Casiopea & Audiophile (Toppyjazz 508)

This week 30 minutes the Japanese fusion band Casiopea and 30 minutes Audiopphile tracks.
First Casopea (1976), we pick the best of the 66 cd's we got from this excellent band.
For the perfect audiolover we have some highlights of 27 Audiophile series. Watch the famous German singer Stefanie Schlesinger! Keep Jazzin'!

Playlist :
01 - Space Road - Casiopea  (album Casiopea)
02 - Zoom - Casiopea (album 1985 Skeppsholman Festival)
03 - Fightman - Casiopea (album Made In Melbourne)
04 - Samba Mania - Casiopea (album Single Collection)
05 - Eyes Of The Mind - Casiopea (album Eyes Of The Mind)
06 - Smile Again - Casiopea (album Living on a Feeling)
07 - You Don't Know What Love Is - Stefanie Schlesinger (album Red Hot Audiophile 2008)
08 - You Needed me - Anita Meyer (album Red Hot Audiophile 2010)
09 - Still Within The Sound Of My Voice - Linda Ronstadt (album Vocal heroes)
10 - Boogie - Paolo Conte (album Live Tracks)
11 - Sittin' in the Dark - Carolyne Mass (album In Concert)
Download : Toppyjazz 508

Verve Jazz Club (part 5) (Toppyjazz 507)

Welcome by another program about the Verve Jazz Club Legends serie.
This week we have The Andrew Sisters, Fats Sadi , Wes Montgomery and much more.
Still 110 albums to go!

Playlist :
01 - Bei mir bist du schön - The Andrew Sisters (album Bei mir bist du schön)
(LaVerne, 1911-1967) - Maxine (1916-1995) - Patty (1918-2013)
02 - Zurich Samba - Monday Michiru (1963) (album Electric Bossa)
03 - Eve Nin - Bugge Wesseltoft (1964, Norway) - (album Electric Jazz Lounge)
04 - Blue Sunrise - Fats Sadi (Sadi Lalleman, 1927-2009, Belgium) (album Great Vibes!)
05 - Charade - Johnny Hartman (album Henry Mancini Songbook)
06 - I'm Through With Love -Lorez Alexandria (1929-2001, Chicago) (album Jazz For Broken Hearts)
07 - Nightsong - Willie Bobo (album Jazz For Dining)
08 - Blue Nile - Alice Coltrane (1937-2007) (album Jazz For Meditation)
09 - Yes Sir That's My Baby - Buddy Greco (album Swinging Gentlemen)
10 - It's A Lovely Day Today - Walter Wanderley & Astrud Gilberto (album Hammond Bossa From Brazil)
11 - A Day In The Life - Wes Montgomery (album Bumpin' On Sunset)
12 - Tequila - Wes  Montgomery (same album)
Download :Toppyjazz 507

Hungarian Jazz Scene (Toppyjazz 506)

Great news this week with some excellent Hungarian musicians.
First we have the Elemer Balazs Group with Elemer (1967) on drums and his brother Jozsef (1961) on piano.
Singer Klara Hajdu (1982) made a fine album with Oliver Baden (Rumania) op guitar "Make Your Life Better!.
Greatest surprise a lost recording from Gabor Szabo with Charles Lloyd from Jazz Club Slugg's at New York from 1965. Fantastic album "Manhattan Stories".
We close with the fine Trio Stendhal.
Playlist :
01 - Music Makes Me Alive - Balazs Elemer group + Nikoletta Sköze (album Endless Love)
02 - I Only Remeber The Good Times - Elemer Balazs (album Always That Moment 2)
03 - Peach Tree - Balazs Elemer Group + Klara Hajdu & Gabor Winand (1964) (album Refracting Sounds)
04 - Memories - Balazs Elemer Group + Klara Hajdu & Gabor Winand (album Memories)
05 - Make Your Life Better - Oliver Baden & Klara Hajdu (album Make Your Life Better)
06 - Lonely Road - Klara Hajdu & Krisztian Olah (album Deep In A Dream)
07 - Lady Gabor - Charles Lloyd & Gabor Szabo (album Manhattan Stories)
08 - Out Of Brazil - Trio Stendhal (album Earthsound)
Download : Toppyjazz 506

New on Toppyjazz November 2017 (Toppyjazz 505)

