New on Toppyjazz November 2018 (Toppyjazz 535)

Again great news from our friends of Blue Canou Records.
First organ player David Ellington with his fine album Omar's Lament under thje name Duo Elevation, which he made with drummer Chris Burroughs.
Second the unusual voice of Melbreeze, born in Smirna, Turkey. With her cd Animazonia she brings latin amrican songs with a Bossa Nova flavour.
From Connecticut comes David DAvis with his album Dig This! Great sax player!
Furthermore we bring the new album from Kate McGarry titled The Subject Tonight Is Love.
Stacey Kent , Leslie Pintchik and David K. Matthews closes the program of this week.
Keep Jazzin'!
Playlist :
01 - Slingin' - Dua Elevation (album Omar's Lament)
02 - Wired - Duo Elevation (album Omar's Lament)
03 - One Note Samba - Melbreeze (album Animazonia)
04 - Quiet Nights - Melbreeze (album Animazonia)
05 - Blue Skies - David Davis (album Dig This!)
06 - Tell Me -David Davis (album Dig This!)
07 - Fair Weather - Kate McGarry & Keith Ganz & Gary Versace (album The subject Tonight Is Love)
08 - The Ice Hotel - Stacey Kent (album I Know I Dream)
09 - Your  Call Is Important - Leslie Pintchik (album You Eat My Food etc)
10 - When Sunnmy Gets Blue - Tony Lindsay &  David K. Matthews (album The Fantasy Vocal Sessions)
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New On Toppyjazz 536

We start this week with our Japanese friends by Venus Records.
They brought us a series The Jazz Dictionary A-Z.
On A , we get songs like All of Me, Angel Eyes and Around the World.
From singer Moon we have the cd Kiss Me.
Moon happens to be a JAPANESE singer.
Shame on you Apple Music and Universal for saying this is the group Moon from California!
Back with us again Blue Canou Records and singer KAlen Henry with her fine new album NOT FORGOTTEN.
And what about that box from Bear FAmily Records with The Complete Nat King Cole Capitol Recordings from 1955-1959 and 1960-1964. Priced € 350,00!!
We close with Melinda Hughes and Pierre de Bettmann.
Playlist:
01 - Autumn In New York - Barbara Carroll Trio (album Jazz Dictionary A)
02 - Something Stupid - Moon (album Kiss me)
03 - In A Sentimental Mood - Moon (album Kiss Me)
04 - Space Odyssey - The Detroit Experiment (album The Detroit Experiment)
05 - Any Day Now - Kathy Kosins (album Uncovered Soul)
06 - L-O-V-E - Kalen Henry (album Not Forgotton)
07 - Unforgettable - Kalen Henry (album Not Forgotten)
08 - Capuccinna - Nat King Cole (album L-O-V-E (CD04))
09 - Das Lila Lied - Melinda Hughes (album Weimar & Back)
10 - Berlin im licht - Melinda Hughes (album Weimar & Back)
11 - What's New - Pierre de Bettmann (album Shifters)
12 - Beat Coin - Pierre de Bettmann (album Shifters)
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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)
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Interlude

Due to family reasons we have to stop Toppyjazz for some weeks.

 A great friend of us died, so we take a break.

 I'll be back somewhere in the month of September.

Herman van der Meij.

The Blue Note Years (1939-1998) (Toppyjazz 521)

We got a box with 14 volumes from The Blue Note Years 1939-1998.
This week you got a highlight from those recordings.
Blue Note started in 1939 with two Germans : Alfred Lion & Max Margulis.
The first takes were made in the livingroom of the Dutch parents of Rudy van Gelder!
Have fun with our choice from the best of Blue Note Records.
Playlist :
01 - Blue Harlem - Ike Québec Quartet (1918-1963, USA)(album Boogie, Blues & Bop)
02 - Bouncing With Bud - Bud Powell (1924-1966, New York)(album Boogie, Blues & Bop)
03 - The Preacher - Horace Silver(1928-2014, Norwalk) (album The Jazz Message)
04 - Blues Walk - Lou Donaldson (1926, USA) (album The Jazz Message)
05 - Sweet Cake - Don Wilkerson (1932-1986, Texas) (album Organ and Soul)
06 - Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell (1931, Detroit)(album Organ and Soul)
07 - Lazy Afternoon - Pete La Roca (1938-2012, New York)(album Hard Bop and Beyond)
08 - I Can't Stand The Rain - Cassandra Wilson(1955, Jackson) (album The New Era)
09 - Miss d'Meena - Greg Osby (1960, Missouri)(album The New Era)
10 - Humdrum Blues - Holly Cole (1963, Canada)(album Blue Note Now as Then)
11 - Recado Bossa Nova - Gonzalo Rubalcada(1963, Cuba) (album Blue Note Now as Then)
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Watch that much better version of I Can't Stand The Rain by Ann Peebles:

