Jazz City – Tuesdays at 7pm

John Penney explores Detroit’s contributions to the world of jazz. From early pioneers, to artists from the 1940s to the 1970s, to today’s stars. Check this page each week for the latest music and musicians heard on Jazz City.

 

Detroiters highlighted in bold.
Primary Artist
Tune
Album
Personnel
Label, Year
Notes

Jazz City #8 My Name Is Jones – May 24, 2022

The Jones Brothers
Nice and Nasty
Keepin’ Up with the Jones’s
Hank Jones(p) Thad Jones (r,fghrn) Elvin Jones(d) Eddie Jones(b)
Verve 1958

Hank Jones and Tommy Flanagan
Relaxin’ At the Camarillo
I’m All Smiles
Hank Jones(p) Tommy Flanagan(p)
Verve 1983

Elvin Jones
Dear John C
Dear John C
Charles Mariano(sx) Hank Jones(p) Richard Davis(b)
Impulse 1965

John Coltrane
Acknowledgement
A Love Supreme
McCoy Tyner(p) Jimmy Garrison(b) Elvin Jones(d)
Impulse 1965

Thad Jones Mel Lewis Orchestra
Back Bone
All My Yesterdays
Big Band including Hank Jones(p) Pepper Adams(barisax)
Resonance 1966

Hank Jones
Little Rascal On A Rock
Upon Reflection: The Music of Thad Jones
Hank Jones(p) George Mraz(b) Elvin Jones(dr)
Verve 1993

Hank Jones
Hank’s Pranks
Bluebird
Donald Byrd(tr) Eddie Jones(b) Kenny Clarke
Savoy 1955

Thad Jones
Blue Room
Detroit New York Junction
Billy Mitchell(ts) Hank Jones(p) Kenny Burrell(g) Oscar Pettiford(b) Shadow Wilson(dr)
Blue Note 1956

 

Jazz City #7 Women In Jazz – May 17

Straight Ahead
Blues for Anne
Look Straight Ahead
Eileen Orr(p) Regina Carter(vi) Marin Hayden(b) Gayelynn McKinney(dr) Cynthia Dewberry(v)
Atlantic 1992

Straight Ahead
Once Upon A Time
Look Straight Ahead
Eileen Orr(p) Regina Carter(vi) Marin Hayden(b) Gayelynn McKinney(dr) Cynthia Dewberry(v)
Atlantic 1992

Dorothy Ashby
Pawky
Hip Harp
Frank Wess(fl) Herman Wright(b) Art Taylor(dr)
Prestige 1958

Pamela Wise
Ode to Dorothy
A New Message From the Tribe
Wendell Harrison(sax&cl) Dwight Adams(tr) Terry Kimura(tb) Louis M. JonesIII(dr) Jeff Pedraz(ac bass) Damon Warmack(el bass)
Tribe Records 2017

Terry Gibbs
Dickie’s Dream
Terry Gibbs
Terry Pollard(p) Herman Wright(b) Bert Dahlander(d)
EmArcy 1955

Ellen Rowe Octet
RFP (Relentless Forward Progress)
Momentum
Ellen Rowe(p) Virginia Mayhew(ts) Lisa Parrott(bs) Ingrid Jensen(tr) Melissa Gardiner(tb) Marlene Rosenberg(b) Allison Miller(dr)
Smokin’ Sleddog 2019

Sheila Jordan
Sheila’s Blues

Alice Coltrane
Blue Nile
Ptah the El Dahoud
Joe Henderson(f) Pharoah Sanders(alto f), Ron Carter(b) Ben Riley(dr)
Impulse 1970

 

Jazz City #6 Classics – May 10

Sarah Vaughan
Seasons
Crazy and Mixed Up
Roland Hanna(p) Joe Pass(g) Andy Simpkins(b) Harold Jones(dr)
Pablo 1982

John Coltrane
Blue Trane
Blue Trane
Lee Morgan(tr) Curtis Fuller(tb) Kenny Drew(p) Paul Chambers(b) Philly Joe Jones(d)
Blue Note 1957

Horace Silver
Senor Blues
Six Pieces of Silver
Donald Byrd(tr) Hank Mobley(ts) Doug Watkins(b) Louis Hayes(dr)
Blue Note 1958

Ella Fitzgerald
Walk Right In
Ella In Hamburg
Tommy Flanagan(p) Keter Betts(b) Gus Johnson(d)
Verve 1965

