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

Celebrating Duke Ellington's Birthday

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1:00am Duke Ellington Orchestra: Take The "A" Train, Take The 'A'Train Duke Ellington Orchestra; Soloist: Jeff Castleman/bass: Satin Doll, Live In Mexico (Tring 016) Duke Ellington Orchestra: Medley: Creole Love Call; Black And Tan Fantasy; The Mooch, Live In Mexico (Tring 016) Duke Ellington Orchestra: Happy Go Lucky Local, Live In Mexico (Tring 016) Duke Ellington Orchestra: The Mexican Suite, Live In Mexico (Tring 016) Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Paul Gonzalves/tenor sax: West Indian Pancake, S.R.O. (LRC 7680) 2:00am Duke Ellington Orchestra: Rockin' In Rhythm, S.R.O. (LRC 7680) Duke Ellington Orchestra: Jam With Sam, S.R.O. (LRC 7680) Duke Ellington Orchestra: Ad Lib On Nippon, S.R.O. (LRC 7680) Duke Ellington Orchestra; Ellington/piano; Fred Guy/banjo; Wellman Braud/string bass; Sonny Greer/drums: Black And Tan Fantasy, The Centennial Collection (Bluebird/BMG 254118) Duke Ellington Orchestra: East St. Louis Toodle-o, The Centennial Collection (Bluebird/BMG 254118) Duke Ellington Orchestra: The Mooch, The Centennial Collection (Bluebird/BMG 254118) Duke Ellington Orchestra: Mood Indigo, The Centennial Collection (Bluebird/BMG 254118) Duke Ellington Orchestra; Paul Gonzalves/tenor sax solo; Rufus Jones/drums; John Lamb/bass: Tourist Point Of View, Far East Suite (RCA 66551-2) Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Johnny Hodges/alto sax: Isfahan, Far East Suite (RCA 66551-2) Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Jimmy Hamilton/clarinet: Bluebird Of Delhi, Far East Suite (RCA 66551-2) Duke Ellington Orchestra; solist: Lawrence Brown/trombone: Amad, Far East Suite (RCA 66551-2) Duke Ellington Orchestra; vocal: Rosemary Clooney: Sophisticated Lady, Plays Standards (Columbia 65056) 3:00am Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Paul Gonzalves/tenor sax: Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue, Ellington At Newport/1956 (Columbia 64932) Duke Ellington Orchestra; solist: Johnny Hodges: I've Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good), Ellington At Newport/1956 (Columbia 64932) Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Johnny Hodges/alto sax: Jeep's Blues, Ellington At Newport/1956 (Columbia 64932) Duke Ellington Orchestra; Drum solo: Sam Woodyard: Skin Deep, Ellington At Newport/1956 (Columbia 64932) Duke Ellington Orchestra; vocal: Al Hibbler: Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits (Columbia 65419) Duke Ellington Orchestra; vocal: Al Hibbler: Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me, Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits (Columbia 65419) Duke Ellington Orchestra; vocal: Betty Roche: Take The "A" Train, Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits (Columbia 65419) Duke Ellington Orchestra: Hits Medley, The Cornell University Concert (Jazz Heritage 523762) Duke Ellington Orchestra: Duke's Place, Live At Newport: 1958 (Columbia 53584) Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Paul Gonzalves/tenor sax: Happy Reunion, Live At Newport: 1958 (Columbia 53584) Duke Ellington Orchestra; solos: Shorty Baker/trumpet; Ray Nance/violin: Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool, Live At Newport: 1958 (Columbia 53584) Duke Ellington Orchestra; solos: Gerry Mulligan/Harry Carney/baritone sax: Prima Bara Dubla, Live At Newport: 1958 (Columbia 53584) Duke Ellington Orchestra; vocal: Ozzie Bailey; Johnny Hodges/saxophone: Multicolored Blue, Live At Newport: 1958 (Columbia 53584) Duke Ellington Orchestra; vocal: Mahalia Jackson: Come Sunday, Live At Newport: 1958 (Columbia 53584) Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Johnny Hodges/alto sax: Blood Count, The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World (Pablo 2625-704-2) Duke Ellington Orchestra; soloist: Johnny Hodges/alto sax: Prelude To A Kiss, The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World (Pablo 2625-704-2)

