Excellence In Jazz Playlist, May 21, 2025

Courtesy of Jacam Manricks
Sacramento saxophonist Jacam Manricks will be exploring six iconic jazz albums all of which were recorded in 1959 at the Sofia this Friday night at 7. Gary Vercelli interviews Jacam tonight at 9 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Brad Mehldau
Little Person
Blues And Ballads
7:03 p.m.
Hal McKusick
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Triple Exposure
7:13 p.m.
Jackie Ryan with Red Holloway
Something Happens To Me
You And The Night And The Music
7:16 p.m.
Bob Mintzer & WDR Big Band Cologne
New Look
Soundscapes
7:26 p.m.
John Coltrane
Say It (Over And Over Again)
Ballads
7:31 p.m.
Cyrus Chestnut
There Is a Fountain
Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony
7:37 p.m.
Reid Hoyson
Kuranda
In Your Dreams
7:42 p.m.
Jeff Libman
So Tinha De Ser Com Voce
Feet Off The Ground
7:48 p.m.
Sam Cooke
Fool's Paradise
Night Beat
7:51 p.m.
Bill O'Connell
Maiden Voyage
Touch
7:57 p.m.
OJT
Getting It Going
Ground Level
8:00 p.m.
Dena DeRose
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Love's Holiday
8:04 p.m.
Dmitri Matheny
On A Misty Night
Cascadia
8:12 p.m.
David Hazeltine
A Lil' Bit
Inversions
8:19 p.m.
Curtis Brothers
Yes Or No
Syzygy
8:26 p.m.
Cecilia Coleman
Ana Maria
Higher Standards
8:32 p.m.
Triology
Pompton Turnpike
The Slow Road
8:38 p.m.
Jonah David
Little Sunflower
Waltz For Eli
8:45 p.m.
Freddie Hubbard
Up Jumped Spring
Backlash
8:53 p.m.
Nick Green
A Handful Of Stars
Green On The Scene
9:13 p.m.
Chiara Civello
Skylark
The Space Between
9:18 p.m.
Gil Goldstein
Sarah's Touch
Under Rousseau's Moon
9:28 p.m.
Rodney Jordan
Minority
Memphis Blue
9:33 p.m.
Eric Reed
Ask Me Now
Dancing Monk
9:37 p.m.
Artemis
The Smile of the Snake
Arboresque
9:43 p.m.
Lisa Rich
Long As You're Living
Long As You're Living
9:48 p.m.
Tamir Hendelman
On The Street Where You Live
Destinations
9:54 p.m.
James Zito
Island Girl
Zito's Jump
10:00 p.m.
Cyrus Chestnut
Yemenja
A Million Colors In Your Mind
10:04 p.m.
Pasquale Grasso
In A Mellow Tone
Pasquale Plays Duke
10:09 p.m.
Bill Henderson
All The Things You Are
Beautiful Memory: Live At The Vic
10:12 p.m.
The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra
Lilac Blues
Mixed Bag
10:17 p.m.
Roger Kellaway
Calming Notion
New Jazz Standards, Vol. 3
10:26 p.m.
Nanny Assis
Manha De Carnaval
Rovanio
10:31 p.m.
Adrian Cunningham & Ken Peplowski
Carinhoso
Duologue
10:36 p.m.
Poncho Sanchez
Rosarito
Raise Your Hand
10:40 p.m.
Ben Sidran
Sosi B
Rainmaker
10:50 p.m.
Herbie Hancock
Dolphin Dance
Maiden Voyage
11:00 p.m.
Steve Hobbs
Millie
Tribute To Bobby
11:07 p.m.
Stanley Cowell
Equipoise
Strata-East: The Legacy Begins
11:12 p.m.
Meredith d'Ambrosio
Cup Of Life (Cup Bearers)
Love Is For The Birds
11:16 p.m.
Steve Allee Big Band
Full House
Naptown Sound
11:23 p.m.
John Ellis
Slingshot
Heroes
11:29 p.m.
Carol Robbins
Smooth Ride
Taylor Street
11:36 p.m.
Charles Chen
Colossus of Rhodes
Building Characters
11:43 p.m.
Diego Rivera
The Maze
West Circle
11:48 p.m.
Dave Bass
Fools Rush In
Trio Nuevo Vol. 2
11:53 p.m.
Houston Person
I Remember Clifford
Something Personal