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Sinatra and Jazz
Hosted by Kevin Conway and created during the pandemic this podcast is a continuation of the radio show broadcast of 25 years on 3 public radio stations. A mixture of new and old jazz players and vocalists.You will also hear broadway, blues, special shows on Oscar nominated songs, songwriters and arrangers. Everything from Earth Wind and Fire to Joanie Sommers, Billy Joel to Buble' or Dr. John.This podcast put together in tribute to my unwitting radio mentors William B. Williams, Billy Taylor, Al Jazzbo Collins and Gerald Wilson. Comments and suggestions - e mail me at satirewriter@yahoo.com
The Guests - Barbara Streisand, Giacomo Gates, Carmen McRae, Trombonist Dicke Wells, Till Bronner, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis, Rosemary Clooney Pianist Beegee Adair, Lalo Shifrin, Giants of Jazz at the Philharmonic in the 1940's. Giants of Jazz at the Philharmonic in the 1950's, Pianist Mary Louise Knutson, Ray Charles, Suzannah McCorkle, Ella Fitzgerald with BAsie.
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The Company Includes: Supersax, Steve Lucky and The Rhumba Bums, Toshiko Akioshi and Lew Tabakin, Nancy Kelly, Birelli Lagrene', Mary Kay Trio, Double Six of Paris, Ernie Andrews, The Idea of North, Dorothy Donegan, Matt Monro, Monty Alexander, Johnny Hartman, Giacomo Gates, Rare Silk, Kevin Mahogany.
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The Company includes : The Current Countr Basie Orchestra with guests, Stacey Kent, Bobby Darin, Lani Hall, Thelonious Monk, Irene Kral , Harry Sweets Edison, Carmen McRae, Bill Withers, Ilona Knofler, Brad Mehldau.
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Some of the Company - Giacomo Gates, Mark Murphy, Harry Sweets Edison, Stacy Kent (new release) , Rosemary Clooney, Jamie Cullum, Randy Napolean (New Release) , Irene Kral, Ilona Knofler, Dave Frishberg, Brad Mehldau, Count Basie Orchestra with guests, Ledisi, George Benson (New Release), Emily Remler.
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Music to listen to while putting the news on mute.
The Company includes Red Garland, Johnny Hartman, Onzy Matthews, Joanie Sommers, The Singers Unlimited, Marty Paich, Julie London, Dave Frischberg, The Real Group, Everette Green, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Lalo Shifrin.
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Vocalists - Matt Monro, Johnny Harrman,, Julie London, Joanie Sommers, Kenny Rankin, Dinah Washington, Oscar Brown,Jr. Irene Kral, Singers Unlimited
Instrumentalists - Onzy Matthews, Bobby Timmons, Horace Parlan, Marty Paich, Red Garland, Stanley Turrentine
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Guitarist Grant Green, Trumpeter Blue Mitchell, singer Everett Greene, pianist Red Garland, Trombonist Urbie Green plus vocalists Matt Belsante out of Nashvile and Vince Jones from Australia
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Sinatra at Capitol plus guests to include Ricky Lee Jones new release, Giacomo Gates new release, Til Bronner, Stacey Kent, The Enrique Ibarguren Trio.
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Some of the Company : Carmen McRae, Bill Evans, Susannah McCorkle, Stacey Kent, Buddy DeFranco, Bob Dorough, Brad Mehldau, Steve Tyrell, Judy Wextler, Irene Kral, Scott Hamilton, Jeanie Bryson, Johnny Griffin, Curtis Stigers, Burt Bacharach.
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Plus More John Pizzarelli, Steve Tyrell.
Lady Singers who should be heard more. ...Jeanie Bryson, Joanie Sommers, Dakota Staton, Stacey Kent and more...
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Plus. New Release from John Pizzarelli, Steve Tyrell. Rosemary Clooney, Tito Puenti Jr.
Sinatra and Spring
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The Company Includes -
Burt Bacharach, Ben Sidrin, The Idea of North, Curtis Stigers, The Manhattan Transfer, Buddy Collette, Samara Joy, Wes Mongomery, Kieth Jarrett, Terry Gibbs, Judy Wexler, Bob Durough...
