Toppyjazz Christmas 2017 (part 2) (Toppyjazz 512)

On the 25 of December we have our second part of our Toppyjazz X-Mas Special with the focus on Pop.
Merry X-Mas to all our friends!

Playlist :
01 - Something For Christmas - Caro Emerald
02 - Finally It's Christmas - Hanson (album Finally It's Christmas)
03 - My Favorite Things - Nicki Parrott (album Winter Wonderland)
04 - Sunny Bank/I Saw Three Ships - Julie Andrews (album Christmas With Julie Andrews)
05 - Christmas In New Orléans - James Andrews (album Putumayo Presents New Orleans Christmas)
06 - Mary Did You Know - Reba McEntire (album My Kind Of Christmas)
07 - Coming Home - Sacha Boutros (album KutschelRock Christmas)
08 - Vi risker Jer Alle En Gledig Jul - Tommy Seebach & Annette Heick (album More Christmas 2013)
09 - Give Love On Christmas Day - Fantasia Barrino (album Christmas After Midnight)
10 - White Christmas -Darlene Love (album A Christmas Gift For You)
11 - Silent Night _ Phil Spector and The Artists (same album)
12 - Kerstfeest in ons mooie Nederland - Marianne Weber
13 - De donkere dagen voor Kerstmis - Willem Nijholt
14 - Een heel gelukkig Kerstfeest - de Nederlandse sterren
15 - Feliz Novidad - Helene Fischer
Download : Toppyjazz 512

Toppyjazz Christmas 2017 (part 1)(Toppyjazz 511)

This week part one from our X-Mas special. Merry X-Mas to all our fans from us and Joseph Patrick Moore!

Playlist part one :

01 - X-mas greetings from Joseph Patrick Moore (Blue Canoe Records)
02 - Warm december - Clare Teal (album Jing, Jing-A-Ling)
03 - Angels Form The Realm of Glory - The Piano Guys (album Christmas Together)
04 - Breath Of Heaven - Hannah Kerr (album Emmanuel)
05 - Oh Come, All Ye' Faithfull - Marcus Anderson (album This Is Christmas)
06 - The Christmas Song - Gregory Porter (album Nat King Cole and Me (luxe edition))
07 - Noël blanche - Emilie-Claire Barlow (album Lumiere d'hiver)
08 - The First Noël - TobyMac (album Light of Christmas)
09 - Baby It's Cold Outside - Fantasia Barrino (album Christmas After Midnight)
10 - Let It Snow - Oleta Adams (album Christmas Time With Oleta)
11 - I Like Snow - Diana Panton (album Solstice/Equinox)
12 - Christmas Eve - David Petrosyan (album Endless Love)
13 - Driving Home For Christmas - Helene Fischer (album Weihnachten- Luxe ed.)
14 - Blue Christmas - Dan Baraszu & Joseph Patrick Moore (album Christmas Time Is Here)
Download :Toppyjazz 511

Perfect Christmas Gifts by Toppyjazz 510

Want some ideas for X-Mas?
We choose some fantastic jazz cd's for this year.
Run before the stock at your local store is gone!

Playlist :
01 - Letter From A Dead Soldier - Ian Shaw (album Lifejacket)
02 - Parole, Parole - Stefanie Schlesinger (album Reality)
03 - Mona Lisa - Gregory Porter (album Nat King Cole and Me)
04 - Summertime - Janine Gastineau (album All My Wildest Dreams)
05 - The Nearness Of You - Janine Gastineau (album All My Wildest Dreams)
06 - That Olde Black Magic - Clare Teal (album A Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald)
07 - Amsterdam After Dark - Vincent Herring (album Hard Times)
08 - Skylark - Liane Carroll (album The Right To Love)
09 - Gos Is Love - Kirk Whalum (album Lovecorners)
10 - Swing Landscape - Dave Douglas (album Little Giant Still Life)
Download :Toppyjazz 510

Sinterklaas 50 jaar geleden (Toppyjazz 509)

Sinterklaas kijkt deze week muzikaal en via zijn Rode Boek terug op 1967.
Dat wordt voor de oudere jongeren van ons een feest van herkenning.
We laten deze gebeurtenissen langs komen :
Brussel met de grootste ramp van na de 2e wereldoorlog. Brand in Warenhuis Innovation met 323 doden!
Protesten in Groningen.
Peyton Place slaat record met 6 miljoen kijkers!
Nederland blowed er op los.
Klasse Justitie met "Johnson Molenaar is belediging van bevriend staatshoofd".
Groningse politie slaat 78 jarige straatmuzikant in de boeien.(Sake van der Werf, overleden 1971)
Eerste kleurentv met blunderende minister.
Eerste hartoperatie door Christiaan Barnard.

Toppyjazz met alle verdere bijzonderheden deze week op 6 en 7 december van 21.00 tot 22.00 op Radio Westerwolde.
Playlist :
01 - Brussel - Liesbeth List
02 - Theme From Peyton Place - Vikki Carr (album The Best of Vikki Carr)
03 - San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
04 - Welterusten meneer de President - Boudewijn de Groot
05 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - The Mamas and The Papas
06 - Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen - Boudewijn de Groot
07 - Quiet Nights - Art Van Damme (album Art van Damme with Strings)
08 - Hard Hearted Hannah - Mark Murphy
09 - Something Stupid - Frank & Nancy Sinatra (album The World We Knew)
10 - People - Gabor Szabo (album The Sorcerer)
11 - Met Mij - Edwin Rutten (album Rutten Troef)
12 - New Box - Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band ( album Two Originals)
13 - Go Away Little Boy - Ann Burton
Download :Toppyjazz-509

Casiopea & Audiophile (Toppyjazz 508)

This week 30 minutes the Japanese fusion band Casiopea and 30 minutes Audiopphile tracks.
First Casopea (1976), we pick the best of the 66 cd's we got from this excellent band.
For the perfect audiolover we have some highlights of 27 Audiophile series. Watch the famous German singer Stefanie Schlesinger! Keep Jazzin'!

Playlist :
01 - Space Road - Casiopea  (album Casiopea)
02 - Zoom - Casiopea (album 1985 Skeppsholman Festival)
03 - Fightman - Casiopea (album Made In Melbourne)
04 - Samba Mania - Casiopea (album Single Collection)
05 - Eyes Of The Mind - Casiopea (album Eyes Of The Mind)
06 - Smile Again - Casiopea (album Living on a Feeling)
07 - You Don't Know What Love Is - Stefanie Schlesinger (album Red Hot Audiophile 2008)
08 - You Needed me - Anita Meyer (album Red Hot Audiophile 2010)
09 - Still Within The Sound Of My Voice - Linda Ronstadt (album Vocal heroes)
10 - Boogie - Paolo Conte (album Live Tracks)
11 - Sittin' in the Dark - Carolyne Mass (album In Concert)
Download : Toppyjazz 508

Verve Jazz Club (part 5) (Toppyjazz 507)

Welcome by another program about the Verve Jazz Club Legends serie.
This week we have The Andrew Sisters, Fats Sadi , Wes Montgomery and much more.
Still 110 albums to go!

