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program no. 1220

  • Start my program with tenor saxophonist Joe Farrell, track from “The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach” Recorded march 29th 1981 with George Cables: piano, Bob Magnusson: bass, Peter Erskine: drums
  • Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, track from “Live in Bremen” October 25th 1988 with Herman Foster: piano, John Webber: bass, Larry Johnson: drums
  • Bassist Jim Richardson’s POGO, track from his lp “Don’t Get Emotional—Un Poco Pogo” recorded march 28/29th 1988 with Jeff Green: guitar, Bob Sydor: tenor saxophone, Simon Morton: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Boots Randolph, track from the Monument LP “Boots Randolph plays more Yakety Sax” recorded in 1965
  • The Ben Webster special, track 275/520,this week Ben’s lp “Days of Wine and Roses” recorded on the Black Lion label, September 1965
  • Pianist Bob James, track from the lp “All Around the Town” recorded December 21st 1979 at the Town Hall with Joanne Brackeen and Richard Tee on piano, Eddie Gomez on bass and two drummers Billy Hart and Steve Gadd
  • Tenor saxophonist Harold Land, track from “The Cellar-Vancouver” recorded November 1958 with Elmo Hope: piano, Scott LaFaro: bass, Lennie  McBrowne: drums
  • Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, track from “The Complete Royal Roost Recordings” Bird 1949 with Flip Philips and Charlie Ventura on tenor sax
  • Tenorist Harold Vick, track from “West LaFayette” recorded October 20th 1978 with Kenny Barron: piano, Ted Dunbar: guitar, Michael Fleming: bass, Michael Carvin: drums
  • STUFF, “Live at my Father’s Place” N.Y.C. april 29th 1979  Richard Tee: keyboards, Gordon Edwards: bass, Steve Gadd & Chris Parker: drums, Eric Gale & Cornell Dupree: guitars

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program no. 1219

  • Start my program with guitarist Dempsey Wright, track from his lp “Wright Approach” recorded in 1958 with Richie Kamuca: tenor sax, Victor Feldman: piano, Ben Tucker: bass, Stan Levey: drums
  • Trumpeter Miles Davis, track from “Live at Tivoli, Konsertsal, Copenhagen” recorded march 24th 1960 with John Coltrane: tenor sax, Wynton Kelly: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Jimmy Cobb: drums
  • The New Orpheans, track from the cd “To Be Continued”  Ko Zuidweg: tenor sax, Rik Mol: trumpet, Marjon van Iwaarden: vocals
  • Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, track from “Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival” recorded july 8th 1959 with Bob Cranshaw: bass, Walter perkins: drums
  • Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, track from “Music is Here, Live at Studio 104, Paris”  recorded in 1973 with Junior Cook: tenor sax, George Cables: fender Rhodes, Kent Brinkley: bass, Michael Carvin: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 274/520, this week Ben’s lp “Wayfairing Webster” recorded at the Hertenkamp, Laren, September 2nd 1970 with Cees Slinger: piano, Rob Langereis: bass, John Engels: drums
  • Pianist Tommy Flanagan, track from “Live at the Meervaart” recorded august 12th 1983 with Rufus Reid: bass, Billy Hart: drums plus 2 tenor saxophonists Von Freeman and James Moody
  • The New Cool Collective, track from the new cd “30 Years Live”
  • Bassist Paul Brusger, track from his cd ”A Soul Contract” recorded in 2023 with Eric Alexander: tenor and alto sax, Steve Davis: trombone, Rick Germanson: piano, Willie Jones III: drums

