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This Week’s Shows August 4 thru August 10
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Steeplechase Records, Part Seven Craig presents another terrific sampling of jazz from this remarkable Danish record label. Founded by Nils Winther, there are over 1,000 top-notch releases from some of the biggest names in jazz. We’ll hear from artists Frank Foster, Hal Galper, Larry Schneider, Dexter …
This Week’s Shows July 28 thru August 3
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Happy Birthday Kenny Burrell! Craig celebrates Kenny Burrell’s 94th birthday with an exciting overview of this all-time great guitarist’s career, from the years 1951 up to his latest. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Trio Grismore at Jazz Under …
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. …