Improvisations is produced and hosted locally by John Habel, Todd Steed, Paul Parris, and Chris Woodhull. Playlists, when they are available, are usually posted a day or so after air.
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Monday, April 5, 2010
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Tymperturbably Blue, from Ellington Jazz Party (Columbia JCS 8127
WYNTON KELLY: Willow Weep for Me, from Kelly Blue (OJCC-033)
CARLA BLEY: Lo Ultimo, from The Very Big Carla Bley Band (Watt/23 847 942-2)
KENNY BARRON/REGINA CARTER: Misterioso, from Freefall (Verve 314 549 706-2)
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Malletoba Spank (same as above)
AHMAD JAMAL: Poinciana, from At the Top: Poinciana Revisited (Impulse A-9176)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Since I Fell for You, fro Stasch (Swingville 2013)
COLEMAN HAWKINS: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, from good On Broadway (Prestige PRCD-24189-2)
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: U.M.M.G. (same as above)
MARTIAL SOLAL: Hommage a Frédérick Chopin, from Just Friends (Dreyfus Jazz FDM 36592-2)
MARTIAL SOLAL: Sapristi (same as above)
LENA HORNE: Stormy Weather, from Stormy Weather: The Legendary Lena, 1941-1958 (Jazz Heritage 513000Z
LENA HORNE: I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (same as above)
LENA HORNE: Moanin’ Low (same as above)
CARLA BLEY: Who Will Rescue You? (same as above)
BRAD MEHLDAU: We’ll Cross The River Together, from Highway Rider (Nonesuch 518665 2)
PAUL MOTION: Casino, from Lost In A Dream (ECM 2128)
PAUL MOTION: Be Careful It’s My Heart, from Lost In A Dream (ECM 2128)
THE GREAT JAZZ TRIO: S’ Wonderful, from S’wonderful (Columbia CK 92819)
THE GREAT JAZZ TRIO: Sweet Loraine, from S’wonderful (Columbia CK 92819)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Sky Turning Grey (For Elliot Smith), from Highway Rider (Nonesuch 518665 2)
JOHN AMBERCROMBIE: Sad Song, from Wait Till You See Her (ECM 2102)
ANAT COHEN: After You’ve Gone, from Clarinetwork (Anz 1203)
FRANK VIGNOLA: S’Wonderful, from Vignola Plays Gershwin (Mel Bay MB10122CD)
STANLEY JORDON: A Place In Space, from State of Nature (Mac Avenue MAC 1040)
ROCKY WYNDER: Good Morning Heartache, from Edwin & Catherine
PAT COIL SEXTET: Bye Bye Blackbird, from Bird House (Liberty Hill)
PAT COIL SEXTET: Bird House, from Bird House (Liberty Hill)
STANLEY JORDON: All Blues, from State of Nature (Mac Avenue MAC 1040)
WAYNE SHORTER: House of Jade, from Juju (Blue Note 7243 4 99005 2 3)
STEVE COLEMAN: Sweet Dawn, from Rhythm in Mind (Novus 63125-2)
BARNEY WILEN: Mack the Knife, from New York Romance (Venus 79073)
CHARLES LLOYD: Dorotea's Studio, from Voice in the Night (ECM 1674)
AVISHAI COHEN: Dear Lord, from The Trumpet Player (Fresh Sound New Talent 161)
MAL WALDRON: The Seagulls of Kristiansund, from One Upmanship (Enja 2092)
GARY PEACOCK: Nanshi, from Eastward (Sony/Japan 996)
BRAD SHEPIK: Asilah, from The Well (Songlines 1531-2)
URI CAINE: Go Deep, from Live at The Village Vanguard (Winter & Winter 910 102-2)
HENRI TEXIER: Thingin', from Blue Wind Story (Label Bleu 6700/01)
April 12, 2010
CHICK COREA/GARY BURTON: Señor Mouse, from Crystal Silence (ECM 1024)
GIL EVANS: Time of the Barracudas, from The Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve 833 804-2)
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHN COLTRANE: Big Nick, from Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (MCA-39103)
KENNY BARRON/REGINA CARTER: Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, from Freefall (Verve 314 549 706-2)
CHICK COREA/GARY BURTON: Crystal Silence (same as above)
SIDSEL ENDRESEN/BUGGE WESSELTOFT: I Think it’s Gonna Rain Today, from Nightsong ACT 9004-2)