Playlist :
01 - Bei mir bist du schön - The Andrew Sisters (album Bei mir bist du schön)
(LaVerne, 1911-1967) - Maxine (1916-1995) - Patty (1918-2013)
02 - Zurich Samba - Monday Michiru (1963) (album Electric Bossa)
03 - Eve Nin - Bugge Wesseltoft (1964, Norway) - (album Electric Jazz Lounge)
04 - Blue Sunrise - Fats Sadi (Sadi Lalleman, 1927-2009, Belgium) (album Great Vibes!)
05 - Charade - Johnny Hartman (album Henry Mancini Songbook)
06 - I'm Through With Love -Lorez Alexandria (1929-2001, Chicago) (album Jazz For Broken Hearts)
07 - Nightsong - Willie Bobo (album Jazz For Dining)
08 - Blue Nile - Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) (album Jazz For Meditation)
09 - Yes Sir That's My Baby - Buddy Greco (album Swinging Gentlemen)
10 - It's A Lovely Day Today - Walter Wanderley & Astrud Gilberto (album Hammond Bossa From Brazil)
11 - A Day In The Life - Wes Montgomery (album Bumpin' On Sunset)
12 - Tequila - Wes  Montgomery (same album)
Download :Toppyjazz 507

Hungarian Jazz Scene (Toppyjazz 506)

Great news this week with some excellent Hungarian musicians.
First we have the Elemer Balazs Group with Elemer (1967) on drums and his brother Jozsef (1961) on piano.
Singer Klara Hajdu (1982) made a fine album with Oliver Baden (Rumania) op guitar "Make Your Life Better!.
Greatest surprise a lost recording from Gabor Szabo with Charles Lloyd from Jazz Club Slugg's at New York from 1965. Fantastic album "Manhattan Stories".
We close with the fine Trio Stendhal.
Playlist :
01 - Music Makes Me Alive - Balazs Elemer group + Nikoletta Sköze (album Endless Love)
02 - I Only Remeber The Good Times - Elemer Balazs (album Always That Moment 2)
03 - Peach Tree - Balazs Elemer Group + Klara Hajdu & Gabor Winand (1964) (album Refracting Sounds)
04 - Memories - Balazs Elemer Group + Klara Hajdu & Gabor Winand (album Memories)
05 - Make Your Life Better - Oliver Baden & Klara Hajdu (album Make Your Life Better)
06 - Lonely Road - Klara Hajdu & Krisztian Olah (album Deep In A Dream)
07 - Lady Gabor - Charles Lloyd & Gabor Szabo (album Manhattan Stories)
08 - Out Of Brazil - Trio Stendhal (album Earthsound)
Download : Toppyjazz 506

New on Toppyjazz November 2017 (Toppyjazz 505)

From The Uk (Jacob Collier), Janet Staley (Omaha), Jazzmela Horn (Texas,1991) to Cecile McLorin Salvant (Miami, 1989). Furthermore on Toppyjazz this week : Nikoletta Sköze (Hungary,1983), Theo Bleckmann(Dortmund,1966). We close with Nicki Parrott (Australia) .
 Keep Jazzin'!
Playlist :
01 - You and I - Jacob Collier (album In My Room)
02 - When October Goes - Janet Staley (album Whisper In The Wind)
03 - People Make The World Go Round - Jazzmeia Horn (album A Social Call)
04 - Mad About The Boy - Cecile McLorin Salvant (album Dreams And Daggers)
05 - Si j'etais blanche - Cecile McLorin Salvant (album Dreams And Daggers)
06 - The Look Of Love - Nikoletta Szöke (album A song For You)
07 - Elegy - Theo Bleckmann (album Elegy)
08 - Rhode Island Is Gamous For You - Nicki Parrott (album Dear Blossom)
09 - I Wish You Love - Nicki Parrott (same album)
10 - It Amazes Me - Nicki Parott (same album)
Download : Toppyjazz 505

Toppyjazz Goes Incognito (Toppyjazz 504)

Welcome by our Toppyjazz Incognito Special from the U.K.

And two Maysa's with us :
Maysa Leak
Maysa Matarazzo (1938-1977, Sao Paulo)

Playlist :
01 - I Shot The Sheriff - Light Of The World (album Round Trip)
02 - Parisienne Girl - Incognito (album Jazz Funk)
03 - Always There - Incognito (album Always There)
04 - Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing - Incognito (album Tribes, Vibes and Scribes)
05 - Positivity - Incognito (album Positivity)
06 - Good Love - Incognito (album 100 gr. and Rising)
07 - Cada Dia - Incognito (album Who Needs Love)
08 - Fences and Barriers - Incognito (album Adventures In Black Sunshine)
09 - Love Is A Battlefield -Maysa Leak (album Love Is A Batttlefield)
10 - Autumn Leaves - Maysa Matarazzo (album Sings Before Dawn)
11 - Love's Revival - Incognito (album Search Of Better Days)
Download : Toppyjazz 504

Vienna, Vienna Only You (Toppyjazz 503)

This week in the spot the famous Vienna Art Orchestra (1977-2010) from Mathias Rüegg (1952, Zürich)
What a beautiful orchestra he had for more than 30 years.
As intermezzo we have jazz singer Lisa Wahlandt (1971)

Playlist :
01 - Concerto Piccolo - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Concerto Piccolo)
02 - Blue For Two - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Highlights 1977-1990)
03 - Sag Mir Wo die Blumen sind - Lisa Wahlandt (album Marlene )
04 - Rhapsody In Blue - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Tribute To George Gershwin)
05 - Mein Hart ist verhinderd - Lisa Wahlandt (album Marlene )
06 - Soon - Vienna Art Orchestra & Monica Zetterlund (album Tribute To George Gershwin)
07 - Adieux, lost Century - Vienna Art Orchestra (voice  Corin Curchellas )(album Third Dream)
Download: Toppyjazz 503

ACT Music (Toppyjazz 502)

This week we welcome ACT MUSIC from München, Germany.
Besides the fine music, watcht those beautifull album covers!

Playlist :
01 - Rockin' After Midnight - Nils Landgren Funk Unit (album Unbreakable)
02 - Prayer - Natalia Mateo (Poland, 34 years) (album De Profundis)
03 - Canto 1 - Natalia Mateo & Tobias Cristl (album Heart of Darkness)
04 - The Green Man and The French Horn - Magnus Öström (album Parachute)
05 - The Star Gazer - Frank Woeste & Youn Sun Nah (album Pocket Rhapsody)
06 - Moving Light - Frank Woeste (album Pocket Rhapsody)
07 - Send On Our Love - Viktoria Tolstoy & Jacob Karlzon & Jocke Bergström (album A Moment Of Now)
08 - The Cost Of Living - Lars Danielsson (album Sun Blowing)
09 - Longjam - Eric Schaefer & The Shredz(Frankfurt, 1976) (album Blizz)
Download : Toppyjazz 502

New on Toppyjazz oktober 2017 (Toppyjazz 501)

We have a little stock of about 2500 new cd's never spinned in our studio.
That's why we will have our focus on the latest recordings from now on.
This week in the spotlight :
Gabrielle Anders (1972, Buenes Aires)
Julian(1987) & Roman(1985) Wasserfuhr
Lyn Stanley (Tacoma,19??)
Malene Mortensen.

Playlist:
01 - Cool Again - Gabriela Anders (album Cool Again)
02 - Corcovado - Gabriela Anders (same album)
03 - Bernie's Tune - Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr (album Landed In Brooklyn)
04 - Flying To The Moon - Blank & Jones & Wasserfuhr Bros (album Relax-Jazzed)
05 - Break It To Me Gently - Lyn Stanley (album The Moonlight Sessions vol.1)
06 - Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Wolfgang Haffner (album Kind Of Spain)
07 - Answer Me - Lyambiko (album Love Letters)
08 - Over The Rainbow - Chano Dominguez (album Over The Rainbow)
09 - All I Need - Julia Hülsmann Trio (album Sooner and Later)
10 - Alone Together/Sweet Solitude - Malene Mortensen (album Can't Help It)
Download : Toppyjazz 501

10 Years Toppyjazz - Program 500

We have a little party going on : 10 years Toppyjazz.
 We celebrate this with some of our best friends :
  -Stanley Turrentine, the man who made our Toppyjazz jingle, edited by Herman van der Meij.         - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars, remembering those Balboa Island time.
- Mr. Chico Hamilton is present with a live recording from Artpark Festival.
- German bassplayer Thomas Stabenow give us his latest cd A tribute to Joe Galiardo.
And....
Beach Boys/Four Freshmen
Lyambiko
Caro Emerald
Marge Dodson and Ian Shaw.
Thanks for listening!
Playlist:
 01 - Pia - Stanley Turrentine (album That's Where Is At)
02 - Hermosa Summer - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars (album Volume 4)
03 - Ain't Nobody Calling Me - Chico Hamilton (album Trio!-Live @Artpark)
04 - Essential Point _ Thomas Stabenow (album So Long Ago)
05 - The Bed Montage - Beach Boys/Four Freshmen (album Love & Mercy)
06 - Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (album The 50th Aniversary Collection)
07 - Stardust - Lyambiko (album Love Letters)
08 - A Night Like This - Caro Emerald Island Tour
09 - My Heart Loves The Samba - Marge Dodson (album A Lovely Way To Live)
10 - Don't Explain - Marge Dodson (same album)
11- Letter From A Dead Soldier - Ian Shaw (album Lifejacket)
Download : Toppyjazz 500

Spotlight on Karel Boehlee (Toppyjazz 499)

One of the finest secrets of the Dutch Jazz Scene is piano player Karel Boehlee.
Karel was born in Leiden about 1958.
He worked for many years with Jean "Toots" Thielemans.
This week we have Karel Boehlee with his Trio, with Fay Claassen, with Toots Thielemans, Floriaan Wempe(1989) and Philip Catherine.
Have Fun with this fine pianoplayer!

