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Jazz Gallery with Ron Gill 1am–5am, WGBH 89.7

Birthday Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

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1:00am Ella Fitzgerald; Chick Webb Orchestra: Tisket A Tasket, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207904) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Ink Spots: Cow Cow Boogie, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Delta Rhythm Boys: It's Only A Paper Moon, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Vic Schoen Orchestra: Flying Home, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Louis Jordan: Stone Cold Dead In The Market, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald: Smooth Sailing, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Ray Brown Orchestra w/Bill Doggett/organ: Airmail Special, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Ray Brown Orchestra w/Bill Doggett/organ: Rough Ridin', 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Sy Oliver Orchestra: You'll Have To Swing it (Mr. Paganini), 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight: Don't Worry 'Bout Me, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra: Stairway To The Stars, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Bob Haggert Orchestra: Oh Lady Be Good, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; John Lewis/piano. Ray Brown/bass; Joe Harris/drums: How High The Moon , 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Sy Oliver Orchestra: Goody Goody, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Sy OliverOrchestra: Angel Eyes, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) 2:00am Ella Fitzgerald; Sy Oliver Orchestra: Lullaby Of Birdland, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Benny Carter Orchestra: That Old Black Magic, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Don Abney/piano; Joe Mandragon/bass; Larry Bunker/drums: Hard Hearted Hannah, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Toots Camarata Orchestra: My One And Only Love, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; Gordon Jenkins Orchestra: Black Coffee, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Ink Spots: Into Each Life Som Rain Must Fall, Ella And Friends (Decca) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Ink Spots: I'm Making Believe, Ella And Friends (Decca 863) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Louis Jordan: Baby, It's Cold Outside, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 863) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Louis Jordan: Ain't Nobody's Business, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 863) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Delta Rhythm Boys: It's Only A Paper Moon, Ella And Friends (Decca 863) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Mills Brothers: Fairy Tales, Ella And Friends (Decca 863) Ella Fitzgerald; Jazz At The Philharmonic with Jazz All Stars: Perdido, First Lady Of Song (Verve 314 517898-2) Ella Fitzgerald; Raymond Tunia/piano; Ray Brown/bass; Buddy Rich/drums : Lullaby Of Birdland, First Lady Of Song (Verve 314 519 818-2) Ella Fitzgerald; Count Basie Orchestra: April In Paris, First Lady Of Song (Verve 314 517898-2) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Barney Kessel: Angel Eyes, First Lady Of Song (Verve 314 517898-2) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Ellis Larkins/piano: Until The Real Thing Comes Along, 75th Birthday Celebration (Decca 207094) 3:00am Ella Fitzgerald; Nelson Riddle Orchestra: Lady Be Good, The Best Of The Songbooks: The Ballads (Jazz Heritage 513850) Ella Fitzgerald; Nelson Riddle Orchestra: Laura, The Best Of The Songbooks: The Ballads (Jazz Heritage 513850) Ella Fitzgerald; Duke Ellington Orchestra: Day Dream, The Best Of The Songbooks: The Ballads (Jazz Heritage 513850) Ella Fitzgerald; Paul Smith Quartet: Paul Smith/piano; Joe Mondragon/bass; Alvin Stoller/drums; Barney Kessil/guitar: Easy To Love, The Best Of The Songbooks: The Ballads (Jazz Heritage 513850) Ella Fitzgerald; Nelson Riddle Orchestra: How Long Has This Been Going On?, The Best Of The Songbooks: The Ballads (Jazz Heritage 513850) Ella Fitzgerald; Paul weston Orchestra: Now It Can Be Told, The Best Of The Songbooks: The Ballads (Jazz Heritage 513850) Ella Fitzgerald; Erich Bulling Orchestra: Dreamer, The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo 2405-421-2) Ella Fitzgerald; w/Joe Pass/guitar: You're Blase, The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo 2405-421-2) Ella Fitzgerald; Count Basie Orchestra: Honeysuckle Rose, The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo 2405-421-2) Ella Fitzgerald; Oscar Peterson/piano; Ray Brown/bass: Street Of Dreams, The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo 2405-421-2) Ella Fitzgerald; Jackie davis/organ; Louis Bellson/drums: I'm Walkin', The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald (Pablo 2405-421-2) 4:00am Ella Fitzgerald; Lou Levy/piano; Max Bennett/bass;Gus Johnson/drums: Your Red Wagon, Live At Mr Kelly's (Verve 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald; Lou Levy/piano; Max Bennett/bass;Gus Johnson/drums: Nice Work If You Can Get, Live At Mr Kelly's (Verve 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald: I'm Glad There Is You, Live At Mr Kelly's (Pablo 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald; Lou Levy/piano; Max Bennett/bass;Gus Johnson/drums: Love Me Or Leave Me, Live At Mr. Kelly's (Pablo 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald; Lou Levy/piano; Max Bennett/bass;Gus Johnson/drums: Stardust, Live At Mr. Kelly's (Verve 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald; Lou Levy/piano; Max Bennett/bass;Gus Johnson/drums: Witchcraft, Live At Mr. Kelly's (Verve 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald; Lou Levy/piano; Max Bennett/bass;Gus Johnson/drums: Perdido, Live At Mr Kelly's (Verve 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald; Lou Levy/piano; Max Bennett/bass;Gus Johnson/drums: In The Wee Small Hours, Live At Mr. Kelly's (Verve 0008923) Ella Fitzgerald; Oscar Peterson Trio: Ray Brown/bass, Barney Kessel/guitar: You Belong To Me, JATP Lausanne 1953 (TCB 533370) Ella Fitzgerald; Paul Smith/piano; Jim Hall/guitar; Wilfred Middlebrooks/bass; Gus Johnson/drums: That Old Black Magic, Ella In Berlin (Verve 105934) Ella Fitzgerald; Paul Smith/piano; Jim Hall/guitar; Wilfred Middlebrooks/bass; Gus Johnson/drums: The Man I Love, Ella In Berlin (Verve) Ella Fitzgerald; Paul Smith/piano; Jim Hall/guitar; Wilfred Middlebrooks/bass; Gus Johnson/drums: Mack The Knife, Ella In Berlin (Verve 105934)

Classics in the Morning 9am–noon, WGBH 89.7

Cathy Fuller, host. This program can be heard again at 4:00pm on our new all-classical HD radio channel, online at wgbh.org/classical, or find it though iTunes by clicking on Radio and then All-Classical WGBH. The playlist is the same, just add 7 hours to the times listed here.

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9:00am Carter, Elliott: Holiday Overture Nashville Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Schermerhorn (Naxos 8.559151) Buy this CD 9:11am Bauer, Marion: American Youth Concerto, Op. 36 Diana Ambache, piano; Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble/Diana Ambache (Naxos 8.559151) Buy this CD 9:29am Schubert, Franz: Sonata in D Major, Op. 53, D.850 Richard Goode, piano (Nonesuch 79271) Buy this CD 10:11am Biggs, John: Paul Revere's Ride Stephanie O'Keefe, horn; Marie Matson, percussion; John Biggs, narrator; Consort Chorale (Consort Press 5508) Buy this CD 10:24am Beach, Amy: Piano Concerto in C-sharp minor, op. 45 Alan Feinberg, piano; Nashville Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Schermerhorn (Naxos 8.559139) Buy this CD 11:03am Weber, Carl Maria von: Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Strings Thomas Hill, clarinet; Arturo Delmoni and Lynn Chang, violins; Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola; Ronald Thomas, cello; Boston Chamber Music Society Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 11:15am Sousa, John Philip: March: The Gladiator; Galop: On Wings of Lightning; March: Venus; March: Hail to the Spirit of Liberty Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra/Keith Brion (Naxos 8.559029) Buy this CD 11:26am Novacek, John: Four Rags: Intoxication; 4th Street Drag; Cockles; Full Stride Ahead Leila Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano (Philips 462 948) Buy this CD 11:38am Vieuxtemps, Henri: Souvenir d'Amerique, on Yankee Doodle Leila Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano (Philips 426 948) Buy this CD 11:43am Gershwin, arr. Heifetz: From Porgy and Bess Suite: It Ain't Necessarily So; Bess, You is my Woman Now; Tempo di Blues Leila Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano (Philips 462 948) Buy this CD 11:54am Brouwer, Margaret: Pulse: a 50th Anniversary Fanfare (2003) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.559250) Buy this CD

