Vienna, Vienna Only You (Toppyjazz 503)

This week in the spot the famous Vienna Art Orchestra (1977-2010) from Mathias Rüegg (1952, Zürich)
What a beautiful orchestra he had for more than 30 years.
As intermezzo we have jazz singer Lisa Wahlandt (1971)

Playlist :
01 - Concerto Piccolo - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Concerto Piccolo)
02 - Blue For Two - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Highlights 1977-1990)
03 - Sag Mir Wo die Blumen sind - Lisa Wahlandt (album Marlene )
04 - Rhapsody In Blue - Vienna Art Orchestra (album Tribute To George Gershwin)
05 - Mein Hart ist verhinderd - Lisa Wahlandt (album Marlene )
06 - Soon - Vienna Art Orchestra & Monica Zetterlund (album Tribute To George Gershwin)
07 - Adieux, lost Century - Vienna Art Orchestra (voice  Corin Curchellas )(album Third Dream)
Download: Toppyjazz 503

ACT Music (Toppyjazz 502)

This week we welcome ACT MUSIC from München, Germany.
Besides the fine music, watcht those beautifull album covers!

Playlist :
01 - Rockin' After Midnight - Nils Landgren Funk Unit (album Unbreakable)
02 - Prayer - Natalia Mateo (Poland, 34 years) (album De Profundis)
03 - Canto 1 - Natalia Mateo & Tobias Cristl (album Heart of Darkness)
04 - The Green Man and The French Horn - Magnus Öström (album Parachute)
05 - The Star Gazer - Frank Woeste & Youn Sun Nah (album Pocket Rhapsody)
06 - Moving Light - Frank Woeste (album Pocket Rhapsody)
07 - Send On Our Love - Viktoria Tolstoy & Jacob Karlzon & Jocke Bergström (album A Moment Of Now)
08 - The Cost Of Living - Lars Danielsson (album Sun Blowing)
09 - Longjam - Eric Schaefer & The Shredz(Frankfurt, 1976) (album Blizz)
Download : Toppyjazz 502

New on Toppyjazz oktober 2017 (Toppyjazz 501)

We have a little stock of about 2500 new cd's never spinned in our studio.
That's why we will have our focus on the latest recordings from now on.
This week in the spotlight :
Gabrielle Anders (1972, Buenes Aires)
Julian(1987) & Roman(1985) Wasserfuhr
Lyn Stanley (Tacoma,19??)
Malene Mortensen.

Playlist:
01 - Cool Again - Gabriela Anders (album Cool Again)
02 - Corcovado - Gabriela Anders (same album)
03 - Bernie's Tune - Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr (album Landed In Brooklyn)
04 - Flying To The Moon - Blank & Jones & Wasserfuhr Bros (album Relax-Jazzed)
05 - Break It To Me Gently - Lyn Stanley (album The Moonlight Sessions vol.1)
06 - Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Wolfgang Haffner (album Kind Of Spain)
07 - Answer Me - Lyambiko (album Love Letters)
08 - Over The Rainbow - Chano Dominguez (album Over The Rainbow)
09 - All I Need - Julia Hülsmann Trio (album Sooner and Later)
10 - Alone Together/Sweet Solitude - Malene Mortensen (album Can't Help It)
Download : Toppyjazz 501

10 Years Toppyjazz - Program 500

We have a little party going on : 10 years Toppyjazz.
 We celebrate this with some of our best friends :
  -Stanley Turrentine, the man who made our Toppyjazz jingle, edited by Herman van der Meij.         - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars, remembering those Balboa Island time.
- Mr. Chico Hamilton is present with a live recording from Artpark Festival.
- German bassplayer Thomas Stabenow give us his latest cd A tribute to Joe Galiardo.
And....
Beach Boys/Four Freshmen
Lyambiko
Caro Emerald
Marge Dodson and Ian Shaw.
Thanks for listening!
Playlist:
 01 - Pia - Stanley Turrentine (album That's Where Is At)
02 - Hermosa Summer - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars (album Volume 4)
03 - Ain't Nobody Calling Me - Chico Hamilton (album Trio!-Live @Artpark)
04 - Essential Point _ Thomas Stabenow (album So Long Ago)
05 - The Bed Montage - Beach Boys/Four Freshmen (album Love & Mercy)
06 - Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (album The 50th Aniversary Collection)
07 - Stardust - Lyambiko (album Love Letters)
08 - A Night Like This - Caro Emerald Island Tour
09 - My Heart Loves The Samba - Marge Dodson (album A Lovely Way To Live)
10 - Don't Explain - Marge Dodson (same album)
11- Letter From A Dead Soldier - Ian Shaw (album Lifejacket)
Download : Toppyjazz 500

