The RCA Singers (Toppyjazz 324)

Once a famous record label, nowadays far away in the Sony shadow : RCA Records.

RCA Records had some wonderful musicians, such as Glen Miller, Harry Belafonte, Elvis Presley and Paul Anka.

This week we go deep in the history of RCA and the talented singers.

 We have this week Lee Wiley, Charlene Bartley, Lana Cantrell (with Chuck Sagle), Matt Dennis, Helen O'Connell and Toni Harper.

 Furthermore a fantastic story about Mr.Marion Evans and Tony Bennett.

 Read this :Marion Evans 

 Playlist: 

 01 - Blues in My Heart - Lee Wiley (1908-1975) (album A Touch of the Blues) 

 02 - Who Can I Turn To now? - Lee Wiley (album West of the Moon) 

 03 - Orchids in the Moonlight - Charlene Bartley(+/-1922- DOD ???) (album The Weekend of a Private Secretary) 

 04 - That's For Me - Charlene Bartley (album The Weekend of a Private Secretary) 

 05 - Isn't It a Lovely Day - Lana Cantrell (1943) (album And There Was Lana) 

 06 - The House of The Rising Sun - Lana Cantrell with Chuck Sagle (album Another Shade of Lana)

 07 - My Way - Lana Cantrell with Artie Butler (album The 6th of Lana) 

 08 - Angel Eyes - Matt Dennis (1914-2002)(album Matt Dennis Plays and Sings Matt Dennis) 

 09 - Will You Still be Mine - Matt Dennis (album Matt Dennis Plays and Sings Matt Dennis) 

 10 - Green Eyes - Helen O'Connell (1920-1993) (album Green Eyes) 

 11 - I Cried For You - Helen O'Connell (album Here's Helen) with Marion Evans.

 12 - Lada Lonely - Toni Harper (1937-2023)(album Lady Lonely) with Marty Paich

 13 - Petals on The Pond - Toni Harper (album Toni Harper Sings) with Marty Paich

 14 - My Ship - Toni Harper (album Night Mood) 

 Toni Harper as a Child Star : 

 15 - Lady Is A tramp - Tony Bennett (1926-2023) and Lady Gaga (album Duets II) 

 16 - Stranger in Paradise - Tony Bennett and Andrea Bocelli (album Duets II)

  

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New Jazz Recordings (toppyjazz 323)

This week we bring you the latest records from Gill Manly (DOB 1955?)(with guest Buddy Greco (1926-2017)), Clare Teal (1973), Pat Metheny (1954), Heather Masse (DOB ??), Dick Hyman (1927) and June Noa (1983).

   

 Playlist :

 01 - The Second Time Around - Gill Manly & Buddy Greco (album The Lies of Handsome Men) 

 02 - Go Away Little Boy - Gill Manly (same album) 

 03 - In A Mellow Tone - Clare Teal (album Don't Talk)

 04 - The Way You Look Tonight - Clare Teal (album And So It Goes)

 05 - He Was Beautiful - Clare Teal (album Hey Ho)

 06 - Chasing Cars - Clare Teal (album Hey Ho) 

 07 - Minuano - Pat Metheny (album North Sea Jazz Festival 2003) 

 08 - September Song - Heather Masse & Dick Hyman (album Lock My Heart)

 09 - Lost In The Stars - Heather Masse & Dick Hyman (album Lock My Heart) 

 10 - High Heels - June Noa (album Not Guilty) 

 11 - If I Ever leave You - June Noa (album Not Guilty) 

 12 - Open End - June Noa (album Not Guilty)

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(first issued 2014)

Joop Visser & Jessica van Noord (Toppyjazz 322)

WE HEBBEN ZE!! Na maanden van voorbereiding zijn hier dan eindelijk Joop Visser & Jessica van Noord oftewel het Succesvolle Duo. 

De iets ouderen kennen Joop Visser van de jaren 60 en 70 als Jaap Fischer. 

Vanavond hoort u het vraaggesprek dat wij afgelopen weekeinde met dit illustere duo hadden.