The Company Includes:
Samara Joy, Bob Durough, Nellie McKay, New York Voices, The Manhattan Transfer, Judy Wexler, Marcus Shelby Trio, The Idea of North, Deep Blue Organ Trio, Everett Greene, Cutis Stigers....
Sinatra conducts Tone Poems of Color, the music of Alec Wilder.
Sinatra conducts for Dean Martin, Sylvia Syms, Peggy Lee.
Sinatra conducts for trumpeter Charles Turner.
Irish Blues man Nigel Mooney
The Manhattan Transfer
Ben Sidrin
Guest include: Paul Anka, Ritchie Valens, Jackie Wilson, Frankie Lyman, Tony DeSare, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Louie Armstrong, Big Joe Turner, Little Eva, Dion and the Belmonts, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, Looking Glass,
Four who did a tone of Movie Soundtracks - Henry Mancini, Michel LeGrand, Lalo Shifrin and Dave Grusin.
Sinatra at Capitol - AKA "The Great Years"
Before Michael Buble' there was Johnny Hartman. Before Diana Kraal there was Carmen McRae.
The New York Voices, The Singers Unlimited, The Manhattan Transfer, The Hi Los, The Real Group, The L.A. Voices, Lambert Hendricks and Ross, Rare Silk, Rockapella.
The Concord Recordings of jazz pianist Gene Harris.
Gene Harris with the Three Sounds at Blue Note Records.
The Jazz Vocal Groups...... The New York Voices
The Singers Unlimited.
The Manhattan Transfer
The Hi Los
The Real Group
The Idea of North
The L.A. Voices
Lambert Hendricks and Ross
Rare Silk
Rockapella
Some of the Company....Stan Kenton Orchestra, Michelle Legrand, Keely Smith, Rosemary Clooney. All Frank's songs from his days at Capitol.
Anthony Newley, Irene Kral, piano stylings of Mary Louis Knutson and Phineas Newborn, Jr.
Radio broadcasts of Frank Sinatra from the 1940's and 1950's. The Puppini Sisters. Peggy Lee, Paul Anka's new album, Pianist Beegie Adair.
Some of the Company: Lani Hall. MaryLynn Gillaspie, Gregory Porter, Stan Kenton Orchestra, Slim Gaillard, The New York Voices, Bob Minzer Big Band, Diane Reeves...
New Releases from: Mark Winkler, Lani Hall, Cecile McClorin Salvant and Matthew Whitaker.
Older stuff from pianists Horace Parlan and Harry The Hipster Gibson.
More of wha will happen between September 23ed and September 25th at the festival in Monterey California. Information at MontereyJazzFestival.org
The Company includes Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kurt Elling, Michael Zilber, Warren Wolf and more from Gregory Porter
Upcoming Monterey Jazz Festival will be held September 23rd, 24th and 25th 2022.
Information and tickets at Monteryjazzfestival.org
Part One podcast includes Christian McBride, Veronica Swift, Brad Mehldau and Gregory Porter.
Some of the Company....Frank Wess, Herbie Mann, Hubert Laws, James Moody, Irene Kral, Bobby Darin, Carmen McRae, Stuff Smith, Stephan Grapelli.
Some of the Company - Peggy Lee, Jessie Belvin, Deno Kanes, Rocky Cole, Jimmy Smith, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Joey Defrancesco, Toot Thielemans, Geregoire Maret
The Singing Company - Oscar Brown,Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Blossom Dearie, Stacey Kent. Anthony Wilson guitarist.
Luck, health, the business or circumstance diminished or halted their careers. These singers deserve more notoriety.
The Company - Ethel Azama, Jesse Belvin, The Mary Kaye Trio, David Allyn, Damita Jo, Ozzie Bailey, Chris Conner.
and the music of Gordon Goodwin and Kenny Dorham.
The Company - Sonny Stitt, Joanie Sommers sings Jerome Kern, Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle, Vibist Bobby Hutcherson, Singers Morgana King and Tony Desare, Bobby Timmons, Freddie Hubbard. And by request Joe Pesci.
