Jazz Spectrum - Friday

Fridays at 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Hosted by Fritz Byers, “Jazz Spectrum – Friday” includes vignettes about the artists, commentary about the influences that led to the recording, and an occasional brief explication of the significance of the recording and the artists in the overall sweep of jazz history.   

The hour beginning at 10 p.m. E.T. will be dedicated to a particular theme – a single recording, a particular musician, a specific instrument, or perhaps a selection of recordings from a single year.   

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Playlist for February 20

Set 1 
Duke Ellington, Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band, “Ko-Ko” 
Same, “Morning Glory” 
Same, “Conga Brava” 
Same, “Concerto for Cootie” 
Charles Mingus, Complete 1959 Columbia Recordings, “Open Letter to Duke” 
Same, “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” 
Lester Young, With the Oscar Peterson Trio, “Tea for Two” 

Set 2 
Chet Baker, Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings with Russ Freeman, “Out of Nowhere” 
Carmen McRae, Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” 
Same, “Misery” 
Serge Chaloff, Blue Serge, “A Handful of Stars” 
Kenny Wheeler, Windmill Tilter, “Sweet Dulcinea Blue” 

Set 3 
Lee Konitz, Three Guys, “Eiderdown” 
Same, “Luiza” 
Art Hodes, Complete Blue Note Sessions, “There Will Be Some Changes Made” 
Same, “High Society” 
Jackie. McLean, Action Action Action, “Plight” 
Thumbscrew, Convallaria, “Cleome” 

Set 4 
Joe Lovano Nonet, 52nd Street Themes, “Deal” 
Johnny Smith, Complete Roost Small Group Sessions, “Zing Went the Strings of My Heart” 
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Complete 1960 Blue Note Recordings, “Those Who Sit and Wait” 
Larry Young, Complete Blue Note Recordings, “Call Me” 

Set 5 
Paul Motian, On Broadway, Vol. 1, "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" 
Same, "Over the Rainbow" 
Same, "They Didn't Believe Me" 
Same, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" 
Same, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy”

Set 6 
Paul Motian, On Broadway, Vol. 1, "Last Night When We Were Young" 
Same, "I Concentrate on You" 
Same, "Someone to Watch Over Me" 
Same, "So in Love"

Set 7 
Paul. Motian, On Broadway Vol. 2, “You and the Night and the Music” 
Same, “All the Things You Are”

Set 8 
Jakob Bro, Taking Turns, “Pearl”
Chris Connor, Witchcraft, “When Sunny Gets Blue”
Herbie Hancock, The Piano, “My Funny Valentine”
Donald Byrd, Slow Drag, “Slow Drag”

Set 9 
Chico Hamilton, Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings, “Lapis Lazuli” 
Same, “This Nearly Was Mine” 
Aki Takase, My Ellington, “Solitude” 
Ben Webster, Quiet Now, “Time After Time” 
Dave Douglas Quintet, Live at the Jazz Standard, “Unison”