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program no. 1218

  • Start my program with trumpeter Clifford Brown with alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, track from the lp “New Faces, New Sounds” recorded in 1953 with Elmo Hope : piano, Percy Heath: bass, Philly Joe Jones: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, track from “Live in France” recorded august 21st 1973 with Walter Davis Jr: piano, Yoshiaki Masuo: electric guitar, Bob Cranshaw: bass, David Lee: drums
  • Drummer Louis Hayes and tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, track from “Live in Burghauzen” recorded march 31st 1976 with Ronnie Mathews: piano, Stafford James: bass, Woody Shaw: trumpet
  • Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, track from “Live at Newport Jazz festival”  recorded july 2nd 1967 with Chick Corea: piano, Reggie Johnson: bass, Lenny McBrowne: drums
  • Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, track from his lp “Alligator Bogaloo” recorded in 1967 with Melvin Lastie: cornet, Dr. Lonnie Smith: organ, George Benson: guitar, Leo Morris: drums
  • The Leaders, track from “Live in Paris” recorded October 18th 2007 with Chico freeman: tenor sax, Bobby Watson: alto sax, Eddie Henderson: trumpet & flugelhorn, Fred Harris: piano, Buster Williams: bass, Michael Baker: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 273/520, this week Ben’s lp “King of the tenors” recorded may 21st 1953 with Barney Kessel: guitar, Oscar Peterson: piano, Ray Brown: bass, J.C.  Heard: drums
  • Trumpeter Miles Davis & pianist Tadd Dameron, track from the lp “Live in Paris”  recorded may 8th 1949 James Moody: tenor sax, Barney Spieler: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, track from the lp “Power to the People” recorded may 23rd 1969 with Herbie Hancock: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Jack DeJohnette: drums

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program no. 1217

  • Start my program with alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, track from “Live in Aalen” November 8th 1996 with Dr. Lonnie Smith: organ, Randy Johnson: guitar, Fukushi Tanaka: drums
  • Guitarist Matthew Rother Lynn, track from his cd “Introducing” recorded in 2023 with Aaron Goldberg: piano, Alexander Claffy: bass, Jimmy MacBride: drums
  • Pianist Horace Silver, track from “Live in Zurich” recorded October 18th 1962 with Blue Mitchell: trumpet, Junior Cook: tenor sax, Gene Taylor: bass, Roy Brooks: drums
  • Pianist Spike Wilner, track from the cd “Contrafactus” op Cellar Live records recorded august 17th 2023 with Paul Gill: bass, Anthony Pinciotti: drums
  • Baritone saxophonist Gerry Mullligan, track from “Live at the Philharmonic Hall N.Y.C.” recorded july 3rd 1973 with Marian McPartland: piano, Rusty Gilder:bass, Erroll Haywood: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 272/520, this week Ben’s recording “Live in Hilversum” recorded September 5th 1970 with Cees Slinger: piano, Rob Langereis: bass, John Engels: drums
  • Trumpeter Miles Davis, track from “A Rare Hometown Appearance-Live at the Jazz Villa” recorded june 1969 with George Coleman: tenor sax, Herbie Hancock: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Tony Williams: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Boots Randolph, track from the Monument lp “Sax Sational” recorded in 1967
  • Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, track from “Unissued Performances Royal Roost N.Y.C.” recorded January 8th 1949 with Kenny Dorham: trumpet, Lucky Thompson: tenor sax, Milt Jackson: vibes, Al Haig: piano, Tommy Potter: bass, Max Roach: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri, track from “Live at Avery Fisher Hall” recorded july 2nd 1975 with Eddie Martinez: keyboards, Roland Wilson: bass, Paul Metzke: guitar,Angel Malandro & Ray Mantilla: percussion, Portinho: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins, track from “Live at Erco Showroom London” recorded October 1st 1987 with Pete Jacobsen: piano, Ken Baldock: bass, Spike Wells: drums

