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May 19 & May 23: (#43) Jam Sessions, Vol. 2: "Miles, Chet, & the Lighthouse All-Stars"
On the West Coast, no sessions were cooler than the Sunday all-day jams at the Lighthouse in the early 50's. You'll be sitting on the front row when "Cool" trumpet legends Davis and Baker drop by to battle it out with Shelly Manne, Max Roach, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, and others.

May 26 & May 30: (#A4) Memorial Day - "The Return of the V-Disc" Vol. 1 
We honor Memorial Day with the famous V-Discs that brought welcome music from home to Americans fighting WWII in Europe and the Pacific. Forgotten for 60 years, they are historic documents of the great big bands, singers, and soloists of the 40's: Nat King Cole, Glenn Miller, Django Reinhardt, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Art Tatum, Jack Teagarden, and more.

June 2 & June 6: (#44) Jam Sessions, Vol. 3: "The Prestige Detroit Sessions"
Many great late 50's hard bop recordings were essentially jam sessions, but the Prestige studios hosted so many All-Star jams that their vaults are still yielding surprises. Heaviest hitters were the guys from Detroit, Donald Byrd, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell, Elvin Jones, etc.

June 9 & June 13: (#45) Jam Sessions, Vol. 4: "The Gene Ammons Sessions"
Of all the great jam session recordings on Prestige, the most popular were led by Gene Ammons in the 1950's. His huge tenor sax sound and relaxed style was the perfect match for frequent guests like John Coltrane, Art Farmer, Pepper Adams, Jackie McLean, Kenny Burrell, Paul Quinichette, Paul Chambers, and Art Taylor.

June 16 & June 20: (#46) Legendary Concerts, Vol. 1: "Spirituals to Swing, 1938-39"
Another great date organized by John Hammond to present jazz history in Carnegie Hall. It's an unforgettable meeting of gospel, ragtime, New Orleans, blues, boogie and swing with Ida Cox, Big Bill Broonzy, James P. Johnson, New Orleans Feetwarmers, Meade Lux Lewis, Benny Goodman with Charlie Christian, and Count Basie with Lester Young, Helen Humes, and more.

June 23 & June 27: (#47) Legendary Concerts, Vol. 2: "Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940"
Imagine taking your date to a dance in a small North Dakota town, and hearing the Duke Ellington Orchestra that just happens to contain legendary bassist Jimmy Blanton, tenor giant Ben Webster, alto great Johnny Hodges, clarinetist Barney Bigard, Cootie Williams on trumpet, songs by Duke's new arranger, Billy Strayhorn, and the first appearance of trumpet/violinist Ray Nance. 

June 30 & July 4: (#A5) Independence Day - "The Return of the V-Disc" Vol. 2 
Celebrate America's popular July 4th holiday with the second in our series of re-discovered swing-era V-Disc recordings, made to boost the morale and fighting spirit of the troops in WWII. Records you've never heard by Benny Goodman, Nat King Cole, Red Norvo, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Bing Crosby, Gene Krupa, and more.

July 7 & July 11: (#48) Legendary Concerts, Vol. 3: "First Esquire Jazz Concert, 1944"
Esquire sponsored the first "critics poll" and brought the winners together for an amazing one time concert. You'll hear Louis Armstrong and Roy Eldridge together, Louis and Coleman Hawkins backed by Art Tatum, plus Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Oscar Pettiford, and even Mildred Bailey and Billie Holiday. 

July 14 & July 18: (#49) Legendary Concerts, Vol. 4: "Birdland All-Stars at Carnegie Hall"
This is the performance that kicked off a cross-country tour of stars who regularly played New York's famed Birdland. Imagine sitting in stately Carnegie Hall to hear the Count Basie Band with vocal legends Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan, plus Lester Young and Charlie Parker!!!

July 21 & July 25: (#50) "Ladies of Jazz – Got Rhythm"
Unfairly ignored during their careers in the 1950's and 60's, we remember 3 great ladies from the rhythm section: Terry Pollard, pianist with Quincy Jones and Terry Gibbs, Mary Osborne, guitarist with Mary Lou Williams and Coleman Hawkins; and Margie Hyams, vibraphonist with Woody Herman and George Shearing.

July 28 & Aug. 1: (#51) "The Sounds of Memphis"
Since the days of W. C. Handy, Memphis, TN has produced a host of jazz men. Is there a Memphis style? We look for an answer from pianists Phineas Newborn, Harold Mabern and Mulgrew Miller, saxophonists Hank Crawford and Frank Strozier, trumpeters Booker Little, Louis Smith, and Bill Mobley, and others. 

Aug. 4 & Aug. 8: (#52) "The Sounds of Chicago"
The "Chicago Style" of jazz has evolved from the "Austin High Gang" of the roaring 20's to the avant garde AACM. You'll hear that evolution from swing saxist Bud Freeman, to bebopper Lennie Tristano, to hard bopper Johnny Griffin, to vocalist Jean Carne, plus Von Freeman, Ira Sullivan, Judy Roberts and more.

Aug. 11 & Aug. 15: (#53) "The Bebop Vocalists"
Many have forgotten how fun and exciting the early bebop vocalists were, as they tried to turn the far-out innovations of Bird and Diz into music the public could relate to. Dig the Dave Lambert Singers, Jackie & Roy, Babs Gonzales, Joe Carroll, Jackie Paris, Leo Watson, and others. 

Aug. 18 & Aug. 22: (#54) Jazz & Theater, Vol. 1: "The Jazz Soul of Porgy & Bess"
In the 50's, jazz albums of Broadway musicals were everywhere. This 1959 big band version of Gershwin's popular opera is a forgotten gem. The arrangements by the little-known Bill Potts really swing and the all-star band includes Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and more. 

Aug. 24 & Aug. 29: (#55) Jazz & Theater, Vol. 2: "Guys & Dolls"
In the late 50’s, 2 jazz versions of the big Broadway hit were produced by vibes players. Besides Eddie Costa’s great vibes work, Guys and Dolls like Vibes was one of the first records by legendary pianist Bill Evans. Swinging Guys and Dolls by The Manhattan Jazz All-Stars featured vibist Teddy Charles with Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, Bob Brookmeyer, and a rare studio turn by pianists Mose Allison and bop legend Sir Charles Thompson.

Sept. 1 & Sept. 5: (#A6) Labor Day - "The Blindfold Test" 
Remember the popular DownBeat Magazine Blindfold Tests where musicians listened to records commenting on the music without being told what or who it was? With everyone relaxing for the Labor Day weekend, we thought it would be fun to play some interesting tracks from swing to bop to vocals to see if you can guess what they are. Watch out, we may have a few tricks in our bag!

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