CURRENT SCHEDULE on WUMR-FM, U92 The Jazz Lover, Memphis, TN
Sundays, 9:00am, Central Standard Time

May 25: (#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 1: (#27) Pepper Adams & Donald Byrd 
From 1955 to 1970, Donald Byrd helped create the hard-bop style with several classic groups, and was a major trumpet soloist, making dozens of albums for Prestige and Blue Note. His 60's partner Pepper Adams was a virtuoso baritone sax soloist with Mingus, Monk and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis. Hear some very rare sides by the Byrd/Adams Quintet.

June 8: (#28) Gigi Gryce & Donald Byrd
Before his group with Adams, Byrd’s partner was Gigi Gryce, a hard-edged alto player who wrote some classic hard-bop tunes, and created a unique group sound (often using French horns, etc.) for his work with Byrd, Betty Carter, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, and Oscar Pettiford.

June 15: (#29) George Van Eps & Bucky Pizzarelli
Van Eps was a legend, revolutionizing jazz guitar with 7 strings and a unique chordal/lead style. You’ll be hearing some very rare sides, because he didn’t record much. But he passed his signature style on to Bucky Pizzarelli, who did great work with Benny Goodman and Zoot Sims, and to a 3rd generation with John Pizzarelli. 

June 22: (#A9) "The Make-Believe Ballroom" An Incomplete History of Jazz Radio, Vol. 1 
To help public radio with its pledge drives, we've created a colorful 4-show trip back through the history of jazz on radio. From the first live broadcast in 1906, to swing music played on World War II military stations, part 1 of our story gets illustrated with rare broadcast recordings including New Orleans clarinetist Jimmie Noone live with King Oliver's Creole jazz band in 1923, Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, Count Basie at the Savoy, Louis Armstrong sitting in with Benny Goodman's Sextet, Frank Sinatra at Roseland, Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, Cab Calloway, and a 19-year old Bud Powell playing blues with Cootie Williams.

June 29: (#A10) "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" An Incomplete History of Jazz Radio, Vol. 2 
The 2nd part of our pledge drive special continues the story in World War II and looks at the demise of live band remotes, the rise of FM radio, and hip-talking DJs like New York's famous Symphony Sid. An hour of rare broadcasts starts with NBC's unique "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" with Lena Horne, goes to a battle of the bands between Charlie Barnett and Woody Herman, finds Charlie Parker at the Royal Roost, Ellington at the Blue Note, Brubeck at Birdland, and a government radio show catches Tony Bennett jamming with Gene Krupa!

July 6: (#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 13: (#30) “Ladies of Jazz - The Vocalists"
Ever wonder what singers the great jazz vocalists listen to? In this hour, you’ll hear some great ladies whose vocal mastery was always more appreciated by musicians than public: Lee Wiley, Jeri Southern, Carol Sloane, Blossum Dearie, Sheila Jordan, Jean Carne, and more.

July 20: (#31) Don Fagerquist & Bill Perkins
West Coast trumpeter Don Fagerquist might be the most underrated jazz man in history, in spite of many records with Les Brown, Dave Pell, Mel Torme, etc. Another unappreciated California swinger is cool tenor man Bill Perkins, from Stan Kenton and Woody Herman to the Lighthouse All-Stars and the Tonight Show.

July 27: (#32) Vi Redd & Dorothy Ashby
Two 1960’s ladies of jazz ahead of their time. Vi Redd played bebop and blues on alto sax and sang, one of the few females in the hard bop fraternity. Dorothy Ashby played soul-bop on the classical stringed harp, a sound so unique, it limited her success to a few records.

Aug. 3: (#33) Jimmy Raney & Tal Farlow
These 2 pioneers of modern jazz guitar set the standard for other guitarists, but after a couple of decades, both retired to small town life. The public mostly forgot them, but their occasional gigs made them even more legendary with other guitar players.

Aug. 10: (#34) Ray Draper & Don Elliot
"The Lower Brass Step Up" in an unusual show that uses rare recordings of Ray Draper's tuba groups with John Coltrane and Max Roach, and Don Elliot's mellophone duo with pianist Bill Evans. Don't miss Don's bebop "Alvin & the Chipmunks" bit with Cannonball Adderley.

Aug. 17: (#35) Shorty Rogers & Dave Pell “Little Big Bands”
Two composers from the East became West Coast champions of 7-10 piece groups combining swing, bebop, the harmonic range of big bands, and the flexibility of combos. Trumpeter Shorty Rogers, and tenor saxist Dave Pell became known for their unique 1950's ensemble sounds.

Aug. 24: (#36) “Hipsters, Flipsters & Finger Poppin’ Daddies”
Humor has always been a part of jazz. Bebop created a bizarre esoteric humor that battled the squareness of the 50's. Songs and routines by Babs Gonzales, Harry Gibson, Lord Buckley, Jazzbo Collins, Lenny Bruce and others will split your sides and test your hipness level.

Aug. 31: (#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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