Jazz Spectrum
Saturdays 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.
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.
Playlist for May 4
Set 1
Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box, “If”
Sylvia Syms & Kenny Burrell, Sylvia Is!, “As Long as I Live”
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord, Make the Changes, “Macguffin”
Bill Frisell Trio, Orchestras, “Lookout for Hope”
Set 2
Charles McPherson, Reverence, “Blues for Lonnie in Three”
Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box, “Judy”
Same, “Sweet Lorraine”
Roy Eldridge, Complete Verve Studio Sessions, “Striding”
Manzanita Quintet, Osmosis, “Bemsha Swing”
Set 3
Art Tatum, Jewel’s in the Treasure Box, “The Man I Love”
Same, “Tenderly”
Ornette Coleman, Ornette on Tenor, “Enfant”
Big John Patton, The Way I Feel, “Davene”
Emmett Cohen featuring Houston Person, Master Legacy Series, “If You Could See Me Now”
Set 4
Avery Sharpe, 400: An African American Musical Portrait, “Harlem and the War to End All Wars”
George Wallington Quintet, Jazz for the Carriage Trade, “Our Delight”
Joel Harrison, Harbor, “The Refugee”
Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan, Brooklyn Brothers, “Cu-Ba”
Art Tatum, Jewels in the Treasure Box, “Where or When”
Set 5
Lawrence Tibbett, “Last Night When We Were Young”
Bill Charlap, Live at the Village Vanguard, “Last Night When We Were Young”
Judy Garland, Judy, “Last Night When We Were Young” 3:30
Ian Shaw & Cedar Walton, In a New York Minute, “Last Night When We Were Young”
Set 6
Frank Sinatra, In the Wee Small Hours, “Last Night When We Were Young”
Tommy Flanagan, Plays the Music of Harold Arlen, “Last Night When We Were Young”
Mel Torme & George Shearing, An Elegant Evening, “Last Night When We Were Young”
Paul Motian Trio 2000 + One, On Broadway Vol. 4, “Last Night When We Were Young”
Set 7
Lage Lund, Most Peculiar, “Warsaw”
Ghost Train Orchestra, Book of Rhapsodies, Vol. II, “A Little Girl Grows Up”
Set 8
Charles McPherson, Reverence, “Old Folks”
Sweet Basil Trio, You’re My Everything, “You’re My Everything”
Jimmy Cobb, Cobb’s Corner, “Never Let Me Go”
Flip Phillips & Kenny Davern, Mood Indigo, “Embraceable You”
Set 9
DayDream Trio, Originals, “Last Lullaby”
Brian Bromberg, LaFaro, “Alice in Wonderland”
Allen Touissaint, The Bright Mississippi, “Winin’ Boy Blues”
Bob Brookmeyer, New Works Celebration, “Celebration: Remembering”
Meet Your Host Fritz Byers
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.
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