Vive La France (part 12) (Toppyjazz 532)

In deze week  doen we bij Toppyjazz verslag van onze laatste etappe van onze eigen muzikale Ronde van Frankrijk.
We gaan verder met deel 8 van de Polygram Master series.
Radio Westerwolde zond met deze serie meer franstalige muziek uit , dan alle publieke omroepen bij elkaar!
Playlist :
01 - Géant de papier - Jean-Jacques Lafon (1955,Toulouse) Polygram Master Series part 8
02 - Tout va bien - Jean Guidoni (1952)
03 - Saint-Germain-des-Pres - Henri Salvador (1917-2008)
04 - Un verre de whisky - Monty (Jacques Monty)(1944)
05 - L'avantura - Stone & Chardon (Eric Charden(1942-2012)-Annie Gautrat(1947)
06 - Tu n'as jamais le temps - Charles Dumont(1929)
07 - La tasse de the - Marcel Zanini (1923, Istanbul)
08 - Paris Canaille - Wende Snijders (album Quand tu dors)
09 - Les Etrangers - Léo Ferré (1916-1993) Polygram Master series part 8
10 - Dans mes bras, oublier ta peine - Michelle Torr (1948)
11 - Les enfants de la patrie - Nino Ferrer (1934-1998)
12 - La vielle dame - Sacha Distel
13 - L'll Remember April - Sacha Distel
14 - Let It Be Me - Dave
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Vive La France (part 10) (Toppyjazz 530)

Like last year we have in July our own musically Tour de France on Radio Westerwolde .
 The whole month we have only music from France.
 First we take attention to Dutch singer DAVE (Wouter Levenbach) who lives for 50 years in Paris and is one of the major French singers.
 Second we have some music of Michel Legrand.
But the great part is the Polygram Master series part 6-10.
Have fun!

 Playlist :
01 - Watch What Happens - Michel Legrand & Shelly Manne (album Michel Legrand At Shelly's Manne Hole)
02 - Rotterdam - Catherine Sauvage(1929-1998) (album Polygram Master series-part 6)
03 - Moi, mes souliers - Félix Leclerc (1914-1988, Canada)
04 - La maison de bonheur - Francis Lalanne (1968)
05 - Comme Jimmy Dean - François Valéry (1954, Oran)
06 - Quelque chose tient mon coeur - Herbert Léonard (1945)
07 - La legende oriëntale - Jean Vanne (1933-2003)
08 - L'oiseau et l'enfant - Marie Myriam (1957, Belgian Congo)
09 - La valse a mille temps - Pia Colombo (1934-1986)
10 - Hava Naguila - Rika Zarai (1938, Jerusalem)
11 - Fils de Cain - Jacques Yvart (1940, Duinkerken) (album Polygram Master series , part 7)
12 - La nuit te ressemble - Jo Lemaire (1956, Belgie)
13 - Il a neige sur Yesterday - Marie Laforet (1939)
14 - Vanina (Runaway) - Dave
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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 June 2018 (Toppyjazz 525)

This week on Toppyjazz we have a mix from American and European musicians by Toppyjazz.
List:
Charlotte Illinger (Germany ) (Studied at Prins Claus Conservatory-Groningen) Jazz singer.
Isabelle Olivier (USA) composer & harpist.
Bobo Stenson (1944, Schweden)( - jazz piano.
Maria Mendes (1985, Portugal) (studied at Rotterdam) jazz singer.
Steve Tyrell (1944, Texas, USA) jazz singer.
Dr. Lonnie Smith (1942, USA) organ
Manu Guerrero (France) piano.
Melody Gardot (1985, New Jersey, USA) jazz singer.
Sophie Alour (1974, France) sax-clarinet.

