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program no. 1268

  • Start my program with drummer Steve Gadd, track from “Festival Jazz de Nice”  recorded july 18th 1988 with Ronnie Cuber: baritone sax, Richard Tee: piano, Cornell Dupree: guitar, Eddie Gomez: bass
  • Pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, track from the cd “Request” recorded in 2024 with Hiroshi Kagawa: bass, Toshio Osumi: drums
  • Composer/ Arranger Mark Master, track from his cd “Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance”  recorded in 2024, featuring tenor saxophonist Billy Harper
  • Bassist and on Cello Isao Suzuki, track from the lp “Hip Dancing” recorded in 1976 with Kazumi Watanabe: guitars, Fumio Karashima: fender Rhodes, Sam Jones: bass, Billy Higgins: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 323/520, this week Ben’s lp “ Baden 1972” with Dexter Gordon; tenor sax, Kenny drew: piano, Bo Stief: bass, Ed Thigpen: drums
  • Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, track from “Paris 1975—The Paris 104 Broadcast” recorded September 21st 1975 with Fred Jacobs and Richard Williams: trumpets, Dennis Wilson: trombone, Rene McLean: alto, soprano sax, Paul Moen: tenor sax, Jan Konopasek: baritone sax, Zeke Mullins: piano, Billy Mackrel: guitar, Gary Mazzaroppi: bass guitar, Jay Cummings: drums, Sam Turner: congas
  • Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, track from “Live at the Meervaart, Amsterdam” recorded august 11th 1983 with Richard Wyands: piano, Red Mitchell: bass, Akira Tana: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, track from the cd “Bird Fire- A Tribute to Charlie Parker” recorded in Paris-1979 with Everett Hollins: trumpet, Siegfried Kessler: piano, Bob Cunningham: bass, Clifford Jarvis: drums
  • Vibraphonist Milt Jackson, track from “Live at Perugia Jazz Festival” recorded july 12th 1997 with Hank Jones: piano, Ray Drummond: bass, Mickey Roker: drums
  • Frank Sinatra with the Count Basie Big Band, track from the lp “It might as well be swing” recorded in 1964, it was the first studio recording from arranger Quincy Jones!!
  • Blues Up and Down, track from ”A Battle in the Bucket” recorded November 14th 1998 with Sherman Irby: alto sax, Teddy Edwards & Stephen Riley: tenor saxes, Harry “Sweets”Edison & Nicholas Payton: trumpets, Al Grey & Lucien Barbarin: trombones, Cyrus Chestnut: piano, Ray Drummond: bass, Victor Lewis: drums, Stefon Harris: vibraphone

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program no.1267

  • Start my program with tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, track from the lp “Back to the Tracks” recorded September/October 1960 with Jackie McLean: alto sax, Blue Mitchell: trumpet, Kenny Drew: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Art Taylor: drums
  • Vibraphonist Nat Steele, track from his cd “Afternoon in Paris-The Music of John Lewis & The M.J.Q.” recorded august 29 & 30th 2023 with Scott Hamilton: tenor sax, Matyas Gayer: piano, Dave Green: bass, Steve Brown: drums
  • Vibraphonist Carl Schulze, track from the cd “April Dance” , recorded may 22 & 22nd 2003 with Jean Louis van Dam: keyboards, Martin Zand Scholten: bass guitar, Maarten Kruijswijk: drums
  • Vibraphonist Ruben Estrada, track from the cd “Get out of my Way” recorded march 16th 1996 with Henry Estrada: saxes & flute, Ruben Estrada, Jr: drums and percussion, Joe Rotondi, Jr: piano, Malcolm Ian Peters: bass, Raul Rico: congas, percussion
  • Guitarist Louis Stewart, track from the new release from Livia records “I Thought About You” recorded march 18th 1977 with John Taylor: piano, Sam Jones: bass, Billy Higgins: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 322/520, this week Ben’s Lp “Saturday Night at the Montmartre” recorded january 30th 1965 with Kenny Drew: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Alex Riel: drums
  • Hammond organist Pete Johnstone, track from his cd “Resistance is Futile” recorded October 22nd 2023 with Joe Locke: vibraphone, Tommy Smith: tenor sax, Alyn Cosker: drums
  • Trumpeter Randy Brecker with the All Stars “Live in Munster” recorded November 7th 1987with Bennie Wallace: tenor sax, Elaine Elias: piano, Dieter Ilg: bass, Peter Erskine: drums
  • Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, track from “Live at the Doelen, Rotterdam” recorded September 9th 1969 with Danny Moore, Al Porcino, Snooky Young: trumpets, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper, Cliff Heater: trombones, Jerry Dodgion, Jerome Richardson: alto saxes, Eddie Daniels and Joe Henderson: tenor saxes, Pepper Adams: baritone sax, Roland Hanna: piano, Richard Davis: bass

