Jazz Explorations

About The Program

Each week KSDS explores a different theme each week--an era, group, artist, or style--with special guests, in-depth interviews, rare recordings, and commentary.

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

December 20th at 9 AM Hour
9:57 AM Lil Green “Rock Me Baby” — Sepia Voices BUY
9:53 AM Lester Young “East of the Sun [1947]” — The Complete Aladdin Recordings [disc 2] BUY
9:51 AM Lionel Hampton “Three Minutes on 52nd St.” — Midnight Sun BUY
9:40 AM Louis Jordan “Saturday Night Fish Fry, Pts. 1-2” — 20Th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best O BUY
9:37 AM Kenton All-Stars “Gone with the Vido” — Three Kenton Bebopper Groups BUY
9:35 AM Tadd Dameron “Dameronia” — 1947-49 BUY
9:32 AM Earl Warren “Cattin” — Rarities BUY
9:24 AM Charlie Parker “Half Nelson” — Original Bird, The Best of Bird on Savoy BUY
9:22 AM Coleman Hawkins “The Way You Look Tonight” — 1946-47 BUY
9:19 AM Mezz Mezzrow “Whoop This Wolf Away From My Door” — Sidney Bechet Memorial BUY
9:13 AM Billy Eckstine “Fools Rush In” — The MGM Years BUY
9:10 AM Dizzy Gillespie “Oop-Pop-A-Da” — The Complete RCA Victor Recordings 1947-1949 BUY
9:00 AM Dizzy Gillespie “Theme/Groovin High” — Live at the Downbeat BUY
December 20th at 8 AM Hour
8:50 AM John Hardee “Swing Song” — and Swingtet BUY
8:47 AM Sidney Bechet “Spreadin' Joy” — with Bob Wilber's Wildcats BUY
8:41 AM Ella Fitzgerald “Oh, Lady Be Good” — Decca Recordings Vol 1: The Very Best of Ella BUY
8:39 AM Chubby Jackson “The Happy Monster” — The Happy Monster BUY
8:29 AM Bill DeArango “Alone Together” — Renditions BUY
8:26 AM Allen Eager “All Night All Frantic” — 52nd St. Revisited BUY
8:24 AM Aaron Sachs “Tiny's Con” — 52nd St. Revisited BUY
8:02 AM Charlie Ventura-Bill Harris “High on an Open Mike” — Live at the Three Deuces BUY
December 20th at 7 AM Hour
7:53 AM Barry Ulanov All Star Modern Jazzmen “Hot House” — Anthropology BUY
7:44 AM Charlie Ventura-Bill Harris “Aces at the Deuces” — Live at the Three Deuces BUY
7:40 AM Red Rodney “Elevation” — Complete Keynote BUY
7:32 AM Billie Holiday “The Blues are Brewin” — 1945-48 BUY
7:29 AM Hazel Scott “Emaline” — Complete 1947 BUY
7:27 AM Maxine Sullivan “Mad About the Boy” — Complete 1947 BUY
7:20 AM Eddie Heywood “The Night Has 1000 Eyes” — Complete 1947 BUY
7:18 AM Lennie Tristano “Out on a Limb” — Complete Keynote BUY
7:09 AM Mary Osborne “Blues in Mary's Flat” — Girl with a Guitar BUY

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