Playlist :
01 - Switch - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Switch)
02 - Anastasia - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Blue Prelude)
03 - My Funny Valentine - Fay Claassen (album Two Portraits of Chet Baker)
04 - In My Dreams - Karel Boehlee Trio (album At The Beauforthuis)
05 - Nocturne No. 2 - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Chopinderfull)
06 - Dat mistige rooie beest - Toots Thielemans European Quartet (album 90 years)
07 - On Green Dolphin Street - Toots Thielemans European Quartet (album Live)
08 - Fox - Floriaan Wempe (album Flo's Flow)
09 - From This Moement On - Philip Catherine (album Plays Cole Porter)
10 - Besame Mucho - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Luiza)
Download :Toppyjazz 499

Italian Jazz (Toppyjazz 498)

This week we dig in the Italian Jazz Scene.
 Starring : Nicola Conte & ... Die Falschen Freunde
Nailah Porter & Till Bronner
Chiara Civello
 Stefania Dipierro
 Ivan Lins
Eraldo Volontè
 Maria Moris.
 Playlist :
 01 - Dort - Die Falschen Freunde (album Mastering The Art)
02 - Love From The Sun - Nailah Porter & Till Bronner (album Love & Revolution)
03 - Paper Clouds - Chiara Civello (album Rituals)
04 - Bossa Per Due - Nicola Conte (album Bossa Per Due)
05 - Jola - Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro (album Natural)
06 - The Meaning Of Love - Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro (album Natural)
07 - Maybe One Day - Ivan Lins & Chiara Civello (album Inventario Incontra)
08 - Stella D'a Mia - Ivan Lins & Maria Pia de Vito (same album )
09 - Noctambule - Eraldo Volontè (album Impressions By Night)
10 - Spontaneous - Eraldo Volontè (album Safari)
11 - Safari - Maria Moris & Eraldo Volontè (album Safari)
12 - You Are A Weaver Of Dreams - Eraldo Volntè (album My Point Of View)
Download :Toppyjazz 498

Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson by Toppyjazz 497

This is the start of the eleventh year of TOPPYJAZZ!

We have a little party with  TOPPYJAZZ 500 SHOW on October 2017.

This week Caecilie Norby (1964, Frederiksberg, Denmark) & Lars Danielsson.(1958, Sweden)
Also Elisabeth Melander (1957, Boden, Sweden)

Playlist :
01 - Wild Is The Wind - Caecilie Norby (album Caecilie Norby)
02 - Newborn Broken - Caecilie Norby (album Queen Of Bad Excuses)
03 - Midnight Sun - Caecilie Norby (album First Coversation)
04 - The Rules Of The Road - Caecilie Norby (album London-Paris-Live)
05 - Women Of Santiago - Caecilie Norby (album Arabesque)
06 - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Caecilie Norby (album Silent Ways)
07 - Sarabande - Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson (album Just The Two Of Us)
08 - J.C. Hymn- Lars Danielsson (album New Hands)
09 - Liberetto - Lars Danielson (album Rolf Liebermann Studio Hamburg)
10 - One Insight - Elisabeth Melander (album Reflections Of A Voice)
11 - A Song Of Joy - Elisabeth Melander (same album)
12 - Taksim By Night - Lars Danielsson (album Liberetto III)
13 - ToppyjazzTune - Stanley Turrentine
Download :Toppyjazz 497

JAPO Records(part 2) (Toppyjazz 496)

Welcome back by Toppyjazz with this week part two about Jazzby Post aka Japo Records.

Playlist :
01 - Reason - Tom van der Geld (1947, Boston, USA) (album Children At Play)
02 - Sola - Enrico Rava (1939, Triest, Italy)- (album Quotation Marks)
03 - Lock - Magog/Hans Kennel (1939, Schwyz) (album Magog)
04 - Karpfenteich - OM (1972,Zürich)/Urs Leimgruber(1952, Luzern)(album Kirikuki)
05 - For Marianne - Manfred Schoof Quintet (1936, Magdeburg)(album Scales)
06 - Violin Suite - Glen Moore(1941, Postland,Oregon) & Larry Karush(1946-2013) (album May 26,1976)
07 - Daybreak - Herbert Joos (album Daybreak: The Dark Side of Twilight)
08 - Borkenkind - Stephan Micus (1953, Stuttgart) (album Implosions)
09 - Derek Was only A Bairn - Ken Hyder (1946, Scotland)(album Land Of Stone)
Download : Toppyjazz 496

When Harry Meets Johnny (Toppyjazz 495)

This week meets singer Harry Connick jr.(1967, New Orléans) alt sax player Johnny Hodges (1907-1970).
We pick the best of all 34 recordings of Harry we have in stock. Last part of our program is for Johnny Hodges.
Playlist :
01 - It Had To Be You - Harry Connick jr (album When Harry Met Sally)
02 - More - Harry Connick jr. (album Only You)
03 - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius - Harry Connick jr. (album Songs I Heard)
04 - Take her To The Mardi Gras - Harry Connick jr. (album In Concert On Broadway)
05 - That Would Be Me - Harry Connick jr. (album That Would Be Me)
06 - Honey Bunny - Johnny Hodges (album Perdido + Creamy)
07 - Just Another Day - Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges (album The Complete 1960 Cellar Session)
08 - Blue Hodge - Jonnny Hodges (album Blue Hodges)
09 - Basin Street Blues - Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges (album Back To Back)
10 - Dreary Days - Johnny Hodges & Lalo Schifrin (album Buenes Aires Blues)
Download : Toppyjazz 495

Capitol Jazz (part 9) (Toppyjazz 494)

For so far ,this will be the final program about Capitol Records. We made it through the best we found fromCapitol Records in the last 10 years.
This week we end with :
 Bob Cooper (1925-1993)
Mel Tormé (1925-1999)
 Howard Roberts(1929-1992)
 June Hutton (1920-1973)
 Anita O'Day (1919-2006)
Bob Manning (1926-1997)
 Billy Eckstine (1914-1993)
 Dave Pell (1925-2017)
 George Shearing (1919-2011)
 Ray Anthony (1922)
 Milt Bruckner (1915-1977)
 Marion Montgomery (1934-2002)
Playlist :
01 - Tongue Twister - Bob Cooper (album Shifting Winds)
 02 - A Stranger in Town - Mel Torme (album The Capitol Rarities)
 03 - The In Crowd - Howard Roberts (album All-Time Great Instrumental Hits)
 04 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - June Hutton (album Great Ladies Of Song)
 05 - And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - Anita O'Day (album Great Ladies Of Song)
 06 - P.S. I Love You - Bob Manning (album Great Gentlemen Of Song)
 07 - I Want A Little Girl - Billy Eckstine (album Great Gentlemen Of Song)
 08 - Naps's Dream - Dave Pell Octet (album I Had The Craziest Dream)
 09 - Call Me Irresponsible - George Shearing (album Here and Now)
10 - Here's That Rainy Day - Ray Anthony (album Dancing Alone Together)
11- Lullaby Of The Leaves - Milt Buckner (album Send Me Softly)
12 - Hurt So Bad - Trombones Unlimited (album Big Boss Bones!)
13 - The Man I Love - Marion Montgomery (album Nice & Easy)
Download :Toppyjazz 494

