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:

February 9th at 1 PM Hour
1:56 PM Nat King Cole “I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again” — The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio BUY
1:53 PM Dizzy Gillespie “Blue "N Boogie” — 1945 BUY
1:50 PM Pete Brown “The Cannon Ball” — 1942-45 BUY
1:42 PM Bessie Smith “My Man Blues” — The Complete Recordings Vol. 2 BUY
1:33 PM Dizzy Gillespie “Con Alma” — And The Mitchell-Ruff Duo BUY
1:31 PM Clara Smith “Oh, Mr. Mitchell” — The Essential Clara Smith 1924-1929 BUY
1:23 PM Reginald Foresythe “Dodging A Divorcee” — The New Music Of Reginald Foresythe BUY
1:15 PM Illinois Jacquet “Ben to Bassoon” — At Carnegie Hall BUY
1:03 PM Roy Hargrove/Mulgrew Miller “Never Let Me Go” — In Harmony (Live) BUY
1:00 PM Danny Polo “Doin' The Gorgonzola ” — The Complete Sets BUY
February 9th at Noon Hour
12:49 PM Thelonious Monk “Japanese Folk Song” — N/A BUY
12:46 PM James P. Johnson “My Fate Is in Your Hands ” — 1943-44 BUY
12:35 PM Jimmy Rowles “Medley: Remind Me/All The Things You Are” — At Avery Fisher Hall BUY
12:32 PM Count Basie “Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)” — At Newport BUY
12:26 PM Marcus Roberts “Cross Road Blues” — Blues For The New Millenium BUY
12:23 PM Duke Ellington “Portrait of Bert Williams” — 1940 BUY
12:17 PM Glenn Miller “Keep 'Em Flying” — The Secret Recordings BUY
12:14 PM Sun Ra “Rocket Number Nine” — n/a BUY
12:05 PM Thelonious Monk “I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You” — Monk in Tokyo BUY
12:01 PM Glenn Miller “Long Tall Mama” — The Secret Recordings BUY
February 2nd at 1 PM Hour
1:57 PM Louis Armstrong “Weather Bird” — The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings BUY
1:52 PM Louis Armstrong “Last Night I Dreamed You Kissed Me” — The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings BUY
1:49 PM Louis Armstrong “Was It A Dream?” — The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings BUY
1:46 PM Louis Armstrong “Too Busy ” — The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings BUY
1:43 PM Louis Armstrong “You're A Real Sweetheart” — The Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings BUY
1:26 PM John Coltrane “My Favorite Things ” — The Heavyweight Champion (The Complete Atlantic Recordings) BUY
1:21 PM John Coltrane “Village Blues” — The Heavyweight Champion (The Complete Atlantic Recordings) BUY
1:10 PM Billie Holiday “I Must Have That Man ” — Lady Day:The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944) BUY
1:07 PM Count Basie “Oh, Lady Be Good” — 1936-38 BUY
1:04 PM Billie Holiday “Why Was I Born?” — Lady Day:The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944) BUY

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