Hosted by Fritz Byers, Jazz Spectrum is a blend of new releases and timeless classics, familiar names and emerging artists. And the familiar weekly feature – The Song of the Week – will continue to occupy two sets, beginning at 10 p.m. E.T. In this interlude, we present a variety of versions of a single song from the jazz repertoire as a way of highlighting the infinite variety of approaches to the materials of jazz.
Set 1
Vic Dickenson, The Essential Vic Dickenson, “Everybody Loves My Baby”
Slide Hampton, Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty, “Go East, Young Man”
J.J. Johnson, Complete Columbia Small Group Sessions, “100 Proof”
Curtis Fuller, Jazz, It’s Magic, “Club Car”
Set 2
Vic Dickenson, Ding Dong, “Isle of Golden Dreams”
Vic Dickenson, Gentleman of the Trombone, “Nice and Easy Blues”
Slide Hampton, Jazz Matinee, “My Funny Valentine”
Conrad Herwig, The Latin Side of Joe Henderson, “Inner Urge”
Set 3
J.J. Johnson, First Place, “It’s Only a Paper Moon”
Conrad Herwig, Hieroglyphica, “Hieroglyphica”
Ryan Keberle, Reverso, Suite Ravel, “All Ears”
Steve Swell, Particle Data Group, “Anahad”
Set 4
Slide Hampton, Mellow-Dy, “Impossible Waltz”
Delfeayo Marsalis, Sweet Thunder, “Sonnet in Search of a Moor”
Craig Harris, Black Bone, “Homeland”
Michael Dease, Give It All You Got, “Transylvania County Funk Parade”
Set 5
Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman, Complete Recordings “How Deep is the Ocean”
Coleman Hawkins, Classic Sessions, “How Deep is the Ocean”
Nat King Cole, Complete Capitol Recordings, “How Deep is the Ocean”
Miles Davis, Take Off: The Complete Blue Note Albums, “How Deep is the Ocean”
Set 6
Billie Holiday, Complete Verve Studio Recordings, “How Deep is the Ocean”
Bill Watrous, Bone-ified, “How Deep is the Ocean”
Frank Sinatra, Nice ‘n’ Easy, “How Deep is the Ocean”
Bob Brookmeyer, Oslo Jazz Festival, “How Deep is the Ocean”
Set 7
Urbie Green, Five Classic Albums, “Old Time Modern”
Jimmy Knepper, 1st Place, “When I See You”
Jimmy Knepper, A Swinging Introduction to Ji8mmy Knepper, “Irresistible You”
Set 8
Vic Dickenson, Trombone Cholly, “Long Old Road”
Steve Turre, The Bones of Art, “Fuller Beauty”
Jack Teagarden, Complete Roulette Sessions, “Ol Man River”
Same, “I’m Getting’ Sentimental Over You”
Frank Rosolino Quartet with Sonny Clark, “I May Be Wrong”
Set 9
Ryan Keberle’s Collecti Do Brasil, Sonhos Da Esquina, “Carbon Neutral”
Craig Harris, Black Bone, “September 10, 1953”
Wycliffe Gordon, What you Dealin’ With, “Pretty Little Girl”
Bob Brookmeyer Small Band, “Soft Porn”
Hailing from The Sunflower State of Kansas, Fritz Byers is a Duke University and Harvard Law School alum.
After he started practicing law in the Toledo area, Fritz took his love for Jazz and proposed a new radio show on WGTE's FM 91. That's when Jazz Spectrum was born and it began airing on April 1, 1989. He has been sharing Jazz every Saturday night since on FM 91.