Fridays at 10 p.m.
Produced and hosted by WUOT Jazz Host, Randy Fishman
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JUNE 2009
5 Jazz and poetry by Keroac, Ferlinghetti, Hughes, and others
12 Birthdays of pianists Chick Corea and Geri Allen
19 Beatles covers by Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Kai Winding and others
26 Final recordings by great jazz artists
MAY 2009
1: Spiritual jazz by John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Archie Shepp, and others
8: Birthdays of pianists Mary Lou Williams and Keith Jarrett
15: All in the family: bands of the Dorsey, Montgomery, Jones, and Heath brothers
22: Birthday of pianist and bandleader Sun Ra
29: Solo recordings of bass, violin, trumpet, and saxophone
APRIL 2009
3: Vocal recordings by the vocally challenged
10: Some recently discovered classic live recordings by Miles Davis, Art Pepper, Charlie Parker and others
17: Survey of the some of the best recordings of the CTI label, part 2
24: Birthdays of tenor saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Joe Henderson
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)
May 29: Unaccompanied solo performances
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Picasso, from Body and Soul (Definitive 11293)
ANTHONY BRAXTON: Stage 2, from For Alto (Delmark 420)
ANTHONY BRAXTON: Stage 5, from For Alto (Delmark 420)
DAVE HOLLAND: God Bless the Child, from One's All (Intuition 2148)
ERIC DOLPHY: God Bless the Child, from Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige 4148)
BILLY BANG: 'Bama Swing, from Commandment (No More Records 5)
JIMMY GIUFFRE: Man Alone, from Free Fall (Columbia 65446)
JIMMY GIUFFRE: Yggdrasil, from Free Fall (Columbia 65446)
STEVE LACY: Panonica, from 5 x Monk, 5 x Lacy (Silkheart 144)
STEVE LACY: Naked Lunch, from 5 x Monk, 5 x Lacy (Silkheart 144)
JULIUS HEMPHILL: Dirty Low, from Blue Boye (Screwu 70008)
May 22: Birthday of pianist and bandleader Sun Ra
SUN RA: Discipline 27-II, from What Planet is This? (Golden Years 24/25)
SUN RA: Atlantis, from Atlantis (Evidence 22067)
SUN RA: Sunrise, from Blue Delight (A&M 5260)
May 15: Jazz combos with brothers
MASTERSOUNDS: Baubles, Bangles, and Beads, from Kismet (World Pacific 1243)
MASTERSOUNDS: Strangers in Paradise, from Kismet (World Pacific 1243)
BING CROSBY: I Apologize, from Bing Crosby, 1931 to 1957 (MCA 10887)
BING CROSBY: Dancing in the Dark, from Bing Crosby, 1931 to 1957 (MCA 10887)
BING CROSBY: Stardust, from Bing Crosby, 1931 to 1957 (MCA 10887)
THAD JONES: Keepin' Up with the Joneses, from Keepin' Up with the Joneses (Verve 538 633)
THAD JONES: Three and One, from Keepin' Up with the Joneses (Verve 538 633)
HANK JONES: Groovin' High, from Master Class (32 Jazz 22)
JIMMY HEATH: Gemini, from Triple Threat (OJC 1909)
JIMMY HEATH: Bruh Slim, from Triple Threat (OJC 1909)
ALBERT AYLER: Holy Ghost, from Live in Greenwich Village (Impulse 273)
May 8: Birthdays of pianists Mary Lou Williams and Keith Jarrett
MILES DAVIS: Improvisation #2, from Cellar Door Sessions (Columbia 93614)
MILES DAVIS: Improvisation #3, from Cellar Door Sessions (Columbia 93614)
KEITH JARRETT: Take Me Back, from Expectations (Columbia 48666)
KEITH JARRETT: Long as You Know You're Living, from Belonging (ECM 1050)
MARY LOU WILLIAMS: Night Life, from 1927-40 (Classics 630)
MARY LOU WILLIAMS: Pearls, from 1927-40 (Classics 630)