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program no. 1266

  • Start my program with the big band from composer/arranger Kurt Edelhagen, track from “Live in Koln” recorded December 2nd 1973 with Palle Mikkelborg: trumpet, Art Farmer: trumpet & flugelhorn, Wilton Gaynair: tenor sax, Ferdinand Povel: alto sax, Rob Franken: piano, Ray Russell: guitar, Frank Ricotti: percussion
  • Composer/arranger Mark Masters, track from “Sam Rivers 100”featuring tenorist Billy Harper, Jeff Colella: piano, Chris Calangelo: bass, Kendal Kay: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, track from “Montery Jazz Festival” recorded july 1966 with Larry Vuckovich: piano, Don Moore: bass, Elvin Jones: drums
  • Pianist Tommaso Perazzo, track from the cd “Portrait of a Moment” with Buster Williams on bass, drummer Marcello Cardillo recorded in 2024
  • Tenor saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins, track from “Newport Jazz Festival” recorded july 6th 1963 with Paul Bley: piano, Henry Grimes: bass, Roy McCurdy: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 321/520 this week Ben’s lp “Tenor Titans” recorded march 23rd 1972 with Ben and Dexter Gordon on tenor sax, Thomas Clausen: piano, Bo Stief: bass, Alex Riel: drums
  • Tenorist Don Byas and trumpeter Bill Coleman, track from “Jazz Sessions in Paris” recorded January 6th 1949 with Geo Daly: vibes, Michel de Viller: alto sax
  • Tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, recorded October 30th 1980 with Sal Mosca: piano, Eddie Gomez: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums
  • Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Big Band, track from “Live in Ulm” recorded December 10th 1969 with Jimmy Knepper: trombone, Joe Henderson: tenor sax, Pepper Adams: baritone sax, Jimmy McGriff: organ, Roland Hanna: piano, Richard Davis: bass
  • Van McCoy (piano), track from the cd “The Real McCoy” recorded in 1976 with STUFF, Richard Tee: keyboards, Eric Gale: guitar, Gordon Edwards: bass, Steve Gadd: drums, Crusher Bennett: percussion

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program no. 1265

  • Start my program with pianist George Cables, track from “plays the music of Dexter Gordon” with Brandon Lee: trumpet, Dezron Douglas: bass, Victor Lewis: drums, Joe Locke: vibes, Walter Blanding: tenor sax recorded February 27th 2013
  • Track 2 and 6 are from guitarist Louis Stewart, new release on Liviarecords “I Thought About You” recorded march 17th 1977 with John Taylor: piano, Sam Jones: bass, Billy Higgins: drums
  • Track 3 and 7 you’ll hear a fantasic vibraphonist Nat Steele, his new cd “Afternoon in Paris” recorded august 29/30th 2023 with Scott Hamilton on tenor saxophone, Matyas Gayer: piano, Dave Green: bass, Steve Brown: drums
  • Tenor and soprano saxophonist Paul Heller, track from his cd “Special edition vol.2”  recorded October 24th 2011 with Olaf Polziehn: piano, John Goldsby: bass, Al Foster: drums
  • The Ben Webster special, track 320/520this week Ben’s lp “First Concert in Denmark” recorded January 10th 1965 with  Kenny Drew: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Alex Riel: drums
  • Hammond organist Raphael Wressnig, track from his new cd “Committed” recorded june 11/12th 2024 with Enrico Crivellaro: guitars, Hans Jurgen Bart: drums
  • Pianist Frank Amsallem, track from his cd “The Summer Knows” recordedjune 18th 2024 with David Wong: bass, Kush Abadey: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins and trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, track from the new cd on Jazz in Britain “Endangered Spiecies” recorded in 1989 with Pete Jacobsen: piano, Kenny Baldock: bass, Spike Wells: drums
  • As you’ll hear it’s a NON STOP program……hope to be back soon (physical complaints—hope to be able to use my arm fully again soon!!!!!!!!!)

