Ron Steeds surveys the history of jazz and blues recorded on May 23 between 1925 and 2007
| We start off with a pair from the 1920's featuring orchestras from Chicago and NYC. |
| Riverboat Shuffle Benson Orchestra of Chicago - Chicago Hot Bands 1924-1928 - Timeless |
| In My Merry Oldsmobile Jean Goldkette Orchestra - The Bix Beiderbecke Story - Proper |
| On to the 1940's for a trio of great jazz performances... |
| You Gotta Take Your Time Una Mae Carlisle - Una Mae Carlisle 1941-1944 - Chronicle Classics |
| Millenberg Joys Art Hodes - Complete Blue Note Sessions of Art Hodes - Mosaic |
| Coolin' Off With Ulanov Lennie Tristano - Complete Keynote Recordings - Mercury |
| A pair of classic tracks from Miles Davis and John Coltrane... |
| Springville Miles Davis - Miles Ahead - Columbia |
| Lover Come Back To Me John Coltrane - Black Pearls - OJC Prestige |
| We start with John Coltrane recorded recorded three years later to the day and then on to two more tracks recorded the same day - May 23, 1962... |
| Greensleeves John Coltrane - Africa / Brass - Impulse! |
| Please, Mr. Webster Jimmy Witherspoon - Roots - Atlantic |
| Some Other Spring Roy Haynes - Out In The Afternoon - Impulse! |
| Then on to a second set from the 1960's from sessions led by two of the greatest tenor sax players - Dexter Gordon and Joe Henderson... |
| Love Is Here To Stay Dexter Gordon - Our Man In Paris - Blue Note |
| Afro-Centric Joe Henderson - Complete Milestone Recordings - Milestone |
| One of the performances recorded on May 23, 1976 at Sam Rivers' Rivbea Studio... |
| Locomotif No.6 Leo Smith New Delta Ahkri - Wildflowers: The NEw York Loft Jazz Sessions - Knit Classics |
| Two tracks recorded May 23 during the 1980's and one recorded May 23, 1994... |
| The Zealots Jed Levy - Good People - Reservoir |
| Embrace Jerome Harris - In Passing - Muse |
| Keep On Keeping On Roscoe Mitchell - Hey Donald - Delmark |
| Three tracks from the 2000's featuring the horns of Assif Tsahar, Charles Lloyd and Odean Pope |
| Currents Rashied Ali - Deals, Ideas and Ideals - Hopscotch |
| Lady Of The Harbour Charles Lloyd - Sangam - ECM |
| The Last Stop Odean Pope - To The Roach - CIMP |
| We'll close the show with a piano trio interpretation of an Iggy Pop / David Bowie composition. |
| Lust For Life Francois Ingold - Fat Free - Altisuoni |
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