MARY LOU WILLIAMS: Scorpio, from Zodiac Suite (VJC 1035)
KEITH JARRETT: My Foolish Heart, from My Foolish Heart (ECM 2021)
MARY LOU WILLIAMS: What's You're Story Morning Glory?, from Nite Life (Chiaroscuro 1031)
May 1: Jazz with spiritual themes
DUKE ELLINGTON: Come Sunday, from Black, Brown, and Beige (Columbia 65566)
DUKE ELLINGTON: 23rd Psalm, from Black, Brown, and Beige (Columbia 65566)
ARCHIE SHEPP: Steal Away to Jesus, from Goin' Home (Steeplechase 31079)
ARCHIE SHEPP: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, from Goin' Home (Steeplechase 31079)
JOHN COLTRANE: Resolution, from Love Supreme (Impulse 589 945)
ARNE DOMNERUS: Almighty God, from Antiphone Blues (Propius 7744)
ARNE DOMNERUS: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, from Antiphone Blues (Propius 7744)
RANDY WESTON: A Prayer for Us All, from The Spirits of Our Ancestors (Antilles 511 896)
April 24: Birthdays of tenor saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Joe Henderson
THELONIOUS MONK: Blues Five Spot, from Complete Riverside Recordings
JOHNNY GRIFFIN: The Congregation, from The Congregation (Bluenote 62640)
JOHNNY GRIFFIN: Same to You, from Change of Pace (OJC 1922)
JOE HENDERSON: Isotope, from State of the Tenor (Bluenote 28879)
JOE HENDERSON: A Flower is a Lovesome Thing, from Lush Life (Verve 511 779)
JOE HENDERSON: Lush Life, from Lush Life (Verve 511 779)
JOHNNY GRIFFIN: Fifty Six, from Return of the Griffin (OJC 1882)
April 17: Survey of CTI label part 2
PAUL DESMOND: Everything I Love, from Pure Desmond (CTI 5127882)
PAUL DESMOND: Wave, from Pure Desmond (CTI 5127882)
RON CARTER: All Blues, from All Blues (CTI 6037)
GEORGE BENSON: So What, from Beyond the Blue Horizon (Mosaic 5010)
MILT JACKSON: Sunflower, from Sunflower (CTI 5120332)
RANDY WESTON: Ifrane, from Blue Moses (CTI KIJC 2190)
April 10: Recently released live recordings
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Our Delight, from Showtime at the Spotlight (Uptown 27.53)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Don't Blame Me, from Showtime at the Spotlight (Uptown 27.53)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Things to Come, from Showtime at the Spotlight (Uptown 27.53)
ART BLAKEY: Round Midnight, from And the Jazz Giants (MJF 30882)
ART BLAKEY: A Night in Tunisia, from And the Jazz Giants (MJF 30882)
ART PEPPER: Blues for Blanche, from Croyden Concert (Widow's Taste APM 8001)
CHARLIE PARKER: Koko, from Washington, D.C. 1948 (Uptown 27.55)
ART BLAKEY: Stardust, from And the Jazz Giants (MJF 30882)
April 3: Vocals by vocally challenged musicians
BENNY GOODMAN: Oh Baby, from Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Sessions (Mosiac 240)
BENNY GOODMAN: Put that Kiss Back Where You Found It, from Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Sessions (Mosiac 240)
KEITH JARRETT: Autumn Leaves, from Tokyo '96 (ECM 1666)
CHET BAKER: Someone to Watch Over Me, from Koln Concert (RLR 88618)
BOB DOROUGH: Yardbird Suite, from Memorial Charlie Parker (Philology 24)
BOB DOROUGH: Better than Anything, from Memorial Charlie Parker (Philology 24)
DAVE FRISHBERG: Sweet Kentucky Ham, from Classics (Concord 4462)
DAVE FRISHBERG: My Attorney Bernie, from Classics (Concord 4462)
BOB DOROUGH: Conjunction Junction, from Who's on First (Bluenote 23403)
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