Jazz Spectrum

Saturdays 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Hosted by Fritz Byers, Jazz Spectrum is a blend of new releases and timeless classics, familiar names and emerging artists. And the familiar weekly feature – The Song of the Week – will continue to occupy two sets, beginning at 10 p.m. E.T. In this interlude, we present a variety of versions of a single song from the jazz repertoire as a way of highlighting the infinite variety of approaches to the materials of jazz. 

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Playlist for April 27

Set 1
James Brandon Lewis, Transfiguration, “Transfiguration” (Intakt)
Jack Wilkins, Reunion, “Cheeks” (Chiaroscuro)
Lorez Alexandria, This is Lorez, “Baltimore Oriole” (King)
Melissa Aldana, Echoes of the Inner Prophet, “Echoes of the Inner Prophet” (Blue Note)
Same, “Unconscious Whispers” 

Set 2 
James Brandon Lewis, Transfiguration, Triptych” (Intakt)
Bill Berry’s L.A. Big Band, Hello Rev, “The Bink, and How” (Concord)
Buell Neidlinger Quartet, Big Drum, “Tienanmen Bop” (K2B2)
Melissa Aldana, Echoes of the Inner Prophet, “A Story”  (Blue Note)

Set 3 
James Brandon Lewis, Transfiguration, “Per 6” (Intakt)
Terumasa Hino, DNA, “Lani” (Sony International)
Marcus Roberts, Blues for the New Millennium, “Anytime, Any Place” (Columbia)
Melissa Aldana, Echoes of the Inner Prophet, “A Purpose” (Blue Note)

Set 4
James Brandon Lewis, Transfiguration, “Black Apollo” (Intakt)
Hilario Duran, Contumbao, “Parque 527” (Alma)
Maria Schneider, Big Bands Live, “It Never Was You” (Jazzhaus)
Mary Lou Williams, Live at the Keystone Korner, “St. Louis Blues”  (High Note)
Melissa Aldana, Echoes of the Inner Prophet, “I Know You Know” (Blue Note)

Set 5 
Billie Holiday, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, “Some Other Spring” (Legacy)
Art Tatum, Tatum Group Masterpieces, “Some Other Spring” (Pablo)
Dakota Staton, Dynamic, “Some Other Spring” (Capitol)
Frank Wess, Wess Point – The Commodore Recordings, “Some Other Spring” (Fresh Sound)

Set 6 
Anita O’Day, Trav’lin Light, “Some Other Spring” (Verve)
Jimmy Rowles, Weather in a Jazz Vane, “Some Other Spring” (Andex)
Karin Krog, Some Other Spring, “Some Other Spring” (Sonet)
Bobo Stenson, Very Early, “Some Other Spring” (Dragon)

Set 7 
Mary Lou Williams, Free Spirits, “Gloria” (SteepleChase)
Mary Lou Williams, Solo Recital, “What’s Your Story, Morning Glory?” (Pablo)
Same, “Offertory Meditation” 5:46
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore, Blowing in from Chicago, “Blue Lights” (Blue Note)

Set 8
Charlie Rouse, Yeah!, “There is No Greater Love” (Epic)
Carmen McRae, Black Magic Live, “My Foolish Heart” (Jazz Hour)
Bobby Watson, Last Night When We Were Young – The Ballad Album, “Soul Eyes” (Classical Action)
The Liberation Music Collective, Rebel Portraiture, “River of Life” (Astrum Records)

Set 9
Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo, Songs of Mirth and Melancholy, “Hope” (Marsalis Music)
Paul Tynan, Quartet, “What We’ve Left Behind” (Origin)
Jay Clayton, Tito’s Acid Trip, “Where or When” (ITM Pacific)
Wes Montgomery, The Wes Montgomery Trio, “Yesterdays” (Riverside)
Hank Mobley, Complete Blue Note 50s Sessions, “Time After Time” (Mosaic)

Meet Your Host Fritz Byers

Hailing from The Sunflower State of Kansas, Fritz Byers is a Duke University and Harvard Law School alum. 

After he started practicing law in the Toledo area, Fritz took his love for Jazz and proposed a new radio show on WGTE's FM 91. That's when Jazz Spectrum was born and it began airing on April 1, 1989. He has been sharing Jazz every Saturday night since on FM 91.