Oktober Jazz Month (part 2) with Traces by Deborah Henriksson (Toppyjazz 355)

We´re proud to present the album TRACES by Deborah Henriksson. This is another fine album after The Hearts Cry from 2012. The story of this album is unique from the others in that Traces is about Henriksson’s search for her own voice, trying to figure out what she had to say musically after spending so many years gracefully interpreting everyone from Mozart to Joni Mitchell. The epiphany to start writing her own lyrics came from her frustration over trying to finding fresh outside songs that captured what she wanted to communicate as an artist. She saw this as a watershed fork in the road – either keep doing the same thing or dig deep to see what she could pen herself. She and Nyman experimented with different approaches to songwriting, but in the end, rather than simply write poems for him to set to music, she generally sat with him as he created melodies and arrangements and – filled with fresh inspiration – she would go off and start writing lyrics.  

Her first completed song was the dreamy, lyrical, pennywhistle infused “Eveline,” in which she encourages a girl who had lost her way to look forward to a brighter tomorrow – a perfect reflection of the general sense of optimism that infuses Deborah’s words throughout. Other key songs include the whimsical, soulful “Fallen Disguise,” a semi-autographical piece about daring to be who you truly are, and the spirited folk driven “Trains,” based on a childhood memory hearing the train from New York City pass through her hometown of Morristown, NJ in the morning. “As the album title implies, these songs are traces of life lived, echoes of feelings and experiences common to many of us,” says Deborah, shortly after returning home from a jaunt to Dublin, where she performed many of these songs at local pubs and at the You Bloom Festival. “To leave such a trace in the form of lyrics is a vital form of expression for me and I share these songs in the hopes that they will resonate and show that we’re not alone on this journey. Other fine albums we airplay by Nikky Yanofsky, Julia Boman and JeanFrancois Prins and Judy Niemack.

Playlist :

 01 -Lullaby of Birdland - Nikky Yanofsky (album Ella of Thee I Swing) 

 02 - Necessary Evil - Nikky Yanofsky (album Little Secret) 

 03 - Favourite Things - Julia Boman (album My Favourite Things) 

 04 - Angel Eyes - Julia Boman (album Favourite Things)

 05 - Trains - Deborah Henriksson (album Traces)

 06 - Only You - Deborah Henriksson (album Traces)

 07 - Black Nile - JeanFrancois Prins (album El Gaucho) (with Joris Teepe)

 08 - I'll Be seeing You - JeanFrancois Prins (album El Gaucho)

 09 - Some Other Time - Judy Niemack (album About Time)

 10 - Sometime Ago - Judy Niemack (album About Time) 

 11 - Round Midnight - Judy Niemack & Lee Konitz (album About Time)

(first issued 2014)

The Jazz Guitar (volume 5)(Toppyjazz 406)

We continue with volume 5 from the box The Jazz Guitar.
 This week with : Tal Farlow (Greensboro NC, 1921- New York, 1998) Grant Green (st. Louis Missouri,1935-1979) Billy Bauer (New York,1915-2005) Kenny Burrell (Detroit Michigan, 1931)
 Bonus tracks this week the fantastic Elisabeth Kontomanou with her album Amoureuse.
  Playlist :
  01 - This Can't Be love -Red Norvo & Tal Farlow
 02 - September Song - Red Norvo & Tal Farlow
 03 - Night and Day - Red Norvo & Tal Farlow
 04 - Zing! With The Strings of Your Heart - Red Norvo & Tal Farlow
 05 - Blues In Green - Grant Green Trio
 06 - Rebecca - Billy Bauer & Lee Konitz
 07 - Palo Alto . Lee Konitz & Billy Bauer
 08 - What Is This Thing Called Love - Billy Bauer
 09 - Progression - Billy Bauer Bonustracks:
 10 - Et Maintenant - Elisabeth Kontomanou (album Amoureuse)
 11 - La valse a mile temps - Elisabeth Kontomanou (same album)
 12 - Amoureuse - Elisabeth Kontomanou (same album)

Toppyjazz Club (part 3)(Toppyjazz 396)

