This Week In Jazz December 21 thru December 27

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of songwriter Harry Warren, singer/bandleader Cab Calloway, trumpeter/singer Chet Baker, composer/pianist Steve Allen, saxman Frank Morgan, bassists Monty Budwig and John Patitucci, pianist Ray Bryant, trumpeter Woody Shaw, guitarist John Scofield and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Parker/Powell/Roach/Davis/Stitt et al. – Carnegie Hall X-Mas ’49 (1949), Melba Liston & Her ‘Bones (1958), Miles Davis’ “Cookin’ at the Plugged Nickel” (1965), Paul Desmond with the Modern Jazz Quartet (1971), David Newman’s “Fire!” (1988), Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau & Charlie Haden’s “Alone Together” (1997), Stan Hope’s “Put on a Happy Face” (2004) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.