Shows:
- I´ll start my program with organist Jimmy Smith, track from his lp “Home Cookin’ “recorded july 15th 1958 with Percy France: tenor sax, Kenny Burrell: guitar, Donald Bailey: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Jack Sels, track from his lp “Minor Works” recorded in 1958 with Jean Fanis: piano, Jean Warland: bass, Rudy Frankel: drums
- Arranger/Conductor Dennis Farnon, track from “Caution!! Men Swinging” recorded in L.A. 1956 with Jack Dumont & Brian Farnon: alto sax, Ted Nash & Gene Cipriano: tenor sax, Chuck Genrty: baritone sax, Howard Roberts: guitar, Lou Levy: piano, Clif Hils: bass, Alvin Stoller: drums
- Drummer Oliver Jackson, track from the cd “The Definitive Black and Blue Sessions” recorded February 28th 1979 with Cliff Smalls: piano, Leonard Gaskin: bass
- The Duke Ellington big band , track from the cd “Three Suites” recorded may 1960, part. 1: Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite
- Pianist Stan Tracey, track from “The 1959 Sessions” with Kenny Napper: double bass, Phil Seamen: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Percy France, track from “Flamingo Café” recorded march 23rd 1986 with Bob Neloms: piano, Leonard Gaskin: bass, Rudy Lawless: drums ( this is an especially rare example of Percy performing a Sonny Rollins composition…”Sonnymoon for Two” )
- The Ben Webster special, track 179/520, this week “Ben at Ronnie Scott’s Club—The Punch” recorded December 11th 1964 with Stan Tracey: piano, Rick Laird: bass, Jackie Dougan: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Jack Sels, track from the lp “Minor Works” recorded in Brussels 1964 with Saxorama ( Phillip Catherine on guitar, Al Jones on drums)
- Big band from Charlie Barnet “The Capitol Big Band Sessions” recorded august 16th 1949 with Manny Albam: baritone sax, Charlie Barnet: Alto and tenor sax, Claude Wiliamson: piano, Eddie Safranski: bass, Tiny Kahn: drums
- On violin you’ll hear Stephane Grappell with Phil Woods on alto sax, recorded september 22nd 1987 with Marc Fosset: guitar, John Burr: bass, Louis Bellson: drums
- The Atlantic Family at Montreux, recorded in 1977 Herbie Mann: flute, Jaroslav Jakubovic: soprano sax, Sonny Fortune & David Newman: alto sax, Dick Morrissey, Molly Duncan, Klaus Doldinger: tenor sax, Roger Ball: keyboards, Onnie McIntyre, Hamish Stuart & Jim Mullen: guitars, Alan Gorrie: bass, Steve Ferrone: drums, Raphael Cruz & Sammy Figuroa: percussion
- I´ll start my program with guitarist Thorgeir Stubo, track from his album “The End of a Tune” recorded april 28th 1986 with Ivar Antonsen: piano, Jesper Lundgaard: bass, Ole Jacob Hansen: drums, Art Farmer: flugelhorn ( They say it’s wonderful )
- Pianist Jan Lundgren track from his cd “Les Parapluies De Cherbourg” recorded December 3rd 2003 with Jesper Lundgaard: bass, Alex Riel: drums ( Under Paris Skies )
- Trio Circle: Magnus Dolerud: Saxes, Hans Backenroth: bass, Oscar Johansson-Were: drums recorded in 2021 ( It’s Allright with Me )
- Composer/Arranger Pete Rugolo , track from the lp “10 Saxophones and 2 Basses” recorded November 8th 1961 ( Come Back to Sorrento )
- Pianist Jan Johansson with Georg Riedel, track from “in Hamburg” recorded march 14th 1973 with Arne Domnerus: clarinet, Rune Gustafsson: guitar, Georg Riedel: bass ( Har Kommer Pippi Langstrump )
- The Ben Webster special, track 178/520, this week “Wayfaring Webster” recorded September 2nd 1970 with Cees Slinger: piano, Rob Langereis: bass, John Engels: drums (Previously unissued radio recordings from Holland) ( Perdido )
- Composer/arranger Pete Rugolo, track from his album “TV’s top Themes” recorded February 26th 1962 with Milt Bernhardt, Jack Sheldon, Mel Lewis,Paul Horn & Conte Candoli ( Theme from Bonanza )
- Pianist Randy Waldman, track from his album “UnReel” recorded in 2000 with John Patitucci: bass, Vinnie Colaiuta: drums, Ernie Watts: tenor sax, Bob McChesney: trombone ( America )
