Shows:
- Start my program with pianist Duke Ellington, track from the lp “The Cosmic Scene-Duke Ellington’s Spacemen” recorded april 2nd 1958 with Clark terry:flugelhorn, Jimmy Hamilton: clarinet, Paul Gonsalves: tenor sax, Britt Woodman: trombone, Jimmy Woode: bass, Sam Woodyard: drums
- Guitarist Grant Green, track from the lp “Nigeria” recorded January 13th 1962 with Sonny Clark: piano, Sam Jones: bass, Art Blakey: drums
- Hammond organist Mike LeDonne, track from his new cd “Wonderfull” on Cellar Live Records recorded march 23/24th 2023( LeDonne & Groover Quartet plus Gospel Choir) Eric Alexander: tenor sax, Peter Bernstein: guitar, Joe Farnsworth: drums
- Trumpeter Miles Davis, track from “Miles at Art Ford Jazz Party” recorded November 1958 with Nat Adderley: cornet, Cannonball Adderley: alto sax, Benny Green: trombone, Gerry Mulligan: baritone sax, Red Garland: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Barry Miles: drums, Candido: percussion
- Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, track from “Live in L.A.” recorded july 11th 1978 with Curtis Fuller: trombone, Bill Evans: piano, Christian Escoude: guitar, Marc Johnson: bass, Philly Joe Jones: drums
- Pianist David Hazeltine, track from his new cd on Cellar Live Records “Ballads and Blues volume1” recorded august 23rd 2023 with Neal Miner: bass, Pete van Nostrand: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 265/520 this week Ben’s lp “Benny, Ben & Barney” recorded april 10th 1962 with Ben on tenor, Benny Carter: alto sax, Barney Bigard: clarinet, Shorty Sherock: trumpet, Dave Barbour: guitar, Jimmy Rowles: piano, Leroy Vinnegar: bass, Mel Lewis: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Stitt, track from “Live at the Keystone Corner S.F.” recorded march 30th 1976 with Edwin Ray Kelly: piano, Ray Drummond: bass, Smiley Winters: drums
- The second track from trumpeter Miles Davis, now from “Live at Birdland” January 3rd 1959 with John Coltrane on tenor, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley on alto, Red Garland: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Philly Joe Jones: drums
- Start my program with tenor saxophonist Jack Montrose, track from his lp “Blues and Vanilla” recorded in 1956 with Joe Maini: alto sax, Red Norvo: vibraphone, Buddy Clark: bass, Shelly Manne: drums
- Alto and soprano saxophonist Pony Poindexter, track from his album “Pony’s Express” recorded may 10th 1962 with Phil Woods and Gene Quill: alto saxes, Dexter Gordon and Billy Mitchell: tenor saxes, Pepper Adams: baritone sax, Gildo Mahones: piano, Bill Yancey: bass, Charlie Persip: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico, track from “It’s time we met” recorded in NYC 1963 with Terry Gibbs: vibes, Nat Pierce: organ, Turk van Lake: guitar, Charlie Andrus: bass, Jake Hanna: drums
- Bassist Yiorgos Fakanas, track from his album “Topaz-Jazz Suite in Six Parts and Fourteen Images” recorded in 2022 with Steve Weingart: electric piano, Adonis Andreou: trombone, Yiorgos on bass, Horacio “El Negro”Hernandez: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 264/520 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
- Tenor saxophonist Hidehiko “Sleepy” Matsumoto, track from his album “Papilon” recorded june 3rd 1992 with Randy Brecker: trumpet, Chris Hunter: alto sax, Gil Goldstein: piano, Anthony Jackson: bass, Steve Gadd: drums, Sammy Figeroa: percussion
- Tenor saxophonists King Curtis and Sam “The Man” Taylor, track from “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
- PAKT, track from the new album “No Step Left To Trace”(MoonJune Records) Percy Jones: bass, Alex Skolnick: guitars, Kenny Grohowski: drums, Tim Motzer: guitars
- Guitarist Mark Wingfield, track from his new album “The Gathering”(MoonJune Records), Gary Husband: keyboards, Tony Levin: electric upright bass, Asaf Sirkis: drums
- Vibraphonist Carl Schulze, track from “Live at Theater de Tobbe-Voorburg” recorded December 16th 1982 with Ferdinand Povel: tenor sax, Peter Tiehuis: guitar, Rob Franken: fender Rhodes, Koos Serierse: bass, Cees Kranenburg: drums
- Start my program with trumpeter Miles Davis, track from “Concert at the Olympia, Paris” recorded november 30th 1957 with Barney Wilen: tenor sax, Rene Urtreger: piano, Pierre Michelot: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums
- Guitarist Ray Crawford, track from ”Smooth Groove” recorded January 26th 1961 with Johnny Coles: trumpet, Cecil Payne: baritone sax, Junior Mance: piano, Ben Tucker: bass, Frankie Dunlop: drums
- Pianist Maurice Vander, track from his album “Jazz at the Blue Note, Paris” recorded in 1960 with Pierre Michelot: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums
- Drummer John Rae, track from “Uncouth and with out form” recorded November 24th 2020 with Patrick Bleakey: bass, Ben Wilcock: piano, Aleister Campbell: guitar, Dan Yeabsley and Oscar Laven: saxes
- The ben Webster special, track 263/520, this week Ben’s lp “Webster’s Dictionary” recorded October 12th 1970 in London
- Pianist Charles Chen, track from his cd “Charles Play” recorded January 30th 2023 with Ralph Moore: tenor sax, Peter Washington: bass, Kenny Washington: drums
- Pianist/composer Philipp Rutgers, track from his album “Etudes of Shapes and Forms” release date: march 1st 2024 with Thomas Pol: bass, Sun-Mi Hong:drums
- Drummer Reinhardt Winkler, track from his new album “Drop Me Off” recorded in 2023 with Harry Allen: tenor sax, John DiMartino: piano, Boris Kozlov: bass
- Tenor saxophonists Tim Price and Hans Dulfer” Live at Concertgebouw- The Hague” recorded july 14th 2002 with Benny Green: piano, Ray Drummond: bass, Carl Allen: drums
- Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr and the new Generation, track from his album “A New Beat” recorded march 13th 2023 with Sarah Hannah: alto sax, Benny Benack III: trumpet, Luther Allison: piano, Philip Norris: bass
- Baritone Madness live in Rome 1996:Nick Brignola, Ronnie Cuber & Gary Smulyan: baritone sax, Riccardo Fassi: piano, Massimo Moriconi: bass, Giampalo Ascolese: drums
- Start my program with Hammond organist Melvin Rhyne, track from his album “Organ-izing” recorded in 1960 with Blue Mitchell: trumpet, Johnny Griffin: tenor sax, Gene Harris: piano, Andy Simpkins: bass, Albert “Tootie” Heath on drums
- Tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter and trumpeter Lee Morgan, track from the lp “The Vee Jay Recordings” recorded November 11th 1959 with Wynton Kelly: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Jimmy Cobb: drums
- Alto saxophonist Phil Woods with the Super Sax Machine, Peter King, Bobby Watson, Gary Bartz and Jesse Davis on alto sax, Red Holloway: tenor sax, Cedar Walton: piano, Reggie Johnson: bass, Victor Lewis: drums, recorded august 9th 1996 Live in France
- The John Coltrane Memorial Concert, live in Poland September 12th 1971 with Frank Foster: tenor and soprano sax, Joe Farrell: tenor sax, Chick Corea: piano, Gene Perla: bass, Elvin Jones: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 262/520, this week Ben’s recording “At Montmartre 1965/1966” (January 12th 1965) with Kenny Drew: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Alex Riel: drums
- Tenor saxophonists Lee Allen, Steve Douglas & John Firmin, track from “Live at Sweetwater Mill-California” recorded august 5 1991 with Danny Caron: guitars, Tim Eschliman: bass, Austin LeDonne: keyboards, Soko Richardson: drums
- Tenor saxophonists Joe Henderson & Johnny Griffin and the Two Tauri Band, track from “Live in Berlin” novmber 4th 1987 with Kenny Drew: piano, Jimmy Woode: bass, Keith Killgo: drums
- Start my program with trumpeter Dizzy Reece, track from the lp ”Star Bright” recorded November 19th 1959 with Hank Mobley: tenor sax, Wynton Kelly: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Art Taylor: drums
- Drummer Roberto Pistolesi, track from his album “Open Lands and Moving People” recorded in 2022 with Roberto Tarenzi: piano, Zack Lorber: bass, Teis Semey: guitar, Daniel Juarez: tenor sax
- Saxophonist Muriel Grossmann, track from her cd “Devotion” recorded in 2023 with Radomir Milojkovic: guitars, Abel Boquera: Hammond B3, Uros Stamenkovic: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Shlomi Goldenberg and singer Rinat Mesika, 2 fantastic musicans from Israel
- The Ben Webster special, track 261/520 this week Ben’s recording “Live in Vienna” recorded may 2nd 1972
- Drummer Brian Melvin, track from his new cd “Tranesformation—The Music of John Coltrane” recorded January 28th 2023with Soren Lee: guitars, Mads Sondergaard:organ
- Drummer Mimi Verderame, track from his cd “Game Over” recorded February 1999 with Rosario Giuliani: alto sax, Eric Legnini: piano, Bart de Nolf: bass
