Playlist, August 30, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Alternative Guitar Summit; Villa Hermosa; Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 2 (2026 HighNote)

Pat Martino; Duke Ellington's Sound of Love; Formidable (2017 HighNote)

Paul Gonsalves; Tell it the Way it Is; Tell it the Way it Is (1999 Impulse!)

Pee Wee Ellis; One Mint Julep; Blues Mission (1993 Gramavision)

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Set Two

Béla Fleck; Rhapsody in Blue; Rhapsody in Blue (2024 Béla Fleck Productions)

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Set Three

Horace Silver; The Kicker; Silver in Seattle (2025 Blue Note)

Andrew Kim; The World Falls Away; Lineage (2026 Origin)

Jaco Pastorius; Chromatic Fantasy; Word of Mouth (1981 Warner Bros)

Herbie Hancock; Speak Like a Child; Speak Like a Child (1968 Blue Note)

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Set Four

Interview with Mike Falzarano

Mike Falzarano; A Cupful of Rain; Sunrise Over the Unknown (2026)

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Set Five

Chicago; Brand New Love Affair, Pt. I & II; Chicago VIII (1975 Columbia)

Chicago; Oh, Thank You Great Spirit; Chicago VIII (1975 Columbia)

Chicago; Ain't it Blue; Chicago VIII (1975 Columbia)

Chicago; Scrapbook; Chicago X (1976 Columbia)

Chicago; Mississippi Delta City Blues; Chicago XI (1977 Columbia)

Chicago; Takin' it on Uptown; Chicago XI (1977 Columbia)

Chicago; Take Me Back to Chicago; Chicago XI (1977 Columbia)

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Playlist, August 9, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

NicoleYvette; Say Yes (feat. Joel Ross); Say Yes (2026 self)

Al Foster; Unrequited; Live at Smoke (2025 Smoke Sessions)

Baltimore Jazz Collective; Sundas at Eubies; Baltimore Jazz Collective (2025 Stricker Street)

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Set Two

Faye Carol; Hello Young Lovers; Forever Dynamic (2026 Getdown)

Faye Carol; Groovin' High; Forever Dynamic (2026 Getdown)

Joe Farnsworth; Radical; The Big Room (2025 Smoke Sessions)

Kemuel Roig; Junk; Both Sides Now (2026 Life in Music)

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Set Three

Gerald Clayton; Rush; Ones & Twos (2025 Blue Note)

Elias Haslanger; Legacy; Legacy (2026 Cherrywood)

Trevor Robertson; Bright Colors; Bright Colors (2026 self)

Faye Carol; Soulful Dress; Faye Sings the Blues (2026 Getdown)

Mike Clark; Austin City Shuffle; Kuon Ganjo (2026 Wide Hive)

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Set Four

Nat Reeves; Appointment in Ghana; Now in Time (2026 The Side Door)

Goldings Bernstein Stewart; Penelope; Rhombus (2026 Smoke Sessions)

Pat Bianchi; Dizzy's Delemma; Confluence (2026 21H)

Frank Zappa; Frogs with Dirty Little Lips; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)

J.P. Reali; Mr. Charlie; Grateful Blues (2026 Reali Records)

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Set Five

Chicago; Prelude to Aire; Chicago VII (1974 Columbia)

Chicago; Aire; Chicago VII (1974 Columbia)

Chicago; Devil's Sweet; Chicago VII (1974 Columbia)

Chicago; Happy Man; Chicago VII (1974 Columbia)

Chicago; Mongonucleosis; Chicago VII (1974 Columbia)

Chicago; Byblos; Chicago VII (1974 Columbia)

Chicago; Skinny Boy; Chicago VII (1974 Columbia)

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Playlist, August 2, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Les Claypool; One Better; Of Whales and Woe (2006 Prawn Song)

Mitch Dalton; First Thoughts Are Best; Out of the Shadows (2025 Regius)

Mitch Dalton; Bird Meets Cat; Out of the Shadows (2025 Regius)

Stanley Clarke; Children of Forever; Children of Forever (1973 Polydor)

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Set Two

Roosevelt Hoover III; Back at the Chicken Shack; Backyard Blues (2026 RHIII Music)

Aaron Diehl; Lamia; The Vagabond (2020 Mack Avenue)

Wayne Shorter; Infant Eyes; Speak No Evil (1966 Blue Note)

Oliver Nelson; Post No Bills; Fantabulous (1964 Argo)