Classics in the Morning 9am–noon, WGBH 89.7

Steven Karidoyanes, guest host

Listed by composer: title of the piece, performers (label)

9:00am arr. Earl Wild: Jarabe Tapatio, "Mexican Hat Dance" James Giles, piano (Albany 860) Buy this CD 9:05am Schubert: Symphony No. 1 in D major, D. 82 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Teldec 97509) Buy this CD 9:35am Stephen Hough: Suite R-B (2002) James Giles, piano (Albany 860) Buy this CD 9:48am Joseph-Marie Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne. Series 1: La Pastoua als Camps; Bailero; Trois Bourrees: L'aio de Rotso - Ound onoren Gorda? - Obal dins lou Limouzi Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 475 6145) Buy this CD 10:07am Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 Glenn Gould, piano (Sony 52609) Buy this CD 10:20am Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber: Partita No. 5 Sarasa Ensemble (Sarasa 01) Buy this CD 10:32am Foote: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 5 Arden Trio (Naxos 8.559039) Buy this CD 11:04am harmonized by Alexander Nikolsky: Paschal Stichera (traditional Russian Orthodox verses for Easter) Ural Choir/Vladislav Novik (Saison Russe 288 159) Buy this CD 11:14am Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 New York Philharmonic/Yuri Temirkanov (RCA 61173) Buy this CD 11:31am Herman D. Koppel: Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 45 (1948) Nina Kavtaradze, piano; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra /Moshe Atzmon (Da Capo 8.226027) Buy this CD

Classical Performances noon–4pm, WGBH 89.7

12:06pm Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody New England Conservatory Wind Enswmble/Frank L. Battisti (Albany 444) Buy this CD 12:12pm Vivaldi: Concerto four four guitars in B minor, RV 580 Los Romeros; San Antonio Symphony Orchestra/Victor Alessandro (Decca 478 0192) Buy this CD 12:24pm Rossini: String Sonata No. 3 in C major Kremlin Chamber Orchestra/Misha Rachlevsky; Tuckerman Hall concert, presented by Music Worcester Only on 89.7! Buy this CD Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 Truls Mørk; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France/Paavo Järvi (Virgin 45664) Buy this CD 1:05pm V. Schumann, J. Ulrich Steigleder, Praetorius & Bach: Chorale Preludes on "Vater unser Himmelreich" recorder ensemble, dir. by Paul Leenhouts; Boston Early Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 1:15pm Thomas Arne: Overture No. 5 in D major Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (Oiseau Lyre 475 9117) Buy this CD 1:26pm Prokofiev, arr. Pletnev: Cinderella, Suite from the Ballet, Op. 87 Martha Argerich & Mchael Pletnev, two pianos (Deutsche Grammophon B0003109) Buy this CD 2:04pm Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in Eb major Wolfgang Bauer, ,trumpet; Würtemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbrunn/Ruben Gazarian (MDG 901 1395) Buy this CD 2:21pm Haydn: Piano Trio in C major, Hob.XV:27 David Deveau, piano; Andres Cardenes, violin; Anne Martindale Williams, cello; Rockport Chamber Music Festival Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 2:41pm Alberto Ginastera: Glosses sobra temes de Pau Casals Orchestre Nationale de Lyon/David Robertson (Naive 4860) Buy this CD 3:04pm Mozart: Allegro (K. 497a) and Andante (K.500a) in G Major for piano-four-hands Ya-Fei Chuang & Robert Levin, piano four-hands Only on 89.7! Buy this CD 3:23pm Frantisek Xaver Brixi: Concerto in D major for organ, 3 trumpets and strings Monteverdi Orchestra of Munich/Wolfgang Kleiber (Calig 50 927) Buy this CD 3:43pm Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse Simon Trpceski, piano (EMI 00272) Buy this CD 3:44pm Ibert: Divertissement City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox (Virgin 59695) Buy this CD

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

Brendan Hogan filling-in for Eric Jackson tonight.

