December 28, 2009
“Play Tonic Buds” – Phil Kelly – Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles [Origin: 2009]
“Note-O-Riot-EE” – Phil Kelly – Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles [Origin: 2009]
“Grover” – Phil Kelly – Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles [Origin: 2009]
“Daydream” – Karrin Allyson – Daydream [Concord: 1997]
“Like Someone In Love” – Karrin Allyson – Daydream [Concord: 1997]
“Donna Lee” – Karrin Allyson – Daydream [Concord: 1997]
“Geezerhood” – Bob Florence – Legendary [Mama: 2009]
“I’m All Smiles” – Bob Florence – Legendary [Mama: 2009]
“Beautiful Love” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus: 2009]
“Day In Day Out” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus: 2009]
“Love for Sale” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus: 2009]
“Highway 61″ – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
“Everything is Broken” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
“Gotta Serve Somebody” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
“Knockin on Heaven’s Door” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Mardis: 2009]
“I Like It Here” – Diane Hubka – I Like It Here [SSJ: 2009]
December 17, 2009
“Prelude #2″ – George Gershwin – The Essential George Gershwin
“Milestones” – Gerald Wilson – The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings On Mosiac
“Andres Ups And Downs” – Don Pullen – Random Thoughts
“Popsicle Toes” – Diana Krall – When I Look In Your Eyes
“The Duke” – Barney Kessel – Exploring The Scene
“Time After Time” – David ‘Fathead’ Newman – Song For The New Man
“Button Up Your Overcoat” – Neena Freelon – Soulcall
“New Rhumba” – Miles Davis/Gil Evans – Miles Ahead
“England’s Carol” – MJQ – More From The Last Concert
“Hip To Be Happy” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Blues In The Night
“Besame Mucho” – Sonny Fortune – You And The Night And The Music
“Up There” – Teddy Edwards/Brownie McGhee – Together Again
“What Love Has Joined” – Charles Earland Tribute Band – Keepers Of The Flame
“I Got Rhythm” – Didier Lockwood – Tribute To Stephanie Grapelli
“Something Like My Own” – Lorraine Feather – Cafe Society
“Skating In Central Park” – MJQ – Dedicated To Connie
“What Child Is This?” – Chick Corea – Jazz To The World
“Baby It’s Cold Outside” – Lou Rawls/Diane Reeves – Seasons For You
“Jingle Bells” – Frank Vignola – A Concord Jazz Christmas
“The Christmas Song” – Stacey Kent – The Christmas Song
“Have Yourself A Merry Christmas” – Diana Krall – Jazz To The World
“O Tannenbaum” – Cyrus Chesnut – A Charlie Brown Christmas
“Manhattan In December” – Ann Hampton Calloway – This Christmas
“White Christmas” – Tommy Flannagan – Jazz Piano Christmas
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – Ken Peplowski – A Concord Jazz Christmas
“Old Days Old Friends” – Freddie Cole – I Want A Smile For Christmas
“Jack Frost Snow” – Freddie Cole – I Want A Smile For Christmas
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” – Marion McPartland – A Concord Jazz Christmas
“I’ll be home for christmas” – Ann Hampton Calloway – This Christmas
“What Child Is This?” – Manhattan Transfer – A Charlie Brown Christmas
“The Secret Of Christmas” – Susannah McCorkle – A Concord Jazz Christmas
“Deck The Halls” – Dick Hyman – Jazz Piano Christmas
December 14, 2009
“Cottontail” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
“Prelude to a Kiss” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
“Perdido” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
“In a Mellow Tone” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
“Take the A Train” – Duke Ellington – Digital Duke [GAP: 1987]
“Halleljujah to Ya” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
“Skunky Funky Blues” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
“Lavender Love” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
“Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff” – Horace Silver – Rockin’ With Rachmaninoff [Bop City: 2003]
“Twelve Moons” – Jan Garber Group – Dresden [2009]
“Tao” – Jan Garber Group – Dresden [2009]
“What a Night, What a Moon” – Stephanie Nakasian – Songs of Billie Holliday [Innercity: 2009]
“What a Little Moonlight Can Do” – Stephanie Nakasian – Songs of Billie Holliday [Innercity: 2009]
December 7, 2009
“Mrs Tangoholic” – Oscar Feldman – Oscar E Familia This is good stuff.
“Summertime” – Kat Edmondson – Take to the sky Nick doesn’t like it, but Gerald does.
“Coast To Coast” – Sokoband – Sokoband Good local stuff.
“So Many Pies” – New Mastersounds We both dig this.
“A Beautiful Friendship” – Lenore Raphael – A Beautiful Friendship Nick likes it. Gerald thinks it is not original.
“Fast Lane” – Mimi Jones – A New Day Does not distinguish itself but is listenable.
“Jazz Lips” – Memphis Nighthawks – Jazz Lips Music is good but recording is not so hot.
“Ruggburn” – Jeremy Manasia – After Dark We both like this
“Finn Veers For Venus” – Larry Ochs – Stone Shift Good song to leave the studio and do other things.