- Tenor saxophonists Ruud de Vries and Olaf Hoeks, track from the cd “Swang Thang” recorded may 9 & 10th 2023 with Nick van den Bos: piano, Hans Ruigrok: bass, Maarten Kruijswijk: drums
- Pianist Larry Vuckovich, track from the cd “Street Scene” recorded in 2006 with Larry Grenadier: bass, Akira Tana: drums
- Pianist Horace Silver, track from “Live in Belgium” recorded june 23rd 1977 with Tom Harrell: trumpet, Larry Schneider: tenor sax, Chip Jackson: bass, Eddie Gladden: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, track from the lp “Sonny Rollins plays” recorded November 4th 1957 with Jimmy Cleveland: trombone, Gil Coggins: piano, Wendell Marshall: bass, Kenny Dennis: drums
- Start my program with tenor saxophonists Booker Ervin, Sonny Rollins & Dexter Gordon, track from “Live at the Philharmonie, Berlin” recorded October 30th 1965 with Kenny Drew: piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass, Alan Dawson: drums
- Drummer Art Blakey, track from the cd “Farewell-Live at the Sweet Basil” recorded in 1985 with Terence Blanchard: trumpet, Donald Harrison: alto sax, Jean Toussaint: tenor sax, Tim Williams: trombone, Mulgrew Miller: piano, Lonnie Plaxico: bass
- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins with vibraphonist Milt Jackson track from “Live in Berlin” recorded October 30th 1965 with Kenny Drew: piano, Percy Heath: bass, Art Blakey: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 260/520, this week Ben’s album “Live in London” recorded January 16th 1964 with Ronnie Scott: tenor sax, Stan Tracey: piano, Rick Laird: bass, Jackie Dougan: drums
- The Montreux Summit, recorded july 24th 1977 soloists on this track are: Woody Shaw: trumpet, Bobbi Humphrey: flute, Dexter Gordon: tenor sax, Maynard Ferguson: trumpet, Eric Gale: guitar, George Duke: Yamaha electric grand piano, Hubert Laws: piccolo, Stan Getz: tenor sax, Bob James: acoustic piano, Alphonso Johnson: bass, Billy Cobham: drums +Steve Khan: guitar, Ralph MacDonald: percussion, Thijs van Leer: flute, Benny Golson: tenor sax plus brass section
- Guitarist Jan Akkerman, track from his lp “LIVE at Montreux Jazz Festival” recorded july 7th 1978 with Jasper van’t Hof & Willem Ennes: keyboards, Cees van der Laarse: bass, Bruno Castelucci: drums, Nippy Noya: percussion, Tom Barlage: Saxes & keyboards
- Start my program with tenor saxophonist Sonny Stitt, track from “Live in Osaka” recorded November 10th 1980 with Hank Jones: piano, George Duvivier: bass, Grady Tate: drums
- Bassist Eddie Gomez, track from his cd “Discovery” recorded in 1987 with Michael Brecker: tenor sax, Steve Gadd: drums
- The new release from the Dutch Jazz Archive/ Nederlands Jazz Archief Sun Ra and his Intergalactic Research Arkestra Paradiso Amsterdam 1970 (recorded November 18th 1970) Sun Ra: Moog Synthesizer, organ, piano, John Gilmore: tenor sax, Lex Humphries: drums….
- Trumpeter Miles Davis, track from “The Unissued Japanese Recordings” recorded july 12th 1964 with Sam Rivers: tenor sax, Herbie Hancock: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Tony Williams: drums
- The Ben Webster special, track 259/520, this week Ben’s lp “Live in Esslingen” recorded October 8th 1967 special guest trumpeter Benny Bailey
- Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, track from the CTI lp “Skydive” recorded in 1973 with Keith Jarrett: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Billy Cobham: drums, George Benson: guitar, Ray Barretto: percussion, Hubert Laws: flute
- Alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges, track from the lp “Swing’s our Thing” recorded in 1966 with Earl Hines: piano and organ, Kenny Burrell: guitar, Richard Davis: bass, Joe Marshall: drums
- Tenor saxophonists Von Freeman and Ed Petersen, track from “Von and Ed”recorded in 1999 with Willie Pickens: piano, Brian Sandstrom: bass, Robert Shy: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, track from the lp “Quartet” recorded march 27th 1955 with Horace Silver: piano, Doug Watkins: bass, Art Blakey: drums
- Pianist Sonny Clark, track from “The 1960 Time Sessions”with George Duvivier: bass, Max Roach: drums
- The Millennium Jazz Orchestra with composer/arranger Joan Reinders, track from the cd “Pretty Pumps” recorded june 29 & 30th 2009 with soloist Gerlo Hesselink on the alto sax