Gifts & Messages
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Roland Kirk told me “we provide the gifts and you deliver the message”.
We play jazz, the real deal, irrespective of era or style. We look for a memorable melody or a deep groove. We listen to 1000’s of new and old tracks/year, even the awful stuff. G&M is two hours of the best music, past and present. The first part of G&M is usually recent releases. But the rest of the program is typically 'historical'. We find many people who have never heard artists like Art Tatum, Bud Powell or even Count Basie. So, we have a rotating list of 'stars' that we visit with over the course of a year. The first show of the month usually features Blue Note 50th anniversary recordings (we have a discography and know how to use it:). Once a month, we do jazz birthdays. We recently completed a Horace Silver retrospective, covering his recordings as a leader and sideman in chronological order, and we've just started a Sonny Rollins celebration - going back to his recorded start with Babs Gonzales. We also mine features in DownBeat and Jazz Times for top poll recordings. On occasion, we'll even do a classic R&B/jazz compare and contrast, just for fun. It's important that I give you a reason to tune in - not just some random sampling of the latest 'cool tunes' that people will forget about after the marketing hype has played out.
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Last Dance (for Now)
Published: October 23, 2020 -
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New releases & Anniversary Blue Notes
Published: October 16, 2020 -
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Big September Birthdays & More
Published: October 09, 2020 -
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Listeners’ Favorites
Published: October 02, 2020 -
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Be-Bop Django and a Whole Lot More
Published: September 25, 2020 -
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Fiftieth Anniversary Blue Notes for September
Published: September 18, 2020 -
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Fred, Bird, Carmen, Nat, Abbey, New Bu & More
Published: September 11, 2020 -
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August Birthdays
Published: September 04, 2020 -
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Braxton with Dave Brubeck and Chick Corea & Much More
Published: August 28, 2020 -
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Your Brain on Frets and More
Published: August 21, 2020 -
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50th Anniversary Blue Notes – August edition
Published: August 14, 2020 -
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Another (Mostly) Sax Attack
Published: August 07, 2020 -
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Paul Gonsalves @ 100 And More July Birthdays
Published: July 31, 2020 -
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Another Set of Recent Listeners’ Favorites
Published: July 24, 2020 -
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50th Anniversary Blue Notes For July
Published: July 17, 2020 -
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Into the ‘Now’s The Time’ Warp & Much More
Published: July 10, 2020 -
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A Shelly Manne Centennial and More June Birthdays
Published: June 26, 2020 -
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Savoy Almost Gave Me a Migraine & More!
Published: June 19, 2020 -
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50th Anniversary Blue Notes for June
Published: June 12, 2020 -
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Trumpets? Yes (And More)
Published: June 05, 2020 -
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John Lewis @ 100 and More May Birthdays
Published: May 29, 2020 -
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First, Ohm’s Law (musically)
Published: May 22, 2020 -
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50th Anniversary Blue Notes for May
Published: May 15, 2020 -
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Time for Listeners’ Favorites
Published: May 08, 2020 -
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Big April Birthdays & More
Published: May 01, 2020 -
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Saxattack & More
Published: May 01, 2020 -
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Field Trip To The Vault!
Published: April 17, 2020 -
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Blue Note 50th Anniversaries: April 1970
Published: April 17, 2020 -
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Blue Note Review 2: Spirit & Time and More
Published: April 10, 2020 -
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March Birthdays
Published: April 05, 2020 -
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Jazzmeia, Newk, Bird, Dave & More
Published: March 27, 2020 -
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Blue Note 50th Anniversaries for March and More
Published: March 20, 2020 -
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McRae, Bird @ 100, Newk & More
Published: March 13, 2020 -
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Another Edition of Listeners’ Favorites!
Published: March 06, 2020 -
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The Hall Overton Centennial & More
Published: February 28, 2020 -
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Four Masters and More
Published: February 21, 2020 -
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February 50th Anniversary Blue Notes & More
Published: February 14, 2020 -
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Nicholas Payton, Carmen McRae's Centennial, Newk with Max Roach & More
Published: February 07, 2020 -
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BIG January Birthday Salutes!
Published: January 31, 2020 -
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Newk, Dave (And Paul), Fats & More
Published: January 24, 2020 -
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Blue Note 50ths and a Tad More
Published: January 10, 2020 -
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Barry Harris, Bob Brookmeyer and Chet Baker @ 90 – Bob James @ 80
Published: January 03, 2020 -
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It's Christmas Again
Published: December 23, 2019 -
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Listeners' Favorites
Published: December 20, 2019 -
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50th Anniversary Blue Notes for December, Including The Rare Jazz Wave on Tour
Published: December 18, 2019 -
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Wayne, Newk, 21st Century Tunes & A Vault Dive
Published: December 06, 2019 -
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November Birthday Salutes Featuring ECM Artists
Published: November 29, 2019 -
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Eric Alexander, Tristano and Nat Cole Centennials & Ellingtonia
Published: November 22, 2019 -
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Blue Note Review 2 & Play a Game with DrJ, Newk & Lady Day
Published: November 15, 2019 -
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Blue Note releases from November 1969: Hill, Hutcherson, Cox & Pearson
Published: November 08, 2019