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)
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We Remember Mark Murphy (Toppyjazz 438)

This week we have one hour to remember our dear friend Mark Murphy, who passed away October 2015.
We spent the last 6 month's to search for some never or few heard Mark Murphy recordings.
Perhaps you never heard the stuff we collected for you.
First we ripped the album This Must Be Earth from 1969. An album where Mark seems to be out
of space some times. Mr. Johnny Trunk wrote Mark had some drug problems in that time.
Furthermore we have Mark with Jan Lundgren, The Royal Bopsters and George Gruntz.
We close with Mark's performance in Athens, Greece in 2008.
Enjoy for one hour Toppyjazz with the greatest pure jazz singer from all time : Mark Murphy(1932-2015).
Playlist :
01 - This Must Be Earth - Mark Murphy (album This Must Be Earth)
02 - The Things We Did Last Summer - Mark Murphy & Jan Lundgren (album Plays The Music of Jule Styne)
03 - Senor Blues - The Royal Bopsters incl. Mark Murphy (album Royal Bopsters Project)
04 - Bebop Lives - The Royal Bopsters incl. Mark Murphy (same album)
05 - So In Love - George Gruntz & Mark Murphy (album The Magic of a Flute)
06 - Hong Kong Blues - Mark Murphy (album 80's Hits of Jazz)
07 - Come Back Again - Mark Muprhy (same album)
08 - My Funny Valentine - Mark Murphy (album Live in Athens, Greece)
09 - On Green Dolphin Street - Mark Murphy (album Live in Athens, Greece)
10 - Fly Me To The Moon - Mark Murphy (Milestones single 1963)
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Harp & Bass & Piano (Toppyjazz 376)

This week one of the few Jazz harpists Dorothy Ashby (1932-Detroit) , pianist Jan Lundgren (1966-Sweden) and once again my late friend bassist Jimmy Woode.

Playlist :
01 - Thou Well - Dorothy Ashby (album The Jazz Harpist)
02 - Alone Together - Dorothy Ashby (album Plays For Beautiful People)
03 - Dancing In The Dark - Dorothy Ashby (album Hip Harp)
04 - Introduction - Jan Lundgren (album Cooking at The Jazz Bakery)
05 - Moanin' - Jan Lundgren (same album)
06 - Spring Isn't Spring Anymore - Jan Lundgren (album Will You Still Be Mine)
07 - Fellini - Jan Lundgren (album Flowers Of Sendai)
08 - Up, Up and Away - Jim Hall, Jimmy Woode & Daniel Humair (album It's Nice To Be With You)
09 - The Man From Potter's Crossing - Jimmy Woode (album The Man From Potter's Crossing)
10 - The Way You Look Tonight - Jimmy Woode (same album)
11 - I've Found A new Baby - George Wein & Newport All Stars (album Midnight Concert at the Olympia)
12 - Gershwin Medley- Dowothy Ashby (album Concierto de Aranjuez.