New Jazz Recordings (Toppyjazz 327)

First this week the son from famous female singer Caterina Valente  : Mr. Eric van Aro and his cd Obsession.

   

 Second our great friend Dena DeRose. 

We missed her album Love's Holiday, but at last we got this marvelous swinging and subtile cd.

 Furthermore guitar player Graham Dechter , Cynthia Holiday, Ron Carter with the WDR Big Band and Marion Meadows.

 Our bonus track is The Good Life from composer Sacha Distel. 

 Playlist : 

 01 - Ordinary Fool - Eric van Aro (album Obsession) 

 02 - Dancing To The Rhythm - Eric van Aro (album Obsession) 

 03 - Green Dolphin Street - Dena DeRose (album Love's Holiday) 

 04 - The Good Life - Dena DeRose (album Love's Holiday) 

 05 - Road Song - Graham Dechter (album Takin It There) 

 06 - I Love Being Here With You - Cynthia Holiday (album I Like What I See) 

 07 - I Believe I Can Fly - Cynthia Holiday (album I Like What I See) 

 08 - Caravan - Ron Carter with WDR Big Band (album Bass legende - Philharmonie, Cologne, 25-01-2013) 

 09 - Marcosinho - Marion Meadows (album Whisper) 

 10 - Golden Curtain - Marion Meadows (album Whisper) 

 11 - La Belle Vie - Sacha Distel

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The Real Group & WDR Big Band (Toppyjazz276)

Toppyjazz bezoekt deze week The Real Group een zweedse a-capella group. 

Ze bestaan al 25 jaar, maar hun muziek is ,omdat veel van hun repertoire in het zweeds is, niet altijd even toegankelijk.

 U krijgt een overzicht met onze keus uit de beste albums. 

 Het laatste half uur is voor zangeres Cecile Verny met de WDR Big Band. 

Cecile is in 1969 geboren in Ivoorkust.Ze woont sinds 1989 in Freiburg im Breisgau

Onze oosterburen schijnen te grossieren in top orkesten. Zowel de NDR, WDR, SWR en RBB hebben eigen orkesten met topmusici. 

Bij de opnamen met Cecile Verny was Mike Abene de dirigent. 

 Video : Margareta Bengtson (The Real Group)  

 Playlist : 

 01 - Lil' Darlin - The Real Group (album Debut) 

 02 - There Will Never Be Another You - The Real Group (album Jazz Live)

 03 - Granada - The Real Group (album Allt Det Basta) 

 04 - Splanky (live) - The Real Group (album Tour Souvenir Album)

 05 - Dindi - Margareta Bengtson (album I'm Ols Fashioned) 

 06 - Dat Dere - Margareta Bengtson (album Where The Midnight Sun Never Sets)

 07 - Fine and Mellow - Cecile Verny -WDR Big Band (Celebration Billie Holiday) 

 08 - You Don't Know What Love Is - Cecile Verny - WDR BIg Band (idem) 

 09 - In My Solitude - Cecile Verny - WDR Big Band (idem) 

 10 - The Bitter and The Sweet - Cecile Verny (album The Bitter and The Sweet) 

 11 - Left Alone - Cecile Verny - WDR Big Band ( Celebration Billie Holiday) 

(first issued 2013)

Kerstaflevering Toppyjazz (deel 1)(aflevering 264)

Picture : Our Toppyjazz Christmas Dog Thory.

(copyright@Herman van der Meij) 

 Op tweede kerstdag een speciale kerstuitzending van Topppyjazz met veel kerstmuziek van het betere popgenre. Uitzending 22.00-23.00 uur.

Veel plezier! 

 Playlist :

 01 - Last Christmas - Monique Kessous 

 02 - Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer - Ray Charles 

 03 - The Little Drummer Boy - The Temptations 

 04 - A Gift of Love - Olivia Newton John/Barry Manilow 

 05 - Christmas on My Radio - Olivia Newton John 

 06 - Jinglle Bells - Smokey Robinson 

 07 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea 

 08 - Baby, It's Cold Outside - Matt Dusk/Theresa Sokyrka 

 09 - All I Want For Christmas is You - Michael Bublé 

 10 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Michael Bublé 

 11 - Sleigh Ride - The Spice Girls 

 12 - Herscher des Himmels - King Singers & WDR big Band 

 13 - Stille Nacht - Angele Dubeau 

 14 - Flappie _ Youp van 't Hek 

 15 - The Christmas Song - Gloria Estefan. 

