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01 weather report birdland 08:30 6.5902 antonio forcione and neil stacey birdland acoustic mania 5.4003 chick corea spain forever and beyond 5.5604 gary burton and rebecca parris fire in the forest it’s another day 4.2405 paul desmond nancy live 9.4206 paul desmond manha de carnival live 9.2207 paul desmond wendy live 7.1308 pacific salt four
june 09 2024 01 earl klugh soda fountain shuffle close to your heart 5.0502 earl klugh night songs nature boy 3.5103 earl klugh low ride christina 4.0604 earl klugh late night guitar two for the road 4.2405 earl klugh key notes tropical legs 5.3006 earl klugh soda fountain shuffle april love 3.10 07 lee konitz
june 02 2024 01 joe venuti and ross tompkins live at concord ’77 i want to be happy 6.1002 larry vuckovich city sounds village voices soultrane 5.3903 acoustic alchemy natural elements if only 5.1604 adam shulman sextet full tilt lonesome dream 6.1305 maxine willan touching you sunny city samba 3.03 06 naledi trio first attempt
may 26 2024 01 sonny rollins complete rca victor recordings afternoon in paris 2.4502 mike murley conversation piece i’ve got you under my skin 5.1303 sonny rollins complete rca victor recordings i remember clifford 6.0504 mile murley departure dig diz 6.0805 sonny rollins complete rca victor recordings where are you? 5.09 06 mike murley conversation
01 louis armstrong the complete louis armstrong one moment worth years 4.1902 pierre labbe 4tet manivelle pour le moment 2.4203 lars jansson trio i am that reborn e very moment 5.0004 marino deeply routed stolen moments 6.4205 the nick moran trio the messenger perfect moment 7.12 06 maynard ferguson mosaic 156 a soulful moment 4.5907
may 12 2024 01 david fathead newman straight ahead cousin slim 7.0502 david lavoie quartet juno melatonin 7.1603 cuong vu 4-tet change in the air far from here 7.0204 warne marsh a ballad album spring is here 5.08 05 alberto capelli and rocco papia arduo vanilla 5.0906 alvin batiste bayou music imp and perry 5.0807
IHTSB May 12, 2024 Today’s show features a mixture of recordings from the mid 1930s to the late 1950s. We listen to some fine voices: Frank Sinatra, Anita O’Day, Vic Damone, Buddy Clark and Dinah Washington. Among our smaller jazz groups we hear from Muggsy Spanier and Hot Lips Page, and we have several visitors
april 28 2024 01 kenny burrell people will say we’re in love i’ll get by 3.4302 jake langley aquarian sunrise non fiction 5.1203 kenny burrell i didn’t know about you ellington is forever 5.1204 jake langley singularity here and now 7.2205 kenny burrell trio-a night at the vanguard 4.19 06 kenny burrell big paul chitlins
IHTSB April 28, 2024 Today’s show features recordings from the 1930s through to the 1950s. We’re joined by singers Nat King Cole, Helen Ward and Billie Holiday, and also by several smaller jazz groups with recordings from the independent jazz labels of the time. And we hear too from some larger orchestras: Charlie Barnet leads
IHTSB Apr 21, 2024 We begin today’s show with a fine duet by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Also in the line up are several small jazz groups, including ones led by Chet Baker, Ray Bauduc and Miff Mole. Billy Eckstine joins us with two numbers, including a duet with Sarah Vaughan, and we hear
07.15 Pepper Adams Pure Pepper Seein’ Red04.44 Gerry Mulligan Mosaic Select 21 Stardust06.16 Pepper Adams Julian Spacemaker09.35 Cecil Payne Brookfield Andante The Opener02.52 Lenny Breau and Dave Young Live At Bourbon Street Quiet And Blue06.39 Bill Connors Of Mist And Melting Not Forgetting06.18 Bill Connors Of Mist And Melting Face In The Water05.00 Bill Connors
04.10 Avery Sharpe Thoughts Of My Ancestors Uncle From Ghana04.24 Richie Cole Back On Top Uncle Freddie06.16 Sebastian Whittaker and The Creators One For Bu!! Uncle Soonie05.07 Jim Hall with Mike Stern Dialogues Uncle Ed05.02 Randy Weston Mosaic Select Uncle Nemo04.57 Earl Hines and Jonah Jones Back On The Street Back On The Street04.30 Sprit
This morning’s show features recordings made from the 1930s to the 1950s, showcasing musicians and singers from the US and the UK active during that time. We’ll listen to a short feature on the topic of “dreams”, with three recordings highlighting the approach of songwriters to this theme. Other highlights include Tommy Dorsey and his