Spotlight on Karel Boehlee (Toppyjazz 499)

One of the finest secrets of the Dutch Jazz Scene is piano player Karel Boehlee.
Karel was born in Leiden about 1958.
He worked for many years with Jean "Toots" Thielemans.
This week we have Karel Boehlee with his Trio, with Fay Claassen, with Toots Thielemans, Floriaan Wempe(1989) and Philip Catherine.
Have Fun with this fine pianoplayer!

Playlist :
01 - Switch - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Switch)
02 - Anastasia - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Blue Prelude)
03 - My Funny Valentine - Fay Claassen (album Two Portraits of Chet Baker)
04 - In My Dreams - Karel Boehlee Trio (album At The Beauforthuis)
05 - Nocturne No. 2 - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Chopinderfull)
06 - Dat mistige rooie beest - Toots Thielemans European Quartet (album 90 years)
07 - On Green Dolphin Street - Toots Thielemans European Quartet (album Live)
08 - Fox - Floriaan Wempe (album Flo's Flow)
09 - From This Moement On - Philip Catherine (album Plays Cole Porter)
10 - Besame Mucho - Karel Boehlee Trio (album Luiza)
Download :Toppyjazz 499

Italian Jazz (Toppyjazz 498)

This week we dig in the Italian Jazz Scene.
 Starring : Nicola Conte & ... Die Falschen Freunde
Nailah Porter & Till Bronner
Chiara Civello
 Stefania Dipierro
 Ivan Lins
Eraldo Volontè
 Maria Moris.
 Playlist :
 01 - Dort - Die Falschen Freunde (album Mastering The Art)
02 - Love From The Sun - Nailah Porter & Till Bronner (album Love & Revolution)
03 - Paper Clouds - Chiara Civello (album Rituals)
04 - Bossa Per Due - Nicola Conte (album Bossa Per Due)
05 - Jola - Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro (album Natural)
06 - The Meaning Of Love - Nicola Conte & Stefania Dipierro (album Natural)
07 - Maybe One Day - Ivan Lins & Chiara Civello (album Inventario Incontra)
08 - Stella D'a Mia - Ivan Lins & Maria Pia de Vito (same album )
09 - Noctambule - Eraldo Volontè (album Impressions By Night)
10 - Spontaneous - Eraldo Volontè (album Safari)
11 - Safari - Maria Moris & Eraldo Volontè (album Safari)
12 - You Are A Weaver Of Dreams - Eraldo Volntè (album My Point Of View)
Download :Toppyjazz 498

Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson by Toppyjazz 497

This is the start of the eleventh year of TOPPYJAZZ!

We have a little party with  TOPPYJAZZ 500 SHOW on October 2017.

This week Caecilie Norby (1964, Frederiksberg, Denmark) & Lars Danielsson.(1958, Sweden)
Also Elisabeth Melander (1957, Boden, Sweden)

Playlist :
01 - Wild Is The Wind - Caecilie Norby (album Caecilie Norby)
02 - Newborn Broken - Caecilie Norby (album Queen Of Bad Excuses)
03 - Midnight Sun - Caecilie Norby (album First Coversation)
04 - The Rules Of The Road - Caecilie Norby (album London-Paris-Live)
05 - Women Of Santiago - Caecilie Norby (album Arabesque)
06 - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Caecilie Norby (album Silent Ways)
07 - Sarabande - Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson (album Just The Two Of Us)
08 - J.C. Hymn- Lars Danielsson (album New Hands)
09 - Liberetto - Lars Danielson (album Rolf Liebermann Studio Hamburg)
10 - One Insight - Elisabeth Melander (album Reflections Of A Voice)
11 - A Song Of Joy - Elisabeth Melander (same album)
12 - Taksim By Night - Lars Danielsson (album Liberetto III)
13 - ToppyjazzTune - Stanley Turrentine
Download :Toppyjazz 497

JAPO Records(part 2) (Toppyjazz 496)

Welcome back by Toppyjazz with this week part two about Jazzby Post aka Japo Records.