Summer Toppyjazz Mix (Toppyjazz 493)

This week we dig into the series The Super Audio Sound of Linn Records.
Another SACD sound comes from The Absolute Sound series.
Furthermore we have singer Youn Sun Nah(1969) from South Korea, Karrin Allyson (1963, Kansas) and Dave Bass(1950, Ohio).
We close with a wonderful sax player Helmut Brandt /1931, Berlin- 2001-Stuttgart).
Sonorama had a beautiful project Spree Coast Jazz. We give 5 stars for this issue!
Playlist :
01 - Georgia On My Mind - Martin Taylor (album Linn Records Multichannel SACD)
02 - Barangrill - Ian Shaw (album The Super Audio Surround Collection vol. 2)
03 - Painting By Numbers - Judith Owen (album Linn Records Super Audio Surround Sampler 3)
04 - Love Hurts - Strengemusikken (album The Absolute Sound 2003)
05 - My Favorite Things - Youn Sun Nah (album Same Girl )
06 - Too Late - Youn Sun Nah (album She Moves On)
07 - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Karrin Allyson (album Many A New Day)
08 - Lost Valentine - Dave Bass & Karrin Allyson (album NYC Sessions)
09 - Dark Eyes - Dave Bass (album NYC Sessions)
10 - Trifi - Helmut Brandt Orchestra (album Spree Coast Jazz )
11 - Fotoalbum - Helmut Brandt Orchestra (album Spree Coast Jazz)
Download : Toppyjazz 493

Iiro Rantala Special (Toppyjazz 492)

We thought there are no or less Finnish jazz musicians: but what about pianoplayer Iiro Rantala?
He was born in Helsinki ,1970.
Reading his biography we were stunned. His work :
Trio Toykeät 1988-2006.
5 music schools.
Musicals, filmmusic, tvmusic and many classical concerts. BRAVO!
We pick the best out of his discography
Playlist:
 01 - Out Of Tune - Trio Toykeät (album G'Day)
 02 - Let Me In - Big Bad Family (album Big Bad Family)
 03 - Happy Hour - Trio Toykeät (album One night In Tampere)
 04 - Caravan - Iiro Rantala (album My History Of Jazz)
 05 - Singing In The Rain/Somewhere Over The Rainbow Iiro Rantala (album Studio 1 Halberg 2013)
 06 - Announcement Iiro Rantala (WDR 2 Jazzfest 2014
 07 - Freedom - Power Trio (wolfgang Haffner/Lars Danielsson/Iiro Rantala)
 08 - Finlandia - Jukka Perko & Iiro Rantala (album It Takes Two To Tango)
 09 - Tears For Esbjörn - Berlin Philharmonic V (album Lost Hero)
 10 - Imagine - Berlin Philharmonic V (same album)
Download :Toppyjazz 492

Vive La France (part 9)(Toppyjazz 491)

This week we have , for this year , the last part of our Vive La France 2017 series. Next year we continue with the rest of the Polygram Master Series.
Playlist :
01 - Brezhoneg'raok - Alan Stivell (1944)
02 - San Salvador - Bernard Lavilliers (st. Etienne,1946)
03 - L'ocomotive d'or - Claude Nougaro (1929-2004)
04 - La fuite - Georges Chelon (Marseille, 1943)
05 - N'y pense plus, tout est bien - Hugues Aufrey (1929)
06 - Zorba - Melina Mercouri (1920-1994)
07 - Brooklyn By The Sea - Mort Shuman New York,1936- Paris,1991)
08 - Mamy Blue - Nicoletta Grisoni (1944)
09 - L'ere de la putrefaction - Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes (Lyon,1941)
Download :Toppyjazz 491

Vive La France (part 8) (Toppyjazz 490)

Deze week alweer het einde van de Ronde van Frankrijk, maar wij gaan nog 2 weken door met onze serie Vive La France, die deze maand gevoed wordt door de Polygram Master series.
Playlist :
01 - C'est la faute a Dylan - Alain Bashung (1947-2009)
02 - Aline - Christophe (Daniel Bevilacqua, 1945)
03 - Envoyez la musique _ Daniel Guichard (Paris, 1948)
04 - De musique en musique - Enrico Macias (Algerije, 1938)
05 - Wally noule Noire - Francois Feldman (1958)
06 - Cent mille chansons - Frida Boccara (1940-1996)
07 - Les bourgois - Jacques Brel (Schaarbeek, 1929- Bobigny,1978)
08 - Lolita Go Home - Jane Birkin (London,1946)
09 - Je vis la vie que j'ai choisie - Mike Brant (Cyprus,1947- Paris,1975)
10 - Manuel - Yves Simon (1944)
11 - La chansonnette - Yves Montand (1921-1991)
12 - Zo heerlijk rustig - Wim Sonneveld (1917,1974)
13 - Mon coeur - Alain Barriere (1935)
14 - Tu t'en vas - Alain Barriere & Noelle Cordier
15 - Poses blaches de Corfou - Nana Mouskouri (1934)
16 - Paisir d'amour - Nana Mouskouri & Charles Aznavour
Download : Toppyjazz 490

Vive La France (part 7)(Toppyjazz 489)

We continue our series of the best French musicians from the Polygram Master Series.

Playlist :
01 - Papa chanteur - Jean-Luc LaHaye (Paris, 1952)
02 - Je suis come je suis - Juliette Gréco (Montpellier, 1927)
03 - Peppermint Twist - Les Chausettes noires (1959-1964)
04 - Barbara - Marcel Mouloudji (1922-1994)
05 - Non comment - Serge Gainsbourg ( 1928-1991)
06 - Mean woman blues - Vince Taylor (1939-1991)
07 - Funérailles d'antan - Georges Brassens (1921-1981)
08 - La chasse - Henri Tachan (Moulins, 1939)
09 - Franky & Johnny - Paul Personne (Argenteuil, 1949)
10 - Ma petite fille de reve - Jean-Michel Caradec (1949-1981)
11 - Laisse béton - Renaud (Renaud Peirre Manuel Séchan)(Paris, 1952)
12 - Je suis malade - Serge Lama (Bordeaux,1943)
13 - Femme,femme,femme - Serge Lama
14 - Les loups sont entres dans Paris - Serge Reggiani (1922-2004)

Vive La France (part 6) (Toppyjazz 488)

July 2017 one whole month with only French Musician' s on Toppyjazz.
We picked the best of the Polygram Master Series volume 1-5.
All the info about artists on our program.

Playlist :
01 - Adeline - Gérard Blanchard
02 - L'etranger - Graeme Allwright
03 - Ich Liebe dich Marlene - Guy Marchand
04 - Capri c'est fini - Hervé Vilard
05 - La Parisienne - Marie-Paule belle
06 - Pour Un Flirt - Michel Delpech
07 - Lady Night - Patrick Juvet
08 - Excalibur - William Sheller
09 - Touchez pas a la mer - Antoine
10 - Comme d'habitude - Claude Francois
11 - Vivre ou survivre - Daniel Balavoine
12 - Ma France - Jean Ferrat


Download :Toppyjazz 488

Boogie Woogie Time by Toppyjazz 487

This week one hour Boogie Woogie Time by Toppyjazz with:
Axel Zwingenberger
Pia Beck
Marylin Scott
Miller Sextet.

