Jazz After Dark, June 18, 2024

Tue, 06/18/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

On this episode:

  • Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy
  • Count Basie, One O'Clock Jump
  • Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, I Can't Get Started
  • Wynonie Mr Blues Harris, Earl Bostic, Earl Bostic - Ain't Misbehavin'
  • Earl Bostic, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Original King Recording)
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)
  • Nat King Cole, I Know That You Know (Stuff Smith violin)
  • Ruby Braff, Medley Bidin  My Time  But Not For Me  Embraceable You
  • Blue Mitchell, I Can't Get Started
  • Frank Sinatra, I Get A Kick Out Of You
  • Paul Desmond, Alianca
  • Buddy Rich, Billie's Bounce
  • Johnny Meyer, Caravan
  • Jimmy Rosenberg, Troublant Bolero

Pack up your sorrows, on High Country Music Radio for June 18, 2024

Tue, 06/18/2024 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

Pack up your sorrows this week with Lindsay Lou, Broken Compass Bluegrass, The Stray Birds, Rachel Harrington, Tony Trischka, Barbara Dane with the Chambers Brothers, Sister Sadie, Willie Watson, Kristin Scott Benson, Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands, and Trampled by Turtles.

High Country Music Radio playlist for 06/18/2024

Davisville, June 17, 2024: Bob Dunning’s reborn column, one month later

Mon, 06/17/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

Several weeks have passed since the Davis Enterprise laid off its best-known writer, Bob Dunning, who quickly moved his Wary 1 column to the online blog platform Substack and more than replaced his former salary through subscriptions. Today we talk about how his new venture is doing, how he’s doing, and his fast change from lifetime employment as Davis newspaper community columnist to a Davis star of Substack. “I’ve never traveled at the speed of light before,” he says, “but it’s kind of interesting.”

KDRT live at Davis Music Fest: Friday at Sudwerk & Saturday at Armadillo Music

Fri, 06/14/2024 - 5:58pm | Diane Crumley

We're thrilled to be broadcasting LIVE again at the 12th annual Davis Music Fest.  Friday, June 14 opening night we'll be live from Sudwerk from 4-9:15 pm with musician interviews and a live stream from the north Hop Yard Stage including Alex Togashii, Yekeno, and The Snares.  We'll also be speaking with the Sudwerk South Stage bands including Lucas Lawson, Guerro, and Ten Foot Tiger.  Saturday, we'll be at the Armadillo KDRT Listening Lyrics Stage 3:45-9 pm with live streams of Anton Barbeau, Sam Chase, and Megan Slankard, and special interviews from Misner & Smith, Broken Compass, Routine Layup, and Milly.  More information at Davis Music Fest   

Jazz After Dark, June 11, 2024

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke, Bessie Couldn't Help It
  • Chick Webb, Deep In a Dream (1939, feat. Ella Fitzgerald)
  • Harry James, All Of Me (Helen Ward vocals)
  • Sonny Stitt, Skylark
  • Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, I Cover the Waterfront
  • Duke Ellington, Kinda Dukish & Rockin' in Rhythm
  • Brew Moore, Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
  • Art Pepper, Walkin' Shoes
  • Art Pepper and Sonny Redd, What's New
  • Art Pepper, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
  • Art Pepper, 'Round Midnight
  • Stuff Smith, Undecided
  • Jimmy Smith, Organ Grinder's Swing (feat. Kenny Burrell & Grady Tate)
  • Yusef Lateef, Six Miles Next Door
  • Dave Brubeck, Koto Song

'High on a mountain, warm winds are blowing' -- Kate Wolf, on High Country Music Radio, June 11

Tue, 06/11/2024 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

"High on a mountain, warm winds are blowing "(from the song"Like a River," by Kate Wolf) is this week's theme featuring Kate Wolf w/Nina Gerber, North Carolina's MIpso, Pharis & Jason Romero, Abigail Lapell, Peter Rowan, Dom Flemons, Old and In The Way, SF's Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, New Grass Revival, Kaia Kater and John Hartford.

High Country Music Radio playlist for 06/11/2024
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