Playlist :
01 - Reason - Tom van der Geld (1947, Boston, USA) (album Children At Play)
02 - Sola - Enrico Rava (1939, Triest, Italy)- (album Quotation Marks)
03 - Lock - Magog/Hans Kennel (1939, Schwyz) (album Magog)
04 - Karpfenteich - OM (1972,Zürich)/Urs Leimgruber(1952, Luzern)(album Kirikuki)
05 - For Marianne - Manfred Schoof Quintet (1936, Magdeburg)(album Scales)
06 - Violin Suite - Glen Moore(1941, Postland,Oregon) & Larry Karush(1946-2013) (album May 26,1976)
07 - Daybreak - Herbert Joos (album Daybreak: The Dark Side of Twilight)
08 - Borkenkind - Stephan Micus (1953, Stuttgart) (album Implosions)
09 - Derek Was only A Bairn - Ken Hyder (1946, Scotland)(album Land Of Stone)
Download : Toppyjazz 496

When Harry Meets Johnny (Toppyjazz 495)

This week meets singer Harry Connick jr.(1967, New Orléans) alt sax player Johnny Hodges (1907-1970).
We pick the best of all 34 recordings of Harry we have in stock. Last part of our program is for Johnny Hodges.
Playlist :
01 - It Had To Be You - Harry Connick jr (album When Harry Met Sally)
02 - More - Harry Connick jr. (album Only You)
03 - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius - Harry Connick jr. (album Songs I Heard)
04 - Take her To The Mardi Gras - Harry Connick jr. (album In Concert On Broadway)
05 - That Would Be Me - Harry Connick jr. (album That Would Be Me)
06 - Honey Bunny - Johnny Hodges (album Perdido + Creamy)
07 - Just Another Day - Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges (album The Complete 1960 Cellar Session)
08 - Blue Hodge - Jonnny Hodges (album Blue Hodges)
09 - Basin Street Blues - Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges (album Back To Back)
10 - Dreary Days - Johnny Hodges & Lalo Schifrin (album Buenes Aires Blues)
Download : Toppyjazz 495

Capitol Jazz (part 9) (Toppyjazz 494)

For so far ,this will be the final program about Capitol Records. We made it through the best we found fromCapitol Records in the last 10 years.
This week we end with :
 Bob Cooper (1925-1993)
Mel Tormé (1925-1999)
 Howard Roberts(1929-1992)
 June Hutton (1920-1973)
 Anita O'Day (1919-2006)
Bob Manning (1926-1997)
 Billy Eckstine (1914-1993)
 Dave Pell (1925-2017)
 George Shearing (1919-2011)
 Ray Anthony (1922)
 Milt Bruckner (1915-1977)
 Marion Montgomery (1934-2002)
Playlist :
01 - Tongue Twister - Bob Cooper (album Shifting Winds)
 02 - A Stranger in Town - Mel Torme (album The Capitol Rarities)
 03 - The In Crowd - Howard Roberts (album All-Time Great Instrumental Hits)
 04 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - June Hutton (album Great Ladies Of Song)
 05 - And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - Anita O'Day (album Great Ladies Of Song)
 06 - P.S. I Love You - Bob Manning (album Great Gentlemen Of Song)
 07 - I Want A Little Girl - Billy Eckstine (album Great Gentlemen Of Song)
 08 - Naps's Dream - Dave Pell Octet (album I Had The Craziest Dream)
 09 - Call Me Irresponsible - George Shearing (album Here and Now)
10 - Here's That Rainy Day - Ray Anthony (album Dancing Alone Together)
11- Lullaby Of The Leaves - Milt Buckner (album Send Me Softly)
12 - Hurt So Bad - Trombones Unlimited (album Big Boss Bones!)
13 - The Man I Love - Marion Montgomery (album Nice & Easy)
Download :Toppyjazz 494

Summer Toppyjazz Mix (Toppyjazz 493)