Playlist:
01 - Get Up Them Stairs - Pia Beck (single)
02 - I'm Feeling Blue At The Blue Note - Pia Beck (album Cafe Amsterdam)
03 - Beer Bottle Boogie - Marylin Scott (blues singer)
04 - Honky Tonky Train Blues - Axel Zwingenberger (album Boogie Woogie Breakdown)
05 - Jazzland Blues - Zwingenberger Bros (album Boogie Woogie Bros)
06 - St. Louis Boogie Blues - Axel Zwingenberger (album Boogie Back To New York City)
07 - Barbecue Boogie Woogie - Axel Zwingenberger & Big Jay McNeely (album Saxy Boogie Woogie)
08 - St. Louis Blues - Axel Zwingenberger & Lila Ammons (album Lady Sings The Boogie Woogie)
09 - Sympathy For The Drummer - Axel Zwingenberger (album The Magic Of Boogie Woogie)
10 - Route 66 - Axel Zwingenberger (album Live in Paris)
11 - Beat Me Pia, Eight To The Bar - Pia Beck &  Eddy Doorenbos (album Best of The Pia Beck Trio)
12 - Sweet Georgia Brown - Miller Sextet  (album Gone 1945-1961)
13 - Coquette - Miller Sextet (same album)
Download :Toppyjazz 487

Dutch Jazz 2017 (Toppyjazz 486)

This week only Dutch musicians on Toppyjazz.
Again the surprise of Toppyjazz 481 : singer Simone Honijk.
Simone sent us 2 more albums which you hear  on the end of the program.
First 2 more tracks of From This Moment On, the surprisingly good new cd from Simone Honijk.
Furthermore the cd Sessions from Ben van den Dungen and The Joris Posthumus Group with some bad boys from Tokyo!

Playlist :
01 - Astronout - Simone Honijk (album From This Moment On)
02 - The Healing - Simone Honijk (album From This Moment On)
03 - Two Sessions 2 - Ben van den Dungen (album 2 Sessions)
04 - Situation On Easy Street - Ben van den Dungen (album 2 Sessions)
05 -One Eyed Felix - Joris Posthumus Group (album Tokyo's Bad Boys)
06 - Tokyo's Bad Boys - Joris Posthumus Group (album Tokyo's Bad Boys)
07 - Fair Weather - Simone Honijk (album Mosaic)
08 - Interplay - Simone Honijk & Bert van den Brink (album Interplay)
09 - Groovin' High - Scott Hamilton & Rein de Graaff Trio (album Live At The Jazz Room)
Download :Toppyjazz 486

Encore.....Toppyjazz (part 11) (Toppyjazz 481)

Once a year we look back at former Toppyjazz programs and supply extra information about some musician's.
First all the time to repeat  Christoph Neuhaus and My Foolish Heart, we missed it in Toppyjazz 471!
Second excuses to Nueva Manteca, their cd Crime was lost somewhere in our studio.
Very nice cd with music to "Murder By".
Only what has "America" from West Side Story to do with Crime?
Why not pick The Rumble from their cd "Latin Tribute to West Side Story" ?
We air another cd from Ben van Dungen. We love his project New York Round Midnight.
4 stars for this project!
Two more fantasticd cd's : 1.Listening To You from our friend Judy Niemack.
Judy it was nice to meet you in Groningen (Holland).

2. Simone Honijk comes from Alkmaar, Holland.
 She started singing at 38! We got 3 cd's from her. (2 cd's next month)
Just out her cd From This Moment On with a very good backing group from leader/pianist Dirk Balthaus. Just sit and enjoy 60 minutes these fantastic musician's!
Playlist :
01 - My Foolish Heart - Christoph Neuhaus (album Matter of Three)
02 - America - Nueva Manteca (album Crime!)
03 - Blues In The Night - New York Round Midnight Project (Ben van den Dungen)
04 - Tengo Tango - New York Round Midnight Project (Ben van den Dungen)
05 - Little Red Rooster - Guy Davis (album Kokomo Kid)
06 - Trip To Brazil - Luiz Henrique (album Coffee Time Jazz)
07 - Harlem Nocturne - Sylvia Brooks (album Dangerous Liaisons)
08 - All The Things You Are - Judy Niemack (album Listening To You)
09 - Listening To You - Judy Niemack (album Listening To You)
10 - From This Moment On - Simone Honijk (album From This Moment On)
11 - Dienda - Simone Honijk (album From This Moment On)
Download : https://app.box.com/s/ph04d2j68b7v8cmai4bg372m2fpbdrnh

June Jazz 2017 (Toppyjazz 485)

This week we travel across Europe.
We start with the German band Jazzkantine (1994) from Ole Sander, Matthias Lanzer and Christian Eitner.
From Norway comes pianist Ketil Bjornstadt (1952, Oslo, Norway). We pick the best out of 40 cd's.
We close with 2 singers with the name Marilyn Scott. Fisrt Marilyn Scott from California, 1949.
She worked with The YSellowjackets and Bobby Womack.
Our closing tune is for bluessinger Marilyn Scott (19??) with I Got What My Daddy Likes!

Playlist :
01 - Die Jazzkantine - Jazzkantine (album Jazzkantine)
02 - Respect - Jazzkantine (album Frish gepresst und Live)
03 - Krankenhaus - Jazzkantine (album Geheimrecept)
04 - Benutz mich - Jazzkantine & HR Big Band (album Futter für die Seele)
05 - Tone L. - Ketil Bjornstadt (album Apning)
06 - Riverscape - Ketil Bjornstadt (album Water Stories)
07 - By The Fjord - Ketil Bjornstadt & Terje Rypdal (album Life in Leipzig)
08 - Let's Be Friends - Marilyn Scott (album Dreams of Tomorrow)
09 - Show Me Your Devotion - Marilyn Scott& Bobby Caldwell (album Timeline)
10 - Take Me With You - Marilyn Scott (album Take Me With You)
11 - Avenda del sol - Marilyn Scott (album Avenues of Love)
12 - Blue Prelude - Marilyn Scott (album Standard Blue)
13 - I Got What My Daddy Likes - Marilyn Scott (blues singer) (album East Coast Blues)
Download:Toppyjazz 485

New On Toppyjazz Mai 2017 (part 2) (Toppyjazz 484)

This week a grip out of some fantastic new cd's from Cynthia Carr, Tiffany Jones and Viktoria Tolstoy.
From Austria again Simon Kopmajer with again a excellent cd Soulmates with Paul Urbanek piano and Reinhardt Winkler drums.
We close with The WDR Big Band with trombonist Marshall Gilkes (1978, Camp Springs, Md)
Playlist :
01 - Here's To Life - Cynthia Carr (album Here's To Life)
02 - Almost There - Tiffany Jones (album Him)
03 - As Time Goes By - Viktoria Tolstoy & Iiro Rantala (album Meet Me At The Movies)
04 - Love Song For A Vampire - Viktoria Tolstoy & Nils Landgren (same album)
05 - Behind The Broken Glass - Avisha Cohen (album Live in Hamburg)
06 - The In Crowd - Simone Kopmajer (album Soulmates)
07 - Angie - Simone Kopmajer (album Soulmates)
08 - My Shining Hour - Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band (album Köln)
09 - Mary Louise - Marshal Gilkes & WDR Big Band (album Köln)
10 - That's All - Ingrid Vliegenthart (album Love You Madly)
Download :Toppyjazz 484

New On Toppyjazz Mai 2017 (part 1)(Toppyjazz 483)

