This Week in Jazz October 1 thru 7

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Jimmy Blanton, lyricist Johnny Burke, saxophonists Phil Urso and Von Freeman, bassists Steve Swallow and Eddie Gomez, pianist/festival organizer George Wein and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Bud Powell Trio’s “Time Was” (1956), Horace Silver Quintet Plus J.J. Johnson’s “Cape Verdean Blues” (1965), Freddie Hubbard’s “Skydive” (1972), Panama Francis & the Savoy Sultans’ “Everything Swings” (1983), “A Tribute to Oscar Peterson: Live at the Town Hall” (1996), Santi Debriano’s “Flash of the Spirit” (2019) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.