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2023-07-In-Transition-July-30 A special tribute to the late great singer, Tony Bennett.

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 […]

2023-07-In-Transition-July-30 A special tribute to the late great singer, Tony Bennett. Read More »

2023-07-In-Transition-July-23 Some of the music on today’s episode includes vocalist Carol Sloan, trumpet player Clark Terry, as well as pianist Chick Corea.

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

2023-07-In-Transition-July-23 Some of the music on today’s episode includes vocalist Carol Sloan, trumpet player Clark Terry, as well as pianist Chick Corea. Read More »

2023-07-In-Transition-July-16 Some of todays featured musicians include sax player Joe Henderson, bassist Alain Caron, as well as guitarist Charlie Byrd.

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

2023-07-In-Transition-July-16 Some of todays featured musicians include sax player Joe Henderson, bassist Alain Caron, as well as guitarist Charlie Byrd. Read More »

2023-07-In-Transition-July-09 Some of todays featured musicians include bandleader Count Basie, pianist Dollar Brand, as well as bassist Avery Sharpe.

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

2023-07-In-Transition-July-09 Some of todays featured musicians include bandleader Count Basie, pianist Dollar Brand, as well as bassist Avery Sharpe. Read More »

2023-07-In-Transition-July-02 Canada Day celebration! Some of the musicians featured today include sax player Jane Bunnett, guitarist Ed Bickert, as well as vocalist Carol Welsman.

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

2023-07-In-Transition-July-02 Canada Day celebration! Some of the musicians featured today include sax player Jane Bunnett, guitarist Ed Bickert, as well as vocalist Carol Welsman. Read More »

2023-06-In-Transition-June-25 Some of the featured musicians include sax player Lou Donaldson, trumpet great Louis Armstrong, as well as pianist McCoy Tyner.

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

2023-06-In-Transition-June-25 Some of the featured musicians include sax player Lou Donaldson, trumpet great Louis Armstrong, as well as pianist McCoy Tyner. Read More »

2023-06-In-Transition-June-18 Some of todays featured musicians include Canadian violinist Lenny Solomon, the band Jazz Track as well as guitar great Barney Kessel.

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

2023-06-In-Transition-June-18 Some of todays featured musicians include Canadian violinist Lenny Solomon, the band Jazz Track as well as guitar great Barney Kessel. Read More »

2023-06-In-Transition-June-11 Some of todays featured musicians include music from sax player Paul Desmond, guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones, as well as Jan Lundgren, and The group Weather Report.

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

2023-06-In-Transition-June-11 Some of todays featured musicians include music from sax player Paul Desmond, guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones, as well as Jan Lundgren, and The group Weather Report. Read More »

2023-05-In-Transition-May-28 Some of the musicians featured today include Canadian bassist Alain Caron, guitarist Grant Green, as well as bassist Sam Jones.

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

2023-05-In-Transition-May-28 Some of the musicians featured today include Canadian bassist Alain Caron, guitarist Grant Green, as well as bassist Sam Jones. Read More »

2023-05-In-Transition-May-21 Some featured artists include guitarist Django Reinhardt, pianist McCoy Tyner, as well as sax player Art Pepper.

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

2023-05-In-Transition-May-21 Some featured artists include guitarist Django Reinhardt, pianist McCoy Tyner, as well as sax player Art Pepper. Read More »

2023-05-IHTSB-May-21Some of the musicians celebrating Victoria Day include bandleaders Jack Hilton and Brian Lawrence as well as The Jack Parnell Jazzmen.

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

2023-05-IHTSB-May-21Some of the musicians celebrating Victoria Day include bandleaders Jack Hilton and Brian Lawrence as well as The Jack Parnell Jazzmen. Read More »

2023-05-In-Transition-May-14 Some of todays featured musicians include Canadians trumpet player Lina Alemano, and vocalist Kathleen Gorman, as well as vibist Terry Gibbs.

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

2023-05-In-Transition-May-14 Some of todays featured musicians include Canadians trumpet player Lina Alemano, and vocalist Kathleen Gorman, as well as vibist Terry Gibbs. Read More »

2023-05-IHTSB-May-14 Some of the featured artists on today’s episode include vocalists Helen Forest, Buddy Clark, as well as the great Ella Fitzgerald.

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

2023-05-IHTSB-May-14 Some of the featured artists on today’s episode include vocalists Helen Forest, Buddy Clark, as well as the great Ella Fitzgerald. Read More »

2023-05-In-Transition-May-07 Some of todays featured musicians include trumpet player Joe Newman, vocalist Ron Gil, as well as guitarist Barney Kessel.

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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

2023-05-In-Transition-May-07 Some of todays featured musicians include trumpet player Joe Newman, vocalist Ron Gil, as well as guitarist Barney Kessel. Read More »

2023-05-IHTSB-May-07 A celebration of the great vocalist Bing Crosby is on tap for todays episode.