New on Toppyjazz this week : Singer Amy Yassinger (Chicago, 19??) with Shout Section Big Band, Richard Whiteman(Toronto, Canada, 1960)with a fine cd with Brandi Disterheft: All or Nothing at All!
From Italy we have drummer Simone Prattico (1970, Rome). He made also with Brandi Disterheft the cd Brooklyn Sessions.
From Russia with Love is Svetlana Shmuylian with Wycliffe Gordon and The Delaney Five.
We close with "The Lost Concert" from Stan Kenton at The Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles 1978.
Playlist :
01 - On A Slow Boat To China - Amy Yassinger (album Sometimes I'm Happy)
02 - Love For Sale - Amy Yassinger (album Sometimes I'm Happy)
03 - One O'Clock Jump - Shout Section Big Band (album Cruisin')
04 - On The Street Where You Live - Amy Yassinger & Shout Section Big Band (album Cruisin')
05 - Time After Time - Amy Yassinger & Shout Section Big Band (album Cruisin')
06 - In The Still Of The Night - Richard Whiteman Trio (album All Or Nothing At All)
07 - Slow Night - Richard Whiteman Trio (album Slow Night)
08 - Picolino - Simone Prattico (album Brooklyn Sessions)
09 - Temptations - Svetlana Shmulylian & The Delaney Five (album Night At The Speakeasy)
10 - Under A Blanket Of Blue - Svetlana & Wycliffe Gordon (album Night At The Speakeasy)
11 - Bogota - Stan Kenton (album The Lost Concert)
Download :Toppyjazz 483

Johnny Mathis Special (Toppyjazz 482)

Welcome by Toppyjazz with a late present for Motherday!
This time about singer Johnny Mathis (1935, Gilmer Texas).
He sold more than 350 million records, mostly LP and CD's.
Sit and listen to Johnny for one hour!
Playlist :
01 - Angel Eyes - Johnny Mathis (album Johnny Mathis)
02 - It Might As Well Be Spring - Johnny Mathis (album Johnny Mathis)
03 - Misty - Johnny Mathis (album Heavenly)
04 - I'll Be Seeing You - Johnny Mathis (album Open Fire, Two Guitars)
05 - So Nice - Johnny Mathis (album So Nice)
06 - Gina - Johnny Mathis (album Johnny's Newest Hits)
07 - Because You Loved Me - Johnny Mathis (album Songs Of Diane Warren)
08 - I Won't Dance - Johnny Mathis (album Live It Up!)
09 - Les moulins de mon coeur - Johnny Mathis & Jean Toots Thielemans (album Chez Toots)
10 - Over The Rainbow - Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis (album Genius Loves Company)
11 - Baubles, Bangles and Beads - Johnny Mathis (album So Nice)
12 - Maria - Johnny Mathis (album In Person-Recorded in Las Vegas)
13 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Johnny Mathis (album Let It Be Me- JM in Nashville)
Download :Toppyjazz 482

Larry Coryell Special (part 2) (Toppyjazz 480)

Larry Coryell (April 2, 1943, Galveston- February 19, 2017-New York)
Once again one of our friends is gone. Larry Coryell died February 19, 2017 in New York. We met Larry in September 2004 in het Bimhuis in Amsterdam, Holland.

(Picture @Herman van der Meij-2004) We got more than 130 albums from Larry, and we pick the best of it for this Memorial program.
Playlist :
01 - Green Moss - Chico O'Farrell (album Nine Flags)
02 - Twin House - Philip Catherine & Larry Coryell (album Twin House)
03 - How My Heart Sings - Emily Remler & Larry Coryell (album Together)
04 - Star Eyes - Larry Coryell (album Monk, Trane , Miles and Me)
05 - Passion - Larry Coryell & Hariprasa Chaurasia (album Music Without Bounderies)
06 - Summer - Alegro - Larry Coryell & Kazuhizo Yamahita (album Vivaldi- Four Seasons)
07 - Immer Geradeaus - Larry Coryell (album Tricycles)
08 - The Last Drop - Larry Coryell with The Wide Hive Players (album LC with The Wide Hive)
09 - Spiritual Dance Larry Coryell & Dr. L. Subramaniam (album Standing Ovation)
 Download : Toppyjazz 480

Royal Toppyjazz 2017 (Toppyjazz 479)

Attention : This week we have the Birthday of King Willem Alexander. So this week only Dutch news!

In 2013 had Toppyjazz al eens een Royal Toppyjazz met Koningsdag.
Dat doen we dit jaat nog eens over met aandacht voor liedjes met Royal, King, Queen, Princess en als laatste Argentina, want ook Koningin Maxima vergeten we niet op deze dag.
Vandaag ook een wereld premiere en wel het nummer Pincess van de cd Jay Corre Swings uit 2004.
Deze cd is verschenen op ons eigen platenmerk Toppyjazz.
Veel plezier.
Playlist :
01 - King For A Day - Dave Brubeck (album Dave Brubeck In Moscow)
02 - The Crown and The King Lament of The Kings - Manowar (album Love Garden)
03 - King Of The Road - Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery (album Further Adventures of Jimmy & Wes)
04 - Dancing Queen - European Jazz Trio (album Dancing Queen)
05 - Still A Queen - Petra Berger (album Eternal Woman)
06 - Princess - Jay Corre (album Jay Corre Swings)
07 - The Young Prince and The Young Princess - Larry Coryell (album Sheherazade)
08 - Next To You I Like Me Next To You - Dick de Pauw and his Royal Dance Band (album Svens Jazz Historia vol 1)
09 - Royal Blue - Stan Kenton (album Back To Balboa)
10 - Royal Garden Blues - Bobby Hackett (album Coast Concert)
11 - Koning en Keizer zijn ook maar mensenvlees - Cornelis Vreeswijk (album Liedjes voor de Pijpendraaier)
12 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Sarah Brightman (album The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection)

Jazz Scene USA (part 5) (Toppyjazz 478)

Great surprise for us singer Austin Cromer (193?, Kansas).
We found some wonderful recordings from 1956 with Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey.
Further fine music from Allen Toussaint(1938, New Orléans-2015, Madrid) and Fats Domino.
We introduce Laura Karst from the San Francisco Area with a fine video.
All info on our program.

Playlist :
01 - Over The Rainbow - Austin Cromer & Dizzy Gillespie (album Birks Work disc 2)
02 - Doodlin' - Dizzy Gillespie (album Dizzy In South America vol 2)
03 - Flamingo - Austin Cromer (album Dizzy in South America vol 1)
04 - The Feast - Art Blakey (album Holiday For Skins)
05 - The More I See You - Austin Cromer (album Sings For Her)
06 - Desafinado - Laura Karst (album Little Did I Dream)
07 - Southern Nights - Glen Campbell (album Rolling With Punches- Allen Toussaint Songbook)
08 - Soul Sister - Allen Toussaint (same album)
09 - From A Whisper To A Scream - Allen Toussaint (album From A Whisper To A Scream)
10 - Whipped Cream - The Stokes (album Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky)
11 - Young School Girl - Fats Domino (album Out Of New Orléans)
12 -Red Sails In The Sunset - Fats Domino (album The Paramount Years)
13 - Domino Twist - Fats Domino (album Live In Germany)
Download :Toppyjazz 478

Verve Jazz Club (part 4)(Toppyjazz 477)

This week we continue our series about The Verve Jazz Club. We still have 125 cd's to go so wait and hear!

