Capitol Jazz (part 8) (Toppyjazz 435)

This week another program about the fantastic jazz catalogue from Capitol Records.

We found some black vinyl Pearls so as Lee Gagnon and his group on the World Fair 1967 in Canada.
Jesse Price (1909-1974) was a famous drummer from Memphis, Ten.
Back again Stan Kenton with the cd version of his famous Adventures in... series.
We close with 84 years old Keely Smith and Mr. Jackie Gleason.
Keep Jazzin'!
Playlist:
01 - Autoroute - Lee Gagnon (album Le Jazze)
02 - Mack The Knife - Les Baxter (album Les Baxter's Young Pops)
03 - Stop, Look and Listen - George Shearing Quintet (album Rare Form)
04 - Love - George Shearing (album Here and Now)
05 - I'm The Drummer Man - Jesse Price (album The Singing Drummer Man)
06 - Kansas City Boogie - Jesse Price (same album)
07 - A Night at The Golden Nugget (first version) - Stan Kenton (album Adventures in Blues)
08 - Artemis - Stan Kenton (album Adventures in Time)
09 - Chiapas - Stan Kenton (album The Complete Integrated Sunset)
10 - Stormy Weather - Keely Smith (album Swingin' Pretty)
11 - Stardust - Keely Smith (album Swingin' Pretty)
12 - It Happened In Monterey - Jackie Gleason (album Plays The Most Beautiful Girl In The World)

Jazz with Spirit (Toppyjazz 434)

Welcome by Toppyjazz with this time the fabulous story of Alex Pangman (1976, Toronto- Canada) and her lung discease. But what a wonderful albums she made the last 17 years!
The second part is for the Canadian piano player Renee Rosnes (1962, Regina -Canada)
Playlist :
01 - Moon Ray - Alex Pangman (album They Say)
02 - Can't Stop Me From Dreaming - Alex Pangman (album Can't Stop Me From Dreaming)
03 - After You've Gone - Alex Pangman (album Live in Montreal)
04 - Breathe In - Alex Pangman (single)
05 - I Never Smile Again - Alex Pangman (album New)
06 - The Quiet Earth - Renee Rosnes (album Renee Rosnes and The Danish Radio Big Band)
07 - Milestones - Renee Rosnes (album Manhattan Rain)
08 - Written in The Rocks - Renee Rosnes (album Written in The Rocks)
09 - From Here To A Star - Renee Rosnes (album Written In The Rocks)
Download:Toppyjazz 434

The Jazz Guitar (part 6) (Toppyjazz 433)

This will be our final program about The Jazz Guitar a 6 volume box from Saar Records Milan.
The whole series is available for download after Mai 11 2016.
This week we have Wes Montgomery(1923-1968), Sal Salvador(1925-1999), George Benson(1943) and Mickey Baker(1925-2012).
Bonus tracks : Hank Garland(1934-2004) and Rune Gustafsson (1933 Göteborg, Sweden-2012 Stockholm, Sweden)
Playlist:
01 - Full House - Wes Montgomery
02 -  I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Wes Montgomery
03 - Come Rain or Come Shine - Wes Montgomery
04 - Autumn In New York - Sal Salvador
05 - Boo Boo Be Boop - Sal Salvador
06 - Yesterdays- Sal Salvador
07 - Godchild - George Benson
08 - Robin's Nest - Mickey Baker
Bonus tracks:
09 - Secret love - Hank Garland (album Velvet Guitar)
10 - Up, Up and Away - Rune Gustafsson (album Rune At The Top)
11- Spain 14 Days - Rune Gustafsson (album Out Of My Bag)
Download all 6 volumes :The Jazz Guitar

4 & 5 Mei Special (Toppyjazz 432)

