- “Algiers Bounce” – Red Allen – World On A String
- “Song With Orange” – Charles Mingus – Mingus Dynasty
- “Day In Day Out” – Dena Derose – I Can See Clearly Now
- “You’re My Thrill” – Charles McPherson – Manhattan Nocturn
- “Go East Youn Man” – Mulgres Miller – The Sequel
- “Summer Song” – Rebecca Kilgore – Moments Like This
- “Summer Night” – Rebecca Kilgore – Moments Like This
- “Willow Weep For Me” – Dexter Gordon – Our Man In Paris
- “Wake Up” – Donald Vega – Tomorrows
- “I Just Want To Make Love To You” – Janice Siegel – The Tender Trap
- “Travelin’ Light” – Zoot Sims – For Lady Day
- “Mama Lou” – Eric Dolphy/Oliver Nelson – Straight Ahead
- “Center Piece” – Lambert, Hendricks, And Ross – Everybody’s Boppin’
- “Alter Ego” – Roy Hargrove – The Vibe
- “Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You” – Joe Williams – With Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band
- “Some Kind Of Blues” – Benny Carter – Benny Carter Meets Oscar Petersn
- “Children’s Song #6″ – Chick Corea – Solo Piano – Originals
- “Beggin And Cryin” – Sonny Terry/Browie McGhee
- “Johnny Young” – Keep To Myself
- “Too Good To Be True” – E.C. Scott
- “Pussy Cat Dues” – Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
- “Boomerang” – Peggy Lee – There Will Be Another Spring
- “Tiger Rag” – Nicholas Payton – Dear Louis
- “Chant” – Coleman Hawkins – The Hawk Flies High
- “The More I See You” – Melissa Morgan – Until I Met You
- “I Can’t Get Started” – Warren Vache – Horn Of Plenty
- “Satin Doll” – Jo Jones
July 2, 2009
Jazz Songline [Playlist - 07/02/09]
June 18, 2009
Jazz Songline [Playlist - 06/18/09]
- “Bookends” – Stacey Kent – The Boy Next Door
- “Brandenburg Gate” – Dave Brubeck – Jazz Impressions Of Eurasia
- “Suspension” – Sonny Fortune – From Now On
- “You Dont Know What Love Is” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Easy Living
- “Come Rain Or Come Shine” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Easy Living
- “Bright Mississippi” – Rene Rosnes – A Little Help From My Friends
- “Without A Song” – Johnny Griffin – NY, Chicago, Paris
- “Be Cool” – Claire Martin – The Waiting Game
- “Getting Sentimental Over You” – John Hicks/Ray Drummond – Two Of A Kind
- “Summer Time” – Miles Davis/Gil Evans – Porgy And Bess
- “Summer Time” – Herbie Hancock/Joni Mitchell – Gershwin’s World
- “My Man’s Gone Now” – Bill Evans/Jim Hall – Intermodulation
- “Love Walked In” – Ruby Braff/Roger Kellaway – Inside And Out
- “I Cover The Waterfront” – Billie Holiday – The Lady Sings
- “Brother Mister” – Christian McBride – Kind Of Brown
- “Little In C For You” – Michel Petrucciani – Solo Live
- “Romantic But Not Blue” – Michel Petrucciani – Solo Live
- “Every Night And Every Day” – Magic Sam – West Side Soul
- “Run Sinner Run” – Guy Davis – Guy Davis
- “Big Boss Man” – Koko Taylor – South Side Lady
- “I Know That You Know” – Dizzy Gillespie – Sonny Side Up
- “The Lamp Is Low” – Melissa Morgan – Until I Met You
- “He Loves Me I Think” – Mellissa Morgan – Until I Met You
- “Icarus” – Gary Burton/Ralph Towner – Matchbook
- “Ruby My Dear” – Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Music
- “River Of Tears” – Madeline Peyroux – Bare Bones
- “Parker’s Mood” – James Carter – Conversin’ With The Elders
- “Song For My Father” – Horace Silver – Song For My Father
- “Tight” – Claire Martin – The Waiting Game
- “Mox Nix” – Art Farmer – Modern Art
- “1944 Stomp” – James Carter – The Real Question
June 1, 2009
Jazz Events
The WTJU Jazz Department urges everyone to get out and support live jazz in and around Charlottesville. Some venues presenting live jazz on a regular basis include:
- South St. Brewery with George Melvin on Mondays
- C & O Restaurant on Tuesday nights, featuring gypsy jazz guitarist Rick Olivarez.
