Back To The Sixties (Toppyjazz 383)

Every year in the first week of Mai we look back to the past war years.
Last year we had " Back to The Fifties", we continue with Jazz From The Sixties.
Those were the years of the Bossa Nova , with composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim and fine movie songs from Michel Legrand, John Barry and Henry Mancini.
Have Fun!
Playlist:
01 - 1960 - Worksong - Oscar Brown jr (album Sin & Soul)
02 - 1961 -  One Note Samba - Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz (album The Girl From Ipanema)
03 - 1962 - The Days Of Wine and Roses - Jacintha (album Autumn Leaves)
04 - 1963 - The Girl From Ipanema - Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz & Antonio Carlos Jobim (album The Man From Ipanema)
05 - 1964 - Watch What Happens - George Evans (album One At A Time)
06 - 1965 - The Shadow Of Your Smile - Sammy Davis & Laurindo Almeida (album Sammy Davis sings & Laurino Almeida Plays)
07 - 1966 - A Time For Love - Shirley Horn (album Here's To Life)
08 - 1967 - Wave - Walter Wanderley & Talya Ferro (album Batucada)
09 - 1967 -  On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry (album same film)
10 - 1969 - You Must Believe In Spring - Michel Legrand (album Michel Legrand Plays)
11 - 1969 - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life - Thomas Quasthoff & Till Bronner (album The Jazz Album)
12 - 1969 - The Windmills Of Your Mind - Michael Dees (album Talk To Me Baby)
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New Jazz cd's April 2015 (Toppyjazz 382)

We present the third new album from Blue Canoe Records this year , this time by gitarist Trey Wright.
On this nice album Songs from Oak Avenue, you'll hear SamSkelton on sax, Marc Miller on bass, Marlon Patton on drums en guest Mace Hibbard op sax.
More details on www.bluecanoerecords.com

Second we have from Austria Betty Delight aka Bettina Schusser.
We chose 2 tracks from her album Almost Blue.
Fantastic debut album for Betty Delight. We're delighted also!

Third in line pianist Jacky Terrasson(Berlin, 1966)  with his cd Take This.
 Perhaps Jacky has to work on the percussion and drums. A little loud for this sessions.
The month Mai  Lisa Hilton is on tour in Las Vegas.
Great opportunity to hear Lisa with some tracks from her new great cd Horizons.
We give you Moon River and Surfer Blues!

We close with European's best drummer Wolfgang Haffner and his cd Kind Of Cool.
For us a fine HOT album.
Playlist:
01 - Boomerang - Trey Wright (album Songs From Oak Avenue)
02 - Joni- Trey Wright
03 - They Can't Take That Away ´From Me - Betty Delight (album Almost Blue)
04 - Jackie -Betty Delight
05 - Take Five - Jacky Terrasson (album Take This)
06 - Maladie D'Amour - Jacky Terrasson
07 - Moon River - Lisa Hilton (album Horizons)
08 - Surfer Blues - Lisa Hilton
09 - Summertime - Wolfgang Haffner (album Kind Of Cool)
10 - My Funny Valentine - Wolfgang Haffner

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Diane Hubka, Don Elliott & Gloria Lynne (Toppyjazz 381)

Toppyjazz brings you this week the music of Don Elliott (1926-1984) some years the most populair musician of the USA. Also Diane Hubka (1957) and Gloria Lynne (1929-2013).
No videos available of Gloria Lynne, but here's Diane Hubka:


Playlist :
01 - It's Your Dance - Diane Hubka & Lee Konitz (album Haven't We Met)
02 - Sunday In New York - Diane Hubka (album You Inspire Me)
03 - You Only Live Twice - Diane Hubka (album Goes To The Movies)
04 - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing - Diane Hubka (album West Coast Strings)
05 - The Moon Was Yellow - Don Elliott (album The Voices of Don Elliott)
06 - But Not For Me - Don Elliott (album At The Modern Jazz Room)
07 - Summer Setting - Don Elliott (album Mellophone)
08 - Rough Ridin' - Don Elliott (album A Musical Offering)
09 - Love's Finally Found Me - Gloria Lynne (album Love's Finally Found Me)
10 - Without A Song - Gloria Lynne (album Miss Gloria Lynne)
11- How Long Has This Been Going On - Gloria Lynne (album The Mellow And Swinging)
12 - Watermelon Man - Gloria Lynne (album Soul Serenade)
13 - I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life - Gloria Lynne (album Intimate Moments)
14 - Don't Worry About Me - Gloria Lynne (album Gloria, Marty & Strings)
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Dutch Toppyjazz (part 5)Toppyjazz 380)

