CiTR -- The Jazz Show

Painist/composer Herbie Hancock: "Inventions and Dimensions"

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is the third album in young Herbie Hancock's Blue Note Records era. All of his Blue Note albums are "classics" but this one is ...

Charles Mingus:``Mingus Plays Piano``

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight is a special Jazz Feature as it it the music of Charles Mingus but not by his Jazz Workshop band but by Mingus alone at the piano. It is uniqu...

``Intorducing Saxophonist Eric Kloss``

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight`s Jazz Feature is the recording debut of a young prodigy named Eric Kloss. Eric is celebrating his 73rd Birthday today and playing his music i...

Miles Davis: "Nefertiti"

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is in effect our final tribute to the passing of saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter. The album is by Miles Davis and "The Secon...

Pianist Russ Freeman: In Concert in Vancouver 1959. "Safe at Home"

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight we present a very special concert that took place in Vancouver at the newly opened Queen Elizabeth Theatre and was presented by the old Vancou...

Tonight's Jazz Feature: Sonny Rollins: "The Freedom Suite" and John Handy: "Tears for Old Miss".

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a bit of a catch-up as we return to live broadcasting. This Jazz Feature is an extended tribute to Black History Month and p...

Bassist/composer Charles Mingus: "Mingus Presents Mingus"

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is one of Charles Mingus' most intense and incendiary recordings. It was done with his core band that worked a long gig with hi...

Pianist/Composer Herbie Hancock: "The Prisoner"

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature pays tribute to Black History Month with this seminal recording by Herbie Hancock. It was his final album for Blue Note records...

Jazz Feature: Four Classic Sessions by Charlie Parker.

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a bit different as this is our Fundrive Edition of The Jazz Show and I wanted to have a shorter Jazz Feature interspersed w...

Tenor Saxophonist Johnny Griffin: "A Blowin' Session".

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chicago born John Arnold Griffin 111 is better known as simply Johnny or in some cases "The Little Giant." Griffin was and is one of the major voices ...

Drummer Art Taylor: `A.T.`s Delight`

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight`s Jazz Feature is one of the few albums under his name that he recorded despite the fact that master drummer Arthur Taylor was on literally hu...

Maz Roach Ensemble: Percussion Bitter Sweet.

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Drum great Max Roach is tonight`s Jazz Feature Artist. Mr.Roach was always aware of civil rights and was politically aware of the changes in American ...

Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is our first for 2023 and it spotlights the talents of Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith. Dizzy Gillespie is of course a Jazz pio...

Arranger?composer Gil Evans: "Out of The Cool"

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a special one as composer arranger Gil Evans did not record many albums under his name. He became prominent as an important ...

Tenor saxophone icon Sonny Rollins: "Way Out West"

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is of course a classic and one of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' great recorded moments. It was a meeting with two great musi...

Alto saxohone master Jackie McLean: "Right Now!"

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a masterful album by one of the most distinctive voices of the alto saxophone John Lenwood McLean, better known as "Jackie"....

Red Garland: "All Mornin' Long"

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

William "Red" Garland leads this classic quintet tonight on The Jazz Show's Jazz Feature. In the Fall of 1957 Red had some time off as Miles Davis' re...

Baritone Saxophonist Jason Marshall: "New Beginnings"

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a new voice on the big baritone saxophone. His name is Jason Marshall. He is an "in your face" player with a huge deep sound...

Phil Woods and His European Rhythm Machine in Concert.

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of a recent Birthday Anniversary of the great alto saxophonist Phil Woods, tonight's Jazz Feature is a concert by one of Mr. Woods' finest en...

John Coltrane:"Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album"

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is part of this month's series of unissued or newly unearthed albums. This one falls into the latter category. People were awar...

John Coltrane:"Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album"

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is part of this month's series of unissued or newly unearthed albums. This one falls into the latter category. People were awar...

Pianist Horace Parlan: "Happy Frame of Mind"

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Horace Parlan was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and came to prominence with the 1958/59 edition of the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop. after leaving M...

The Dave Brubeck Quartet: "Jazz At The College of the Pacific" (Previously unreleased performances)

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Dave Brubeck Quartet is our Jazz Feature from a live concert from The College of the Pacific on Dec. 14,1953 with Paul Desmond on alto saxophone,...

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: "Just Coolin'"

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This recording by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers was not released until 2021 even though it was recorded in 1959. It is tonight's Jazz Feature and...

The Hank Mobley Sextet with Shafi Hadi.

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a fine album by the "welterweight champion of the tenor saxophone", Hank Mobley. The music typifies New York Jazz of the mid...

An Introduction to Jazz Narrated by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a Jazz Show tradition that we present every year at this time as it's "back to school". This is an entertaining and educatio...

Maestro Leonard Bernstein Narrates :"What is Jazz".

