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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for April 25, 2012

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THE DAVE HENRIE QUARTET+CHARLOTTE—The Cosmic Toe Tappin’ Blues—Just a Little Boy—Dave Henrie--2011

 

JOHN TESH—Blue Skies—Big Band—TeshMedia—2012

 

THE BAD PLUS—Everybody Wants to Rule the World—Prog—Heads Up—2007

 

KENNY GARRETT—Equinox—Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane—Warner Bros—1996

 

BUDMAN/LEVY ORCHESTRA—Superbone Meets the Bud Man—From There to Here--OA2 Records—2012

 

DAN CAVANAGH TRIO—Spills—The Heart of the Geyser—OA2 Records—2012

 

ANDREW SWIFT—Kisor The Despiser—Swift Kick—D Clef Records—2012

 

MANNER EFFECT—Corcovado—Abundance—Manner Effect—2012

 

JOHN TESH—Sway (Mucho Mambo)—Big Band—TeshMedia—2012

 

ROY HARGROVE—Hardgroove—HardGroove—Verve—2003

 

BRAZILIAN TRIO—Paraty—Forests—Zoho—2008

 

FLORIAN HOEFNER GROUP—Uncertain Times—Songs without Words—OA2 Records—2012

 

LOUIS DURRA—Tangled Up In Blue—The Best of All Possible Worlds—Lot 50—2012

 

THE BAD PLUS—Tom Sawyer—Prog—Heads Up—2007

 

MACEO PARKER—Advanced Funk—Roots & Grooves—Heads Up--2008

 

 

 

 

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for April 18, 2012

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JIM HALL—Ragman—Textures—Telarc--1997

 

MARTY EHRLICH—Movement VI—The Long View—Justin Time—2002

 

JOEL MILLER—Honeycomb—Swim—Origin Records—2012

 

AMIT FRIEDMAN SEXTET—Ups & Downs—Sunrise—Origin Records—2012

 

THE HARRIS GROUP—Cape Hatteras—Choices—The Harris Group and Idiomatic Music—2011

 

TODD BISHOP GROUP—Country Town Blues—Little Played Little Bird—Origin Records—2012

 

RHIANNON—Inside—Spontaneous—RhiannonMusic—2012

 

JAZZ SOUL SEVEN—Freddie’s Dead—Impressions of Curtis Mayfield—BFM Jazz—2012

 

WAYNE WALLACE LATIN JAZZ QUINTET—Straight Life/Mr. Clean—Patois Records—2008

 

ROB MAZUREK—The Dream Rocker—Sound Is—Delmark--2009

 

 

 

 

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for April 11, 2012

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TONY MONACO—You Rock My World—Celebration—Chicken Coup Records—2012

 

VIJAY IYER—Phalanx—Reimagining—Savoy Jazz—2005

 

THE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND FIVE—Tiger Rag—Masters of Jazz Vol. 1: Traditional Jazz Classics—Sony—1996

 

TARNISHED SIX—1919 Rag—Live at HiWay Pizza—Roger Munnell—2007

 

FRANK SINATRA—Summer Wind—Best of the Best—Capitol Records—2011

 

JOYRIDE—Route 66—Are You Fer It—335 Records—2012

 

DORIS DAY—Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)—With a Smile and a Song—Sony--2012

 

JOHN TESH—Barcelona—Big Band—Garden City Music--2012

 

PETE ZIMMER—T.T.T—Prime of Life—Tippin’ Records—2012

 

NEW WORLD BEAT—After Carnival—After Carnival—CDM Recordings—2012

 

DANJAM ORCHESTRA—Chance Encounter—Sudden Appearance—OA2 Records—2011

 

MARTY EHRLICH—Movement IV—The Long View—Justin Time—2002

 

TOM HARRELL—Doo Bop—The Art of Rhythm—RCA Victor—1998

 

THE HERE & NOW—Break of Day—Break of Day—OA2 Records—2008

 

