Ahmad Jamal & Ledisi (Toppyjazz 301)

Looking for some material from Mr. Howard Roberts we found an old record from Ahmad Jamal with Howard Roberts "The Bright The Blue and The Beautiful". 

 Ahmad Jame (1930-2023) is praised and knocked down for his music.

 Some critics say 

1. Ahmad Jamal is no important musician (Wiki USA)

 2. Most important pianist after 1945 (Wiki Netherlands) 

3. Jamal is a nice barpianist (Wiki Germany). 

 We heard the Mosaic box with Ahmad Jamal's Arco period.

We are sorry to say we don't think Jamal is a great pianist. 

Also his usage of "space", fingersettings , understatement and crack in the vinyl effect is sometimes very weird.

 But judge by yourself this week by Toppyjazz. 

 Ledisi Young is our second musician and what a great voice.

 Special listen to her fantastic version of Straight no Chaser. Highly recommanded! 

 Playlist :

 01 - Yesterdays - Ahmad Jamal (album The Bright The Blue The Beautiful)

 02 - But Not For Me - Ahmad Jamal (album Mosaic Arco recordings) 

 03 - The Surreu With The Fringe on Top (album Mosaic Arco Recordings)

 04 - Superstition - Ahmad Jamal (album '73) 

 05 - It's Easy To Remember - Ahmad Jamal (album Count Em '88)

 06 - Wave - Ahmad Jamal (album The Awakening) 

 07 - Straight No Chaser - Ledisi Young (Album Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue) 

 08 - Getta Outta My Kitchen - Ledisi (album Soulsinger : The Revival ) 

 09 - Papa Loved To Love Me - Ledisi (album Soulsinger : The Revival)

 10 - In The Morning - Ledisi (album Lost & Found)

 11 - Them Changes - Ledisi (album Turn Me Loose)

 12 - Shut Up - Ledisi ( album Pieces Of Me)

 13 - I Gotta Get To You - Ledisi (album Pieces Of Me) 

Radio Westerwolde proudly presents Toppyjazz 300 with Batida de Colónia, Mr. Chico Hamilton and Lena Horne.

We proudly presents the first cd from Batida de Colónia.

 A group with Thomas Berghaus and Anna Garden. 

They have a wonderful mix of Samba, Bossa Nova, Mambo and much more.

 We give 4 stars for this debut album.  

 Second from the late Mr. Chico Hamilton: we got a nice present from his manager and producer Jeffrey Caddick. 

We got one vinyl LP and two cd's. We will air them in about 4 weeeks.

 For now The Complete Pacific Recordings of Mr. Cico Hamilton.

 Third this week Lena Horne (1917-2010).

 Please celebrate this Toppyjazz number 300 with us! 

 Playlist :

 01 - Intro Batida 

 02 - That's Entertainment - Batida de Colónia 

 03 - Barbara - Batida de Colónia 

 04 - Fisher in der Karibischen See - Batida de Colónia 

 05 - Acerola - Batida de Colónia 

 06 - In The Still Of the Night - Chico Hamilton 

 07 - Broadway - Chico Hamilton 

 08 - Blue Sands - Chico Hamilton 

 09 - Larry of Arabia - Chico Hamilton 

 10 - Cole Porter Medley - Lena Horne

 11 - From This Moment On - Lena Horne 

 12 - How About You - Lena Horne 

 13 - Watch What Happens - Lena Horne/Gabor Szabo

 14 - Yesterday When I Was Young -Lena Horne/Gabor Szabo 

(first issued 2013)

Venus Records (part 2) (Toppyjazz 299)

This week we present many stars from the Japanese Venus Records label.

 Mostly piano player Mr. Eddie Higgins (1932-2009). 

But also Tori Amos (1963)(piano-vocal) and Stanley Cowell (1941-2020)(piano) . 

 Playlist :

 01 - Satin Doll - Eddie Higgins (album Eddie Higgins) 

 02 - Summer Wind - Nicole Henry-Eddie Higgins (album Teach Me Tonight) 

 03 - Dance only With Me - Eddie Higgins (album You Don't Know What love Is) 

 04 - Love Is Not A Game - Meredith D'Ambrosio (album Love Is Not A Game) 

 05 - Night and Day - Edddie Higgins Quartet (album My Foolish Heart) 

 06 - Bonita - Eddie Higgins (album Speaking of Jobim) 

 07 - Bliss - Tori Amos (album To Venus and Back) 

 08 - Girl - Tori Amos (album To venus and Back) 

 09 - But Not For Me - Ken Peplowski Quartet (album Memories of You ) 

 10 - La Mer - Gianni Basso & Renato Sellani (album Body and Soul) 

 11 - Dancers in Love - Stanley Cowell trio (album Dancers in Love) 

 12 - I Never Dreamed - Stanley Cowell trio (album Dancers in Love) 

(first issued 2013)

Melanie Safka & Live at Maybeck Recital Hall (part 3)(Toppyjazz 298)

We got from one of our fans a box woth many LP's and CD's from female singer and guitar player Melanie Safka (1947-2024).

 So Woodstock is back for one evening!

 Furthermore a few albums from our series Concord recordings from Maybeck Recital Hall.

We have Kenny Baron (1943), Hank Jones (1918-2020), Jaki Byard (1922-1999),Mike Wofford (1938) and Richie Beirach (1947).