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Playlist :
01 - A House Is Not A Home - Charlotte Illinger (album But Beautiful)
02 - My Foolish Heart - Isabelle Olivier (album My Foolish Harp)
03 - Rengas - Isabelle Olivier (album In Between)
04 - Oktoberhavet - Bobo Stenson (album Contra La Indecision)
05 - When You Wish Upon A Star . Maria Mendes (album Innocentia)
06 - A Song For You - Steve Tyrell (album A Song For You)
07 - Up Jumped Spring - Dr. Lonnie Smith (album All In My Mind)
08 - Fresia - Manu Guerrero (album Nuevo Mundo)
09 - Baby I'm A Fool - Melody Gardot (album Live In Europe)
10 - Les Etoiles - Melody Gardot (album Live In Europe)
11 - I Wanna Move - Rhoda Scott Lady Quartet (album We Free Queens)
12 - Every Time We Say Goodbye - Sophie Alour (album Time For Love)
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LISA is back in town! (Toppyjazz 528)

Some very good news this week. We're permitted to use all new cd's from Music Promotion Net from now on. That's the music site for the German Radio Stations.

Lisa Hilton made a very fine cd Escapism. Highly recommanded! That's 4 stars from Toppyjazz!
Toyppyjazz will be on a summertour through Europe this year. Escapism will be in our Caravan!
Singer Alexandrina Simeon (1976, Bulgaria) has on her cd Ocean Tales, German and Bulgarian songs mostly about her "Black Sea".
Furthermore we have :
Jamison Ross with his album All For One- One For All.
Norah Jones with her dubbelcd Day Breaks (Japanese edition)
Till Brönner & Dieter Ilg with their album Nightfall.
(We start with the worst album ever : album ONE from Sidsel Endressen)

Playlist :
01 - 4 - Sidsel Endressen (album One)
02 - Dove Over The Black Sea - Alexandrina Simeon (album Ocean Tales)
03 - Why Don't You Do Right - Mark Murphy (album Milestones)
04 - Hot Summer Samba - Lisa Hilton (album Escapism)
05 - On A Clear Day - Lisa Hilton (album Escapism)
06 - A Thousand Kisses Deep - Till Bronner & Dieter Ilg (album Nightfall)
07 - Ach bleib mit deine Genade - Till Brönner & Dieter Ilg (album Nightfall)
08 - Flipside - Norah Jones (album Day Breaks)
09 - I've Gotta See You Again - Norah Jones (album Day Breaks)
10 - Save In The Arms Of Love - Jamison Ross (album All For One- One For All)
11 - My Ship - Jamison Ross (same album)
12 - Away - Jamison Ross (same album)
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Theo Bleckmann & Friends (Toppyjazz 527)

This week for the second time we have a fine singer from Berlin, Germany :
Theo Bleckmann (1966, Dortmund).
Theo worked with peopüle like Sheila Jordan, Ben Monder, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk and others.
We picked some highlights from his musical life.

Playlist :
01 - The Word - Judy Niemack & Theo Bleckmann (album Straight Up)
02 - Every Time We Say Goodbye - Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder (1962, New York)(album No Boat)
03 - You Are My Sunshine - Ben Monder & Theo Bleckmann (album Excavation)
04 - Glimpse Of The Moon - Ikue Mori (1955, Tokyo) & Theo Bleckmann (album One Hundred Aspects Of The Moon)
05 - The Man With The Child In His Eyes - Theo Bleckmann (album Hello Earth!- The Music Of Kate Bush)
06 - Particular Dance - Meredith Monk (1942, Lima,Peru) (album Impermanence)
07 - Songs My Mother Taught Me - Theo Bleckmann & Kneebody (2001, California)(album Twelve Songs By Charles Ives)
08 - Gimmy A Minute Please - Guy Klucevsek (1947, USA) (album The Multiple Personality Reunion Tour)
09 - Waltz For Sandy - Guy Klucevsek (same album)
10 - Seelenbaumeln - Jazz Big band Graz (album Urban Folktales)
11- They Can't Take That Away From Me - Uri Caine (album Gershwin -Rhapsody In Blue)
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Woofy Records and more.. (Toppyjazz 523)

This week we take you with us for the second time to WOOFY Records with some fine WEST COAST music from:
Carl Fontana
Buddy Childers
Bob Cooper
Andy Martin
Bob Enevoldsen
Bill Perkins & Shorty Rogers
Don Menza
Chris Walden Big Band.