Playlist :
01- Zondaar - Joop Visser
02 - van Philips krijg je lampen - Joop Visser
03 - Onze Jan is manager geworden - Joop Visser & Jessica van Noord
04 - Trouw - Joop Visser
05 - VVD - Joop Visser
06 - PVDA - Joop Visser
07 - Hordenloper - Joop Visser
08 - Marcel van Dam - Joop Visser
Interview deel 1 (onderwerpen Jaap Fischer in Groningen, Jan Roth, Haarlemse Humor, het Succesvolle Duo)
09 - In de Schemering - Joop Visser
10 - De Monniken - Jaap Fischer
11 - De winkel - Joop Visser
Interview deel 2 (onderwerpen nieuwe DVD, eerste ontmoeting, Frans Timmermans, Jos van Rey, Kim Jong-Un, Limburg, Geert Wilders, Kees Stip)
12 - Pincode - Joop Visser & Jessica van Noord
13 - van Basten - Joop Visser
14 - het Ei - Jaap Fischer

Nu even een sneert van Joop Visser naar oplichtster Jomanda  :
15 - Ze hadden hem - Joop Visser
16 - Tem Me Dan -Jaap Fischer
17 - Groningen - Joop Visser
DOWNLOAD Toppyjazz- Joop & Jessica
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/first issued 2014)

Toppyjazz Mix (1) (Toppyjazz 321)

This week we have some surprises for you. First the Dutch Kees Kuyt Combo (Fontana 1957). 

The only jazz recording from this group.
 Second Miles Davis in Amsterdam 1957 with a group of French musicians (Kenny Clarke on drums).
 Furthermore our friend Ron Westray from Blue Canoe Records. 

He made an album with Wycliffe Gordon, Bone Structure.
The end of our program is for Rene Marie(1955-Warrenton,Va). 

We give you a selection from her 8 albums. Playlist :
01 - But Nor For Me - Kees Kuyt Combo (FONTANA 463 110 TE)
02 - Opus for vibes en gitaar - Kees Kuyt Combo (FONTANA 463 110 TE)
03 - Four - Miles Davis (album Amsterdam)
04 - Fran - Miles Davis Quintet (album Live in Kongresshaus Zurich)
05 - Modern Nostalgia - Ron Westray & Wycliffe Gordon (album Bone Structure)
06 - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Rene Marie (album Vertigo)
07 - Red Shoes - Rene Marie (album Serene Renegade)
08 - Wishes - Rene Marie (album Black Lace Freudian Slip)
09 - Let's Do It - Rene Marie (album I Wanna Be Evil, with Love to Eartha Kitt)(with Wycliffe Gordon)
10 - Oh John - Rene Marie (same album) 

Toppyjazz Club (2) (Toppyjazz 320)

This week only live performances from Gabor Szabo & Jimmy Stewart with Little Boat ending with Laura Fygi & Dave with Dansez Maintenant.

 Have Fun! 

 Watch this fantastic video from Gabor in Hungary!  

 Playlist : 

 01 - Little Boat - Gabor Szabo & Jimmy Stewart (album The Sorcerer) 

 02 - I Love Being Here With You - Diana Krall (album Live at Orpheum Theatre) 

 03 - Cold - New York Voices (album Live with The WDR Big Band Cologne-Germany)

 04 - Unchain My Heart - Trini Lopez (album Live at PJ's) 

 05 - Recorda Me - Ronnie Scott (album Live at Ronnie Scott's) 

 06 - Scenes - Peter Herbolzheimer (album Scenes live at Ronnie Scott's) 

 07 - Doxy - Roger Kellaway (album live at The Jazz Standard) 

 08 - Et Maintenant - Gilbert Bécaud (album Live at L'Olympia)

 09 - Nathalie - Gilbert Bécaud (idem) 

 10 - Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Laura Fygi (album Laura Fygi at Ronnie Scott's) 

 11 - I Will Wait For You - Laura Fygi (idem) 

 12 - Dansez Maintenant - Laura Fygi & Dave 

Yellowjackets (Toppyjazz 319)

This week we give our listeners an overview from the 24 Yellowjackets albums we have in stock. Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion quartet. 

