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tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! July 26 2011

Seven decades of jazz!
Miles Davis (intro) *
Frankie Trumbauer * 1924 *
Bix Beiderbecke and The Wolverines * 1924 *
Duke Ellington * 1928 *
Lester Young * 1943 *
Doris Day/Les Brown * 1944 *
Thelonious Monk Quintet * 1951 *
Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond * 1952 *
Joe Williams with Count Basie * 1958 *
Nancy Wilson * 1961 *
Cannonball Adderley * 1961 *
Paul Desmond * 1963 *
Paul Desmond * 1963 *
Eddie Jefferson * 1965 *
Cal Tjader/Carmen McRae * 1982 *
Manhattan Transfer * 1985 *
Jerry Garcia, David Grisman & Tony Rice * 1993 *

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! July 19 2011

Benny Goodman *
Sidney Bechet *
Billie Holliday With Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra *
1944...
Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra *
The Mills Brothers *
Count Basie *
Carmen Cavallaro *
1960...
Lee Morgan *
Dave Brubeck & Louis Armstrong *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller And Yusef Lateef *
Mose Allison, 1961 *
and beyond....
Mose Allison, 2001 *
Antonio Carlos Jobim *
Ramsey Lewis *
Leon Redbone *
Stanley Turrentine

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! July 12 2011

All trumpeters tonight, from the 1920's to 2011:
Louis Armstrong *
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong *
The Miles Davis Nonet *
Clifford Brown *
Lee Morgan *
Freddie Hubbard, Curtis Fuller And Yusef Lateef *
Horace Silver with Blue Mitchell *
Chet Baker *
Don Ellis *
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass *
Al Hirt *
Chuck Mangione *
Wynton Marsalis, Norah Jones, & Willie Nelson *
Chris Botti & Paula Cole

Sitting in for Dr. Paul on the classical show today

Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni, Op. 8/2, "Estate" - 3. Presto
Bach Brandenburg 5 D maj:I. Allegro
Bach Toccata and fugue
Mozart Flute Concerto (Allegro)
Mozart Sonata for Piano No. 16 KV 545: Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony #6 In F, Op. 68, "Pastoral" - 3. Allegro
Beethoven Fur Elise
Chopin: Polonaise #3 In A, Op. 40/1, "Military"
Wagner Ride of the Valkyries
Strauss Blue Danube Waltz
Dvorak New World Symphony
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite #2, Op. 55 - 2. Arabian Dance
Debussy Arabesque No. 1
Khatchaturian Gayaneh: VII. Sabre Dance
Khatchaturian Gayaneh: III. Lezghinka

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! June 28 2011

Something old, something new...
Fats Waller & His Rhythm *
Eubie Blake *
Duke Ellington *
The Modernaires & Tex Beneke *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Les McCann Ltd. & Lou Rawls *
Oscar Peterson *

Some West coast cool....
Wes Montgomery *
Dave Brubeck *
Stan Getz *

Some bossa nova....
Antonio Carlos Jobim *
Frank Sinatra *

A little from Blue Note....
Chico Hamilton *
Gene Harris *

and a couple of great contemporary vocalists....
Lisa Ekdahl *
Dianne Reeves *

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! June 21 2011

Piano Connection *
Coleman Hawkins *
Woody Herman *
Sidney Bechet *
Nat King Cole *
Summertime, by
* Miles Davis With Gil Evans Orchestra *
and by
* Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong *
Eubie Blake *
Lee Morgan *
Mel Tormé/Gerry Mulligan *
Ramsey Lewis *
Eddie Jefferson *
Gabor Szabo *
Ron Carter *
Paco De Lucía, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola

tonight on Jazz After Dark, 8 – 9 pm! June 07 2011

Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra *
Bunny Berigan *
George Krupa and His Orchestra *
James P. Johnson / Sidney Bechet & His Circle Seven *
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong *
Count Basie *
Frank Sinatra with Count Basie & The Orchestra *
Dave Brubeck *
Stan Getz *
Hubert Laws *
Yusef Lateef *
Al Jarreau *
Rahsaan Roland Kirk with Trudy Pitts on organ *
Rahsaan Roland Kirk *