A Tribute to Jacques Emond who sadly died this weekend after suffering from a stroke. Jacques was the producer and host of Swing is in the Air here on CKCU and he was the programming manager for the Ottawa International Jazz Festival for over 20 years, until he retired from the position in 2010. I had the pleasure of working with Jacques at the Festival from 1987 through 1989 when I was hired as the Managing Director of the Festival. Since I knew very little about jazz and was hired for my enthusiasm, energy and overall love of music, Jacques was the anchor of the jazz programming at the festival during those years and he eventually grew into the Festival's artistic director - a term he disliked so he insisted on being called the programming manager. I cannot possibly pay effective tribute to his knowledge of jazz, his love of music and culture or his contributions to his community but I will try this evening in words and music.
| The One I Remember Oliver Schroer - A Million Stars - Big Dog Music 
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| Stevedore Stomp Duke Ellington - The Works of Duke Ellington Vol 3 - RCA |
| When It's Sleepytime Down South Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong's Greatest Hits - Columbia |
| What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World - MCA |
| Only Trust Your Heart Houston Person - The Talk of the Town - Muse Records |
| Three Blind Mice Errol Parker - Tribute to Thelonious Monk - Sahara |
| Let's Flip The Microscopic Septet - Let's Flip - Osmosis Records |
| By You, Do You Mean You Or Me? The Microscopic Septet - Off Beat Glory - Osmosis Records |
| Out of My House Roach! The Shuffle Demons - Streetniks - Stubby Records
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| The Ivory Coast Time Warp - Off Centre - Parkwood Records
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| i Jean Derome and Rene Lussier - Soyez Vigilants, Restez Vivants! - Ambiances Magnetiques
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| Hard Plains Drifter Bill Frisell - Before We Were Born - Elektra/Musician |
| Oliver's Tune Peter Katz - First of the Last To Know - Indie
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10:27 PM, January 7th, 2013