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 May 10
Set 1
James Brandon Lewis & Red Lilly Quintet, For Mahalia, with Love, “Calvary”
Dave Mullen Ensemble, Solace, “Mane Tronk”
Sammy Benskin Trio, Benny Morton and Jimmy Hamilton Swingtets, “The World is Waiting for the Sunrise”
Same, “Williphant Winnie”
Grachun Moncur III, Mosaic Select, “Esoteric”
Set 2
Jason Lindner, Live: UK, “Meditation on Two Chords”
Samara Joy, Linger Awhile, “Misty”
Junior Mance, Junior’s Blues, “Blue Monk”
Sonny Stitt, Personal Appearance, “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”
Set 3
Chris Lightcap, SuperBigmouth, “Zero Point Five”
Duke Ellington, The Okeh Ellington, “Down in Our Alley Blues”
Same, “Black and Tan Fantasy”
Jacob Garchik, Assembly, Collage”
Jerry Bergzoni, Tenor of the Times, “You’re My Everything”
Set 4
Art Ensemble of Chicago, Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City, “Song for Charles”
Benoit Delbecq, The Weight of Light, “The Loop of Chicago”
Sammy Davis Jr., I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues, “Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You”
Spike Robinson & Harry “Sweets” Edison, Justa Bit O’ Blues, “Just in Time”
Set 5
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, with Frank Luther, “Alone Together”
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Classic Bluebird & Victor Sessions, “Alone Together”
Peggy Lee, Things are Swinging, “Alone Together”
Miles Davis, Blue Moods, “Alone Together”
Set 6
Ray Charles & Betty Carter, “Alone Together”
Grant Green, Green Street, “Alone Together”
Patricia Barber, Split, “Alone Together”
Tim Hagans, Alone Together, “Alone Together”
Set 7
Andy Bey, Ballads, Blues & Bey, “Embraceable You”
Willis Jackson with Jack McDuff, Legends of Acid Jazz, “Mellow Blues”
Set 8
Joe Diorio & Ira Sullivan, The Breeze and I, “The Breeze and I”
Joe Pass & J.J. Johnson, We’ll Be Together Again, “When Lights Are Low”
Roberto Occhipinti, The Next Step, “Emancipation Day”
Modern Jazz Quartet, MJQ: 40 Years, “For Ellington”
Set 9
Joshua Redman Quartet, Come What May, “Vast”
Marilyn Crispell & Stefano Maltese, Red, “Afternoon Whisper”
Wallace Roney, Home, “Ghost of Yesterday”
Cyrus Chestnut, Cyrus Chestnut, “Strolling in Central Park”
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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