Red Garland Trio
Oleo
Crossings
Ron Carter(b) Philly Joe Jones(dr)
Galaxy 1978

Sonny Rollins
St. Thomas
Saxophone Colossus
Tommy Flanagan(p) Doug Watkins(b) Max Roach(dr)
Prestige 1956

Miles Davis
So What
Kind of Blue
Cannonball Adderly(as) John Coltrane(ts) Bill Evans(p) Paul Chambers(b) Jimmy Cobb(dr)
Columbia 1959

Milt Jackson
Bag’s Groove
MJQ & Friends 40th Anniversary
John Lewis(p) Percy Heath(b) Connie Kay(d) Bobby McFerrin(v)
Atlantic 1994

 

Jazz City #5 Live Recordings From Baker’s Keyboard Lounge – May 3

James Carter
Soul Street
Live at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge
Atlantic

Father Tom Vaughan
Motor City Soul
Motor City Soul
Dan Jordan(b) Dick Riordan(dr)
RCA 1959

Roy Brooks & Geri Allen
Samba del Sol
Duo In Detroit
Roy Brooks Geri Allen
Enja 1989

Larry Nozerro(as)
Step By Step
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
Terry Lower(p) Ray Tini(b) Jim Ryan(dr) Rob Smith(tr)
Dominic Records 2000

Paul Keller Trio
Jazz Freak
Live at the Dirty Dog
Steve Richko(p) Jesse Kramer(dr)
PKO 2015

Lem Winchester(vibes)
Bluesology
Birmingham Jazz Festival v2
Junior Mance(p) J.C. Heard(dr) Nick Fiore(dr)
Red Anchor Pod 1960

Eddie Harris Wendell Harrison
The Wok
The Battle of the Tenors
Alex Rigowski(g) Ralphe Armstrong(b)
Enja 1998

Hugh Leal(tenor banjo)
Shine
Live at the Montreux Detroit Jazz Festival
Dave Tatrow(cornet) Chuck Moss(tb) Frank Harrison(tuba) Paul Klinger (sax) Rick Bryant(dr)
WJS 1994

 

Jazz City #4 Riffing On Jazz City – April 26

Michigan Jazz Masters
That’s Cool
Urban Griots
Marcus Belgrave(tr) Teddy Harrisjr(s/asax) Wendell Harrison(cl/ts) Harlod McKinney(p) Marion Hayden(b) George Davidson(dr)
DIDX 1998

Regina Carter (violin)
Artistiya
Reverse Thread
Gary Versace(acc) Chris Lightcap(b) Alvester Garnett(dr)
E1 Entertainment 2010

Kenny Garrett
Ja-Hed
African Exchange Student
Mulgrew Miller(p) Charnett Moffett(b) Tony Reedus(d)
Atlantic 1990

Donald Byrd(tr) &Pepper Adams(bs)
Philson
Motor City Scene
Tommy Flanagan(p) Kenny Burrell(g) Paul Chambers(b) Louis Hayes(dr)
Bethlehem 1960

Yusef Lateef(oboe)
Oboe Blues
The Dreamer
Bernard McKinney(euphonium) Terry Pollard(p) Will Austin(b) Frank Gant(dr)
Savoy 1959

Joe Henderson(ts)
Mode For Joe
Mode For Joe
Lee Morgan(tr) Curtis Fuller(tb) Bobby Hutherson(vb) Cedar Walton(p) Ron Carter(b) Joe Chambers(dr)
Blue Note 1966

Dave Bennett
A Long Goodbye
Blood Moon
Dave Restivo(p) Reg Schwager(g) Jim Vivian(b) Pete Siers(dr) Davide DiRenzo(perc)
Mack Avenue 2017

Hank Jones
Sublime

Yusef Lateef
Eastern Sounds

 

Jazz City #3 Schools & Mentors – April 19

Gerald Wilson
Cass Tech
Detroit
Big Band
Mack Avenue 2009

Donald Byrd
Nai Nai
Free Form
Wayne Shorter(ts) Herbie Hancock(p) Butch Warren(b) Billy Higgins(dr)
Blue Note 1961 (released 1966)

Contemporary Jazz Quintet
Spellbound
Multidirection
Charles Moore(tp) Leon Moore(ts) Kenny Cox(p) Ron Brooks(b) Danny Spencer(dr)
Blue Note 1969

Barry Harris
6,5,7,3
Live In Rennes
Barry Harris(p) Mathias Allamane(b) Phiippe Soirat(dr)
Plus Loin Music 2009

