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 February 20
Set 1
Dizzy Gillespie, Verve Small Group Sessions, “The Cup Bearers”
Phil Woods, Quartet/Quintet Anniversary Set, “U.M.M.G.”
Abbey Lincoln, Abbey is Blue, “Laugh, Clown, Laugh”
Buddy DeFranco, Complete Verve Recordings, “Titoro”
Set 2
Quincy Jones, Big Band Bossa Nova, “Chega de saudade (No More Blues)”
Joe Lovano, Our Daily Bread, “Grace Notes”
Frank Wess, Wess Point: The Commodore Recordings, “Wess of the Moon”
Rene Rosnes, Beloved of the Sky, “Mirror Image”
Set 3
Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Johnny Griffin, The Tenor Scene, “I’ll Remember April”
Jack Teagarden, Makin’ Friends, “Serenade to a Shylock”
Same, “Stars Fell on Alabama”
Joshua Redman, Compass, “March”
Chris Potter, Vertigo, “This Will Be”
Set 4
Stan Getz & Chet Baker, West Coast Live, “Darn That Dream”
Freddie Redd, Complete Blue Note recordings, “The Thespian” 7
Linda May Han Oh, The Glass Hours, “Chimera”
Tommy Flanagan, Lucky Meets Tommy & Friends, “Slow Dough” 5
Set 5
Ben Selvin Orchestra, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Jimmy Giuffre, Complete Capitol and Atlantic Recordings, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Etta Jones, Something Nice, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Budd Johnson, Let’s Swing!, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Set 6
Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra, The Early Years, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Houston Person, Soft Lights, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Catherine Russell, Alone Together, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, I Only Have Eyes for You, “I Only Have Eyes for You”
Set 7
Gerald Clayton, Tributary Tales, “Envisionings”
Ravi Coltrane, Blending Times, “A Still Life”
Gerald Cannon, Combinations, “Columbus Circle Stop”
Set 8
David Binney, Third Occasion, “Here is All the Love I Have”
Fred Hersch, Live at Maybeck, “Haunted Heart”
Roy Eldridge, Complete Verve Studio Sessions, “Ballad Medley”
Set 9
Jakob Bro, Taking Turns, “Haiti”
Pepper Adams & Jimmy Knepper, Pepper & Knepper, “All Too Soon”
Art Farmer & the Jazzetet, Complete Argo Recordings, “I’m a Fool to Want You”
Louis Smith, Silvering, “Body & 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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