Venus Records (Toppyjazz 594)

On Toppyjazz 247 we had sax player Bob Kindred. Bob passed away on 15 August 2016.
We remember Bob Kindred (and his wife Anne Philips) this week in the first 30 minutes of our program. Back with us Fred Hersch, Simon Kopmajer and Harold Mabern.
Playlist :
01 - In Your  Own Sweet Way - Anne Philips & Dave Brubeck (album Ballet Time)
02 - Here's To Life - Anne Philips & Artie Butler (album Ballet Time)
03 - Embracable You - Anne Philips & Bob Kindred (album Ballet Time)
04 - Alam Con alma - Bob Kindred (album Night of Boleros and Blues)
05 - Brazil - Harold Mabern (album Kiss of Fire)
06 - Dat Dere - Harold Mabern (album Misty)
07 - Every Time We Say Goodbye - Marilyn Scott (album Every Time We Say Goodbye)
08 - Night and Day - Nicole Henry (album Bossa Cafe)
09 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing - Simone Kopmajer (album Jazz Cocktail Bar)
10 - Shall We Dance - Fred Hersch (album Venus Jazz Lounge)
11 - Bei mir bist di schön - Nicki Parrott (album Venus Jazz Wine Bar)
Download :Toppyjazz 455

Full Moon and Empty Arms (Toppyjazz 585)

Once again this week FULL MOON, so all the time to fill these EMPTY ARMS.
with MOONSONGS. Special attention to the album SWINGIN' On THe MOON from MEL TORMÉ.
Here the version BLUE MOON from THE MARCELLS:
Playlist :
01 - Blue Moon - Mel Tormé - (album The Best of Mel Tormé)
02 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Sarah Vaughan (album Sassy Swings The Tivoli)
03 - The Moon Was Yellow - George Shearing (album Latin Lace/Latin Affair)
04 - Fly Me To The Moon - Ann Burton (album Fly Me To The Moon)
05 - Moonlight Serenade - Simone Kopmajer (album Moonlight Serenade)
06 - Moonlight In Vermont - Mel Tormé (album Swingin' To The Moon)
07 - No Moon At All - Claire Martin (album Make This City Yours)
08 - Moon River - George Maharis (album George Maharis Sings)
09 - What A Little Moonlight Can Do - Trijntje Oosterhuis (album Strange Fruit)
10 - It's Only A Paper Moon - Emilie Claire Barlow (album Happyfeet)
11 - Oh You Crazy Moon - Wes Montgomery (album California Dreaming)
12 - Swingin' On The Moon - Mel Tormé (album Swingin' On The Moon)
13 - Medley - Greetje Kauffeld & Rias Big Band (album Meets Jerry van Rooijen)
Download :Toppyjazz 585

What's in the X-MAS MUSIC BOX? (Toppyjazz 539)

Like every year here's some nice stuff for under the X-Mastree.
 From Holland Fay Claassen with the WDR Big Band. Her album is titled Dutch Songbook. But what a strange titles! 4 out of 11 titles are English!!
 Germany has singer Erna Rot (Berlin, 1985). Her second cd Angst & Weltschmerz has her own songs.
 Blue Canoe Records is back with ARC Trio (Gergö Borlai-Jimmy Haslip & Scxott Kinsey. And much more...see our playlist.
Playlist :
01 - Aan de Amsterdamse grachten - Fay Claassen & WDR Big Band (album Dutch Songbook)
02 - Der Traum ist aus - Erna Rot (album Angst & Weltschmerz)
03 - Auf de Sonnenseite - Erna Rot (album Angst & Weltschmerz)
04 - Goan Wanderer - Jimmy Haslip, Scott Kinsey, Gergö Borlai (album ARC Trio)
05 - West Orange - Jimmy Haslip, Scott kinsey, Gergö Borlai (album ARC Trio)
06 - Out Of Nowhere - Clara Vuust (album Before You Walk Away)
07 - Poincianna - Simone Kopmajer (Album Spotlight On Jazz)
08 - Start It Up! -Ines Estevez (album Nude (enVivo))
09 - In The Black Midwinter - Nils Landgren (Christmas With My Friends IV)
10 - Medley Helpme/Be Cool  - Arianna Neikrug (album Changes)
Download :Toppyjazz-539

Toppyjazz is Back In Town (Toppyjazz (533)

This week on Toppyjazz ,  we have the start of a long list of new cd's of 2018.
Some great musicians this week :Michael Sagmeister (guitar) and singer Rieke Katz.
 Special attention to mr. Günter Noris.
He had for many years the best Dance Orchestra in the World.
We got some 80 records from Günter Noris with das Rias Tanzorchestre and WDR Big Band.
Perhaps later we spin some more from Günther Noris.
Have fun and keep Jazzin'!