This week we dig into the series The Super Audio Sound of Linn Records.
Another SACD sound comes from The Absolute Sound series.
Furthermore we have singer Youn Sun Nah(1969) from South Korea, Karrin Allyson (1963, Kansas) and Dave Bass(1950, Ohio).
We close with a wonderful sax player Helmut Brandt /1931, Berlin- 2001-Stuttgart).
Sonorama had a beautiful project Spree Coast Jazz. We give 5 stars for this issue!
Playlist :
01 - Georgia On My Mind - Martin Taylor (album Linn Records Multichannel SACD)
02 - Barangrill - Ian Shaw (album The Super Audio Surround Collection vol. 2)
03 - Painting By Numbers - Judith Owen (album Linn Records Super Audio Surround Sampler 3)
04 - Love Hurts - Strengemusikken (album The Absolute Sound 2003)
05 - My Favorite Things - Youn Sun Nah (album Same Girl )
06 - Too Late - Youn Sun Nah (album She Moves On)
07 - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - Karrin Allyson (album Many A New Day)
08 - Lost Valentine - Dave Bass & Karrin Allyson (album NYC Sessions)
09 - Dark Eyes - Dave Bass (album NYC Sessions)
10 - Trifi - Helmut Brandt Orchestra (album Spree Coast Jazz )
11 - Fotoalbum - Helmut Brandt Orchestra (album Spree Coast Jazz)
Download : Toppyjazz 493

Iiro Rantala Special (Toppyjazz 492)

We thought there are no or less Finnish jazz musicians: but what about pianoplayer Iiro Rantala?
He was born in Helsinki ,1970.
Reading his biography we were stunned. His work :
Trio Toykeät 1988-2006.
5 music schools.
Musicals, filmmusic, tvmusic and many classical concerts. BRAVO!
We pick the best out of his discography
Playlist:
 01 - Out Of Tune - Trio Toykeät (album G'Day)
 02 - Let Me In - Big Bad Family (album Big Bad Family)
 03 - Happy Hour - Trio Toykeät (album One night In Tampere)
 04 - Caravan - Iiro Rantala (album My History Of Jazz)
 05 - Singing In The Rain/Somewhere Over The Rainbow Iiro Rantala (album Studio 1 Halberg 2013)
 06 - Announcement Iiro Rantala (WDR 2 Jazzfest 2014
 07 - Freedom - Power Trio (wolfgang Haffner/Lars Danielsson/Iiro Rantala)
 08 - Finlandia - Jukka Perko & Iiro Rantala (album It Takes Two To Tango)
 09 - Tears For Esbjörn - Berlin Philharmonic V (album Lost Hero)
 10 - Imagine - Berlin Philharmonic V (same album)
Download :Toppyjazz 492

Vive La France (part 9)(Toppyjazz 491)

This week we have , for this year , the last part of our Vive La France 2017 series. Next year we continue with the rest of the Polygram Master Series.
Playlist :
01 - Brezhoneg'raok - Alan Stivell (1944)
02 - San Salvador - Bernard Lavilliers (st. Etienne,1946)
03 - L'ocomotive d'or - Claude Nougaro (1929-2004)
04 - La fuite - Georges Chelon (Marseille, 1943)
05 - N'y pense plus, tout est bien - Hugues Aufrey (1929)
06 - Zorba - Melina Mercouri (1920-1994)
07 - Brooklyn By The Sea - Mort Shuman New York,1936- Paris,1991)
08 - Mamy Blue - Nicoletta Grisoni (1944)
09 - L'ere de la putrefaction - Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes (Lyon,1941)
Download :Toppyjazz 491

Vive La France (part 8) (Toppyjazz 490)

Deze week alweer het einde van de Ronde van Frankrijk, maar wij gaan nog 2 weken door met onze serie Vive La France, die deze maand gevoed wordt door de Polygram Master series.
Playlist :
01 - C'est la faute a Dylan - Alain Bashung (1947-2009)
02 - Aline - Christophe (Daniel Bevilacqua, 1945)
03 - Envoyez la musique _ Daniel Guichard (Paris, 1948)
04 - De musique en musique - Enrico Macias (Algerije, 1938)
05 - Wally noule Noire - Francois Feldman (1958)
06 - Cent mille chansons - Frida Boccara (1940-1996)
07 - Les bourgois - Jacques Brel (Schaarbeek, 1929- Bobigny,1978)
08 - Lolita Go Home - Jane Birkin (London,1946)
09 - Je vis la vie que j'ai choisie - Mike Brant (Cyprus,1947- Paris,1975)
10 - Manuel - Yves Simon (1944)
11 - La chansonnette - Yves Montand (1921-1991)
12 - Zo heerlijk rustig - Wim Sonneveld (1917,1974)
13 - Mon coeur - Alain Barriere (1935)
14 - Tu t'en vas - Alain Barriere & Noelle Cordier
15 - Poses blaches de Corfou - Nana Mouskouri (1934)
16 - Paisir d'amour - Nana Mouskouri & Charles Aznavour
Download : Toppyjazz 490