The Company includes:
Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Jack Jones, Susannah McCorkle, Matt Monro, Tierney Sutton, Lalo Shifrin, Dave Grusin.....AND Joe Pesci.
The Company includes: Paul Williams, Carmen McRae, Steve Lawrence, Joe Pesci, Nora Jones, Jamie Cullum, Vikki Carr, Doris Day, Barbra Streisand, Woody Herman, Melissa Manchester....
Among Others...Steve Lawrence, Sergio Mendes, Joe Cocker, Steve Tyrell, Irene Cara, Ernie Andrews, Lionel Ritchie, Frankie Laine, Gene Harris
Don Costa - Not as well known as Nelson Riddle or Billy May...Don Costa arranged and conducted albums for Frank Sinatra such as My Way and Sinatra and Strings and on Trilogy New York, New York.
The great pianist Gene Harris.
Barbra Streisand a household name.
Johnny Hartman who should be a household name.
Bill May - Played trumpet and arranged for Charlie Barnett and Glenn Miller. Billy then arranged and conducted for every major singer from Sinatra to Anita O'Day to Rosemary Clooney to Nat Cole to Bobby Darin.
Tony Bennett - Nothing more can be said. At home Sinatra played the music of Bennett and and Matt Monro.
Monty Alexander - Great Jazz pianits, played at Jillys for Sinatra at aged 19 and never looked back.
Joanie Sommers - The girl known for Pepsi's "For those Who Think Young" is now 80 years old and we explore some of her recordings. There aren't enough.
Arrangements of Quincy Jones with Sinatra, Basie and The Double Six of Paris. Kevin Mahogany had shades of Billy Eckstine. Before there was Diana Kraal there was Carmen McRae.
The versatility of Bobby Darin, the great work of Rosemary Clooney at Concord records, timeless Woody Herman gives Basie a run for his money.
The Christmas Company includes Mel Torme', B.B. King, Manhattan Transfer, Johnny Mathis,
Melissa Manchester, Joe Williams, John Pizzarelli, Tony Bennett, Steve Tyrell, Barbra Streisand and more
Some of the Company: Ella Fitzgerald, Yul Brynner, The Hi Los, Robert Preston, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, Jo Stafford, Ray Charles, Debbie Reynolds, Audra McDonald, John Raitt.
Some of the Company....Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Houston Person, Giacomo Gates, Irene Kral, Terry Gibbs, Jamie Cullum...
Some of the company in this episode :Jack Jones, Barbara Morrison, Jon Faddis, Bobby Darin, Johnny Hartman, Tierney Sutton, Veronica Swift, Monty Alexander...
The Company this episode, among others: Frank Wess, Dinah Washington, Paula West, Ruth young, Lester Young, Stevie Wonder, Joe Williams, Mark Winkler, Denny Zeitlin, Grover Washington.
Some of the Company Includes....Terri Thornton, Steve Tyrell, Toots Theilemans, Roseanna Vitro, Mel Torme, Grady Tate, Billy Taylor, Larry Vuckovitch, Charlie Ventura...
Some of the Company: Keely Smith, Sting, Stuff Smith, Nina Simone, Paul Simon, Jeri Southern, Singers Unlimited, Horace Silver, Barbra Steisand, Emily Remler....
Some of the Company: Cecile McCloren Dalsvant, The Royal Boppers, Buddy Rich, Kenny Rankin, Sonny Rollins, Lalo Shifrin, Betty Roche, Lee Ritenour,,,,
Some of the Company - Billy Porter, Bud Powell, Joe Pesci, Gregory Porter, John Pizzarelli, Houston Person
The Company includes.....Willie Nelson, Anthony Newley, Renee Olstead, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, New York Voices, Joe Newman, Randy Newman, Mary Osborne, Ray Nance, Oliver Nelson...
Recordings from the past and new releases - Vince Jones, Dave Frishberg, Lew Anderson Big Band, Tierney Sutton, Billy Strayhorn, Paul Anka, Veronica Swift, Stacey Kent, The Stanley Dance Mainstream Jazz recordings, the forgotten Charlie Ventura with Bop For the People and more.
