JAZZ...OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
WILL BE TAKING A TWO WEEK HIATUS.
NEVER FEAR, CHUCK WILL RETURN IN MARCH.
THANKS.

February 10 - Playlist

Stan Getz - Wives And Lovers (What The World Needs Now)
Bill Evans - Hey, There (Conversations With Myself)
John Coltrane - Witches Pit (Interplay)

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FEATURE ARTIST

George Benson - Moody's Mood (Give Me The Night)^
George Benson - Theme From Good King Bad (Best Of George Benson)
George Benson - Oh Darling (The Other Side Of Abbey Road)

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Joel Vanderheyden - Pees And Deetoo (Complete Life)
Paul Chambers - Four Strings (Quintet)

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Dexter Gordon/Al Cohn - Ladybird (True Blue)
Julie London - Go Slow (The Best Of Julie London)

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Dave Brubeck Quartet - Stardust (Stardust)
Mark Colby - When It Matters (Speaking Of Stan)

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THE R & B CORNER

The Homemade Jamz Blues Band - I Got Blues For You (I Got Blues For You)

Chase - Get It On (Chase)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way (Love Train)

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Danilo Perez & Claus Ogerman - The Purple Condor (Across The Crystal Sea)

Wynton Marsalis - Jean-Louis Is Everywhere (The Marciac Suite)

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Peabo Bryson - Pretty Women (Color And Light)

Cassandra Wilson - 'Til There Was You (Loverly)

Frank Sinatra - Wives And Lovers (The Complete Reprise)

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February 3 - Playlist

Rob McConnell - Can't We Be Friends (Trio Sketches)
Billy Cobham/Colin Towns HR Big Band - Cosmic Strut (Meeting Of The Spirits)*
Charlie Parker Septet - Yardbird Suite (Yardbird Suite)

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FEATURE ARTIST

Benny Carter - Laura (Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Verve Sessions)
Benny Carter And His Orchestra - Blue Star (Further Definitions)

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Miles Davis - Bye Bye Blackbird (At Newport 1958)
Omar Hakim/Rachel Z - Bizarre Love Triangle (The Trio Of Oz)*

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Ike Quebec - A Light Reprieve (It Might As Well Be Spring)
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Don't Worry About Me (Jazz Goes To College)

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Stan Getz - Midnight Ride (Apasionado)
Kathleen Gorman - Ain't The Way (Brand New Day)#

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THE R & B CORNER

Roland Vasquez - Whirlpool (The Visitor)*
Brian Culbertson - It's Time (XII)*

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Herbie Hancock - Sweet Bird (River: The Joni Letters)
Jason Moran - Kinda' Dukish (Black Stars)

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THE VOCALISTS

8 Legged Monster - Goodbye (Vol. 2)
Mel Torme - Pick Yourself Up (An Evening With Mel Torme)
Roberta Gambarini - So In Love (So In Love)
Frank Sinatra - Can't We be Friends? (In The Wee Small Hours)

* indicates Recent Release
# indicates Jazz Network Worldwide member (see link at bottom of this Blog)

SNOWED IN!! NO SHOW TONIGHT; SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

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

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)

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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)

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