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program no. 1273
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August 3, 2025
- Start my program the CTI All Stars, track from “Live in Munchen” recorded august 1972 Stanley Turrentine: tenor sax, Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, Bob James: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Jack DeJohnette: drums
- Drummer Diego Pinera, track from the new cd “Evidence” recorded in 2025 with John Patitucci on bass and pianist David Kikoski
- Trumpeter and on flugelhorn Chuck Mangione, track from the lp “Alive” recorded in 1972 with Gerry Niewood: tenor sax, Tony Levin: electric bass, Steve Gadd on drums
- The Duke Ellington Big Band, track from “Live at Sal Pleyel-Paris” recorded January 29th 1966 with a fantastic feature for tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves
- The Ben Webster special, track 328/520this week Ben’s lp “At Jazzhus Montmartre, vol.1” recorded January 30th 1965 with Kenny Drew: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Alex Riel: drums
- Trumpeter Chuck Mangione, track from the lp “The Jazz Brothers” recorded march 8th 1961 with Gap Mangione: piano, Sal Nistico: tenor sax, Steve Davis: bass, Roy McCurdy: drums
- Tenorists Ronnie Scott and Johnny Griffin, track from “Live in Hamburg” recorded april 30th 1965 with Martial Solal: piano, Michel Goudry: bass, Ronnie Stephenson: drums
- Hammond organist Reuben Wilson, track from the lp “The Sweet Life” recorded in 1975 with Lloyd Davis: guitar, Mickey Bass: bass, Thomas Derrick: drums, Ramon Morris: tenor sax, Bill Hardman: trumpet
- Saxophonist John Helliwell, track from “Super Big Tramp Band” recorded in 2024 with Rob Buckland leader and alto sax
- The Montreux Summit, track from” M.S. vol.1” recorded july 24th 1977 with Woody Shaw, Dexter Gordon, Thijs van Leer, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Getz, Hubert Laws, Bob James, Eric gale, Alphonso Johnson, Billy Cobham, Steve Khan, Ralph MacDonald, George Duke, Benny Golson
program no. 1272
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July 27, 2025
- Start my program tenor saxophonists Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, track from “Live at Stampen-Stockholm” recorded november 24th 1974 with Horace Parlan: piano, Hugo Rasmussen: bass, Sven-Erik Norregaard: drums
- Pianist Kirk Lightsey, track from “Live at Le Village, Paris” with Riccardo Del Fra: bass, Sangoma Everett: drums, Jerry Gonzalez: trumpet, Charles Davis: tenor sax
- Pianist Bill Evans, track from “Festival de Jazz-Nice” recorded july 7th 1978 with Marc Johnson: bass, Philly Joe Jones: drums
- Pianist Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven, track from “Live at the Liederhalle-Stuttgart” recorded august 20th 1972 with Roy Eldridge: trumpet, Al Grey: trombone, Eddie ”Lockjaw” Davis: tenor sax, Freddie Green: guitar, Norman Keenan: bass, Harold Jones: drums
- Montery Jazz Festival All Stars, recorded September 1967 with Illinois Jacquet: tenor sax, John Lewis: piano, Ray Brown: bass, Louie Bellson: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 327/520 this week Ben’s lp “Live in Norway” recorded in 1970 with Tore Sandnaes: piano, Bjorn Alterhaug: bass, Kjell Johansen: drums
- The Conrad Miller trio, track from the new release ( September 2025) Night Dreamer with Coen Molenaar: piano, David de Marez Oyens: bass, Mark Eshuis: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Von Freeman, track from “blowing in from Chicago” recorded august 6th 1991 with John Young: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Bliiy Higgins: drums and special guest tenorist Johnny Griffin
- Pianist McCoy Tyner, track from “Live in Vienna” recorded july 7th 1998 with Gary Bartz: alto sax, Claudio Roditi: trumpet, Steve Turre: trombone, Avery Sharpe: bass, Aaron Scott: drums, Johnny Martin: timbales, Giovanni Hidalgo: congas
program no. 1271
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July 20, 2025
- Start my program tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, track from “Live at Montmartre” recorded January 29th 1986 with Joanne Brackeen, Kim Clark: bass, Keith Gillgo: drums
- Thad Jones/ Mel Lewis Big Band, track from “Live at the Philharmonie- Berlin” recorded November 2nd 1978with Dick Oats: alto sax, Rich Perry: tenor sax, Charles Davis: baritone sax, Jim McNeely: piano, Jesper Lundgaard: bass
- On Flugelhorn Chuck Mangione, track from the lp “70 Miles Young” recorded in 1982 with Chris Vadala: tenor sax, Don Grolnick: piano, David Spinozza: guitar, John Tropea: guitar, Charles Meeks: bass, James Bradley, Jr: drums, Paulinho Da Costa: percussion
- Guitarist Al Di Meola, track from “Live at the Palladium” recorded may 5th 1978 with Barry Miles: keyboards, Anthony Jackson: bass, Steve Gadd: drums, Mingo Lewis & Eddie Colon: percussion