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

2023-05-IHTSB-May-07 A celebration of the great vocalist Bing Crosby is on tap for todays episode. Read More »

2023-04-In-Transition-April-30 Some of the featured musicians include pianist Tete Montoliu, Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson, as well as guitarist John Abercrombie.

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

2023-04-In-Transition-April-30 Some of the featured musicians include pianist Tete Montoliu, Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson, as well as guitarist John Abercrombie. Read More »

2023-04-IHTSB-April-30 Some of the featured musicians include clarinetist Artie Shaw, trumpet great Jonah Jones as well as vocalist Doris Day.

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

2023-04-IHTSB-April-30 Some of the featured musicians include clarinetist Artie Shaw, trumpet great Jonah Jones as well as vocalist Doris Day. Read More »

2023-04-In-Transition-April-23 Some of the featured musicians include keyboardist Jan Hammer, African trumpet player Hugh Masakela, as well as drummer Billy Cobham.

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

2023-04-In-Transition-April-23 Some of the featured musicians include keyboardist Jan Hammer, African trumpet player Hugh Masakela, as well as drummer Billy Cobham. Read More »

2023-04-IHTSB-April-23 Some of the featured musicians include vocalists Dean Martin, Billie Holiday, as well as guitarist Al Casey.

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

2023-04-IHTSB-April-23 Some of the featured musicians include vocalists Dean Martin, Billie Holiday, as well as guitarist Al Casey. Read More »

2023-04-In-Transition-April-16 Some of todays featured musicians include bandleader Anthony Brown, tenor sax great Dexter Gordon, as well as pianist Dave Brubeck.

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

2023-04-In-Transition-April-16 Some of todays featured musicians include bandleader Anthony Brown, tenor sax great Dexter Gordon, as well as pianist Dave Brubeck. Read More »

2023-04-IHTSB-April-16 Some of todays featured musicians include bandleader Artie Shaw, sax player Benny Carter, and vocalist Buddy Clark…

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

2023-04-IHTSB-April-16 Some of todays featured musicians include bandleader Artie Shaw, sax player Benny Carter, and vocalist Buddy Clark… Read More »

2023-04-In-Transition-April-09 Lenny Solomon, Benny Carter, Jazz Track…

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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IHTSB Apr 2, 2023 Our selection of recordings for today’s show features big bands from the 1930s and 1940s. These orchestras were a mainstay of the music scene during this time, bringing jazz and popular songs to listeners around the world. We hear today from the dance and jazz bands in the US and the

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2023-03-In-Transition-March-26 Quebec trumpet player Rachel Therrien is featured today.

01 Rachel Therrien Out Of A Dream-3.52 Home Inspiration02 Rachel Therrien F.E.C.-4.15 On Track03 Rachel Therrien Pensamiento-3.24 Pensamiento – Proyecto Columbia04 Rachel Therrien Just Playing-3.56 Vena05 Rachel Therrien Folks Tune-2.03 Vena06 Rachel Therrien Why Don’t You Try-4.25 Why Don’t You Try07 Rachel Therrien Tomber En Cinq-4.08 Why Don’t You Try08 Rachel Therrien Ploma-4.59 Home Inspiration09

2023-03-In-Transition-March-26 Quebec trumpet player Rachel Therrien is featured today. Read More »

2023-03-In-Transition-March-19 Hugh O’Connor, Ian Dogole, Jessica Williams…

1 Andreas Petterson Moose The Mooche-5.02 Duke With A Gibson2 Amina Figarova Septet Song For Gaby-5.24 Firewind3 Art Tatum Dancing In The Dark-2.58 Complete Capitol Recordings Volume 24 Arturo Sandoval Dizzy’s Atmosphere-3.52 Swingin’5 Avishai Cohen One For Mark-6.26 Live At The Blue Note6 Jackie Gleason My Ideal-2.36 Music, Martinis and Memories7 Hugh O’Connor The Night

2023-03-In-Transition-March-19 Hugh O’Connor, Ian Dogole, Jessica Williams… Read More »

2023-03-In-Transition-March-12 Teddy Charles, Sinistrio, Ranee Lee…

1 Ron Carter Willow Weep For Me-2.38 Blue and Green2 Teddy Charles Margo-4.51 Collaboration West3 Ornette Coleman Poise-4.42 This Is Our Music4 Ronnie Cuber Sudwest Funk-5.28 Cuber Libre5 Ted Curson Light Blue-3.42 Flip Top6 Harold Land Don’t Explain-4.54 West Coast Blues7 Ray Lema Pongi-3.19 Nangadeef8 Charles Lloyd El Encanto-6.42 A Night In Copenhagen9 Michel Petrucciani

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2023-03-IHTSB-March-12 Billie Holiday, Billy Butterfield, Doris Day…

IHTSB Mar 12, 2023 Today’s show features songs about dreams. This topic was, and remains, a favourite theme for songwriters over the ages, as demonstrated in our recordings from the 1930s through to the 1950s. Among our highlights on the show are the gorgeous voices of Doris Day, Helen Forrest and Ella Fitgerald. Bing Crosby

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2023-03-In-Transition-March-05 Red Norvo, Bob Brough, Miles Davis…