BHEKI MSELEKU: Celebration, from Celebration (World Circuit B0000023V2)
AVAILABLE JELLY: Gwidza, from Available Jelly (Ramboy 14)
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHN COLTRANE: In a Sentimental Mood (same as above)
CHICK COREA/HERBIE HANCOCK: Maiden Voyage, from An Evening with Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock (Polydor 835
680-2)
JANE BUNNETT: Nan Fonn Bwaa, from Cuban Odyssey (EMI Canada 72435 41992 2 6)
JANE BUNNETT: Prizon (same as above)
GIL EVANS: The Barbara Song (same as above)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: Star Crossed Lovers, from Duke's Memories (String 233853)
DAVE DOUGLAS: My Old Man, from Moving Portrait (DIW 934)
BILL EVANS: Re: Person I Knew, from Paris Concert Edition Two (Blue Note 7243 5 28673 2 5)
DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET: Blues for C.M., from The Razor's Edge (ECM 1353)
STEVE LACY: The Mystery Song, from Evidence (Prestige/New Jazz (OJCCD-1755-2)
WILLEM BREUKER: Duke Edward/Misere, from De Onderste Steen (Entr'acte 2)
JOHN CARTER: Castles of Ghana, from Castles of Ghana (Gramavision R2 79423)
STEVE KUHN: Song of Praise, from Mostly Coltrane (ECM 2099)
RAY ANDERSON-MARK HELIAS-GERRY HEMINGWAY: You Be, from You Be (Minor Music 8007)
MICHAEL MOORE: Visions of Johanna, from Jewels and Binoculars (Ramboy 15)
MARTIN TAYLOR: Minor Swing, from Spirit of Django (Linn 030)
April 19, 2010
ARTHUR BLYTHE: Night Song, from Focus (Savant SCD 2044)
ANAT COHEN: St. James Infirmary, from Clarinetwork: Live at the Village Vanguard (Anzic-1203)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: One for My Baby (and One More for the Road), from Songs of Lost Love (Verve 314 517 172-2)
LINCOLN CENTER JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Hootie Blues, from Jazz at Lincoln Center: The Fire of the Fundamentals (Columbia CK 57592)
BESSIE SMITH: Reckless Blues, from The Collection (Columbia CJ 44441)
GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA: Spoonful, from The Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve 833 804-2)
SIDSEL ENDRESEN/BUGGE WESSELTOFT: Chain of Fools, from Nightsong ACT 9004-2)
ARTHUR BLYTHE: C.C. Rider (same as above)
BESSIE SMITH: St. Louis Blues (same as above)
BESSIE SMITH: You’ve been a Good Ole Wagon (same as above)
BILL FRISELL: Ron Carter, from Blues Dream (Nonesuch 79615-2)
OTIS TAYLOR: I’m Not Mysterious, from Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs (Telarc CD-83690)
SIDSEL ENDRESEN/BUGGE WESSELTOFT: The Lady is a Tramp (same as above)
KARL BERGER-DAVE HOLLAND-ED BLACKWELL: Crystal Vision, from Crystal Fire (Enja 7029-2)
YAYA 3: Slow Orbit, from Yaya 3 (Loma 9 48277-2)
JOSHUA REDMAN: Balance, from Beyond (Warner Bros. 9 47465-2)
HENRY THREADGILL'S VERY VERY CIRCUS: Hope A Hope A, from Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (Black Saint 120134-2)
WAYNE SHORTER: Penelope, from Etcetera (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33581 2 0)
TOMASZ STANKO: Soul of Things II, from Soul of Things (ECM 1788)
MAL WALDRON: Minoat, from Moods (Enja R2 79629)
DAVID AMRAM QUINTET: Satyricon, from Amarcord Nino Rota (Hannibal 9301)
STEVE KUHN: Chalet, from Countdown (Reservoir 157)
BOBBY HUTCHERSON: Ungano, from Medina (Blue Note 7243 4 97508 2 1)
BOBBY PREVITE: Open World, from Pushing the Envelope (Gramavision 79509)
STEVE KUHN: When Lights Are Low, from Countdown (Reservoir 157)
April 26, 2010
COUNT BASIE: Swingin’ the Blues, from The Complete Decca Recordings (Decca Jazz GRD-3-611)
ARTHUR BLYTHE: Down SanDiego Way, from Lennox Avenue Breakdown (Koch Jazz KOC-CD-7871)
BRAD MEHLDAU: When it Rains, from Largo (Warner Bros. 948114-2)
COUNT BASIE: One O’Clock Jump, from At Newport (Verve 833 776-2)