From The Uk (Jacob Collier), Janet Staley (Omaha), Jazzmela Horn (Texas,1991) to Cecile McLorin Salvant (Miami, 1989). Furthermore on Toppyjazz this week : Nikoletta Sköze (Hungary,1983), Theo Bleckmann(Dortmund,1966). We close with Nicki Parrott (Australia) .
 Keep Jazzin'!
Playlist :
01 - You and I - Jacob Collier (album In My Room)
02 - When October Goes - Janet Staley (album Whisper In The Wind)
03 - People Make The World Go Round - Jazzmeia Horn (album A Social Call)
04 - Mad About The Boy - Cecile McLorin Salvant (album Dreams And Daggers)
05 - Si j'etais blanche - Cecile McLorin Salvant (album Dreams And Daggers)
06 - The Look Of Love - Nikoletta Szöke (album A song For You)
07 - Elegy - Theo Bleckmann (album Elegy)
08 - Rhode Island Is Gamous For You - Nicki Parrott (album Dear Blossom)
09 - I Wish You Love - Nicki Parrott (same album)
10 - It Amazes Me - Nicki Parott (same album)
Download : Toppyjazz 505

Toppyjazz Goes Incognito (Toppyjazz 504)

Welcome by our Toppyjazz Incognito Special from the U.K.

And two Maysa's with us :
Maysa Leak
Maysa Matarazzo (1938-1977, Sao Paulo)

Playlist :
01 - I Shot The Sheriff - Light Of The World (album Round Trip)
02 - Parisienne Girl - Incognito (album Jazz Funk)
03 - Always There - Incognito (album Always There)
04 - Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing - Incognito (album Tribes, Vibes and Scribes)
05 - Positivity - Incognito (album Positivity)
06 - Good Love - Incognito (album 100 gr. and Rising)
07 - Cada Dia - Incognito (album Who Needs Love)
08 - Fences and Barriers - Incognito (album Adventures In Black Sunshine)
09 - Love Is A Battlefield -Maysa Leak (album Love Is A Batttlefield)
10 - Autumn Leaves - Maysa Matarazzo (album Sings Before Dawn)
11 - Love's Revival - Incognito (album Search Of Better Days)
Download : Toppyjazz 504

Vienna, Vienna Only You (Toppyjazz 503)

This week in the spot the famous Vienna Art Orchestra (1977-2010) from Mathias Rüegg (1952, Zürich)
What a beautiful orchestra he had for more than 30 years.
As intermezzo we have jazz singer Lisa Wahlandt (1971)

Playlist :
01 - Concerto Piccolo - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Concerto Piccolo)
02 - Blue For Two - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Highlights 1977-1990)
03 - Sag Mir Wo die Blumen sind - Lisa Wahlandt (album Marlene )
04 - Rhapsody In Blue - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Tribute To George Gershwin)
05 - Mein Hart ist verhinderd - Lisa Wahlandt (album Marlene )
06 - Soon - Vienna Art Orchestra & Monica Zetterlund (album Tribute To George Gershwin)
07 - Adieux, lost Century - Vienna Art Orchestra (voice  Corin Curchellas )(album Third Dream)
Download: Toppyjazz 503

ACT Music (Toppyjazz 502)

This week we welcome ACT MUSIC from München, Germany.
Besides the fine music, watcht those beautifull album covers!

Playlist :
01 - Rockin' After Midnight - Nils Landgren Funk Unit (album Unbreakable)
02 - Prayer - Natalia Mateo (Poland, 34 years) (album De Profundis)
03 - Canto 1 - Natalia Mateo & Tobias Cristl (album Heart of Darkness)
04 - The Green Man and The French Horn - Magnus Öström (album Parachute)
05 - The Star Gazer - Frank Woeste & Youn Sun Nah (album Pocket Rhapsody)
06 - Moving Light - Frank Woeste (album Pocket Rhapsody)
07 - Send On Our Love - Viktoria Tolstoy & Jacob Karlzon & Jocke Bergström (album A Moment Of Now)
08 - The Cost Of Living - Lars Danielsson (album Sun Blowing)
09 - Longjam - Eric Schaefer & The Shredz(Frankfurt, 1976) (album Blizz)
Download : Toppyjazz 502

New on Toppyjazz oktober 2017 (Toppyjazz 501)

We have a little stock of about 2500 new cd's never spinned in our studio.
That's why we will have our focus on the latest recordings from now on.
This week in the spotlight :
Gabrielle Anders (1972, Buenes Aires)
Julian(1987) & Roman(1985) Wasserfuhr
Lyn Stanley (Tacoma,19??)
Malene Mortensen.

