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 21st at 11 AM Hour
11:54 AM Ruby Braff “Liza” — The Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet BUY
11:50 AM Lester Young “Lavender Blue (composite)” — N/A BUY
11:45 AM Louis Armstrong “My Sweet” — The Big Bands 1930-31 BUY
11:40 AM Duke Ellington “The Trip” — The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D'Azur Concerts On Verve BUY
11:35 AM Modern Jazz Quartet “Nature Boy” — This One's for Basie BUY
11:26 AM Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie “Salt Peanuts” — Town Hall 1945 BUY
11:23 AM Eddie Condon “(You're Some) Pretty Doll” — 1938-40 BUY
11:20 AM Eddie Condon “Oh Sister, Ain't That Hot” — 1938-40 BUY
11:06 AM Ran Blake/Steve Lacy “The Man I Love” — That Certain Feeling BUY
11:02 AM Sidney Bechet “That's A Plenty” — 1940 BUY
April 21st at 10 AM Hour
10:55 AM Scott Robinson “Irish Black Bottom” — Plays The Compositions of Louis Armstrong BUY
10:48 AM Thelonious Monk “Bemsha Swing” — Brilliant Corners BUY
10:40 AM Paul Motian “Reflections” — Monk In Motion BUY
10:34 AM Jack Teagarden “Blue and Esoteric” — Jack Teagarden BUY
10:23 AM Daniel Hersog “Sarracenia Purpurea” — Open Spaces BUY
10:19 AM Sonny Stitt “Where Is Love?” — Goin' Down Slow BUY
10:16 AM Kid Ory “Society Blues” — 1922-45 BUY
10:09 AM Sarah Vaughan “I Was Talking To Him About You” — Star Eyes BUY
10:05 AM Chuck Redd “I Hear Music” — The Common Thread BUY
10:02 AM Mildred Bailey/Red Norvo “I Was Doing All Right” — The Complete Columbia Recordings of Mildred Bailey BUY
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

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