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 July 27
Set 1
Jim Rotondi, Dark Blue, “Our Day Will Come”
Jim Rotondi, Four of a Kind, “It’s Easy to Remember”
Dicky Wells, Stanley Dance Sessions, “Come and Get It”
Moppa Elliott, Disasters Vol. 2, “Powelton Village”
Same, “Cobb’s Creek”
Set 2
Adam Schroeder & Mark Masters, CT!, “Slow Boat”
Wynton Marsalis, Marsalis Plays Monk, “Worry Later”
Duke Ellington, The Intimacy of the Blues, “Noon Mooning”
Johnny Hodges, Complete Verve Small Group Sessions, “Not So Dukish”
Set 3
Chick Corea, Three Quartets, “Quartet No. 1”
Michael Brecker, Times is of the Essence, “Half Past Late”
Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald, Complete Decca Sessions, “Under the Spell of the Blues”
Wayne Escoffery & Veneration, Hopes and Dreams, “Hopes and Dreams”
Set 4
Buck Clayton, Complete CBS Jam Sessions, “Undecided”
Josh Sinton, Book of Practitioners. Vol. 2, “Whoops”
Carolyn Leonhart, New 8th Day, “Moon River”
Charles McPherson, The Journey, “Elena”
Set 5
Glenn Miller Orchestra, with Ray Eberle, Sentimental Journey, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Bud Powell, Complete on Verve, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Anita O’Day, Complete Verve/Clef Sessions, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer, Recorded Fall 1961, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Set 6
Rosemary Clooney, Sings Ballads, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Sam Yahel, Trio, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Carmen McRae, Birds of a Feather, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Sonny Rollins, This Is What I Do, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Set 7
Wayne Shorter, Juju, “Deluge”
Tommy Flanagan, Sunset & the Mockingbird, “Let’s”
Set 8
Brian Landrus, Plays Ellington and Strayhorn, “A Flower is a Lovesome Thing”
Nathan Borton, Each Step, “The More I See You”
Gene Ammons, Gentle Jug, “Skylark”
Jim Hall, Live in Tokyo, “Chelsea Bridge”
Set 9
Michael Pagan, Paganova, “Deep in My Soul”
Ehud Asherie, Shuffle Along, “Everything Reminds Me of You”
Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo, Songs of Mirth and Melancholy, “La Valse Kendall”
Bill Charlap, Live at the Village Vanguard, “Autumn in New York”
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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