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program no. 1216

  • Start my program with alto saxophonist Bud Shank, track from his lp “New Gold” recorded December 6th 1993 with Conte Candoli: trumpet, Bill Perkins: tenor sax, Jack Nimitz: baritone sax, John Clayton: bass, Sherman Ferguson: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Frank Foster and the All Stars “Live at Grand Hyatt N.Y.C”  recorded December 31st 1995 with Milt Jackson: vibes, George Coleman and Billy Harper: tenor saxes, Hilton Ruiz: piano, Earl May: bass, Grady Tate: drums
  • Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean “Live at Montreux” recorded july 3rd 1989 with Hotep Idris Galeta: piano, Nat Reeves: bass, Tony Reedus: drums
  • Trumpeter Miles Davis, track from the lp “At Carnegie Hall” recorded may 19th 1961 with Hank Mobley: tenor sax, Wynton Kelly: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Jimmy Cobb: drums together with the Gil Evans Orchestra
  • The Ben Webster special, track 271/520, this week Ben’s lp “Wayfaring Webster” recorded September 2nd 1970 with Cees Slinger: piano, Rob Langereis: bass, John Engels: drums
  • Vibraphonist Per Nyhaug, track from the lp “Groovin’ High” recorded march 1987
  • Tenor saxophonist Roland Kirk meets the Benny Golson Orchestra, recorded  june 11th 1963 with Harold Mabern: piano, Richard Davis: baas, Albert “Tootie” Heath: drums
  • Bassist Dave Redmond, alto saxophonist Stephane Mercier, drummer Darren Beckett their debut album on A Step by Records “Centro” recorded in 2023
  • Trumpeter Clifford Brown, track from the lp “New Star on the Horizon” recorded in 1953 with Gigi Gryce: alto sax, Charlie Rouse: tenor sax, John Lewis: piano, Percy Heath: bass, Art Blakey: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, track from “Live in Stockholm” recorded November 19th 1962 with McCoy Tyner: piano, Jimmy Garrisson: bass, Elvin Jones: drums

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program no. 1215

  • Start my program with tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, track from the new release “Live at the Tor” recorded December 3rd 2004 with Rein de Graaff: piano, Marius Beets: bass, Eric Ineke: drums
  • Drummer Art Blakey, track from “Live at Deutches Museum, Munchen” recorded November 28th 1959 with Lee Morgan: trumpet, Wayne Shorter: tenor sax, Walter Davis Jr: piano, Jimmy Merritt: bass
  • The Stan Kenton Big Band “Live in Koln” recorded September 16th 1976 with tenor soloist Roy Reynolds
  • Tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins, track from the cd “What Was Happening” recorded june 8th 1978 Pete Jacobsen: piano, Adrian Kendon: bass, Spike Wells: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 270/520 , this week Ben at Rhode Island, recorded February 18th 1964 with Junior Mance: piano, Bob Cranshaw: bass, Mickey Roker: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, “Live in Berlin” recorded November 5th 1977with John Miller: keyboards, Lloyd Davis: guitar, Gary DeBerry: bass, J.T. Lewis: drums
  • Bassist Hans Backenroth, track from his cd “Bassic Instinct”  recorded in 2009with Bernt Rosengren: tenor saxophone, Jacob Fischer: guitar, Roger Johansen: drums
  • Pianist Horace Parlan, track from “Live in Copenhagen” recorded july 8th 2001 with Niels Henning Orsted Pesdersen: bass, Ed Thigpen: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper and trumpeter Conte Candoli, track from “The Quintet” recorded june 25th 1993 with Ross Tompkins: piano, John Leitham: bass, Paul Kreibich: drums