Playlist :
01 - Speak Low - Bob Cooper & Carl Fontana (album Live at The Royal Palms Inn)
02 - Lester Leaps In - Carl Fontana & Buddy Childers (album Live at The Royal Palms Inn)
03 - These Foolish Things - The Andy Martin Quartet (album Live at Capozolli's)
04 - In A Mellow Tone - Bob Enevoldsen Quintet (album Sunday Afternoons At The Lighthouse Cafe)
05 - Traditional Blues - Shorty Rogers & Bill Perkins (album Live At The Royal Palms Inn)
06 - Rubberneck - Don Menza Quartet (album Live At Capozolli's)
07 - If I Onbly Knew - Chris Walden Big Band (album Full On!)
08 - Sir Duke - Chris Walden Big Band (album Full On!)
09 - Carl - Andy Martin Quartet (album It's Fine.- It's Andy)
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Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition (part 3) (Toppyjazz 526)

We continue our Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition with the years 2005-2015.
The winners were :
2005 Lage Lund, guitar (Skein, Norway 39 years)
2006 Tigran Hamasyan , piano (Armenia, 30 years)
2007 Ambrose Akinmusire, trompet (Californie, 35 years)
2008 Jon Ibragon , sax (Illinois,1979)
2009 Ben Williams, bass (Washington, 1984)
2010 Cécile McLorin Salvant, singer (Miami,1989) (Toppyjazz 505)
2011 Kris Bowers, piano (Los Angeles,1989)
2012 Jamison Ross, drums (Florida,1987)
2013 Melissa Idana, sax (Chili,1988)
2014 Marquis Hill trompet (Illinois, 1987)
2015 Jazzmeia Horn , singer (Dallas-Texas,1991)
Playlist :
01 - Come Rain Or Come Shine - Lage Lund (album Idlewind)
02 - Erishta - Tigran Hamasyan (album Shadow Theater)
03 - Response - Ambrose Akinmusire (album A Rift In Decorum)
04 - Foxy - Jon Irabagon (album Foxy)
05 - Moonlight In Vermont -Ben Williams (album State Of Art)
06 - Wonderlove - Kris Bowers (album Heroes + Misfits)
07 - Deep Down In Florida - Jamison Ross (album Jamison Ross)
08 - First Cycle - Melissa Aldana (album Second Cycle)
09 - Maiden Voyage - Marquis Hill (album The Way We Play)
10 - Lift Every Voice And Sing/Moanin' - Jazzmeia Horn
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New on Toppyjazz April 2018 (part 1)(Toppyjazz 524)

We take you back to our program about Carl Vanwelden and her Shakespeare albums.
In 1986 there were Mike & Kate Westbrook with their beautiful projects also about Shakespeare and Rossini.
They visited the Amsterdam Bimhuis. But what an evening. The Dutch refused to listen to this Rossine project from Mike & Kate Westbrook.
We show the couple and loved it! But there were only 20 people in the Bimhuis!!
We give you sample of the music this week.
Further we have Gregory Poster at the Philharmony in Berlin.
We close with the beautiful music of Stephanie Lottermoser (Wolfratshausen, Germany-1983)

Playlist :
01 - WilliamTell Overture II- Mike & Kate Westbrook  - (album Zurich live 1986)
02 - On My Way To Harlem /What's Going On - Gregory Porter - (album Live In Berlin)
03 - 1960 What? - Gregory Porter  - (album Live In Berlin)
04 - The Sun Will Rise Again - Vincent Herring (album Hard Times)
05 - Codetta - Dave Douglas (album Little Giant Still Life)
06 - A French Touch - Richard Galliano (album New Jazz Musette)
07 - Azul Tango - Richard Galliano (album New Jazz Musette)
08 - This Time - Stephanie Lottermoser (album This Time)
09 - Hemis - Michael Reissler & Stephanie Lottermoser) (album Big Circle)
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