- 12th St. Taphouse (former Northern Exposure) with Aaron Binder and Hod O’Brien on Tuesdays.
- Bistro Cassis on Wednesdays with The Josh Walker Trio
- Miller’s, featuring The Mike Rosensky/Jeff Decker Quartet on Wednesday nights, and John D’earth on Thursday nights.
- Brasserie Montiel with Stephanie Nakasian and Hod O’Brien on Thursdays.
- Fellini’s, Maya, Bashir’s, Bel-Rio, Bistro Cassis and other area restaurants also feature jazz frequently.
Special upcoming jazz events
- Tuesday, June 16th at 7 pm The Charlottesville Jazz Society presents the award-winning ensemble Shades of Blue, featuring members of the Albemarle High School jazz program, with special guests at Bel-Rio Restaurant.
Calendars
In addition to the one on WTJU’s website, we have several other calendars that list jazz events in and around Charlottesville.
One is maintained here by the Jefferson Jazz Jammers and there are a couple on Google as well: WTJU Jazz and Piedmont Council of the Arts.
May 23, 2009
Living Time [Playlist - 05/23/09]
- “Put A Lid On It” – Squirrell Nut Zippers – Hot [1995]
- “How Big Can You Get” {Cab Calloway} – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – How Big Can You Get [Vanguard: 2009]
- “Ghost Of Smokey Joe” {Calloway} – Big Bad Voodoo – How Big… [Vanguard: 2009]
- “who threw the whiskey..” – Jim Dickinson – Dinosaurs Run In Circles [Merless: 2009]
- “Save The Bones” – Jim Dickinson – Dinosaurs… [2009]
- “A Matterapat” – Lonnie Smith – Rise Up [Palmetto: 2009]
- “Blue Rhumba” {Jospe And Hallahan} – Robert Jospe – Heart Beat [Random Choice: 2006]
- “Dapper Dan” – Lonnie Smith – Rise Up
- “Padrecito” – Medeski Martin And Wood – Radiolarians 2 [2009]
- “Its A Man’s Man’s World” – Jerry Granelli – The Sonic Temple [2007]
- “Nataraj” – David S Ware – Shakti [Aum Fidelity: 2009]
- “Glorified Calypso” – David S Ware – Surrendered [Columbia: 2000]
- “Silverization/Volunteered Slavery” {R Kirk} – Vandermark Five – Elements Of Style [Atavistic: 2004]
- “Bassism” {Sun Ra} – Spaceways Inc – 13 Cosmic Standards [Atavistic: 2000]
- “Dupree’s Paradise” {Frank Zappa} – Ed Palermo – Eddy Loves Frank [Cuneiform: 2009]
- “Woe Is A Me Bop” {Captain Beefheart} – Fast And Bulbous – Waxed Oop [Cuneiform: 2009]
- “Echidna’s Arf” {Zappa} – Ed Palermo – Eddy Loves Frank [2009]
May 16, 2009
Living Time [Playlist - 05/16/09]
- “On A Saturday Night” – Buddy Guy – Bring Em In [2005]
- “Aint No Sunshine” – Buddy Guy – Bring Em In [2005]
- “Chain Of Fools” – R L Burnside [2001]
- “Somebody’s Been Sleeping” – Buddy Guy – Bring Em In [2005]
- “Big Bad Daddy Good” – Terry Evans [2001]
- “Long Long Journey” – Allen Toussaint – Bright Mississippi [Nonesuch: 2009]
- “St James Infirmary” – Allen Toussaint – Brigh Mississippi [2009]
- “West End Blues” – A Toussaint – Bright Mississippi [2009]
- “Blue Drag” – A Toussaint – Bright Mississippi
- “Road Song” – Bobby Read Quartet – Live At Fardowners [Self: 2009]
- “Sidesteps” – Bobby Read – Live At Fardowners [2009]
- “Ruckus” – Bobby Read – Monkfish [2006]
- “Duval Street” – Josh Walker – Inertia [Self: 2008]
- “Eleanor Rigby” – Brian Jones – Guitar Quartet [Slang Sanctuary: 2007]
- “$1.99″ – Brian Jones – Guitar Quartet
- “Waves” – Brad Shepik – Human Activity Suite [Songlines: 2009]
