In this episode we feature hard bop from the '50s and '60s from fourteen different artists.

In this episode, we feature Oscar Peterson with Herb Ellis, Gerry Mulligan on the 1963 Nightlights, and Cedar Walton in an All-Star band.

In this episode, we choose songs with the word "love" in the title.  This helps us find things you might never hear otherwise.

In this episode we feature Cal Collins on guitar, the vocalist Blossom Dearie and the valve trombone player (among other things) Bob Brookmeyer.

Three artists again; guitarist Barney Kessel, vocalist Catherine Russell, and tenor man Bill Perkins

This show features three more groups; two from the Sixties, and a more recent one. Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Buddy Rich, and Vaughn Wiester.

In this episode, we interview local pianist Dwayne Estes, play key pianists for him, and feature him performing as well.

In this episode, we feature early Roy Eldridge, drummer Sid Catlett, and tenor sax player Wardell Gray.

In this episode, we present great old-time jazz between 1935 and 1938.

In this episode, we feature alto sax player Frank Strozier, pianist Sir Roland Hanna, and a duo of pianist Duke Jordan and baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne.

In this episode, we feature trumpeter Conte Candoli, tenor sax Frank Morgan, alto sax Ricky Ford and trumpeter Johnny Coles.

In this episode, we feature trumpeter Fats Navarro, pianist Bud Powell and wind up with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

In this episode, we feature a little-known composer Ray Henderson but with well-known songs, the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Frank Loesser and Leonard Bernstein.

In this episode, we feature baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.

In this episode we feature music by the Tony Scott Quartet, Lee Konitz, and Chet Baker.

In this episode, we feature British pianist Victor Feldman, guitarist Wes Montgomery and drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

In this episode, we discover more versions of songs containing the word "blue" in the title.  There will be some surprises for you here.

In this episode, we present material from the Just for Fun album, a live show presented by our own Don Thomson, featuring Doug McDonald.

In this episode, we present three artists:  tenor sax player Pete Christlieb and his small big band; singer Ernestine Anderson; and Saxophonist Coleman Hawkins.

In this episode, we present Part 2 of a comprehensive listen to Benny Goodman from 1933-1946.

In this episode, we present Part 1 of a comprehensive listen to Benny Goodman from 1933-1946.

 In this episode, we feature Joe Sullivan on piano, Peewee Russell on clarinet, and Bud Freeman on tenor sax.

In this episode, we begin a 2-part series on trumpeter Miles Davis, spanning his work from approximately 1949-1959.

In this episode, we go a bit modern with Cannonball Adderley, Charles Mingus and Don Ellis.

 In this episode, we conclude a 2-part series on trumpeter Miles Davis, spanning his work from approximately 1959-1968.

In this episode, we bring you saxophonist Harry Allen, boogie-woogie pianist Freddie Slack and saxophonist Gene Ammons.

In this episode, we bring you saxophonist Al Cohn, singers Julie London, Karrin Allyson and Tierney Sutton and the guitarist Jimmy Raney.

In this episode, we feature the Johnny Griffin Quartet, the George Shearing Quintet and Kenny Dorham.

In this episode, we feature Dexter Gordon, Roberta Gambarini, and Milt Jackson for your listening enjoyment.

Now it's Don's turn.  He will play some of his favorite jazz for you from the 30s on up.

This show features some of Chris's favorites including Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson and Chet Baker.

In this episode, we head back to the early days of jazz, featuring Bix Beiderbecke, Bessie Smith and Sidney Bechet.

In this episode, we concentrate on pianos via Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones, Red Garland and Wynton Kelly.

In this episode, we begin with a lengthy feature on the alto sax player, Charlie Parker, and then move on to other alto sax players such as Phil Woods.

In this episode, we feature songs written by, and sometimes played by, Thelonious Monk, all with his contemporaries.

In this show, we feature a number of famous and not-so-famous composers including Fred Allard, Harold Arlin and Harry Warren.

In this episode, we feature Thelonious Monk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and wind up with some Charles Mingus.

In this episode, we feature Rickey Woodard, the Bill Cunliffe Trio, and Pete Christlieb, all musicians Don has featured at events.

In this episode, all songs presented contain the word "moon" in the title of the song.

In this episode, we feature the music of trumpeter Harry Edison, pianist Wynton Kelly with trio, and tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson.

In this episode, we feature beginning influences in modern jazz like Dave Brubeck and Jimmy Heath.

In this episode, we bring you Bee Hive Artists, Part 2 including Curtis Fuller, Ronnie Mathews and Dizzy Reece.

In this episode, we feature artists recorded on the Bee Hive label from the late 70s/early 80s like Pepper Adams, Sal Nistico and Johnny Hartman.

In this episode, we feature only songs with women's names in them, like Hard-Hearted Hannah and Lulu's Back in Town.

In this episode, we feature the vibraphonist Terry Gibbs and his dream band, vocalist Ann Richards, and wind up with saxophonist Harold Land.

In this episode and as played on our new, opening theme, hear Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis.

In this episode, we feature Zoot Sims, Hank Jones and Blue Mitchell, a little something for everybody.

In this episode, we feature more jazz greats featuring the word "blue" in the song title.

