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 26th at 1 PM Hour
1:54 PM Lester Young “These Foolish Things” — One Night Stand: The Town Hall Concert 1947 BUY
1:47 PM Jim Hall “Up, Up, and Away” — It's Nice To Be With You BUY
1:39 PM John Lewis & Svend Asmussen “Lonely Woman” — European Encounter BUY
1:25 PM Duke Ellington “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue” — Ellington At Newport 1956 (Complete) BUY
1:18 PM Duke Ellington “Where's The Music” — The Best of Duke Ellington BUY
1:11 PM Miles Davis “Tune Up” — Hi-Hat All Stars BUY
1:06 PM Charlie Parker “Don't Blame Me” — At Storyville BUY
1:00 PM Sidney Bechet “Crazy Rhythm” — At Storyville BUY
April 26th at Noon Hour
12:56 PM Mark Murphy “Stoppin' The Clock” — Rah! BUY
12:53 PM Ethel Waters “Guess Who's In Town” — 1926-29 BUY
12:50 PM Nat King Cole “Blue Gardenia ” — Nat King Cole BUY
12:40 PM Marquis Hill “New Gospel” — New Gospel Revisited BUY
12:36 PM Kenny Drew, Jr. “Well, You Needn't” — At Maybeck BUY
12:31 PM Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd “Think Of One” — Early and Late BUY
12:28 PM Art Tatum “Caravan” — The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces BUY
12:24 PM Charles Mingus “Prayer for Passive Resistance” — Pre-Bird BUY
12:21 PM Sam Morgan “Bogalusa Strut” — Recorded in New Orleans 1925-28 BUY
12:10 PM Ben Webster/Harry "Sweets" Edison “Better Go ” — Ben and Sweets BUY
12:02 PM Ben Webster/Harry "Sweets" Edison “Did You Call Her Today?” — Ben and Sweets BUY
April 19th at 1 PM Hour
1:53 PM Louis Armstrong/Bing Crosby “Gone Fishin'” — Fun with Bing and Louis BUY
1:46 PM Eric Reed “Pete and Repeat” — Musicale BUY
1:42 PM Jo Stafford “Am I Blue” — Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions BUY
1:40 PM Arthur Pryor “St. Louis Rag” — YouTube BUY
1:33 PM Mark Masters “I'd Give My Life” — High Noon - The Jazz Soul Of Frankie Laine BUY
1:02 PM Various “Maple Leaf Rag/Basin Street Blues/Polka Dot Stomp/Kansas City Man/Jazz Me Blues/Carolina Shout/Panama” — This Is Jazz: The Historic Broadcasts, Volume Three BUY
April 19th at Noon Hour
12:53 PM Wes Montgomery “Tune Up” — Fusion BUY
12:48 PM Cedar Walton “Short Coming” — Cedar BUY
12:45 PM Johnny Marvin “Angel” — Here Come The Boys 1925-1932 BUY
12:43 PM Slim Galliard “Windy City Hop” — 1939-40 BUY
12:37 PM Albert Manglesdorf “Triplicity” — Triplicity BUY

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