- “She Blinded Me” – Dave Wood – Eschappe [2003]
- “Carbonic” – Brad Shepik – Human Activity [2009]
May 9, 2009
Living Time [Playlist - 05/09/09]
- “Mama Told Me Not To Come” – Randy Newman – Live [1970]
- “Mama You’ve Been On My Mind” – Bob Dylan – Bootlegs [1963]
- “Motherless Children” – Lucinda Williams – Ramblin’ [1978]
- “Words To My Mama’s Song” – Guy Davis – Sweetheart Like You [Red House: 2001]
- “Mother Earth” – Theesink And Evans – Visions [Blues Groove: 2001]
- “Mama Don’t Allow” – Joey Defrancesco – Ballads And Blues [Concord: 2002]
- “3 To Get Ready” – Dave Brubeck – Time Out [Col.: 1959]
- “Everybody’s Jumpin’” – Dave Brubeck – Time Out [1959]
- “Centerpiece” – John Coltrane – Heavyweight Champ [Atlantic: 1959]
- “Cousin Mary” – John Coltrane – Heavyweight Champ [1959]
- “Lonely Woman” – Ornette Coleman – Shape Of Jazz To Come [Atlantic: 1959]
- “Like Sonny” – John Coltrane – H. C. [1959]
- “Congeniality” – Ornette Coleman – Shape Of Jazz To Come [1959]
- “Off Minor” – Thelonious Monk – Town Hall Concert [1959]
- “JWS” – Torben Waldorff – Afterburn [Artistshare: 2009]
- “Skyliner” – Torben Waldorf – Afterburn
- “Cumin” – David Fiuczynski – Kif Express [Torsos.Com: 2009]
- “Habibi Bounce” – D. F. – Kif Express [2009]
May 7, 2009
Jazz Songline [Playlist - 05/07/09]
- “You Are There” – Stacey Kent – Dreamsville
- “The Lady’s In Love With You” – Ken Peplowski – Steppin With Peps
- “Free To Be” – Wynton Marsalis – The Magic Hour
- “Who Cares” – Anita O’Day – This Is Anita
- “Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered” – Anita O’Day – Anita Sings The Most
- “You Turned The Table On Me” – Anita O’Day – Anita Sings The Most
- “The Lamp Is Low” – Keystone Quarter – A Love Story
- “River Man” – Brad Mehldau – Art Of The Trio Vol. 3
- “I Could Write A Book” – Arthur Prysock – Arthur Prysock W. Count Basie
- “Honeysuckle Rose” – Ray Brown – Brown/Alexander/Malone
- “Soul Shoutin’” – Shirley Scott – Soul Shoutin’
- “Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby” – Melissa Morgan – Until I Met You
- “Save Your Love For Me” – Melissa Morgan – Until I Met You
- “Just A Mood” – Red Norvo – The Red Norvo Small Bands
- “Deep Tango” – Steve Kuhn – Motility
- “You’re Looking At Me” – Stacey Kent – Dreamsville
- “Historie D’amour” – Eddie Harris – Echoes Of Harlem
- “I’m Confessin’ That I Love You” – Thelonious Monk – Solo Monk
- “Theme For Ernie” – John Coltrane – Soultrane
- “Comes Love” – Tierney Sutton – Something Cool
- “For J.T.” – Jimmy Bruno/Bobby Watson – Live At Birdland Vol. 1
- “Samba Triest” – Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd – Jazz Samba
- “Born To Be Blue” – Helen Merrill – Helen Merrill
- “I Wish” – Peter Martin – Something Unexpected
- “Dear Old Stockholm” – Harry Allen – Harry Allen Meets John Pizzarelli
- “Deed I Do” – Hillary Kole – Haunted Heart
- “The Man I Love” – George Van Eps – Legends
May 2, 2009
Living Time [Playlist - 05/02/09]
- “End Of All Rivers” – Bruce Cockburn – Live Solo [Rounder: 2009]
- “Soul Of A Man” – Bruce Cockburn – Live Solo [2009]
- “Talk To Your Daughter” – Theesink And Evans – Visions [Blue Groove: 2008]
- “Words To Mam’s Song” – guy davis – Sweetheart Like You [Red House: 2009]
