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Jazz It UP

Continuing from last semester, it is an hour long jazz program in which I play various selections, often based around some kind of theme (such as swing, bebop, bossa, etc.), and provide some amount of commentary/background on those songs/artists. I love the idea of hopefully increasing people's awareness and appreciation of jazz.
DJ Jazz Cat spins jazz every Sunday 8 - 9 pm

Jazz It Up

Song Artist Album
I Don’t Wanna Be Without You The James Hunter Six Whatever It Takes
MM-Hmm The James Hunter Six Whatever It Takes
In A Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington, John Coltrane Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat Charles Mingus Ah Um
When Your Lover Has Gone Louis Armstron Pops is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter Relaxing Jazz
The End of a Love Affair Art Blakey and the Jazz Messangers The Essential Art Blakey – The Columbia & RCA Years
Goodbye Chet Baker Songs For Lovers
Summertime Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald Progy and Bess
Take the “A” Train Duke Ellington Beyond… Genius of
Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin The Ultimate Bobby Darin
Feeling Good Michael Buble It’s Time (U.S. Version)
Jump Up, Super Star! Kate Higgins, The Super Mario Players Super Mario Odyssey

A set all about the sadness of saying goodbye, combined with the excitement of a new beginning and moving on. Thank you all so very much for listening to my show these past two semesters. It has been a privilege to get to be a tiny part of your life for that one hour a week, and a true pleasure to get to play some jazz for you every Sunday night. Once again, thank you all. Without you, this show would have been nothing. You’re the best. For the final time at KDUP… Jazz Cat out.

Jazz It Up

Song Artist Album
Tank! The Seatbelts Cowboy Bebop
Four Brothers The Manhattan Transfer The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer
Mais Que Nada Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
Mr. Pinstripe Suit Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Best Of/20th Century
Witchcraft Donald Byrd Byrd in Hand (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition )
Strasbourg/St. Dennis Roy Hargrove Earfood
Rush The Seatbelts Cowboy Bebop
Whiplash Hank Levy Whiplash (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Whatever It Takes The James Hunter Six Whatever It Takes
Don’t Let Your Pride Take You For a Ride The James Hunter Six Whatever It Takes
Take Five Dave Brubek On Time
Ain’t That a Kick in the Head Dean Martin Dean Martin: The Capitol Recordings, Vol. 11 (1960-61)
In the Mood Glenn Miller Greatest Hits
Mack the Knife Bobby Darin The Ultimate Bobby Darin
What a Wonderful World – Single Version Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World

A playlist of some of my favorite jazz tracks, mostly chosen from things I’ve played on the show previously. I hope you enjoy this rather eclectic selection of jazz as much as I do. Thanks for listening.

Jazz It Up

Song Artist Album
‘Round Midnight Miles Davis ‘Round About Midnight
Manteca Dizzy Gillespie Night in Tunisia: The Very Best of Dizzy Gillespie
West End Blues Louis Armstrong This is Jazz #1
Birdland Maynard Ferguson Carnival
Autumn Leaves Chet Baker Jazz Moods – Cool
I Got Eyes The James Hunter Six Whatever It Takes
It Was Gonna Be You The James Hunter Six Whatever It Takes
Easy Living Clifford Brown The Best of Clifford Brown
Gypsy Blue Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Feels So Good Chuch Mangione Let’s Go To Prison (Music From the Motion Picture)
Lazy Bird Fats Navarro, Tadd Dameron Sextet Fats Navarro Memorial Album
When I Fall In Love Chris Botti When I Fall In Love
The End of a Love Affair Wynton Marsalis Standard Time Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling

A set dedicated to some of the greatest Jazz trumpeters of all time, with one track per artist to try and fit in as many in as possible. Hope you enjoy listening to some killer tracks by the kings of my favorite instrument. Thanks for tuning in. You’re super cool.

Jazz It Up

Song Artist Album
So What Miles Davis Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition)
Freddie Freeloader Miles Davis Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition)
My Shining Hour – Remastered John Coltrane Trane: The Atlantic Collection (Remastered)
Blue in Green Miles Davis Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition)
Did You Call Her Today Ben Webster, Harry “Sweets” Edison Ben and “Sweets”
Mr. Syms – Remastered John Coltrane Trane: The Atlantic Collection (Remastered)
All Blues Miles Davis Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition)

Something of a Miles Davis night to share a bit of the concert experience I had last Sunday night, mixed in with a bit of Coltrane and a lovely track featuring another great trumpet player, Harry “Sweets” Edison. Hope you all enjoy.

Jazz It Up

Song Artist Album
Boplicity Miles Davis Birth of the Cool
Witchcraft Donald Byrd Byrd in Hand (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Let’s Get Lost Chet Baker Let’s Get Lost: The Best of Chet Baker Sings
Giant Steps – Remastered John Coltrane Trane: The Atlantic Collection (Remastered)
The Kid From Red Bank – 1994 Remastered Version Count Basie The Complete Atomic Basie
Cookin’ Clifford Brown Memorial Album (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
‘Round Midnight – 1998 Digital Remaster Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music: Vol. 1
Mack the Knife Lou Donaldson The Complete Blue Notes Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-60
Central Park West – Remastered John Coltrane Trane: The Atlantic Collection (Remastered)
It’s Only a Paper Moon – Instrumental Art Blakey and the Jazz Messangers Whiplash Jazz
Autumn Leaves Cannonball Adderly Somethin’ Else (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

A playlist of some classic tracks in the “blue note” style of jazz. This is some of my absolute favorite jazz, so I hope you find as much enjoyment in it as I do. As always, thanks for tuning in, and if anyone actually reads these, you, random reader, are actually the best. Thank you 🙂

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