Jazz Spectrum - Saturday
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.
Playlist for January 18
Set 1
Jim Hall Trio, These Rooms, “Bimini”
Marilyn Crispell & Gary Peacock, In Motion, “In Motion”
Gil Melle, Complete Blue Note 50s sessions, “Weird Valley”
Kahil El’Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Open Me, “All Blues”
Set 2
Art Pepper, Complete Galaxy Recordings, “Pepper Pot”
Geri Allen, The Year of the Dragon, “See You at Per Tutti’s”
Roscoe Mitchell, Nine to Ge t Ready, “Bessie Harris”
Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, Season of Changes, “Return of the Prodigal Son”
Set 3
Peter Erskine, Tim Hagans, and the Norrbotten Big Band, Worth the Wait, “Worth the Wait”
Lester Young, Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions, on Verve, “Ad Lib Blues”
Steve Davis, Crossfire, “Old Folks”
Set 4
Keith Jarrett, Nude Ants, “Chant of the Soil”
Jon Lundbom & Big Five, Jeremiah, “Scratch Ankle”
Gerald Clayton, Tributary Tales, “Envisionings”
Set 5
Frank Sinatra with Harry James & His Orchestra, “All or Nothing at All”
Bob Cooper, Group Activity, “All or Nothing at All”
Billie Holiday, Complete Billie Holiday on Verve, “All or Nothing at All”
3:11 Freddie Hubbard, Open Sesame, “All or Nothing at All”
Set 6
Lorez Alexandria, My and Only Love, “All or Nothing at All”
John Coltrane, Ballads, “All or Nothing at All”
Karrin Allyson, Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane,
Al Cohn, Xanadu in Africa, “All or Nothing at All”
Set 7
Anthony Braxton, Quartet (Standards) 2020, “Pumpkin”
Set 8
Marc Copland Some Love Songs, “My Foolish Heart”
Miles Davis, Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet, “Something I Dreamed Last Night”
Frank Rosolino & Ed Bickert, Thinking About You, “I Thought About You”
Set 9
Joe Lovano, I’m All for You, “Like Someone in Love”
Bruce Barth, Three Things of Beauty, “Night Shadows”
John Scofield, Quiet, “Away with Words”
Jimmy Smith, Groovin’ at Small’s Paradise, “Body and Soul”
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.
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