“VRC #9″ – Aram Shelton – Fast Citizen
“Time After Time” – Jake Shimabakuro – My Life
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Jake Shimabakuro – Live We both like this
“Dio Pann” – Jacques Schwartz-Bart – Abyss Nick likes it. Gerald thinks the cd has potential.
“Midwick Man” – Curt Berg – At Stagg Street Studio It’s OK says Nick. Drags says Gerald.
“Pelicans” – The Catholics – Inter Vivos Good stuff
“Southern Skies” – David Murray – The Devil Tried To Kill Me This gets 2 thumbs up
“Note-O-Riot-Ee” – Phil Kelly – Ballet Of The Bouncing Beagles Not bad at all.
“Starmaker Machinery” – Madds Tolling – The Playmaker Gerald really likes it and so does Nick, but not as much.
“Amalgamation” – Matt Vashlishian – No Such Thing 2 thumbs up
“H-Town” – B. D. Lenz – Hit It And Quit We like this so much we are playing another
“Hit It And Quit” – B. D. Lenz – Hit It And Quit This is good.
“The Music Goes On” – Jeb Patton – New Strides Nick likes it.
“The Balancing Act” – The Nice Guy Trio – Here Comes…
December 3, 2009
“The Feeling Of Jazz” – Susannah McCorkle – The People You Never Get To Love
“Caryisms” – Roy Hargrove – The Vibe
“Cloudburst” – Kevin Mahogany – Another Time Another Place
“Another Time Another Place” – Kevin Mahogany – Another Time Another Place
“Groovin” – Coleman Hawkins – High And Mighty Hawk
“News For Lulu” – Sonny Clark – Sonny’s Crib
“You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” – Peter Martin/Erin Bode – In The P.M.
“Palace” – Ted Nash – In The Loop
“Minor Meeting” – John Hicks – Music In The Of Clark
“Horlem Nocturne” – Denise Jannah – N.Y. N.Y. The City In Song
“Tamalpais” – Ron Carter – Stardust
“Moten Swing” – Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt Sits In With The Oscar Peterson Trio
“Saturday In N.Y.” – Diane Hubka – You Inspire Me
“I’m Old Fashioned” – John Coltrane – Blue Train
“My Melancholy Baby” – Andy Lavern – Live At Maybeck Vol. 28
“Not Exactly Paris” – Warren Vache – Dream Dancing
“I Wish” – Peter Martin – Something Happened
“NYC Blues” – Peggy Lee – N.Y. N.Y. The City In Song
“Booker’s Blues” – Booker Little – Booker And Friend
“On Green Dolphin Street” – Milt Jackson/Oscar Peterson – Very Tall
“Little Melonae Again” – Jackie McLean – Old Wine In New Bottles
“You’re Driving Me Crazy” – Sarah Vaughan – The Benny Carter Sessions
“One For Lennie” – Danny Gatton – N.Y. Stories
“Isn’t It A Pity?” – Stacey Kent – Dreamsville
“You’re Looking At Me” – Stacey Kent – Dreamsville
“Nostalgia In Times Square” – Eliane Elias – Everything I Love
“They Can’t Take That Away From Me” – Ella Fitzgerald – Pure Ella
November 30, 2009
“All or Nothing At All” – Nnenna Freelon – Live [Concord Records: 2004]
“Meaning of the Blues” – Nnenna Freelon – Live [Concord Records: 2004]
“Beautiful Love” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus Entertainment: 2009]
“Day In, Day Out” – Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy [Linus Entertainment: 2009]
“The Sidewinder” – GRP Allstar Big Band – 10th Anniversary [GRP Records: 1992]
“Donna Lee” – GRP Allstar Big Band – 10th Anniversary [GRP Records: 1992]
“Indiana Lana” – Lorraine Feather – Dooji Woogi [Sanctuary: 2005]
“Calistoga Bay” – Lorraine Feather – Dooji Woogi [Sanctuary: 2005]
“Matterapat” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto Records: 2009]
“Come Together” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto Records: 2009]
“Sometimes I’m Happy” – Carmen McRae – Alive [Verde: 1997]
“Kick Off Your Shoes” – Carmen McRae – Alive [Verde: 1997]
“Sister Sadie” – Horace Silver Tribute – Horace Silver Tribute [Highnote Records: 2007]
“Blowing the Blues Away” – Horace Silver Tribute – Horace Silver Tribute [Highnote Records: 2007]
“Cape Verdean Blues” – Robert Jospe – Blue Blaze [1999]
“I Get A Kick out of You” – Jamie Cullum – Twenty-Something [Verve: 2004]
“Wind Cries Mary” – Jamie Cullum – Twenty-Something [Verve: 2004]
November 23, 2009
“You Must Believe in Spring” – Royce Campbell Trio – Movie Songs Project [2009]
“Manha de Carnaval” – Royce Campbell Trio – Movie Songs Project [2009]
“Soldier In the Rain” – Royce Campbell Trio – Movie Songs Project [2009]
“A Matterapat” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
“Come Together” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
“Dapper Dan” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
“Tyrone” – Dr. Lonnie Smith – Rise Up! [Palmetto: 2009]
“All One” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [2009]
“On the Sunny Side of the Street” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [2009]
“Jean-Pierre” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [2009]
“Uncle Ray” – Kevin Dietz – Skylines [2009]
“New Beginnings” – Kevin Dietz – Skylines [2009]
“Centerpiece” – Kevin Mahogany Big Band – Mahogany Jazz [2005]
“One for My Baby” – Kevin Mahogany Big Band – Mahogany Jazz [2005]
November 19, 2009
“Red Top” – Erroll Garner – Concert By The Sea
“What Is This Thing Called Love?” – Scott Hamilton – Back In N. Y.
