Toppyjazz December sale (Ttoppyjazz 561)

This week jazz music just left over this year, but still very nice sounds!

Anna Paceo (1984, Ivory Coast) singer
Live Maria Roggen (Norway, 1970) singer
Matt Dusk (Canada) singer
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (1999)
Maria Kim (South Korea) singer
Ada Rovatti (Italy, 1976) tenor & sopransax
Jack Jezzro (Rivesville, WV, 1957) guitar
Clara Vuust and Family (Christian, Mikkel,Peter, Frederik)Denmark
Jill Seifers Walsh (VS, 1965,+2012) singer
Mika Pohjola (Finland) piano
Sissel Vera Pettersen (Oslo, 1977) singer.

Playlist :
01 - Bright Shadows - Anne Paceo (album Bright Shadows)
02 - Caravan - Come Shine (Live Maria Rogge) (album Norwegian Caravan)
03 - All Because Of You - Matt Dusk (album Jet Set Jazz)
04 - Pra machucar meu coracao - Maria Kim (album Fotographia)
05 - Something New - Trondheim Jazz orchestra (album The End His Voice Will Be The Sound Of Paper)
06 - Rocks - Randy Brecker & NDR Big Band (album Rocks)
07 - My Little Boat - Jack Jezzro (album Cocktail Bossa Nova)
0ß - Some Other Time - Clara Vuust (album Before You Walk Away)
09 - I'm Glad There's You - Jill Seifers Walsh & Mika Pohjola
10 - Besame Mucho - Mika Pohjola & Rigmor Gustafsson (album New York Jazz Vocals)
11- Bye, Bye Blackbird - Sissel Vera Pettersen (album By The River)
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German Jazz Time (4) (Toppyjazz 545)

This week we have German's most succesfull composer and saxplayer Klaus Doldinger.
He composed and played the title theme for "Tatort", world's number one crime series for more then 48 years. Tatort runs to 1100 episodes! Klaus wrote also the theme for Das Boot and 140 other films.
Klaus Doldinger won more then 25 music Awards! (Sometimes with his band Passport)
We take the best from Klaus Doldinger out of hundred albums.
Furthermore we have again Stefanie Schlesinger, Till Brönner with the WDR BIg Band.
Special guest is Nils Wogram with the NDR Big Band.
Keep Jazzin'!
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Playlist :
01 - Das Boot - Klaus Doldinger (album Das Boot)
02 - Mondlied - Claudia Jung (album All The best)
03 - Ready To Take Off - Klaus Doldinger's Passport (album Looking Thru)
04 - It's Magic - Klaus Doldinger's Passport (album Heavy Nights)
05 - Nighttime In New York - Klaus Doldinger (album Doldinger In New Yprk)
06 - Blind Date - Klaus Doldinger (album Back In New York)
07 - Hurra, wir leben noch - Stefanie Schlesinger (album Reality)
08 - Blue Eyed Soul Medley - Till Brönner & WDR Big Band (Klavier-Festival Ruhr 2018)
09 - Brew Your Own - Nils Wogram & NDR Big Band (album Work Smoothly)

New on Toppyjazz March 2019 (Toppyjazz 543)

First this week Leo Sidran with his cd Cool School- The Music of Michael Franks. Gast on that album again French singer Clémentine.
Inger Marie Gundersen (Norway, 13-02-2019) sings from 2004 an d made tours through Japan and South Korea. And...all sold out! Thank you Stunt Records for these fine cd's! Her latest album is Feels Like Home. We start with her debus single Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? with fine pianowork by Oscar Jansen.
Furthermore thsi week:
-30 years Bundes Jazz Orchestre with Jiggss Whigham and the English and Dutch Youth Orchestra.
- Naoko Terai (Japan, 1967) happened to be a fantastic jazz violist. Her latest cd is Standard 2.
- From France comes drummer and Fred Pasqua (45 years??). His latest cd is Moon River. Gast on the cd a terrible singer Jean Luc Di Fraya. Was that man drunk on recording day??
- From Sweden back with us Ida Sand and the new cd from DUTCH singer Clementine.

At last a new album from that great German singer Thomas Quasthoff with his cd Nice'N'Easy.
What can go wrong with gast's like Till Brönner and Dan Gottshall. And that marvellous NDR Bigband!
Thank you Thomas for another 5 stars album!

