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:

April 2nd at Noon Hour
12:21 PM Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie “Salt Peanuts” — Town Hall 1945 BUY
March 31st at 11 AM Hour
11:54 AM Luis Russell “Jersey Lightnin'” — 1926-29 BUY
11:49 AM Sarah Vaughan “The More I See You” — Sassy Swings The Tivoli - Complete Version BUY
11:44 AM Frank Sinatra “I'm A Fool To Want You” — Where Are You? BUY
11:41 AM Luis Russell “Feelin' The Spirit” — 1926-29 BUY
11:31 AM Red Norvo “Easy On The Eyes” — Just A Mood: The Red Norvo Small Bands BUY
11:24 AM Coleman Hawkins “Hawkins Barrel House” — Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947 BUY
11:19 AM Micah Thomas “April In Paris” — Piano Solo BUY
11:16 AM Billie Holiday “I Hear Music” — Lady Day BUY
11:13 AM Lester Young “Wholly Cats” — Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion: Lester Young with Count Basie (1936-1940) BUY
11:01 AM Russell Malone “I Concentrate On You” — Wholly Cats BUY
March 31st at 10 AM Hour
10:51 AM Charles Mingus “What Is This Thing Called Love” — Jazzical Moods BUY
10:45 AM Nancy Marano/Eddie Montiero “The Real Thing ” — The Real Thing BUY
10:37 AM Duke Ellington “Warm Valley/Drag” — Yale Concert BUY
10:16 AM Sonny Rollins “Lady Bird” — Dream Weaver The 1959 European Tour BUY
10:08 AM Art Tatum “St. Louis Blues” — Treasures In The Jewel Box BUY
10:02 AM Fred Hersch/Julian Lage “Monk's Dream” — Free Flying BUY
March 17th at 11 AM Hour
11:54 AM Sonny Rollins “Toot, Toot, Tootsie” — The Sound Of Sonny BUY
11:44 AM Sonny Rollins “Grand Street” — And The Big Brass BUY
11:38 AM Dick Hyman/Ken Peplowski “Follow Me” — Counterpoint (Lerner & Loewe) BUY
11:35 AM Terry Gibbs “Just Plain Meyer ” — Flying Home BUY
11:32 AM Bud Powell “Dance of The Infidels” — The Complete Blue Note Recordings (1949-1958) BUY
11:25 AM Sonny Rollins “Trav'lin' Light” — Complete RCA Recordings BUY
11:22 AM Babs Gonzales “Capitolizing ” — 1947-49 BUY
11:19 AM King Oliver “Stingaree Blues” — 1930-31 BUY
11:07 AM Dick Hyman “Someday My Prince Will Come” — Music of 1937 - Live At Maybeck, Vol. 3 BUY
11:05 AM Dick Hyman “Honeysuckle Rose” — Vol. 1 BUY
11:02 AM Clarence Williams “Cushion Foot Stomp” — 1927-29 BUY
March 17th at 10 AM Hour
10:52 AM Roy Haynes “moon ray” — Out of The Afternoon BUY
10:49 AM Luis Russell “Boogie In The Basement” — 1945-46 BUY

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