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a very regular tradition on The Jazz Show at this time of year which of course is "back to school, back to work etc" This pr...

Alto Saxophonist Frank Strozier: "What's Goin' On"

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most overlooked masters of the alto saxophone is Frank Strozier. Frank is still alive in New York but reclusive. Mr. Strozier was one of th...

Pianist/composer Kenny Drew: "Undercurrent"

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pianist/composer Kenny Drew recorded this wonderful album for Blue Note Records just before departing for Europe and it's a minor classic. All the com...

Alto Saxophone Master Sonny Criss: "This is Criss!"

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With all the "Sonnys" in Jazz, especially those who are saxophone players, one who seems always to be forgotten is William "Sonny" Criss. He is tonigh...

Count Basie and His All-Stars: Jam Session #3 & #4.

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pianist Count Basie was asked to select a group of his favorite musicians for an impromptu jam session style recording. He selected the players wisely...

Pianist Sonny Clark with George Duvivier and Max Roac:h: "The Sonny Clark Trio"

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is all about pianist Sonny Clark. Sonny was only 31 when he passed away, a victim of drugs. However he left a wonderful legacy ...

Tenor Saxophone Master Gene Ammons: Live in Chicago"

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gene Ammons is tonight's Jazz Feature artist. He was and remains one of the most important voices of the tenor saxophone. He was noted for his huge s...

Carmen McRae and Dave Brubeck: "Live at Basin Street East: Take Five"st

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A very special meeting tonight as our Jazz Feature. One of the greatest of Jazz singers was Carmen McRae and the iconic Dave Brubeck Quartet in a live...

Weather Report: "Live in Tokyo"

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Weather Report was one of the most prominent bands of the 70's and 80's . It existed from 1970 to 1986 and was initially begun as an idea from pianist...

Belgian guitarist Rene Thomas: "Guitar Groove"

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is the only American recording, under his name, of Belgian born guitar master Rene Thomas. Rene emigrated to the US in 1958 an...

Pianist/composer Toshiko Akiyoshi: "The Toshiko Mariano Quartet"

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz feature is the only domestic recording by The Toshiko Mariano Quartet. Toshiko Akiyoshi was one of the first Japanese musicians to gain...

Tenor saxophonist Walter Benton: "Out of This World"

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight the Jazz feature spotlight is on a sadly neglected and forgotten great voice of the tenor saxophone: Walter Benton. Walter after touring with ...

"Miles Davis with Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet"

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is an ad-hoc session that Miles Davis did just before he formed his first great quintet. in the Fall of 1955. Miles selected so...

Trombonist/composer J.J. Johnson: "J.J. Inc."

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last installment of our May Jazz features that spotlight short-lived bands. We'll do this again later this year. The band in question toni...

Pianist Kenny Cox: The Contemporary Jazz Quintet.

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our May series on short-lived bands. This one was exceptional and actually made two fine recordings for Blue Note Records at the end of t...

Alto saxophone masters Phil Woods and Gene Quill: "Phil Talks With Quill"

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight we continue our exploration of short-lived Jazz groups. This one existed from the Spring to the Fall of 1957. It was formed by two of the most...

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra led by the great pioneering bassist and cellist was a short lived big band that existed for several months in 1957. This...

The Pepper-Knepper Quintet

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is our first Jazz feature into short-lived Jazz groups for the month of May. The Pepper-Knepper Quintet only made one album and it existed for a ...

Bassist/Composer Charles Mingus: "Mingus in Bremen 1975"

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we conclude our tribute to the 100th Birthday Anniversary of bassist/composer/band leader Charles Mingus, we present tonight's very long Jazz Featu...

Bassist/Composer Charles Mingus: "Mingus in Bremen 1975"

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we conclude our tribute to the 100th Birthday Anniversary of bassist/composer/band leader Charles Mingus, we present tonight's very long Jazz Featu...

Charles Mingus at Antibes.(July 1960)

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Out continuing Jazz Feature tribute continues tonight with a long feature in concert at the Antibes Jazz Festival at Juan-les Pins, France on July 13,...

Charles Mingus: "East Coasting"

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is a continuation of this month's tribute to Mr. Mingus. "Charles Mingus Month" is celebrating his 100th Birthday Anniversary. ...

Bassist/Composer Charles Mingus: "The Moods of Charles Mingus"

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month The Jazz Show will be presenting a Charles Mingus Jazz Feature on the four Mondays in April. This is to honor the 100th Anniversary of the ...

Pianist/Composer: Roosevelt Wardell: "The Revelation".

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last installment this month of one-offs and rare recordings by obscure but fine players and tonight's Jazz Feature is no exception. We wi...

Tenor Saxophonist Joe Alexander: "Blue Jubilee"

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are continuing this month of March with one-off and rare recordings and tonight's Jazz feature is just that. Not too much is known about the leader...

