Jazz Spectrum - Saturday
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 August 9
Set 1
Max Roach, We Insist!, “Driva Man”
Same, “Freedom Day”
Abbey Lincoln, Straight Ahead, “Straight Ahead”
Same, “Blue Monk”
Same, “Retribution”
Set 2
Max Roach, Deeds Not Words, “Filide”
Same, “You Stepped Out of a Dream”
Max Roach, Featuring the Legendary Hasaan, “Almost Like Me”
Max Roach, It’s Time, “Living Room”
Set 3
Abbey Lincoln, Devil’s Got Your Tongue, “Rainbow”
Same, “Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year”
John Pattitucci, Rembrance, “Joe Hen”
Max Roach, M’Boom, “Rumble in the Jungle”
Set 4
Max Roach, Percussion Bitter Sweet, “Garvey’s Ghost”
Abbey Lincoln, Wholly Earth, “If I Only Had a Brain”
Bob Brookmeyer & Stan Getz, Complete Quinet Studio Recordings, “Father Merchant”
Paul Motian Trio, Sound of Love, “Mumbo Jumbo”
Set 5
Libby Holman, “You and the Night and the Music”
Al Bowlly & Ray Noble, “You and the Night and the Music”
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra, Sentimental Journey, “You and the Night and the Music”
Julie London, Around Midnight, ““You and the Night and the Music”
Marty Paich Quartet with Art Pepper, “You and the Night and the Music”
Set 6
Lucia Jackson, You and the Night and the Music, “You and the Night and the Music”
Bill Evans, Green Dolphin Street, “You and the Night and the Music”
Helen Merrill, Duets, “You and the Night and the Music”
Woody Shaw, Complete Muse Sessions, “You and the Night and the Music”
Set 7
Ralph Alessi, This Against That, “Haw Hee”
Herbie Hancock, Inventions and Dimensions, “Succotash”
Stanley Turrentine, Never Let Me Go, “Sara’s Dance”
Set 8
Jimmy Rowles, Lilac Time, “Theme from Arrest and Trial”
Stefon Harris, Urbanus, “Langston’s Lullaby”
Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan, Small Town, “Subconscious Lee”
Phil Woods, Three for All, “It’s Time to Emulate the Japanese”
Set 9
Sam Yahel, In the Blink of an Eye, “Just a Thought”
Branford Marsalis, Renaissance, “Lament”
Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani, The Third Man, “Retrato Em Branco & Preto”
Michael Brecker, Times is of the Essence, “The Morning of This Night”
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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