Excellence In Jazz Playlist, May 5, 2026

Pianist Stanley Cowell was born on this day in 1941.
7:00 p.m.
Yoko Yates
Outer Space
Eternal Moments
7:04 p.m.
Billy Childs
Carefree
Triumvirate
7:13 p.m.
Stanley Cowell
Equipoise
Strata-East: The Legacy Begins
7:17 p.m.
Tony Bennett
Day Dream
Ellington Hot And Cool
7:20 p.m.
Peter Erskine
Contemplation
Peregrine
7:28 p.m.
Stanley Cowell
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Back To The Beautiful
7:34 p.m.
Karrin Allyson
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
'Round Midnight
7:38 p.m.
Houston Person
All Soul
All Soul
7:43 p.m.
Chick Corea
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Forever Yours
7:49 p.m.
Poncho Sanchez
Gestation
Raise Your Hand
7:54 p.m.
Cal Tjader
Tanya
Soul Sauce
8:00 p.m.
Bria Skonberg
Comin' Home Baby / You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Brass
8:04 p.m.
Herbie Mann
Comin' Home, Baby
The Evolution Of Mann
8:14 p.m.
Ricardo Bacelar
Aqui, Oh!
Maracanós
8:19 p.m.
Sergio Pereira
14 Clicks Away
Nu Brasil
8:23 p.m.
A.C. Jobim
Favela
Jazz Masters 13
8:28 p.m.
Benny Green
Seascape
Benny's Crib
8:32 p.m.
Kurt Elling
Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left, Carry My Pain On The Right)
Passion World
8:37 p.m.
David Benoit
6 PM
Timeless
8:43 p.m.
Jeff Hamilton
Symbiosis
Symbiosis
8:49 p.m.
Kenny Barron
Fragile
The Moment
8:57 p.m.
George Benson
Tenderly
Guitar Man
9:00 p.m.
Stan Getz
Four
Best Of The West Coast Sessions
9:07 p.m.
Adam Shulman Septet
Nickel And Dimed
West Meets East
9:13 p.m.
Amy Cervini
I'm Shadowing You
Digging Me Digging You
9:17 p.m.
Bob Thiele Collective
Reminiscing In Tempo
Louis Satchmo
9:22 p.m.
Mike Clark
Dolphin Dance
Mike Clark Plays Herbie Hancock
9:31 p.m.
Steve Khan
Head Start
Backlog
9:36 p.m.
Miles Davis
Fall
Nefertiti
9:44 p.m.
Stacey Kent
The Shadow Of Your Smile
A Time For Love
9:49 p.m.
Dmitri Matheny
On A Misty Night
Cascadia
9:55 p.m.
Art Pepper
Goodbye, Again
One September Afternoon
10:00 p.m.
Stanley Cowell
Brilliant Circles
Bright Passion
10:08 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Effi
Patterns
10:16 p.m.
Masha Campagne
Bahia Com H
Alegre Menina
10:20 p.m.
Elio Villafranca
Song For Freedom
Standing By The Crossroads
10:26 p.m.
Richard "Groove" Holmes
High Blues Pressure
Best Of The Pacific Jazz Years
10:32 p.m.
Alexa Tarantino
Daybreak
Firefly
10:36 p.m.
Peter Zak
The Disciple
The Disciple
10:43 p.m.
Don Braden
Luminosity (First Steps)
Luminosity
10:51 p.m.
Kei Akagi
Wade Park Morning
Circlepoint
10:56 p.m.
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Two Sleepy People
The Good Old Days
11:00 p.m.
McCoy Tyner
Contemplation
Land Of Giants
11:06 p.m.
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Three Of A Kind
New Perspective
11:11 p.m.
Blue Moods
Boblicity
Directions & Expressions
11:16 p.m.
John Coltrane
Mr. Syms
Coltrane Plays The Blues
11:21 p.m.
Tom Harrell
Dream Text
Time Of The Sun
11:30 p.m.
Catherine Russell
Keep Your Mind On Me
Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center
11:35 p.m.
Gerald Wilson
Milestones
The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Gerald Wilson And His Orchestra
11:40 p.m.
Henry Robinett
Milestones
Jazz Standards Then Again, Vol. 2
11:47 p.m.
Cory Weeds
I Had The Craziest Dream
Cory Weeds Meets Jerry Weldon