Excellence In Jazz Playlist, April 4, 2023
Pianist Benny Green was born on this day in 1963. We'll celebrate tonight by featuring some of his 20 albums as a leader.
- Born in NYC, but grew up in Berkeley, listening to KJAZ!
- Moved to NYC in '87; studied with Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Performed and recorded with Betty Carter, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, and Ray Brown
- Influences include Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, Hank Jones, Bud Powell, and Oscar Peterson
- Benny has strong journalistic skills and will soon publish a book saluting many of his contemporaries and influences.
7:00 p.m.
Benny Green
Say You're Mine
Then And Now
7:03 p.m.
Benny Green
Seascape
Benny's Crib
7:09 p.m.
Benny Green
Latin America
Then And Now
7:13 p.m.
Steve Turre
Good People
Generations
7:22 p.m.
Benny Green
My One And Only Love
Benny's Crib
7:27 p.m.
Houston Person
Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You (feat. Lewis Nash)
Reminiscing At Rudy's
7:31 p.m.
Cannonball Adderley
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
African Waltz
7:35 p.m.
Delfeayo Marsalis
If You Only Knew (edit)
Minions Dominion
7:41 p.m.
Dinah Washington
I Don't Know You
Drinking Again
7:44 p.m.
Bill Evans
Interplay
Riverside Profiles
7:53 p.m.
Benny Green
Celia
That's Right
7:59 p.m.
Frank Wess
The Very Thought Of You
Magic 101
8:07 p.m.
John Pizzarelli
Lucky To Be Me
The Rare Delight Of You
8:11 p.m.
Mulgrew Miller
The Sequel
The Sequel
8:19 p.m.
Donald Byrd
Requiem
Royal Flush
8:34 p.m.
Houston Person
It's All In The Game
Nice 'N' Easy
8:38 p.m.
George Benson
Unforgettable
Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole
8:43 p.m.
Dave Bennett
Don't Be That Way
Don't Be That Way
8:49 p.m.
Joey DeFrancesco
Monk's Dream
One For Rudy
8:56 p.m.
Benny Green
Cupcake
That's Right
9:01 p.m.
Benny Green
For Regulars Only
Then And Now
9:06 p.m.
Enrico Pieranunzi
Castle Of Solitude
Dream Dance
9:11 p.m.
Inbar Fridman
Dark Song For A Clear Day
Time Quartet Project
9:19 p.m.
Manu Katche
Loving You
Manu Katche
9:24 p.m.
Antonio Adolfo
Pretty World
Octet And Originals
9:29 p.m.
McCoy Tyner
Highway One
Together
9:36 p.m.
Till Bronner
Love Theme From "Chinatown"
Oceana
9:41 p.m.
Claudia Acuna
Suddenly
Bossa Nova
9:45 p.m.
Enrico Rava
Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Full Of Life
9:50 p.m.
Issac Delgado
Green Eyes (feat. Freddy Cole)
L-O-V-E
9:57 p.m.
Verve Jazz Ensemble
Pensive Miss
All In
10:00 p.m.
Anne Drummond
Elan
Revolving
10:04 p.m.
Kenny Garrett
I Say A Little Prayer
Pushing The World Away
10:08 p.m.
Ali Ryerson & The Jazz Flute Big Band
Stolen Moments
Game Changer
10:16 p.m.
Mike Melito
You Said It
To Swing Is The Thing
10:22 p.m.
The Nightcrawlers
Free At Last
Get Ready
10:30 p.m.
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
¡A Ti Te Gusta!
Latin Jazz - Jazz Latin
10:35 p.m.
Mongorama
Chicana Mia
Baila Que Baila
10:42 p.m.
Mark Masters Ensemble
Show Biz Kids
Everything You Did: The Music Of Walter Becker & Donald Fagen
10:49 p.m.
Mike LeDonne
What You Say Dr. J
Speak
10:55 p.m.
Duke Pearson
The Phantom
The Phantom