Happy to be back with some excellent Dutch musician and/or recordings. First this week Alan Harris with the Metropole Orchestra : Here Comes Alan Harris. Cafe Solo is another fine cd by Benjamin Herman (alt sax). Further we have in our radio show Deborah Brown, Wim Stolwijk en Laura Mvula. At last you get JJ Johnson in Concert at The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam 1957.
Playlist :
01 - I'm Old Fashioned - Alan Harris (album Here Comes Alan Harris)
02 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Alan Harris (same album)
03 - You've Changed - Benjamin Herman (album Cafe Solo)
04 - Embraceable You - Ferdinand Povel-Pete Christlieb & Rein de Graaff (album Good Bait)
05 - Take My Hand - Deborah Brown (album International Incident)
06 - What Comes Up - Deborah Brown (same album)
07 - The Summer Knows - Wim Stolwijk (album Clair Obscure)
08 - Sarabande - Wim Stolwijk (same album)
09 - Can't Live With The World - Laura Mvula)
10 - Old Devil Moon - JJ Johnson (album What's New - Live in Amsterdam 1957)
11 - Night In Tunisia - JJ Johnson (same album)
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The Jazz Guitar (Volume 2) (Toppyjazz 379)

The continuing story of The Jazz Guitar with this time Django Reinhardt (1910-1953), Dicky Wells , Les Paul and Laurindo Almeida.
Our bonus this week that fantastic German/Tanzanian singer Lyambiko.
In the comment this week the Download of VOLUME 1!

Playlist :
01 - Runnin' Wild - Django Reinhardt
02 - Ain't Misbehavin' - Django Reinhardt
03 - Shine - Django Reinhardt
04- Swing Guitars - Django Reinhardt
05 - Bugle Call Rag - Dicky Wells and his orchestra.
06 - Nuages - Herb Ellis
07 - Easy Listening Blues - Herb Ellis & Oscar Peterson
08 - Deep In The Blues - Les Paul
09 - Countless Blues - Freddie Green
10 - Way Down Yonder In New Orléans - Freddie Green
11 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love - George Barnes
12- Somebody Loves Me - George Barnes
13 - Once In A While - George van Eps
14 - Kay's Fantasy - George van Eps
15 -Baa-Too-Kee - Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank
Bonus:
16 - Besame Mucho - Lyambiko (album Muse )
17 - Spring - Lyambiko (album Muse)
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April Jazz (Toppyjazz 378)

This week on Toppyjazz on the start of April only "April" music. But first we start with the new album from Ron Westray of Blue Canoe Records.
His great new album is titled Magisteria with all songs composed by Ron himself. We give you two selections of this new album. For more goto www.bluecanoerecords.com .
The second part we rush to april songs like April In Portugal, April Showers and What About April from The Saltman Knowles Quintet.

Playlist :
01 - Help me Out - Ron Westray (album Magisteria)
02 - Nemesis - Ron Westray (album Magisteria)
03 - April In Portugal - Eddy Christiani
04 - April, April - Lill Babs (Eurovision Song Contest 1961 Cannes)
05 - April Love - Pat Boone
06 - Samba 2 April - Jaap Fischer
07 - zeventien April - Corry Brokken (album The Corry Brokken Show)
08 - April Showers - Leslie Uggams (album Leslie Uggams On TV)
09 - My Love Is An April Song - Bill Evans (album The Complete Bill Evans On Verve)
10 - April Fool - Tony Perkins (album Tony Perkins)
11 - April In Paris - Piet Noordijk (album Swinging With Strings)
12 - April II Cuore - Adriano Celentano (album Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno)
13 - April Skies - Erik Amundsen (album Portrait Of A Norwegian Jazz Artist)
14 - What About April - Saltman Knowles Quintet (album Glamour Jazz)
15 - I'll remember April - Susie Meissner (album I'll Remember April)
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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)
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Again Linda Kosut ! (Toppyjazz 365)

This week we have on Wednesday Dutch Elections (no chinese joke!!), so no show but only news about the votings. On Thursday we repeat our show from last December with Linda Kosut.
For the second time we have the honour to speak with San Francisco singer Linda Kosut.

Her latest album Easy Come, Easy Go is a tribute to composer Johnny Green. 

We talk about her past and the Johnny Green project. 

The whole interview in English will be available after the radio show.

 Playlist :

 Interview part 1 : Who is Linda Kosut?

 2 Start Interview

 3. Dat Dere - Linda Kosut (album Life is But A Dream) 

 4. Interview part 2 : Tonight we have again in our program Linda Kosut from San Francisco . We had Linda with us in 2009 for her great album Long As You're Living, the music of Oscar Brown jr. What did you do the last years (besides your new album)?

 5. Foolish Baby - Linda Kosut (album Easy Come, Easy Go) 

 6. Interview part 3 : You're new album Easy Come , Easy Go is dedicated to the music of Johnny Green. Why do you choose Johnny Green? In Europe Johnny is hardly known. We only know "Body and Soul" and " Out of Nowhere".