Listed by artist: selection, album (label)

8:00pm Tommy Flanagan: Peace - "Eric's Theme" (Only on 89.7!) 8:08pm Eric Dolphy: South Street Exit, The Illinois Concert (Blue Note) 8:14pm George Shearing: Walkin', Walkin': Live At The Blue Note (Telarc) 8:22pm James Moody: Ruby, My Dear, Moody And The Brass Figures (Milestone) 8:27pm Art Pepper: Star Eyes, Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (Contemporary) 8:33pm Chet Baker: You Don't Know What Love Is, Deep In A Dream: The Ultimate Chet Baker Collection (Pacific Jazz) 8:40pm Wes Montgomery: Missile Blues, The Wes Montgomery Trio (Riverside) 8:46pm Brother Jack McDuff: It Ain't Necessarily So, Brother Jack McDuff: LIVE! (Prestige) 8:52pm Alex Graham: Wabash, Brand New (Origin) 9:00pm Les McCann: Love For Sale, How's Your Mother? (32 Jazz) 9:07pm Lee Morgan: Mickey's Tune, The Sixth Sense (Blue Note) 9:12pm Tiny Grimes with Jerome Richardson: Ain't Misbehavin', Tiny In Swingville (Prestige) 9:21pm Ray Baretto: New World Spirit, Ancestral Message (Concord) 9:27pm Stanley Jordan: Georgia On My Mind, The Blues Note Years: The Best Of Stanley Jordan (Blue Note) 9:33pm Charles Mingus: A Prayer For Passive Resistance, Pre-Bird (Verve) 9:39pm Stan Getz: How Long Has This Been Going On?, Blue Skies (Concord) 9:45pm Count Basie with Oscar Peterson: Blues For Pamela, Night Rider (Pablo) 9:53pm Billie Holiday: Solitude, God Bless The Child (Columbia/Legacy) 9:59pm Dexter Gordon: Boston Bernie, More Power! (Prestige) 10:06pm James Brown: After You're Through, James Brown Jazz (Verve) 10:12pm Stanley Turrentine: Since I Fell For You, Ballads (Blue Note) 10:22pm Woody Shaw: The Goat And The Archer, Song Of Songs (Contemporary) 10:29pm The Poll Winners: Minor Mood, The Poll Winners: Barney Kessel with Shelby Manne, and Ray Brown (Contemporary) 10:33pm Grady Tate: Everybody Loves My Baby, From The Heart (Half Note) 10:41pm Grant Green: Lullaby Of The Leaves, Grant's First Stand (Blue Note) 10:49pm Harold Mabern Trio: Afterthoughts, Straight Street (Columbia/DIW) 10:55pm Phineas Newborn, Jr.: Oleo, A World Of Piano (Contemporary) 11:00pm Lester Young: Jazz At The Philharmonic: Frankfurt, 1952, Ballad Medley: Deep Purple, Rockin' Chair, This Is Always, I Cover The Waterfront (Pablo) 11:08pm Charlie Parker: Cheers, Charlie Parker & Arne Domnerus In Sweden - November 22, 1950 (OKTAV) 11:15pm Duke Ellington: Caravan, The 1952 Seattle Concert (Bluebird) 11:21pm Jay McShann: Body And Soul, Jay McShann Live At Cafe Des Copains (Sackville) 11:28pm Dizzy Reece: Tenderly, Comin' On (Blue Note) 11:39pm Roland Kirk: The Black And Crazy Blues, The Inflated Tear (Atlantic) 11:45pm Lee Konitz: Wow, Spirits (Milestone) 11:49pm Horace Silver: Down And Out, You Gotta Take A Little Love (Blue Note) 11:54pm Vince Guaraldi: Charlie Brown Theme, A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Fantasy)

Airtimes are approximate.

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