Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 08/13/10]

1. “What A Night, What A Moon” – Stephanie Nakasian – Billie Remembered [City Records: 2009]
2. “I Remember You” {Johnny Mercer} – Hod O’Brien – Solo For Chet [Philology: 2009]
3. “Reaching For The Moon” – Stephanie Nakasian – Billie Remembered [City Records: 2009]
4. “My Foolish Heart” {Jimmy Van Heusen} – Hod O’Brien – Solo For Chet [Philology: 2009]
5. “Rabbitt” {Basie/Jackson} – Count Basie – Kansas City 5 [Pablo: 1977]
6. “The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else” {Gus Kahn} – Count Basie – Kansas City 3 [Pablo: 1975]
7. “One O’Clock Jump” {Basie} – Count Basie – Kansas City 5 [Pablo: 1977]
8. “I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart” {Ellington} – Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook [1957]
9. “Prelude To A Kiss” {Ellington} – Duke Ellington – Love Songs [Sony: 2001]
10. “Sophisticated Lady” {Ellington} – Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook [1957]
11. “Concerto For Cootie” {Ellington} – Duke Ellington – The Blanton Webster Band [1939]
12. “Oh Lady Be Good” {George Gershwin} – Oscar Peterson – The Complete Mercury/Clef Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterso [Mosaic: 2008]
13. “On The Sunny Side Of The Street” – Lester Young – The President Plays [Verve: 1952]
14. “Old Devil Moon” {Burton Lane, Yip Harburg} – Anita O’day – Anita Sings The Most [Verve: 1957]
15. “Riverboat Shuffle” – Dave McKenna – Celebration Of Hoagy Carmichael [1983]
16. “More Than You Know” {Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans, Edward Elsicu} – Coleman Hawkins – The Hawk Relaxes [Concord: 1961]
17. “But Not for Me” {George And Ira Gershwin} – Billie Holiday – The Complete Verve Studio Mastertakes [Verve: 1957]
18. “Rosetta” {Earl Hines} – Joe Pass – The Complete Joe Pass Pacific Jazz Quartet Sessions [Mosaic: 1964]
19. “The Man I Love” {George Gershwin} – Art Tatum – Piano Starts Here [Columbia: 1933]
20. “Nuages” {Django Reinhart} – Charlie Byrd – The Guitar Artistry Of Charlie Byrd [Riverside: 1960]
21. “Love Me Or Leave Me” {Gus KAhn, Walter Donaldson} – Billie Holiday – The Lady Sings [Proper: 1942]

Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 08/06/10]

1. “I’m Comin’ Virginia” – Benny Carter – Jazz Giant
2. “For Duke P.” – Bobby hutcherson – The Kicker
3. “Summersong” – Art Farmer – Quartet-Artistry
4. “Too Late To Die Young” – Barbara Martin – Eye On The Horizon
5. “Downshift” – Jimmy Heath – Nice People
6. “One Meatball” – Annie Ross – Music Is Forever
7. “Blue In Green” – Hampton Hawes – At The Piano
8. “Frishberg & Dorough” – Meredith D’ambrosio – Love Is For The Birds
9. “Lyresto” – Kenny Burrell And John Coltrane – Kenny Burrell And John Coltrane
10. “La Suerte De Los Tontos” – Stan Kenton – Stompin At Newport
11. “Ghost of Yesterday” – Carmen McRae And George Shearing – Two For The Road
12. “Stomp, Look And Listen” – Claude Bolling – Bolling Plays Ellington
13. “Star Crossed Lovers” – Fred Hersch – Strayhorn Tribute

Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 07/30/10]

1. “RIFF RAFF” {G ROLAND} – KENTON ORCH – EASY GO [CAPITOL: 1952]
2. “LAZY DAISY” {S KENTON} – KENTON ORCH – EASY GO [CAPITOL: 1952]
3. “BAGS GROOVE” {MILT JACKSON} – SHEW/FONTANA – HEAVYWEIGHTS [MAMA: 1995]
4. “MANHATTAN NOCTURE” {C MCPHERSON} – C MCPHERSON – MANHATTAN NOCTURE [ARABESQUE: 1998]
5. “NITE & DAY” {PORTER} – DJANGO REINHARDT – HOT CLUB FRANCE [LONDON: 1938]
6. “DON’T WORRY BOUT ME” {BLOOM/KKOEHLER} – DJANGO REINHARDT – HOT CLUB FRANCE [LONDON: 1938]
7. “TENDERLY” {GROSS} – ISMAEL REINHARDT – GYPSY SWING II [EUCD: 2005]
8. “EASTERN INCIDENT” {S CLARK} – SONNY CLARK – MY CONCEPTION [BLUE NOTE: 1959]
9. “SONNY’S MOOD” {J HICKS} – JOHN HICKS – MUSIC IN KEY OF CLARK [HIGH NOTE: 2001]
10. “FANTASY IN D” {CEDAR WALTON} – CEDAR WALTON – ROOTS [ASTOR PLACE: 1997]
11. “LAZY BIRD” {J COLTRANE} – HOD O’BRIEN – HAVE PIANO WILL SWING [FRESH SOUND: 1999]
12. “LAZY BIRD” {J COLTRANE} – J COLTRANE – BLUE TRAIN [BLUE NOTE: 1957]
13. “BUT BEAUTIFUL” {BURKE/VAN HEUSEN} – S NAKASIAN – I LOVE YOU [SAVVY: 2006]
14. “MY ONE & ONLY LOVE” {MELLIN/WOOD} – DARDANELLE – THAT’S MY STYLE [AUDIOPHILE: 1987]

Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 07/23/10]

1. “23degN-82degW” {RUSSO} – KENTON ORCH – NEW CONCEPTS-ARTISTRY IN RHYTHM [CAPIITOL: 1950″S]
2. “TENDERLY” {GROSS} – CHET BAKER BAND – BIG BAND [PACIFIC JAZZ: 1956]
3. “DARN THAT DREAM” {DELANGE/VAN HEUSEN} – CHET BAKER BAND – BIG BAND [PACIFIC JAZZ: 1956]
4. “BOSSA ANTIGUA” {DESMOND} – DESMOND/HALL – BOSSA ANTIGUA [RCA/BMG: 1964]
5. “NIGHT & DAY” – ART PEPPER – ART STANDARDS [GALAXY: 1980]
6. “SYNDROME” {ELLIS MARSALIS} – ELLIS MARSALIS – TWELVE’S IT [COLUMBIA: 1998]
7. “ALA MODE” {FULLER} – ART BLAKEY – & JAZZ MESSENGERS [IMPULSE: 1961]
8. “HOW HI THE MOON” – ANITA O’DAY – I TOLD YA [SONY: 1984]
9. “KEY LARGO” {BENNY CARTER} – ANITA O”DAY – I TOLD YA [SONY: 1984]
10. “SHINY STOCKINGS” {FRANK FOSTER} – BILL O’CONNELL BAND – BIG BANDS GREATEST HITS [BLUE BIRDLAND: 2001]
11. “COMMUTATION” {JJ JOHNSON} – JJ JOHNSON – QUINTERGY [ANTILLES: 1998]
12. “LAURA” {RASKIN} – JJ JOHNSON – MEMORIAL [PRESTIGE: 1957]
13. “ULTRAMARINE” {CHIASSON} – HOD O”BRIEN – SO THAT’S HOW IT IS [RESERVOIR: 1997]
14. “WAIT & SEE” {MCCONNELL} – R MCCONNELL – OVERTIME [CONCORD: 1994]

Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 10/09/09]

1. “Boogie a la King” {Nat King Cole} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
2. “Early Morning Blues” {Nat King Cole} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
3. “I’m Lost” {Otis Rene’} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g)
4. “Honeysuckle Rose” {Fats Waller/Andy Razaff} – Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole Trio Recordings [Laserlight: 1991/?]
   Cole, Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
5. “Here’s That Rainy Day” {Jimmy Van Heusen} – Paul Desmond – The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hal [Mosaic: 1965]
   Desmond, Jim Hall, Connie Kay, Percy Heath
6. “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime” {Yip Harburg} – Dave Brubeck – Interchanges ’54 [Columbia: 1954]
   Brubeck,Paul Desmond,Bob Bates (b),Joe Dodge(d)
7. “Susie” {Paul Desmond} – Paul Desmond – The Complete Recordings Of The Paul Desmond Quartet With Jim Hal [Mosaic: 1959]
   Desmond, Jim Hall, Connie Kay, Percy Heath
8. “If I Were A Bell” {Frank Loesser} – Red Garland – Red Garland’s Piano [Concord: 2000/1956]
   Garland, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor
9. “Day By Day” {Sammy Cahn/Axel Stordhal} – Carmen McRae – The Sound Of Silence/Portrait Of Carmen [Atlantic: 2001/1968]
10. “I Hear A Rhapsody” {Dick Gasparre} – John Coltrane – Lush Life [Concord: 2006/1957]
    Coltranc, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Albert “Tootie” Heath
11. “Love And The Weather” {Irving Berlin} – John Coltrane – Best Of The Bethelem Years [Bethelem Archives: 2000/1957]
    Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Al Cohn, others
12. “Siboney” – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1953]
    Gillespie, Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Max Roach
13. “My How The Time Goes By” {Cy Coleman} – Bill Henderson – Complete VeeJay Recordings [Rhino: 2002/1960]
14. “Trinkle Tinkle” {Monk} – Thelonious Monk – Complete Vogue/Black Lion Recordings [Mosaic: 1989/1971]
15. “Our Love Is Here To Stay” {George Gershwin} – Dexter Gordon – Our Man In Paris [Blue Note: 1987/1963]
    Gordon, Bud Powell, Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke
16. “Birk’s Works” {Gillespie} – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1951]
    Gillespie, JJ Johnson, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Kansas Fields (d)
17. “Introspection” {Monk} – Thelonious Monk – Complete Vogue/Black Lion Recordings [Mosaic: 1989/1971]
18. “Blue ‘N Boogie” {Gillespie} – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1945]
    Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Frank Paparelli (p), Chuck Wayne (g), Murray Sisisky (b), Shelly Manne
19. “Ray’s Idea” {Gillespie} – Dizzy Gillespie – Hall Of Fame [TIM: 2002/1946]
    Gillespie Big Band: Gillespie, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Kenny Clarke, others

Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 10/02/09]

1. “Night Watch” {S Kenton} – Kenton Band – Easy Go [Capitol: 1951]
2. “Rhapsody In Blue” {G Gershwin} – Kenton Band – Street Of Dreams [Creative World: 1971]
3. “Darn That Dream” {Delange-Van Heusen} – Chet Baker – Chet Baker Big Band [Pacific Jazz: 1956]
4. “Stella By Starlight” {Young-Washington} – Chet Baker – Chet Baker Big [Pacific Jazz: 1954]
5. “Autumn Serenade” {Gallop-Derose} – Hartman-Coltrane – J Hartman&J Coltrane [Impulse: 1963]
6. “Speak Low” {K Weill} – Corner Big Band – Sound Check [Jazz Media: 2009]
7. “Very Early” {Bill Evans} – John Hicks – Two Of A Kind [Theresa: 1989]
8. “Mystified” {J Zawinul} – L Hayes – Quintessential Lou [Montreux: 1999]
9. “Silvers Serenade” {H Silver} – H Silver Quintet – Silvers Serenade [Blue Note: 1963]
10. “Dancing In The Dark” {Dietz-Schwartz} – Hod O’Brien – Have Piano Will Swing [Fresh Sound: 1999]
11. “Oh Look At Me Now” – S Nakasian – Dedicated To Lee Wiley [Classic Jazz: 2009]
12. “Stars Fell On Alabama” – S Nakasian – Dedicated To Lee Wiley [Classic Jaz: 2009]
13. “Wait & See” {R Mcconnell} – R Mcconnell – Overtime [Concord: 1994]
14. “Bad & Beautiful” – R Mcconnel – Dont Get Around Much Anymore [Concord: 1995]

Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 09/18/09]

1. “Autumn In NY” {Joe Greene} – Stan Kenton – Very Best Of Stan Kenton [Capitol: 1950’S]
2. “Willow Weep For Me” – Stan Kenton – Very Best Of Stan Kenton [Capitol: 1950’S]
3. “Autumn Serenade” {Derose, Galop} – Bobby Shew – Heavyweights [Mama: 1995]
4. “Gone For The Day” {Bob Cooper} – Stef Nakasian – Lullaby Of Birdland [Vsop: 2001]
5. “Interlude” {Pete Rugolo} – Stef Nakasian – Lullaby Of Birdland [Vsop: 2001]
6. “Pensativa” {Clare Fischer} – Gene Harris – Little Piece Of Heaven [Concord: 1993]
7. “Autumn In Ny” {Vernon Duke} – Jimmy Heath – Endurance [Jazz Legacy: 2009]
8. “End Of A Love Affair” – Chris Connor – Warm Cool [Atlantic: 1960’S]
9. “What Is There To Say” {Redding} – Chris Connor – Sings Lullabys Of Birdland [Bethlehem: 1950,S]
10. “Mr Jones” {Sal Soghoian} – Blue Indigo – Catwalk [Nyhthawk: 1996]
11. “Staccato” {Woodall} – Lew Woodall – Simply Cooking [Philology: 2008]
12. “Moonlight In Vermont” {Suessdorf} – Lew Woodall – Simply Cooking [Philology: 2008]
13. “Cookin W Shorty&Coop” {Cashman} – Glenn Cashman – & Southland Big Band [Primrose: 2009]

Stef-o-scope [Playlist – 1/30/09]

Guest Host: David Lee, sitting in for Stephanie Nakasian.

1. “Amandla” – David “Fathead” Newman – Davey Blue: 2001
2. “Swingin’ down at 10th & Main “ – Curtis Stigers – Secret Heart: 2002
3. “Satin Doll” – J.J. Johnson – The Trombone Master: 1960
4. “Peggy” – Red Mitchell Trio – One Long String: 1969
5. “Dream of Life” – Carmen McCrae – Dream of Life: 1989
6. “Bye Bye Blackbird” – Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson – Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson: 1959
7. “Make Me Rainbows” – Stephanie Nakasian – Comin’ Alive: 1989
8. “I’ve Grown Accustomed to the Bass” – Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown – Accustomed to the Bass: 1987
9. “St. Thomas” – Sonny Rollins – Saxaphone Colossus: 1956
10. “Nature Boy” – Ike Quebec – Heavy Soul: 1961
11. “If I should Lose You” – Hod O’Brien – I’m Getting Sentimental Over You: 2008
12. “Grove’s Groove” – Benny Golson – New Time, New ‘Tet: 2009
13. “Django” – Percy Heath – A Love Song: 2004
14. “The Great City” – Joe Williams – Havin’ a Good Time: 1964
15. “Cupcake Blues” – George Melvin & Miss Lucy – It’s About Time