1 Red Norvo Honeysuckle Rose-2.51 Giants of Jazz2 Alex Pangman Honeysuckle Rose-3.04 333 Carol Welsman Honeysuckle Rose-3.37 Swing Ladies Swing!4 Teddy Wilson Honeysuckle Rose-4.01 The Complete Verve Recordings5 Zoot Sims Honeysuckle Rose-4.02 Featuring Buddy Rich6 Randy Weston Honeysuckle Rose-6.30 Mosaic Select-0047 Cal Tjader and Mary Stallings Honeysuckle Rose-2.10 Cal Tjader Plays Mary Stallings Sings8 Bob

2023-03-In-Transition-March-05 Red Norvo, Bob Brough, Miles Davis… Read More »

2023-02-In-Transition-February-26 Curtis Fuller, Quincy Jones, Anna Williams…

1 Curtis Fuller Oatmeal Cookie-4.38 The Complete Blue Note – UA Curtis Fuller Sessions2 Curtis Fuller Down Home-4.04 The Complete Blue Note – UA Curtis Fuller Sessions3 Curtis Fuller Heart and Soul-4.51 The Complete Blue Note – UA Curtis Fuller Sessions4 Curtis Fuller Algonquin-5.02 The Complete Blue Note – UA Curtis Fuller Sessions5 Curtis Fuller

2023-02-In-Transition-February-26 Curtis Fuller, Quincy Jones, Anna Williams… Read More »

2023-02-In-Transition-February-19 Nelson Symonds, Hank Mobley, Stuff Smith…

1 Nelson Symonds Untitled Song-9.51 Live At Biddles February 24 19822 Nelson Symonds Unknown Title-7.24 Live At Biddles February 24 19823 Nelson Symonds Isn’t She Lovely-7.45 Live At Biddles February 24 19824 Hank Mobley Git-Go Blues-12.27 The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions5 Hank Mobley Barrel of Funk-11.21 The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions6 Hank Mobley

2023-02-In-Transition-February-19 Nelson Symonds, Hank Mobley, Stuff Smith… Read More »

2023-02-In-Transition-February-12 Oliver Jones, Woody Shaw, Blue Mitchell…

1 Oliver Jones Solar-4.25 The Many Moods Of Oliver Jones2 Oliver Jones You Must Believe In Spring-4.45 The Many Moods Of Oliver Jones3 Oliver Jones Emily-4.24 The Many Moods Of Oliver Jones4 Oliver Jones Alone Together-4.13 The Many Moods Of Oliver Jones5 Oliver Jones It’s Only A Paper moon-3.00 The Many Moods Of Oliver Jones6

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2023-02-IHTSB-February-12 Sidney Bechet, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson…

IHTSB Feb 12. 2023 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 Miles Davis’ 1956 recording of “My Funny Valentine”, and Sidney Bechet with “Save It Pretty Mama” from 1945. Listen to traditional jazz numbers from Jelly

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2023-02-In-Transition-February-05 Oscar Peterson, Charles Tolliver, Tony Williams, Johnny Hodges

I couldn’t think of a better way to kick off Black History Month than feature these four legends of jazz. 1 Oscar Peterson Anything Goes The Complete Clef-Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-53)2 Oscar Peterson Cheek To Cheek The Complete Clef-Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-53)3 Oscar Peterson I

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2023-01-In-Transition-January-29 Chip Shelton, Wynton Marsalis, Bill King…

A mixed bag of jazz on today’s episode. Some of the musicians featured include pianist Ellis Marsalis, sax player Gene Ammons, and the Canadian band, Manteca. January 29 20231 Jimmy Raney How About You Live In Tokyo2 Harold Mabern Such Is Life Rakin’ and Scrapin’3 Billie Holiday He’s Funny That Way Complete Commodore Recordings4 Bob

2023-01-In-Transition-January-29 Chip Shelton, Wynton Marsalis, Bill King… Read More »

2023-01-InTransition-January-15 Johnny Coles, Elvin Jones, Jan Allan…

A great selection of jazz on today’s episode. Music from drummer Elvin Jones, Swedish trumpet player Jan Allan, Canadian guitarist Lorne Lofsky as well as 18 other selections… 01 The Three Sounds Shortnin’ Bread Beautiful Friendship02 Elvin Jones We’ll Be Together Again The Ultimate03 The Johnny Coles Quartet Pretty Strange The Warm Sound04 The Eddie

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2023-01-IHTSB-January-15 Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald…

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 to interpreting the songs,

2023-01-IHTSB-January-15 Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald… Read More »

2023-01-In Transition-January-01 Welcoming a new year with Dave Brubeck, Dianna Krall, Ross Taggart…

Your browser does not support the audio tag. Starting a new year with two selections from every featured musician. Pianist Dave Brubeck, Canadian singer Dianna Krall, trombonist J.J. Johnson are just a few of the many musicians featured on todays episode. 01 Dave Brubeck It’s The Talk Of The Town Just You, Just Me 02

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