ABRAHAM/CLEMENTS/TELLANDER—Into the Sky—Between Stops—Resa Records—2009

 

TROY ROBERTS—Siarus—Nu-Jive—XenDen Music—2011

 

 

 

 

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for April 4, 2012

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CLARK TERRY WITH THE CHICAGO JAZZ ORCHESTRA—Summertime—Porgy & Bess—Americana Music—2004

 

THE BLUE NOTE 7—The Outlaw—Mosaic—The Blue Note—2009

 

VIJAY IYER & RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA—Forgotten System—Raw Materials—Savoy Jazz—2006

 

OSCAR PETERSON—Tin Tin Deo—Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore—Telarc—1996

 

PETE ZIMMER—Prime of Life—Prime of Life—Tippin’ Records—2012

 

THE HEATH BROTHERS—This is What It Is—As We Were Saying—Concord Jazz—1997

 

NANCY WILSON—Take Love Easy—Turned to Blue—MCG Jazz—2006

 

ARTSWEST: THE VOCAL JAZZ COLLECTIVE—Time After Time—Artswest: The Vocal Jazz Collective—OA2 Records—2010

 

MILES DAVIS & JOHN COLTRANE—All Blues–Theme—Miles Davis and John Coltrane

 

CHAISE LOUNGE—Houdini—Insomnia—Modern Songbook Records—2012

 

DIANA KRALL—Hit That Jive Jack-- Hit That Jive Jack—Impulse—2006

 

THE YOUNG LIZARDS—Dr. Day—Our Modern Lifestyle—Pony Boy Records—2011

 

CHRIS BRUBECK’S TRIPLE PLAY—Take 5—Live at Arthur Zankel Music Center—Blue Forest Records—2012

 

LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET—Mas Que Nada—Brazil—Telarc—2007

 

TAKE 6—Seven Steps to Heaven—The Standard—Heads Up--2008

 

 

 

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[podcast]http://thelion.fm/stationarchive/2012-04-04/2011-04-04_hour10.mp3[/podcast]

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for March 28, 2012

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EYAL VILNER BIG BAND—Un Poco Loco—Introducing the Eyal Vilner Big Band—Gut String Records—2012

LISA MARIE BARATTA—Summertime—Summertime Jazz—Lisa Marie Baratta—2012

JOHN TESH—Summer Wind—Big Band—TeshMedia—2012

DONNA SINGER—Take the Day Off—Take the Day Off—Emerald Baby Recording Company—2012

KENNY WERNER—Democracy Now—Democ Racy—Half Note Records—2006

SARA LIEB—It Might As Well Be Spring—Secret Love—OA2 Records—2012

CRAIG TABORN—Bodies At Rest And In Motion—Junk Magic—Thirsty Ear—2004

CHRIS POTTER—Megalopolis—Traveling Mercies—Verve—2002

CHAISE LOUNGE—Insomnia—Insomnia—Modern Songbook Records—2012

CARMELA RAPPAZZO-- It Might As Well Be Spring—Joseph City—Carmela Rappazzo—2007

TWOPOOL—Traffic—Traffic Bins—Origin Records—2012

DUDLEY OWENS/AARON WRIGHT BAND—Y.A.G.M.G.D.—People Calling—Origin Records—2012

DAN CRAY—March of the Archetypes—Meridies—Origin Records—2012

MCCOY TYNER—For All We Know—Quartet—Half Note Records--2007

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for March 21, 2012

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JOHN COLTRANE—Africa—Africa/Brass—Impulse!--1961

 

WOODY HERMAN—Mo-Lasses—The Philips Recordings—2012

 

NICK MORAN TRIO—Strange Brew—No Time Like Now—Manor Sound—2012

 

BILL HARRIS QUINTET—You’re My Everything—Inside Out—Pensative Music Productions—2012

 

JAMES MOODY—Into the Shadows—Homage—Savoy Jazz—2004

 

STANLEY CLARKE—The Toys of Men—The Toys of Men—Heads Up—2007

 

