Fridays at 10 p.m.
Produced and hosted by WUOT Jazz Host, Randy Fishman
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NOVEMBER 2009
6: Celebrations of the lives and music of pianist George Russell and drummer Rashied Ali
13: Birthday of pianist Hampton Hawes
20: Interview with alto saxophonist and film score composer Lennie Niehaus
27: Birthday of violinist Eddie South
OCTOBER 2009
2: Jazz from 1964
9: Birthdays of pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and saxophonist Kenny Garrett
16: Interview with alto saxophonist Jim Snidero
23: Birthday of alto saxophonist Sonny Criss
30: Birthday of trumpeter Clifford Brown
SEPTEMBER 2009
4 Jazz from 1963
11Interview with pianist David Hazeltine
18Jazz by Canadian musicians Oscar Peterson, Paul Bley, Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, and others
25 Songs about autumn
AUGUST 2009
7: Birthday of saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk
14: Birthday of violinist Stuff Smith
21: Birthdays of pianist Count Basie and trumpeter Art Farmer
28: Trombone combos with two or more of the big horns
November 13: Birthday of pianist Hampton Hawes
HOWARD RUMSEY: All the Things You Are, from Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse (OJC 151)
HOWARD RUMSEY: Morgan Davis, from Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse (OJC 151)
DEXTER GORDON: Bopland, from Bopland (Savoy 17441)
HAMPTON HAWES: Ray's Idea, from Bird Song (OJC 1035)
HAMPTON HAWES: Blues for Jacque, from Bird Song (OJC 1035)
HAMPTON HAWES: Up Blues, from Four! (OJC 165)
HAMPTON HAWES: Numbers Game, from For Real! (OJC 713)
November 6: Celebration of life and music of pianist George Russell and drummer Rashied Ali
GEORGE RUSSELL: You are My Sunshine, from The Outer View (OJC 616)
GEORGE RUSSELL: Blues in Orbit, from The Stratus Seekers (OJC 365)
JOHN COLTRANE: Mars, from Interstellar Space (Impulse 110)
GEORGE RUSSELL: Kentucky Oysters, from Stratusphunk (OJC 232)
RASHIED ALI: Exchange Part 1, from Duo Exchange (Knit 3020)
October 30: Birthday of trumpeter Clifford Brown
SARAH VAUGHAN: September Song, from Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown (Emarcy 36004)
SARAH VAUGAN: Lullaby of Birdland, from Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown (Emarcy 36004)
ART BLAKEY: Mayreh, from A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 (Bluenote 46519)
ART BLAKEY: A Night in Tunisia, from A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 (Bluenote 46519)
CLIFFORD BROWN: I'll Remember April, from Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet (Emarcy 36070)
CLIFFORD BROWN: What is This Thing Called Love, from Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet (Emarcy 36070)
HELEN MERRILL: Born to be Blue, from Helen Merrill with Quincy Jones Orchestra (Emarcy 36006)
HELEN MERRILL: S' Wonderful, from Helen Merrill with Quincy Jones Orchestra (Emarcy 36006)
CLIFFORD BROWN: Gerkin for Perkin, from Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet (Emarcy 36037)
October 23: Birthday of alto saxophonist Sonny Criss
WARDELL GRAY: Scrapple from the Apple, from Memorial, Vol.2 (OJC 51)
SONNY CRISS: These Foolish Things, from Complete Imperial Sessions (Bluenote 24564)
SONNY CRISS: West Coast Blues, from Complete Imperial Sessions (Bluenote 24564)
DEXTER GORDON: Bop After Hours, from Bopland (Savoy 17441)
SONNY CRISS: Sonny's Dream, from Sonny's Dream (OJC 707)
SONNY CRISS: Out of Nowhere, from Out of Nowhere (32 Jazz 32028)
October 16: Interview with alto saxophonist Jim Snidero
TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI: Blue Dream, from Ten Gallon Shuffle (Ascent 1004)
JIM SNIDERO: 'Round Midnight, from Standards Plus (Double Time 130)
DAVID HAZELTINE: Caliente Blues, from Good-Hearted People (Criss Cross 1210)
JIM SNIDERO: On the Bank, from Strings (Milestone 9326)
JIM SNIDERO: Torrent, from Strings (Milestone 9326)
JIM SNIDERO: One for You, from Crossfire (Savant 2102)
October 9: Birthdays of pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: Dollar's Dance, from Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Brand Trio (Reprise 6111)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: Fats Duke & Monk, from Fats Duke & Monk (Sackville 3048)
