Nagel Heyer Records (Toppyjazz 330)

Founded in 1992 the Nagel Heyer family brought us an about 300 records catalog with modern and mainstream jazz. 

We give you this year an overflow of our choice from their artists.

 This week trating with LYAMBIKO (real name Sandy Müller (1978)) and her famtastic album Out of This Mood.

 Especial her version of Oscar Brown jr WORK SONG is 5 stars worth!

 More artist this week Harry Allen, David Ostwald, Fran Vignola, Caterina Valente and Ken Peplowski.

Also fine work from SophieWegener (1966) with her band ZONA SUL.

   

 Playlist : 

 01 - Worksong- Lyambiko (album Out of This Mood) 

 02 - Gone With The Wind - Lyambiko (album Out of This Mood)

 03 - Tenderly - Lyambiko (album Shades of Delight) 

 04 - I Can't Get Started - Harry Allen, Randy Sandke & Rias Big BAnd with Jiggs Whigham(album Turnstile)

 05 - Quiet Nights - Harry Allen (album Love Songs Only)

 06 - Blues In My Heart - David Ostwald (album Blues in our Heart)

 07 - It's Allright With Me - Frank Vignola (album Off Broadway- Extended)

 08 - Chquilin de Bachlin _ Caterina Valente & Catherine Michel (album Vocal Jazz Ballads 2012)

 09 - Estate - Zona Sul (album Vocal Jazz Ballads 2012) 

 10 - It's Easy To Remember - Ken Peplowski (album Vocal Jazz Ballads) 

(first issued 2014)

Toppyjazz Standards Top 200 (deel 13) (Toppyjazz285)

We gaan deze week verder met onze lijst van Toppy Jazz Standards Top 200 en wel de plaatsen 121 t/m 130. 

 Als bonus tot besluit hoort u het Island Jazz Quintet. 

Alle informatie over de liedjes en musici hoort u zoals altijd in de uitzending.  

 Playlist : 

 121 - Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke)(1934) - Caterina Valente (album I Happen to like New York) 

 122 - Easy to Love (Cole Porter)(1936) - Charlie Parker (album jazz ballads 16-disc 1)

 123 - This Can't Be Love (Rodgers- Hart)(1938) - Dave Brubeck (album Bossa Nova USA) 

 124 - Little Girl Blue (Ridgers-Hart)(195) - The Four Freshmen (album Voices in Love/Love Lost)

 125 - East of The Sun (Brooks Bowman)(1934) - Wendy Nottonson (album Lover Man) 

 126 - Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson-Dixon)(1926) - Mark Murphy (album Bop for Miles) 

 127 - If You Could See Me Now (Dameron-Sigman)(1946) - Richie Kamuca (album Charlie) 

 128 - Moonglow (Eddie de Lange)(1934) - Eddie Daniels/Gary Burton (album Late Night Jazz) 

 129 - Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)(1927) - Dena DeRose (album Introducing Dena DeRose)

 130 - April in Paris (Duke-Harburg)(1932) - Lydia van Dam (album Dutch Jazz Giants 6) 

 Bonus : So Many Stars - Island Quintet 

(first issued 2013)

DE DUVEL IS OUD (Toppyjazz aflevering 243)

Deze week een eerbetoon aan enkele (jazz)musici die of nog leven en tot de wel erg krasse knarren behoren, of musici die net op zeer hoge leeftijd gestorven zijn. 

Helaas valt de absolute oudste zanger Johan Heesters buiten ons genre. Johan, die leefde van 1903 tot eind 2011, trad nog op toen hij 108 jaar oud was!!

 Van de oudste bandleider van vanavond  Edmundo Ros (1910-2011) tot de jongste Herb Geller (1928-2013)

 Playlist :

 01 - Tico, Tico - Edmundo Ros (1910-2011)

 02 - Besame Mucho - Edmundo Ros/Caterina Valente(1931-2024)) 

 03 - Let Go - Edmundo Ros/Caterina Valente 

 04 - Lady Of Spain - Edmundo Ros 

 05 - For Mods Only - Chico Hamilton (1921-2013)

 06 - Carol's Walk - Chico Hamilton 

 07 - On Broadway - Lou Rawls (1923-2013)

 08 - Spanish Harlem - Jimmy Justice (1929-2022)

 09 - Perdido - Rein de Graaff (1924)/Herb Geller (1928-2013)

 10 - Space a la Mode - Herb Geller/Mark Murphy (1932-2015)

 11 - Day By Day - Buddy Greco (1926-2017)

 12 - Call Me Irresponsible - Buddy Greco 

 13 - Quando, Quando - Buddy Greco 

VIDEO :

(herhaling van 2012)

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.
Download : Toppyjazz-424

Chet Baker & Friends (Toppyjazz 394)

This week the life and music of Chet Baker (1929-1988). Chet was one of the best know West Coast musician's.
For our Dutch fans : Chet died in Amsterdam in 1988. But what a fine music he left us!