Zoals elk jaar blikken we bij Toppyjazz begin mei even terug op de muzikale tijd rond en in de tweede wereldoorlog.
We vonden weer een paar nummers van het duo Johnny & Jones, Ernst van 't Hoff en zanger Jan de Vries.
Maar we nemen u ook mee naar een jonge Edith Piaf en een aantal engelstalige hits.
Heel veel informatie over de artiesten tijdens de uitzending.
Veel plezier met een avond vol nostalgie!
 Playlist:
 01 - praktiseer nu toch niet - Bert van Dongen
 02 - Wij sloopen met muziek - Johnny & Jones
 03 - Westerbork Serenade - Johnny en Jones
04 - In The Mood - Ernst van 't Hoff
 05 - I Never Dream - Ernst van 't Hoff  & Jan de Vries
 06 - Een oogenblikje stilte - Cor Steyn & Jan de Vries
 07 - Een oogenblikje stilte - Ernst van 't Hoff
 08 - Oh Marie, Oh Marie - Dick Willebrandts
 09 - La vie en rose - Edith Piaf
 10 - La Vie En Rose - Gary McFarland
 11 - Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
 12 - I Never Smile Again - Joe Loss
 13 - You're Dancing On My Heart - Viktor Sylvester
 14 - Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
 15 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Noel Coward
 16 - And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - Anita O'day
 17 - I Don't Know Enough About You - Peggy Lee
Download :Toppyjazz 432

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

Marlene & Billy VerPlanck Special (Toppyjazz 430)

We received 22 cd's and LP records from Billy VerPlanck (1930, Norwalk,CT-2009, Hackensack, NJ) and Marlene VerPlanck (1933, Newark, NJ).
All the details about " the two of us" in our program.
Playlist:
01 - Travellin' Light - Marlene VerPlanck (album My Impetuous Heart)
02 - All In Fun - Marlene VerPlanck & George Shearing (album My Inpetuous Heart)
03 - If I Love Again - Marlene VerPlanck (album I Think Of You With Every Breath I Take)
04 - Wave - Marlene VerPlanck (Billy arranger) (album A Breath of Fresh Air)
05 - You Better love Me - Marlene VerPlanck (album You Better Love Me)
06 - Senor Blues - Billy VerPlanck (album Jazz For Playgirls)
07 - So Long Sadness - Marlene VerPlanck (Billy arranger) (album A Quiet Storm)
08 - Body and Soul - Marlene VerPlanck (album Live! In London)
09 - Playgirl Stroll - Billy VerPlanck (album The Trombone Album)
10 - It Amazes Me - Marlene VerPlanck (album Ballads...Mostly)
11 - Where Can I Go Without You - Marlene VerPlanck (album I Give Up, I'm In Love)
12 - Me and The Blues - Marlene VerPlanck (album The Mood I'm In)
Download : Toppyjazz-430

Live At Maybeck Recital Hall (part 7) (Toppyjazz 429)

Back by Toppyjazz with part 7 of our series about the Concord Records series Live At Maybeck Recital Hall.
This week we have :
Don Friedman (1935, San Francisco),
Kenny Werner (1951, Brooklyn, NY),
George Cables (1944, New York City)
Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929, Mansjoerije, China)
Ted Rosenthal (1959, Long Island, USA)
Kenny Drew jr. (1958-2014)
Monty Alexander (1944, Jamaica)
Allen Farnham (1961, Boston)
 Playlist :
01 - Alone Together - Don Friedman ( volume 33)
02- Someday My Prince Will Come - Kenny Werner (volume 34)
03 - Going Home - George Cables (volume 35)
04 - Sophisticated Lady - Toshiko Akiyoshi (volume 36)
05 - Drop Me A Line - Ted Rosenthal (volume 38)
06 - Peace - Kenny Drew jr. (volume 39)
07 - Island In The Sun - Monty Alexander (volume 40)
08 - Waltz For Debbie - Allen Farnham (volume 41)
Download :Toppyjazz 429

Bethlehem Records (part 10)(Toppyjazz 428)

Once again we found a number of Bethlehem Records : From Dave Pell, Lucy Ann Polk, Herbie Nichols, Marty Paich and Sam Most.

Playlist :
01- But Beautiful - Dave Pell Octet (album Plays Burke and van Heusen)
02 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Dave Pell Octet (album Plays Burke and van Heusen)
03 - Time After Time - Lucy Ann Polk (album Lucky Lucy Ann)
04 - Flyin' Colors - Howard McGhee (album Dusty Blue )
05 - To Close For Comfort - Herbie Nichols (album Love , Gloom, Cash, Love)
06 - I'm Glas There's You - Russell Garcia Orchestra with Howard Roberts (album Jazz City Presents Bethlehem Jazz Session)
07 - That Old Black Magic - Marty Paich (album The Jazz City Workshop)
08 - Them There Eyes - Marty Paich (album The Jazz City Workshop)
09 - Strickly Confidental - Sam Most Orchestra (album Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk & Miles)
10 - Blue Bird - Sam Most Sextet (album Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk  Miles)
Download : Toppyjazz 428

New on Toppyjazz (part 7) (Toppyjazz 427)

We travel through Eastern by Canoe. Of Course we mean Blue Canoe Records. This week 2 new albums, first guitar player Bill Hart (Ontario) with his album Touch of Blue.