Playlist :
01 - The Junction - Manhattan Transfer (album The Junction)
02 - Le Reve - Günter Noris (1936-2007)-(album Creme de la Creme)
03 - City Of Angels - Erja Lyytinen (1976 Finland)(album Stolen Hearts)
04 - The Music In My Head _ Michael Franks (album The Music In Ma Head)
05 - Please Consider Me - Kat Edmonson (1983,Texas)(album Old Fashioned Gal)
06 - Dedication - Beade Belle (1999, Oslo)(album Dedication)
07 - Lost Stars - Simone Kopmajer (album Good Old Times)
08 - Jazz It Up! - Michael Sagmeister(1959 Frankfurt am Main) (album Power Of Resistance)
09 - Nature Boy - Michael Sagmeister & Antonella D'Oro (album Power Of Resistance)
10 - Butterfly - Rieke Katz (1985, Germany) album That's Me)
11 - Put On A Happy Face - Steve Kaldestad (album New York Afternoon)
Download : Toppyjazz-533

New On Toppyjazz Mai 2017 (part 2) (Toppyjazz 484)

This week a grip out of some fantastic new cd's from Cynthia Carr, Tiffany Jones and Viktoria Tolstoy.
From Austria again Simon Kopmajer with again a excellent cd Soulmates with Paul Urbanek piano and Reinhardt Winkler drums.
We close with The WDR Big Band with trombonist Marshall Gilkes (1978, Camp Springs, Md)
Playlist :
01 - Here's To Life - Cynthia Carr (album Here's To Life)
02 - Almost There - Tiffany Jones (album Him)
03 - As Time Goes By - Viktoria Tolstoy & Iiro Rantala (album Meet Me At The Movies)
04 - Love Song For A Vampire - Viktoria Tolstoy & Nils Landgren (same album)
05 - Behind The Broken Glass - Avisha Cohen (album Live in Hamburg)
06 - The In Crowd - Simone Kopmajer (album Soulmates)
07 - Angie - Simone Kopmajer (album Soulmates)
08 - My Shining Hour - Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band (album Köln)
09 - Mary Louise - Marshal Gilkes & WDR Big Band (album Köln)
10 - That's All - Ingrid Vliegenthart (album Love You Madly)
Download :Toppyjazz 484

New on Toppyjazz 475

This week we have a couple of fantastic new jazz cd's by Malene Mortensen (1972, Denmark),
Eliane Elias (1960, Sao Paolo, Brazil) and Jennifer Scott (1964, Vancouver, Canada).
Manfred Mann (1940, South Africa) made a wonderful project Lone Arranger with the help of the famous German trumpetplayer Till Brönner. **** stars for that beautiful album!

Furthermore we have a new album by Simone Kopmajer and Sidsel Storm(1982, Denmark).
We close with a French series cd's named Tres Chique. Keep Jazzin'
Playlist :
01 - Sway - Malene Mortensen (album You Belong To Me)
02 - Temptation - Malene Mortensen (album Malene Live In Paris)
03 - Driving Ambition - Eliane Elias (album Made In Brazil)
04 - Nothing Compares To You - Manfred Mann & Till Bronner (album Lone Arranger )
05 - Footprints - Manfred Mann & Viktoria Tolstoy & Till Bronner (album Lone Arranger)
06 - La Vie en Rose - Jennifer Scott (album Le Temps de L'Amour)
07 - Wichita Lineman - Simone Kopmajer (album The Best In You)
08 - Sadness - Sidsel Storm (album Closer)
09 - Moanin' - Les Double Six (album Tres Chic, volume 1)
10 - Roland Reve - Michel Legrand (album Tres Chic, volume 2)
11 - Blues March - Art Blakey (album Tres Chic, volume 3)
12 - Generique - Miles Davis (album Tres Chic, volume 1)
13 - Nuit sur Champs Elysees - Miles Davis (album L'ascenseur pour l'echevaud) Download : Toppyjazz 475

