Just a Taste - May 29, 2010

hour 1

Artist: Eddy Louiss
Track: Bohemia After Dark
Album: Bohemia After Dark (Gitanes)

Artist: Scott Hamilton
Track: I Thought About You
Album: The Grand Appearance (Progressive)

Artist: Clare Fischer
Track: The Duke
Album: Thesaurus (Atlantic)

Artist: Joe Henderson
Track: Take the “A” Train
Album: Lush Life (Verve)

Artist: George Cables
Track: Over the Rainbow
Album: At Maybeck, Vol. 35 (Concord)

Artist: Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet
Track: Blues March
Album: Meet the Jazztet (Chess/MCA)

Artist: Kenny Burrell
Track: I’m Falling for You
Album: Lotus Blossom (Concord)

Artist: Eddy Louiss-Daniel Humair-Jean-Luc Ponty
Track: Carole’s Garden
Album: Trio HLP (Dreyfus Jazz)

hour 2

Artist: Sonny Stitt
Track: Back Door
Album: So Doggone Good (Prestige)

Artist: Julian Lage
Track: Familiar Posture
Album: Sounding Point (EmArcy)

Artist: Mingus Dynasty
Track: Sketch Two
Album: Live at Montreux (Atlantic)

Artist: Stan Getz w/ Eddy Louiss
Track: Our Kind of Sabi
Album: Dynasty (Verve)

Artist: Los Angeles Jazz Quartet
Track: ‘Round Midnight
Album: Conversation Piece (Naxos Jazz)

Artist: Idris Muhammad
Track: GCCG Blues
Album: Kabsha (Theresa)

Artist: Bill Mays-Ed Bickert
Track: Taking a Chance on Love
Album: Concord Duo Series (Concord)

hour 3

spotlight artist: Eddy Louiss

Artist: Eddy Louiss
Track: No Smoking
Album: Trio (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: Eddy Louiss
Track: Pour Toujours
Album: Récit Proche (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: Eddy Louiss-Richard Galliano
Track: Azul Tango
Album: Face to Face (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: Eddy Louiss-Michel Petrucciani
Track: So What
Album: Conférence de Presse (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: of Paris w/ Eddy Louiss
Track: Tickle Toe
Album: Les Double Six (RCA/BMG)

Artist: Eddy Louiss
Track: La Scorpionne
Album: Sentimental Feeling (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: Eddy Louiss-Richard Galliano
Track: Tribute to Joe Diorio
Album: Face to Face (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: Eddy Louiss
Track: Blue Tempo
Album: Trio (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: Eddy Louiss
Track: Celestin
Album: Sentimental Feeling (Dreyfus Jazz)

Artist: Eddy Louiss-Michel Petrucciani
Track: Hub Art
Album: Conférence de Presse, Vol. 2 (Dreyfus Jazz)

Just Taste - May 22, 2010

Sorry this is so late. I am out of town and didn't have internet access until today.

hour 1

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Manteca
Album: Woody and Friends (Concord)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Poor House Blues
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select 31)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: The Magpie
Album: Live at Monterey (Atlantic)

Artist: John Swana
Track: La Villa
Album: Introducing John Swana (Criss Cross)

Artist: Kenny Dorham
Track: Short Story
Album: Short Story (SteepleChase)

Artist: Art Pepper
Track: Rita-san
Album: No Limit (Contemporary)

Artist: Alan Broadbent
Track: Upper Manhattan Medical Group
Album: Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 14 (Concord)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: The Things We Said Today
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select 31)

Artist: Frank Morgan
Track: Grooveyard
Album: Listen to the Dawn (Verve)

hour 2

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: That’s Where It Is
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select 31)

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Track: Quickly Home
Album: North Sea Jazz Sessions – Volume 1 (Jazz World)

Artist: Bill Perkins
Track: Dylan’s Delight
Album: Confluence (Interplay)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Like, Some Blues, Man
Album: Live at Monterey (Atlantic)

Artist: John Colianni
Track: Heart Shaped Box
Album: Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume 37 (Concord)

Artist: Chet Baker
Track: Star Eyes
Album: Chet Is Back! (RCA)