March 31 2024Artist Album Song Time1 Expressens Elitorkester 1952 Svensk Jazzhistoria Vol. 7 Laura 03:092 Dexter Gordon Sophisticated Giant Laura 07:403 Woody Herman Complete Columbia Recordings Laura 03:214 Dave Brubeck Live In Concert Laura 03:115 Elvin Jones Live At The Village Vanguard Laura 11:576 Eric Dolphy Complete Prestige Recordings Laura 13:127 Sidney Bechet Blue Horizon
IHTSB Mar 31, 2024 On today’s show we listen to recordings from the 1940s and 1950s, featuring some of the fine singers who graced the silver screen, stage and the recording studio during that time. We listen to their unique contribution to jazz and popular music of the day and enjoy their lovely interpretations of
01 Roland Kirk The Limelight-Verve Albums Serenade To A Cuckoo 04.3502 Jimmy Knepper Cunningbird Languid 05.3403 The L.A. Four The L.A. Four Rondo Espressivo 04.4404 Hubert Laws Say It With Silence The Baron 05.5205 Charles McPherson Free Bop Chuck-A-Luck 04.4706 Kenny Wheeler with Dave Holland What Now? For Tracy 06.1907 Guillermo Bazzola Lost And Found
IHTSB Mar 17, 2024 Today we listen to a selection of small jazz groups and fine voices in recordings from 1931 through to 1956. The Bobcats, a group carved out of the fine Bob Crosby orchestra start us off with “Washington and Lee Swing”, and we hear as well the brilliant combination of Sidney Bechet
IHTSB Mar 10, 2024 One of the most popular themes for songwriters features songs about dreams and dreaming, and each year we celebrate recordings of some of these songs in a special show. Our recordings today are from the mid 1930s to the late 1950s and bring us a range of interpretations of these delightful
01 anke helfrich trio i mean you better times ahead02 anke helfrich trio ask me now better times ahead03 benjamin schaefer trio waltz for richie shapes and colours04 benjamin schaefer trio timanfaya shapes and colours05 bob alberti trio the gentle rain nice & easy06 bob alberti trio emily nice & easy07 bobo stenson trio golden
IHTSB Mar 3, 2024 This morning we listen to a selection of original recordings from 1932 through to 1966. Highlights of this morning’s show include tributes to the work of songwriter, pianist and entertainer Fats Waller, paid by the Casa Loma orchestra, Bunny Berigan and pianist Johnny Guarnieri. Among our lovely singers today we hear
11.18 Oscar Peterson Big 6 At The Montreux Jazz FestivalAu Privave05.17 Oscar Peterson Walking The LineOnce Upon A Summertime07.30 Oscar Peterson Very TallOn Green Dolphin Street02.47 Oscar Peterson Complete Clef_Mercury Studio RecordingsRough Ridin’05.29 Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny Dual VisionBlues Walk06.44 Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny Double EntendreDistant Shores08.38 Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny Dual
IHTSB Feb 25, 2024 Some great singers are featured in recordings from the 1930s to the 1960s on today’s show, and we’ll start out with the legendary tones of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Nat King Cole and his trio join us as well, and among our other voices we’ll hear Dinah Washington, and lovely
IHTSB Feb 18, 2024 On today’s show we listen to some of the fabulous bands that were around in the years from the 1920s to the 1940s. Our opening and closing numbers are brought to us by the wonderful band led by Count Basie. Joining us as well are jazz bands from almost one hundred
IHTSB Feb 11. 2024 Our show today celebrates some of the small group jazz recordings made in the 1930s to the 1950s. Our selection today includes classic pieces, such as “Monnglow”, “There’ll Be Some Changes Made” and “Weary Blues”. We listen to some brilliant musicians in a variety of line ups, including Sidney Bechet, Teddy
This morning on IHTSB we are going to pay tribute to one of the major figures in popular music and jazz, Ella Fitzgerald. Ella Fitzgerald had one of the loveliest voices in popular music and jazz. With the rich, warm rich quality of her voice, and her amazing diction and versatility, Ella was at home
IHTSB Jan 28, 2024 Today’s show features some lovely female vocalists, among whom we’ll hear from Dinah Shore, Helen Humes and June Christy. We’ll also listen to a fine duet from Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan from their 1957 album “Passing Strangers”, showcasing the work of Irving Berlin. Bobby Hackett brings us some fine trumpet
january 21 2024 01 Miles Davis Quiet Nights Wait T’ll You See Her 04:0902 Fred Stone The Music of Fred Stone Tamara 05:3103 Miles Davis Blue Moods Easy Living 05:0604 Miles Davis In Person Friday Night Bye Bye Blackbird 09:4905 Ted Nash Rhyme And Reason Spirit Dance 8:4906 Bobby Broom Song and Dance Can’t Buy
