Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz with George Thomas
Don Friedman, Richard Williams, Rudresh Mahanthappa
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We celebrate the jazz birthdays of pianist & composer Don Friedman; trumpeter Richard Williams, who recorded only one album under his own name but recorded extensively with Charles Mingus and alto saxophonist & composer Rudresh Mahanthappa.Jazz with George Thomas
Betty Comden, John Lewis, Jymie Merritt, James Brown
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We celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Betty Comden, famous for her work with Leonard Bernstein; pianist, composer and band leader John Lewis, best known for his work with The Modern Jazz Quartet; bassist Jymie Merritt, who played with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and vocalist James Brown.Jazz with George Thomas
Lorentz Hart, J. Fred Coots, Frank Signorelli
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We celebrate the birthdays of three songwriters whose tunes are used extensively by jazz musicians: Lorentz Hart (lyrics to My Funny Valentine, Dancing On The Ceiling, Thou Swell and many others); J. Fred Coots (music to For All We Know, You Go To My Head) and Frank Signorelli ( music to Stairway To The Stars, I’ll Never Be The Same).Jazz with George Thomas
Shirley Horn, Willie Nelson, Little Walter, Ambrose Akinmusire
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We celebrate the birthdays of Vocalist & pianist Shirley Horn, who’s languid readings of jazz standards greatly influenced Miles Davis; composer, vocalist & guitarist Willie Nelson; the premier blues harmonica player & vocalist Little Walter, and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire.Jazz with George Thomas
International Jazz Day
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We celebrate the first International Jazz Day today (April 30th) coming at the end of the month of April which is Jazz Appreciation Month. For more information, go to: http://jazzday.com New albums featured tonight include John Pizzarelli, Joel Harrison, Nicole Henry and more.Jazz with George Thomas
Duke Ellington, George Adams, Toots Theilemans
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Tonight we celebrate the greatest jazz man of them all, Duke Ellington, composer, bandleader and pianist. We also take note of the birthdays of tenor sax and vocalist George Adams and the guitarist, whistler & harmonica player Toots Theilemans.Jazz with George Thomas
Ma Rainey, Jimmy Giuffre, Teddy Edwards, Edward Eliscu
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Tonight we celebrate several birthdays including: blue singer Ma Rainey; saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre; tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards, who recorded a early 1947 "battle of the tenors" with Dexter Gordon and the lyrics of Edward Eliscu, who composed "More Than You Know" and "Something To Live For."Jazz with George Thomas
Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Russell, Carl Allen
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Tonight we celebrate the birthdays of: one of the most famous voices of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald; Bob Russell, who wrote lyrics for several Duke Ellington songs and Carl Allen, in demand drummer and leader of several ensembles.Jazz with George Thomas