 7. Easy Come, Easy Go - Linda Kosut (album Easy Come, Easy Go) 

 8. Interview part 4 : How is the music scene today? We spoke to pianiste/singer Dena DeRose in Holland, she said it's hard, because there are only 4 or 5 important jazz places in the States. What is your opinion? 

 9.Candlelight - Linda Kosut (album Easy Come, Easy Go) 

 10. Interview part 5 . Thank you Linda Kosut for this interview. 

 11. You Do Something To Me - Adam Makowicz (album live at Maybeck Recital Hall vol. 24) 

 12. Just One Of Those Things - Cedar Walton (album Live at Maybeck Recital Hall vol. 25)

 13. Blue Skies - Ellis Larkins (album Live at Maybeck Recital Hall vol. 22) 

 14. Out Of This World - Chris Connor & Ellis Larkins (album All About Ronnie) 

 15. Blues For Rhonda - Gene Harris (album Live at Maybeck Recital Hall vol. 23) 

 16. Round Midnight & The Beach - Linda Kosut (album Long As You're Living)
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Harp & Bass & Piano (Toppyjazz 376)

This week one of the few Jazz harpists Dorothy Ashby (1932-Detroit) , pianist Jan Lundgren (1966-Sweden) and once again my late friend bassist Jimmy Woode.

Playlist :
01 - Thou Well - Dorothy Ashby (album The Jazz Harpist)
02 - Alone Together - Dorothy Ashby (album Plays For Beautiful People)
03 - Dancing In The Dark - Dorothy Ashby (album Hip Harp)
04 - Introduction - Jan Lundgren (album Cooking at The Jazz Bakery)
05 - Moanin' - Jan Lundgren (same album)
06 - Spring Isn't Spring Anymore - Jan Lundgren (album Will You Still Be Mine)
07 - Fellini - Jan Lundgren (album Flowers Of Sendai)
08 - Up, Up and Away - Jim Hall, Jimmy Woode & Daniel Humair (album It's Nice To Be With You)
09 - The Man From Potter's Crossing - Jimmy Woode (album The Man From Potter's Crossing)
10 - The Way You Look Tonight - Jimmy Woode (same album)
11 - I've Found A new Baby - George Wein & Newport All Stars (album Midnight Concert at the Olympia)
12 - Gershwin Medley- Dowothy Ashby (album Concierto de Aranjuez.

Toppyjazz Quatro (1) (Toppyjazz 375)

Once again we're back by our friends from BLUE CANOE RECORDS with the new album from Yonrico Scott "Only A Smile". This is another excellent work from Yonrico with the help from Joseph Patrick Moore and Roda Scott. Link to Blue Canoe Records
Second in line this week the German female singer Silvia Droste (1960-Herne- Germany). This is a very fine singer, listen to her version of The Summer knows!
Third part the singer from South Africa Ike Moriz. Ike is born in Hamburg Germany, but lives most of the time in Capetown.
We close our show with Liane Carroll (1964- London-England). She got 2 BBC Awards for her album Billy No Mates. But in the US only 1 star! We air some songs but think Liane hasn't got the meaning of some songs. A Foggy Day in London town, it made me DOWN. But Liane sings it as a very happy song. Next time better Liane!
Playlist:
01 - Only A Smile - Yonrico Scott & Roda Scott (album Only A Smile)
02 - Crazy- Yonrico Scott (album Only A Smile)
03 - The Summer knows - Silvia Droste (album Audiophile Voicings)
04 - Seize The Day - Silvia Droste (album Seize The Day)
05 - Moonlight Serenade - Silvia Droste (album From Dusk Till Dawn)
06 - Georgia On My Mind - Ike Moriz (album At Last)
07 - To Cape Town - Ike Moriz (album At Last)
08 - What A Wonderful World - Ike Moriz (album Blue Moon)
09 - Nobody Does It Better - Ike Moritz (album Nobody Does It Better)
10 - A Foggy Day - Liane Carroll (album Billy No Mates)
11 - Eleanor Rigby - Liane Carroll (album Standard Issue)
12 - Mad About The Boy - Liane Carroll (album Ballads)
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The Jazz Guitar (volume 1)(Toppyjazz 374)