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHN COLTRANE: The Feeling of Jazz, from Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (MCA/Impulse-39103)
OSCAR PETERSON TRIO/MILT JACKSON: Reunion Blues, from Very Tall (Verve 314 559-830-2)
COUNT BASIE/OSCAR PETERSON: S & J Blues, from “Satch” and “Josh” (Pablo PACD-2310-722-2)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Dusty McNugget (same as above)
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHN COLTRANE: My Little Brown Book (same as above)
COUNT BASIE: Swingin’ at Newport (same as above)
THE GREAT JAZZ TRIO: Moanin’, from ‘S Wonderful (441 Records FFO-0030)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: Bombella, from Bombella (Sunnyside SSC 1251)
ANAT COHEN: St. James Infirmary, from Clarinetwork (Anz 1203)
FRED HERSCH TRIO: Boo Boo’s Birthday, from Night And The Music (Palmetto 2124)
HORACE SILVER: Psychedelic Sally, from Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note 7243 5 94321 2 O)
HORACE SILVER: Rain Dance, from Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note 7243 5 94321 2 O)
JOHNNY SMITH: Sophisticated Lady, from Walk Don’t Run (EMI)
IKE QUEBEC: It Might As Well Be Spring, from It Might As Well Be Spring (Blue Note 09463 6252 2 3)
HORACE SILVER: Serenade To A Soul Sister, from Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note 7243 5 94321 2 O)
CURTIS COUNCE: Complete, from You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce (Contemporary C77539)
CURTIS COUNCE: Stranger In Paradise, from You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce (Contemporary C77539)
MONK’S MUSIC TRIO: Ruby My Dear, from Monk On Mondays (CMB CB 102843)
PAUL MOTION: Show-Type Tune, from Bill Evans (JMT 919 043 2)
PAUL MOTION: Turn Out The Stars, from Bill Evans (JMT 919 043 2)
FRED HERSCH TRIO: So In Love, from Night And The Music (Palmetto 2124)
RAY ANDERSON-MARK HELIAS-GERRY HEMINGWAY: Question Mark, from You Be (Minor Music 8007)
PHIL WOODS: The Last Page, from The Summer Knows (Muse 5037)
BRIAN LYNCH: C. K.'s Bossa, from Back Room Blues (Criss Cross 1042)
JACKIE MCLEAN: My Lady, from Rites of Passage (Triloka 188-2)
ALLAN CHASE QUARTET: Close Your Eyes, from Dark Clouds with Silver Linings (Accurate 5013)
LEON PARKER: It Is What It Is, from Awakening (Columbia CK 68076)
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: Tones for Joan's Bones, from Number Two Express (Verve 314 529 585-2)
HERBIE HANCOCK: Watermelon Man, from Takin' Off (Blue Note 7 46506 2)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Dear Prudence, from Largo (Warner Bros 48114-2)
GARY BURTON QUINTET: Vox Humana, from Dreams So Real (ECM 1072)
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: Little Sunflower, from Number Two Express (Verve 314 529 585-2)
KENNY WHEELER: Nonetheless, from Angel Song (ECM 1607)
TENORS & SATIN: Tenors and Satin, from Tenors and Satin(Arabesque Jazz) 5:52
HORACE SILVER QUINTET: Calcutta Cutie, from Song for my Father (Blue Note) 8:28
WYNTON MARSALIS: Black Codes, from Popular Songs: The Best of Wynton Marsalis (Columbia) 9:33
ROY HARGROVE: I fall in love to easy, from Moment to Moment (Verve) 4:07
TENORS & SATIN: Our Day will come, from Tenors and Satin (Arabesque Jazz) 4:42
JASON MARSALIS: There’s a Thing called Rhythm, from Music in Motion (Basin Street Records) 7:58
ROY HAYNES: Sippin at Bell, from “When it’s Haynes it Roars” (Dreyfus Jazz) 8:16
RAVI COLTRANE: The Blessing, from From the Round Box (BMG) 6:13
TENORS & SATIN: Blues for Brother Jerome, from Tenors and Satin (Arabesque Jazz) 8:55
DAVID MURRAY: The Prophet of Doom, from Sacred Ground (Justin Time) 11:20
PAT COIL SEXTET: Bird House, from Bird House (Liberty Hill) 3:59
TENORS & SATIN: When You Come Again, from Tenors and Satin (Arabesque Jazz) 4:15
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