The Labour Day weekend is all about transitions - celebrating the end of summer with an eye cast towards fall; the end of holidays and vacations and the return to work and school. Today's show captures these themes with jazz classics and tunes from the Great American Songbook. Performances are by Ted Rosenthal, Kurt Elling, Eric Alexander, Chet Baker, Josh Rager, Jessica Williams and other Jazz stars.
| Summertime Ted Rosenthal - My Funny valentine - A Tribute to Helen Merrill - Venus |
| Orange Blossoms in Summertime Kurt Elling - Flirting With Twilight - Blue Note |
| The Summer Knows Eric Alexander - Gentle Ballads V - Venus |
| Once Upon A Summertime Chet Baker - Oh You Crazy Moon - Enja |
| Indian Summer Josh Rager - Time and Again - Effendi |
| Early Autumn Early Autumn - Unsung Heroes - Telarc |
| Birks Works Jessica Williams - Jazz Focus - Jazz Focus |
| Work Joe Lovano - From The Soul - Blue Note |
| Work Song Oscar Peterson / Milt Jackson - Very Tall - MFSL Master |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It Bennie Wallace - Someone to Watch Over Me - Enja |
| Maybe September Jackie Ryan - This Heart of Mine - Open Art |
| September In The Rain Roy Hargrove - Approaching Standards - RCA Novus |
| The End of a Love Affair Roy Hargrove - Approaching Standards - RCA Novus |
| September Song Jacintha - Lush Life - Groove Note |
| Early Autumn Joe Lovano - I'm All For You: Ballad Songbook - Blue Note |
| Transition Hancock/ Brecker/ Hargrove - Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall - Verve |
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Hey Bill, nice show. Enjoying the music
5:02 PM, September 6th, 2015