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program no. 1264

  • Start my program with percussionist Jeroen de Rijk, track from the cd “Two to Tango” on this track Hammond organist Carlo de Wijs is featured
  • Next track and track 7 drummer/vibraphonist and on this cd pianist Andy Gutte & Hi-Fly Jazz Unit “Live in Bucken” recorded January 26th 2025 with Karsten Gohde: tenor & soprano sax and flute, Ulli Fuller: bass, Peter Lomba: drums
  • Drummer Brian Melvin track from the cd “Beetle Jazz” also track 8 with David Kikoski: piano and bassist Boris Kozlov  recorded february 8th 2025
  • Tenor saxophonist Paul Heller, track from his cd “Special Edition, vol.1” with Michael Abene: piano, John Goldsby: bass, John Engels: drums
  • Dutch super band VLOT, Luuk de Vries: saxes, clarinet and flute, Remi Keupink: trumpet, flugelhorn, bass trombone, Igor Herstel: keyboards, Remco van Vugt: basses, Ramses Hooijmeijer: drums, percussion
  • The Ben Webster special, track 319/520, this week the lp “Music with Feeling” recorded September 9th 1955
  • Bassist Ronan Guilfoyle, track from the new release on LIVIARECORDS “At Swing Two Birds” with Sam Norris on alto sax, Chris Guilfoyle on guitar, Darren Beckett: drums
  • Tenor saxophonist Rinus Groeneveld, track from the cd “Wild Orchid” with Nick van den Bos: piano and organ, Eric Barkman: bass, Roberto Haliffi: drums, percussion  recorded in 1999
  • Hammond organist and pianist Jermaine Landsberger track from the cd “Getting Blazzed” recorded may 2008 with Andreas Oberg: guitar, James Genus: bass, Harvey Mason: drums, Gary Meek: saxes
  • As you’ll hear it’s a NON STOP program……hope to be back soon (physical complaints—hope to be able to use my arm fully again soon!!!!!!!!!)

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program no. 1263

  • Start my program with a special about tenor saxophonist(and flute) //vibraphonist Edward Brian Hayes…..TUBBY HAYES january 30th 1935 ///june 8th 1973
  • First track is from Boppin’ and Hoppin’ recorded may and june 1960
  • (2)Dixieland and after BBC Jazz Saturday at Royal Albert Hall, London march 28th 1959
  • (3)Tubby’s Quintet spring 1957 with Hank Shaw: trumpet, Dill Jones: piano, Lennie Bush: bass, Bill Eyden: drums
  • (4)Vic Lewis and his Orchestra recorded January 5th 1954
  • The Ben Webster special track 318/520, this week Ben’s lp “Live at the Haarlemse Jazzclub” recorded may 9th 1972 with Tete Montoliu: piano, Rob Langereis: bass, Tony Inzalaco: drums
  • (5)New release from Jazz in Britain “The Tubby Hayes Quintet—Antibes 1962” with Jimmy Deuchar: trumpet, Gordon Beck: piano, Freddy Logan: bass, Allen Ganley: drums
  • (6)Tubbs with the Kurt Edelhagen All Star Band, recorded at Duisburg Jazz Festival june 7th 1959
  • (7)The Daily Mail International Festival All Stars, recorded in Londonjune 6th 1963 with Shake Keane: trumpet, John Dankworth & Joe Harriott: alto sax, Tubbs on tenor, Alan  Branscombe: piano, Coleridge Goode: bass, Allan Ganley: drums
  • (8)Track from “Dancing in the Dark” recorded “The Dancing Slipper, Nottingham” February 12th 1964 with Jimmy Deuchar: trumpet, Terry Shannon: piano, Freddy Logan: bass, Allan Ganley: drums
  • (9)Tubbs in Scandinavia, recorded at Guldhattan, Stockholmfebraury 18th 1972 with Staffan Abeleen: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Alex Riel: drums
  • (10)The Orchestra, recorded july 1969 with Spike Wells on drums, Alan Branscombe on piano & vibraphone, Ron Mathewson: bass

