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!)  

Ella Fitzgerald Live (deel 2)(Toppyjazz273)

In onze eerste uitzending over Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) in 2008 namen we u mee naar de Songbook Albums van Ella. 

 We kregen van een Toppyjazz fan maar liefst 97 albums binnen van Ella. 

Onze discotheek telt nu 239 lp's en cd's, dus we kunnen even vooruit. 

 Daarom deze week een greep uit de LIVE albums van Ella Fitzgerald: Zoals misschien wel haar beste "live"album en wel Ella Fitzgerald in Berlijn uit 1960. 

Haar improvisatie van Mack The Knife, (nadat ze de tekst vergat), is buitengewoon.

 Er zijn weinig vocalisten die haar dat kunnen nadoen.

Om maar niet te spreken over haar uitspraak: haar engels is altijd goed verstaanbaar! 

 VIDEO : Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Greco en Danny Kaye (1966)  

 PLaylist : (all selections Ella Fitzgerald vocal)

 01 - Mack The Knife - Berlijn 1960 (Paul Smith, piano- Jim Hall, guitar- Wilfred Middlebrooks, bas - Gus Johnson, drums)

 02 - How High The Moon - Berlijn 1960 

 03 - Mr. Paganini - Amsterdam 1962 (Lou Levy Quartet)

 04 - Mas Qui Nada - Tilburg 1971 (with Count Basie)

 05 - You've Got a Friend - Nice 1972 

 06 - One Note Samba - Montreux 1977 (with Tommy Flanagan Trio)

 07 - Happy Blues - London 1974 (with Tommy Flanagan Trio)

 08 - Bluesette - Tokyo 1983 (with Joe Pass guitar)

 09 - On The Sunny Side of The street - Tokyo 1953 (Oscar Peterson piano)

 10 - Tenderly - Ella & Louis Armstrong - 1956 

 11 - Desafinado (Verve single) (first issued 2013) (Zoot Sims tenor sax)

(first issued 2013)

TOPPYJAZZ STANDARDS TOP 200 (deel 9)(aflevering 267)

Dit is de eerste aflevering van de delen 9-20 van onze Top 200 Jazz Standards welke wij in 2025 uitzenden. 

Zoals altijd in de uitzendingen veel bijzonderheden over componisten en musici.  

 PLAYLIST ; 

 81 - Pennies From Heaven - (Johnston/Burke) (1936)Susie Arioli

 82 - I Didn't Know What Time It Was - (Rodgers/Hart)(1939) Ray Charles 

 83 - Memories of You - (Blake/Razaf)(1930) Mark Murphy 

 84 - It Don't Mean a Thing - (Ellington/Mills)(1932) Duke Ellington 

 85 - Just Friends -(Klenner/Lewis) (1931)Carl Perkins 

 86 - They Can't Take That Away From Me - (G & I Gershwin)(1937)- Buddy Greco 

 87 - Star Eyes -(dePaul/Raye)(1943) - Tina Brooks 

 88 - A Foggy Day - (G & I Gershwin)(1937) - Bonnie Jensen 

 89 - Alone Together - (Schwartz/Dietz)(1932) - Oscar Peterson Trio (JATP) vocal Ella Fitzgerald

 90 - Just You, Just Me - (Greer/Klages)(1929) - Mangione Brothers 

TOPPYJAZZ STANDARDS TOP 200 (part 4)(aflevering 241)

Wij gaan verder met onze Top 200 die erg onder invloed staat van het werk van DUKE ELLINGTON.

 Zonder THE DUKE was de jazzmuziek niet wat ze nu is.

 PLAYLIST : 

 31 - Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Mills-Parish) 1933 - Jean "Toots" Thielemans

 32 - Ain't Misbehavin' (Fats Waller) 1929 - Kristin Korb 

 33 - Night and Day (Cole Porter) 1932- Frank Sinatra

 34 - After You've Gone (Creamer-Layton)1918 -Katherine Whalen

 35 - Laura (Raksin-Mercer)1945 - The Singers Unlimited 

 36 - Lush Life (Strayhorn)1949 - Jacintha 

 37 - Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish)1928 - Louis Armstrong/Oscar Peterson 

 38 - Don't Blame Me (McHugh-Fields)1932 - Frank Morgan 

 39 - Cherokee (Ray Noble)1938 - Chihiro Yamanaka 

 40 - Night In Tunisia (Gillespie)1942 -Harry Arnold Big Band 

 VIDEO : KRISTIN KORB

(herhaling van 2012)

Jazz In Paris (part 4)(Toppyjazz 581)

This week we have albums 31 -41 form the Gitanes series Jazz In Paris.
 Playlist :
 01 - Tha Last Time I Saw Paris - Michel Legrand
 02 - April In Paris . Michel Legrand
 03 - I Won't Dance - Oscar Peterson & Stephane Grappelli
 04 - Angel Eyes - Eddy Louiss
 05 - Misty - Claude Bolling
 06 - I Want A Little Girls - Sammy Price & Lucky Thompson
 07 - A Night In Tunesis - Art Blakey
 08 - Clara, Don't Be Downhearted - Eddy Louis & Ivan Julien
 09 - Baby Please Come Home - Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon
 10 - I Got It Bad - Earl Hines
 11 - Nice Work If You Can Get It - Earl Hines
 12 - Oblique - Kenny Clarke 13 - Tahiti - Kenny Clarke Sextet

Download : Toppyjazz 581

Toppyjazz Standard Top 200 (4) (Toppyjazz 576)

We continue with our Toppyjazz Top 200 series part 4.
And of course again and again the famous composer Mr. Duke Ellington.
 PLAYLIST :
 31 - Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Mills-Parish) - Jean "Toots" Thielemans
32 - Ain't Misbehavin' (Fats Waller) - Kristin Korb
33 - Night and Day (Cole Porter) - Frank Sinatra
34 - After You've Gone (Creamer-Layton) -Katherine Whalen
35 - Laura (Raksin-Mercer) - The Singers Unlimited
36 - Lush Life (Strayhorn) - Jacintha
37 - Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish) - Louis Armstrong/Oscar Peterson
38 - Don't Blame Me (McHugh-Fields) - Frank Morgan
39 - Cherokee (Ray Noble) - Chihiro Yamanaka
40 - Night In Tunisia (Gillespie) -Harry Arnold Big Band
Download : Toppyjazz 576
 VIDEO : KRISTIN KORB

My Fair Lady & Porgy & Bess (Toppyjazz 570)

Deze week neemt Toppyjazz u mee naar de heerlijke muziek van 2 eerste klas musicals.
.

Van My Fair Lady hoort u uitvoeringen van en met: Rex Harrison, Shelly Manne, Quincy Jones, Julie Andrews, Buddy Greco en Mel Tormé.

Porgy and Bess wordt uitgevoerd door : Cleo Laine en Ray Charles, Cher, Miles Davis, Barbra Streisand, Joe Pass, Diahann Caroll & Andre Previn en tot slot Jazzamor.
Voor de "oudere jongeren" onder u : wie kent niet de Nederlandse versie van My Fair Lady van
60 jaar geleden met sterren als Wim Sonneveld, Margriet de Groot en Johan Kaart.
U kunt de muziek van de plaat hier downloaden :
Toppyjazz My Fair Lady

Natuurlijk waren er ook ander mooie versie, zoals in de jaren 90 met Paul van Vliet ,
in 1972 met John van Dreelen en in 2006 met Thom Hoffman.
Playlist :
01 - I've Grown Accustomated To Her Face - Rex Harrison
02 - Show Me - Shelly Manne
03 - On The Street Where You Live - Quincy Jones
04 - Without You - Julie Andrews
05 - Get Me To The Church On Time - Buddy Greco
06 - On The Street Where You Live - Mel Tormé
07 - Summertime - Cleo Laine & Ray Charles
08 - It Ain't Necessarily So - Cher
09 - Bes , You Is My Woman Now - Miles Davis
10 - I Loves You Porgy - Miles Davis
11 - Medley I LOves You Porgy/Bess - Barbra Streisand
12 - I've Got Plenty Of Nuttin' - Oscar Peterson
13- There's A boat That leavin' Sonn For New York - Diahann Carroll & André Previn
14 - Summertime - Jazzamor



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'Tis Autumn (Toppyjazz 556)

Toppyjazz is in full autumn swing with everything you want for October this year.
So we start with our good frine Joop Visser and his song Herfst(Autumn).
By the way : Greetings from Jessica van Noord!
All other musicians see our playlist.
Keep Jazzin'.

Playlist :
01 - Herfst - Joop Visser (album Best seller-1976)
02 - Autumn Leaves - Jacintha Abisheganaden (album Autumn Leaves)
03 - Autumn In New York - Oscar Peterson Trio (album Oscar Peterson at Newport)
04 - When October Goes - Lea Salonga (album Inspired)
05 - When Fall Comes To New England - Cheryl Wheeler (album Driving Home)
06 - October Odyssey - Liesbeth List & Rod McKuen (album Two Against The Morning)
07 - Autumn To May - Peter, Paul and Mary (album Peter, Paul and Mary)
08 - Herbstgewitter über Dächern - Reinhard Mey (album Mein achtel Lorbeerblatt)
09 - Theme From Autumn - Stan Kenton (album Live at Butler University)
10 - One Could Have Loved - Gary McFarland & Steve Kuhn (album The October Suite)
11 - Thirteen - Gabor Szabo & Kati Kovacs (album In Budapest)
Toppyjazz 556

Verve Jazzclub Legends (part 1)(Toppyjazz 431)

This week we're starting an overview of the Verve Jazzclub Legends series.
You'll hear one track of each cd from this 160 cd series.
We close with a little tribute to our late friend Jay Corre. Jay I miss you! (Jay died 2014)
We have at the end of our program 9 minutes from the interview of Hans Dulfer with Jay Corre. If you want the COMPLETE interview please e-mail us! Have fun!

Playlist:
01 - The Red House - Antonio Carlos Jobim (album One Note Samba)
02 - Non Stop To Brazil - Astrud Gilberto (album Non-Stop to Brazil)
03 - One For My Baby - Billie Holiday (album Lady Sings The Blues)
04 - Red Roses for A Blue Lady - Count Basie (album On The Sunny Side Of The Street)
05 - Things To Come - Dizzy Gillespie (album Live in Berlin)
06 - I Could Write A Book - Ella Fitzgerald (album Lady Be Good!)
07 - Aloen Again (Naturally) - George Shearing (album Swinging In A Latin Mood)
08 - Mac Arthur Park - Horst Jankowski (album A Walk In The Black Forest)
09 - Jeepers Creepers - Louis Armstrong (album Let's Fall In Love)
10 - Fly Me To The Moon - Oscar Peterson  (album Fly Me To The Moon)
11 - Hans Dulfer Meets Jay Corre (interview 2003)
Download :Toppyjazz 431

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!)
Download : Toppyjazz 416

GENE PUERLING en meer.. (Toppyjazz 213)

 

Deze week een eerbetoon aan arrangeur en leider van groepen als The Hi-Lo's en The Singers Unlimited. 

We hebben het over GENE PUERLING ( 1929-2008) 

Dus vanavond veel muziek van beide vocale groepen. 

The Hi-Lo's behoren met The Four Freshmen tot de top in jazzland.

 De arrangementen van Gene Puerling zijn ware kunststukjes. 

We beginnen en eindigen met die leuke opnamen van The Master Singers. Highway Code en Weatherforecast zijn schitterende stukjes vooral als u de hilarische filmpjes even bekijkt.

Playlist :

01 - The Weatherforecast - The Mastersingers

02 - Georgia - The Hi-Lo's

03 - Fools Rush In - The Hi-Lo's

04 - Stormy Weather - The Hi-Lo's

05 - I Could Write A Book - Rosemary Clooney & The Hi-Lo's

06 - Recado - The Hi-Lo's

07 - Feelings - The Singers Unlimited

08 - The Shadow Of Your Smile - Oscar Peterson & The Singers Unlimited

09 - Come Rain Or Come Shine - The Hi-Lo's

10 - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - The Singers Unlimited

11 - It's Always You - Audrey Moris

12 - A Nightinggale Sung In Berkeley Square - The Manhattan Transfer

13- I Remember You - The Hi-Lo's

14 - Corcovado - The Hi-Lo's

15 - The Highwaycode - The Mastersingers

JAZZ IN PARIS ( deel 4) (Toppyjazz 121)

We lopen deze week de delen 31 t/m 41 door van de serie Jazz In Paris van Gitanes.
Achtereenvolgens hoort u Michel Legrand, Oscar Peterson, Eddy Louiss, Claude Bolling, Earl Hines, Kenny Clarke ea.

