Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Jazz Fusion It may seem a far cry from Gentle Jazz, but producer Bob Naujoks offers a glimse into his enjoyment of Jazz Fusion — that blending of Jazz and …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Latin Jazz The Short List delves into Latin Jazz this week. Producer Bob Naujoks will offer up examples of his likes with Dizzy Gillespie’s big band, George Shearing’s Quintet, some …
The KCCK Featured CD for March is “All My Yesterdays” by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. The first official release of the two-disc set documents the debut recordings of the Orchestra at the Village Vanguard in 1966, a Monday night gig which lasted for twelve years. Many of the charts were things that Jones had …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Third Stream Music The Short List continues producer Bob Naujoks’ journey into jazz with a listen to some so-called “Third Stream Music.” The term was coined by the jazz historian …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. On a cold February evening in 1966, jazz fans lined up around the block waiting for the doors to open at the famed Village Vanguard to catch a new big band formed by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. Vanguard founder Max Gordon had invited the orchestra to …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Ragtime/Early New Orleans The Short List this week will feature Ragtime and early New Orleans sounds. Producer Bob Naujoks lists his likes in that early pre-jazz and jazz, which include …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. For more than four decades, drummer Peter Erskine has proven among the most consistently innovative and reliable masters of his instrument. The Grammy Award-winner has appeared on over 600 albums and film scores, more than 50 of those discs as leader or co-leader. He has collaborated with …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Favorite Jazz Pianists This week Bob Naujoks concentrates on his favorite pianists, both traditional and modern. His list includes Teddy Wilson and Jess Stacy of Benny Goodman fame; …