KENNY GARRETT: Lullaby of Isfahan, from African Exchange Student (Atlantic 82156)
KENNY GARRETT: Ja-Hed, from African Exchange Student (Atlantic 82156)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: Nisa, from No Fear, No Die (Enja 88815)
KENNY GARRETT: Alabama, from Pursuance (Warner 46209)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: For Coltrane, from Senzo (Sunnyside 1212)
HORACE SILVER: Song for My Father, from Song for My Father (Bluenote 84185)
ERIC DOLPHY: Hat and Beard, from Out to Lunch (Bluenote 46524)
JOHN COLTRANE: Pursuance, from A Love Supreme (Impulse 589 945)
GRANT GREEN: The Kicker, from Solid (Bluenote 33580)
DEXTER GORDON: Darn that Dream, from One Flight Up (Bluenote 84176)
LEE MORGAN: Tom Cat, from Tom Cat (Bluenote 84446)
SONNY ROLLINS: Now's the Time, from All the Things You Are (Bluebird 2179)
September 25: Songs about Autumn
DAVID MURRAY: September Song, from Seasons (Pow Wow 7468)
GENE AMMONS: Autumn Leaves, from Boss Tenors (Verve 837 440)
BEN WEBSTER: Autumn Leaves, from There is No Greater Love (Black Lion 760151)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Indian Summer, from Body and Soul (Definitive 11293)
FRANK SINATRA: September of My Years, from Sinatra at the Sands (Reprise 46947)
MARION BROWN: November Cotton Flower, from Back to Paris (Free Lance 002)
KENNY BURRELL: Autumn in New York, from Blue Lights, Volume Two (Bluenote 81597)
DONALD BROWN: Autumn in New York, from Autumn in New York (Space Time 2219)
PHIL WOODS: Autumn in New York, from Balladeer Supreme (Philology 305)
Sept. 18 Jazz by Canadian musicians
OSCAR PETERSON: Bag's Groove, from Night Train (Verve 314 521 440)
OSCAR PETERSON: Moten Swing, from Night Train (Verve 314 521 440)
PAUL BLEY: I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good, from Caravan Suite (Steeplechase 31316)
HOLLY COLE: Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday, from Don't Smoke in Bed (Manhattan 81198)
HOLLY COLE: Everything I've Got, from Don't Smoke in Bed (Manhattan 81198)
KENNY WHEELER: The Lover Mourns, from What Now? (Cam Jazz 5005)
RENEE ROSNES: Ancestors, from Ancestors (Bluenote 34634)
D.D. JACKSON: Fanfare and Fiesta, from Paired Down, Vol. 1 (Justin Time 99)
September 11: Interview with pianist David Hazeltine
DAVID HAZELTINE: I Should Care, from Inspiration Suite (Sharp Nine 1039)
JIM SNIDERO: Recorda-me, from Music of Joe Henderson (Doubletime 152)
JIM SNIDERO: Black Narcissus, from Music of Joe Henderson (Doubletime 152)
LOUIS HAYES: My Ship, from At Large (Sharp Nine 1003)
DAVID HAZELTINE: Uptown After Dark, from Manhattan Autumn (Sharp Nine 1026)
GEORGE MRAZ: Don't Walk Away, from Manhattan (Chesky 310)
September 4: Jazz from 1963
MILES DAVIS: Seven Steps to Heaven, from No (More) Blues (Jazz Door 1224)
JOHN COLTRANE: My Favorite Things, from Newport 63 (Impulse 128)
SONNY ROLLINS: All the Things You Are, from All the Things You Are (Bluebird 2179)
ALBERT AYLER: Bye, Bye Blackbird, from My Name is Albert Ayler (Freedom 171)
HORACE SILVER: Lonely Woman, from Song for My Father (Bluenote 84185)
August 28: Groups with two or more trombones
J.J. JOHNSON: Chazzanova, from Four Trombones (Prestige 24097)
KAI WINDING: Georgia on My Mind, from Great Kai and J.J. (Impulse A-1)
KAI WINDING: Blue Monk, from Great Kai and J.J. (Impulse A-1)
J.J. JOHNSON: Enigma, from Brass Orchestra (Verve 537 321)
J.J. JOHNSON: Cannon for Bella, from Brass Orchestra (Verve 537 321)
TROMBONES, INC: Old Devli Moon, from Trombones, Inc. (Warner Bros. 1272)
TROMBONES, INC: Dem Blues, from Trombones, Inc. (Warner Bros. 1272)
TENNESSEE TROMBONERY: A Child is Born, from Tennessee Trombonery
TENNESSEE TROMBONERY: One Note Samba, from Tennessee Trombonery
WYCLIFFE GORDON: Stardust, from Boss Bones (Criss Cross 1302)
August 21: Birthdays of pianist Count Basie and trumpeter Art Farmer
COUNT BASIE: Oh, Lady be Good, from Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1 (Columbia 40608)
