Jazz Spectrum - Friday

Fridays at 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Hosted by Fritz Byers, “Jazz Spectrum – Friday” includes vignettes about the artists, commentary about the influences that led to the recording, and an occasional brief explication of the significance of the recording and the artists in the overall sweep of jazz history.   

The hour beginning at 10 p.m. E.T. will be dedicated to a particular theme – a single recording, a particular musician, a specific instrument, or perhaps a selection of recordings from a single year.   

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Playlist for May 30

Set 1 
Pete McGuiness Jazz Orchestra, Mixed Bag, “From This Moment On” 
Same, “Rebecca” 
Satoko Fujii, Dream a Dream, “Rain Drop” 
Jim Hall & Friends, Live at Town Hall, “Hide and Seek” 

Set 2 
Dave Liebman, Beingness, “Intent” 
Same, “Transparent to Transcendence” 
Phil Woods, Three for All, “Three for All” 
Sonny Rollins, Way Out West, “Way Out West” 

Set 3 
Billy Mohler, The Eternal, “Tsunami”
Dexter Gordon, Complete Trio & Quartet Studio Recordings, “Candlelight Lady” 
Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio, “Sunday Afternoon” 
Steve Lehman, The Music of Anthony Braxton, “L.A. Genes” 
Kaisa’s Machine, Taking Shape, “Shadow Mind” 

Set 4 
Don Cherry, Dona Nostra, “M’Bizo” 
Lee Konitz & Martial Solal, Star Eyes, “Star Eyes” 
Sylvie Courvoisier, Bone Bells, “Folded Secret” 
John Patitucci, Spirit Fall, “Pole Star”

Set 5 
Tony Scott, A Day in New York, “Five” 
Same, “She’s Different” 
Same, “The Lady is a Tramp” 
Same, “Tenderly” 

Set 6 
Tony Scott, A Day in New York, “Blues for Three Horns” 
Same, “I Remember You,”
Same, “Lullaby of the Leaves” 

Set 7 
Tony Scott, A Day in New York, “I Can’t Get Started” 
Same, “The Explorer”
Same, “Zonk” 

Set 8 
Ryan Truesdell, Shades of Sound: Gil Evans Project Live at Jazz Standard, “the BarBara Song” 
Ruby Braff, Classic Vanguard Small Group Swing Sessions, “Ghost of a Chance” 
Same, “I’m in the Market for You” 
Noah Preminger, Ballads, “Democracy” 

Set 9 
Phil Haynes & Ben Monder, Transition(s), “Untitled Ones” 
Phil Haynes, Return to Electric, “Cycle” 
Matthew Muneses & Riza Printup, Pag-ibgh Ko, “Kundiman ni Rizal” 
Kenny Burrell, Night Song, “The Shadow of Your Smile” 
Modern Jazz Quartet, The Last Concert, “Skating in Central Park”