Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer Harold Arlen, baritone saxman Charlie Fowlkes, saxmen Wardell Gray, Roger “Buck” Hill and Maceo Parker, drummer Herlin Riley, singer Dena DeRose and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi” (1956), Stan Getz/Charlie …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Blue Note 85th Anniversary Collection, Part 3 Craig plays more selections from the unusual and obscure side of Blue Note. This again will include bonus material from a 4-part course Craig is teaching on Blue Note Records for the University of Iowa Senior College. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Eubie Blake, bassist Walter Page, reedman Joe Maini, drummer Joe Dodge, arranger Sammy Nestico, singer Natalie Cole and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 7” (1956), Hank Mobley’s “Soul Station” (1960), …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyBaritone saxophonist and Sioux City native Adam Schroeder teams up with arranger Mark Masters to deliver a tasty baker’s dozen tunes in the Basie/Ellington/Strayhorn style on “CT!,” with all the pieces composed by renowned trumpeter Clark Terry. Schroeder conceived of the recording as a celebration of the anniversary of Terry’s …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Bassist Ron Carter in the 1960’s Join host Craig Kessler as he explores the music of Ron Carter. We’ll hear Carter with Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Jaki Byard and Don Ellis and many others. The Wednesday Night …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Roy Eldridge, trombonists Benny Morton and Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton, saxmen Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz, and Sadao Watanabe, singers Jeanne Lee and Melody Gardot and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Kenny Dorham’s “Afro-Cuban (1955)”, Horace …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyRecorded at the famed jazz club at Lincoln Center, jazz veteran Gerald Cannon’s “Live at Dizzy’s Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy” honors two musical giants: McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones, with whom the heralded bassist proudly played alongside for 14 years, and nine years respectively. Invoking the true …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Blue Note 85th Anniversary Collection, Part 2 Craig spins more selections from the unusual and obscure side of the label. This again will include bonus material from a 4-part course Craig is teaching on Blue Note Records for the University of Iowa Senior …
