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 April 10

Set 1

Chucho Valdes, Chuchos’ Steps, “Danzon” 
Buell Neidlinger, Blue Chopsticks, “The Gig” 
Orrin Evans, Flip the Script, “The Answer” 
Joe Lovano & Joshua Redman, Tenor Legacy, “Introspection” 

Set 2

Ralph Lalama, Feelin’ and Dealin’, “So Nice” 
Karrin Allyson, I Didn’t Know About You, “I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance” 
Duke Ellington, RCA Recordings, “Flaming Youth” 
Hampton Hawes, Something Special, “Pablito” 

Set 3 

Benny Golson, Benny Golson’s New York Scene, “B.G’s Holiday” 
Gerry Mulligan Sextet, High Lights, “Festival Minor” 
Marta Sanchez, Spanish American Art Museum, “When Dreaming is the Only” 
Kenny Dorham, Round About Midnight at the Café Bohemia, “Monaco”

Set 4 

Lester Young, Complete Studio Sessions, “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone” 
Ira Sullivan with Johnny Griffin, Blue Stroll, “Blue Stroll” 
Tom Harrell, Oak Tree, Sun Up” 
Lou Donaldson, Here ‘Tis, “A Foggy Day” 
Teramasu Hino, Transfusion, “Candy” 

Set 5 

Abdullah Ibrahim, Yarona, "Nisa" 
Same, "Duke 88" 
Same, "Cherry/Mannenberg" - 

Set 6 

Abdullah Ibrahim, Yarona, “African River" 
Same, "Tuang Guru" 

Set 7 

Abdullah Ibrahim, Yarona, "Stardance" 
Same, "African Marketplace" 
Same, "Tintinyana" 
Same, "Barakaat" 

Set 8 

Stan Getz, The Dolphin, “My Old Flame”
Tomas Fujiwara, Dream Up, “You Don’t Have to Try” 
Linda May Han Oh, Initial Here, “Come Sunday” 
Curtis Counce, You Get More Bounce with Counce, “How Deep is the Ocean”

Set 9 

Art Davis, Time Remembered, “A Flower is a Lovesome Thing” 
Sonny Criss, Portrait of Sonny Criss, “God Bless the Child” 
Denny Zeitlin, Stairway to the Stars, “I Could Have Told You”
Frank Rosolino & Ed Bickert, Thinking About You, “There’s No You”