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Set Three

Ahmad Jamal With The Assai Quartet; Temple Court; Ahmad Jamal With The Assai Quartet (1997 Roesch)

John Lewis; Mirjana of My Heart; P.O.V. (1975 Columbia)

McCoy Tyner; The Greeting; Supertrios (1977 Milestone)

Omar Hakim/Buddy Rich Big Band; Slo-Funk; Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich (1994 Atlantic)

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Set Four

Milt Jackson; The Prophet Speaks; Milt Jackson at the Kosei Nenkin (1977 Pablo)

Ella Fitzgerald; I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good; J.A.T.P. in Tokyo (1977 Pablo)

Ella Fitzgerald; How High the Moon; J.A.T.P. in Tokyo (1977 Pablo)

Oscar Peterson Trio; Sushi Blues; J.A.T.P. in Tokyo (1977 Pablo)

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Set Six

Clark Terry; Mumbles; Clark Terry's Big Bnd Band Live (1975 Vanguard)

Don Sebesky; Moon Dreams; The Rape of El Morro (1975 CTI)

Cannonball Adderley; BackHome Blues;  Swingin' In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse (1966-1967) (2018 Reel to Real)

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...

Playlist, July 26, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

DaveStryker; The Folks Who Live on the Hill; Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Sessions (2026 Strikezone)

Amstel Jazz Ensemble; Tiny Capers; First State Blues (2026 Summit)

Red Garland; Please Send Me Someone to Love; Red Garland's Piano (1957 Prestige)

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Set Two

Emmet Cohen; I. Eternal Glimpse; Universal Truth (2026 Mack Avenue)

Buckhead; Will the Real Kenny G. Plesae Stand Up!!; Exchange (2026 Birckhead Music Group)

Douyé; In My Solitude; Stay with Me (2026 Betsy Blue Music)

Wallace Roney; Atlantis; Mystikal (2005 HighNote)

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Set Three

McCoy Tyner; Atlantis; Atlantis (1975 Milestone)

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Set Four

NicoleYvette; Night and Day; Say Yes (2026 self)

The Brecker Brothers; Sponge; The Brecker Brothers (1975 Arista)

Raul de Souza; Festival; Colors (1975 Milestone)

Hiromi; Spiral; Spiral (2005 Telarc)

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane; Why Was I Born?; Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (2006 Concord)

Supersax; Groovin' High; Salt Peanuts (1974 Capitol)

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Set Five

Chicago; A Hit by Varèse; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Lowdown (Japanese version); Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Ballet for a Girl in Buchhannon; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Mississippi Delta Blues; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Phish; Reba; LivePhish 13 (10.31.94 Glens Falls, NY (2002 Elektra)

[11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, July 19, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Charles Ives; Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord, Mass. 1840-1860”: III. The Alcotts; Bear's Sonic Journals - Concordance: 150 Years of Charles Ives (2026 Owsley Stanley Foundation)

Schapiro 17; Moment's Notice; Best Laid Plans (2026 Summit)

Ron Carter & Yotam Silberstein; Blues from Brother Malone; Duets (2026 JOJO)

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Set Two

Barry Greene; Question and Answer; Giants (2026 Origin)

Alternative Guitar Summit; A Blues for Mickey O (feat. Cheryl Bailey & Ed Cherry; Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 2 (2026 HighNote)

Catherine Russell; Now You're Talkin' My Language; Live @ Jazz at Lincoln Center (2026 DOT Time)

Catherine Russell; Never Too Old to Swing; Live @ Jazz at Lincoln Center (2026 DOT Time)

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Set Three

The Namedroppers; Chain of Fools; Let's Live Together (2026 Horizon)

Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 ABC)

Tierney Sutton meets Charlier/Sourisse; Modinha; Talking to the Sun (2025 Gemini)

Miles Davis; The Pan Piper; Sketches of Spain (1960 Columbia)

Milt Jackson & John Coltrane; The Late, Late Blues; Bags & Trane (1961 Atlantic)

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Set Four

Amstel Jazz Ensemble; Joy Spring; First State Blues (2026 Summit)

Barry Greene; Green Street; Giants (2026 Origin)

Miroslav Vitous; Pegasos; Atmos (1993 ECM)

Roy Haynes with Phineas Newborn & Paul Chambers; Sugar Ray; We THree (1959 New Jazz)

Douyé; Love You Madly; Stay with Me (2026 Betsy Blue Music)

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Set Five

Chicago; A Hit By Varèse; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

Chicago; All is Well; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

Chicago; State of the Union; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