The original group, called The Robben Ford Group, was formed in 1977, and consisted of Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson. 

Ford had originally assembled the group to record Inside Story, but signed to a separate record contract, ended up listed as a guest artist.

 Eventually he was replaced by saxophone player Marc Russo. Ricky Lawson left in 1986 to tour with Lionel Richie.

 Some of their songs were featured on The Weather Channel's Local On The 8s segments. 

 Founded in 1981 as an R&B-oriented band that starred guitarist Robben Ford, the group took a giant step forward when, after Ford's departure, altoist Marc Russo took his place. 

With original members Russell Ferrante on keyboards and electric bassist Jimmy Haslip, in addition to drummer William Kennedy, the band found its own R&B-ish sound, sometimes playing original compositions that sounded like Joe Zawinul at his most melodic.

 Starting out on Warner Brothers in the early '80s, the Yellowjackets moved to MCA/GRP in 1986, where they released a string of well-received albums.

 They also appeared with two songs on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. 

 In the '90s, Russo chose to go out on his own and plays regularly with The Doobie Brothers, and his replacement, Bob Mintzer (on tenor and bass clarinet), added more jazz credibility to the group's music. They moved back to Warner Brothers in 1995 for several albums before moving the Heads Up label for the live two-CD set Mint Jam in 2002. 2003 saw the release of their first studio album in five years, Time Squared.

 Three years later, the band celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary as an ensemble with the release of the live album Twenty Five.

 In May 2008, the Yellowjackets released their 20th release, Lifecycle, also on HeadsUp International. Lifecycle features guitarist and label-mate Mike Stern, making it the first Yellowjackets record in 15 years to feature guitar (1994's Run For Your Life featured Robben Ford on the track Even Song). 

The album has been nominated for the 2009 GRAMMY Awards in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Russell Ferrante has also been nominated in the category of Best Instrumental Composer for the track "Claire's Closet."

 

Playlist : 

 01 - Top Secret (album Menage a Trois) 

 02 - Sandstone (album Like a River) 

 03 - Peace (album Greenhouse) 

 04 - Up From New Orléans (album Club Nocturne) 

 05 - Boomtown (album Mint Jam) 

 06 - Suite 15 (album Altered State) 

 07 - My Old School (album Twenty Five) 

 08 - Country Living (album Lifecycle) 

 09 - Timeline (album Timeline) 

 10 - I knew His Father (album A Rise in the Road) 

 11 - Thank You (album A Rise in the Road)

(first issued 2014)

Ed Reed & Laura Nyro (Toppyjazz 318)

Toppyjazz wishes you a JAZZY 2026!

We got 2 records from a very special singer Mr. Ed Reed.(February 17th,1929 - Januar 31 2024).

 The history of Ed Reed is amazing and watch his voice excellent! Mr. Ed Reeds Website 

 The second part from our Airplay we have the late female singer Laura Nyro. (1947-1997)  

 Sorry for the poor video! 

 Playlist : 

 01 - Wee Baby Blues - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue) 

 02 - Born To Be Blue - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue)

 03 - All My Tomorrows - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue)

 04 - Unforgettable - Ed Reed (album I'm A Shy Guy)

 05 - That Ain't Right - Ed Reed (album I'm A Shy Guy) 

 06 - Some Other Time - Ed Reed (album Born To Be Blue) 

 07 - Up On The Roof - Laura Nyro (album Christmas and The Beads of Sweat) 

 08 - Eli's Coming - Laura Nyro (album Eli and The Thirteenth Confession) 

 09 - Beads of Sweat - Laura Nyro (album Christmas and The Beads of Sweat) 

 10 - Broken Rainbow - Laura Nyro (album Live at The Bottom Line)

 11 - Sweet Dream Fade - Laura Nyro (album Angel in the Dark)

 12 - Let It Be Me - Laura Nyro (album Live! The Loom's Desire) 

 13 - Ooh Baby Baby - Laura Nyro (album Live! The Loom's Desire)

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!)  

CTI Records The Cool Revolution (Toppyjazz 316)

This week bring you an overview from the splendid cd box CTI Records The Cool Revolution.