COUNT BASIE: Goin' to Chicago Blues, from Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1 (Columbia 40608)
GIGI GRYCE: Social Call, from Nica's Tempo (Savoy 126)
GIGI GRYCE: Smoke Signal, from Nica's Tempo (Savoy 126)
HORACE SILVER: Pyramid, from Further Explorations (Bluenote 56583)
HORACE SILVER: The Outlaw, from Further Explorations (Bluenote 56583)
COUNT BASIE: I Want a Little Girl, from And the Kansas City 7 (MCA 5656)
COUNT BASIE: Count's Place, from And the Kansas City 7 (MCA 5656)
ART FARMER: Max Nix, from Modern Art (Bluenote 84459)
ART FARMER: Darn that Dream, from Modern Art (Bluenote 84459)
ART FARMER: Isfahan, from Something to Love For (Contemporary 14029)
August 14: 100th anniversary of the birth of violinst Stuff Smith
STUFF SMITH: I'se a Muggin', from 1936-39 (Classics 706)
STUFF SMITH: I'm Putting All my Eggs in One Basket, from 1936-39 (Classics 706)
OSCAR PETERSON: Desert Sands, from Stuff Smith Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson (Verve 521 676)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: It's Only a Paper Moon, from Stuff Smith Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson (Verve 521 676)
NAT KING COLE: Sometimes I'm Happy, from After Midnight (Capitol 20087)
NAT KING COLE: When I Grow Too Old to Dream, from After Midnight (Capitol 20087)
STUFF SMITH: They Can't Take that Away from Me, from Cat on a Hot Fiddle (Verve 6097)
STUFF SMITH: Take the A Train, from Cat on a Hot Fiddle (Verve 6097)
OSCAR PETERSON: In a Mellow Tone, from Stuff Smith Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson (Verve 521 676)
NAT KING COLE: I Know that You Know, from After Midnight (Capitol 20087)
August 7; Birthday of tenor saxophonist Roland Kirk
CHARLES MINGUS: Devil Woman, from Oh Yeah (Atlantic 1377)
CHARLES MINGUS: Hog Callin' Blues, from Oh Yeah (Atlantic 1377)
ROLAND KIRK: From Bechet, Byas, and Fats, from Rip, Rig, and Panic (Emarcy 832 164)
ROLAND KIRK: Alfie, from Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith (Emarcy 832 164)
ROLAND KIRK: Old Rugged Cross, from Blacknuss (Rhino 71408)
CHARLES MINGUS: Peggy's Blue Skylight, from Tonight at Noon (Atlantic 1416)
ROLAND KIRK: The Business Ain't Nothin but the Blues, from I Talk with the Spirits (Limelight 82008)
July 31: Birthdays of pianist Hank Jones and guitarist Kenny Burrell
KENNY BURRELL: Lotus Land, from Guitar Forms (Verve 825576)
KENNY BURRELL: Scotch Blues, from Blue Lights, Vol.1 (Bluenote 81596)
HANK JONES: My Funny Valentine, from The Trio (Savoy 0184)
HANK JONES: Interface, from The Oracle (Emarcy 846 376)
JAMES MOODY: Birk's Works, from Our Delight (IPO 1013)
KENNY BURRELL: Lover Man, from At the Five Spot (Bluenote 46538)
HANK JONES: A Child is Born, from Someday My Prince Will Come (Eighty Eights 18815)
July 17: Jazz chants
BILLY HARPER: Somalia, from Somalia (Evidence 22133)
JIM PEPPER: Witchi Tai Ta, from Comin' and Goin' (Europa 2014)
JIM PEPPER: Comin' and Goin', from Comin' and Goin' (Europa 2014)
SUN RA: We'll Wait for You, from Space is the Place (Evidence 22070)
SUN RA: Space is the Place, from Space is the Place (Evidence 22070)
JOHN COLTRANE: Acknowledgement, from A Love Supreme (Impulse 589 945)
JIM PEPPER: Caddo Revival, from The Path (Enja 5087)
July 10: Birthdays of trumpeters Cootie Williams and Lee Morgan
COOTIE WILLIAMS: A Lesson in C, from The Duke's Men (Columbia 48835)
COOTIE WILLIAMS: Swing Pan Alley, from The Duke's Men (Columbia 48835)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Concerto for Cootie, from Blanton-Webster Band (RCA 5659)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Cotton Tail, from Blanton-Webster Band (RCA 5659)
BENNY GOODMAN: Henderson Stomp, from Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (Mosaic 240)
BENNY GOODMAN: Superman, from Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (Mosaic 240)
BENNY GOODMAN: Time on My Hands, from Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (Mosaic 240)
ART BLAKEY: Hipsippy Blues, from At the Jazz Corner of the World (Bluenote 28888)
ART BLAKEY: Yama, from At the Jazz Corner of the World (Bluenote 28888)
LEE MORGAN: Candy, from Candy (Bluenote 46508)