Pianist, vocalist, composer Mose Allison: "Swingin' Machine"

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mose Allison was a man of many parts....a pianist, vocalist and composer of songs that touched upon life, fun, politics and down-home wisdom. He was a...

Drummer Ron Jefferson: "Love Lifted Me"

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight for the month of March, The Jazz Show's Jazz Features will be albums that are one of a kind. Mostly albums by fine musicians that only had one...

Gary Bartz and The NTU Troop: "Harlem Bush Music"

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This band was born out of the social awareness that Gary Bartz possessed. Gary of course in one of the leading voices of the alto and soprano saxophon...

Oliver Nelson and his Orchestra: "Afro-American Sketches"

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Edward Nelson was not only a formidable saxophonist (alto/tenor/soprano) but a prolific composer/arranger and band leader. In his short life, h...

Bobby Hutcherson: "Now!"

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This remarkable album is The Jazz Show's further tribute to Black History Month. It is reflective of the changing social mores of African-Americans du...

Max Roach and His Chorus and Orchestra: "It's Time!"

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature honours Black History Month and throughout February we'll spotlight music that has social significance. We'll open with a piece...

The Art Pepper & Jack Montrose Quintet

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is a very fine look at a short-lived band co-led by the great Art Pepper on alto saxophone and Jack Montrose on tenor saxophone. This band displa...

Miles Davis: "E.S.P."

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is an important album in the recorded legacy of Miles Davis. It is the first studio recording of what was referred to as Miles Davis' Second Grea...

Drummer Max Roach: "Max Roach Plus Four"

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today our Jazz Feature celebrates the Birthday of one of the pioneers of Modern Jazz and it's leading drummer, Maxwell Lemuel Roach. Max Roach was bo...

The Alternate Version of "Miles Ahead" by Miles Davis/Gil Evans

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This recording by Miles Davis and the Gil Evans Orchestra is one of the great iconic recordings in Jazz. Recorded and issued in 1957 It marked the fir...

Baritone Saxophonist Serge Chaloff: "Blue Serge"

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Serge Chaloff was only on the planet for 33 years and led a chaotic life blighted by drugs but left an important legacy. He was considered albeit argu...

Pianist Wynton Kelly: "Kelly at Midnight"

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz Feature is by one of the finest Jazz pianists who was so good and consistent during the brief 39 years on the planet that he was taken ...

The MJT+3: "Message from Walton Street"

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The MJT+3 was a band put together in Chicago by Chicagoans, Walter Perkins, a fine drummer and bassist Bob Cranshaw. They worked a lot together in the...

Pat Martino: "Live at Yoshi's".

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The great Pat Martino passed away on November 1, 2021, he was 77. Tonight's Jazz feature is a lengthy tribute to this incredible guitarist. It is from...

The Stan Getz Quintet: "West Coast Jazz"

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This album came about as a result of a gig Stan Getz had in Los Angeles at a high-end club called "Zardi's" in July 1955. Getz put together this ad ho...

Terry Gibbs/Sal Nistico: "It's Time We Met".

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This Jazz Feature is a fun date full of energy and swing. Vibes master Terry Gibbs is still with us at age 97 performs here with his usual drive and e...

Louis Hayes Quintet with Nat Adderley and Yusef Lateef.

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This Jazz Feature album is a rather rare one and it's the debut recording as a leader of drum master Louis Hayes. Louis Hayes was just 21 when he reco...

Thelonious Monk: "Monk's Music"

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A seminal album recorded in June of 1957 by Thelonious Monk and an all-star septet. It stands as one of Monk's greatest and most significant recording...

"Wes Montgomery in Paris 1965"

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There is really no argument that Wes Montgomery was one of the most important guitar stylists to emerge from relative obscurity in the early 1960's. H...

The Hugh Fraser Quintet: "Red and Blue"

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The late Hugh Fraser was one of the most prominent Canadian musicians who was recognized throughout the world. Hugh was a teacher, composer, bandleade...

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley Narrates "A History of Jazz"

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is The Jazz Show's second traditional Jazz Feature. As we welcome the coming of Fall and back to school, work and business, we present a Jazz Fea...

Leonard Bernstein Narrates "What Is Jazz".

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maestro Leonard Bernstein narrates "What Is Jazz". Tonight's Jazz Feature is a Jazz Show tradition as it honors this time of year when school starts a...

Teddy Edwards and :Les McCann Ltd. "It's About Time".

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Teddy Edwards was a major star of the tenor saxophone. A long time resident of L.A. and not New York lessened his reputation but not his musicality. T...

Pianist/composer Jack Wilson: "Easterly Winds"

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Wilson is sadly not a household name but should be better known. He was a very fine pianist who reflected the influences of Hank jones and Tommy ...

Miles Davis: The "First Great Quintet" (Rare unissued takes)

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The gist of tonight's Jazz Feature is not only to present one of the greatest and most influential bands in Jazz history but to present rare and previ...

