In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday March 16th, 2022 with Ron Steeds
Celebrating the birth of Tommy Flanagan, born March 16, 1930 in Detroit Michigan
Tonight we focus on the contributions Tommy Flanagan made as a sideman to various outstanding recordings between 1956 and 1968. This is but a small portion of the sessions he was part of throughout his significant career. He was known for his inventiveness, lyricism and harmonic sophistication. He was Ella Fitzgerald's pianist of choice as her accompanist between 1968 and 1978.
| In A Mellow Tone Duke Ellington Orchestra - The Blanton Webster Years - RCA Victor |
| Set 1 - 1956-1957 |
| Blue Seven Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus - Prestige |
| Solar J.J. Johnson - J Is For Jazz - Columbia |
| Old Devil Moon J.J. Johnson - Dial JJ5 - Fontana |
| What's New Paul Chambers - Paul Chambers Quintet - Blue Note |
| Set 2 - 1958 |
| Freight Trane Kenny Burrell - With John Coltrane - New Jazz |
| Tanganyika Strut Wilbur Harden - Tanganyika Strut - Savoy |
| Tune Up Philly Joe Jones - Blues For Dracula - Riverside |
| Sweet And Lovely Booker Little - Booker Little 4 + MaxRoach - Blue Note |
| Set 3 - 1959-1960 |
| Giant Steps John Coltrane - Giant Steps - Atlantic |
| No Refill Paul Chambers - Motor City Scene - Lone Hll Jazz |
| Undecided Curtis Fuller's Quintet - Blues-Ette - Savoy |
| Airegin Wes Montgomery - Incredible Jazz Guitar - Riverside |
| Bitty Dtty Paul Chambers - Motor City Scene - Lone Hll Jazz |
| Set 4 - 1960-1968 |
| The Best Thng For You Is Me Art Farmer Quartet - Art And Perception - Poll Wnners Records |
| Someone To Watch Over Me Budd Johnson Quintet - Let's Swing - Prestige Swingville |
| The Very Thought Of You Joe Newman - Joe's Hap'nin's - Swingville |
| Shades Of Stein Benny Golson - Free - Chess |
| I Love You Milt Jackson - Jazz 'N' Samba - Impulse! |
| Ballad For Samuel Sonny Criss - Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool) - Prestige |
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9:13 PM, March 16th, 2022