Excellence In Jazz Playlist, August 27, 2025
Lester Young at the Famous Door in New York City in September 1946
William P. Gottlieb/Library of Congress
Lester Young was born on this day in 1909. We'll celebrate tonight with his music.
7:00 p.m.
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood
Julia
Out Louder
7:05 p.m.
Joe Chambers
Moon Dancer
Dance Kobina
7:11 p.m.
Samara Joy
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
Linger Awhile
7:16 p.m.
Snorre Kirk
Meditations In Blue
What A Day!
7:23 p.m.
Gary Peacock
So Green
Shift In The Wind
7:31 p.m.
Lester Young
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Jazz Masters 30
7:34 p.m.
The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra
Lilac Blues
Mixed Bag
7:39 p.m.
Something Blue
Portrait of Harlem
In The Beginning
7:45 p.m.
Ray Charles
Drown In My Own Tears
Genius & Soul
7:48 p.m.
Russ Spiegel
Soul Station
Nitty Gritty
7:53 p.m.
Linda Dachtyl
Illumination
Full Steam Ahead
8:00 p.m.
Nicolas Bearde
I Want To Talk About You
Invitation
8:04 p.m.
Miles Davis
It Never Entered My Mind
The Best Of Miles Davis: The Capitol/Blue Note Years
8:10 p.m.
Stanley Cowell
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Back To The Beautiful
8:15 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Maiden Voyage
Happenings
8:21 p.m.
Lester Young
Ad Lib Blues
Lester Swings
8:28 p.m.
Lucía
Blame It On My Youth
Lucía
8:33 p.m.
Giacomo Smith
Embraceable You
Manouche
8:37 p.m.
Josh Lawrence
Long As You're Living
Still We Dream
8:42 p.m.
Oscar Brown Jr.
Dat Dere
Sin & Soul...And Then Some
8:45 p.m.
Ed Cherry
Little Girl Big Girl
Soul Tree
8:50 p.m.
Oscar Peterson
Here's That Rainy Day
Encore at the Blue Note
9:00 p.m.
Chet Baker
There's A Small Hotel
Jazz Masters 32
9:03 p.m.
Steve Davis
Up Jumped Spring
We See
9:16 p.m.
Isaiah J. Thompson
Spring Flower, Sprung Flower
The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry
9:20 p.m.
Dexter Gordon
Milestones
Generation
9:30 p.m.
Blossom Dearie
The Riviera
Give Him The Ooh La La
9:34 p.m.
Artemis
The Smile of the Snake
Arboresque
9:40 p.m.
Lester Young
Love Me Or Leave Me
Jazz Masters 30
9:48 p.m.
Nicole Glover
March
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
9:52 p.m.
The Heavy HItters
Shadows
That's What's Up!
10:00 p.m.
Kenny Burrell
Moon And Sand
Guitar Forms
10:04 p.m.
Dave Bass
Fools Rush In
Trio Nuevo Vol. 2
10:09 p.m.
James Zito
Island Girl
Zito's Jump
10:16 p.m.
Joe Henderson
Serenity
In 'N Out
10:22 p.m.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Shaky Jake
Buhaina's Delight
10:28 p.m.
McCoy Tyner
Utopia
Tender Moments
10:37 p.m.
Joao Gilberto
Estate
Amoroso/Brasil
10:43 p.m.
Nilson Matta
Manha De Carnaval
Black Orpheus
10:50 p.m.
Gary Burton
Poinciana
Departure
11:00 p.m.
Alice Coltrane
Journey In Satchidananda
Journey In Satchidananda
11:06 p.m.
Alice Coltrane
Blue Nile
Ptah The El Daoud
11:14 p.m.
Les McCann & Eddie Harris
Compared To What (Edit)
Swiss Movement
11:23 p.m.
Lee Morgan
Cornbread
Cornbread
11:31 p.m.
Jon Batiste
Soulful
Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard
11:37 p.m.
Alice Coltrane
Om Supreme
Spiritual Eternal: The Complete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings
11:46 p.m.
Alice Coltrane
A Love Supreme
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