This is the first of a series from about 10 volumes about the greatest jazz guitar players. Volume 1-6 is the same as the series The Jazz Guitar from 1984. We continue with "the rest of the best" according to the book "The Jazz Guitarists" by Stan Britt. We close with the Toppyjazz choice of the best guitarists from Europe. You will find ONE volume each month from now one. You may download the whole serie from our server later on this year.
Playlist volume 1:
01 - Guitar Blues - Lonnie Johnson
02 - Dinah - Eddie Lang
03 - Buck Jumpin' - Al Casey
04 - Triflin' Woman Blues - T-Bone Walker
05- Wild Cat - Eddie Lang
06 - Flat Foot Floogee - Slim Gaillard
07 - Fun On The Frets - Tony Mottola & Carl Kress
08 - Love Is Just Around The Corner- Eddie Condon
09 - Four or five Times - Teddy Bunn
10 - Pickin' My Way - Carl Kress & Eddie Lang
11 - Floyd's Guitar Blues - Floyd Smith
12 - Guitar Lightnin' - Lightnin' Hopkins
13 - Buckin' The Blues - John Collins
14 - Danzon - Dick McDonough & Carl Kress
15 - Glory of Love - Big Bill Broonzy
Bonus:
16 - Trinta - Sensual
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Mathilde Santing & Friends (Toppyjazz 373)

This week we have a great Dutch singer in our show Mathilde Santing (1958). She made about 20 albums in the last 30 years and more than 30 singles. We give you our choice from My Fair Lady to All Blues from Oscar Brown jr. Second guest is conga player Jeroen de Rijk. We close this week with the wonderfull big band of Frits Landesbergen.
Playlist :
01 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face - Mathilde Santing (album Mathilde Santing)
02 - Too Much - Mathilde Santing (album Water Under The Bridge)
03 - There Will Never Be Another You- Mathilde Santing (album Out Of This Dream)
04 - I'm Gonna Laugh You Out Of My Life - Mathilde Santing (album Breast And Brow)
05 - Worksong - Jeroen de Rijk (album Speak Low)
06 - The Best Is Yet To Come - Mathilde Santing (album New Amsterdam)
07 - Vaderland - Mathilde Santing (album Ne9en Levens)
08 - A Change Is Gonna Come - Mathilde Santing (album Under Your Charme)
09 - All In Love Is Fair - Mathilde Santing (album Forty Nine)
10 - All Blues - Mathilde Santing (album Forty Nine)
11 - Turks Fruit - Frits Landesbergen Big Band (album The Old Fashioned Way)
12 - Alone Together - Frits Landesbergen Big Band (album The Old Fashioned Way)

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Your Favourite Records (part1)(Toppyjazz 372)

Great news this week, we presents one of the finest Danish record labels : Your Favourite Records. LINK
We have the privilege to pick the finest of their complete catalogue. Special we recommand Lars Winther one of the finest Danish musicians and Benjamin Aggerbaeck.
Listen also to the fine voice of Astrid Nora:
Playlist :
01 - Flamboyant - Lars Winther (album Big Band)
02 - Morning Remix - Lars Winther (album Big Band Remixed)
03 - Mellow - Lars Winther Trio(album Live 2005)
04 - Out of Nowhere - Lars Winther Trio (album Nordic By Nature)
05 - Hanging On - Astrid Nora (album Astrid Nora)
06 - You're Here - Astrid Nora (album Astrid Nora)
07 - Porntip Phone Call . Exil (album Porntip)
08 - Tool - Exil (album Porntip)
09 - Back In Town - Aggerbaeck Kvintet (album Back In Town)
10 - Lost in Love - Aggerbaeck (album My Oh My)
11 - St. Peter's Blues - Aggerbaeck (album My Oh My)
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New On Toppyjazz 371

We got after the bad news that our dear friend Rod McKuen died, this week some new and very good music for you.
First the sometimes weird singer Sarah Silverman. You can imagine what we think of songs like "Killing Jesus" and "Rape Jokes". For us after one song : Goodbye Sarah Silverman!
At last we found the cd Mark Murphy made with on sax Karlheinz Miklin, pianist Fritz Pauer en bassist Ewald Oberleitner. It comes from the album Shadows.
We give much space to singer Freda Payne.
We love her, listen to her great version of After The Lights Go Down Low!
Playlist:
01 - Nature Boy - Sarah Silverman (album Sarah)
02 - I've Got A Crush On You - Barbra Streisand & Frank Sinatra (album Partners (Bonus Disc))
03 - Shadows - Mark Murphy (album Shadows)
04 - Miss Finegold - Eddie Costa & Sal Salvador (album Complete Studio Recordings)
05 - Lushlife - Karlheinz Miklin (album Echoes of Illyria)
06 - Torn Between Two Lovers - Susan Wong (album Woman In Love)
07 - Both Sides Now - Susan Wong (album Woman In Love)
08 - Joe's Will - Michiel Borstlap (album North Sea Jazz Legendary Concerts)
09 - Hit The Road - Nigel Price Trio (album Hit The Road)
10 - Yesterday - Freda Payne (album How Do You Say I Don't Love You Anymore)
11 - After The Lights Go Down Low - Freda Payne (album Jazz Divas Gold)
12 - Band of Gold - Freda Payne
13 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Freda Payne (album Come Back To Me Love)
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