Playlist :
01-  Surfboard - Roberto Menescal (album Summer Jazz)
02 - Wade In The Water - Klaus Weiss (album Superdrummers)
03 - Concerto for Harp and Orchestra - Jonny Teupen (album Swinging Classics)
04 - Honeysuckle Rose - Paul Kuhn & Hort Jankowski (album Swinging Jazz Piano)
05 - A Night In Tunisia - Red Garland (album The Greatest Jazz Hits)
06 - Goody, Goody - Rita Reys & Dutch Swing College Band (album The Sound of Dixieland)
07 - I C'n Hear That - George Duke (album Keyboard Giant)
08 - Yeah, Dr. No - Ingfried Hoffmann (album Hammond Bond)
09 - Didn't We - Kurt Edelhagen (album Plays The Hits of Jimmy Webb)
10 - Ein Regenschirm am Abend - Max Greger (album Hallo, kleines Fraulein)
11 - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Nina Simone (album My Baby Just Cares For Me)
12 - Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Quincy Jones (album Summer In The City)
13 - Mas que nada - Luiz Henrique (album Bossa Nova Singers)
Download :Toppyjazz 477

Hank Jones Special (1918-2010) (Toppyjazz 476)

This week we dig into the more than 50 cd's from Mr. Hank Jones.
Playlist :
01 - Wine & Brandy - Hank Jones Trio & Jerome Richardson (album The Trio)
02 - Summertime - Hank Jones (album Porgy & Bess)
03 - Manha de Carnaval - Hank jones (album Carnaval)
04 - Oh, Look At Me Now! - Hank Jones & George Shearing (album The Spirit of 176)
05 - Time After Time - Hank Jones & Abbey Lincoln (album When There Is Love)
06 - Just One Of Those Things - Hank Jones & Frank Wess (album Hank and Frank)
07 - Stardust - Hank Jones & Roberta Gambarini (album Lush Life)
08 - What Am I Here For? - Hank Jones & Oliver Jones (album Pleased To Meet You)
09 - Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - Hank Jones & Charlie Haden (album Steal Away) 10 - Take My Hand, Precious Lord - Hank Jones & Charlie Haden (album Come Sunday)
Bonus : For Mods Only - Chico Hamilton (album Soul Jazz)
Download : Toppyjazz 476

New on Toppyjazz 475

This week we have a couple of fantastic new jazz cd's by Malene Mortensen (1972, Denmark),
Eliane Elias (1960, Sao Paolo, Brazil) and Jennifer Scott (1964, Vancouver, Canada).
Manfred Mann (1940, South Africa) made a wonderful project Lone Arranger with the help of the famous German trumpetplayer Till Brönner. **** stars for that beautiful album!

Furthermore we have a new album by Simone Kopmajer and Sidsel Storm(1982, Denmark).
We close with a French series cd's named Tres Chique. Keep Jazzin'
Playlist :
01 - Sway - Malene Mortensen (album You Belong To Me)
02 - Temptation - Malene Mortensen (album Malene Live In Paris)
03 - Driving Ambition - Eliane Elias (album Made In Brazil)
04 - Nothing Compares To You - Manfred Mann & Till Bronner (album Lone Arranger )
05 - Footprints - Manfred Mann & Viktoria Tolstoy & Till Bronner (album Lone Arranger)
06 - La Vie en Rose - Jennifer Scott (album Le Temps de L'Amour)
07 - Wichita Lineman - Simone Kopmajer (album The Best In You)
08 - Sadness - Sidsel Storm (album Closer)
09 - Moanin' - Les Double Six (album Tres Chic, volume 1)
10 - Roland Reve - Michel Legrand (album Tres Chic, volume 2)
11 - Blues March - Art Blakey (album Tres Chic, volume 3)
12 - Generique - Miles Davis (album Tres Chic, volume 1)
13 - Nuit sur Champs Elysees - Miles Davis (album L'ascenseur pour l'echevaud) Download : Toppyjazz 475

The Thin Red Wire (Toppyjazz 474)

This program we have a red wire starting with guitar player Vic Juris , Richie Cole, Buddy Rich,
Johnny Mathis and ends with (the dead of) Buddy Greco this year.
We found a wonderful video : The Buddy Rich band with Jay Corre on tenor sax and Buddy Greco on piano with The Rotten Kid (written by Buddy Greco for Cathy Rich).
Keep Jazzin'.

Playlist :
01 - In Between - Vic Juris (album Roadsong)
02 - Dekooning - Vic Juris (album Night Tripper)
03 - All The Things You Are - Vic Juris (album Walking On Water)
04 - New York Afternoon - Richie Cole & Eddie Jefferson
05 - Acid Truth - Buddy Rich Big Band (album Keeper Of The Flame)
06 - The Rotten Kid - Buddy Rich (album The New One!)
07 - Stay Warm - Johnny Mathis (album Johnny's Mood)
08 - I'll Be Around - Buddy Greco (album Buddy)
09 - Too Darn Hot - Buddy Greco (album I Like It Swinging)
10 - Who Can I Turn To? - Buddy Greco (album I Love A Piano)
11 - The Rules Of The Road - Buddy Greco (album On Stage)
12 - Ja-Da - Buddy Greco (album Swing In The Key Of Buddy Greco)
Download :Toppyjazz 474

The Buddy Greco Show 1965

This week NO Toppyjazz because of our Dutch elections. But we found one hour Buddy Greo, a tv show from 1965 or 1966. There's a little dispute about the release of some songs from this show. But Have fun after all!

Songs :
Buddy Greco .
Charade
Satin Doll
let Me Love You
The Girl From Ipanema
One Note Samba
Going Out Of My Head
The More I See You
Slaugther On 10th Avenua
The Lady Is A Tramp (with Sammy Davis jr.)
The Way You Walk ?
You're Nobody 'till Somebody Loves You

Franky Avalon:
Just One Of Those Things
That's My Style

Susan Barrett
It's Not Unusual
And I Love Him

Orchestra arranged and conductted by Dick Palombi

Maybeck Recital Hall(part 8) & Others (Toppyjazz 473)

At last our final program about The Maybeck Recital Hall series from Concord. This week 4 cd's from the Duo Series. (we couldn't find the other 6 item's!)

The second part of our program we have Caro Emerald, Louisa Phillips & Ingeborg Helder , some fine Dutch singers.

Playlist :
01 -Introduction
02 - Two Not One - Ken Peplowski & Howard Alden (Concord Duo Series)
03- Lady In The Lake - Alan Broadbent & Gary Foster
04- Introduction
05 - Cherokee _ Adam Makowicz & George Mraz
06 - Sail Away - Chris Potter & Kenny Werner
07 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Caro Emerald (album Live In London)
08 - Quicksand - Caro Emerald (single)
09 - Electra - Loet van der Lee Quartet (album Holland In Jazz)
10 - Towards The Endless Sea - Ingeborg Helder (album Light Interchance)
11 - Georgia On My Mind - Louisa Phillips (album Meets The Dutch Jazz Trio)
12 - Jumping For Symphony Sid - Louisa Phillips (same album) Download:Toppyjazz 473

Stanley Clarke Special (Toppyjazz 472)

Welcome by Toppyjazz 472 with bassplayer Stanley Clarke (1951, Philadelphia,Pa).
Of course only the best of the best this week from his early days to his latest album UP! from 2014.

Playlist :
01 - Children of Forever - Stanley Clarke (album Children of Forever)
02 - The Dancer - Stanley Clarke (album School Days)
03 - Buenes Aires - Stanley Clarke & George Duke (album Live at The Greek)
04 - Take Five - Stanley Clarke (album Jazz Straight Up)
05 - Chateauvallon - Stanley Clarke (album The Toys Of Men)
06 - Fulani - The Stanley Clarke Band (album The Stanley Clarke Band feat. Hiromi)
07 - Brazilian Love Affair - The Stanley Clarke Band (album Up)
08 - Armando's Rumba - Stanley Clarke & Chick Corea (album Forever disc 2)
Download :Toppyjazz 472

German Jazz Time (3) on Toppyjazz 471

This week we take you to our German friends with most German musicians.
First The Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet (Osnabrück, 19??) and her latest cd Synergy.
Second boogie-woogie pianist Axel Zwingenberger (1956, Hamburg) with Saxy Boogie Woogie . We will have the music of Axel a whole evening summer 2017!
Furthermore:
Suzanne Metzel (1974, Hamburg) and Klaus Ignatzek (1954, Wilhelmshaven) with their cd Mariposa.
We got an unique LP : Dorothy Ellison and the Manfred Ludwig Sextett.
We close this week with Torsten Goods (Düsseldorf), Andi Kissenbeck (1969, Bonn) and
Christoph Neuhaus (1986, Stuttgart)
Playlist:
01- Changing Mind - Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet (album Synergy)
02- Cool Heat - Axel Zwingenberger (album Saxy Boogie Woogie)
03 - Mariposa - Suzanne Metzel & Klaus Ignatzek (album Mariposa)
04 - Blues In The Night - Manfred Ludwig Sextett & Dorothy Ellison (album Jazz mit ...)
05 - Dasafinado - Manfred Ludwig Sextett (same album)
06 - My Favourite Things - WDR Big Band with Jerry van Rooyen (album Traces of Trane)
07 - Worksong - Torsten Goods (album Thank You Baby!)
08 - Midst of Our Love - Torsten Goods (same album)
09 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Torsten Goods (album Irish Heart)
10 - Monsoon Dance - Andi Kissenbeck (album Monsoon Dance)
Download :Toppyjazz 471

Begin The Geguine/ New On Toppyjazz(part 3) (Toppyjazz 470)

Welcome by Toppyjazz with the fantastic new cd of Lisa Hilton Night & Day. We love her version of Begin The Beguine.
The latest cd of Benjamin Koppel with Joe Lovano is something special. The Mezzo Sax Encounter is played on 2 unique G-Alt saxophones.
Furthermore we have Patricia Barber, Project Pablo and Penelope Sal.

