Wednesday, January 27, 2016

USA Month (4) by Toppyjazz 418

This is the final USA jazz program from this month with singer Anandi from LA.
Further Johnny Lytle (1932-1995, Ohio) and Nancy Marano (1945) from New Jersey.
Once again Kenny Clarke from the cd Americans In Europe.
We close this week with Kate Michaels and Trish Hatley. Listen to the excellent version
od You Don't Know Me by Trish Hatley. 4 stars for that!
Playlist :
01 - The Song Is You - Anandi (album The Song Is You)
02 - On The Sunny Side Od The Street - Dana Lauren (album It's You or No One)
03 - The Breeze and I - Johnny Lytle (album Got That Feelin')
04 - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most - Nancy Marano (album Magic)
05 - Magic - Nancy Marano (same album)
06 - Low Life - Kenny Clarke Trio (album Americans In Europe)
07 - Love In The Sun - Hubert Fol (album Kenny Clarke 1948-1950)
08 - Be A Good Girl - Kenny Clarke (same album)
09 - My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Kate Michaels (album A Fine Romance)
10 - I Won't Dance - Kate Michaels & The Red Thread Trio (album The Best Things In Life Are Free)
11 - You Don't Know Me - Trish Hatley (album On The Quiet Side)
12 - These Foolish Things - Trish Hatley (album I Remember vol 1)
13 - That's All - Trish Hatley (album I Remember vol II)
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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Scott Hamilton Special (Toppyjazz 417)

In this USA month , this week a Scott Hamilton Special.
We pick the finest recordings from our 60 albums from this fine sax player.
Scott Hamilton (Rhode Island, 1954) made many excellent albums with 4 or 5 stars nominations.
This will be a great program for this week. Next month you will hear Scott with a fine cd with Karin Krog recorded for Stunt Records at Copenhagen.
Playlist :
01 - The Blue Room - Scott Hamilton (album Is A Good Wind)
02 - O.K - Scott Hamilton (album Tenorshoes)
03 - All Through The Night - Scott Hamilton (album The Right Time)
04- Everything You Got - Rosemary Clooney & Scott Hamiton (album Show Tunes)
05 - Blues Caper - Scott Hamilton (album My Romance)
06 - All My Tomorrows - Scott Hamilton & Rossano Sportiello (album At Nola's Penthouse)
07 - My Melancholy Baby - Scott Hamilton & Harry Allen (album 'Round Midnight)
08 - You and The Night and The Music - Scott and Jeff Hamilton (album Live in Bern)
09 - Dear Old Stockholm - Scott Hamilton & Jan Lundgren (album Swedish Ballads and More)
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

USA JAZZ Month (2) by Toppyjazz 416

We got 160 cd's in house , the complete Verve Jazz Club, we will take a pick of that serie in the next months.
 Some excellent work from SABA Records, those fantastic recordings from Mr. Oscar Peterson for MPS in the house of the famous producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwers.
We have only one take this time, later you'll hear more of that great box Exclusively For My Friends.
Furthermore we have :
Amy Hancock, Bobby Hebb, Wycliffe Gordon , Kate McGarry and more

Playlist :
01- Gravy Waltz - Oscar Peterson ( album Exclusively For My Friends)
02 - Teach Me Tonight - Amy Hancock (album Love Affair)
03 - Sunny - Bobby Hebb (album Sunny)
04 - Come Rain or Come Shine - Wycliffe Gordon & Niki Harris (album I'm Glad There's You)
05 - I Could Write A Book - Audrey Silver (album Dream Awhile)
06 - Our Day Will Come - Sacha Boutros (album Sacha (live in Hawai))
07 - Stars - Kate McGarry & Fred Hersch (album Mercy Streets)
08 - Ten Little Indians - Kate McGarry & Keith Gantz (album Genevieve & Ferdinand)
09 - My Favorite Things - David Benoit & Jane Monheit (album Believe)
10 - Cherry - Jack Sheldon Quintet (album Sunday Afternoon at The Lighthouse Cafe)
11 - When The World Was Young - Carol Ventura (album Carol!)
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

USA Jazz Month(1) by Toppyjazz 415

One month with only American Musicians by Toppyjazz.

We start with singer Alma Micic , born in Serbia with is living in de States from 1995.
Next guitar player Gil Parris from Bronx NY with some excellent guests Gloria Loring and Chris Botti.
Female singer Summer comes from Los Angeles.
We close this week with singers Jeri Brown (1952, New Orleans) and Alyssa Schwary (1970, Seattle)

Playlist:
01 - But Beautiful - Alma Micic (album Introducing Alma )
02 - April In Paris - Alma Micic (album The Hours)
03 - Tonight - Alma Micic (album Tonight)
04 - Lost Without You - Gil Parris & Gloria Loring (album A Certain Beauty)
05 - It's A Lie - Gil Parris & Chris Botti  (same album)
06 - Timing and Lightning - Summer Rose Virshup (album Timing and Lightning)
07 - No moon At All - Jeri Brown (album New Wonderland)
08 - The Windmills Of Your Mind - Jeri Brown (album April In Paris)
09 - Guess Who I Saw Today - Alyssa Schwary (album Another Chance)
10 - Francesca - Alyssa Schwary (album Bridges)
11 - Together Again - Stanley Turrentine (album Bethcha!)
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STEVE KUHN SPECIAL (Toppyjazz 227)

De op 24 maart 1938 in Brooklyn geboren pianist STEVE KUHN is het thema van deze week bij TOPPYJAZZ.  Wij lopen zijn muzikale loopbaan door ...