Special Programs for May 17 thru May 22

Short List with Host Bob Naujoks

Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM

Short List: Annette Hanshaw

This week on the Short List we listen back almost 100 years to hear the ten-year career of Jazz Age singer Annette Hanshaw. Along with Ethel Waters, Helen Kane and Ruth Etting, she was a queen of popular music. In her short career she made nearly 250 recordings and was a top radio personality. But, she hated show business, stating that she only did for the money.

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Mondays at 6:00 PM

Tribute to Chick Corea, Part 4

Covering material from mid-1971 into 1972, Craig spins more of his Chick Corea favorites. We’ll hear Chick’s trio and quartet recordings, as well as some work with Joe Farrell, Elvin Jones, Anthony Braxton, Richard Davis, some solo piano on ECM, and some of the beginnings of his group Return To Forever. Absolutely essential listening!

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Stanton Moore

Whether he’s driving the groove with his band Galactic or fronting a solo project, Stanton Moore is a force behind the drum kit. He laid down a powerhouse set at the 2007 Iowa City Jazz Festival.

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

A Celebration of Betty Carter

We’ll hear stories from alumni of “the school of Betty Carter,” an esteemed collection of singers bound together by the thrall of Carter’s titanic influence on jazz. One of the most powerful voices in the American musical tradition, her lasting legacy is celebrated by vocalist Charenee Wade, along with many past members of Carter’s band through the years.

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessle

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

Miles Davis in the 80’s, Part 2

Although the recordings from Miles’ final decade are generally regarded as perhaps a step below the bulk of his stellar, nonpareil output from earlier years, there are a number of overlooked goodies and surprises from the 1980s. Join Craig as he spins some superb, underrated selections from 15 or so recordings!

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

Human Qualities by Shapiro 17 on Monday; This Is Latin Jazz by Charlie Sepulveda & the Turnaround on Tuesday; Soul Conversations by the Ulysses Owens, Jr. Big Band on Wednesday; Preaching to the Choir by Vincent Herring on Thursday; Trio in Tokyo by Rob Stone on Friday; Surrender by Clarence Spady on Saturday; Volume 1 by the Rebecca Kilgore Trio on Sunday