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program no.1262

  • Start my program with the Timeless All Stars, track from “Blue Note-Marseille” recorded march 1st  1982 with Cedar Walton: piano, Buster Williams: bass, Billy Higgins: drums, Bobby Hutcherson: vibes, Curtis Fuller: trombone, Harold Land: tenor sax
  • Guitarist John Basile, track from the cd “The Desmond Project” recorded in 1997 with alto saxophonist Allen Mezquida, David Finck: bass, Payton Crossley: drums
  • Composer/arranger Jim McNeely, track from the new cd “Primal Colors” recorded in 2024 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and Radio Big Band
  • Baritone saxophonist Sahib Shihab, track from the lp “Companionship 2” recorded in 1967 with Francy Boland: piano, Jimmy Woode: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums, Joe Harris: percussion, Fats Sadi: vibes
  • The Ben Webster special, track 317/520 this week Ben’s lp ”B.W.  plays Duke Ellington” recorded at Pori Jazz festival, Finland july 14th  1967 with Kenny Drew: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Albert “Tootie” Heath: drums
  • Bassist Ron Carter, track from “Anything Goes” recorded june 1975 with Randy Brecker: trumpet, Michael Brecker: tenor sax, David Sanborn: alto sax, Hubert Laws: flute, Don Grolnick: electric piano, Richard Tee: organ, Eric Gale: guitar, Jimmy Madison: drums, Ralph MacDonald: percussion
  • Melanie Bong (vocals) track from her cd “Gypsy dream” recorded in 2002 with Johannes Enders: tenor sax, Fritz Pauer: piano, Christian Diener: bass, Rick Hollander: drums, Nino Mureskie: percussion
  • Guitarist Lee Ritenour, track from “Captain Fingers” recorded in 1977 with Ray Parker Jr: rhythm guitar, Bill Champlin: vocals, David Foster: electric piano, Mike Pocaro: bass, Jeff Pocaro: drums, Steve Forman: percussion
  • The Dutch Jazz Ensemble, track from the new cd on O.A.P. Records ”The Cole Porter Notes” recorded in 2024 with Paul van der Feen: alto sax, KeesKamphuis: trumpet, Eric Prud’homme: guitar, Remco Hofman: piano, Willem van Wijngaarden: bass, Barry Olthof: drums
  • Pianist Jim Doherty, track from the new release on Liviarecords “Spondance” recorded september 1986 with Louis Stewart: guitar, Bobby Shew: trumpet & flugelhorn, Bob Sheppard: alto sax, Gordon Brisker: tenor sax, Randy Aldcroft: trombone, TomWarrington: bass, Billy Mintz: drums and percussion
  • Tenor saxophonist Michael Buckley, track from the new release on Liviarecords “Ebb and Flow” recorded january 2024 with Greg Felton: piano, Barry Donohue: bass, Shane O” Donovan: drums

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program no. 1261

  • Start my program with Studio Trieste, lp on CTI , recorded april 1982 with Chet Baker: trumpet and flugelhorn, Jim Hall & Jack Wilkins: guitar, Hubert Laws: flute, Kenny Barron & Jorge Dalto: keyboards, Sammy Figuroa: percussion, Steve Gadd: drums, Gary King: electric bass, George Mraz: acoustic bass
  • Alto saxophonist Benny Carter and the Swing All Stars, track from “Live at Theatre Antique, Vienna” recorded july 2nd 1991 with Harry “sweets” Edison: trumpet, Al Grey: trombone, Marian McPartland: piano, Milt Hinton: bass, Louis Bellson: drums
  • Bassist Ronan Guilfoyle ( Ronan is a major figure on the Irish jazz scene with an international reputation as a performer/teacher and composer)track from his cd on Liviarecords “At Swing,  two Birds” recorded in October 2023 with his son Chris on guitar, Sam Norris: alto sax, Darren Beckett: drums
  • Singer Melanie Bong, track from her cd “Gipsy Fire” recorded in 2018 with Lulo Reinhardt: guitars, Tizian Jost: piano, organ & vibes, Eduardo “Dudu” Penz: bass, percussion, Bastian Jutte: drums, percussion
  • The Ben Webster special, track 316/520 this week Ben’s  lp “My Man—Live at Montmartre 1973” on SteepleChase with Ole Kock Hansen: piano, Bo Stief: bass. Alex Riel: drums
  • JHIMP, Dutch fusion band with their first cd “Groundwork Up” Saxophones: Jan van Oort, Paul Vermeulen: keyboards, Mario Vleugels: basses, Henry Litjes: drums ( to order this cd/MP3go to janvanoort@kunstoort.nl )
  • Native Son, track from the lp “Coast to Coast” on JVC records recorded in 1980 “at the Baked Potato” Takehiro Honda: keyboards, Romy Kinoshita: electric bass, Hiroshi Murakami: drums, Motonobu Ohde: guitar, Kohsuke Mine: tenor sax, Hiroshi Fukumura: trombone
  • Crystal Green, track from the lp “Rainbow” recorded may 11th 1976 with Michael Brecker: tenor sax, Will Boulware: keyboards, Cornell Dupree and Eric Gale: guitars, Gordon Edwards: bass, Steve Gadd: drums, Ralph MacDonald: percussion
  • Second track from the Dutch fusion band “Jhimp”
  • Drummer Akira Jimbo, track from “Mutiny” recorded in 2016 with Abraham Laboriel: bass, Otmaro ruiz: keyboards, Allen Hinds: guitar, Richard Elliot: tenor sax
  • Alto saxophonist Toshiyuki Honda, track from “Shangri-La” recorded april 8th 1982 with Larry Williams: keyboards, Neil Stubenhaus: bass, Ndugu: drums, Steve Foreman: percussion, Bill Reichenbach: trombone, Gary Grant and Jerry Hey: trumpets