Playlist :
01 - Cool School - Leo Sidran & Michael Franks (album Cool School)
02 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Inger Marie Gundersen (album Make This Moment)
03 - Try To Find Me - Inger Marie Gundersen (album Feels Like Home)
04 - La Suerte de Los Tontos - Bujazzo (album 30 Jahre Bundes Jazz Orchester )
05 - Going Out Of My Head - Naoko Terai (album Standard 2)
06 - The Peacocks - Fred Pasqua & Jean Luc Fraya (album Moon River)
07 - Soupir - Fred Pasqua (album Moon River)
08 - That's Freedom - Clementine (Dutch singer) (album Letting Go)
09 - Please Don't Hurt Me Baby - Ida Sand (album My Soul Kitchen)
10 - If You Don't Love Me - Ida Sand (album My Soul Kitchen)
11 - I've Got The World On A String - Thomas Quasthoff & Till Brönner (album Nice'N'Easy)
12 - Cry Me A River - Thomas Quasthoff & NDR Bigband (album Nice'N'Easy)
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Jazz from Germany (Toppyjazz 529)

Toppyjazz is back from a two week tour through Germany.
We visited Hann. Münden and Colditz.
Nice to see so much Britains visiting the Colditz Castle!

On this first program from Summer 2018 we have a very fine selected group of German musicians.
First Ida Landsberg (Berlin, 1960) singer, piano and songwriter.
Back with us the NDR Big Band with Colin Towns.
Adi Braun (Toronto,1962) is fond of the songs from the Weimar Republic. She made an excellent cd Moderne Frau.
We love the reissue from Die Dreigroschenoper 1958 from Lotte Lenya and Louis Armstrong.
From Heidelberg comes Duo Lagerfeld with the album Verstimmt. Duo Lagerfeld is Stefan Lindenau bass, voice and David Joepgen, guitar, voice. Great album!
We close with 2 albums from Thomas Stabenow .
Keep Jazzin'!
Playlist:
01 - Fly Me To The Moon - Ida Landsberg (album Jazz Moments)
02 - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Ida Lansberg (album Acoustic Bossa Nova)
03 - Mack The Knife II . NDR Big Band with Colin Towns (album The Theatre Of Kurt Weill)
04 - Mack The Knife - Lotte Lenya & Louis Armstrong (album Lenya Sings Weill)
05 - Josephine - Adi Braun (album Moderne Frau)
06 - Surabaya Johnny - Adi Braun (album Moderne Frau)
07 - Verstimmt - Duo Lagerfeld (album Verstimmt)
08 - Ich habe einen Arbeitsplatz vernichtet - Duo Lagerfeld (album Verstimmt)
09 - Timbre - Lauren Newton & Thomas Stabenow (album Filigree)
10 - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - Tizian Jost Trio (album The Night Has A Thousand Eyes)
11- Dansez Maintenant - Dave (Wouter Levenbach) Download :Toppyjazz 529

New on Toppyjazz(part 4)(Toppyjazz 469)

This week we have  on Toppyjazz:
Christof Lauer (1953, Hessen, Germany) & The NDR Big Band.
Karin Plato (1960, Canada)
Arild Andersen (1945, Norge)
Till Bronner & Ruud Jacobs (1938, Hilversum, Holland)
Barb Jungr with de cd's Shelter From The Storm & Come Together.
Keep Jazzin!
Playlist:
01 - Petite Fleur - Christof Lauer & NDR Big Band (album Play Sidney Bechet)
02 - Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year - Karin Plato (album Blue Again)
03 - The Breeze & I - Karin Plato (album Out of Town cd 2)
04 - Golden Earrings - Karin Plato (album Out of Town cd 1)
05 - Saturday - Arild Andersen Quartet (album Live in Oxford)
06 - I'll Be Seeing You - Till Bronner (album The Good Life)
07 - The Good Life - Till Bronner (album The Good Life)
08 - Things We Said Today - Barb Jungr & John McDaniel(album Come Together)
09 - Something's Coming - Barb Jungr & Laurence Hobgood (album Shelter From The Storm)
10 - Shelter From The Storm - Barb Jungr & Laurence Hobgood (same album) Download : Toppyjazz 469

German Jazz Time (2)(Toppyjazz 443)

This week we pick the best of the jazz world from Germany.
We start with one of the best German bandleaders Peter Herbolzheimer and Bundes Jazz Orchester with some fine Dutch guestplayers like Bart & Erik van Lier and Ack van Rooyen.
Furthermore we have Jessica Gall, Robert Wolf & Fany Kammerlander.