Today we listen to a selection of jazz and popular tunes written by the great songwriters during the first half of the twentieth century. We hear the lovely melodies from the pens of the composers and the delightful words from the lyricists of the time. Our recordings are taken from the 1940s to the 1960s,
January 14 2023 playlist01 lester young lester young collates polka dots and moonbeams 4.1302 dave young tale of the fingers lost in the stars 6.3303 yellowjackets live wires downtown 4.5104 vijay iyer memorophilia stars over mars 9.5105 coleman hawkins in the 50’s body and soul revisited it’s no sin 3.0006 don byas don byas in
01 sarah vaughan vaughan and violins please be kind 3.1502 various artists jazz in paris jazz and cinema volume 03 the connection-wigglin’ 3.3603 don byas jazz in paris bebop prelude to nicole 3.2304 toots thielemans blues pour flirter try a little tenderness 4.0505 lucky thompson modern jazz group souscription 4.3606 rene thomas the real cat
IHTSB Jan 7, 2024 On today’s show, the first for 2024, we listen to recordings from the 1920s through to the 1950s, featuring singers, big bands and jazz groups. Our singers today include Mel Tormé, Helen Ward, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. Artie Shaw, Billy Butterfield and Woody Herman join us with their orchestras,
december 31 2023 playlist 01 wild bill davison the bennett archives rose room 3.0102 the capital city jazz band the bennett archives alice strut 4.1903 wild bill davison the bennett archives singing the blues 3.2304 hot five jazz makers the bennett archives the memphis blues 4.5605 wild bill davison the bennett archives memories of you
IHTSB Dec 31, 2023 Welcpme to our final show for 2023, when we celebrate the music we’ve been listening to over the past year and look forward to another year of wonderful music on I’ve Heard That Song Before! It’s becoming a tradition on the show to look ahead to the new year with fabulous
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december-24-2023-playlist 01 booker ervin exultation! black and blue 6.2302 shirley horn jazz for joy christmas song 4.3803 oscar peterson an oscar peterson christmas god rest ye merry gentlemen 3.2804 dizzy gillespie jazz in paris- cognac blues blue and sentimental 2.4405 beegie adair christmas jazz santa claus is coming to town 2.2506 helen merrill christmas song
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Merry Christmas! Today we celebrate the holiday season with favourite songs from recordings made between the 1930s and 1960s. We are joined by Bing Crosby, the performer perhaps most associated with this time of year, who brings us some lovely Christmas carols and the Irving Berlin classic, “White Christmas”. Buddy Clark takes us on a
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december-17-2023-playlist 01 ernie henry last chorus cleo’s chant 8.3002 simon fisk trainwrecks i fall in love too easily 9.4903 the l.a. 4 scores allemande and fox 4.4104 junior mance deep 920 3.2405 brew moore the brew moore quartet and quintet rose 4.3706 fraser macpherson quintet why am i blue? in the tradition 6.1907 free trade
IHTSB Dec 17, 2023 As we get into the holiday season this year, we’ll be celebrating the arrival of winter with songs about the season, the weather and the time of year. Enjoy wonderful seasonal favourites in recordings from the 1920s through to the 1950s, brought to us by some fine singers and musicians, as
december-10-2023-playlist 01 bill king moment’s notice night sounds 7.5302 phineas newborn atlantic jazz celia 3.0603 john abercrombie current events clint 6.0204 victor feldman the arrival of victor feldman waltz 5.2905 freddie green mr. rhythm guitar down for double 04.00 06 ricky ford shorter ideas yes or no 5.3807 jake langley here and now l-train 6.4408
IHTSB Dec 10, 2023 Today we’ll be having a birthday celebration of a very successful entertainer in the popular music field, and that’s Frank Sinatra, who was born on December 12, 1915. During his time Frank Sinatra was one of the most important and enduring popular music figures of the 20th century. His career spanned
december-03-2023-playlist 01 dean pallen strathcona park strathcona park 3.3102 ronny jordan april 2000 two worlds 5.5203 denny christianson big band the doomsday machine simian strut 5.2204 sai ghose trio india looking west softly as in a morning sunrise 6.3905 leora cashe another side now – the songs of joni mitchell woodstock 5.01 06 sam jones
IHTSB Dec 3, 2023 Today we are joined by singers, musicians and big bands from the US and the UK in recordings from the 1930s through to the 1950s. Enjoy amongst others the gorgeous voices of Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald, big bands led by Billy Butterfield, Woody Herman and Artie Shaw and a small
november-26-2023-playlist01 red mitchell presenting red mitchell -1957 i thought of you 5.1902 billy cobham powerplay 1986 a light shines in your eyes 6.0003 al henderson regeneration sierra nevada 6.4404 herbie hancock the new standard norwegian wood 8.0705 oscar peterson and milt jackson 1962 very tall work song 7.2806 billy cobham powerplay zanzibar breeze 4.5307 oscar
IHTSB Nov 26, 2023 Today we listen to a range of singers, musicians and big bands in recordings from the 1930s through to the 1960s. Doris Day joins us in a lovely duet with Andre Previn, and we hear too from Billie Holiday and Beryl Davis. Big Bands, including those led by Artie Shaw, Duke
november-19-2023-playlist01 a/b trio out west my romance 5.2802 donald byrd and gigi gryce modern jazz perspective early bird 6.27 sep 3 1957 in nyc03 peter leitch from another perspective ruby my dear 6.5104 donald byrd and gigi gryce modern jazz perspective social call 4.44 aug 30 1957 nyc05 rebecca parris a passionate fling crazy world
IHTSB Nov 19, 2023 Today we listen to several small jazz groups in recordings from the 1950s. Among the artists featured are some of the great trumpeters of the time: Miles Davis, Roy Eldridge, Bobby Hackett and Clyde Hurley, who is playing in two numbers with the Rampart Street Paraders. We hear too from the
november-12-2023-playlist 01 kenny wheeler what now? what now? 7.4702 david holland emerald tears combintation 5.2203 kenny wheeler what now? for tracy 6.1904 david holland ones all god bless the child 4.3405 david holland life cycle morning song 2.02 06 kenny wheeler what now? march mist 6.2007 kenny wheeler what now? verona 9.3508 david holland jumpin’
IHTSB Nov 12, 2023 On today’s show we have a selection of recordings from the 1930a through to the 1950s. We hear from big bands led by Count Basie and Benny Goodman, trumpeters Bobby Hackett and Roy Eldridge, and a duet from Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford. Benny Carter joins us from 1933, also featuring
november-05-2023-playlist01 aline homzy aline’s etoile magique eclipse caraway 4.3302 miles davis bitches brew miles runs the voodoo down 14.0403 aline homzy aline’s etoile magique eclipse aliens are pieces of wind 4.0704 roy eldridge the complete verve roy eldridge studio sessions where’s art? 4.0605 aline homzy aline’s etoile magique eclipse cosmos 5.1006 lars jansson trio witnessing
IHTSB Nov 5, 2023 Look forward on today’s show to some fabulous voices! We start out in 1949 with Billie Holiday from her days with Decca. We’ll hear Vic Damone with “O Sole Mio”, from 1958. We’re joined by Helen Forrest on Corn Silk with Benny Goodman as well as by Bing Crosby and Ella
october-29-2023-playlist 01 carol welsman jazziz women why don’t you do right? 2.4602 clifford brown mosaic 104 minor mood 4.3403 carol welsman inclined new day 6.4104 tal farlow the complete verve tal farlow sessions like someone in love 6.4105 carol welsman swing ladies swing! never let me go 5.55 06 alexander mccabe the round jugo 4.0907
IHTSB Oct 29, 2023 Today’s show features small jazz groups from the 1920s to the 1950s. Made up of some of the greatest of the jazz musicians of the time, recordings by these groups are a tiny selection of a huge treasury of jazz as it was developing over the period. We hear a variety
october-22-2023-playlist01 greg lowe greg lowe samba for floyd 4.3102 gregg august late august eulogy 3.0103 elvin jones and oregon together driven omens 3.2304 greg lowe greg lowe mystery groove 5.4405 greg chako two’s company, three’s a crowd you’re my everything 4.2806 greg lowe greg lowe if you only knew 4.5707 gerry wiggins relax and enjoy
IHTSB Oct 22, 2023 On today’s show we’ll be listening to six songs, not once but twice or three times. We’ll hear different artists, both singers and musicians, bring us their interpretations of these wonderful songs from the pens of the day. This gives us the opportunity to enjoy the varied approaches the artists took
