Toppyjazz Mix (1) (Toppyjazz 321)

This week we have some surprises for you. First the Dutch Kees Kuyt Combo (Fontana 1957). 

The only jazz recording from this group.
 Second Miles Davis in Amsterdam 1957 with a group of French musicians (Kenny Clarke on drums).
 Furthermore our friend Ron Westray from Blue Canoe Records. 

He made an album with Wycliffe Gordon, Bone Structure.
The end of our program is for Rene Marie(1955-Warrenton,Va). 

We give you a selection from her 8 albums. Playlist :
01 - But Nor For Me - Kees Kuyt Combo (FONTANA 463 110 TE)
02 - Opus for vibes en gitaar - Kees Kuyt Combo (FONTANA 463 110 TE)
03 - Four - Miles Davis (album Amsterdam)
04 - Fran - Miles Davis Quintet (album Live in Kongresshaus Zurich)
05 - Modern Nostalgia - Ron Westray & Wycliffe Gordon (album Bone Structure)
06 - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Rene Marie (album Vertigo)
07 - Red Shoes - Rene Marie (album Serene Renegade)
08 - Wishes - Rene Marie (album Black Lace Freudian Slip)
09 - Let's Do It - Rene Marie (album I Wanna Be Evil, with Love to Eartha Kitt)(with Wycliffe Gordon)
10 - Oh John - Rene Marie (same album) 

Toppyjazz Club (2) (Toppyjazz 320)

This week only live performances from Gabor Szabo & Jimmy Stewart with Little Boat ending with Laura Fygi & Dave with Dansez Maintenant.

 Have Fun! 

 Watch this fantastic video from Gabor in Hungary!  

 Playlist : 

 01 - Little Boat - Gabor Szabo & Jimmy Stewart (album The Sorcerer) 

 02 - I Love Being Here With You - Diana Krall (album Live at Orpheum Theatre) 

 03 - Cold - New York Voices (album Live with The WDR Big Band Cologne-Germany)

 04 - Unchain My Heart - Trini Lopez (album Live at PJ's) 

 05 - Recorda Me - Ronnie Scott (album Live at Ronnie Scott's) 

 06 - Scenes - Peter Herbolzheimer (album Scenes live at Ronnie Scott's) 

 07 - Doxy - Roger Kellaway (album live at The Jazz Standard) 

 08 - Et Maintenant - Gilbert Bécaud (album Live at L'Olympia)

 09 - Nathalie - Gilbert Bécaud (idem) 

 10 - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Laura Fygi (album Laura Fygi at Ronnie Scott's) 

 11 - I Will Wait For You - Laura Fygi (idem) 

 12 - Dansez Maintenant - Laura Fygi & Dave 

Yellowjackets (Toppyjazz 319)

This week we give our listeners an overview from the 24 Yellowjackets albums we have in stock. Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion quartet. 

The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and consisted of Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson. 

Ford had originally assembled the group to record Inside Story, but signed to a separate record contract, ended up listed as a guest artist.

 Eventually he was replaced by saxophone player Marc Russo. Ricky Lawson left in 1986 to tour with Lionel Richie.

 Some of their songs were featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments. 

 Founded in 1981 as an R&B-oriented band that starred guitarist Robben Ford, the group took a giant step forward when, after Ford's departure, altoist Marc Russo took his place. 

With original members Russell Ferrante on keyboards and electric bassist Jimmy Haslip, in addition to drummer William Kennedy, the band found its own R&B-ish sound, sometimes playing original compositions that sounded like Joe Zawinul at his most melodic.

 Starting out on Warner Brothers in the early '80s, the Yellowjackets moved to MCA/GRP in 1986, where they released a string of well-received albums.

 They also appeared with two songs on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. 

 In the '90s, Russo chose to go out on his own and plays regularly with The Doobie Brothers, and his replacement, Bob Mintzer (on tenor and bass clarinet), added more jazz credibility to the group's music. They moved back to Warner Brothers in 1995 for several albums before moving the Heads Up label for the live two-CD set Mint Jam in 2002. 2003 saw the release of their first studio album in five years, Time Squared.

 Three years later, the band celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary as an ensemble with the release of the live album Twenty Five.

 In May 2008, the Yellowjackets released their 20th release, Lifecycle, also on HeadsUp International. Lifecycle features guitarist and label-mate Mike Stern, making it the first Yellowjackets record in 15 years to feature guitar (1994's Run For Your Life featured Robben Ford on the track Even Song). 

The album has been nominated for the 2009 GRAMMY Awards in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Russell Ferrante has also been nominated in the category of Best Instrumental Composer for the track "Claire's Closet."

 

Playlist : 

 01 - Top Secret (album Menage a Trois) 

 02 - Sandstone (album Like a River) 

 03 - Peace (album Greenhouse) 

 04 - Up From New Orléans (album Club Nocturne) 

 05 - Boomtown (album Mint Jam) 

 06 - Suite 15 (album Altered State) 

 07 - My Old School (album Twenty Five) 

 08 - Country Living (album Lifecycle) 

 09 - Timeline (album Timeline) 

 10 - I knew His Father (album A Rise in the Road) 

 11 - Thank You (album A Rise in the Road)

(first issued 2014)

Ed Reed & Laura Nyro (Toppyjazz 318)

Toppyjazz wishes you a JAZZY 2026!

We got 2 records from a very special singer Mr. Ed Reed.(February 17th,1929 - Januar 31 2024).

