Bohemia After Dark

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Bohemia After Dark: Where Hipster meets Hippie, Bopper meets Beatnik, Blues Brother meets Soul Sister, Swing meets Spoken Word. Claudia Russell (aka The Ever Lovin’ Jazz Kitty) brings an eclectic mix extending to all jazz and jazz-infused music to weeknights from 7 to midnight on Jazz 88.3. Multi-generational, always hip. Jazz and beyond finding a home where artists dwell. Sharing the sound of Bohemia After Dark. Dig and Be Dug.

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Ella Fitzgerald- KSDS Presents The All-Time Top Listener-Favorite Female Vocalists

She is remembered as "The First Lady of Song" and fittingly so.  Ella Fitzgerald possessed one of the greatest voices of all time in any genre.  Throughout the course of her nearly sixty year career, she sold over 40 million records.  Among her many honors were 13 Grammy Awards wins, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts Medal of Honor, and The Presidential Medal of Freedom.  

Her musical story began famously in 1934 with Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.  Fitzgerald decided to give it a try, as a dancer. She was intimidated by another dance act and at the last moment decided to sing...and won the night.  In 1935 she met bandleader Chick Webb and joined his orchestra for a successful run at the Savoy Ballroom. In 1938, she recorded "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (a song she co-wrote) and the song became one of the best selling records of the decade.  With Webb's death in 1939, Ella took over as bandleader until 1942.  

Fitzgerald continued to work with other orchestras, Benny Goodman and Dizzy Gillespie were just two, as well as lead her own smaller groups.  She became a master scat singer, able to mimic nearly every instrument in the band.  Her range spanned three octaves and the clarity of her voice unmatched.  It's said she possessed perfect pitch.  That voice would thrill audiences worldwide for decades, making Fitzgerald one of the most beloved singers of her generation and of generations to come.  She worked with artists as diverse as Count Basie to Stevie Wonder.  Her live recordings made for Verve Records remain highly acclaimed.  The version of "Mack The Knife" from her album "Ella in Berlin" won a Grammy and shows off Fitzgerald's improvisational skills beautifully: she forgot the words at one point and simply improvised lyrics to great applause.  

She remains an important influence on jazz singers and musicians alike and continues to be one of the best-selling jazz artists in history.

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June 6th at 11 PM Hour
11:43 PM Herbie Mann “America/Brasil” — America/Brasil BUY
11:31 PM Dave Weckl Band “Braziluba” — Transition BUY
11:22 PM Mike Osborne “Border Crossing” — Border Crossing BUY
11:10 PM Steps Ahead “Sumo” — Live in Tokyo 1986 BUY
11:01 PM CLAUDIA "JAZZ KITTY" RUSSELL “BOHEMIA AFTER DARK 60625 11” — BUY
11:00 PM Ornette Coleman “Check Up” — Twins BUY
June 6th at 10 PM Hour
10:43 PM Freddie Hubbard “Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise” — Above & Beyond BUY
10:31 PM Strata Institute “Mr. Lucky” — Transmigration BUY
10:23 PM Steve Gadd Band “Ask Me” — Gattitude BUY
10:16 PM Paul Bollenback “Firm roots” — Paul Bollenback BUY
10:09 PM Paul Bollenback “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” — Soul Grooves BUY
10:00 PM CLAUDIA "JAZZ KITTY" RUSSELL “BOHEMIA AFTER DARK 60625 10” — BUY
10:00 PM Paul Bollenback “Unchain My Heart” — Brightness of Being BUY
June 6th at 9 PM Hour
9:54 PM Thelonious Monk “Trinkle Tinkle” — Thelonious Monk Trio BUY
9:51 PM Thelonious Monk “Just a Gigolo” — Thelonious Monk Trio BUY
9:38 PM The Cannonball Adderley Quintet “Jeannine” — Them Dirty Blues BUY
9:33 PM Cannonball Adderley “Our Delight” — Cannonball's Sharpshooters BUY
9:15 PM Thelonious Monk “Pannonica” — Brilliant Corners BUY
9:05 PM Miles Davis “Blues For Pablo” — Miles Ahead BUY
9:01 PM Miles Davis “Miles Ahead” — Miles Ahead BUY
June 6th at 8 PM Hour
8:49 PM Thelonious Monk “Bemsha Swing” — Brilliant Corners BUY
8:37 PM Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins “Nutty” — Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins BUY
8:33 PM Miles Davis “The Pan Piper” — Sketches Of Spain BUY
8:20 PM Thelonious Monk “Brilliant Corners” — Brilliant Corners BUY
8:08 PM Thelonious Monk “Caravan” — Plays Duke Ellington BUY
8:05 PM Thelonious Monk “Blue Monk” — Thelonious Monk Trio BUY
June 6th at 7 PM Hour
7:54 PM The Cannonball Adderley Quintet “Dat Dere (alternate take)” — Them Dirty Blues BUY
7:48 PM The Cannonball Adderley Quintet “Work Song (alternate version)” — Them Dirty Blues BUY
7:33 PM Cannonball Adderley “One For Daddy-O” — The Definitive Cannonball Adderly BUY
7:18 PM Cannonball Adderley “Fuller Bop Man [alternate take]” — Cannonball's Sharpshooters BUY

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