Excellence In Jazz Playlist, January 20, 2026

The late Jimmy Cobb was born on this day in 1920. He came to prominence on classic recordings with Miles Davis, and went on to issue many delightful albums as a leader.
7:00 p.m.
Susan Mazer
Amethyst
Amethyst
7:05 p.m.
Brandon Sanders
Tales of Mississippi
Lasting Impression
7:11 p.m.
Jimmy Cobb
Somewhere In The Night
This I Dig Of You
7:17 p.m.
Miles Davis
So What
Kind Of Blue (Legacy Edition)
7:26 p.m.
Rebecca Kilgore
Princess
I Saw Stars
7:29 p.m.
Michika Fukumori
There is Always Light
Eternity and a Day
7:35 p.m.
Boz Scaggs
I'll Be Long Gone
Detour
7:40 p.m.
Akira Tana
Yoimachigusa
Otonowa
7:45 p.m.
Benny Green
Seascape
Benny's Crib
7:51 p.m.
Dave Grusin
Dreamsville (feat. Diana Krall)
Two For The Road: The Music Of Henry Mancini
7:55 p.m.
Dave Grusin
One Hand, One Heart
West Side Story
8:00 p.m.
Vance Thompson
Tell It Like It Is
Lost and Found
8:06 p.m.
Danny Grissett
The Long Way Home
Travelogue
8:13 p.m.
John Pizzarelli
Aquelas Coisas Todas
Bossa Nova
8:18 p.m.
David Hazeltine
Bossa For All
The New Classic Trio
8:22 p.m.
Ensemble Novo
Upa Neguinho
Who Saw You Then, Who Sees You Now
8:26 p.m.
Jimmy Cobb
This I Dig Of You
This I Dig Of You
8:32 p.m.
Ray Charles
That's Where It's At (With Lou Rawls)
Genius & Soul
8:35 p.m.
Grant Stewart
Next Spring
Next Spring
8:44 p.m.
Vance Thompson
The Thread of All Sorrows
Lost and Found
8:49 p.m.
Sergio Pereira
Nu Brasil (feat. Viktorija Piatovic)
Nu Brasil
8:56 p.m.
Johnathan Blake
Tears I Cannot Hide
Passage
9:00 p.m.
Mark Sherman
Quasimodo
The L.A. Sessions
9:05 p.m.
Cory Weeds
Lullaby Of The Leaves
Home Cookin'
9:15 p.m.
Ed Cherry
Jean/Pauline
Are We There Yet
9:21 p.m.
Houston Person
It's All In The Game
Nice 'N' Easy
9:27 p.m.
Russell Malone
On The Real Side
All About Melody
9:32 p.m.
Bobby Watson
Hey, Now
Present Tense
9:40 p.m.
Shirley Horn
Here's To Life
Here's To Life
9:46 p.m.
Ken Peplowski
Here's To Life
Live At Mezzrow
9:50 p.m.
Herbie Hancock
Dolphin Dance
Maiden Voyage
10:00 p.m.
Mattias Svensson
Shagit
Embrace
10:07 p.m.
Bob Sheppard
Lightness
Close Your Eyes
10:13 p.m.
Marc Seales
Rue Cler
People & Places
10:23 p.m.
Alan Broadbent
Lazy Bird
Better Days
10:27 p.m.
David Gibson
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Inner Agent
10:34 p.m.
Manuel Valera And The New Cuban Express
Para Emiliano
In Motion
10:40 p.m.
Charlie Watts & The Danish Radio Big Band
(Satis) Faction
Charlie Watts Meets The Danish Radio Big Band
10:48 p.m.
Richard Baratta
Alfie
Music In Film: The Reel Deal
10:54 p.m.
Paul Desmond
I'm Old Fashioned
Pure Desmond (CTI Records 40th Anniversary Edition)
11:00 p.m.
Gregory Groover Jr.
Go For Broke
Old Knew
11:04 p.m.
Dave Stryker
Van Gelder's Place
Blue Fire
11:12 p.m.
Jocelyn Gould
Trail Blazer
Sonic Banquet
11:18 p.m.
Triogram
Asojano
Triogram
11:22 p.m.
Helen Sung
Coquette
Quartet+
11:29 p.m.
Brandon Sanders
Compton's Finest
Compton's Finest
11:34 p.m.
Duke Pearson
Chili Peppers
The Right Touch
11:41 p.m.
Woody Shaw
Sun Bath
Givin' Away The Store 2
11:49 p.m.
Mike Clark
Of Infinity
Indigo Blue: Live At The Iridium