Chicago; Alma Mater; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

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Set Six

Conrad Herwig; Matrix; The Latin Side of Chick Corea (2026 Savant)

Richard Baratta; Donna Lee; Another Kind of Bird: Reimagining Charlie Parker (2026 Savant)

Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra; Multiversal; Live at Bop Stop (2026 Hidden Cinema)

Rebecca Rafla; Fundamentally Unfinished; Fundamentally Unfinished (2025 self)

[11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, July 12, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Tierney Sutton Meets Charlier/Sourisse; Talking to the Sun; Talking to the Sun (2026 Gemini)

Tomas Janzon; All Neighbors; Jazz Diary (2026 Changes Music)

Mary Flower & Leon Cotter; Half Moon; Chnts of Rain (2026 Little Village)

Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble; Gratitude; Live at La Peña (2026 Lifeforce Jaxz)

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Set Two

Tal Mashiach; Paco; WHo's Around? (2026 Anzic)

Conrad Herwig; 500 Miles High; The Latin Side of Chick Corea (2026 Savant)

Aubrey Johnson; Chorinho; The Lively Air (2026 Greenleaf Music)

Charles Lloyd; Chulahoma; Figure in Blue (2025 Blue Note)

Dave McMurray; The Plum Blossom; I Love Life Even When I'm Hurting (2025 Blue Note)

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Set Three

Schapiro 17; Ugly Chic; Best Laid Plans (2026 Summit)

Helen Sung Big Band; Diana; Oracles (2026 Sunnyside)

Pat Bianchi; Jitterbug Waltz; Confluence (2026 21H)

Barry Greene; Backtrack; Giants (2026 Origin)

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Set Four

The Ali Ryerson Quartet; Chuck's Tune/Solar; The Ali Ryerson Quartet (2026 self)

Christine Fawson; It Could Happen to You; It Could Happen to You (2026 self)

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective; Message to a Child; No Wind & No Rain (2026 Calligram)

Joe Krown Trio + 1 (feat. Papa Mali); Qualified; Qualified (2026 Sledgehammer Blues)

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Set Five

Chicago; South California Purples; At Carnegie Hall (1971 Columbia)

Chicago; A Song for Richard and His Friends; At Carnegie Hall (1971 Columbia)

Chicago; Lonlieness is Just a Word; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; Poem for the People; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; A Hit by Varèse; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; Goodbye; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; Saturday in the Park; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

[11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, July 5, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Darren Litzie; Time of the Season; On My Own Time (2026 Summit)

Mary Flower & Leon Cotter; Daupine; Chants of Rain (2026 Little Village)

Dave Stryker; Blue Fire; Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Sessions (2026 Strikezone)

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Set Two

Steve Wilson; Pieces of Dreams; Enduring Sonance (2026 Smoke Sessions)

Rich Willey; Rexand & Take it Easy; Laid Back, Vol. 1 (2026 Boptism)

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra; Tattooed Bride; Ellington Masterworks (2026 MCG Jazz)

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Set Three

Emmet Cohen; Well You Needn't; Universal Truth (2026 Mack Avenue)

Emmet Cohen; My Funny Valentine; Universal Truth (2026 Mack Avenue)

Count Basie & His Orchestra, arranged & conducted by Oliver Nelson; Hobo Flats; Afrique (1971 Flying Dutchman)

Spookey Ruben (feat. Vinnie Colaiuta); Pliny the Elder; Pliny the Elder (2024 Hi-Hat)

Billy Childs; Flamenco Sketches; Triumvirate (2026 Mack Avenue)

Gerald Clayton; Angels Speak; Ones & Twos (2025 Blue Note)

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Set Four

Fred Houn & The Afro-Asian Ensemble; Never Broken, Always Outspoken, The People Are Me Suite; We Refuse to be Used and Abused (1988 Soul Note)

Frank Zappa; Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus; The Grand Wazoo (1972 Bizarre/Reprise)

Oliver Nelson and the Berlin Dreamband; Heidi; Impressions of Berlin (1971 Flying Dutchman)

Brad Goode; Goose Dance; Live Your Dream: Live at North Street Cabaret (2026 Origin)

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Set Five

Chicago; Sing a Mean Tune Kid; Chicago III (1971 Columb

ia)

Chicago; Travel Suite; Chicago III (1971 Columbia)

Chicago; Lowdown; Chicago III (1971 Columbia)

Katy Smith; Travel in a Circle; 2 (1971 Stormy Forest)

[11:55 a.m.]