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 December 14
Set 1
Chris Potter, Eagle’s Point, “Horizon Dance”
Mike Holober, This Rock We’re On – Imaginary Letters, “Tides”
David Murray, Francesca, “Come and Go”
Set 2
Wadada Leo Smith, Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths, and Gardens, “Conservatory Gardens”
Quincy Jones, ABC Mercury Big Band Sessions, “Lester Leaps In”
Benito Gonzales, Sing to the World, “Sing to the World”
Ben Allison, Tell the Birds I Said Hello, “Swan Song”
Set 3
Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow, “The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow”
Sam Jones, Changes and Things, “Trane Changes”
Joe Henderson, Big Band, “Black Narcissus”
John Escreet, The Epicenter of Your Dreams, “Trouble and Activity”
Set 4
Mary Halvorson, Reverse Blue, “Insomniac’s Delight”
Roy Hargrove & Mulgrew Miller, In Harmony, “Triste”
Pat Metheny & Ornette Colemans, Song X “Kathelin Gray”
Paul Quinichette, Basie Reunion, “John’s Idea”
Set 5
Doris Day, “It’s Magic”
Ahmad Jamal, It’s Magic, “It’s Magic”
Beverly Kenney, Sings for Playboys, “It’s Magic”
Sonny Stitt, Constellation, “It’s Magic”
Set 6
Abbey Lincoln, It’s Magic, “It’s Magic”
Eddie Higgins, It’s Magic, “It’s Magic” 7:45
Sarah Vaughan, Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury, “It’s Magic”
Eric Dolphy, Far Cry, “It’s Magic”
Set 7
Cyrus Chestnut, Cyrus Plays Elvis, “Don’t Be Cruel”
Art Pepper, Complete Village Vanguard Sessions, “Las Cuevas de Mario”
Set 8
Jim Snidero, Live at the Deer Head Inn, “My Old Flame”
Curtis Counce, The Curtis Counce Group, Vol. 1, “Sarah”
June Christy, The Intimate Miss Christy, “You’re Nearer”
Jon Faddis, Legacy, “Li’l Darlin’”
Set 9
Chris Potter, Eagle’s Point, “Aria for Anna”
Walter Davis, Jr., Davis Cup, “Sweetness”
Frank Wess, Menage a Bleu, “Menage A Bleu”
Walter Norris, Live at Maybeck, “’Round Midnight”
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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