JAZZ IN PARIS (deel 3)(Toppyjazz 113)

Deze week zijn we toe aan de cd's deel 21 t/m 30 van de serie JAZZ IN PARIS van GITANES.
U hoort opnamen van :
Don Byas
Sidney Bechet en Claude Luter
Bobby Jaspar
Pierre Michelot
Zoot Sims en Henri Renaud
Lucky Thompson
Barney Wilen
Oscar Peterson
Guy Lafitte en Sonny Criss.
Kortom een avond met veel saxofoongeweld!
Onze video komt uit het hart van Parijs: de Seine.

Jazz in Paris ...

Voor de CATALOGUS van de serie JAZZ IN PARIS en de verzamelcd verwijzen wij naar onze uitzending van 4 februari 2010.

Lente aflevering (Toppyjazz031)

Het is lente in JAZZLAND en dat zult u merken ook vanavond bij Radio Westerwolde.

U hoort liedjes die bijna allemaal iets met lente (spring) te maken hebben.

We vergeten ook de komische noot niet vanavond , gebracht door Gerard Cox.

Wie komen er zoal langs? Allereerst Mark Murphy, Gary McFarland en Gabor Szabo (foto), Margriet Hermans en Robert Long, Incognito, Traincha, Laura Fygi, Ann Hampton Callaway, Oscar Peterson, The Four Freshmen en onze eigen toppyjazz musicus Jay Corre.

Playlist :

01 - Spring Can Really Hang You Up THe Most - Mark Murphy

02 - Stablemates - Mark Murphy

03 - Spring Song - Gary McFarland & Gabor Szabo

04 - Hey Here's A Heart - Gary McFarland & Gabor Szabo

06 - Meen Je Dat - Margriet Hermans & Robert Long

07 _Lekker tempo - Greetje Kauffeld & Robert Long

08 - Wim - Gerard Cox

09 - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Incognito

10 - Chase The Clouds Away - Incognito

11 - That's What Friend Are For - Traincha

12 - For Me Formidable - Laura Fygi

13 - Dansez Maintenant - Laura Fygi & Dave

14 - You Can't Rush Spring - Ann Hampton Callaway

15 - It Happens Every Spring - Oscar Peterson

16 - Spring Is Here - The Four Freshmen

17 - After All It's Spring - Jay Corre

My Fair Lady & Porgy and Bess (Toppyjazz 24)

13 februari 2008 een avond met 2 musicals.

Van My Fair Lady hoort u uitvoeringen van : Rex Harrison, Shelly Manne, Quincy Jones, Julie Andrews, Buddy Greco en Mel Torme.

Porgy and Bess wordt uitgevoerd door : Cleo Laine en Ray Charles, Cher, Miles Davis, Barbra Streisand, Joe Pass, Diahann Caroll & Andre Previn en tot slot Jazzamor.

Playlist :

01 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Rex Harrison

02 - Show Me - Shelly Manne

03 - On The Street Where You Live - Quincy Jones

04 - Without You Julie Andrews

05 - Get Me To The Church On Time - Buddy Greco

06 - On The Stzreet Where ou Live - Mel Torme

07 - Summertime - Cleo Laine & Ray Charles

08 - It Ain't Necessarily So - Cher

09 - Bess, You Is My Woman Now . Miles Davis

10 - I Loves You Porgy - Miles Davis

11 - I Love You Porgy /Porgy I's Your Woman Now - Barbra Streisand

12 - I Got Plenty O'Nuttin - Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass

13 - There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York - Diahann Carroll & ANdrte Previn

14 - Summertime - Jazzamor