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This Week’s Shows July 21 thru July 27
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Guitarist Gabor Szabo Craig takes the first of several listens to the underrated Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo’s work between 1958 thru 1982. We’ll hear Szabo in the company of Ron Carter, Charles Lloyd, Chico Hamilton, Gary McFarland, Richard Davis, and many others. …
This Week’s Shows July 7 thru July 13
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 30) Mondays at 6:00pm Impulse! Records, Show 2 (Live) On a special live Monday evening presentation, Craig digs up some more choice material from Impulse! Records. We’ll hear interesting recordings from Sonny Rollins, Shirley Scott, Max Roach, Michael White, Gil Evans, and many others. …
This Week’s Shows July 14 thru July 20
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 30) Mondays at 6:00pm Soul Jazz & the Hammond B-3 Prepare to get your groove on as Craig presents jazz organ works from some relatively obscure artists like Freddie McCoy, Roosevelt Willette, and Freddie Roach, plus well-known organists Jimmy Smith, Don Patterson, Jack McDuff, and others. …
This Week’s Shows – June 30 thru July 6
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 30) Mondays at 6:00pm Farewell Tribute to Al Foster Craig spins a wide variety of recordings featuring Aloysius Tyrone “Al” Foster. We’ll hear Foster leading his own groups, as well as fabulous recordings with Joe Henderson, David Liebman, Duke Jordan, Art Pepper, Blue Mitchell, and most particularly, Miles Davis. …
This Week’s Shows June 23 thru June 28
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Birthday Salute to Eric Dolphy Although multi-reed instrumentalist Eric Dolphy’s career was relatively short, only spanning late 1958 to mid-1964, he left behind a rich cornucopia of essential, cutting edge jazz. Craig samples Eric’s brilliant career with material from Dolphy’s own recordings, as well …
This Week’s Shows June 16 thru June 22
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Chick Corea In the 60s Craig commemorates the birth date anniversary of jazz legend Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea by spinning fine examples of Chick’s early work with Mongo Santamaria, Herbie Mann, Dave Pike, Blue Mitchell, Miles Davis, Bobby Hutcherson, and a host of others. …
This Week’s Shows June 9 thru June 15
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Honoring Roy Haynes Craig pays tribute to the recently departed Roy Haynes. This incredible drummer left a legacy of hundreds of recordings, both as a leader and as a sideman. We’ll hear many classic sides as well as some lesser known gems. …
This Week’s Shows June 2 thru June 8
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Gypsy Jazz, Part One Tune in for some real surprises as Craig presents fascinating music inspired by the guitar and violin traditions of Django Reinhardt, Stepane Grappelli, and many others. We’ll hear from Bireli Lagrene, Jimmy Rosenberg, Dorado Schmitt, John Jorgenson, Pearl Django, several …