- The Stan Kenton Orchestra with a recording from December 21st 1947 but add: The Metronome All Stars ( Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Nat King Cole, Billy Bauer, Buddy Rich ( Journey to Brasil )
- The Concord All Stars: Scott Hamilton: tenor sax, Warren Vache: trumpet, Cal Collins: guitar, Ross Tompkins: piano, Monty Budwig: bass, Jake Hanna: drums track from the 2-record set “Concord Super Band live in Tokyo” recorded in 1979 ( Blue Lester )
- The Boy Edgar Big Band, track from the cd “Return” live recordings 1965-1966 ( Play the Game Now )
- I´ll start my program with guitarist Thorgeir Stubo track from his lp “Flight” recorded june 9th 1985 with Ivar Antonsen: piano, Jesper Lundgard: bass, Alex Riel: drums ( Flight )
- Composer/Arranger Pete Rugolo track from his lp “Music for Hi-Fi Bugs” recorded july 9th 1956 with Pete Candoli, Buddy Childers,Don Fagerquist: trumpets, Milt Bernhart,Herbie Harper & Frank Rosolino: trombones,John Cave & Vincent DeRosa: French Horn, Harry Klee & Ronnie Lang: alto sax, Gene Cipriano & Dave Pell: tenor sax, Chuck Genrty: baritone sax, Russ Freeman: piano, Howard Roberts: guitar, Joe Mondragon: bass, Shelly Manne: drums, Larry Bunker: vibes ( Oscar and Pete’s Blues )
- Drummer Snorre Kirk track from his cd “Going Up” recorded in 2021 with Stephen Riley & Jan Harbeck: tenor sax, Magnus Hjorth: piano, Anders Fjeldsted: bass, Snorre on drums ( Streamline )
- Bassist Jesper Lundgard track from his lp “J.L. trio plays Cornelis” recorded October 29th 2006 with Niclas Knudsen: guitar, Hans Ulrik: tenor sax ( Telegram for a bombed Village )
- The Ben Webster special, track 177/520 now Ben with Dexter Gordon, track from “Tenor Titans” recorded august 1969 with Kenny Drew: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Bjarne Rostvold: drums ( In a Mellow Tone )
- On trumpet you’ll hear Erik Palmberg, track from his cd “In Between” recorded in 2021 with Anton Dromberg: piano, Niklas Wennstrom: bass, Sebastian Voegler: drums ( The Lighthouse )
- Composer/Arranger Pete Rugolo track from the lp “Rugolo plays Kenton” recorded October 25th 1958 with Bob Cooper,Bud Shank, Chuck Gentry, Dave Pell: saxes, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, Harry Betts: tromboes, Al Porcino, Buddy Childers, Don Fagerquist, Ollie Mitchell: trumpets, Red Callender: tuba, Claude Williamson: piano, Don Bagley: bass, Shelly Manne: drums, Howard Roberts: guitar ( Painted Rhyhm )
- Pianist Teddy Wilson and his orchestra recorded October 21st 1936 with Billie Holiday, Vido Musso, Ben Webster, Gene Krupa ( Who Loves You )
- Pianist Bob James, track from his lp “Feel Like Making Live” recorded in 2021 with Michael Palazzolo: bass, Billy Kilson: drums ( Avalabop )
- The Kenny Clarke/ Francy Boland Big Band track from the lp “Off Limits” recorded September 30th 1970 with Art Farmer, Dusko Gojkovic, Ake Persson, Eric van Lier, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott, Sahib Shihab ( Wintersong )
- Vibraphonist Terry Gibbs track from “Smoke Em Up” recorded july 30th 1978 with Bob Cooper: tenor sax, Conte Candoli: trumpet, Lou Levy: piano, Bob Magnusson: bass, Jimmie Smith: drums ( Townhouse )
- I´ll start my program with the Buddy Rich big band, track from “Big Swing Face” recorded at the Chez Club Hollywood February 25th 1967 with Ernie Watts on alto sax (Apples)
- The Stan Kenton Big Band, track from the lp “The Creative World of Stan Kenton” recorded December 22nd 1947 with (soloist)Jack Costanzo: bongos, Chico Alvarez: trumpet, Bob Cooper: tenor sax, Eddie Bert: trombone, Art Pepper: alto sax, Al Porcino: trumpet, Stan Kenton: piano, Eddie Safranski: bass, Shelly Manne: drums (Harlem Holiday)
- Guitarist Thorgeir Stubo, track from his lp “Live at Jazz Alive” recorded in Oslo September 7th 1983 with Bernt Rosengren: tenor sax, Egil Kapstad: piano, Terje Venaas: bass, Egil Johansen: drums ( My Shining Hour)
- Guitarist Alexander Brott track from his album “The Aesthetic Attitude” recorded December 2020 with Stefano Doglioni: bass clarinet, Ari Roland: bass, Keith Balla: drums ( 2 tracks this week Mosaic and Shake)