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE—Walking on the Moon—Sci-Fi—Verve—2000

 

BILL COLE—Shades of Kia Mia—Billy Bang—Shadrack—2010

 

UNTEMPERED ENSEMBLE—Poverty is the Father of Fear—Untempered Ensemble—Shadrack—2011

 

MARIANNE SOLIVAN—I Can’t Help It—Prisoner of Love—Hipnotic Records—2012

 

KAHIL EL’ZABAR’S RITUAL TRIO—This Little Light of Mine—Ooh Live!—Bright Moments/Katalyst—2008

 

ARTURO SANDOVAL—The Real McBop—Live at the Blue Note—Half Note—2005

 

TIEMPO LIBRE—Prende La Radio—My Secret Radio—Sony--2011

 

 

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for March 14, 2012

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UPPER LEFT TRIO—Smells Like French—Ulternative—Origin Records—2011

 

CARTER CALVERT AND THE ROGER COHEN TRIO—Please Don’t Stop Him—Carter Calvert and the Roger Cohen Trio—Bosco Roosevelt Records--2012

 

ALAN ROSENTHAL—Three Wheeler—Just Sayin’—Alan Rosenthal--2011

 

STANLEY TURRENTINE—I Want A Little Girl—Blue Hour—Blue Note—1961

 

GRADY TATE—It Might As Well Be Spring—From the Heart—Half Note Records--2006

 

WYNTON MARSALIS—Elveen—Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 1—Columbia—1991

 

CYNTHIA FELTON—Take 5—Freedom Jazz Dance—Felton Entertainment—2012

 

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET—Blue Rondo A La Turk—Time Out—Columbia—1959

 

KAREN JOHNS & COMPANY—Peach—Peach—Vital Force—2012

 

KAT WALKER—It Don’t Mean a Thing—Jazz Skat Gumbo—Kat Walker—2009

 

WYNTON MARSALIS—The Burglar—Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 2—Columbia—1991

 

KAHIL EL ZABAR’S RITUAL TRIO—In the Land of Ooh!—Ooh Live!—Bright Moments Records--2008

 

 

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for February 29, 2012

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DAVE MURRAY—Mental Strain at Dawn—Mental Strain at Dawn: A Modern Portrait of Louis Armstrong—Random Chance—2006

 

FRANK WALTON SEXTET—The Back Step—The Back Step—Frank Walton—2012

 

JAMES CARTER ORGAN TRIO—Little Red Rooster—Out of Nowhere—Half Note—2005

 

WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET—And The Band Played On—Blue Interlude—Columbia—1992

 

THEA NEUMANN—In Walked Bud—Lady and the Tramps—Rawlco Radio—2012

 

PIET VERBIST—La Filosofia Del Jamon—Zygomatik—Origin—2012

 

YELENA ECKEMOFF—Seven—Forget-me-Not—Yelena N. Eckemoff—2011

 

U. SHRINIVAS—Dances in the Breezes—Samjanitha—Dreyfus--2008

 

BOB BELDEN—Spantango—Miles Espanol—Entertainment One--2011

 

MONTY ALEXANDER— Trench Town—Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley—Telarc—2006

 

KURT ROSENWINKEL QUARTET—Grant—The Enemies of Energy—Verve—2000

 

WYNTON MARSALIS—Harriet Tubman—Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 1—Columbia—1991

 

VIJAY IYER—Invariants—Panoptic Modes—Red Giant Records--2001

 

 

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for February 22, 2012

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WYNTON MARSALIS—Bourbon Street Parade—Standard Time Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling—Columbia—1991

 

CHRIS BRUBECK’S TRIPLE PLAY—Win the Lotto—Live at Zankel Music Center with Joel Brown and Peter Madcat Ruth and Special Guests Dave Brubeck and Frank Brown—Blue Forest Records—2012

KATIE GUTHORN—Do You Know What it Means to miss New Orleans—Why Not Smile—HagCo Records—2012

