Special Programs for March 1 thru March 6
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues its feature of great jazz in the popular mind. This week, host Bob Naujoks again spotlights albums that crossed over into mainstream popularity. Listen for Jean Pierre-Rampal & Claude Bolling’s
Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano, Al DiMeola’s E
legant Gypsy, Return To Forever’s
Romantic Warrior, the Mahavishnu Orchestra’s
Birds Of Fire, and the Pat Metheny Group’s
Still Life (Talking).
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Cannonball Adderley – 1955 thru 1957
Craig begins a 6-part series of shows that will chronologically cover the relatively brief career of superstar saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. In this first installment, we’ll hear classic material from Adderley’s early days on the national scene … beginning with a June, 1955 Kenny Clarke recording date for Savoy Records, and ending wi
Special Programs for February 22 thru February 27
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues its feature of great jazz in the popular mind. This week, host Bob Naujoks celebrates Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” and “Hello Dolly,” Miles Davis’s “Bitches Brew,” and the Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto collaboration, “The Girl From Ipanema.” Hear the fascinating stories behind these immortal records.
Special Programs for February 1 thru February 6
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues to explore great jazz tunes in the popular mind. Join host Bob Naujoks as he spotlights jazz tunes that also scored high on the pop charts. Hear the songs and stories of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” Natalie & Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable,” Al Jarreau’s “We’re In This Love Together,” B.B. King’s “The Thrill Is Gone,” and Moe Koffman’s “Swingin’ Shepherd Blues.
Special Programs for January 25 thru January 30
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues its look at jazz tunes in the popular mind. Join host Bob Naujoks as he spotlights jazz tunes that also scored high on the pop charts. Hear the songs and stories of Bobby Timmons’s “Watermelon Man,” the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Take Five,” George Shearing & the Blue Stars with “Lullaby of Birdland,” Count Basie’s “April In Paris,” and George Benson’s classic, “Breezin’.”
Special Programs for January 18 thru January 23
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues its look at jazz tunes that became popular hits. This week, host Bob Naujoks visits songs that scored high on the pop charts Tune in to hear songs and stories from
Herb Alpert and “Taste Of Honey,” Ray Anthony and “Peter Gunn,” Peggy Lee’s “Fever,” Dick Hyman and “Three-Penny Opera,” and Cannonball Adderley’s cover of “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.”
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Tribute to Stanley Cowell
Craig celebrates the wonderful career of one of his favorite figures in jazz – Stanley Cowell – who has recently passed at the age of 79. In this first of two shows, we’ll hear great records featuring Cowell as a side man … performances with Bobby Hutcherson, Sonny Fortune, Max Roach, Art Pepper, Gary Bartz, and many more.