LEE MORGAN: Ceora, from Cornbread (Bluenote 84222)
COOTIE WILLIAMS: Gal-a-Vanting, from The Duke's Men (Columbia 48835)
July 3: Great arrangers, part I
PAUL WHITEMAN: Rhapsody in Blue, from The King of Jazz (ASV 5170)
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD: Swanee River, from For Dancers Only (Decca 645)
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD: Charmaine, from For Dancers Only (Decca 645)
TOMMY DORSEY: Stomp it Off, from Yes, Indeed! (Bluebird 9987)
TOMMY DORSEY: Yes, Indeed, from Yes, Indeed! (Bluebird 9987)
CLAUDE THORNHILL: Anthropology, from The 1948 Transcription Performances (HEP 17)
CLAUDE THORNHILL: There's a Small Hotel, from The 1948 Transcription Performances (HEP 17)
MILES DAVIS: Moon Dreams, from The Birth of the Cool (Capitol 30117)
MILES DAVIS: Boplicity, from The Birth of the Cool (Capitol 30117)
BENNIE MOTEN: That Too, Do Blue, from Basie Beginnings (Bluebird 29768)
BENNIE MOTEN: Moten Swing, from Basie Beginnings (Bluebird 29768)
COUNT BASIE: Topsy, from The Complete Decca Recordings (Decca 611)
COUNT BASIE: Swinging the Blues, from The Complete Decca Recordings (Decca 611)
GLENN MILLER: In the Mood, from The Popular Recordings (Bluebird 9785)
June 26: Final recordings
FATS WALLER: Moppin' and Boppin', from Last Years (Bluebird 9883)
FATS WALLER: Ain't Misbehavin', from Last Years (Bluebird 9883)
CLIFFORD BROWN: Donna Lee, from The Beginning and the End (Columbia 32284)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: There'll Be Some Changes Made, from Complete Billie Holiday on Verve (Verve 05141)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: Deed I Do, from Complete Billie Holiday on Verve (Verve 05141)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: All of You, from Complete Billie Holiday on Verve (Verve 05141)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Sweet and Lovely, from Sirius (Pablo 2310707)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Exactly Like You, from Sirius (Pablo 2310707)
JOHN COLTRANE: Expression, from Expression (Impulse A9120)
CHET BAKER: All Blues, from My Favourite Songs (Enja 79000)
June 19: Jazz covers of Beatles compositions
BRAD MEHLDAU: She's Leaving Home, from Day is Done (Nonesuch 79910)
FRED HERSCH: And I Love Her, from Trio +2 (Palmetto 2099)
FREDDIE HUBBARD: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, from First Light (CTI 6013)
DR. LONNIE SMITH: Come Together, from Rise Up! (Palmetto 2138)
STEVE BERNSTEIN: All You Need is Love, from We are MTO (Mowo 3204)
GEORGE BENSON: Here Comes the Sun/I Want You, from The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M 3028)
VINCENT HERRING: Norweigen Wood, from Ends and Means (High Note 7149)
June 12: Birthdays of pianists Geri Allen and Chick Corea
CHICK COREA: Matrix, from Now He Sings, Now He Sobs (Bluenote 90055)
CHICK COREA: Senor Mouse, from In Concert, Zurich 1979 (ECM 2516)
GERI ALLEN: Eric, from Printmakers (Minor Music 8847)
GERI ALLEN: In the Year of the Dragon, from Live at the Village Vanguard (DIW 847)
CHICK COREA: Brasilia, from Solo Piano Originals (Stretch 9029)
CHICK COREA: Ask Me Now, from Solo Piano Standards (Stretch 9028)
GERI ALLEN: The Eyes Have It, from Eyes in the Back of Your Head (Bluenote 38297)
ORNETTE COLEMAN: Monseiur Allard, from Sound Museum (Verve 531 914)
June 5: Jazz and poetry
JACK KEROUAC: American Haikus, from Jack Kerouac Collection (Rhino 70939)
JACK KEROUAC: Hard Hearted Old Farmer, from Jack Kerouac Collection (Rhino 70939)
MARK MURPHY: Parker's Mood, from Bop for Kerouac (Muse 5253)
MARK MURPHY: San Francisco, from Kerouac, Then and Now (Muse 5359)
MARK MURPHY: November in the Snow, from Kerouac, Then and Now (Muse 5359)
LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI: Autobiography, from Poetry Readings (Fantasy 7002)
LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI: Statue of St. Francis, from Poetry Readings (Fantasy 7002)
LANGSTON HUGHES: Consider Me, from Weary Blues (Verve 841660)
STEVE LACY: Jack's Blues, from Beat Suite (SSC 3012)
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