Shark Jazz and Blues

  On today’s show: A birthday celebration for Dr. Lonce Bailey, who counts Miles Davis as one of his favorite artists. A celebration that spring has come to the Cumberland Valley. The final segment of the show will be devoted to an audio examination of the organ as a primary instrument in jazz music.   Playlist Miles Davis – So What (9:25) Red Garland Trio – Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (5:45) Joey Alexander – Promise of Spring (4:30) Thelonious Monk Trio – April in Paris (3:20) Chico Hamilton – Forest Flower Sunrise (7:06) Jimmy Smith – Back at the Chicken Shack (8:06) Lonnie Smith – When the Night is Right (7:06) Joey DeFrancesco – Moanin’ (5:46) Pat Bianchi – Moon Blue (6:22)   Notes Jimmy Smith – b. 8 December 1925 (Norristown, PA); d. 8 February 2005; [organ] – The Downbeat readers’ poll in 1962 listed Smith as the player of a miscellaneous instrument (in his case the organ). Marked the growing importance of the instrument in jaz...

On today’s show we celebrate some March Birthdays and then part one of our exploration of the music of jazz and blues artists who are associated with Pennsylvania.   Playlist Quincy Jones and his Orchestra – Quintessence (4:22) Norah Jones – Turn Me On (2:35) Bix Beiderbecke with Hoagy Carmichael and his Orchestra – Rockin’ Chair (3:26) Wes Montgomery – My Favorite Things (3:08) Ahmad Jamal – Pittsburgh (7:02) Kevin Eubanks – Blue in Green (3:13) Jimmy Smith – The Cat (3:22) John Coltrane – Impressions (Take 1) (4:07) (McCoy Tyner on piano) Keith Jarrett – Country (5:01) Paul Chambers – Dear Old Stockholm (6:44) Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Up Above My Head (2:58) Bessie Smith – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (2:57)   Reminder: At the Luhrs Center The United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors – Monday, 27 March 2023, 7PM   Notes: Some March Birthdays Quincy Jones – 14 March Norah Jones – 30 March Bix Beiderbecke – 10 March 1903 (Davenport, IA) – Legendary jazz ...

  On today’s show we pay homage to Wayne Shorter, who died on 2 March, and we stretch the boundaries of jazz and blues as we listen to some Irish music in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.   Wayne Shorter – Footprints Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers – Sincerely Diana (Composer: Wayne Shorter) Miles Davis – Iris (Composer: Wayne Shorter) Steely Dan – Aja (Featuring Wayne Shorter) Herbie Hancock – Don’t Explain Damien Rive – 9 Crimes Christy Moore – How Long The Dubliners – Whiskey in the Jar The Irish Rovers – The Orange and The Green Alex Finn – Down By the Sally Garden James Morrison – The Turnpike / Dublin Reel / Miss Thornton   Notes Wayne Shorter (1933-2023). Born in Newark, New Jersey, he is considered one of the greatest composers in jazz history. Famous for complex melodies. [1] Member of Art Blakey’s band, as well as Miles Davis Quintet. Founder and member of Weather Report (1976-Feb 1986). In his remembrance of Shorter, Giovanni Russonel...