(herhaling van 2012)

 

BIG BAND & BALLADS (toppyjazz aflevering 242)

Het is volop zomer in de studio van RADIO WESTERWOLDE, dus trekken we deze week wat extra's uit de platenkasten. Veel Big Band en een aantal goede vocalisten. Playlist :

01 - Funny - Marie Bergman & Danish Radio Big Band

02 - I DO - Nataie Cole/Freddie Jackson

03 - One For My Baby - George Williams Big Band

04 - Secret Love - Katherine Jenkins

05 - Tip Toe - Danish Radio Big Band

06 - Tip Toe Through The Tulips - Helen Shapiro

07 - Goodbye Joe - Alma Cogan

08 - My Favorite Things - Bob Mintzer Big Band

09 - My Ship- Marina Xavier

10 - Mr. Funk - Bob Mintzer & WDR Big Band

11 - Secret Love - Kathy Kirby

12 - Mr. Sandman - Emmylou Harris

Toppyjazz Keeps You Warm (Toppyjazz 559)

On this cold November week we have :
Cyrille Aimée (France, 1984) singer.
Susan Weinert (Neunkirchen,1965) guitar
Torun Eriksen ( Norway, 1977) singer
Jazzchor Freiburg (!990)
Chico Hamilton & Paul Horn (1930-2014))
Sony Holland (Denver) singer
Fred Hersch, piano
Gabor Szab0 & Kati Kovacs (Hungarn)

Playlist :
01 - Not While I'm Around - Cyrille Aimée (album Move On)
02 - Not While I'm Around - Barbra Streisand (album The Broadway Album)
03 - Being Alive - Barbra Streisand (album The Broadway Album)
04 - Smetimes I'm Happy - Chicago Jazz Orchestra (album Burstin' Out!)
05 - Fjord - Susan Weinert (album Fjord)
06 - Glittercard - Torun Eriksen (album Luxury and Waste)
07 - Goodnight - Torun Eriksen & Jazzchor Freiburg (album A Capella)
08 - Lord Randell - Chico Hamilton & Paul Horn (album Chico Hamilton & Paul Horn)
09 - Besame Mucho - Sony Holland (album Kitchen Sessions)
10 - Out Someplace - Fred Hersch & WDR Big Band (album Begin Again)
11 - My Love - Gabor Szabo & Kati Kovacs (album Jazzpodium '74)
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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)

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)
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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)
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German Jazz Time (3) on Toppyjazz 471

This week we take you to our German friends with most German musicians.
First The Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet (Osnabrück, 19??) and her latest cd Synergy.
Second boogie-woogie pianist Axel Zwingenberger (1956, Hamburg) with Saxy Boogie Woogie . We will have the music of Axel a whole evening summer 2017!
Furthermore:
Suzanne Metzel (1974, Hamburg) and Klaus Ignatzek (1954, Wilhelmshaven) with their cd Mariposa.
We got an unique LP : Dorothy Ellison and the Manfred Ludwig Sextett.
We close this week with Torsten Goods (Düsseldorf), Andi Kissenbeck (1969, Bonn) and
Christoph Neuhaus (1986, Stuttgart)
Playlist:
01- Changing Mind - Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet (album Synergy)
02- Cool Heat - Axel Zwingenberger (album Saxy Boogie Woogie)
03 - Mariposa - Suzanne Metzel & Klaus Ignatzek (album Mariposa)
04 - Blues In The Night - Manfred Ludwig Sextett & Dorothy Ellison (album Jazz mit ...)
05 - Dasafinado - Manfred Ludwig Sextett (same album)
06 - My Favourite Things - WDR Big Band with Jerry van Rooyen (album Traces of Trane)
07 - Worksong - Torsten Goods (album Thank You Baby!)
08 - Midst of Our Love - Torsten Goods (same album)
09 - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Torsten Goods (album Irish Heart)
10 - Monsoon Dance - Andi Kissenbeck (album Monsoon Dance)
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