Playlist:
01 - Cool Again - Gabriela Anders (album Cool Again)
02 - Corcovado - Gabriela Anders (same album)
03 - Bernie's Tune - Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr (album Landed In Brooklyn)
04 - Flying To The Moon - Blank & Jones & Wasserfuhr Bros (album Relax-Jazzed)
05 - Break It To Me Gently - Lyn Stanley (album The Moonlight Sessions vol.1)
06 - Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Wolfgang Haffner (album Kind Of Spain)
07 - Answer Me - Lyambiko (album Love Letters)
08 - Over The Rainbow - Chano Dominguez (album Over The Rainbow)
09 - All I Need - Julia Hülsmann Trio (album Sooner and Later)
10 - Alone Together/Sweet Solitude - Malene Mortensen (album Can't Help It)
Download : Toppyjazz 501

10 Years Toppyjazz - Program 500

We have a little party going on : 10 years Toppyjazz.
 We celebrate this with some of our best friends :
  -Stanley Turrentine, the man who made our Toppyjazz jingle, edited by Herman van der Meij.         - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars, remembering those Balboa Island time.
- Mr. Chico Hamilton is present with a live recording from Artpark Festival.
- German bassplayer Thomas Stabenow give us his latest cd A tribute to Joe Galiardo.
And....
Beach Boys/Four Freshmen
Lyambiko
Caro Emerald
Marge Dodson and Ian Shaw.
Thanks for listening!
Playlist:
 01 - Pia - Stanley Turrentine (album That's Where Is At)
02 - Hermosa Summer - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars (album Volume 4)
03 - Ain't Nobody Calling Me - Chico Hamilton (album Trio!-Live @Artpark)
04 - Essential Point _ Thomas Stabenow (album So Long Ago)
05 - The Bed Montage - Beach Boys/Four Freshmen (album Love & Mercy)
06 - Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (album The 50th Aniversary Collection)
07 - Stardust - Lyambiko (album Love Letters)
08 - A Night Like This - Caro Emerald Island Tour
09 - My Heart Loves The Samba - Marge Dodson (album A Lovely Way To Live)
10 - Don't Explain - Marge Dodson (same album)
11- Letter From A Dead Soldier - Ian Shaw (album Lifejacket)
Download : Toppyjazz 500

Spotlight on Karel Boehlee (Toppyjazz 499)

One of the finest secrets of the Dutch Jazz Scene is piano player Karel Boehlee.
Karel was born in Leiden about 1958.
He worked for many years with Jean "Toots" Thielemans.
This week we have Karel Boehlee with his Trio, with Fay Claassen, with Toots Thielemans, Floriaan Wempe(1989) and Philip Catherine.
Have Fun with this fine pianoplayer!

Playlist :
01 - Switch - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Switch)
02 - Anastasia - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Blue Prelude)
03 - My Funny Valentine - Fay Claassen (album Two Portraits of Chet Baker)
04 - In My Dreams - Karel Boehlee Trio (album At The Beauforthuis)
05 - Nocturne No. 2 - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Chopinderfull)
06 - Dat mistige rooie beest - Toots Thielemans European Quartet (album 90 years)
07 - On Green Dolphin Street - Toots Thielemans European Quartet (album Live)
08 - Fox - Floriaan Wempe (album Flo's Flow)
09 - From This Moement On - Philip Catherine (album Plays Cole Porter)
10 - Besame Mucho - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Luiza)
Download :Toppyjazz 499

Italian Jazz (Toppyjazz 498)

