Jazz Potpourri

About The Program

Join host Loren Schoenberg for a tour through over 100 years worth of recorded jazz. So much has been made of separates the various eras of jazz - JAZZ POTPOURRI mixes and matches music from several decades worth of classic recordings, along with commentary bringing a musician’s perspective to things. Some of the shows are focused on a specific theme and/or artist, while others will range far and wide, looking for the connections that link them together. You may hear things differently afterwards, and the one thing we can guarantee is that you’ll swinging jazz you’ve never heard before.

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Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

June 15th at 1 PM Hour
1:55 PM Louis Armstrong “Angel Mine” — And The Angels BUY
1:53 PM Henry Mancini “How Soon” — The Days Of Wine And Roses BUY
1:45 PM Willie "The Lion" Smith “Zig-Zag” — 1944-49 BUY
1:42 PM Milt Hinton/Jo Jones “Tin Top Alley Blues” — Percussion and Bass BUY
1:37 PM Bill Evans/Jim Hall “My Funny Valentine” — Undercurrent BUY
1:30 PM Chick Corea/Gary Burton “Strange Meadow Lark” — Hot House BUY
1:25 PM Thelonious Monk “Bemsha Swing” — Complete Prestige Recordings BUY
1:22 PM Jack Marshall/Shelly Manne “The Piccolino” — Sounds unheard Of BUY
1:19 PM Will Bradley/Ray McKinley “When You And I Were Young, Maggie” — Best Of The Big Bands BUY
1:15 PM Nat King Cole “Blame It On My Youth” — After Midnight BUY
1:08 PM Nat King Cole “You're Looking At Me” — After Midnight BUY
1:00 PM Lionel Hampton “Flying Home” — Reunion At Newport 1967 BUY
June 15th at Noon Hour
12:50 PM Duke Ellington “Medley of Hits” — Stereo Reflections In Ellington BUY
12:43 PM Herlin Riley “The Crossbar” — New Direction BUY
12:39 PM James P. Johnson “Walkin' The Dog” — 1944-45 BUY
12:30 PM Steve Kuhn “Yesterday's Gardenias” — Life's magic BUY
12:24 PM Steve Kuhn “Old Folks” — Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Thirteen BUY
12:18 PM Steve Kuhn “St. Tropez Shuffle” — The October Suite BUY
12:08 PM Oscar Peterson “Six and Four” — En Concert Avec Europe 1 1961-1969 BUY
12:05 PM Nat King Cole “Two Against One ” — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936 – 1943) BUY
12:01 PM Harry James “Two O'Clock Jump” — 1964 Live! In The Holiday Ballroom Chicago BUY
June 8th at 1 PM Hour
1:32 PM The Dave Brubeck Quartet “Love Walked In” — Jazz: Red Hot & Cool BUY
1:16 PM The Dave Brubeck Quartet “The Duke” — Jazz: Red Hot & Cool BUY
June 8th at Noon Hour
12:00 PM Duke Ellington “Take The 'A' Train” — Ellington Uptown BUY
May 25th at 1 PM Hour
1:55 PM Tony Bennett “Reflections (In D)” — The Complete Improv Recordings BUY
1:52 PM Jimmie Lunceford “Rhapsody, Jr. ” — The Complete Jimmie Lunceford Decca Sessions BUY
1:49 PM Reginald Foresythe “Mood Indigo” — The Serenades, Lullabyes and Melancholia of Reginald Foresythe BUY
1:36 PM Dizzy Gillespie “The Mooche” — An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet BUY
1:30 PM Thelonious Monk “I Got It Bad” — Plays Duke Ellington BUY
1:25 PM Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart “Reflections in D” — Perpetual Pendulum BUY

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