october-15-2023-playlist01 chantal chamberland serendipity street since i fell for you 4.4002 spyro gyra alternating currents binky dream no6 4.1703 chantal chamberland serendipity street romance me 3.1404 mccoy tyner atlantis in a sentimental mood 5.3805 chantal chamberland serendipity street god bless the child 3.3406 teddy wilson giants of jazz my heart stood still 2.3807 chantal chamberland
IHTSB Oct 15, 2023 Today we listen to a mixed selection of recordings from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, featuring singers and musicians of the time. We’ll hear from big bands led by Woody Herman, Bob Crosby and Glenn Miller. Our singers bring us several recordings, including a young Billie Holiday and a duet from
0october-08-2023-playlist01 weather report tale spinnin’ man in the green shirt 6.2902 alain caron septentrion simple pleasure 5.1003 weather report heavy weather a remark you made 6.5404 alain caron rhythm ‘n jazz flight of the bebop bee 7.0505 weather report black market three clowns 3.1806 alain caron le band freedom jazz dance 3.3807 weather report domino
IHTSB Oct 8, 2023 On today’s show we’ll be listening to big bands in recordings from the Swing Era. Also known as the Big Bands era, this period spanned the years from the mid 1930s through to the late 1940s. Many of the jazz artists from earlier days got together in large orchestras, performing in
01 al jareau tomorrow today in my music 4.0502 andre woodvine voyager the pailing song 4.2403 al grey live at the floating jazz fest pizza on the park 4.3604 ana caram bossa nova the duck 3.2305 art pepper the complete galaxy recordings darn that dream 4.1906 billy taylor it’s a matter of pride it’s a
Today we go back in time and listen to recordings made in the 1920s to the mid 1930s, from the US and the UK. We hear the first recording made by Sidney Bechet in 1923, still as lively as it was 100 years ago. Billie Holiday joins us with her first recording made one decade
september 24 202301 kathleen gorman i can see clearly now lover man 3.3302 dave valentin red sun little sunflower 6.2403 dave mckenna solo piano sweet and lovely 4.4104 jake langley here and now the ropers 6.5405 jane bunnett and hilario duran cuban rhapsody longina 5.0606 darrell grant smokin java spring skylight 5.1307 dado moroni trio
On this week’s show we celebrate the beginning of autumn, which this year began yesterday, September 23. Our recordings include songs about the season, fall weather, the leaves and the month of September. We’ll listen to Frank Sinatra with September Song from 1946 and Chet Baker, with his 1954 recording of “Lullaby Of The Leaves”.
01 john scofield what we do big sky 6.0702 johnny hartman tokyo albums the nearness of you 6.5503 johnny coles warm sound where 7.5004 johnny hodges the complete verve johnny hodges small group sessions big shoe 1956-1961 5.3705 john stein hustle up! elizabeth 5.5106 john scott easy living i got it bad and that ain’t
IHTSB Sep 17, 2023 Today we celebrate voices, in recordings from the 1930s through to the 1950s. Among our gentlemen we’re joined by Vic Damone, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. Our ladies include Helen Ward and Helen Forrest, as well as Jo Stafford, Anita O’Day and Doris Day. All these beautiful voices
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01 virginia mayhew sandan shuffle spring is not here 6.3902 vidar holm and friends in a sentimental mood sophisticated lady 4.4603 vic juris a second look dizzy, trane and you 4.1404 abbey lincoln and hank jones when there is love time after time 4.3405 afro cuban all-stars a toda cuba le gusta fiesta de la
IHTSB Sep 10, 2023 On this morning’s show we listen to recordings from the 1930s to the 1950s, made by small jazz groups. They feature several line ups of some of the very talented musicians of the time, and among them we highlight the contribution made to this classic example of the jazz art made
01 bennie wallace twilight time is it true what they say about dixie? 3.2502 bennie wallace sweeping through the city refrain 5.0303 chase sanborn good to the last bop i wish i knew 5.2704 chase sanborn sweet & low sweet & low 6.3605 moe koffman music for the night everything alright 3.2106 moe koffman 1967
Today we’ll be listening to recordings by one of the finest vocalists from our time period, Helen Forrest. She is remembered particularly for the warmth of her voice, for her interpretative skills and for her talent in matching lyrics to the music of the big bands during the Swing Era and beyond. She started out