  Playlist : 

 01 - My Beautiful People - Melanie Safka (single) 

 02 - Brand New Key - The Four Freshmen (album Live at Butler University) 

 03 - Look What They Done To My Song - Melanie Safka (album in Concert Live at Montreux) 

 04 - Candles In The Rain - Melanie Safka (album Candles In The Rain) 

 05 - Bud-Like - Kenny Baron (album Live at Maybeck vol. 10) 

 06 - Bluesette - Hank Jones (album Live at Maybeck vol. 16) 

 07 - Hello Young Lovers - Jaki Byard (album live at Maybeck vol. 17) 

 08 - Tuning My Guitar - Melanie Safka (album Replay) 

 09 - Mr. Tambourine Man - Melanie Safka (album Born To Be) 

 10 - Let It Be Me - Melanie Safka (album Phonogetic) 

 11 - Stablemates - Mike Wofford )album Live at Maybeck bol. 18) 

 12 - Some Other Time - Richie Beirach (album live at Maybeck vol. 19) 

Toppyjazz Standards Top 200 (part 16)(Toppyjazz 297)

This week part 16 from our Top 200 Jazz Standards numbers 151-160.

 Video : Marlene Dietrich with number 156 Sag Mir Adieu aka Time on My Hands.

 

Playlist :

 151 - Come Sunday - Gladys Knight (Duke Ellington) (1943)(album Before Me) 

 152 - I let A Song Go Out Of My Heart - The Skymasters (Duke Ellington-Henry Nemo)(1938) (album Dutch JAzz Giants 10) 

 153 - Lullaby Of Birdland - Julie Charnet (Shearing-Weiss)(1952) (album Is You Is) 

 154 - A Paper Moon - Bart van Lier (Arlen-Harburg-Rose)(1932) (album Bart's Bones) 

 155 - If I Could Be With You - Johnny Meyer/Dutch Swing College Band (Johnson-Creamer)(1930)(album Johnny Goes Dixie)

 156 - Time On My Hands - Mark Murphy (Youmans-Anderson-Gordon)(1930) (album I'll Close My Eyes)

 157 - Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea - Lita Roza (Arlen-Koehler)(1931)(album Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea) 

 158 - Nice Work If You Can Get It - Mark Bransfield (G & I Gerhswin)(1937) (album Night Time) 

 159 - The Song Is You - Mimi Fox (Kern-Hammerstein II) (1932)(album Perpetually Hip) 

160 - I've Got You Under My Skin - Ginny Alvey(1936) (Cole Porter) (album In The Moment)

 (first issued 2013)

Welcome by Toppyjazz Club (1) (Toppyjazz 296)

From this week on Toppyjazz only in English and sometimes in German. 

This is the first Toppyjazz radioshow from a series with a full hour LIVE MUSIC. 

 Have Fun!

Playlist : 

 01 - Welcome to The club - Nat King Cole (album Welcome To The Club)

 02 - Madrid - Nat King Cole (album Welcome To the Club) 

 02 - I Got Rhythm - Barbara Dennerlein (album Live on Tour) 

 04 - Body and Soul - Michal Urbaniak (album Polish jazz vol.24) 

 05 - Roxanna - Sting/Gil Evans (album Last session -Live at Perugia 1987)

 06 - Introduktion of the Band - Sting/Gil Evans (same album)

07 - Lullaby of Birdland - Saori Yano (album Bebop at The Savoy)

 08 - Laura Peacock - Saori Yano (same album)

 09 - Ol' Man River - Gitte Haenning (album Jazz) 

 10 - My Kinda World - Gitte Haenning 

 11 - There's No Business Like Show Business - Gitte Haenning

 12 - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Gitte Haenning 

(first issued 2013)

Ladies Jazz (Toppyjazz295)

In deze week komen een aantal vrouwelijke musici aan bod welke wij nog niet eerder bij Toppyjazz uitzonden.

 Veel aandacht voor de Duitse Inga Rumpf bekend van Rockpalast.

Uit Saratoga Cal, komt zangeres Jacqui Naylor en tot slot Ulita Knaus, ook in Nederland geen onbekende. Ze studeerde in Hilversum en is nu meestal in Hamburg te vinden.

 Veel meer bijzonderheden in de uitzending. 

 Video : Ulita Knaus :

Playlist: 

 01 - Amerika - Inga Rumpf (album Second Hand-Mädchen) 

 02 - Stormy Weather - Inga Rumpf & Joja Wendt (album Fifty-Fifty) 

 03 - Backwater Blues - Inga Rumpf (album at Rockpalast) 

 04 - Still Got The Blues - Inga Rumpf (album It's A Man's World) 

 05 - Lazy Bones - Jacqui Naylor (album Jacqui Naylor) 

 06 - Shelter - Jacqui Naylor (album Shelter) 

 07 - Blue Moon - Jacqui Naylor (album The Color Five)

 08 - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Jacqui Naylor (album Lucky Girl) 

 09 - So Lost Like Peace - Ulita Knaus (album So Lost Like Peace) 

 10 - The Blue and Me - Ulita Knaus (album Sea Journey) 

 11 - The Way Back Home - Ulita Knaus (album It's The City) 

 12 - Und Wie Heisst Du? - Ulita Knaus (album Tambor) 

 13 - Lass Mich Gehen - Ulita Knaus (album Tambor) 

(first issued 2013)