- The Ben Webster special, track 326/520 this week Ben’s cd “Johnny Come Lately” recorded February 2nd 1973 ( release on Dutch Jazz Archive) Piet Noordijk : alto sax, Irv Rochlin: piano, Rob Langereis: bass, Tony Inzalaco: drums
- Fusion from Casiopea, track from the new cd “P’4- finale” recorded in 2024 with Issei Noro: guitar, Yoshihiro Naruse: bass, Yoshinori Imai: drums, Kiyomi Otaka: keyboards
- Vibraphonist tony Miceli, track from his cd “Nico’s dream” recorded in 2024 with Paul Bollenback: guitars, Lee Smith : bass, Byron Landham: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins, track from “The Endangered Spiecies” release on Jazz in Britain recorded march 21st 1982 with Pete Jacobsen: piano, Kenny Baldock: bass, Spike Wells: drums
- The Empress, track from the cd “Square One” on Cellar Live Records recorded in 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
program no. 1270
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July 13, 2025
- Start my program tenor saxophonist Oliver Nelson with trumpeter Joe Newman, track from the lp “Mainstem” recorded august 25th 1961 with Hank Jones: piano, George Duvivier: bass, Charlie Persip: drums, Ray Barretto: congas
- Bari-ed Alive , track from the new cd “Put it There” recorded in 2024 with Alex Dean, Shirantha Beddage, Chris Gale on baritone saxes, Jeff McLeod: hammond B3, Andrew Scott: guitars, Morgan Childs: drums
- Drummer Billy Higgins and his All Stars, track from “Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival-L.A.” recorded june 13th 1998 with Harold Land: tenor sax, Charles McPherson: alto sax, Oscar Brashear: trumpet, Billy Childs: piano, Jeff Littleton: bass
- On the alto and soprano sax you’ll hear Kasper Rietkerk, track from his new cd” The Happy Worrier” with John Parricelli: guitars, Tom Herbert: basses, Jonah Evans: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 325/520 this week Ben’s recording with drummer Gene Krupa recorded September 27th 1953
- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, track from “Live in Portland” recorded September 23rd 1983 with Clifton Anderson: trombone, Bobby Broom: guitar, Russell Blake: electric bass, Tommy Campbell: drums
- Bassist Joan Chamorro, track from the cd “Tenor Summit” recorded in 2024 withScott Hamilton, Joel Frahm, Marcal Perramon and Joan Marti on tenor saxes, Pau Carcia: piano, Arnau Julia: drums
- Pianist Juraj Stanik, track from the cd “Sequence” recorded December 12/13th 2024 with Frans van der Hoeven: bass, Joost van Schaik: drums
- Hammond organist Charles Earland, track from “Live at the Green door, Chicago” recorded December 31st 1994 with eric Alexander: tenor sax, Lew Soloff: trumpet, Dave Sampson: guitar, Vince Ector: drums
program no. 1269
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July 6, 2025
- Start my program tenor saxophonists King Curtis and Sam “The Man” Taylor, track from the lp “It’s Party time with King Curtis” recorded January 5th 1962 with Ernie Hayes: organ, Paul Griffin: piano, Billy Butler: guitar, Jimmy Lewis: bass, Ray Lucas: drums
- Composer/arranger and keyboards Lalo Schifrin, track from the lp “Black Widow” recordd march 29-30Th 1976 with Anthony Jackson: bass, Andy Newmark: drums,Don Alias: percussion, Eric Gale: guitar, Joe Farrell: saxes, Hubert Laws: flute, Pepper Adams: baritone sax
- Jazz at the Philharmonic—Live in Amsterdam ( The Dutch Jazz Archive Series) recorded November 19th1960 with Dizzy Gillespie: trumpet, Leo Wright: alto sax, Stan Getz: tenor sax, J.J. Johnson: trombone, Lalo Schifrin: piano, Art Davis: bass, Chuck Lampkin: drums
- Pianist Cedar Walton, track from “Live at the New Morning, Paris” recorded may 29th 1984 with Eddie Harris: tenor sax, David Williams: bass, Idris Muhammad: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, track from “Starry Night-Portland” recorded September 29th 1983 with Clifton Anderson: trombone, Bobby Broom: guitar, Russell Blake: bass, Tommy Campbell: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 324/520, this week Ben’s recording “Live in Vienna” recorded may 2nd 1972 accompanied by local musicians
- Guitarist Kenny Burrell, track from “Friends of Jazz—Laguna Beach” recorded December 1st 1979 with Jerome Richardson: saxes, Conte Candoli: trumpet, Art Hillery: piano, Leroy Vinnegar: bass, Shelly Manne: drums
- Tenor and alto saxophonist Oliver Nelson & Alto saxophonist and bass Clarinet Eric Dolphy, track from the lp “Straight Ahead” recorded march 1st 1961 with Richard Wyands: piano, George Duvivier: bass, Roy Haynes: drums
- Tenor saxophonists George Coleman and Johnny Griffin, track from “Live in Bergamo” recorded February 9th 1995 with Mulgrew Miller: piano, Richie Goods: bass, Kariem Riggins: drums
program no. 1268
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June 29, 2025
- 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
program no.1267
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June 22, 2025
- 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