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program no. 1260

  • Start my program with “Monday Night at Birdland” recorded april 21st 1958 with Lee Morgan: trumpet, Curtis Fuller: trombone, Hank Mobley & Billy Root: tenor saxes, Ray Bryant: piano, Tommy Bryant: bass, Charles “Specs” Wright: drums
  • Tony Coe’s  Axel “What say we play Today” recorded at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz club in 1978 with Tony on clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano and tenor sax, Bob Cornford; piano, Phil Lee: guitar, Chris Laurence: bass, Trevor Tompkins: drums ( release on Jazz in Britain)
  • Drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, track from “TBS TV Studio Tokyo” recorded November 1st 1961 with Lee Morgan: trumpet, Wayne Shorter: tenor sax, Bobby Timmons: piano, Jimmy Merritt: bass + Japanese Big Band
  • Alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, track from “Live at the Half Note N.Y.C.” recorded may 23rd 1965 with his brother Nat on cornet, Joe Zawinul: piano, Sam Jones: bass, Louis Hayes: drums and on tenor sax: Charles Lloyd
  • The Ben Webster special, track 315/520 this week Ben’s  lp “Days of Wine and Roses” recorded September 5th 1965
  • Bassist Rodney Jordan, track from the cd “Memphis Blue” recorded in 2024 with Melvin Jones: trumpet, Mark Sterbank: saxes, Louis Heriveaux: piano, Quinten E Baxter: drums
  • The Fania All Stars, track from “Latin-Soul-Rock” recorded in 1974 with Mongo Santamaria & Ray Barretto: congas, Nicky Marrero: timbales, Billy Cobham: drums, Larry Harlow: piano, Manu Dibango: tenor sax
  • Pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, track from his cd “Ma Memoire” recorded in 1981 with Getao Takahashi: electric bass, Shuichi Murakami: drums, Pecker: percussion
  • Trumpeter Donald Byrd, track from “live in Paris” recorded October 22nd 1958 with Bobby Jaspar: tenor sax, Walter Davis, Jr: piano, Doug Watkins: bass, Art Taylor: drums
  • Pianist Ahmad Jamal, track from “Live in Zurich” recorded October 26th 2001 with the one and only George Coleman on tenor sax, James Cammack: bass, Idris Muhammad: drums

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program no.1259

  • Start my program  with the Empress, track from the cd “Square One” on Cellar Live Records, recorded april 11& 12th 2024 with Pereum Jin: alto and soprano sax, Erena Terakubo: alto sax, Chelsea Baratz: tenor sax, Lauren Sevian: baritone sax, Steve Ash: piano, Joey Ranieri: bass, Pete van Nostrand: drums
  • Tenor and soprano saxophonist Eric Alexander, track from the new cd op Cellar Live Records ”Chicago to New York” with Mike LeDonne: piano, Dennis Carroll: bass, George Fludas: drums
  • On Fender Rhodes Bill Laurance, track from “Rhodes MK 8 Sessions” recorded in 2024
  • The Ben Webster special, track 313/520 this week Ben’s  lp ”At The Renaissance” recorded October 14th 1960 with Jimmy Rowles: piano, Jim Hall: guitar, Red Mitchell: bass, Frank Butler: drums
  • Track 2 from the new cd Eric Alexander “Chicago to New York”
  • Guitarist/vocalist Paul Pigat presents “Cousin Harley” new release on Cellar Live Records recorded in 2024 Jeremy Holmes: bass, Jesse Cahill: drums, Chris Gestrin: piano & organ, Derry Byrne: trumpet, Cory weeds: tenor sax, Jerry Cook: tenor and baritone sax
  • Tenor saxophonists Cory weeds and Nick Hempton, track from “Horns Locked” on Cellar Live Records recorded in 2024 with Nick Peck: Hammond B3, Jesse Cahill: drums
  • Triology, track from the new cd on Cellar Live records ”The Slow Road” recorded june 30th 2024 with Miles Black: piano, Bill Coon: guitar, Jodi Proznick: bass, Scott Hamilton: tenor sax
  • Track 2 from The Empress “Square One”
  • Tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate, track from the cd “Tate’s  Delight” recorded September 25th 1982 Tate plus White Label: Ole Matthiesson: piano, Niels Praesholm: bass, Ove Rex: drums, Poul Valdemar Pedersen: trumpet, Jens Sondergaard: alto sax
  • The Dave Robbins Big Band, track from the new recording from Cellar Live Records “Happy Faces” (Real to Real) recorded in 1963 with Robbins on trombone, Fraser MacPherson: tenor sax

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