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Jazz From The Archives
Sundays at 11:00 PM
WBGO Radio (88.3)

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June 2008

• 1 - Forgotten pioneer: Arranger-composer-guitarist Gene Gifford, born May 31, 1908, set the style for the Casa Loma Orchestra, a huge influence on the Swing Era to come. Dan Morgenstern hosts this centennial show.
  
• 8 - Vision Festival Live - Past and Present: Annie Kuebler plays unissued live recordings covering thirteen years of the festival’s existence.
  
• 15 - Tribute To Wes: Vincent Pelote presents a show on guitarist Wes Montgomery on the 40th anniversary of his death.
• 22 - Abene For Your Thoughts: Bill Kirchner showcases pianist/composer/arranger Michael Abene who has worked with artists as diverse as Patti Austin, B.B. King, Grady Tate, Joe Williams and others.
• 29 - The Nineteenth Annual Honking, Shouting and Screaming Show: Host John Clement plays some jazz-flavored R & B goodies.

July 2008

• 6 - Newly Discovered Vintage Satchmo: Host Dan Morgenstern uncovers great broadcast recordings from 1937 with Louis Armstrong’s big band, including tunes he never did elsewhere--and some Louis home stash surprises.
  
• 13 - Hi, Ho, Steverino!: Tad Hershorn delves into the jazz side of comedian/pianist/composer Steve Allen, first host of the “Tonight Show” and frequent champion of jazz on TV.
  
• 20 - The Feeling is Mutual/A Shade of Difference: Host Bill Kirchner investigates two unique late-1960s albums by singer Helen Merrill and pianist/arranger Dick Katz.
• 27 - A Salute to Wayne Wright: Host Vincent Pelote pays tribute to this overlooked but excellent left-handed guitarist who died in May 2008.

August 2008

• 3 - Bari Them Not: Hosts Annie Kuebler and Ryan Maloney (himself a player of the big horn) showcase some interesting baritone saxophone solos.
  
• 10 - Jazzing To the End: The 50th Anniversary of Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom's closure is chronicled by hosts John Clement and dance expert Terry Monaghan.
  
• 17 - Remembering Humph: Dan Morgenstern's tribute to the great British trumpeter-band leader-author-broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton, who died at 86 in April.
• 24 - Forgotten Treasures: Bill Kirchner unearths two important albums: one by tenor saxophonist Joe Daley's trio, and one by trumpeter Steve Harrow's quintet.
• 31 - The Lost Drummer: Nick Fatool, Part 1: Host Loren Schoenberg salutes this unjustly neglected drummer who drove the big bands of Benny Goodman, Harry James, Claude Thornhill and Artie Shaw, and recorded small group classic sessions with Charlie Christian, Dodo Marmarosa, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan and many others.

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