01 ron carter well you needn’t mr bow-tie 6.4302 jamie cullum well you needn’t pointless nostalgia 3.2103 johnny costa on green dolphin street flying fingers 5.0904 denise king on green dolphin street fever 4.3505 jo jones thou swell vamp ’til ready 2 on 1 3.3306 buck clayton thou swell columbia small group swing sessions 4.1007
01 chu berry classic chu berry columbia and victor sessions pluckin the bass 2.4602 chu berry classic chu berry columbia and victor sessions hot air 2.5803 chu berry classic chu berry columbia and victor sessions hot mallets 2.1904 chu berry classic chu berry columbia and victor sessions give baby give 2.3805 chu berry classic chu
Today we conclude our annual tour of the summer sky at night in song. After our shows celebrating stars and the moon, we listen today to songs about the night. This was a very popular theme with songwriters, particularly when coupled with romance, and many songs resulted over the years. We listen today to a
01 Adelaide Hall with Fats Waller A Woman’s Place Is In The Groove That Old Feeling 3:0902 Ahmad Jamal Columbia Jazz Piano Moods Sessions Rica Pulpa (1951) 2:3403 Al Di Meola Di Meola Plays Piazzola Cafe 1930 6:1604 Art Hodes The Bennett Archives I Can’t Give You None Of That Jelly Roll +Train at Track
IHTSB Aug 13, 2023 Today we continue our annual tour of the summer sky at night in song. After last week’s show with songs about the moon, this week we are joined by some lovely singers and musicians bringing us classic songs about the stars. This was a favourite theme with songwriters, who produced many
01 carmen mcrae take five take five 2.2102 carmen mcrae carmen sings monk round midnight 6.3203 carmen mcrae sarah dedicated to you black coffee 6.0704 carmen mcrae sings the great american songbook my funny valentine 4.2205 carmen mcrae carmen sings monk dear ruby 6.0106 ramsey lewis the in crowd the in crowd 5.4407 ramsey lewis
IHTSB Aug 6, 2023 Today we begin our annual tour of the summer sky at night in song. This was a favorite theme with songwriters, who produced many songs about the moon, stars and the night in general. We start off this year’s tour of the night sky with songs about the moon, brought to
1 Tony Bennett Perfectly Frank A Foggy Day 2:112 Tony Bennett Perfectly Frank A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 3:203 Tony Bennett On Holiday All Of Me 1:444 Tony Bennett Steppin’ Out All Of You 3:465 Tony Bennett Perfectly Frank Angel Eyes 2:436 Tony Bennett Unplugged Autumn Leaves/Indian Summer 5:497 Tony Bennett Bennett plays Ellington
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IHTSB Jul 30, 2023 On today’s show we listen to some early jazz and popular music. In recordings from the 1920s and 1930s we feature singers, small groups and big bands as they were starting out on what would prove for most of them to be long careers performing in the music field. We hear
01 tony campise once in a blue moon a flower is a lovesome thing 4.4302 the canadian brass swingtime! artistry in rhythm 5.1103 carol sloan and clark terry the songs ella and louis sang tenderly 11.3504 john hardee the complete blue note forties recordings of ike quebec and john hardee hardee’s party 3.1405 cal tjader
IHTSB July 23, 2023 On this morning’s show we listen to recordings from the early 1930s through to the late 1950s made by big bands, singers and small groups. We hear their interpretations of some of the classic songs written by the great songwriters. Among those joining us today are Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb
01 john abercrombie arcade neptune 7.4002 alain caron rhythm ‘n jazz flight of the bebop bee 7.2603 alex dean in transition archives theme for bert 5.0404 NHOP ambiance to a brother 8.0605 jeri brown fresh start come come and play with me 8.0706 charlie byrd the washington guitar quintet tears 4.0107 chico hamilton my panamanian
IHTSB Jul 16, 2023 Today we listen to recordings from the 1930s and 1940s, made by small jazz groups in the studios of several independent jazz labels in New York. These labels, among them the Commodore and Keynote labels, were home to many of the fine musicians around at the time. This treasury comprises recordings,
01 count basie mosaic 149 cherry red 2.5302 ray brown live at starbucks up there 3.5103 django reinhardt 1935-1936 georgia on my mind 3.1804 doc cheatham black beauty old fashioned love 4.3205 dollar brand african marketplace brand african marketplace 7.2706 avery sharpe extended family past present tense 5.1907 eric dolphy musical prophet alone together 13.3908