“Day In Day Out” – Dena DeRose – I Can See Clearly Now
“Tin Tin Deo” – Sonny Criss – Saturday Morning
“Toy” – Cannonball Adderly – Know What I Mean?
“Elsa” – Cannonball Adderly – Know What I Mean?
“Its Love” – Lena Horn – Stormy Weather
“Its All Right With Me” – Lena Horn – Stormy Weather
“The Peacocks” – Harry Allen – Tenors Anyone?
“Festive Minor” – Gerry Mulligan – The Complete Pacific Jazz & Capitol Recordings On Mosaic
“Lover Come Back To Me” – Cassandra Wilson – Loverly
“S’wonderful” – Zoot Sims – Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers
“Tribute To A Holiday” – Sonny Fortune – A Better Understanding
“Two Little Words” – Francine Griffin – The Songbird
“Grand Slam” – Eddie Daniels/Gary Burton – Benny Rides Again
“Lover Come Back To Me” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Blues In The Night
“The Best Is Yet To Come” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Signature
“You Dont Know What Love Is” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Easy Living
“It Had To Be You” – Ann Hampton Calloway – Easy Living
“Brazlian Like” – Michel Petrucciani – Solo Live
“Romantic But Not Blue” – Michel Petrucciani – Solo Live
“Billie Holiday” – I Get Along Without You Very Well – Lady In Satin
“Jumpin The Blues” – Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special
“Mellow Mama Blues” – Diana Washington – Mellow Mama
“Blues For Alican” – Joe Pass – Virtuoso
“See See Rider” – Peggy Lee – Peggy Lee Sings The Blues
“Birks Works” – Art Pepper – Meets The Rhythm Section
“Alone Together” – Patricia Barber – Split
“Cortege” – MJQ – No Sun In Venice
“Aint Nobody Business If I Do” – Bessie Smith – The Collection
“Gimme Me A Pigsfoot” – Bessie Smith – The Collection
November 16, 2009
“All One” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
“On the Sunny Side Of The Street” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
“Jean Pierre (Funky)” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
“Wave” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
“Kalle Anka” – Fabian Zone Trio – Keys in Ascension [CAP: 9-Nov]
“In the House” – Mike Clark – Blueprints of Jazz [Talkinghouse: 9-Feb]
“Thanks Len” – Mike Clark – Blueprints of Jazz [Talkinghouse: 9-Feb]
“Ms Garvey, Ms Garvey” – Roy Hargrove – Emergence [Groovin High: 9-Sep]
“September in the Rain” – Roy Hargrove – Emergence [Groovin High: 9-Sep]
“Tschpiso” – Roy Hargrove – Emergence [Groovin High: 9-Sep]
“Life in the Modern World” – Kenny Rankin – Here in My Heart [Private Music: 1997]
“A Lover’s Touch” – Kenny Rankin – Here in My Heart [Private Music: 1997]
“Even You and I” – Kenny Rankin – Here in My Heart [Private Music: 1997]
“Soon” – Dave Grusin – The Gershwin Connection [GRP: 1991]
“There’s a Boat Leaving Soon” – Dave Grusin – The Gershwin Connection [GRP: 1991]
“Uncle Ray” – Kevin Dietz – Skylines [Origin: 9-Jul]
November 9, 2009
“Diverse” – Roy Haynes – Birds of a Feather [Dreyfus: 2001]
“April in Paris” – Roy Haynes – Birds of a Feather [Dreyfus: 2001]
“Ahlea cha” – Roy Haynes – Birds of a Feather [Dreyfus: 2001]
“The Dawn of Time” – Joe Lovano – Symphonica [Bluenote: 2008]
“Everything is Broken” – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Bonsai/ Unlimited: 2009]
“Highway 61″ – Ben Sidron – Dylan Different [Bonsai/ Unlimited: 2009]
“I’m Beboppin’ Too” – Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band – I’m Beboppin’ Too [Halfnote: 2009]
“Birks Works” – Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band – I’m Beboppin’ Too [Halfnote: 2009]
“Cool Breeze” – Dizzy Gillespie All Star Band – I’m Beboppin’ Too [Halfnote: 2009]
“That’s My Kick” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
“Like It Is” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
“It Could Happen to You” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
“How High the Moon” – Erroll Garner – That’s My Kick [Telarc: 1994]
“Centerpiece” – Kevin Mahogany – Kevin Mahogany Big Band [Light Year: 2005]
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