Jazz After Dinner

On this week's show Joe is featuring pianist, composer and arranger Mary Lou Williams with the Andy Kirk 12 Clouds of Joy Orchestra from their 1936-1937 Decca Recording "Mary's Idea" as remastered and released in 1993 on GRP Records.

On this week's show Joe is featuring pianist Lynne Arriale from her 1996 DMP recording "With Words Unspoken" with Drew Gress, bass and Steve Davis, drums.
 

On this week's show Joe is featuring Trumpeter Terence Blanchard from his 1995 Sony/Columbia recording "Romantic Defiance" with Kenny Garrett, tenor sax; Edward Simon, piano; Chris Thomas, bass and Troy Davis, drums.

On this week's show Joe is featuring saxophonist Harry Allen from his 1999 RCA Victor recording "Harry Allen Plays Ellington Songs" with Bill Charlap, piano; Peter Washington, bass and Kenny Washington, drums.
 

On this week's show Joe is featuring Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson from their 1957 Verve recording Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson also with Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass and Louis Bellson, drums.

On this week's show Joe is featuring jazz pianist and vocalist Chris Anderson from his 1987 Mapleshade recording "Love Locked Out".

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's 1997 New World Records recording "Lickety Split" featuring the music and arrangements of Pianist Jim McNeely.

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra 2001 Planet Arts recording "Can I Persuade You?"

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's 1999 New World Records recording "Thad Jones Legacy".

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet from their 1991 Music Masters Jazz recording " Once When I Was Very Young" with Dave Brubeck, piano; Bill Smith, clarinet; Jack Six, bass and Randy Jones, drums.

On this week's show Joe is featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet from their 1959 Columbia Records recording "Time Out" with Dave Brubeck, piano; Paul Desmond, alto saxophone; Eugene Wright, bass and Joe Morello, drums.

Jazz After Dinner promotes the Gospel and Brubeck event taking place on June 1st in Cranston.

Jazz After Dinner is featuring the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra's 2003 Planet Records recording "The Way" featuring the music and arrangements of Trombonist Slide Hampton.

Jazz after Dinner is featuring jazz bassist Dave Zinno and his group “Unisphere” from his 2019 recording on Whaling City Sound “Stories Untold”.

On this week's show Joe listens to Julian and Nat Adderley from their 1956-1957 Mercury Records recording "Sophisticated Swing: The EmArcy Small Group Sessions" Disc II with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Alto sax, Nat Adderley, Cornet, Junior Mance, Piano, Sam Jones and Al McKibbon bass, Jimmy Cobb and Charles Wright, drums.

On this week's show Joe listens to Julian and Nat Adderley from their 1956-1957 Mercury Records recording "Sophisticated Swing: The EmArcy Small Group Sessions" Disc I with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Alto sax, Nat Adderley, Cornet, Junior Mance, Piano, Sam Jones and Al McKibbon bass, Jimmy Cobb and Charles Wright, drums.

On this week's show Joe listens to pianists Richie Beirach and Andy LaVerne from their piano duet 1993 Steeplechase recording "Universal Minds".
 

On this week's show Joe listens to pianists Richie Beirach and Andy LaVerne from their piano duet 1994 Steeplechase recording "Too Grand".

On this week's show Joe listens to pianist Kenny Barron from his 1993 Verve recording "Other Places".

On this week's show Joe listens to Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie from his 1957 Verve recording "Dizzy Gillespie at Newport".