Venus Records (part 3)(Toppyjazz 455)

On Toppyjazz 247 we had sax player Bob Kindred. Bob passed away on 15 August 2016.
We remember Bob Kindred (and his wife Anne Philips) this week in the first 30 minutes of our program. Back with us Fred Hersch, Simon Kopmajer and Harold Mabern.
Playlist :
01 - In Your  Own Sweet Way - Anne Philips & Dave Brubeck (album Ballet Time)
02 - Here's To Life - Anne Philips & Artie Butler (album Ballet Time)
03 - Embracable You - Anne Philips & Bob Kindred (album Ballet Time)
04 - Alam Con alma - Bob Kindred (album Night of Boleros and Blues)
05 - Brazil - Harold Mabern (album Kiss of Fire)
06 - Dat Dere - Harold Mabern (album Misty)
07 - Every Time We Say Goodbye - Marilyn Scott (album Every Time We Say Goodbye)
08 - Night and Day - Nicole Henry (album Bossa Cafe)
09 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing - Simone Kopmajer (album Jazz Cocktail Bar)
10 - Shall We Dance - Fred Hersch (album Venus Jazz Lounge)
11 - Bei mir bist di schön - Nicki Parrott (album Venus Jazz Wine Bar)
Download :Toppyjazz 455

New Year's Eve Special (Toppyjazz 414)

Welcome by the latest program for 2015. We selected the best voices we could find.
We start with the best album from the last year : Thomas Quasthoff with Tell It Like It Is.
What a voice! and what a fine musicians : Wolfgang Haffner on drums, Frank Chastenier on keyb. ,
Dieter Ilg on bass and Bruno Müller on guitar. *****stars!
We remember 2 friends who died last year: Mark Murphy and Nat Peck.
You may download some Nat Peck singles from the '60.
Download : Nat Peck BNF Collection
And more from the best :

Playlist :
01 - I Can't Stand The Rain - Thomas Quasthoff  (album Tell It Like It Is)
02 - Have A Little Faith In Me - Thomas Quasthoff  (same album)
03 - What A Difference A Day Makes - Simone Kopmajer (album It Don't Mean A Thing)
04 - Shoes - Simone Kopmajer (same Album)
05 - Misty - Greg Arthur (album One Romantic Night)
06 - Fly Me To The Moon - Mark Murphy & Al Cohn (Reprise Single)
07 - Tu Parles Trop - Nat Peck
08 - The Song In Me - Kendrick Scott (album We Are The Drum)
09 - Mantra - Kendrick Scott (same album)
10 - Better Luck Next Time - Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett (album Say It Isn't So)
11 - It's Just Another New Year's Eve - Barry Manilow.
Download  : Toppyjazz 414

VOLLE MAAN BIJ TOPPYJAZZ (aflevering 177)

Het is weer VOLLE MAAN deze week, dus een mooie gelegenheid om een stapel
MOONSONGS te laten horen. Hoogtepunt van de uitzending is het album SWINGIN' On THe MOON van zanger MEL TORMÉ.
Hier de versie BLUE MOON van THE MARCELLS:

Playlist :
01 - Blue Moon - Mel Tormé - (album The Best of Mel Tormé)
02 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Sarah Vaughan (album Sassy Swings The Tivoli)
03 - The Moon Was Yellow - George Shearing (album Latin Lace/Latin Affair)
04 - Fly Me To The Moon - Ann Burton (album Fly Me To The Moon)
05 - Moonlight Serenade - Simone Kopmajer (album Moonlight Serenade)
06 - Moonlight In Vermont - Mel Tormé (album Swingin' To The Moon)
07 - No Moon At All - Claire Martin (album Make This City Yours)
08 - Moon River - George Maharis (album George Maharis Sings)
09 - What A Little Moonlight Can Do - Trijntje Oosterhuis (album Strange Fruit)
10 - It's Only A Paper Moon - Emilie Claire Barlow (album Happyfeet)
11 - Oh You Crazy Moon - Wes Montgomery (album California Dreaming)
12 - Swingin' On The Moon - Mel Tormé (album Swingin' On The Moon)
13 - Medley - Greetje Kauffeld & Rias Big Band (album Meets Jerry van Rooijen)
Download :Toppyjazz 177