 Enjoy this nice music from Creed Taylor and friends. 

 Many details in our Airplay.  

 Playlist :

 01 . What a different a Day Makes - Esther Phillips (1935-1984)

 02 - Brazil (alternate track) - Antonio Carlos Jobim (1935-1994)

 03 - Ifrane - Randy Weston (1926-2018)

 04 - Carly & Carole - Deodato (1942)

 05 - Sugar - Stanley Turrentine (1934-2000)

 06 - Tombo in 7/4 - Airto Moreia (1941)

 07 - It's Too Late - Johnny Hammond Smith (1933-1997)

 08 - Song to a Seagull - Don Sebesky (1937-2023)

 09 - And I Love Him - Esther Phillips 

(first issued 2013)

Toppyjazz Standards Top 200 (part 20)(Toppyjazz 315)

This week part 20 and the last part from our Jazz Standards Top 200.

 Do you want more? Please e-mail us . 

We can go on untill at least number 1000! 

 At the end of the show a small correction on Toppyjazz 308. 

Here's Lloyd Mayers! & singer Jackie Allen. 

 Playlist :

 191 - I Only Have Eyes For You (Harry Warren & Al Dubin) (1934)- Carly Simon (album Moonlight Serenade) 

 192 - She's Funny That Way(Charles Daniels & Richard Whiting)(1928) - Maynard Ferguson (album The Complete Roulette Recordings) 

 193 - Sweet Sue (Viktor Young & Will Harris) (1928) - Hampton Hawes (album Four!) 

 194 - Donna Lee (Miles Davis ) (1947) - Karrin Allyson (album Daydream) 

 195 - I'm In The Mood For Love (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields)(1935) - Jackie Gleason (album The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason) 

 196 - Poor Butterfly (Raymond Hubbell & John Golden)(1916) - Walter Wanderley (album 1971 The Return of The Original)

 197 - Since I Fell For You (Woodrow Buddy Johnston)(1945) - Mark Murphy (album The Dream) 

 198 - Blue Lou (Edgar Sampson & Irving Mills)(1935) - Benny Goodman (album AFRS One Night Stand no. 1946) Buddy Greco piano.

 199 - Rose Room (Al Hickman & Harry Williams)(1917) - Chihiro Yamanaka (album Runnin' Wild)

 200 - Jitterbug Waltz (Fats Waller)(1942)- Dinah Washington (album Complete on Mercury 5)

 bonus 1 - A Taste of Honey

 2 - Desafinado Lloyd Mayers (album A Taste of Honey)

 3 - So Many Stars - Jackie Allen

 4 - Moon of Deception - Jackie Allen (album Starry Night)  

(first issued 2013)

Hommeles bij Radio Westerwolde! (Toppyjazz 314)

In de week van Sinterklaas en Pietermanknecht (is dit politiek correct?), veel aandacht voor Nederlands Cabaret. 

We duiken in de prachtige 21-delige box "Ik zou je het allerliefste". 

Daarin extra een paar opnamen van de beroemde TV-serie Pension Hommeles.

Jammer dat er van Hommeles maar weinig muziek over is, maar deze week en met kerst drie nummers van Donald "Dinky" Jones.

 

Voor de rest zie de playlist.

 Playlist:

 01 - Schoencalypso - Donald Jones 

 02 - Dorrestijns Pers Agentschap - Hans Dorrestijn 

 03 - De Pincode - Jeroen van Merwijk 

 04 - De Sollicitatiebrief - Herman Finkers 

 05 - Dienstmededelingen op het Centraal Station - Wim Sonneveld 

 06 - De Geest van het Verzet - Lurelei 

 07 - God is niet dood - Lurelei 

 08 - Discriminatie - Kabaret Ivo de Wijs 

 09 - Wat een spreker is die man - Seth Gaaikema 

 10 - Struikgewas - Toon Hermans 

 11 - Trosspelletje - Frans Halsema en Gerard Cox 

 12 - Ik zou je het allerliefste in een doosje willen doen - Donald Jones 

 13 - De Bom - Henk Elsink 

(first issued 2013)

Inpakken maar! (Toppyjazz 313)

Next week we celebate Sinterklaas in Holland.