BRAZILIAN TRIO—Samba Allegre—Forests—Zoho—2008

THE DIZZY GILLESPIE ALUMNI ALL-STAR BIG BAND—A Night in Tunisia—Things to Come—Telarc—2002

JOHN MOULDER QUINTET—The Eleventh Hour—The Eleventh Hour—Origin Records—2012

HENDRIK MEURKENS—A Ra—New York Samba Jazz Quintet—Zoho—2007

MONTY ALEXANDER— Concrete Jungle—Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley—Telarc—2006

RANDY BRECKER WITH DR BIG BAND—Skylark—The Jazz Ballad Song Book—Red Dot Music—2011

KURT ROSENWINKEL QUARTET—Minor Blues—The Next Step—Verve—2000

WYNTON MARSALIS—Down Home with Homey—Uptown Ruler: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 2—Columbia—1991

JANIS SIEGEL—Love—A Thousand Beautiful Things—Telarc—2006

JOHN PIZZARELLI—Stompin’ at the Savoy—Live at Birdland—Telarc—2003

THE DUKES OF DIXIELAND—Mardi Gras Mambo—Mardi Gras 2004—Leisure Jazz--2004

 

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for February 15, 2012

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WARREN VACHE—I Can’t Get Started—Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon—Jazz Heritage—1999

 

MONTY ALEXANDER—The Work Song—Live at the Iridium—Telarc—2005

ARTHUR GOLDSTEIN—Moderate Swing—Intersections—Opaque Records—2002

HONOLULU JAZZ QUARTET—Heater’s On—Remembrance/Live at The Triple Door—Jonh Kolivas—2011

WYNTON MARSALIS—So This is Jazz, Huh?—Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue Vol. 1—Columbia—1991

MILES DAVIS—So What—Kind of Blue—Columbia—1959

T. S. MONK—Bright Mississippi—Monk on Monk—N2K Encoded Music—1997

CLARK TERRY WITH THE CHICAGO JAZZ ORCHESTRA—Summertime—Porgy & Bess—Americana Music—2004

MARK TURNER, JEFF BALLARD, LARRY GRENADIER—Spanish Castle Magic—Fly—Savoy Jazz—2004

GENE ESS—East of the Sun—A Thousand Summers—S.I.M.P Records—2011

SONNY FORTUNE—Trane and Things—Continuum—Sound Reason—2003

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BAND—Via Mwandishi—Sci-Fi—Verve—2000

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, U. SHRINIVAS & V. SELVAGANESH—Lotus Feet—Remember Shakti (the believer—Verve--2000

 

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for February 8, 2012

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Jazz Spectrum Playlist for February 8, 2012

 

MILES DAVIS—Concierto De Aranjuez (Adadgio)—Sketches of Spain—Columbia—2000

ROY HARGROVE WITH STRINGS—A Time for Love--Moment to Moment—Verve—2000

WYNTON MARSALIS—What is this Thing Called Love—Standard Time Vol. 2 Intimacy Calling—Columbia—1991

DAVID SANBORN—Another Time, Another Place—Closer—Verve—2005

REZ ABBASI—Thin Elephant—Bazaar—Zoho—2006

THE SUSAN KREBS BAND—Up Jumped Spring—Everything Must Change—GreenGig Music—2011

JACOB DEATON—Sketches of trane—Tribulation—Jacob Deaton—2012

RICHARD UNDERHILL—Blakey’s Bounce—Free Spirit—Stubby Records—2011

FRANK RUSSELL—Code MD-2—Sonic Portraits—2011

FRED HERSCH—Passion Flower—Passion Flower—Nonesuch Records—1996

SUSANNAH MCCORKLE—The Waters of March—Most Requested Songs—Concord Records—2000

VW BROTHERS—What Are You Doing for the Rest of your Life?—MUZIEK—Patois Records—2010

TAEKO—I Mean You (You Know Who)—Voice—Flat Nine Records—2010

ARAM SHELTON’S FAST CITIZENS—Two Cities—Two Cities—Delmark--2009

 

 

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