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Talking Pictures 1-5-22
2021 Year In Review with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown, Monica Schmidt and Scott Chrisman.
KCCK’s Featured Album for January 2022
The KCCK Featured Album for January is “A Time for Love” — a previously unreleased live set from the Oscar Peterson Quartet. On November 17, 1987, the pianist led his quartet featuring guitarist Joe Pass through the final engagement of their 14-concert European fall tour in Helsinki, Finland. Oscar was in his epic prime and …
Talking Pictures 12-29-21
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) and Don’t Look Up (2021) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.
Talking Pictures 12-22-21
Being the Ricardos (2021) and Scrooge (1936) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins.
Producers Top 10s for 2021
Bob Stewart Hollis Monroe Ron Adkins Bob DeForest Saul Lubaroff Bob Stewart: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. 1) Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication (Blue Note) It’s not every day one hears the rock band the Grateful Dead used as source material for a jazz artist. But that’s exactly what saxophonist Dave McMurray did on …
Top 88 for 2021
Gerry Gibbs’ Thrasher Dream Trios “Songs From My Father” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2021. Rahsaan Barber’s “Mosaic” was Number-88. Following is the list of everything else in between. Click here for printable list. Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios “Songs From My Father” (Whaling City Sound) Veronica Swift “This …
Talking Pictures 12-15-2021
Old Henry (2021), Belfast (2021) and 8-Bit Christmas (2021) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.
Talking Pictures 12-8-21
The Power of the Dog (2021) and The Losers (2010) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.