Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz with George Thomas
Charles Mingus, Tito Puente, 4:20
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We celebrate the birthdays of pianist, bassist, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus, the most important jazz musician next to Duke Ellington and Latin jazz giant Tito Puente, a virtuoso timbales player who doubles on many percussion instruments including vibes. We also hear some early jazz in honor of 4:20.Jazz with George Thomas
Kay Swift, Mary Louise Knutson, Levon Helm’s sideman
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We feature the birthdays of two women, one Kay Swift, as a composer ("Fine And Dandy," "Can This Be Love?" and "Can’t We Be Friends") and Mary Louise Knutson, pianist, arranger and composer. We also acknowledge the passing of Levon Helm with music of his sideman: Howard Johnson, Steven Bernstein & Erik Lawrence.Jazz with George Thomas
The Death of Dick Clark – My Place Host Joel Najman Joins George on Jazz
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Joel Najman of VPR’s "My Place" is my special guest tonight as we discuss the role of Dick Clark, who died earlier today, in Rock music. The second hour of Jazz features groups like Count Basie, T-Bone Walker, The Cats And The Fiddle, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Louis Jordan who influenced Rock & Roll.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz For A Tuesday Night
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We hear a couple of classic Sonny Rollins sides, "I’m An Old Cowhand" and "Moritat" and Eric Dolphy’s "Last Date" with Han Bennink (today is his birthday) on drums. We also sample recent releases including albums by vocalist Susie Arioli and pianist Lynne Arriale.Jazz with George Thomas
Herbie Mann, Henry Mancini, Bennie Green
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We celebrate the birthdays of flute player/composer/band leader Herbie Mann; composer Henry Mancini, whose songs include "Moon River," The Days Of Wine And Roses," "Mr. Lucky," and "Peter Gunn" and trombonist Bennie Green.Jazz with George Thomas
Friday The 13th
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Well it’s Friday The 13th and time to play the Thelonious Monk tune by the same name. We hear the 1953 classic with Sonny Rollins on tenor sax, Julius Watkins on french horn and Monk on piano. We also hear a John Coltrane classic "Naima" with Alice Coltrane on piano and Pharoah Sanders on 2nd tenor sax.Jazz with George Thomas
Tommy Turrentine, Lionel Hampton, Helen Forrest, Herbie Hancock
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We celebrate several jazz birthdays tonight: trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, brother to Stanley Turrentine; Lionel Hampton, vibraphonist, bandleader; vocalist Helen Forrest who sang with Benny Goodman in the 1940’s; and Herbie Hancock, pianist, composer & bandleader.Jazz with George Thomas
Jazz New Releases & Classics
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Tonight we taste some of the new jazz releases including, the Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez and his tribute to Miles Davis titled "Flamenco Sketches," Kenny Garrett’s alto sax is featured on "Seeds From The Underground" and the Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi leads his trio through a new ECM release "Sunrise."Jazz with George Thomas