- “Down To Memphis” – JJ Cale – Roll On [Rounder: 2009]
- “Former Me” – JJ Cale – Roll On [2009]
- “Elvis the pelvis” – Dave Liebman – Blues All Ways [Omnitone: 2007]
- “Gentle Thoughts” – Steve Kuhn – Life’s Backward Glances [ECM: 2009]
- “JWS” – Torben Waldorff – Afterburn [Artistshare: 2009]
- “Blindspot” – Brad Shepik – Human Activity Suite [Songlines: 2009]
- “Wysteria Hysteria Blues” – Michael Musillami – Trio Plus 3 [Playscape: 2009]
- “Raju” – Chick Corea and john mclaughlin – 5 Peace Band Live [Concord: 2009]
- “Padrecito” – Medeski Martin And Wood – radiolarians II [Indirecto: 2009]
- “Riffin’ Ed” – Mmw – radiolarians II [2009]
April 16, 2009
Jazz Songline [Playlist - 04/16/09]
- “Black,Black” – Johnny Smith – Legends
- “Boogie Woogie” – Tommy Dorsey – The Best Of Tommy Dorsey
- “Diz” – Nick Brignola – The Flight Of The Eagle
- “Caravan” – Connie Evingson – Gypsy In My Soul
- “Wave” – Ahmad Jamal – The Awakening
- “A Minor Thing” – Dave Brubeck – On The Radio ‘56 – ‘57
- “That Lucky Old Sun” – K.D. Lang – A Wonderful World
- “Poinciana” – Jimmy Bruno – Live At Birdland Vol. 2
- “Big H.M.” – Antonio Hart – For The First Time
- “Breakfast On The Morning Tram” – Stacey Kent – Breakfast On The Morning Tram
- “The Outlaw” – Blue Note 7 – Mosaic
- “Lover Come Back To Me” – Cassandra Wilson – Loverly
- “Tenderly” – Oscar Peterson – Jazz At The Philharmonic
- “A Phone Call To The Past” – Susannah McCorkle – From Broken Hearts To Blue Skies
- “I Was Doing Alright” – Susannah McCorkle – Someone To Watch Over Me
- “Trane Connections” – Hank Jones – The Oracle
- “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” – Teddy Wilson – Smithsonian Jazz Piano Vol 1
- “How Long Blues” – Leroy Carr – Hurry Down Sunshine
- “Phone Booth” – Robert Cray – Bad Influence
- “Help Me” – Magic Slim – Highway Is My Home
- “I Got Rhythmn/Freedom Jazz Dance” – Stefan Scaggiari – Stefan Out
- “Gramps Blues” – Tony Monaco – Master Chops
- “Centerpiece” – Curtis Stigers – Baby Plays Around
- “News For Lulu” – Sonny Clark – Sonny’s Crib
- “Orinthology” – Toots Thielman – East Coast/West Coast
- “I Must Be Saved” – Madeline Peyroux – Bare Bones
- “Dr. Jazz” – George Lewis
- “Deed I Do” – Katherine Whalen – Jazz Squad
April 12, 2009
Jazzmania – [Playlist 4/12/2009]
- “Joyous Spring” – Oscar Peterson Trio – Vancouver 1958
- “Lil Darlin’” - Oscar Peterson – In Russia (LP)
- “April in Paris” – Bob Mintzer Big Band – Homage to Count Basie
- “Sleepin’ Bee” – Anita O’Day – In a Mellow Tone
- “In Walked Bud“ - Thelonious Monk – Misterioso
- “Soul Man” – John Patton – Understanding
- “Come Sunday” – David “Fathead” Newman – Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool
- “A Flower is a Lovesome Thing” – Mark Murphy – Links
- “All Blues” – Kevin Mahogany – Double Rainbow
- “The Face I Love” – Kate Reid – Sentimental Mood
- “The Oasis” – Belinda Underwood – Greenspace
- “I Want to Talk About You” – Odean Pope – Plant Life
- “Take Me to the River’” – Ben Sidran Hammond Quartet – Cien Noches
- “First Light” – Medeski Martin & Wood – Radiolarians 1
- “Samo” – Branford Marsalis – Metamorphosan
- “The Wildest Gal in Town/All Dressed Up with a Broken Heart” – Elaine Lucia – Let’s Live Again
- “Double Rainbow” – Kevin Mahogany – Double Rainbow