IHTSB Jul 9, 2023 Today we are celebrating la Fête Nationale de la France, which takes place on Friday. It’s the French national holiday, also known as le quatorze juillet, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. This is an opportunity for us to reflect on the huge contribution made to popular music culture
01 hugh fraser in the mean time fairy tales 13.1902 carol welsman swing lady swing never let me go 14.5603 hugh fraser in the mean time salsa nova 11.3004 kathryn moses kathryn moses oleo 4.3705 dave young two by two i’m all smiles 12.2206 diana kral gentle rain 10.5207 dave mcmurdo venus butterfly 9.4108 karen
IHTSB July 2, 2023 On today’s show we celebrate the Canada Day weekend with wonderful recordings from the 1940s and 1950s by Canadian musicians, singers and songwriters. We start off with the legendary pianist Oscar Peterson accompanying jazz singer Anita O’Day, and follow them with recordings taken from live performances by three excellent Canadian big
01 Lionel Hampton You Better Know It! Vibraphone Blues 4.5202 Libby York Blue Gardenia Almost Like Being In Love 3.3203 Lorne Lofsky Bill Please TTT 4.5104 Lou Donaldson Sunny Side Up It’s You Or No One 4.4005 Louis Armstrong Lazy Bones 3.0506 McCoy Tyner Prelude In E Minor OP 28 NO 4 7.0407 Illinois Jacquet
IHTSB Jun 25, 2023 Our show today features recordings from the 1940s and 1950s from some of the loveliest voices around at this time. Some of the singers we’ll hear today began their careers in the 1930s, and some in the 1940s, and all went on to make many wonderful renditions of the work of
01 Lenny Solomon Jazz Toronto Old Man River 03.4502 L’Orchestre Sympathique Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival Le Citron Urbain 08.4103 L’Orchestre Sympathique Live At The Montreal International Jazz Festival Nuit Inuit 04.2804 Jazz Track Listen Kiffel 07.3305 Benny Carter 3-4-5 The Verve Small Group Sessions This Love Of Mine 03.0106 Barney Kessel Feeling
IHTSB Jun 18, 2023 One of the most popular themes with songwriters has always been about places — both far away and closer to home. That’s what we’ll be celebrating on today’s show. Our singers and musicians bring us recordings from the 1940s and 1950s in a selection of songs, beginning in 1948 with “Far
01 Paul Desmond Live Nancy 09.4202 Paul Desmond Live Manha De Carnival 09.2203 Paul Desmond Live Wendy 07.1304 Boogaloo Joe Jones Introducing The Psychedelic Soul Jazz Guitar Of Joe Jones Games 04.2005 Boogaloo Joe Jones Introducing The Psychedelic Soul Jazz Guitar Of Joe Jones Sticks and Stones 05.0006 Boogaloo Joe Jones Introducing The Psychedelic Soul
IHTSB Jun 11, 2023 On today’s show we feature recordings from the 1920s through to the late 1950s. We listen to some fabulous singers and musicians, as ever, but this time with a slightly different focus. We’ll hear from musicians who sang as well as played in the band or groups. Some of our featured
IHTSB Jun 4, 2023Today’s show features recordings from 1938 to 1962, with a spotlight on singers, including some who were also major musicians of their day, such as Fats Waller and Chet Baker. Dean Martin joins us again with a delightful rendition of “It’s Easy to Remember”, and we also hear Tony Bennett with “Stranger
01 Jamie Craig Mirage – Illumination 5.0102 A/B Trio tbd featuring mike murley – out west 9.44 cancon03 Alain Caron Devil Shuffle – Le Band 6.05 cancon04 Rick Braun Indians – Night Walk 5.0305 CYN Jazz Orchestra All Things Considered – Then, Now and Again 6.0506 Grant Green Dracula – Green Is Beautiful 6.0507 Clifford
On today’s show we listen to a mixture of singers, big bands and small jazz groups in recordings taken from the 1930s to the 1950s. Among our ladies we hear delightful pieces from Doris Day and Dolores Gray, and our gentlemen include Sammy Davis Jr and Mel Tormé. We listen to the wonderful big bands
01 Bill King The Wake – Soul Jazz Vol. 1 There It Is! 5.4202 Django Reinhardt Viper’s Dream – Djangologie 1928-1950 3.1503 Chris Stephens and Glenn Wilson Adams Park (For Pepper} – Sadness And Soul 6.4104 Charles Bubeck Said Sunday – Without Measure 5.0405 Charles Fambrough Our Father Who Art Blakey – The Prober Angle
This is the weekend that Canadians traditionally mark as Victoria Day, and for us it’s an opportunity to reflect on the contribution made to popular culture by those with ties to Britain. On today’s show we celebrate the British influence in the jazz and popular music culture during our time period. We listen to recordings