Playlist :
01 - Begin The Beguine - Lisa Hilton (album Night & Day)
02 - Stepping Into Paradise - Lisa Hilton (album Night & Day)
03 - Disgrace To Brooklyn - Benjamin Koppel & Joe Lovano (album The Mezzo Sax Encounter)
04 - The Beat Goes On - Patricia Barber (album Companion)
05 - Call Me - Patricia Barber (album Live A Fortnight In France)
06 - Missing - Patricia Barber (album Smash)
07 - Evening Call - Project Pablo (album )
08 - From Russia With Love - Penelope Sal (album Sings 007)
09 - Goldfinger - Penelope Sal (album Sings 007)

New on Toppyjazz 2017(part 2) Toppyjazz 468)

This week we have Mal Waldron with his beautiful album Blues For Lady Day.
Furthermore Nnenna Freelon (1954, Cambridge, MS)
Paolo Fresu (1961, Sardine)

At last there's another album from our favourite singer Ian Shaw. The title od the cd is The Theory of Joy.
We close with another fine cd from Joris Teepe with Don Braden(1964,Ohio)
Keep Jazzin!
Playlist :
01 - You Don't Know What Love is - Mal Waldron (album Blues For Lady Day)
02 - Heritage - Nnenna Freelon (album Heritage)
03 - Until It's Time For You To Go - Nnenna Freelon (album Maiden Voyage)
04 - Just Squeeze Me - Nnenna Freelon & James Moody (album Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Ann.)
05 - Gufo - Paolo Fresu Quintet (album 30!)
06 - Giselle - Paolo Fresu / Richard Galliano/ Jan Lundgren (album Mare Nostrum II)
07 - My Soul, My Spirit - Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa (album Eros)
08 - My Brother - Ian Shaw (album The Theory Of Joy)
09 - The Last Man Alive - Ian Shaw (album The Theory Of Joy)
10 - This Masquerade - Don Braden & Joris Teepe (album Gentle Storm)
Download :Toppyjazz-468

Nordic Jazz 2017 (Toppyjazz 467)

Nordic Jazz by Toppyjazz 467 with :
Radka Toneff (1952-1982)
Rebekka Bakken (1970, Oslo)
Benjamin Koppel (1974, Kopenhagen)
Alex Riel (1940, Kopenhagen)
The Savage Rose (1968, Kopenhagen)
Eythor Gunnarsson(1961, Reykjavik)
Thommy Andersson (1973, Orebro, Sweden)
Maria Mena (1986, Norge)
Gitte Haenning (1946, Aarhus)

Playlist :
01 - Lorelei - Radka Toneff (album Winter Poem)
02 - Havana Candy - Radka Toneff (album Live In Hamburg)
03 - It Don't Come Easy - Radka Toneff (album It Don't Come Easy)
04 - Same Girl - Julia Hülsmann & Rebekka Bakken (album Scattering Poems)
05 - Emotions On A Lazy Day - Rebekka Bakken & Wolfgang Muthspiel (album Daily Mirror Reflected)
06 - Der Schnee draußen schmiltz - Rebekka Bakken (album Most Personal)
07 - Long Before I Was Born - The Savage Rose (album In The Plain)
08 - Con Samba & Sax - Koppel/Andersson/Gunnarsson/Riel (album The Iceland Concert)
09 - What Seas, What Shores - Koppel/Riel/Andersson/Werner (album A Way With Words)
10 - All This Time - Maria Mena (album Cause and Effect)
11- Leaving You - Maria Mena (album Growing Pains)
12 - November Girls - Gitte Haenning & Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band

New on Toppyjazz(part 4)(Toppyjazz 469)

This week we have  on Toppyjazz:
Christof Lauer (1953, Hessen, Germany) & The NDR Big Band.
Karin Plato (1960, Canada)
Arild Andersen (1945, Norge)
Till Bronner & Ruud Jacobs (1938, Hilversum, Holland)
Barb Jungr with de cd's Shelter From The Storm & Come Together.
Keep Jazzin!
Playlist:
01 - Petite Fleur - Christof Lauer & NDR Big Band (album Play Sidney Bechet)
02 - Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year - Karin Plato (album Blue Again)
03 - The Breeze & I - Karin Plato (album Out of Town cd 2)
04 - Golden Earrings - Karin Plato (album Out of Town cd 1)
05 - Saturday - Arild Andersen Quartet (album Live in Oxford)
06 - I'll Be Seeing You - Till Bronner (album The Good Life)
07 - The Good Life - Till Bronner (album The Good Life)
08 - Things We Said Today - Barb Jungr & John McDaniel(album Come Together)
09 - Something's Coming - Barb Jungr & Laurence Hobgood (album Shelter From The Storm)
10 - Shelter From The Storm - Barb Jungr & Laurence Hobgood (same album) Download : Toppyjazz 469

Herbie Hancock Special (Toppyjazz 466)

This week we pick the best of our collection of Herbie Hancock(1940, Chicago) recordings.
Video Herbie Hancock in Germany.
 Playlist :
01 - Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock (album Takin' Off)
02 - The Eye of The Hurricane - Herbie Hancock (album Maiden Voyage)
03 - Heartbeat - Herbie Hancock (album Man- Child)
04 - Stella By Starlight - Herbie Hancock/VSOP (album Live Under The Sky)
05 - Round Midnight - Herbie Hancock (album Round Midnight OST)
06 - Pinocchio - Herbie Hancock (album A Tribute To Miles)
07 - The Man I Love - Herbie Hancock & Joni Mitchell(album Gershwin's World)
08 - Both Sides Now - Herbie Hancock (album River : The Joni Letters)
09 - Spank-A-Lee - Herbie Hancock (album Thrust)
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New on Toppyjazz 2017 (part 1)(Toppyjazz 465)

Welcome by this first program of 2017 with Yonrico Scott from Blue Canoe Records and his new cd Life of a Dreamer. Another fine album from Yonrico with some friends : Buzz Amato, Melvin Jones and Joseph Patrick Moore.

We have also Camille Bertault, Jane Monheit, Chuck Israels and Jane Fielding.
We close with Dutch singer Kiki Manders and "Leefde is Van Dich is Van Mich".
Playlist :
01 - Baby Girl - Yonrico Scott (album Life of a Dreamer)
02 - Brave Up - Yonrico Scott (album Life of a Dreamer)
03 - Infant Eyes - Camille Bertault (album En Vie)
04 - I Was Doing Allright/Know You Know - Jane Monheit (album The Songbook Sessions)
05 - Doodlin' - Chuck Israels Jazz orchestra (album Joyful Noise)
06 - Yesterda n- Jenny Oaks Baker (album The Rock Album)
07 - How Long Has This Been Going On - Jane Fielding (album Jazz Trio for Voice etc)
08 - Embers Glow - Jane Fielding (album Embers Glow)
09 - Something I Dreamed last Night - Jane Fielding (album Live Sessions)
10 - Leefde is Van Dich en Van Mich - Kiki Manders (album Love Is Yours Is Mine)
Download : Toppyjazz-465