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program no.1214

  • Start my program with the Paris Reunion Band, track from “Live at Montreux” recorded july 19th 1985 with Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece: trumpets, Slide Hampton: trombone, Nathan Davis and Johnny Griffin: tenor saxes, Kenny Drew: piano, Jimmy Woode: bass, Billy Brooks: drums
  • Two tenor saxophonists Mike Cheret and Ralph Moore, track fom the new cd “Soul Keepers” (to order this cd—go to his web site : www.michaelcheret.com ) Victor Nyberg: piano, Fred Nardin: bass, Andrea Michelutti: drums
  • Trumpeter Lee Morgan, track from the lp “Charisma” recorded September 29th 1966 with Jackie McLean: alto sax, Hank Mobley: tenor sax, Cedar Walton: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Billy Higgins: drums
  • Alto saxophonist Art Pepper, track from “Smack Up” recorded October 24th 1960 with Jack Sheldon: trumpet, Pete Jolly: piano, Jimmy Bond: bass, Frank Butler: drums
  • The ben Webster special, track 269/520  this week Ben with Art Tatum” The Quartet” recorded September 11th 1956 with Red Callender: bass, Bill Douglass: drums
  • Two tenor saxophonists Mike Cheret and Ivan Baldet, track from the cd “Tribute to Al Cohn and Zoot Sims” recorded in 2018 with Eric Maiorino: guitar, Laurent Courtois: bass, Alain  Riondet: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist James Moody + guests…”Live at the Sweet Basil” recorded December 31st 1984 with Harold Mabern: piano, Todd Coolman: bass, Eddie Gladden: drums plus the Heath Brothers Jimmy on tenor sax, Percy on bass and Albert “tootie” on drums
  • Pianist Harold Mabern, track from “Live at the Sweet Basil” recorded December 31st 1984 with Todd Coolman on bass and drummer Eddie Gladden
  • Alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, track from the lp “Presenting Cannonball” recorded in 1955 on Savoy with Nat Adderley: cornet, Hank Jones: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums
  • Guitarist Pat Martino, track from “Live at the Towwn Hall N.Y.C.” recorded march 20 1998 with Randy Brecker: trumpet, Bennie Maupin: tenor sax, Joanne Brackeen: piano, Buster Williams: bass, Al Foster: drums

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program no. 1213

  • Start my program with Essence of Funk, recorded april 1995, Tom Brown: trumpet, Bennie Maupin: tenor sax, Billy Childs: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Lenny White: drums
  • Baritone saxophonist Adam Schroeder, track from his cd “C.T. Celebrate Clark Terry” recorded in 2023 with arranger Mark Masters with Sal Lorenzo: alto sax, Bob Sheppard: tenor sax, Peter Erskine: drums
  • Tenor and soprano soprano saxophonist Michael Cheret, track from his cd “Caliente” recorded in 2021 with Alfio Origlio: acoustic and electric  piano, Brice Berrerd: bass, Elvire Jouve: drums
  • Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, track from “Live in Montreal” recorded july 3rd 1989 with Hotep Idris Galeta: piano, Nat Reeves: bass, Tony Reedus: drums
  • Baritone saxophonist Nick Brignola, track from “Downtown Athletic Club, N.Y. “recorded October 9th 1977 with Chuck Esposito: tenor sax, Sal Amico: trumpet, Jack Fragomeni: guitar, Frank Stagnitta: piano, George Kay: bass, Larry Jackson: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Michael Cheret, track from his cd “We Five” recorded july 2017 with Jim Rotondi: trumpet, Oliver Truchot: piano, Brice Berrerd: bass, Andrea Michelutti: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 268/520, this week Ben’s lp “The Soul of Ben Webster” recorded july 1958 withArt Farmer: trumpet, Harold Ashby: tenor sax, Jimmy Jones: piano, Mundell Lowe: guitar, Milt Hinton: bass, Dave Bailey: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell, track from his lp “This is Billy Mitchell” recorded in Chicago October 29th 1962 with Bobby Hutcherson: vibes, Clarence “Sleepy” Anderson:  organ, Herman Wright: bass, Otis Finch: drums
  • Baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and Thad Jones on cornet “Live at the Half Note N.Y. City” recorded January 26th 1966with Duke Pearson: piano, Reggie Workman: bass, Mel Lewis: drums
  • Composer/arranger Toshiyuki Miyama and the new herd, track from the lp “Misty” recorded july 12th 1982
  • Millennium Jazz Orchestra, track from the cd “Safety Zone” recorded june 23/24th 2013 composer/arranger Joan Reinders, Gerlo Hesselink: alto sax, Job Helmers: baritone sax, Volker Winck: tenor sax, Dirk Balthaus: piano, Bart Tarenskeen: bass, Felix Schlarmann: drums