Artist: McCoy Tyner
Track: Blues for Basie
Album: Just Feelin’ (Quicksilver)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Bijou
Album: Woody Herman Memorial (RCA)

Artist: Ronnie Cuber
Track: Something You Got
Album: Live at the Blue Note (ProJazz)

hour 3

spotlight artist: Woody Herman live

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Cousins
Album: Woody Herman Memorial (RCA)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: The Days of Wine and Roses
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select 31)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Countdown
Album: Woody and Friends (Concord)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Concerto for Herd – 1st Movement
Album: Concerto for Herd (Verve)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Concerto for Herd – 2nd Movement
Album: Concerto for Herd (Verve)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Concerto for Herd – 3rd Movement
Album: Concerto for Herd (Verve)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Dear John C.
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select 31)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Blue Getz Blues
Album: Woody Herman Memorial (RCA)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Dr. Wong’s Bag
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select 31)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Watermelon Man
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select 31)

Just a Taste - May 15, 2010

Gypsy Jazz-stravaganza!

hour 1

Artist: David Grisman w/ Stéphane Grappelli
Track: Minor Swing
Album: Hot Dawg (Horizon)

Artist: Fapy Lafertin
Track: Blue Lou
Album: Fine & Dandy (Iris Music)

Artist: Oscar Alemán
Track: Jeepers Creepers
Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Track: I’m Not Impressed
Album: QHCSF (Hot Club)

Artist: Frank Vignola
Track: Flèche d’Or
Album: Let It Happen (Concord)

Artist: John Jorgenson w/ Beryl Davis
Track: Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
Album: Ultraspontane (J2 Records)

Artist: Martin Taylor
Track: James
Album: Spirit of Django (Linn)

Artist: Joe Pass
Track: Cavalerie
Album: For Django (Pacific Jazz)

Artist: Hot Club of Detroit
Track: Nostalgia in Times Square
Album: It’s About That Time (Mack Avenue)

Artist: Gus Viseur
Track: Undecided
Album: Gypsy Jazz (Proper)

Artist: Dan Hick and His Hot Licks
Track: Shorty Falls in Love
Album: Where’s the Money? (Blue Thumb/MCA)

Artist: Pearl Django
Track: Holiday for Guitars
Album: Swing 48 (Modern Hot Records)

Artist: George Cordoba
Track: I’m Thinking of You
Album: Shades of Django (Exodus)

Artist: Oscar Alemán
Track: Improvisaciones sobre Boogie Woogie
Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Track: Armando’s Rumba
Album: QHCSF (Hot Club)

hour 2

Artist: Henri Crolla
Track: Yardbird Suite
Album: Gypsy Jazz (Proper)

Artist: Fapy Lafertin
Track: How High the Moon
Album: Fine & Dandy (Iris Music)

Artist: Raphaël Fays
Track: Tears
Album: Django + Classical (Le Chant du Monde)

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Track: Yerba Buena Bounce
Album: Yerba Buena Bounce (Reference)

Artist: Tiny Moore-Jethro Burns
Track: Swing ‘39
Album: Back to Back (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: James Carter & the Django Reinhardt NY Festival
Track: Minor Swing
Album: Swing Gitan (Vertical Jazz)

Artist: Joe Sodja
Track: Limehouse Blues
Album: 50 Years of Jazz Guitar (Columbia)

Artist: John Jorgenson
Track: Ultraspontane
Album: Ultraspontane (J2 Records)

Artist: Oscar Alemán
Track: In the Mood
Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Oscar Alemán
Track: Nobody’s Sweetheart
Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Oscar Alemán
Track: Daphne
Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Oscar Alemán
Track: Just a Little Swing
Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Oscar Alemán
Track: Caminos Cruzados (Malagueña)
Album: Swing Guitar Masterpieces (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Track: Flight of the Fly
Album: Striking It Rich (Blue Thumb/MCA)

Artist: Hot Club of Detroit
Track: Patio Swing
Album: It’s About That Time (Mack Avenue)

Artist: Fapy Lafertin
Track: Tango for Django
Album: Fine & Dandy (Iris Music)

hour 3

Artist: Stéphane Grappelli
Track: Angel’s Camp
Album: Vintage Grappelli (Concord)

