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 others.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Ten of Soul at Taste of Jazz
Ten of Soul capped off a spectacular evening at 2024’s Taste of Jazz. The power ensemble brought their best groove to the stage, and to the dance floor. Opening the show was the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble, highlighting Kirkwood’s talented music students and faculty.
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.), Gil Evans, and many more!
KCCK’s Midnight CD (November 3 – November 9)
Every Night at Midnight
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Bop Contest by Mark Sherman on Monday; Like Sugar by Eric Alexander on Tuesday; Peace Vibes by Tim Piltzecker on Wednesday; Triune by Nicholas Payton on Thursday; Arrival by the Lucky Losers on Friday; The Blues Is In the House by Robbin Kapsalis on Saturday; Shikiori by Sinne Eeg & Jacob Christoffersen on Sunday.
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Gus Kahn, singers Chris Connor, Kitty Margolis, Rene Marie and Gregory Porter, trumpeters Al Hirt and Arturo Sandoval, bassists Howard Rumsey and Reginald Veal, pianist Ralph Sutton, clarinetist Alvin Batiste, percussionist Carlos “Potato” Valdes and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Buddy Collette’s “An Original West Coaster: Quartet & Quintet Sessions” (1956) John Coltrane “Live” at the Village Vanguard (1961), Lou Donaldson’s “The Scorpion: Live at the Cadillac Club” (1970), Abbey Lincoln’s “Abbey Sings Billie: A Tribute to Billie Holiday” (1987), The Frank Wess Quartet’s “Surprise, Surprise: Live at the Floating Jazz Festival” (1996), Tony Monaco/Hendrik Meurkens/Reid Hoyson/Mark Lucas’ “Strollin”’ (2018) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.