In this episode we feature Johnny Hodges with Earl Hines, vocalist Stephanie Nakasian, and Ben Webster.

Features many recently departed jazz masters including Phil Woods, Dave Brubeck, George Shearing and so many others.

In this episode, we feature Erroll Garner on piano, Grant Green on guitar and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes.

In this episode, we feature the clarinet as played by Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet and two others.

In this episode, we feature three jazz greats:  Charlie Barnet; Ahmad Jamal; and Duke Ellington.

In this episode, we feature revived big bands featuring Count Basie, Stan Kenton and Thad Jones/Mel Louis.

In this episode, we feature Gerry Mulligan, and then present Johnny Hartman and various musicians in the second hour.

In this episode, we begin with songs of Jerome Kern in pairs, Stephane Grappelli/Oscar Peterson. Then, Miles Davis brings songs from Porgy and Bess.

In this episode, we feature Lou Donaldson on alto sax, the Ahmad Jamal Trio, and tenor sax player Sonny Rollins with Brown/Roach

In this episode, we feature "Body and Soul" from its first jazz version through many other great ones. Plus trombonist Carl Fontana to close out the session.

In this episode, we feature geographical tunes about places around the world from St. Louis, to Hawaii to Panama.

In this episode, we feature a diverse set of music of Jazz renditions from Showboat, vocalist Karin Allyson, and Cannonball Adderley.

In this episode, we feature songs that use the word Moon like "Paper Moon" or "Mama, That Moon is Here Again."

In this episode, we feature vocalists Barbara Morrison, Stephanie Haynes and Jackie Ryan from Don's recent live L.A. show.

In this episode, we feature pairs of songs: one vocal; the other instrumental.

In this episode, we feature composers played by other jazz artists including Fats Waller, Jimmy McHugh and three others.

In this episode, we feature pairs of songs: one vocal and one instrumental. All feature great jazz artists.

In this episode, we feature songs composed by jazz artists and played by their contemporaries from the 1950s and 60s.

In this episode, we feature more songs from the great Cole Porter performed by various jazz artists.

On this, Don's birthday show, we feature songs by various jazz artists with "love" in the title.

In this episode, we feature songs with "blue" in the title from various jazz artists throughout the decades.

In this episode we feature three great bass players: Oscar Pettiford; Paul Chambers; and Charles Mingus.

In this, our second anniversary episode, we feature the alto saxophone with such greats as Charlie Parker and Art Pepper.

In this episode, we feature the songs by Irving Berlin as performed by various jazz artists.

In this episode, we feature the Benny Goodman Quartet from 1936-37, Django Reinhardt and Nat King Cole from the mid '50s.

In this episode we feature some unusual Miles Davis, singer Shirley Horn and vibraphonist Milt Jackson.

In this episode, we feature music from trumpeter Louis Armstrong, pianist Fats Waller and trombonist Jack Teagarden.

In this episode, we feature Latin jazz musicians such as Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria and Cal Tjader.

In this episode, we feature saxophonist Coleman Hawkins from the 20s to the 50s.

In this episode, we feature music from Kenny Dorham, Tommy Flanagan, and Joe Henderson.

In this episode, we explore the many recording artists brought to us from the Dial record label.

In this episode, we feature composers playing their own music such as Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver.

In this episode, we feature Louis Armstrong at the beginning and end of the show and present several vocalists in the middle.

In this episode, we feature the songs of Cole Porter performed by various artists.

In this episode, we feature people you think of as musicians but who are also excellent jazz vocalists.

In this episode, we feature songs by Rogers and Hart, some with vocals and some just with music.

In this episode, we feature Part 2 of Don's pick of the top 15 jazz trumpet players.

In this episode, we feature Part 1 of Don's pick of the top 15 jazz trumpet players.

In this episode, we feature more modern renditions of jazz classics by seasoned players like Buck Clayton and Teddy Wilson.

In this episode which was broadcast on December 24, 2014, we feature jazz renditions of Christmas songs.

In this episode, we feature 5 big bands playing between 1940 and 1942 and then wind up with some Dizzy Gillespie.

In this episode, we feature more excellent music from the 50s starting with the great Stan Getz.

In this episode, we feature 50s and 60s music surrounded by Miles Davis recordings from the early 50s then the late 50s.

In this episode, we feature the music of George and Ira Gershwin performed by various jazz greats.

In this episode, we feature saxophonist Scott Hamilton, Pianist George Shearing and trombone great Curtis Fuller.

In this episode, we feature the modern, postbop artists Art Farmer and Jim Hall, Phil woods, and Donald Byrd.

In this episode, we have a special guest, Jim Gatewood, and we feature various guitar greats in his honor.

In this episode, we feature three artists:  Tommy Dorsey; the Red Garland Trio; and Kenny Dorham.

In this episode we feature three great jazz musicians:  Art Blakey; Hank Jones; and Dexter Gordon.

In this episode, we feature Art Blakey and notable saxophone artists who played with him over the years.

In this episode, we feature music from Dave Brubeck, Kenny Burrell and Stan Getz.

In this episode we bring you some more modern jazz from Zoot Sims, the Wynton Kelly Trio, Milt Jackson and others.