The miles Davis Quintet with Sonny Stitt in Sweden-1960.

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a very special edition of The Miles Davis Quintet. After the departure of pianist Bill Evans and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Miles Davis per...

Art Blakey and The Jazz messengers: "Just Coolin';"

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This album was only issued this year but was actually recorded in March of 1959 by a great edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. It was forgotten a...

Trumpet Master Conte Candoli:"Little Band,Big Jazz"

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Secondo "Conte" Candoli was one of the foremost trumpeters in Jazz. An able studio musician and bandsman and a striking soloist who combined the conce...

Harold Land Ensembles: "Westward Bound"

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Harold Land was one of the leading tenor saxophonists in Jazz but he is often overlooked as he wasn't based in New York City. His sound is very distin...

Herbie Hancock: "Maiden Voyage"

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Herbie's album done in March of 1965 has proven to be one of his most famous albums and now listed in journals as one of the 100 essential Jazz albums...

Acoustic Guitar Master Ralph Towner: "Batik"

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guitar master Ralph Towner plays the 6 string and the 12 string acoustic guitar here and a little piano on this masterful album called "Batik". Towner...

"John Coltrane With The Red Garland Trio"

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This pivotal album was really the first of Coltrane's great recordings and the beginning of his ascent. This recording done in August of 1957 while Co...

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: "Afro-Bossa"

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This gem from the thousands of recording that Ellington made is rather special. It was made during the time when the Ellington Orchestra was signed to...

Vibes Master Walt Dickerson: "This is Walt Dickerson!"

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This album is one of the most impressive recording debuts in Jazz history. Walt Dickerson emerged from total obscurity with this wonderful document. H...

Trombone Master Frank Rosolino: "Free For All"

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the world's finest trombonists was the late Frank Rosolino. He was a mainstay in Stan Kenton's best bands of the 1950's and later became in int...

Drum Master Max Roach: "Speak Brother, Speak!

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Drummer Max Roach's quartet was recorded at The legendary Jazz Workshop in San Francisco in October of 1962. Two long selections are heard on this alb...

Saxophonist John Handy and the john Handy Concert Ensemble: "Projections"

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This was the final album of saxophonist John Handy's contract with Columbia Records and it's a gem. Recorded by his new band called "The John Handy Co...

Hammond Organ Master Don Patterson: "The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson"

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Don Patterson was one of the most distinctive of the many Hammond organists that came onto the Jazz scene in the late 50s and 60s in the wake of the p...

Bassist Paul Chambers: "The Paul Chambers Quintet"

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Chambers was one of the most recorded and prolific bassists of the mid-50s and 60s. He was still in his teens when he moved from Detroit to New Y...

Trumpeter/Composer Don Cherry: "Complete Communion"

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Don Cherry of course is associated with Ornette Coleman but this album shows us by 1965, he was his own man on the trumpet and as a composer. This won...

Miles Davis: "Miles Smiles"

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This amazing album could be considered a bit of a comeback for Miles Davis. It was recorded in October of 1966. 1965 was a bad year for Miles. It bega...

Tenor Saxophone master Gene Ammons and Co.: "The Happy Blues".

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The great soulful voice of the tenor saxophone Gene Ammons made a number of jam session type albums for Prestige, all of them good solid Jazz. Ammons ...

The Miles Davis All-Stars with Milt jackson and Thelonious Monk: "The Bags' Groove Session"

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Jazz Show continues with our annual Christmas tradition as we've done for many years as we present this legendary Christmas Eve (1954) recording s...

Singer Betty Carter: "The Audience With Betty Carter"

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Betty Carter was one of the most individual and adventurous of Jazz singers. No less than Carmen McRae said that "there is only one Jazz singer.....on...

Pianist Hampton Hawes: Presenting Hampton Hawes,

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hampton Hawes is a major piano stylist who rarely gets mentioned when piano giants come up in conversation. Hawes was widely admired by many including...

Alto/Tenor Saxophonist and Composer Oliver Nelson: "Screamin' The Blues"

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This wonderful album is a prelude to the more famous "The Blues and The Abstract Truth" by Oliver Nelson. This album recorded 10 months before "The Bl...

Bassist/Composer Charles Mingus: "Jazz Portraits" (aka "Mingus in Wonderland"):

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This album signals a new era for Mingus with the addition of two new and talented saxophonists to the ranks of his "Jazz Workshop". John Handy on alto...

Tenor Saxophonist Fred Jackson: "Hootin' 'n' Tootin' ".

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's Jazz feature isn't a classic but simply a fine record of a tight little band playing straight forward warm-blooded bluesy Jazz. This is the ...

Trumpeter Lee Morgan: "Lee-Way"

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second album in our November series of recordings that were slagged and low rated when they first were reviewed. This one was especially u...