] (Genius Of Modern Music Vol. Two)

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THE VOCALISTS

Sade - Kiss Of Life (Ultimate Collection)*
Bobby Darin - Make Someone Happy (The Swinging Side Of Bobby Darin)
Ella Fitzgerald - Smooth Sailing (Lullabies Of Birdland)
Frank Sinatra - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (The Complete Reprise)

* indicates Recent Release

May 12 - Playlist

John Basile - Baubles Bangles And Beads (Frankly Speaking)
Vince Guaraldi - Cast Your Fate To The Wind (The Charlie Brown Suite)

FEATURE ARTIST

Milt Jackson - Bluesology (Early Modern)
Milt Jackson/Ray Charles - Bags Of Blues (Soul Brothers/Soul Meeting)
Milt Jackson/John Coltrane - Stairway To The Stars (Bags & Trane)

Modern Jazz Quartet - Kansas City Breaks (Three Windows)
Charlie Parker - Donna Lee (Yardbird Suite)
GRP All-Star Big Band - Airegin (GRP All-Star Big Band)

Benny Carter - On Green Dolphin Street (More Cookin')
Artie Shaw - Frenesi (Begin The Beguine)

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Mr. Fats (London Flat, London Sharp)
Dizzy Gillespie/Stan Getz - Exactly Like You (Diz And Getz)

THE R & B CORNER

Robert Glasper - Butterfly (Double Booked)
Gato Barbieri - I Want You (Late Night Sax)
James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (20 All-Time Greatest Hits!)

Terence Blanchard - Sweet's Dream (Wandering Moon)
Weather Report - Havona (Heavy Weather)

THE VOCALISTS

Michael Bublé - That's Life (Call Me Irresponsible)
Ann Hampton Callaway - Blue Moon (Blues In The Night)
Frank Sinatra - Baubles Bangles And Beads (Sinatra/Jobim)

May 5 - Playlist

Houston Person - Everything Happens To Me (Jazz For When You're Alone)
Gene Ammons - Big Slam Part I (Red Top)
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FEATURE ARTIST
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra - Jungle Blues (The Fire Of The Fundamentals)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra - Portrait Of Louis Armstrong (Portraits By Ellington)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra - Black And Tan Fantasy (They Came To Swing)
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Brubeck & Desmond - These Foolish Things (1975: The Duets)
Stan Getz - We'll Be Together Again (At The Shrine)
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Roberta Piket - Degree Absolute (Sides, Colors)*
Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness (Road Shows, Vol. I)
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Marcus Roberts - Nothin' But The Blues (The Truth Is Spoken Here)
Donald Byrd - Down Tempo (Off To The Races)
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THE R & B CORNER
O'2L - Aunt Jane (O'2L)
"Brother" Jack McDuff - Butter [for Yo' Popcorn] (So Blue, So Funky)
Stevie Wonder - Another Star (Songs In The Key Of Life)
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Jazz Crusaders - Cathy The Cooker (Lighthouse '68)
Howard Alden/Jimmy Bruno - Crushed Pepper (Full Circle)
Benny Goodman Sextet - Tiger Rag (Slipped Disc, 1945-1946)
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THE VOCALISTS
Dinah Washington - What A Diff'rence A Day Made (The Definitive)
John Pizzarelli - I Got Rhythm (Kisses In The Rain)
Julie London - Invitation To the Blues (The Best Of)
Frank Sinatra - Everything Happens To Me (The Complete Reprise)

* indicates Recent Release