This week we dig in the Italian Jazz Scene.
 Starring : Nicola Conte & ... Die Falschen Freunde
Nailah Porter & Till Bronner
Chiara Civello
 Stefania Dipierro
 Ivan Lins
Eraldo Volontè
 Maria Moris.
 Playlist :
 01 - Dort - Die Falschen Freunde (album Mastering The Art)
02 - Love From The Sun - Nailah Porter & Till Bronner (album Love & Revolution)
03 - Paper Clouds - Chiara Civello (album Rituals)
04 - Bossa Per Due - Nicola Conte (album Bossa Per Due)
05 - Jola - Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro (album Natural)
06 - The Meaning Of Love - Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro (album Natural)
07 - Maybe One Day - Ivan Lins & Chiara Civello (album Inventario Incontra)
08 - Stella D'a Mia - Ivan Lins & Maria Pia de Vito (same album )
09 - Noctambule - Eraldo Volontè (album Impressions By Night)
10 - Spontaneous - Eraldo Volontè (album Safari)
11 - Safari - Maria Moris & Eraldo Volontè (album Safari)
12 - You Are A Weaver Of Dreams - Eraldo Volntè (album My Point Of View)
Download :Toppyjazz 498

Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson by Toppyjazz 497

This is the start of the eleventh year of TOPPYJAZZ!

We have a little party with  TOPPYJAZZ 500 SHOW on October 2017.

This week Caecilie Norby (1964, Frederiksberg, Denmark) & Lars Danielsson.(1958, Sweden)
Also Elisabeth Melander (1957, Boden, Sweden)

Playlist :
01 - Wild Is The Wind - Caecilie Norby (album Caecilie Norby)
02 - Newborn Broken - Caecilie Norby (album Queen Of Bad Excuses)
03 - Midnight Sun - Caecilie Norby (album First Coversation)
04 - The Rules Of The Road - Caecilie Norby (album London-Paris-Live)
05 - Women Of Santiago - Caecilie Norby (album Arabesque)
06 - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Caecilie Norby (album Silent Ways)
07 - Sarabande - Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson (album Just The Two Of Us)
08 - J.C. Hymn- Lars Danielsson (album New Hands)
09 - Liberetto - Lars Danielson (album Rolf Liebermann Studio Hamburg)
10 - One Insight - Elisabeth Melander (album Reflections Of A Voice)
11 - A Song Of Joy - Elisabeth Melander (same album)
12 - Taksim By Night - Lars Danielsson (album Liberetto III)
13 - ToppyjazzTune - Stanley Turrentine
Download :Toppyjazz 497

JAPO Records(part 2) (Toppyjazz 496)

Welcome back by Toppyjazz with this week part two about Jazzby Post aka Japo Records.

Playlist :
01 - Reason - Tom van der Geld (1947, Boston, USA) (album Children At Play)
02 - Sola - Enrico Rava (1939, Triest, Italy)- (album Quotation Marks)
03 - Lock - Magog/Hans Kennel (1939, Schwyz) (album Magog)
04 - Karpfenteich - OM (1972,Zürich)/Urs Leimgruber(1952, Luzern)(album Kirikuki)
05 - For Marianne - Manfred Schoof Quintet (1936, Magdeburg)(album Scales)
06 - Violin Suite - Glen Moore(1941, Postland,Oregon) & Larry Karush(1946-2013) (album May 26,1976)
07 - Daybreak - Herbert Joos (album Daybreak: The Dark Side of Twilight)
08 - Borkenkind - Stephan Micus (1953, Stuttgart) (album Implosions)
09 - Derek Was only A Bairn - Ken Hyder (1946, Scotland)(album Land Of Stone)
Download : Toppyjazz 496

When Harry Meets Johnny (Toppyjazz 495)

This week meets singer Harry Connick jr.(1967, New Orléans) alt sax player Johnny Hodges (1907-1970).
We pick the best of all 34 recordings of Harry we have in stock. Last part of our program is for Johnny Hodges.
Playlist :
01 - It Had To Be You - Harry Connick jr (album When Harry Met Sally)
02 - More - Harry Connick jr. (album Only You)
03 - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius - Harry Connick jr. (album Songs I Heard)
04 - Take her To The Mardi Gras - Harry Connick jr. (album In Concert On Broadway)
05 - That Would Be Me - Harry Connick jr. (album That Would Be Me)
06 - Honey Bunny - Johnny Hodges (album Perdido + Creamy)
07 - Just Another Day - Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges (album The Complete 1960 Cellar Session)
08 - Blue Hodge - Jonnny Hodges (album Blue Hodges)
09 - Basin Street Blues - Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges (album Back To Back)
10 - Dreary Days - Johnny Hodges & Lalo Schifrin (album Buenes Aires Blues)
Download : Toppyjazz 495