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Jazz From the Archives past programming - 2007
- January 7 - Picks of the Year,
Part 2: Host Dan Morgenstern (with input from Archives co-hosts) picks
personal best recordings of 2006.
- January 14 - The collaborations of
pianist Harold Danko and tenor saxophonist Rich Perry - hosted by Bill
Kirchner.
- January 21 - You Get More Bounce With
Curtis Counce: Host Vincent Pelote plays recordings by this West Coast
hard bop group led by bassist Counce.
- January 28 - Blues Stompin’ with
Hal "Cornbread" Singer: Host John Clement plays recordings by
this soulful tenor saxophonist.
- February 4 - Faz’s Jazz:
New Oleans clarinetist Irving Fazola had one of the prettiest sounds on
his horn as host Dan Morgenstern will demonstrate with recordings Faz made
with Bob Crosby and others.
- February 11 - Jazz For Lovers: Host
April Grier delivers a St. Valentine’s Day show with a jazz theme.
- February 18 - Hancock on the Side:
Host Bill Kirchner examines the 1960s recordings that feature pianist Herbie
Hancock as a sideman.
- February 25 - Tiny's Tempo, Pt. 2:
Host John Clement salutes Tiny Grimes, an important electric guitarist
who made numerous sessions as sideman and leader of his own Rockin’ Highlanders
and other groups.
- March 4 - Bix Lives! Host Vincent
Pelote plays the music of the legendary cornetist in the month of his birth.
- March 11 - Faith and Begorrah! It’s
St. Patrick’s Day Again: Host Annie Kuebler plays jazz with a wee
bit of Irish flavor.
- March 18 - O’Day on Verve: Bill
Kirchner surveys the recordings Anita O’Day made for Norman Granz’s
label.
- March 25 - The Divine One!: Tad Hershorn
plays the music of vocalist Sarah Vaughan.
- April 1 - An Interview with Anat
Cohen: Host Dan Morgenstern speaks to this remarkable clarinetist/saxophonist
and plays selections from her new CDs.
- April 8 - Mary Lou Williams on Circle: – Peter
O’Brien and Vincent Pelote play recordings from the early 50s that
Ms. Williams made for the Circle label.
- April 15 - Pianist Armen Donelian,
who has recorded with artists as diverse as Mongo Santamaria, Chet Baker,
and Billy Harper, is showcased by host Bill Kirchner.
- April 22 - OOP! OP! EEP!: John Clement
presents an anthology of early scat singing, Pt. 1.
- April 29 - OOP! OP! EEP!: John Clement
presents an anthology of early scat singing, Pt. 2.
- May 6 - Remembering Kenny Davern:
The great clarinetist and sometime soprano saxophonist's death on December
14, 2006 leaves a big gap, but his music is here to stay, says host (and
longtime friend) Dan Morgenstern.
- May 13 - Jimmy Rowles Goes To The Movies:
Host Tad Hershorn surveys music played by the pianist originally written
for the movies.
- May 20 - Joyous Encounter: The recorded
collaborations of saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Hank Jones. – hosted
by Bill Kirchner.
- May 27 - Tiny’s Tempo, Part
3: Host John Clement continues his salute to Tiny Grimes, this important
giant of the 4-string electric guitar.
- June 3 - Many pianists were born
in June: Dan Morgenstern has picked a dozen for a bouquet, including Erroll
Garner, Jaki Byard, Elmo Hope, Hazel Scott --and tune in for the rest!
- June 10 - King Oliver’s Creole
Jazz Band Revisited: Host Vincent Pelote
samples the new transfers by Doug Benson of these recordings issued on the
Archeophone label.
- June 17 - "I Want To Live:” Host
Bill Kirchner plays selections from Johnny Mandel's 1958 film score.
- June 24 - "Ahead of the Curve:
A Cannonball Adderley Retrospective” presented by host Ryan Maloney
with guest, bassist Christian McBride.
- July 1 - Satch Plays Waller and
Handy: Host John Clement plays the recordings of Louis Armstrong performing
the music of Fats Waller and W. C. Handy.
- July 8 - The Electrifyin’ Al
Casey: Host Vincent Pelote plays the music of Al Casey after he switched
over to the electric guitar.
- July 15 - Three (Young NYC Jazz) Tenors:
Host Bill Kirchner plays the music of Marcus Strickland, John Ellis, and
Robert MacGregor.
- July 22 - A Jazzy Birthday: Birthday girl
Annie Kuebler salutes artists with July birthdays and a few of her favorite
things.