So we're packing our musicgifts for you!

 Our favorite this week is vibrafonist Warren Wolf.  

 Playlist : 

 01 - Too Darn Hot - Anthony Strong (album Stepping Out) 

 02 - Watching You, Watching Me - Mary Stallings (Album Dream) 

 03 - Cuzz Im In Love With Yuou - Milton Scuggs (Album Things To Come) 

 04 - Say It Isn't So - Roberta Donnay (Album A Little Sugar) 

 05 - Le Carnaval de Venise - Warren Wolf (Album Wolfgang)

 06 - Annoyance - Warren Wolf (Album Wolfgang)

 07 - Mediterraneo - Lily Dahab (Album Nomade) 

 08 - Too - Jeannette Lindström (Album In The Middle of the Riddle)

 09 - I Can't Stop Loving You - Bobbie Eakes (Album Love Me) 

 10 - Fine and Mellow - Zena James (Album Tell Me More) 

(first issued 2013)

ECM Records (Toppyjazz 312)

This week we take you away to the brillant box with the ECM Records Selected Signs volume I-VIII.

 Video : Christian Wallumrod Ensemble :

Playlist :

 01 - Sleep Save and Warm - Tomasz Stanko (ECM Signs I) 

 02 - Polka of Despair - Bobo Stenson Trio (ECM Signs II) 

 03 - Neharot, Neharot - Betty Olivero (ECM Signs III) 

 04 - Tres Morillas m'enamoran - Jan Garbarek/Hilliard Ensemble (ECM Signs IV) 

 05 - Closed Roads - Eleni Karaindrou (ECM Signs V) 

 06 - Khmer - Nils Petter Molvaer (ECM Signs VI) 

 07 - Like A Lover - Norma Winstone (ECM Signs VII) 

 08 - Carta de Amor - Garbarek/Gismonti/Haden (ECM Signs VII) 

 09 - Blop - Christian Wallumrod Ensemble (ECM Signs VII) 

 10 - The World - Robin Williamson (ECM Signs VIII) 

 11 - Voice From The Past - Gary Peacock (ECM Signs VIII) 

Encore....Toppyjazz (Toppyjazz 311)

Once a year we'll take you back to earlier Toppyjazz airplay's or something special we found for you. 

 First a story about Adrienne Hindmarsh from New Sealand. 

 Second a cd from Bill Perkins with The Metropole Orchestra. 

 And a few words about the most terrible album cover EVER from Herbie Mann in our program. Gatverdamme!

  

 We honour Mr. Paul Kuhn who died September 23, 2013 with his latest cd The LA Session.

 All further details see playlist! 

 Playlist : 01 - Route 66 - Adrienne Hindmarsh (album Blue Skies)

 02 - Wave - Adrienne Hindmarsh (album Blue Skies) 

 03 - Deed I Do - The Vipers (album Night and Day) 

 04 - The Summer Knows - Bill Perkins/Metropole Orchestra (album I Wished On The Moon)

 05 - As Time Goes By - Paul Kuhn (album The LA Session)

 06 - Moonlight Serenade - Paul Kuhn (album Best of the Swing Big Bands)

 07 - Memphis Underground - Paul Kuhn (album Big Band Berlin) 

 08 - Misschien wordt het morgen beter - Cornelis Vreeswijk (box Liefste in een doosje willen doen)

 09 - De Zonsverduistering - Jan Blaser (same box) 

 10 - Telefoonaanvraag - Youp van 't Hek (same box) 

 11 - On A Wonderful Day Like Today - Herbie Mann (album plays the Roar of The Grease)

 12 - Bittersweet Samba - Herb Alpert (album Whipped Cream & Other Delights) 

 13 - Besame Mucho - Herb Alpert (album Magic Man) 

 14 - Ain't Tellin' Lies - Rob Hoeke/Hein vd Gaag (album Four Hands Up) 

 15 - For Little Eva - Rob Hoeke (album Save Our Souls)