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Special Programs for June 22 thru June 27
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Wild Bill Davis Widely regarded as the inventor of the organ combo, Wild Bill Davis got his start playing in one of the most celebrated ‘territory bands’ of the early 1940’s. Davis went on to …
Special Programs for June 15 thru June 20
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Fats Waller & Count Basie While Fats Waller is best known for his stride piano work, the pipe organ was his favorite instrument. He incorporated into his music throughout his career. Count Basie shared Waller’s …
Special Programs for June 1 thru June 6
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Sophie Milman Canadian singer Sophie Milman was barely 20 when she made her first album in 2004. Three years later, her recording, Make Someone Happy, won a JUNO Award for the best jazz vocal …
Special Programs for May 24 thru May 30
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Alma Cogan English singer Alma Cogan, though not a chart-buster in the United States, was famous in the 1950’s for her “sunny” voice and demeanor. Cogan was the highest-paid vocal star in England at …
Special Programs for May 17 thru May 23
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Melody Gardot Melody Gardot whose soft and gentle expressions come naturally and by necessity. When she was nineteen, an SUV ran her down while she was riding her bicycle. Music was her therapy. She …
Special Programs for May 10 thru May 16
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Joe Lee Wilson Joe Lee Wilson made his start in southern California and Mexico, but in the early 1960s moved to New York City. There he sang with Sonny Rollins, Pharoah Sanders, Freddie Hubbard …
Special Programs for April 26 thru May 2
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Leo Watson Scat vocalist Leo Watson not widely known now, but his work influenced virtually all scatting jazz singers in the modern era – Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter and Mel Torme among them. Watson …
Special Programs for April 20 thru April 25
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Cecilie Norby The Short List jumps the Atlantic for Danish jazz singer Cecilie Norby. She has issued several albums on Blue Note and has been a popular artist across Europe for three decades. Norby …