 The history of Ed Reed is amazing and watch his voice excellent! Mr. Ed Reeds Website 

 The second part from our Airplay we have the late female singer Laura Nyro. (1947-1997)  

 Sorry for the poor video! 

 Playlist : 

 01 - Wee Baby Blues - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue) 

 02 - Born To Be Blue - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue)

 03 - All My Tomorrows - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue)

 04 - Unforgettable - Ed Reed (album I'm A Shy Guy)

 05 - That Ain't Right - Ed Reed (album I'm A Shy Guy) 

 06 - Some Other Time - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue) 

 07 - Up On The Roof - Laura Nyro (album Christmas and The Beads of Sweat) 

 08 - Eli's Coming - Laura Nyro (album Eli and The Thirteenth Confession) 

 09 - Beads of Sweat - Laura Nyro (album Christmas and The Beads of Sweat) 

 10 - Broken Rainbow - Laura Nyro (album Live at The Bottom Line)

 11 - Sweet Dream Fade - Laura Nyro (album Angel in the Dark)

 12 - Let It Be Me - Laura Nyro (album Live! The Loom's Desire) 

 13 - Ooh Baby Baby - Laura Nyro (album Live! The Loom's Desire)

Christmas-Weihnachten-Kerst Special (Toppyjazz 317)

Our Christmas Special this year comes from our studios on December 26th, 2025 from 21.00-2200 CET.
 We present you the best Christmas music albums ever!
 Tip album The Weihnachts-Krug from Manfred Krug, worth 5 *****! 

 TOPPYJAZZ wishes you a Merry Christmas time and a very good jazzy 2026. 

 Picture : Our Toppyjazz Studio Christmas Dog German Shepherd Thory.

   

(copyright@Herman van der Meij) 

 Playlist : 

 01 - Oh Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi (album A Charlie Brown Christmas)

 02 - Better Than Christmas - Till Bronner & Yvonne Catterfield (album The Christmas Album) 

 03 - Stille Nacht - Manfred Krug (album Der Weihnachts-Krug)

 04 - What Are You Doing New Years Eve? -Ella Fitzgerald (album Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas) 

 05 - White Christmas - Oscar Peterson (album An Oscar Peterson Christmas)

 06 - Christmas in New York - Donald Jones 

 07 - The Christmas Song - Gloria Estefan 

 08 - The Christmas Waltz - Nancy Wilson (album A Nancy Wilson Christmas) 

 09 - Winter Wonderland - Chet Baker (album With The Lighthouse All Stars) 

 10 - Sleigh Ride - Ramsey Lewis Trio (album Sound of Christmas) 

 11 - Ave Maria - Wyonna (album A Classic Christmas) 

 12 - I Believe - Andrea Bocelli (album My Christmas) 

 13 - Christmas Medley - Stan Kenton (album A Merry Christmas!)  

CTI Records The Cool Revolution (Toppyjazz 316)

This week bring you an overview from the splendid cd box CTI Records The Cool Revolution.

 Enjoy this nice music from Creed Taylor and friends. 

 Many details in our Airplay.  

 Playlist :

 01 . What a different a Day Makes - Esther Phillips (1935-1984)

 02 - Brazil (alternate track) - Antonio Carlos Jobim (1935-1994)

 03 - Ifrane - Randy Weston (1926-2018)

 04 - Carly & Carole - Deodato (1942)

 05 - Sugar - Stanley Turrentine (1934-2000)

 06 - Tombo in 7/4 - Airto Moreia (1941)

 07 - It's Too Late - Johnny Hammond Smith (1933-1997)

 08 - Song to a Seagull - Don Sebesky (1937-2023)

 09 - And I Love Him - Esther Phillips 

(first issued 2013)

Toppyjazz Standards Top 200 (part 20)(Toppyjazz 315)

This week part 20 and the last part from our Jazz Standards Top 200.

 Do you want more? Please e-mail us . 

We can go on untill at least number 1000! 

 At the end of the show a small correction on Toppyjazz 308. 

Here's Lloyd Mayers! & singer Jackie Allen. 

 Playlist :

 191 - I Only Have Eyes For You (Harry Warren & Al Dubin) (1934)- Carly Simon (album Moonlight Serenade) 

 192 - She's Funny That Way(Charles Daniels & Richard Whiting)(1928) - Maynard Ferguson (album The Complete Roulette Recordings) 

 193 - Sweet Sue (Viktor Young & Will Harris) (1928) - Hampton Hawes (album Four!) 

 194 - Donna Lee (Miles Davis ) (1947) - Karrin Allyson (album Daydream) 

 195 - I'm In The Mood For Love (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields)(1935) - Jackie Gleason (album The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason) 

 196 - Poor Butterfly (Raymond Hubbell & John Golden)(1916) - Walter Wanderley (album 1971 The Return of The Original)

 197 - Since I Fell For You (Woodrow Buddy Johnston)(1945) - Mark Murphy (album The Dream) 

 198 - Blue Lou (Edgar Sampson & Irving Mills)(1935) - Benny Goodman (album AFRS One Night Stand no. 1946) Buddy Greco piano.

 199 - Rose Room (Al Hickman & Harry Williams)(1917) - Chihiro Yamanaka (album Runnin' Wild)

 200 - Jitterbug Waltz (Fats Waller)(1942)- Dinah Washington (album Complete on Mercury 5)

 bonus 1 - A Taste of Honey

 2 - Desafinado Lloyd Mayers (album A Taste of Honey)

 3 - So Many Stars - Jackie Allen

 4 - Moon of Deception - Jackie Allen (album Starry Night)  

(first issued 2013)