This is Toppyjazz with our summer special trip to live performances around the globe.
First Barbara Dennerlein in Aarhus, Danmark than The Umbria Jazz Festival with Bill Charlap, Illinois Jacquet in Schaffhausen, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen at The Pompoen Amsterdam, Niels Lan Doky at jazzclub Montmartre Kopenhagen and at last Lee Konitz at The Bimhuis Amsterdam.
Playlist:
01 - Jimmy's Walk - Barbara Dennerlein (album On Air)
02 - The Lady Is A Tramp - Bill Charlap Trio (album Live At Umbria)
03 - George's Blues - Illinois Jaquet (album Live at Schaffhausen)
04 - Cute - Illinois Jacquet (same album)
05 - The Very Thought Of You - Illinois Jacquet (same album)
06 - Birdie Num Num - Sjoerd Dijkhuizen (album Live at The Pompoen)
07 - The Truth - Niels Lan Doky - Live At Montmartre)
08 - Lee Konitz - Bimhuis Amsterdam 26-06-2015. Download : Toppyjazz 396

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

Oktober Jazz Month (part 2) with Traces by Deborah Henriksson (Toppyjazz 355)

We´re proud to present the latest album TRACES by Deborah Henriksson. This is another fine album after The Hearts Cry from 2012. The story of this album is unique from the others in that Traces is about Henriksson’s search for her own voice, trying to figure out what she had to say musically after spending so many years gracefully interpreting everyone from Mozart to Joni Mitchell. The epiphany to start writing her own lyrics came from her frustration over trying to finding fresh outside songs that captured what she wanted to communicate as an artist. She saw this as a watershed fork in the road – either keep doing the same thing or dig deep to see what she could pen herself. She and Nyman experimented with different approaches to songwriting, but in the end, rather than simply write poems for him to set to music, she generally sat with him as he created melodies and arrangements and – filled with fresh inspiration – she would go off and start writing lyrics. Her first completed song was the dreamy, lyrical, pennywhistle infused “Eveline,” in which she encourages a girl who had lost her way to look forward to a brighter tomorrow – a perfect reflection of the general sense of optimism that infuses Deborah’s words throughout. Other key songs include the whimsical, soulful “Fallen Disguise,” a semi-autographical piece about daring to be who you truly are, and the spirited folk driven “Trains,” based on a childhood memory hearing the train from New York City pass through her hometown of Morristown, NJ in the morning. “As the album title implies, these songs are traces of life lived, echoes of feelings and experiences common to many of us,” says Deborah, shortly after returning home from a jaunt to Dublin, where she performed many of these songs at local pubs and at the You Bloom Festival. “To leave such a trace in the form of lyrics is a vital form of expression for me and I share these songs in the hopes that they will resonate and show that we’re not alone on this journey.

Other fine albums we airplay by Nikky Yanofsky, Julia Boman and JeanFrancois Prins and Judy Niemack.

Playlist :

01 -Lullaby of Birdland - Nikky Yanofsky (album Ella of Thee I Swing)

02 - Necessary Evil - Nikky Yanofsky (album Little Secret)

03 - Favourite Things - Julia Boman (album My Favourite Things)

04 - Angel Eyes - Julia Boman (album Favourite Things)

05 - Trains - Deborah Henriksson (album Traces)

06 - Only You - Deborah Henriksson (album Traces)

07 - Black Nile - JeanFrancois Prins (album El Gaucho) (with Joris Teepe)

08 - I'll Be seeing You - JeanFrancois Prins (album El Gaucho)

09 - Some Other Time - Judy Niemack (album About Time)

10 - Sometime Ago - Judy Niemack (album About Time)

11 - Round Midnight - Judy Niemack & Lee Konitz (album About Time)

Download :Toppyjazz 355

JUDY NIEMACK (Toppyjazz 111)

Toppyjazz aflevering 111 is geheel gewijd aan zangeres JUDY NIEMACK.
Wij hebben Judy in april 2009 ontmoet in de Oosterpoort in Groningen en een tijdje met haar kunnen praten.
U hoort deze week opnamen van haar samenwerking met LEE KONITZ (Albums Rhapsody I en II).
Verder de albums Long As You're Living, Feelings, Straight up, What's Goin' On, Blue Nights en haar laatste album In The Sundance.
Het video fragment is van het V.I.P Vocal Jazz in Berlin uit 2018.

Playlist :

01 - All The Things You Are - Judy Niemack & Jean Francois Prins guitar

02 - Round and Round and Round - Judy Niemack & Lee Konitz

03 - Out Of This World - Judy Niemack

04 - Waltz For Debby - Judy Niemack

05 - Brians Song - Günter Norris

06 - New York Stories - Judy Niemack  & Jean Thielemans

07 - The Word - Judy Niemack -Peter Eldridge - Theo Bleckman 

08 - Cherokee - Judy Niemack & Peter Herbolzheimer

09 - Bluesette - Judy Niemack & Jean Francois Prins

10 - How About You - Judy Niemack

11 - The Summer Knows  - Judy Niemack

12 - In The Sundance - Judy Niemack

(revised 2024)