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:

November 9th at 1 PM Hour
1:52 PM Ella Fitzgerald “Mack The Knife” — Ella and The Duke at Côte d'Azur BUY
1:50 PM Frank Sinatra “Hidden Persuasion ” — Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And More BUY
1:46 PM Billy Eckstine “Love Me or Leave Me” — Together BUY
1:43 PM Tommy Dorsey “Canadian Capers” — 1937, Vol. 3 BUY
1:38 PM Woody Herman “Lady McGowan's Dream ” — The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947) BUY
1:34 PM Count Basie/Duke Ellington “To You” — First Time! The Count Meets The Duke BUY
1:28 PM Art Blakey “Ain't Life Grand” — Big Band BUY
1:25 PM Claude Thornhill “Whip-Poor-Will” — 1946~'47 Performances Vol. 2 BUY
1:20 PM Lionel Hampton “Pig Foot Sonata” — NG BUY
1:11 PM Esteban Castro “Get Out Of Town” — YouTube BUY
1:04 PM Jaki Byard “Hello Young Lovers” — Live At Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 17 BUY
1:01 PM Teddy Wilson “Every Now And Then” — 1934-35 BUY
November 9th at Noon Hour
12:57 PM Benny Goodman “Love Never Went To College” — The Different Goodman BUY
12:54 PM Count Basie “Volcano” — 1939 Vol. 2 BUY
12:44 PM Dick Oatts/Mats Holmquist/New York Jazz Orchestra “Eye of the Hurricane ” — A Tribute to Herbie +1 BUY
12:42 PM Duke Ellington “Blowin' In The Wind” — The Reprise Studio Recordings BUY
12:35 PM Captain Black Big Band “Inheritance” — Captain Black Big Band BUY
12:32 PM Claude Thornhill “A Fine Romance” — Best of The Big Bands BUY
12:24 PM Billie Holiday “A Fine Romance” — YouTube BUY
12:19 PM Tony Bennett “Pick Yourself Up” — The Silver Lining (The Songs Of Jerome Kern) BUY
12:16 PM Fred Astaire “The Waltz in Swingtime” — The Early Years At RKO BUY
12:11 PM Micah Thomas “The Way You Look Tonight ” — Solo Piano BUY
12:07 PM Louis Armstrong “Swing That Music” — 1936-37 BUY
12:04 PM Billie Holiday “With Thee I Swing” — Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944) BUY
12:01 PM Ella Fitzgerald “Vote For Mr. Rhythm” — the early years BUY
November 2nd at 1 PM Hour
1:51 PM John Goldsby “Sergio” — Big Band Bass BUY
1:48 PM Annette Hanshaw “Ain't That A Grand And Glorious Feeling?” — Classic Columbia & Okeh Venuti & Lang BUY
1:38 PM Greg Gisbert “Is That So” — Harcology BUY
1:32 PM Stan Getz “Her” — Focus BUY
1:27 PM Randy Weston “Little Niles” — With These Hands BUY

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