Classical Performances noon–4pm, WGBH 89.7

12:04pm Ernö Dohnányi: Danubia Symphony Orchestra/Domonkos Héja (Warner 62409) Buy this CD 12:20pm Roussel: Serenade, Op.30 for flute, string trio and harp Paul Verhey, flute; Erika Waadenburg, harp; Schoenberg Quartet (Brilliant Classics 8413) Buy this CD 12:39pm Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, "Pastorale" Daivd Deveau; info: Rockport Chamber Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 1:06pm John Fitz Rogers: Prodigal Child New Century Sax Quartet; Rockport Chamber Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 1:20pm Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op 70 London Symphony Orchestra/Witold Rowicki (Decca 478 0115) Buy this CD 2:01pm Quantz: Recorder Sonata in D major, Op. 1 No. 4 Matthias Maute, recorder; Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord; Boston Early Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 1:13pm Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Pietro De Maria, piano (Decca CD, not commercially available in the US) Buy this CD 2:30pm Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Act I, Scene 1 Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre/Valery Gergiev (Decca 475 7669) Buy this CD 3:02pm Haydn: Sonata in G major for violin and piano Marylou Speaker Churchill , violin; Sayuri Miamoto, piano Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 3:15pm Albeniz/Stokowski: Fête-Dieu à Seville Cincinnati Pops/Erich Kunzel (Telarc 80338) Buy this CD 3:25pm Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 Colin Carr Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 3:49pm Beethoven: Nine Contradances (of twelve), WoO 14 Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Manze (Harmonia Mundi 807470) Buy this CD

Jazz with Eric in the Evening 8pm–midnight, WGBH 89.7

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8:00pm Tommy Flanagan: Peace, Something Borrowed Something Blue (Galaxy) 8:08pm Charles Mingus: Lonesome Women Blues, West Coast, 1945-49 (Uptown 27.48) 8:11pm Charles Mingus: Baby Take A Chance With Me, West Coast, 1945-49 (Uptown 27.48) 8:14pm Charles Mingus: Shuffle Bass Boogie, West Coast, 1945-49 (Uptown 27.48) 8:19pm Charles Mingus: Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love, Changes One (Rhino 71403) 8:34pm Charles Mingus: Track A Solo Dancer, The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse 174) 8:41pm Charles Mingus: Better Git It In Your Soul, Mingus Ah Um (Columbia 40648) 8:51pm Charles Mingus: Pithecanthropus Erectus, Passions Of A Man (Rhino 72871) 9:04pm Charles Mingus: Ysabel's Table Dance, New Tijuana Moods (RCA 68591) 9:14pm Charles Mingus: Hobo Ho, Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia/Legacy 48910) 9:29pm Charles Mingus: I Can't Get Started, Jazz Portraits Mingus In Wonderland (Blue Note 27325) 9:39pm Charles Mingus: Bemoanable Lady, Pre-Bird (Verve 314538636) 9:43pm Charles Mingus: Nouroog, A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry (Bethlehem 40092) 9:51pm Charles Mingus: Devil Woman, Oh Yeah (Rhino 75589) 10:03pm Charles Mingus: Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me, Oh Yeah (Rhino 75589) 10:09pm Charles Mingus: Original Faubus Fables, The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus (Mosaic 111) 10:18pm Charles Mingus: Prayer For Passive Resistance, Pre-Bird (Verve 314538636) 10:24pm Charles Mingus: Sue's Changes, Changes One (Rhino 71403) 10:43pm Charles Mingus: Haitian Fight Song, The Clown (Rhino 75590) 10:57pm Charles Mingus: Cumbia & Jazz Fusion, Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (Rhino 71785) 11:28pm Charles Mingus: Praying With Eric, Town Hall Concert (Jazz Workshop 042)

Airtimes are approximate.

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