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 16th at 1 PM Hour
1:51 PM Miles Davis “The Man I Love” — The Complete Prestige Recordings BUY
1:46 PM Mary Lou Williams/Josh White “Mary's Boogie/Free and Equal” — n/a BUY
1:43 PM Joe Mooney “I Wish You Love” — The Greatness of Joe Mooney BUY
1:31 PM George Russell “Manhattan” — New York, NY BUY
1:25 PM Charlie Parker “Romance Without Finance” — The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings BUY
1:15 PM Benny Carter “Sweet And Lovely ” — Carter, Gillespie Inc. BUY
1:12 PM Rebecca Kilgore/Dave Frishberg “What A Rhumba Does To Romance” — Why Fight The Feeling? Songs by Frank Loesser BUY
1:00 PM James Williams “J's Rhythm Song” — Truth, Justice & The Blues BUY
February 16th at Noon Hour
12:52 PM Billie Holiday “A Fine Romance” — N/A BUY
12:46 PM Red Nichols “Delirium” — 1925-27 BUY
12:36 PM Art Blakey “The Breeze And I ” — At the Jazz Corner of the World BUY
12:33 PM Red Nichols “Davenport Blues” — 1925-27 BUY
12:25 PM Clare Fischer “I Love You” — First Time Out BUY
12:18 PM Ben Webster “My Romance” — Stormy Weather BUY
12:13 PM Art Farmer “I'll Take Romance ” — Early Art BUY
12:02 PM Duke Ellington “Princess Blue” — Newport 1958 BUY
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

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