Again we have Ack van Rooyen and Jiggs Whigham with the excellent Lumberjack Big Band.
But also that wonderfull drummer Mareike Wiening from Erlangen, Bayern.
We close with Michaels Gibbs and the NDR Big Band and the third time this evening Ack van Royen, Bart & Erik van Lier, now with The Peter Herbolzheimer Big Band.
Keep Jazzin'!
Playlist :
01 - Morello - BUJazzO (leader Peter Herbolzheimer) (album On Tour)
02 - Music For Night Children - George Gruntz (album Mental Cruelty)
03 - I Close My Eyes -Jessica Gall (album Riviera)
04 - Summer Evening - Jessica Gall (album Little Big Soul)
05 - Flor de la Noche - Robert Wolf & Fany Kammerlander (album Faro)
06 - Crosswalk - Mareike Wiening (album Crosswalk)
07 - With A Little Help of My Friends - Lumberjack Big Band (album Das gelbe vom Ei)
08 - Save The Last Dance For Me - Kevin Tarte & Lumberjack Big Band (album Jump)
09 - The Time Has Come - Michael Gibbs & NDR Big Band (album Back In The Days)
10 - Noname Samba - Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination and Brass (album 25 Jahre :Die 80er und 90er)

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
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German Jazz Time (Toppyjazz 401)

We got some wonderful German Jazz musicians this week and/or famous German recordings.
First Alan Farnham with the Rias Big Band (Jiggs Whigham).Furthermore we have Gitte Haenning live on Tour in Germany.
Joe Pass visited Germany and made a great cd with the NDR Big Band.
From Switserland is Christine Schaller, from the States comes Helen Schneider, but she works in Germany for a long time.
But all the news in our show this week.
Playlist:
01 - Rias-Ticity - Allen Farnham & Rias Big Band (album Allen Farnham Meets The Rias Big Band)
02 - 50 Ways To Leave our Lover - Gitte Haenning (album Jazz)
03 - Sweet Bossa - Joe Pass & NDR Big Band (album In Hamburg)
04 - Love For Sale - Joe Pass & NDR Big Band (album In Hamburg)
05 - Foxie - Christine Schaller (album Real Life)
06 - Fidji - Christine Schaller album Real Life)
07 - Transformation - Gunther Schuller/George Russell (album Brandeis Jazz Festival)
08 - The World We Knew - Helen Schneider (album The World We Knew)
09 - Strangers In The Night - Helen Schneider (same album)
10 - Love - Helen Schneider (same album)
11 - Hot Summer Nites - Helen Schneider (album Exposed)
12 - Valerie - Helen Schneider (album Exposed) Download :Toppyjazz 401

NIEUWE OOGST 2010 (deel 2)(Toppyjazz 166)

Bij deze laatste TOPPYJAZZ uitzending van 2010 ruimen we nog even een stapel cd's op.
U hoort SUSAN WONG, TERJE LIE, ELKIE BROOKS, Britta Rex en oa Quincy Jones.
Veel ruimte ook voor OMAR SOSA en de NDR bigband.
Veel plezier en een gezond 2011.
VIDEO OMAR SOSA QUARTET.

Playlist :

01 - California Dreaming - Susan Wong

02 - Crazy Groove - Terje Lie

03 - Red, Black and Green - Terje Lie

04 - Dancing On The Tables - Elkie Brooks

05 - Mister Bad Penny Blues - Elkie Brooks & Humphry Littleton

06 - You Taught My Heart To Sing - Britta Rex

07 - Der Leierman - Judith Berkson

08 -  Bed Of Roses - Erja Lyytinen

09 - Return Of The Rainman - Paul Hardcastle

10 - It's My Party - Quincy Jones

11 - Soul Bossa Nostra - Quincy Jones

12 - Carambaba - Omar Sosa

13 - Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano