Excellence In Jazz Playlist, December 29, 2025

Saxophone giant Joe Lovano was born on this day in 1952.
7:00 p.m.
Rodney Jordan
Escapatoria
Memphis Blue
7:04 p.m.
Jeremy Pelt
Fair Weather
Woven
7:10 p.m.
Danilo Perez
Across The Crystal Sea
Across The Crystal Sea
7:17 p.m.
Diana Krall
I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
Quiet Nights
7:22 p.m.
George Cables
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
I'm All Smiles
7:30 p.m.
Billie Holiday
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Billie's Best
7:34 p.m.
Johnny Hodges
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Used To Be Duke
7:37 p.m.
Lester Young
Ad Lib Blues
Lester Swings
7:44 p.m.
Sachal Vasandani
Stay A Little Bit Longer (Feat. Shayna Steele)
Best Life Now
7:49 p.m.
Richard Baratta
Blowin' In The Wind
Looking Back
7:54 p.m.
Joel Harrison
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Anthem Of Unity
8:00 p.m.
Marcin Wasilewski
K.T.C.
Trio
8:06 p.m.
Aaron Diehl
Piano Etude No. 16
The Vagabond
8:15 p.m.
Mose Allison
Ever Since The World Ended
Ever Since The World Ended
8:20 p.m.
Kenny Burrell
Midnight Blue
The Best Of Kenny Burrell
8:24 p.m.
Bobby Hutcherson
Maiden Voyage
Happenings
8:31 p.m.
Tim Ray
Lawns
Fire & Rain
8:35 p.m.
Fred Hersch
Awakenings (feat. Kate McGarry)
Suspended In Time
8:40 p.m.
Donald Harrison
New Hope
Nouveau Swing
8:48 p.m.
Pat Martino
West Coast Blues
Remember: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery
9:00 p.m.
Joe Lovano / Marcin Wasilewski Trio
Love In The Garden
Homage
9:04 p.m.
Joe Lovano
Aisha
Flights Of Fancy
9:07 p.m.
Joe Lovano
On A Misty Night
52nd Street Themes
9:13 p.m.
Gregory Porter
No Love Dying
Liquid Spirit
9:17 p.m.
Roy Hargrove
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat: Disney Jazz, Vol. 1
9:22 p.m.
Caesar Frazier
One Easy Morning
Tenacity
9:26 p.m.
Ricardo Bacelar
O Barquinho
Nos E O Mar
9:30 p.m.
Harry Allen
Tristeza De Nos Dois
Flying Over Rio
9:35 p.m.
Paul Desmond
Embarcadero
Take Ten
9:40 p.m.
Nanami Haruta
Algonquin
The Vibe
9:44 p.m.
Steve Turre
Good People
Generations
9:51 p.m.
George Cables
After The Morning
In Good Company
10:00 p.m.
Jimmy Smith
Jumpin' The Blues
Midnight Special
10:05 p.m.
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland
Segment
The Art Of Conversation
10:12 p.m.
Oliver Nelson
Stolen Moments
Blues & The Abstract Truth
10:21 p.m.
Max Leake
Gregory Is Here
Threads
10:25 p.m.
Horace Silver
Opus De Funk
The Best Of Horace Silver, Vol. 1
10:30 p.m.
Marcus Shelby Orchestra
Remember Rockefeller
Transitions
10:33 p.m.
Christian McBride & Inside Straight
Gang Gang
Live at the Village Vanguard
10:49 p.m.
Shirley Horn
Come Dance With Me
The Ultimate Diva Collection
10:52 p.m.
Stan Getz
East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
Best Of The West Coast Sessions
11:00 p.m.
Charlie Haden
American Dreams
American Dreams
11:04 p.m.
Lynne Arriale
Sounds Like America
The Lights Are Always On
11:10 p.m.
Sarah McKenzie
De Nada
Secrets Of My Heart
11:13 p.m.
Bill Evans
I Should Care
How My Heart Sings!
11:18 p.m.
Ken Fowser
Divided State
Don't Look Down
11:25 p.m.
Carl Allen
Parker's Mood
Tippin'
11:31 p.m.
Gil Evans
Bird Feathers
The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings
11:38 p.m.
Amina Figarova
Road Ahead
Joy
11:43 p.m.
Josh Lawrence
Wise One
Measured Response
11:50 p.m.
Peter Erskine
Nuages
Live In Italy