- Nueva Manteca 2 tracks from the new cd “Art” a tribute to Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers with Ben van den Dungen: Tenor and Soprano Sax, Oscar Cordero: trumpet, Marc Bischoff: piano, Samuel Ruiz: bass, Enrique Firpi: drums, Nils Fischer: congas, percussion (Blues March & Dat Dere)
- The Ben Webster special track 176/520 now his lp “Ben Webster ad Associates” recorded in N.Y. City april 9th 1959 Roy Eldridge: trumpet, Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson & Ben Webster: tenor sax, Jimmy Jones: piano, Les Spann: guitar, Ray Brown: bass, Jo Jones: drums (In a Mellow Tone)
- Pianist Michael Weiss, track from his new album “Persistence” recorded in 2021 on Cellar Live records with Eric Alexander: tenor sax, Paul Gill: bass, Pete van Nostrand: drums (Birthday Blues)
- Composer/Arranger Pete Rugolo track from his lp “ 10 Saxophones and 2 Basses” recorded November 8th 1961 Alto sax: Bud Shank & Gus Bivona, Bass Saxophone: Bill Hood & Chuck Gentry, Tenor saxes: Vido Musso, Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper,Plas Johnson, Gene Cipriano, Saxophone (C Melody): Russ Cheever++Jimmy Rowles: piano, Joe Mondragon & Red Mitchell: bass, Shelly Manne: drums, Howard Roberts: guitar ( Sophisticated Lady)
- Vibraphonist Jay Hoggard track from his album “The Fountain” recorded july 10th 1991 with Kenny Burrell: guitar, James Weidman: piano, Marcus McLaurine: bass, Yoron Israel: drums ( Stomping at the Savoy)
- I´ll start my program with the famous Gene Norman’s “Just Jazz” concerts recorded june 23rd 1947 with Vido Musso and Wardell Gray on tenor sax, Ernie Royal: trumpet, Arnold Ross: piano, Barney Kessel: guitar, Harry Babasin: bass, Don Lamond: drums ( Sweet Georgia Brown)
- Lucky Thompson & Guy Lafitte on tenor , track from “To the Sax paradise” recorded in 1956 with Martial Solal: piano, Benoit Quersin: bass, Christian Garros: drums ( Nothin’ but the Soul)
- Tenor saxophonist Sam “The Man” Taylor track from his lp “Love Theme from the Godfather” recorded in 1972 ( A White Shade of Pale)
- Tenor saxophonist Vido Musso, track from his EP “Vido Musso Sextet” recorded January 6th 1952 with Cal Tjader: vibes, Don Dennis: trumpet, Gil Barrios: piano, Jack Weeks: bass, Bobby White: drums ( Cuttin’ the Nut)
- The Ben Webster special, track 175/520, Ben with Benny Carter & Barney Bigard (B.B.B.) recorded april 10th 1960 with Shorty Sherock: trumpet, Dave Barbour: guitar, Jimmy Rowles: piano, Leroy Vinnegar: bass, Mel Lewis: drums ( Lula)
- Second track from the Gene Norman Just Jazz Concerts, recorded june 23rd 1947 with Stan Getz: tenor sax, Willie Smith: alto sax, Charlie Shavers: trumpet, Red Norvo: vibes,Barney Kessel: guitar, Nat King Cole: piano,Johnny Miller: bass, Louis Bellson: drums ( How High the Moon)
- On alto sax & clarinet you’ll hear Arne Domnerus, track from “Blatoner Fra Troldhaugen” recorded in 1986 with Rune Gustafsson: guitars, Bengt Hallberg: piano, Georg Riedel: bass (Arabisk Dans)
- Guitarist Philippe Coignet tarck from his album “EHA Paris-Rio-New York” recorded in 2021 with Leandro Aconcha: keyboards, Cacau De Queiroz: saxes, Michel Alibo: bass, Damien Schmitt: drums ( Nuits Magnetiques)
- Tenor saxophonists Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis & Johnny Griffin, track from the lp “At Onkel Po’s Carnegie Hall” recorded august 8th 1975 with Tete Montoliu: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Art Taylor : drums ( On Green Dolphin Street)
- I’ll start my program with baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff and alto saxophonist Boots Mussulli track from ”George Wein presents….” recorded june 9th 1955 with Russ Freeman: piano, Jimmy Woode: bass, Buzzy Drootin: drums (All I do is dream of You)
- Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, track his lp “Sextet” recorded February 25th 1958 with Pepper Adams: baritone sax ,Donald Byrd: trumpet, Kenny Drew: piano, Wilbur Ware: bass, Philly Joe Jones: drums (Stix Trix)
- Drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, track from “Mosaic” recorded October 2nd 1961 with Wayne Shorter: tenor sax, Freddie Hubbard: trumpet, Curtis Fuller: trombone, Cedar Walton: piano, Jymie Merritt: bass (Arabia )
- Tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, track from his new cd “With the Rene ten Cate Quartet—Live in the Netherlands” Rene ten Cate: vibes, Johan Clement: piano, Hans Mantel: bass, Barry Olthof: drums (2 tracks in my program this week: Darn that Dream & Stella by Starlight)
- A “new star” on the jazz horizon Eric Palmberg on trumpet & flugelhorn , you’ll hear 2 tracks from his cd “In Between” recorded in 2021
- The Ben Webster special, track 174/520 this week “Ben meets Bill Coleman” recorded april 27th 1967 with Fred Hunt: piano, Jim Douglas: guitar, Ron Rae: bass, Lennie Hastings: drums (For Max)
- Second time a Swedish trumpeter in my program, now Lasse Lindgren track from “L.L. Big Constellation” The Unrecorded Fox-Spirits 2 recorded june 2014 (Witchita Linesman)
- Pianist Sonny Clark with his trio, track from the blue Note lp “Sonny Clark Trio” recorded October 13th 1957 Clark: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Philly Joe Jones: drums (BeBop)
- Alto saxophonist Gerald Albright, track from his cd “Live at Birdland West” recorded in 1990 with Eddie Harris: tenor sax, Patrice Rushen: piano, Tony Dumas: bass, Ndugu Chancler: drums, Oscar Brashear: Trumpet (Muted) (Bubblehead McDaddy)
- I´ll start my program with alto saxophonist Arne Domnerus track from the lp “The Sheik” recorded april 19th 1979 with Jan Allen: trumpet, Jimmy Rowles: piano, Georg Riedel: bass, Rune Carlsson: drums ( Au Privave)
- Composer/Arranger Quincy Jones, track from his lp “This is how I Feel about Jazz” recorded September 29th 1956 with Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder: trumpets, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green: trombone, Phil Woods: alto sax, Jerome Richardson: flute & tenor sax, Lucky Thompson & Bunny Bardach: tenor sax, Jack Nimitz: baritone sax, Hank Jones: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Charlie Persip: drums ( Walkin’)
- Blue Moods: Diego Rivera: tenor sax, Art Hirahara: piano, Boris Kozlov: bass, Joe Strasser: drums recorded june 4th 2021 ( Tonight at Noon)
- Alto saxophonist Arne Domnerus track from “Septet in Concert” recorded October 31st 1996 with Lennart Aberg: tenor sax, Bosse Broberg: trumpet, Rune Gustafsson: guitar, Bengt Hallberg: piano, Georg Riedel: bass, Egil Johansen: drums ( Mobil III)
- Guitarist Peter Tiehuis, track from his new cd ”Heart in Mind” recorded february 2019 with Karel Boehlee: keyboards, Theo de Jong: bass, Jasper van Hulten: drums, Martin Verdonk: percussion ( Boost the Beat)
- On trumpet you’ll hear Miles Davis with tenor saxophonist Lester Young track from the lp “Live in Europe 1956” recorded at Stadhalle, Freiburg November 12th 1956 with Milt Jackson: vibes, John Lewis: piano, Percy Heath: bass, Connie Kay: drums ( How High the Moon” )
- The Ben Webster special, track 173/520 “Ben Webster in Norway” recorded in 1970 with Tore Sandnaes: piano, Bjorn Alterhaug: bass, Kjell Johansen: drums ( Sunday)
- Second track with Miles Davis , track from “live at Birdland”, recorded October 1957 with Bobby Jaspar: tenor sax, Tommy Flanagan: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Philly Joe Jones: drums ( All of You)
- Baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, track from his recording “Plays Charles Mingus” recorded September 9th 1963 with Thad Jones: trumpet, Hank Jones: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Dannie Richmond: drums ( Black Light)
- Big Band from clarinetist/saxophonist Woody Herman, track from “Live at Concord Jazz Festival” recorded in 1980 with a feature for tenor saxophonist Stan Getz ( The Dolphin)
- Hammond organist Rhoda Scott, track from her cd “Feelin’ the Groove” recorded july 11th 1993 with Houston Person: tenor sax, Steve Phillips: drums ( Nizza)