For the third time by Toppyjazz we have Megaphone Man . That's Bryan Lopez on sax, Neal Fountain on bass and Jeff Reilly on drums. Two excellent albums to share with your friends these days.
Happy Eastern!
Second part of our program we have Toni Tennille, Barbora Swinx and a preview about Marlene VerPlanck.

 Playlist :
01 - Touch of Blue - Bill Hart (album Touch of Blue)
02 - All I Know - Bill Hart (album Touch of Blue)
03 - This Is Not A Drill - Megaphone Man (album This Is Not A Drill (live))
04 - On Ira - Zaz  (album Sur La Route)
05 - Love Will keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
06 - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Toni Tennnille (album More Than You Know)
07 - Do It Again - Toni Tennille (album More Than You Know)
08 - September Bossa - Petr Kroutil & Barbora Swinx (album Just The Way I Am)
09 - Blues In The Night - Barbora Swinx (album Colors of Love)
10 - Come With Me - Barbora Swinx (album Colors of Love)
11 - The Mood I'm In - Marlene VerPlanck (album The Mood I'm In )
Download : Toppyjazz 427

New On Toppyjazz (part 6) (Toppyjazz 426)

With many German tourist in Holland this week we present a couple of excellent German musicians or recordings.
First Benny Goodman in Berlin 1980. Benny wondered why nobody talks English to him!
I wonder why he doesn't talk German!
We have his concert at die Berliner Festspiele with his "All American Band".
Benny forgot to tell his musicians were from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Further this week B.B and The Blues Shacks , Justin Kauflin Trio, Karin Mast and last bit not least
Nils Wülker. Keep jazzin! Happy Eastern!

Playlist :
01 - Oh. Lady Be Good - Benny Goodman (album Berlin 1980)
02 - Harry Pepl's Blues - Benny Goodman (album Berlin 1980)
03 - Between The Lines - B.B and The Blues Shacks (album London Days)
04 - Goodbye Everybody - B.B and The Blues Shacks (album Businessmen)
05 - Elusive - Justin Kauflin Trio (album Bremen)
06 - A Day In The Life - Justin Kauflin Trio (album Bremen)
07 - Where Life Begins - Nils Wülker Group (album Safely Falling)
08 - Keeps On Walking - Nils Wülker (album Up)
09 - Worth The Wait - Nils Wülker (album Up)
10 - Confluence - Nils Wülker (album Up)
11- Days of Wine and Roses - Karin Mast (album Incurably Romantic)

New On Toppyjazz (part 5)(toppyjazz 425)

Welcome by Toppyjazz for this week :
Silje Nergaard (1972-Norway) made a fine album with The Metropole Orchestra with arranger Vince Mendoza. Second her album Chain of Days.
John Hollenbeck (New York-1968) lives in Berlin, Germany on the Berlin Music School he teaches
from 2005. John is a fine drummer and composer. He made some very excellent cd's Song I Like A Lot (2013) and Song We Like A Lot (2015).
Furthermore we have Anna Webber, Noah Garabedian, Helene Bak and Ala.Ni.

Playlist :
01 - Laura - Silje Nergaard (album A Thousand True Stories)
02 - Lady Charlotte - Silje Nergaard (album Chain of Days)
03 - Close To You - John Hollenbeck (album Songs We Like A Lot)
04 - Get Lucky Manifesto - John Hollenbeck (album Songs We Like A Lot)
05 - Bicycle Race - John Hollenbeck (album Song I Like A Lot)
06 - Parallissimo - Anna Webber (album Percussive Mechanics)
07 - Gladstone - Noah Garabedian (album Big Bitter & The Eggmen)
08 - Once We Saw A Blimp - Noah Garabedian (same album)
09 - Cherry Blossom - Ala.Ni (album You & I)
10 . Darkness at Noon - Ala.Ni (album You & I)
11- Let It All Loose _ Helene Bak (album Oh So Quiet)
Download :Topyjazz 425

New on Toppyjazz (part 4) (Toppyjazz 424)