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Track: Choros
Album: Bohemian Maestro (Azica)

Artist: Hot Club of San Francisco
Track: Black and White
Album: Yerba Buena Bounce (Reference)

Artist: Pearl Django
Track: Samois Swing
Album: Swing 48 (Modern Hot Records)

Artist: Gus Viseur
Track: Winds and Strings
Album: Gypsy Jazz (Proper)

Artist: Albert Ferreri et Le Trio Ferret
Track: Andalousie
Album: Gypsy Jazz (Proper)

Artist: Svenska Hotkvintetten
Track: Hallelujah
Album: Gypsy Jazz (Proper)

Artist: Jean Pierre Sasson et Sacha Distel
Track: Two Guitar Blues
Album: Gypsy Jazz (Proper)

Artist: Joe Pass
Track: Fleur d’Ennui
Album: For Django (Pacific Jazz)

Artist: James Carter & the Django Reinhardt NY Festival
Track: Stompin’ at Decca
Album: Swing Gitan (Vertical Jazz)

Artist: Howard Alden
Track: Swing 39
Album: Snowy Morning Blues (Concord)

Artist: Fapy Lafertin
Track: Charleston
Album: Fine & Dandy (Iris Music)

Artist: Angelo Debarre & the Django Reinhardt NY Festival
Track: I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
Album: Swing Gitan (Vertical Jazz)

Artist: Raphaël Fays
Track: Swing Guitar
Album: Django + Classical (Le Chant du Monde)

Artist: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Track: Fujiyama
Album: Striking It Rich (Blue Thumb/MCA)

Just a Taste - May 8, 2010

hour 1

Artist: Grant Green
Track: The Kicker
Album: Solid (Blue Note)

Artist: Lou Donaldson
Track: Walkin’ Again
Album: Birdseed (Milestone)

Artist: New York Jazz Collective
Track: El Niño
Album: I Don’t Know This World Without Don Cherry (Naxos Jazz)

Artist: Chuck Hedges
Track: Nuages
Album: Live at Andy’s (Delmark)

Artist: Shelly Manne
Track: Margie
Album: Boss Sounds! (Atlantic)

Artist: Jimmy Giuffre
Track: My All
Album: The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (Atlantic)

Artist: Cannonball Adderley
Track: Grand Central
Album: Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Mercury/Wing)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Grantstand
Album: Grantstand (Blue Note)

Artist: Bobby Jones
Track: Only Blue
Album: Hill Country Suite (enja)

hour 2

Artist: Charles Lloyd
Track: Forest Flower
Album: Discovery! (Columbia)

Artist: Bone Structure
Track: The Last Minutre Waltz
Album: Bone Structure (Calligraph)

Artist: Geoff Keezer
Track: Second Thoughts
Album: World Music (Columbia)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Nomad
Album: Idle Moments (Blue Note)

Artist: The Jazz Crusaders
Track: The Freedom Sound
Album: The Festival Album (Pacific Jazz)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Outer Space
Album: Born to Be Blue (Blue Note)

Artist: Jimmy Heath
Track: The Voice of the Saxophone
Album: Little Man / Big Band (Verve)

hour 3

spotlight artist: Grant Green

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Green’s Greenery
Album: Grantstand (Blue Note)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: I’m an Old Cowhand
Album: Talkin’ About (Blue Note)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Minor League
Album: Solid (Blue Note)

Artist: Larry Young w/ Grant Green
Track: Plaza de Toros
Album: Into Somethin’ (Blue Note)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Born to Be Blue
Album: Born to Be Blue (Blue Note)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Grant’s Tune
Album: Solid (Blue Note)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Jean de Fleur
Album: Idle Moments (Blue Note)

Artist: Grant Green
Track: Luny Tune
Album: Talkin’ About (Blue Note)

Just a Taste - May 1, 2010

April 29, 2010, was the 111th anniversary of the birth of Edward Kennedy Ellington. Today's program is a celebration of the music of Duke Ellington.

hour 1

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: Kinda Dukish-Rockin’ in Rhythm
Album: Piano in the Background (Columbia)

