Hans Koller & Rob Pronk Special (Toppyjazz 303)

This week we dig in the music from sax player Hans Koller (Vienna -1921-2003) and arranger/pianist Rob Pronk (Malang - 1928-/München 2012). 

 All information about the musicians in our radio show.

 

Playlist : 

 01 - Blues For Twelve - Various (album International Jazz Concert Frankfurt 1962) 

 02 - Dig - Various (same album) 

 03 - Don't You Ever Learn - Klaus Weiss (album Lightnin') 

 04 - So Here You Are - Klaus Weiss (album Lightnin') 

 05 - A String Of Pearls -Kurt Edelhagen (album Big Band Hits) 

 06 - Exodus - Kurt Edelhagen (album Concerto!) 

 07 - My Old Flame - Zoller/Koller/Solal (album Zoller/Koller/Solal) 

 08 - Piece For T.C. - Jurgen Wuchner - (album Piece For Mouth) 

 09 - Call Me Eric - Hans Koller Ensemble (album Forum West) 

 10 - West Coast Blues - Hans Koller (album Wes Montgomery Live in Europe) 

 11 - More Than You Know - Sylvia Vrethammar (album Champagne) 

(first issued 2013)

Toppyjazz Standards Top 200 (part 17)(Toppyjazz 302)

 

This week the places 161/170 with Vikki Carr , Sam Cooke, Rhoda SCott and more.

 Playlist Top 200 (161-170) 

 161 - Mood Indigo - Rhoda Scott (Duke Ellington-Lorenzo Tio) (1930)(album Summertime) 

 162 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Terence Blachard & Dianne Reeves (McHugh-Fields)(1928) (album Let's Get Lost) 

 163 - Straight No Chaser - Cannonball Adderley Quintet (Monk)(1951) (album In San Francisco)

 164 - My Melancholy Baby - Vikki Carr (Burnett-Norton)(1911) (album Discovery II) 

 165 - Sheik Of Araby - Dutch Swing College Band (Snyder-Smith-Wheeler)(1921) (album Dixieland Jazz) 

 166 - I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - Johnny Mathis (McHugh-Gaskill)(1926) (album Johnny) 

 167 - Stairway To The Stars - Rita Reys (Malneck-Signorelli-Parish)(1935) (album Young At Heart) 

 168 - Yardbird Suite - Karrin Allyson (Charlie Parker) (1946)(album Azure Te) 

 169 - Get Happy - Tierney Sutton (Arlen -Koehler)(1929) (album On The Other Side) 

 170 - God Bless The Child - Sam Cooke (Herzog-Holiday)(1941) (album Tribute to The Lady) 

 170 - God Bless The Child - Discussion Billie Holiday with Tony Scott 

(first issued 2013)

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 Jamal (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 (1972-New Orleans)  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) 

(first issued 2013)

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)