Playlist :
 01 - My Old Flame - Chet Baker & Al Haig (album Live in Hollywood)
 02 - Everytime We Say Goodbye  - Caterina Valente & Chet Baker (album Bear Family)
 03 - My Funny Valentine - Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker (album The Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker)
 04 - These Foolish Things - Chert Baker & Bobby Jaspar (album The Italian Sessions)
 05 - Stairway To The Stars - Chet Baker (album Stairway To The Stars)
 06 - Margarine - Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker (album Carnegie Hall Concert 1974)
 07 - Oh You Crazy Moon - Chet Baker (album Broken Wing - Jazz In Paris)
 08 - Almost Blue - Chet Baker (album Memories)
 09 - Look For A Silver Lining - Chet Baker & Radio Orchestra Hannover (album The Last Concert)
 10 - Twilight at Los Angeles - Chet Baker (album Italian Movies)
 Download : Toppyjazz 394

Spring on Toppyjazz (Toppyjazz 377)

If you like it or not it's SPRING on Toppyjazz Radio Show, so we give you a selection of the finest happy jazz. First Caterina Valente with an awazing version of Out of This World. Listen to the fantastic orchestra of Richard Wess and conga player Carlos Vidal in Out Of This World. More from StanKenton and that great album Artistry in Voices and Brass. We finish with my friend Patrick Knowles from Spain.
Playlist:
01 - Out of This World - Caterina Valente & Richard Wess (album SuperFonics)
02 - Goody, Goody - Caterina Valente & Richard Wess (album SuperFonics)
03 - I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra & Nelson Riddle (album Songs For Swinging Lovers)
04 - Daydreams in The Night - Stan Kenton (album Artistry In Voices and Brass)
05 - Spanish Harlem - Rebcca Pidgeon (album Retrospective)
06 - Theme From Mash - Paul Desmond (album Pure Desmond)
07 - Favorite Things - John Coltrane (album My Favorite Things)
08 - My Man - Katja Rieckerman & Arturo Sandoval (album Never Stand Still)
09 - Zweifunfzig - Julia Kadel Trio (album Im Vertrauen)
10 - MacArthur Park - Kurt Edelhagen (album Kurt Edelhagen Plays Jimmy Webb)
11- In A Mellow Tone - Maynard Ferguson (album Live From London)
12 - Darn That Dream - Lee Konitz (album bootleg)
13 - Start Of Something - Patrick Knowles (album A Tribute To Our Buddies)
14 - Blue Moon - Patrick Knowles & Richie Cole (album A Tribute to Our Buddies)
Download : Toppyjazz 377

CATERINA VALENTE SPECIAL (Toppyjazz 137)

Caterina Valente is een van de meest veelzijdige zangeressen van Europa. Ze nam meer dan 1500 liedjes op en trad op in de hele wereld. Ze zingt in 12 talen, waaronder Fins en Japans. Wij beperken ons in aflevering 137 van Toppyjazz tot haar jazzopnamen. U hoort haar met de orkesten van KURT EDELHAGEN, EDMUNDO ROS, WERNER MULLER, COUNT BASIE en zelfs in duet met Chet Baker.
Wij missen alleen de opnames welke zij maakte met CLAUS OGERMAN. Dus hebt u die e-mail ons dan aub.

Nieuwe Oogst Mei 2009 (Toppyjazz aflevering 89)

Deze week bij Toppyjazz:Lisa Ekdahl bracht een nieuwe cd uit met de titel Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile.
Astrid Seriese (foto) met haar album The Wheel of Life. Mark Bransfield met Night Time, Tubby Hayes en Clark Terry met hun New York Sessions en Joel Holmes bracht het album African Skies uit.
Als toetje komt Caterina Valente.