Artist: Barney Kessel-Stéphane Grappelli
Track: It Don’t Mean a Thing
Album: Limehouse Blues (Black Lion)

Artist: Johnny Otis
Track: Creole Love Call
Album: Spirit of the Black Territory Bands (Arhoolie)

Artist: Peggy Lee
Track: Jump for Joy
Album: Mood Indigo: Capitol Sings Duke Ellington (Capitol)

Artist: Charles Mingus
Track: Mood Indigo
Album: Mingus Ah Um [Legacy Edition] (Columbia)

Artist: Roy Eldridge
Track: Echoes of Harlem
Album: Little Jazz/Trumpet Giant (Proper)

Artist: Tiny Moore-Jethro Burns
Track: In a Mellotone
Album: Back to Back (Acoustic Disc)

Artist: Stan Getz
Track: Tonight I Shall Sleep with a Smile on My Face
Album: Getz-Gilberto #2 (Verve)

Artist: Billy Eckstine
Track: Ellington medley
Album: Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones at Basin Street East (EmArcy)

Artist: Mel Tormé
Track: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Album: I Dig the Duke/I Dig the Count (Verve)

Artist: Louis Armstrong-Duke Ellington
Track: Duke’s Place
Album: Mood Indigo: Capitol Sings Duke Ellington (Capitol)

hour 2

Artist: Bill Berry
Track: Cottontail
Album: Hello, Rev (Concord)

Artist: Tommy Flanagan
Track: Main Stem
Album: The Tokyo Recital (Pablo)

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Track: Serenade to Sweden
Album: A Portrait of Duke Ellington (Verve)

Artist: Jay Leonhart-Gary Burton-Joe Beck-Terry Clarke
Track: Azure
Album: Four Duke (LaserLight)

Artist: Boswell Sisters
Track: Sophisticated Lady
Album: That’s How Rhythm Was Born (Columbia)

Artist: Harry James w/ Helen Forrest
Track: I’m Beginning to See the Light
Album: Mood Indigo: Capitol Sings Duke Ellington (Capitol)

Artist: Annie Ross-Zoot Sims
Track: I’m Just a Lucky So and So
Album: Mood Indigo: Capitol Sings Duke Ellington (Capitol)

Artist: Gary Burton
Track: Fleurette Africaine
Album: A Genuine Tong Funeral (Koch)

Artist: Scott Hamilton
Track: The Old Circus Train Turnaround Blues
Album: Organic Duke (Concord)

Artist: Wayne Wright-Marty Grosz
Track: Just Squeeze Me
Album: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking (Aviva)

Artist: Erroll Garner
Track: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Album: Jazz ‘Round Midnight (Verve)

Artist: Woody Herman
Track: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Album: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select #31)

hour 3

spotlight artist: Duke Ellington

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: East St. Louis Toodle-oo
Album: The Bubber Miley Era: 1924-1929 (Jazz Legends)

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: The Gal from Joe’s
Album: The Ellington Era-Vol. 1 (Columbia)

Artist: Duke Ellington w/ Ivie Anderson
Track: If You Were in My Place
Album: Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson (Columbia)

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: Limbo Jazz
Album: Duke Ellington’s Jazz Violin Session (Atlantic)

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: Ko-Ko
Album: Stomp, Look & Listen! (ASV)

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: Jack the Bear
Album: Stomp, Look & Listen! (ASV)-

Artist: Duke Ellington w/ Bing Crosby
Track: St. Louis Blues
Album: Bing Crosby & Friends (ASV)

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: Blood Count
Album: “…and his mother called him Bill” (RCA Victor)

Artist: Duke Ellington-Charles Mingus-Max Roach
Track: Wig Wise
Album: Money Jungle (United Artists/Blue Note)

Artist: Tommy Dorsey w/ Duke Ellington
Track: The Minor Goes Muggin’
Album: Best, 1941-1947 (RCA Victor [France])

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: Ad Lib on Nippon
Album: The Far East Suite (Rca Victor)

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: The Clothed Woman
Album: Stomp, Look & Listen! (ASV)

Artist: Duke Ellington
Track: Take the “A” Train
Album: Piano in the Background (Columbia)