- July 29 - Don Redman Remembered: On the
occasion of his 107th birthday, the seminal arranger-composer-bandleader-singer's
rich legacy is sampled by host Dan Morgenstern.
AUGUST 8, WAS THE CENTENNIAL OF THE BIRTH OF BENNY CARTER
AND Jazz From The Archives DEVOTED ITS AUGUST PROGRAMMING TO
THE MUSIC OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST/ARRANGER/COMPOSER.
CARTER, WHO DIED ON JULY 12, 2003, WAS A STAUNCH SUPPORTER
OF THE INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDIES AND A FREQUENT GUEST ON Jazz From The
Archives.
- August 5 - Benny Carter Through
The Decades: Host Ed Berger surveys Carter’s extraordinary and prolific
career.
- August 12 - Benny Carter As Multi-Instrumentalist:
Host Dan Morgenstern showcases Carter on alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax,
trombone, trumpet, and clarinet.
- August 19 - Benny’s Tunes: Host Bill
Kirchner plays the compositions of Benny Carter played by others.
- August 26 - Benny Carter in Europe: Host Vincent
Pelote plays the recordings Carter made while in Europe from 1936 to 1938.
- September 2 - The Young Billie
Holiday 1933-1940 Pt. 1: Join host Loren Schoenberg for a listen to the
earliest Holiday recordings, which are full of joy and humor, aided and
abetted by Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, Roy Eldridge and friends.
- September 9 - Remembering Dick Wellstood: It's
been 20 years since we lost the great pianist, who excelled at, but was
not limited to, stride style, as host Dan Morgenstern will demonstrate.
- September 16 - The Prestige-ious Tiny Grimes,
Part 4A: Host John Clement samples the albums guitarist Grimes made for
the Prestige label.
- September 23 - The Prestige-ious Tiny Grimes,
Part 4B: Host John Clement plays more of the recordings guitarist Grimes
made for the Prestige label.
- September 30 - Pianists and Woodwinds: Host Bill
Kirchner surveys recordings by Clare Fischer, Steve Kuhn (with composer
Gary McFarland), Lorraine Desmarais, Florian Ross, and Manuel Valera.
- October 7 - Rappin' With Stiles:
Host Annie Kuebler interviews pianist Joan Stiles and plays selections
from her CDs including her latest release,"Hurly-Burly."
- October 14 - Celebrating the 2008 Class of
NEA Jazz Masters, who were announced earlier this month, with host Dan
Morgenstern, Class of 2007.
- October 21 - Happy 90th Birthday Diz!: Host
Tad Hershorn and Dizzy Gillespie biographer Don Maggin celebrate what would
have been the trumpeter's 90th birthday.
- October 28 -Harry James: The MGM Years: Host
Bill Kirchner illuminates big band recordings the phenomenal trumpeter
made for the MGM label between 1959 - 1964.
- November 4 - Trombone Summit:
Host April Grier talks about the November 9th event at Rutgers University,
interviews some of the participants and plays examples of some of the finest
trombonists in jazz history.
- November 11 - Variety is the Spice
of Jazz: Multiple versions of Rose Room, After You've Gone, and maybe others,
by artists including Armstrong, Ellington, Goodman, etc., with Dan Morgenstern.
- November 18 - Tubbs For His Birthday:
To celebrate his own date of birth, host John Clement shares with us the
music of British saxophonist, flutist, vibraphonist, pianist, clarinetist,
percussionist Edward Brian "Tubby" Hayes.
- November 25 - Tribute To Twardzik:
Host Bill Kirchner examines the music of pianist Dick Twardzik, a great
talent who died too soon.
- December 2 - Rappin’ With
Stiles: Host Annie Kuebler interviews pianist Joan Stiles and plays selections
from her CDs including her latest release, “Hurly-Burly.”
- December 9 - Frankie Manning: Ambassador
of the Lindy Hop: Host John Clement and guests, authors Terry Monaghan
and Cynthia Millman, discuss their book on Manning and play jazz associated
with the lindy hop and with the Savoy Ballroom.
- December 16 - Noticing Nelson: Host
Bill Kirchner examines saxophonist Oliver Nelson in a variety of musical
settings.
- December 23 - Annual IJS Christmas
Cheer: Hosts Annie Kuebler and Vincent Pelote choose holiday tunes with
a jazz flavor for everyone to savor.
- December 30 - Picks of the Year, Part
1: Host Dan Morgenstern (with input from Archives co-hosts) picks personal
best recordings of 2007.
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