We're awaiting the new cd from Dena DeRose. For now we got some older cd's from that fine friend of us. We Won't Forget You!
We play some tracks from the 12 cd's we got from Jesse Cook. We wonder why Jesse Cook made an album with the name NOMAD.
 What about Nomad?? Jesse seems to inspired by to much sleeping pills!
The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble is a fantastic project from Michael Benedict. Gary for ever!
This month 3 new albums from our friends of Blue Canoe Records.
This week The Bob Thompson Band with some surprises, like Doug Payne on saxophone.
Look Beyond The Rain is a very fine album with of course Bob on piano, keyboard and vocal.
We close with Caterina Valente , she's already 85 years old! She's keeping The Music playing with her son Eric van Aro jr.
Keep jazzing!
Playlist :
01 - Wild Is Love - Dena DeRose (album We Won't Forget You)
02 - A Time For Love - Dena DeRose (album We Won't Forget You)
03 - Maybe - Jesse Cook & Flora Purim (album Nomad)
04 - Ne Me Quitte Pas - Jesse Cook (album The Blue Guitar Sessions)
05 - Why Are You Blue? - Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble (album Circulation)
06 - Dragonhead - Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble (album Circulation)
07 - Fly High - Bob Thompson Band (album Look Beyond The Rain)
08 - Time 2 B One - Bob Thompson Band (album Look Beyond The Rain)
09 - Look Beyond The Rain - Bob Thompson Band (album Look Beyond The Rain)
10 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing - Caterina Valente & Eric van Aro jr.
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Lisa Hilton Is Back!...and The Arrival of Peter Fessler (Toppyjazz 423)

Welcome by Toppyjazz with this week a fine new cd from Lisa Hilton.
Nocturnal has some fine musician's on board: J.D. Allen, Terell Stafford and Greg August.
Enjoy the music on Toppyjazz!
Peter Fessler (1959, Köln, Germany) seems to be the German version of Michael Franks.
Peter works with some great European jazz men like Nils Lundgren, Sabine Hettlich, Rick Abao and
Christian von Kaphengst. But also guitar player Don Grusin is in line.
A great evening with two super jazz stars.
Playlist :
01 - A Spark In The Night - Lisa Hilton (album Nocturnal)
02 - Midnight Stars - Lisa Hilton (album Nocturnal)
03 - The Girl From Ipanema - Lisa Hilton (album In The Mood For Jazz)
04 - Emily - Lisa Hilton (album The New York Sessions)
05 - Ein Traum wird wahr - Peter Fessler & Sabine Hettlich (from Aladdin)
06 - Memories of Moments - Peter Fessler (album Riding The Sun)
07 - Dindi - Peter Fessler & NDR Big Band (album I Concentrate On You)
08 - Here's To Life - Peter Fessler & Nils Landgren (album I Concentrate On You)
09 - Take Five - Peter Fessler & Don Grusin (album Quality Time)
10 - Don't Worry Be Happy - Peter Fessler (album Quality Time)
11 - Don't Worry Ba Happy (scat version) Peter Fessler
Download : Toppyjazz 423

Dutch Jazz Triptych (3) Toppyjazz 422

This week by Toppyjazz that great saxplayer Harry Verbeke and Bart van Lier with the HRT Big Band.
What happened to Laura Fygi?
We have Laura Fygi as a guest with Diederick van Eck from his van Gogh project.
Furthermore Frits Landesbergen, Ger van Leeuwen, Peter Beets and Rob Madna.

Playlist :
01 - Ev'ry Thing Happens To Me - Harry Verbeke (album Romantic Ballads)
02 - Spring's A Little Late This Year- HRT Big Band & Bart van Lier (bootleg)
03 - Bin Bek - Frits Landesbergen & Izaline Calister (album First Moves)
04 - You On My Mind - LauraFygi & Diederick van Eck (album That's It)
05 - Starry Starry Night - Diederick van Eck (album van Gogh - Behind The Scene)
06 - Parole, Parole - Diederick van Eck & Laura Fygi (album With A Wink and A Smile)
07 - C Jam Blues - Ger van Leeuwen (album Fascinating Rhythms)
08 - Blues For The Date - Peter Beets (album Blue for The Date CD 1)
09 - Beautiful Friendship - Rob Madna (album En Blanc et Noir)
Download :Toppyjazz 422