Some of the Company : Mark Murphy, Joanie Sommers, Jamie Cullum, Keely Smith, Susannah McCorkle, Joe Williams, John Pizzarelli, Dave Grusin, Supersax, Woody Shaw
Some of the Company includes: Kevin Mahogany, The Manhattan Transfer, Susannah Mc Corkle, Johnny Mercer, Carmen McRae, Herbie Mann, Barry Manilow, and on and on...
Some of the Company in this episode: Kevin Mahogany, Onzy Matthews, Susannah McCorkle, Carmen McRae, Kitty Margolis, Chuck Mangione, Paul MCartney, James Moody, Henry Mancini, Monica Mancini and more..
Among the Company: Peggy Lee, Steve Lawrence, Gary Lemel, Yusef Lateef, The L. A. Jazz Project, Julie London, Looking Glass, Tom Lehrer, Jay Leonhart.
Some of the Company in this episode:
Earl Klugh, Kathy Kosins, Wynton Kelly, Nancy Kelly, Diana Kraal, Iren Kral, Stan Kenton, Mary KayeTrio, Stacey Kent.
Some of the Company in this episode:
IZ, The Idea of North, Jack Jezzro, Vince Jones, Jack Jones, Quincy Jones, Jonah Jones, Carmel Jones, Rikki Lee jones, Kieth Jarrett, Louis Jordan, Billy Joel.
Some of the Company in this episode:
Johnny Hartman, Woody Herman, Bill Henderson, Al Hibbler, Carla Helmbrect, Jon Hendricks, The Hi Los, Gene Harris, Lena Horne.
Some of the Company in this episode:
Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Giacomo Gates, Roberta Gambarini, Buddy Greco, Dave Grusin, Bob Gaudio, Red Garland.
Some of the Company in this episode:
Stan Freberg, Michael Franks, Maynard Ferguson, The Four Freshmen, Tommy Flanagan,
Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Frishberg, Bob Florence.
The Company for this episode includes:
Kurt Elling, Connie Evingson, Don Ellis, Earth Wind and Fire, Harry Sweets Edison, Bill Evans..
The Company includes Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis, the Double Six or Paris, Jack DeJohnette,Blossom Dearie, Tony Desare, the all female big band Diva and more....
Some of the company in this episode are: The New York Voices, Giacomo Gates, Irene Kral, Oscar Brown, Jr., Roberta Gambarini, Buddy Greco, Karyn Allison, Willie Nelson and more...
Some of the company in this episode.......Jack Jones, Bobby Darin, Mark Murphy, Kenny Rankin, Carmen McRae, Roy Eldridge, Junior Mance, Til Bronner, Cecile McLoren Salvant,
Randy Newman,....
The Company in this episode includes....
Gregory Porter, Roberta Gambarini, Giacomo Gates, Dion, Curtis Stigers, The Four Seasons, Jamie Cullum, Carmen McRae and more.
Some of the Company this episode...Kurt Elling, New York Voices, Willie Nelson, Irene Krall, Tony Desare, Sue Raney, Al Jarreau, John Pizzarelli...
Some of the Company in this episode - Richard Groove Holmes, Bobby Darin, Rosemary Clooney, Jamie Cullum, Count Basie, Carmen McRae, Dakota Staton.....
Some of Franks Company this time......Curtis Stigers, Iz of Hawaii, Horace Parlan, Johnny Hartman, Sarah Vaughn, Neal Hefti, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Paul Anka...
Some of the company......Warren Vache', Stacey Kent, Gene Harris Kevin Mahaogany, The Singers Unlimited, Jamie Cullum, Blossom Dearie..
Some of the Company : Carmen McRae, Paul Anka, Rosemary Clooney, Sammy Davis, Onzy Matthews, Gregory Porter, Jack Jones, Bobby Darin, Jamie Cullum, Dave Brubeck
Some of Frank's Company today is Tony Bennett, Steve Tyrell, Matt Belsante, Keely Smith, Woody Herman, Joe Williams...