01 kathleen gorman both sides now – i can see clearly now 3.42 cancon02 Terry Gibbs yardbird suite – 92 years young 3.2403 Daniel Gassin Naima – Change of Heart 5.55 cancon04 Dan Balmer greasy kid stuff – thanksgiving 5.2305 count basie why not – fun time 3.2906 hank jones and james moody woody n
IHTSB May 14, 2023 On today’s show we’ll be listening to six songs, not once but twice or three times. We’ll hear different artists, both singers and musicians, bring us their interpretations of these wonderful songs from the pens of the day. This gives us the opportunity to enjoy the varied approaches the artists took
OCTOBER-16-202201 Larry Coryell Spaces Revisited The Dragon Gate 06.3002 Johnny Costa Classic Costa Stumbling 02.5403 Johnny Costa Flying Fingers Fine And Dandy 03.1204 Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff Crunch Time Bow Legs 06.3505 Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff Crunch Time Without A Song 04.1606 Lyle Murphy The Contemporary Records Story Blue Moon 03.0207Chet Baker Chet
01 joe newman i feel like a newman 3.0702 jan neimans shivers 2.2403 gunnar neilson summertime 4.4304 lenny neihaus day by day 4.0505 nanette natal nice work if you can get it 5.3606 Von Nark Cutting Through 3.0307 shorty rogers everybody loves a lover 4.0708 jan garbarek the creek 4.0109 ron gil lotus blossom 3.3810
Today is the first Sunday in May and it’s also the day in the year that we celebrate the birthday of a particular performer, one of the most successful, influential and loved in the popular music field, and that is of course, Bing Crosby. Bing was born May 3, 1903, and once again, we’re going
01 artie traum hot lunch – acoustic jazz guitar 4.5202 steve rochinski go little boat – a bird in the hand 5.2503 tete montoliu blues before lunch – lunch in l.a. 7.0004 zawinul syndicate in the same boat – black water 4.4005 lee wiley down to steamboat tennessee – the complete commodore recordings 4.2906 jeanette
IHTSB April 30, 2023 Today’s show features recordings from the 1930s through to the 1950s, in a selection of songs from the pens of the great songwriters of the time. Among our ladies we’ll hear from Mildred Bailey, Doris Day, Helen Humes, Ivie Anderson and Helen Ward. We listen as well to some of the
01 Jan Hammer Oh Yeah! Red And Orange 6.4302 Teddy Wilson Giants Of Jazz Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider 3.4603 Hugh Masakela The African Connection The Big Apple 7.5304 Takehisa Takatsuki Samba Orange Road Samba Orange Road 4.0005 Beegie Adair Great American Songbook Collection They Can’t Take That Away From Me 4.0306 Billy Cobham Spectrum
On our show today we listen to recordings made between 1930 and 1955. We hear the delightful voices of Dean Martin and Rosemary Clooney along with the lovely tones of Sarah Vaughan and Sammy Davis Jr. In the lineup are several small jazz groups, and we celebrate today the art of George Wettling, one of
01 Anthony Brown’s Orchestra Rhapsodies Bread and Bowie 06:2302 Dexter Gordon Complete Prestige Recordings Gingerbread Boy 12:5003 Adam Rafferty Three Souls Different Bread 07:3504 Dave Brubeck Unknown album Shortnin’ Bread 02:2905 Sandy Brown with The Brian Lemmon Trio Ensemble In The Evening Oxford George 05:0706 Sandy Brown with The Brian Lemmon Trio Ensemble In The
Our show today features singers, orchestras and small jazz groups in recordings from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Among our jazz groups we’ll hear from the Quintette of the Hot club of France, Billy Kyle and his Big Eight as well as groups led by Bob Wilber and Mel Powell. Ambrose and his orchestra join
01 Roy Hargrove Public Eye Lada 04.4702 Tim Garland-Northern Synfonia-Chick Corea The Mystery Monk’s Mood 05.2803 Terry Gibbs 92 Years Young Blues For Hamp 06.2704 Fabian Zone Trio Keys In Ascension Roger’s Heart 04.4805 David Boswell Bridge Of Art Bridge Of Art 06.3606 Lenny Solomon Jazz Toronto Old Man River 03.4507 L’Orchestre Sympathique Live At
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IHTSB Apr 9, 2023 Our selection today features musicians and singers in recordings between 1929 and 1962. Fats Waller starts us off in his inimitable style with “You Had An Evening To Spare” from 1938. Among the lovely voices in our line up we’ll hear from Helen Forrest, Doris Day, Ethel Waters and Bobby Darin.
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