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Listeners loved this!! |
This was the "Jazz Greats" pre-Christmas show - plenty of holiday cuts but also new releases and more recent vinyl and cd presents! Thanks to all who tuned in! - Kendo
Hour One:
Duke Ellington - "Sugar Rum Cherry" - The Nutcracker Suite (1960)
Thelonious Monk - "Brilliant Corners" - Brilliant Corners (1956)
3:15 Jazz Coffee Break
Modern Jazz Quartet - "Precious Joy" - Blues on Bach (1973)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvUzuFNyHL6htUKYUTAfg9H_FnvlSbokp3kFS3SutB9p6rKGZv4PNDIREbIq13PgIg7ltx58p4D0GnvvSkfjgrVi58B8WUPYAesEUz2-dOE_RyhVarXmL6kVAEyZOAhAo5CNaAkzIf8U/s320/Frank+Sinatra+-+A+Jolly+Christmas.jpg) |
Some unsurpassed versions of non-sacred here... |
Frank Sinatra - "Christmas Waltz (alt. version)" - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra ()
John Patitucci - "Painting" - On the Corner (1989)
Swingle Singers - "Medley: Gloria in Excelsis Deo, O Christmas Tree..." - Jingle Bell Jam
George Kahn Quartet - "You and the Night and the Music" - Dreamcatcher (2020)
Manfredo Fest - "Good King Wenceslaus" - A Concord Jazz Christmas 2 (1996)
Dexter Gordon - "The Squirrel" - The Squirrel (1967)
Hour Two:
John Scofield - "Loose Canon" - Works for Me (2000)
Lou Donaldson - "One Cylinder" - Aligator Bogaloo (1967)
3D Jazz Trio - "Winter Wonderland" - Christmas in 3D (2020)*
Return to Forever - "Vulcan Worlds" - Returns (2008)
Carmen McRae - "The Christmas Song"![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RVo_Z3c2mHM_4DA6oTfY6gyUFv14qvCJfuf85NJGdxMuqwcFLHCUODSB4-BAdIf5umantbbRFjES-UpGJDYOApAIY-J63qfAW8nAjjOBfOs5kwB8wsWb6IgWryE9DlLM6TugUq_bq_Y/s320/John+Patitucci+-+On+The+Corner.jpg) |
Look how young! lol Strong sophomore release. |
John Patitucci - "On the Corner" - On The Corner (1989)
Kenny Burrell - "White Christmas" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)
Hour Three:
~ The Break Room ~
John Scofield - "Big J" - Works for Me (2000) - The Ride Home!
Tadd Dameron - "On a Misty Night" - The Magic Touch (1962)
Warren Wolf - "O Christmas Tree" - Christmas Vibes (2020)*
Frank Sinatra - "Jingle Bells" - A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (1957)
Duke Ellington - "Arabesque Cookie" - The Nutcracker Suite (1960)
Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery - "Delilah" - Bags Meets Wes (1961)
Ramsey Lewis - "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Sound of Christmas (1961)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBdxy29FKiCmN-7Bg1WC7Yk1eEQe_FVMwJZ1MgWzS_Xok3kqNVf7Amlmme7k5nLttXZDlT10c1anIMPF0Gjqkv2rXdj5nWzeVlb29mT27ocaJZmZ9EdXI4vp9Bwl7YnlWcScM-RrHBzY/s320/Jimmy+Smith+-+Christmas+%252764.jpg) |
Pretty swingin'! |
Jimmy Smith - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - Christmas '64 (1964)
Hour Four:
J & K - "Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya?" - Stonebone (1969) CTI Moment
Bobby Timmons - "Deck the Halls" - Holiday Soul (1964)
Modern Jazz Quartet - "Rise Up In the Morning" - Blues on Bach (1973)
Stan Kenton - "Angels We Have Heard On High" - A Merry Christmas! (1961)
David Axelrod - "Everything Counts" - Heavy Axe (1974) [Orange Sunset - Jazz Dispensary]
Kenny Burrell - "The Little Drummer Boy" - Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas (1966)
Ramsey Lewis - "Merry Christmas, Baby" - Sound of Christmas (1961)
Dexter Gordon - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen (?)
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Easy to feature albums by this guy - they're so solid! |