Wed, 30 December 2015
Features many recently departed jazz masters including Phil Woods, Dave Brubeck, George Shearing and so many others. |
Sat, 31 October 2015
In this episode, we feature Erroll Garner on piano, Grant Green on guitar and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes. |
Fri, 30 October 2015
In this episode, we feature the clarinet as played by Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet and two others. |
Thu, 29 October 2015
In this episode, we feature three jazz greats: Charlie Barnet; Ahmad Jamal; and Duke Ellington. |
Wed, 28 October 2015
In this episode, we feature revived big bands featuring Count Basie, Stan Kenton and Thad Jones/Mel Louis. |
Tue, 27 October 2015
In this episode, we feature Gerry Mulligan, and then present Johnny Hartman and various musicians in the second hour. |
Sat, 26 September 2015
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. |
Fri, 25 September 2015
In this episode, we feature Lou Donaldson on alto sax, the Ahmad Jamal Trio, and tenor sax player Sonny Rollins with Brown/Roach |
Thu, 24 September 2015
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. |
Wed, 23 September 2015
In this episode, we feature geographical tunes about places around the world from St. Louis, to Hawaii to Panama. |
Sun, 20 September 2015
In this episode, we feature a diverse set of music of Jazz renditions from Showboat, vocalist Karin Allyson, and Cannonball Adderley. |
Thu, 20 August 2015
In this episode, we feature songs that use the word Moon like "Paper Moon" or "Mama, That Moon is Here Again." |
Wed, 19 August 2015
In this episode, we feature vocalists Barbara Morrison, Stephanie Haynes and Jackie Ryan from Don's recent live L.A. show. |
Tue, 18 August 2015
In this episode, we feature pairs of songs: one vocal; the other instrumental. |
Mon, 17 August 2015
In this episode, we feature composers played by other jazz artists including Fats Waller, Jimmy McHugh and three others. |
Mon, 3 August 2015
In this episode, we feature pairs of songs: one vocal and one instrumental. All feature great jazz artists. |
Fri, 31 July 2015
In this episode, we feature songs composed by jazz artists and played by their contemporaries from the 1950s and 60s. |
Thu, 30 July 2015
In this episode, we feature more songs from the great Cole Porter performed by various jazz artists. |
Wed, 17 June 2015
On this, Don's birthday show, we feature songs by various jazz artists with "love" in the title. |
Tue, 16 June 2015
In this episode, we feature songs with "blue" in the title from various jazz artists throughout the decades. |
Sun, 14 June 2015
In this episode we feature three great bass players: Oscar Pettiford; Paul Chambers; and Charles Mingus. |
Sat, 6 June 2015
In this, our second anniversary episode, we feature the alto saxophone with such greats as Charlie Parker and Art Pepper. |
Wed, 3 June 2015
In this episode, we feature the songs by Irving Berlin as performed by various jazz artists. |
Sun, 31 May 2015
In this episode, we feature the Benny Goodman Quartet from 1936-37, Django Reinhardt and Nat King Cole from the mid '50s. |
Sat, 23 May 2015
In this episode we feature some unusual Miles Davis, singer Shirley Horn and vibraphonist Milt Jackson. |
Fri, 1 May 2015
In this episode, we feature music from trumpeter Louis Armstrong, pianist Fats Waller and trombonist Jack Teagarden. |
Tue, 28 April 2015
In this episode, we feature Latin jazz musicians such as Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria and Cal Tjader. |
Sat, 25 April 2015
In this episode, we feature saxophonist Coleman Hawkins from the 20s to the 50s. |
Fri, 24 April 2015
In this episode, we feature music from Kenny Dorham, Tommy Flanagan, and Joe Henderson. |
Tue, 21 April 2015
In this episode, we explore the many recording artists brought to us from the Dial record label. |
Mon, 20 April 2015
In this episode, we feature composers playing their own music such as Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver. |
Sun, 12 April 2015
In this episode, we feature Louis Armstrong at the beginning and end of the show and present several vocalists in the middle. |
Sat, 11 April 2015
In this episode, we feature the songs of Cole Porter performed by various artists. |
Sat, 4 April 2015
In this episode, we feature people you think of as musicians but who are also excellent jazz vocalists. |
Thu, 19 February 2015
In this episode, we feature songs by Rogers and Hart, some with vocals and some just with music. |
Tue, 17 February 2015
In this episode, we feature Part 2 of Don's pick of the top 15 jazz trumpet players. |
Mon, 16 February 2015
In this episode, we feature Part 1 of Don's pick of the top 15 jazz trumpet players. |
Sun, 15 February 2015
In this episode, we feature more modern renditions of jazz classics by seasoned players like Buck Clayton and Teddy Wilson. |
Sat, 14 February 2015
In this episode which was broadcast on December 24, 2014, we feature jazz renditions of Christmas songs. |
Fri, 23 January 2015
In this episode, we feature 5 big bands playing between 1940 and 1942 and then wind up with some Dizzy Gillespie. |
Thu, 22 January 2015
In this episode, we feature more excellent music from the 50s starting with the great Stan Getz. |
Wed, 21 January 2015
In this episode, we feature 50s and 60s music surrounded by Miles Davis recordings from the early 50s then the late 50s. |
Tue, 20 January 2015
In this episode, we feature the music of George and Ira Gershwin performed by various jazz greats. |