New Records Autumn 2025 (Toppyjazz 309)

This week with records from Marco Mengoni (Italy), Paul Marinaro (Chicago) and father Joseph Marinaro (1928 -2015), Torsten Goods (Germany) and Lorraine Feather (USA).  

 Playlist :

 01 - L'essenziale - Marco Mengoni (album Prontoacerrere) 

 02 - La Valle Dei Ri - Marco Mengoni (same album) 

 03 - I Got The Fear - Marco Mengoni (same album) 

 04 - Intro 1947 - Paul Marinaro (album Without A Song) 

 05 - Because of You - Joseph Marinaro (same album) 

 06 - You Will Be My Music - Paul Marinaro (same album) 

 07 - I've Got The World on a String - Paul Marinaro (same album) 

 08 - They Can't Take That Away From Me - Torsten Goods (album Love Comes To Town) 

 09 - When Loves Comes to Town - Torsten Goods (same album) 

 10 - Someone like You - Torsten Goods (same album) 

 11 - Nightlife - Torsten Goods (same album) 

 12 - I Thought About You - Lorraine Feather (album Attachments)

 13 - Anna Lee - Lorraine Feather (same album) 

 14 - I Love you Guys - Lorraine Feather (same album)

(first issued 2013)

Toppyjazz Standards Top 200 (part 19)(Toppyjazz 310)

Welcome with part 19 from our Toppyjazz Standard Top 200. 

With information about songwriters and musicians. 

 

Playlist:

 181 - It Never Entered My Mind (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart (1940)- Valerie Joyce (album New York Blue) 

 182 - Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) (1928)- Louis Armstrong (album Louis Armstrong Ambassador of Jazz)

 183 - Don't Be That Way (Benny Goodman/Edgar Sampson/Mitchel Parish) (1934) - Benny Goodman (album The Fabulous Oldies Swing Time) 

 184 - I've Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler) (1932) - Pim Jacobs Trio (album Come Fly With Me) 

 185 - Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk) (1954) - Roberta Donnay (album What's Your Story)

 186 - Groovin' High (Dizzy Gillespie) (1944) - Dizzy Gillespie (album Jazz Masters) 

 187 - Cheek To Cheek (Irving Berlin) (1935) - Tata Young(album Lately)

 188 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter) (1942)- Kimiko Kasai (album In Person)

 189 - Liza (George & Ira Gershwin) (1929)- Bobby Darin (album In A Broadway Bag) 

 190 - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (Harry Barris/Ted Koehler/Billy Moll) (1931) - Jane Morgan (album The Jane Morgan Collection)

 Bonus : Monsters & Beasts - Marina Zettl (album Watch Me Burn) Round and Round 

(first issued 2013) 

Big Band Jazz (Toppyjazz 308)

This week all Big Band work from Clark Terry with The Metropole Orchestra, Frank Sinatra jr. with The Pat Longo Big Band and The Peter Hand Big Band.

 At last Rosemary Clooney with Rosey Swings Softly and with Nelson Riddle. 

Have fun!

Playlist :

 01 - I'm An Old Cowhand - Clark Terry (album with The Metropole Orchestra) 

 02 - Samba de Orfey - Clark Terry (same album) 

 03 - Midnight Sun - Frank Sinatra jr/PatLongo Big Band (album Here's That Swing Thing) 

 04 - Missy - Frank Sinatra jr./Pat Longo Big Band (same album) 

 05 - Lullaby of Big Foot - Pat Longo Big Band (same album)

 06 - The Man That Got Away - Peter Hand Big Band (album The Wizard of Jaz : A Tribute to Harold Arlen) 

 07 - Stormy Weather - Peter Hand Big Band (same album) 

 08 - Always Be in Love - Rosemary Clooney (album Swings Softly) with Nelson Riddle.

 09 - With THe nIght - Rosemary Clooney (album Swings Softly) 

 10 - out of This World - Rosemary Clooney (album sings The Music of Harold Arlen) 

 11 - Invitation - Rosemary Clooney (album Love 1961)

 12 - You Started Something - Rosemary Clooney (album Love 1961) 

(first issued 2013)

Jim Hall & Anne Ducros (Toppyjazz 307)

One of the finest guitar players : Mr. Jim Hall (born 1930 Buffalo NY) is truly a jazz legend.

 Perhaps at the same fame level as Django Reinhardt. Jim dies december 2013.

 This week 30 minutes Jim Hall and 30 minutes french female singer Anne Ducros (1959 Longfossé France). 

Anne sings in the Ella and Sarah style.

 All further information in our airplay. Playlist:

 01 - Tamgerine - Jim Hall (album Jazz Guitar) 

 02 - Jazz Samba - Bill Evans & Jim Hall (album Complete Bill Evans on Verve)

 03 - St. Thomas - Jimm Hall & Bob Brookmeyer (album Lie at The Northsea Jaz Festival) 

 04 - Send In The Clowns - Anne Ducros (album Purple Songs) 

 05 - L'Eau a la bouche - Anne Ducros (album Close Your Eyes)

 06 - Les Feuilles Mortes - Anne Ducros (album Piano, Piano)

 07 - Who Can I Turn to? - Anne Ducros (album Urban Tribe)

 08 - Ella My Dear - Anne Ducros (album Ella My Dear)

 09 - Duologo 1 - Jim Hall & Enrico Pieranunzi (album Duologes) 

 10 - The Way You Look Tonight - Jim Hall Trio (album Live!) 

 11 - The Bridge - Sonny Rollins (album The Bridge) 

 12 - El Condor Pasa - Jim Hall (album Concierto de Aranjuez) 

(first issued 2013)

Toppyjazz Standards Top 200 (part 18) (Toppyjazz 306)

This week the numbers 171 - 180 from our Top 200 with many news and gossip about musicians and songwriter. 

According to Mr. George Pops the songwriter of Squeeze Me : Clarence Williams is a "horsethief".

 Playlist :

 171 - Squeeze Me - Dinah Washington ( Clarence Williams )(1941) - (album Complete on Mercury vol 5-disc 2)  

 172 - Somebody Loves Me - Greetje Kauffeld (G. Gershwin, E.Renaud, de Sylva, MacDonals)(1924) (album Devil May Care) 

 173 - Woody'n You (take 2) - Stan Getz (Dizzy Gillespie)(1943) (album East of the Sun-West of the Moon)

 174 - Limehouse Blues -Viktor Veldman (Philip Braham-Douglas Furber) (1922)(album The Artful Dodger)

 175 - One O'Clock Jump - Jimmy Smith (Count Basie) (1936)(album Midnight Special) 

 176 - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Mark Bransfield (George Bassman-Ned Washington)(1933)

 (album Night Time) 

 177 - Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Benny Goodman/Buddy Greco vocal (Rube Bloom-Ted Koehler)(1939) (album Modern Benny) 

 178 - Imagination - Woody Shaw (Jimmy van Heusen-Johnny Burke) (1939)(album Imagination) 

 179 - If I Should Lose You - Wes Montgomery (Ralph Rainer- Leo Robin) (album The Complete Riverside Recordings disc 6) 

 180 - That Old Black Magic - Bobby Darin (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer)(1935) (album a Portrait of Bobby Darin) 

 180 - That Old Black Magic - Mark Murphy (album Some Time Ago) 

Chico & Cecile (Toppyjazz 305)

Thank you Mr. Jeffrey Caddick for the box with Chico Hamilton records we got from you. 

So this week Chico's latest cd Revelation, the album Euphoric and the vinyl LP Revelation EP.

 Again this week 30 minutes Mr. Forestorm Hamilton! 

Web-Site : Chico Hamilton Web

 The second part we have Cecile Verny the female singer from Ivorycoast.

She residents at the moment at Freiburg (Germany).

Playlist : 

 01 - Without Paul - Chico Hamilton (album LP Revelation) 

 02 - That Feeling - Chico Hamilton (album Euphoric)

 03 - Every Time I'm Smile /Toppyjazz Tune - Chico Hamilton (album CD Revelation)

 04 - Footprints In The Sand - Chico Hamilton (album Revelation) 

 05 - Evanly - Chico Hamilton (album Revelation) 

 06 - Stompin' At The Savoy - Chico Hamilton (album Revelation)

 07 - It Don't Mean A Thing - Chico Hamilton /Euphoria (album Revelation)

 08 - Ten Minutes To Twelve - Chico Hamilton (album LP Revelation)

 09 - The Bitter and The Sweet - Cecile Verny (album The Bitter and The Sweet)

 10 - I Will Give My Love An Apple - Cecile Verny (album The bitter and The Sweet)

 11 - J'Aime L'Idee - Cecile Verny (album Amoureuse) 

 12 - Il Pleure dans Mon Coeur - Cecile Verny (album Amoureuse) 

 13 - One Smooth Ride - Cecile Verny (album Keep Some Secrets Within) 

 14 - To Thomas Butts - Cecile Verny (album Keep Some Secrets Within) 

(first issued 2013)

Lisa Hilton & George Duke Special (Toppyjazz 304)

Lisa Hilton sent us her latest album called Getaway. 

Some great names were involved in making this cd.

 David Foster produces, Larry Grenadier on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums.

 Perhaps the best way to review this album is the title of track 4 "Stepping into Paradise". We give you our choice of Mrs. Hilton's best albums.

 Second Mr. George Duke (1946-2023).

 We offer you the best of his Complete MPS Fusion Recordings. 

 And two tracks of Eydie Gormé (1928-2013) , a little tribute to Eydie , who passed away August 2013, from Toppyjazz.

 

Playlist :

 01 - Stepping Into Paradise - Lisa Hilton (album Getaway)

 02 - Unforgotten - Lisa Hilton (album Getaway) 

 03 - Getaway - Lisa Hilton (album Getaway) 

 04 - Getaway - Lisa Hilton (album In The Mood For Jazz)

 05 - Take Five - Lisa Hilton (album My Favorite Things) 

 06 - Hit The Road Jack - Lisa Hilton (album Midnight In Manhattan)

 07 - Yes My Darling Daughter - Eydie Gormé ( UK single)

 08 - Feels So Good - George Duke (album My Soul, The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings)

 09 - I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry - George Duke (same box)

 10 - Love - George Duke (same album) 

 11 - Tryin' and Cryin' - George Duke (same album)

 12 - After The Love - George Duke (same album)

 13 - How Long Has This Been Going On - Eydie Gormé

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)