Category: Special Programs

This Week’s Shows December 1 thru December 7

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Soul Jazz & the Prestige Organ Groups Craig closes the curtains on this month-long celebration of Prestige Records with a look at some of the top-notch Prestige organists and their groups, like Shirley Scott, Charles Earland, Jack McDuff, Larry Young, Freddie Roach, and Don Patterson. We’ll …

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This Week’s Shows November 24 thru November 30

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Prestige In The 60s & 70s Craig continues his deep dive into Prestige Records’s legendary catalog with more choice samplings from Cedar Walton, Eric Kloss, Pat Martino, Billy Butler, Dexter Gordon, Gene Ammons, Hampton Hawes, Sonny Stitt, and many, many others.           …

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This Week’s Shows November 17 thru November 23

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Prestige & Its Subsidiaries Craig presents another listen to treasures from Prestige Records, including a look at their subsidiary labels, Swingville, Moodville, and Bluesville. We’ll hear from Coleman Hawkins, Ken McIntyre, Red Garland,  Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red,  and many others!!       Wednesday Night Special …

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This Week’s Shows November 10 thru November 16

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Trane, Miles, Monk & Mose – Prestige in the 1950s Craig continues the Prestige story with a deeper look at more of the dazzling gems of modern jazz. We’ll hear from Jackie McLean, Art Farmer, Modern Jazz Quartet, Mose Allison, Annie Ross, “Moondog” (Louis Thomas Hardin Jr.), …

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This Week’s Shows November 3 thru November 9

Prestige Records – the Early Years    Craig spins selections from the very earliest Prestige recordings of 1949, and ventures into the early 1950s.  We’ll hear groundbreaking examples of modern jazz from greats like J.J. Johnson, Terry Gibbs, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Don Lanphere, Gene Ammons, Teddy Charles, Sonny Stitt, Al Haig, Sonny Rollins, and many …

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This Week’s Shows October 27 thru November 2

John Handy III, Show #1   Craig presents an enticing menu of recordings from saxophonist John Richard Handy III, going back to 1959 through 1995.  We’ll also hear some Charles Mingus recordings featuring Handy from 1959 and 1960. Handy will turn 93 on Feb 3, 2026.                 Wednesday Night …

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This Week’s Shows October 20 thru October 26

A Tribute to Roy Haynes (1925 – 2024)    Craig throws the spotlight once again on the drum work of the late Roy Haynes with another batch of recordings that feature Haynes from between 1949 and 2006. We’ll hear Roy with Chick Corea, Eric Dolphy, Gary Burton, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Jaki Byard, and a …

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This Week’s Shows October 13 thru October 19

Thelonious Monk is 108!    In this delightful presentation, Craig celebrates the 108th birth date anniversary of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk, born October 10, 1917. Tune in for selections from many of Monk’s Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968. will spin selections from Monk’s many Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968.         …

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