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program no. 1212

  • Start my program with pianist Hank Jones, track from “Live in Amsterdam” recorded august 14th 1982 with George Mraz: bass, Mel Lewis: drums + Pepper Adams and Nick Brignola: baritone saxophone
  • Guitarist Louis Stewart, track from the cd “Louis the First” (on LIVIA Records)recorded September 1975 with Martin Walshe: bass, John Wadham: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, track from the lp “Another Story” recorded march 3rd 1969 with Thad Jones: trumpet & flugelhorn, Cedar Walton: piano, Buster Williams: bass, Mickey Roker: drums
  • Composer/conductor Toshiyuki Miyama, track from the cd “90th Birthday Concert” recorded January 11th 2012  recorded at the Tokyo”Bunka Kaihan Recital Hall
  • Guitarist Larry Carlton,track from his cd “At the Chetnut Cabaret” recorded august 30th 1990 with Terry Trotter: keyboards, Hollis Gentry: saxes, John Pena: bass, John Ferraro: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 267/520, this week Ben at Pescara Jazz Festival, recorded july 30th 1972 with Kenny Drew: piano, Charles Mingus: bass, Roy Brooks: drums
  • Second track from the big band from Toshiyuki Miyama
  • The Modern Jazz Quartet, track from “Live in Tokyo” recorded November 11th  1990 John Lewis: piano, Milt Jackson: vibes, Percy Heath: bass, Connie Kay: drums
  • Pianist Horace Silver, track from “Live at the Bremer Marktplatz”  recorded june 28th 1977 with Tom Harrell: trumpet, Larry Schneider: tenor sax, Chip Jackson: bass, Eddie Gladden: drums

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program no. 1211

  • Start my program with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, live in Dusseldorf, recorded December 4th 1976with Dave Samuels: vibes, Tom Fay: piano, Mike Santiago: guitar, George Duvivier: bass, Bobby Rosengarden: drums
  • Organist Freddie Roach, track from his lp “Mo’ Greens Please” recorded January 21st 1963 with Eddie Wright: guitar, Conrad Lester: tenor sax, Clarence Johnson: drums
  • The Conrad Miller Trio, track from the cd “Wild Flowers”recorded in 2023 with Coen Molenaar: piano, David De Marez Oyens: bass, Enrique Firpi: drums
  • Singer Andrea Superstein, track from the new cd on Cellar Live Records “Mother” recorded November 10th 2021 with Chris Gestrin: keyboards, Charlie Howell: bass, Dan Gaucher: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 266/520, this week Ben’s lp “Gentle Ben” recorded November 28th 1972 with Tete Montoliu: piano, Eric Peter: bass, Peer Wyboris: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, track from “Live in Warsaw” recorded October 22nd 1995 with Helio Alves: piano, Nilssen Matta: bass, Paulo Braga: drums
  • Trumpeter Jim Rotondi, track from the new cd on Cellar Live Records “Finesse” recorded September 20th 2021 with the Notes and Tones Jazz Orchestra Mario Gonzi: drums and co leader and Daniel Nosig: Co leader and trumpet/flugelhorn, Danny Grissett: piano
  • Pianist Steve Ash, new release on Cellar Live “You and the Night” recorded January 10th 2023 with Harvey S: bass, Alvester Garnett: drums
  • Alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, track from “Royal Roost N.Y.C.” recorded December 11th 1948 with Miles Davis: trumpet, Al Haig: piano, Tommy Potter: bass, Max Roach: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Spike Robinson, track from”Very Live in Boulder Colorado” recorded in 1974 with Dale Bruning: guitar, Dick Patterson: bass, Derryl  Goes: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, track from “Live at Avery Fisher Hall” recorded july 4th 1975 with Yoshiako Masuo and Nathan Page: guitars, James Benjamin: bass, Eddie Moore: drums, Robert Kenyatta: percussion

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