Barry Harris
Bull’s Eye
Bull’s Eye
Barry Harris(p) Charles McPherson(ts) Kenny Dorham(tr) Pepper Adams(bs) Paul Chambers(b) Billy Higgins(dr)
Prestige 1968

Marcus Belgrave, Charlie Gabriel
DJM 2009

Marcus Belgrave
No. 9
Working Together
Marcus Belgrave(tr) Kirk Lightsey(p) Ralphe Aarmstrong(b) Lawrence Williams(dr)
Detroit Jazz Musicians Coop 1992

Marcus Belgrave
Potato Head Blues
Tribute to Louis Armstrong
Marcus Belgrave(tr) Vincent York(as) Charlie Gabriel(ts) Chris Smith(tb) Bill Meyer(p) Paul Keller(b) Pete Siers(dr)
MJS 2008

 

Jazz City #2 Jazz Runs In The Streets Of Detroit – April 12

McKinney’s Cotton Pickers
It’s Tight Like That
Original 78
Don Redman lead the band

Wardell Gray
Twisted
Tenor Sax Favorites (original 78 New Jazz)
Wardell Gray(ts) Al Haig(p) Tommy Potter(b) Roy Haynes(dr)

Lambert, Hendrix and Ross
Twisted
The Hottest New Group In Jazz
Dave Lambert Annie Ross(wrote lyrics) Jon Hendricks (v) Sweets Edison(tr) Gildo Mahones(p) Ike Isaacs(b) Walter Bolden (dr)

Marion Hayden
The Uncrowned King
Detroit Jazz City
Marion Hayden(b) Mike Jellik(p) Sean Dobbins(dr) Rayse Biggs(tr) Vincent Bowens(ts) Cassius Richmond(as)

David McMurray
Music Is Life (Live It)
Music Is Life
Ibrahim Jones(b) Jeff Canady(dr)

Beans Bowles
Beans
Motown Unreleased 1962:Jazz
unknown

Dennis Coffey
You Are the Sunshine Of My Life
Down By the River
Dennis Coffey(g) Phil Whitfield(p) Steve Adams(dr) John Barron(b) Mark Byerly(tr) John Rutherford(tb)

Johnny Griffith
Love Walked In
Motown Unreleased 1962:Jazz
Johnny Griffith(p) Vance Matlock(b) Ben Apling(dr)

Aretha Franklin
Right Now
Aretha Franklin with the Ray Bryand Combo
Ray Bryant(p) Skeeter Best(g) Tyree Glenn(tb) Bill Lee(b) Ossie Johnson(dr)

Aretha Franklin
Just Right Tonight
Hey Now Hey, the Other Side of the Sky
Cast of many, produced by Aretha and Quincy Jones

Xavier Davis
Detroit Underground
Rise Up Detroit
Xavier Davis(b) Regina Carter(violin) Rodney Whitaker(b) Quincy Davis(d) Brad Phillips(violin) Leslie DeShazor(viola) Nancy Chaklos(cello)

 

Jazz City #1 The Road To Jazz City – April 5th
Betty Carter
Feed the Fire
Feed the Fire
Betty Carter(v) Geri Allen(p) composer, David Holland(b) Jack DeJohnette(d)
Verve 1994
Recorded live in London

John Coltrane
Giant Steps
Giant Steps
John Coltrane(ts) Tommy Flanagan(p) Paul Chambers(b) Art Taylor(d)
Atlantic 1959
One of the most iconic recordings in the history of modern jazz. After having rehearsed the number several times, when the tape rolled Coltrane took it at a tempo far faster than that rehearsed

Thelonious Monk
Straight No Chaser
Genius of Modern Music
Thelonious Monk(p) Sahib Shiha(b) Milt Jackson(v) Al McKibbon(b) Art Blakey, dr
Blue Note 1951
Originally issued on a 10″ LP

Herbie Hancock
First Trip
Speak Like A Child
Herbie Hancock(p) Ron Carter(b) composer) Mickey Roker(d)
Blue Note 1968

Cannonball Adderley
Jive Samba
Jazz Workshop Revisited
Cannonball Adderley(as) Yusef Lateef(fl) Nat Adderley(cornet) Joe Zawinul(p) Sam Jones(b) Louis Hayes(d)
Riverside 1963

Kenny Burrell
Midnight Blue
Midnight Blue
Kenny Burrell(g) Major Holley(b) Bill English(d)
Blue Note 1963

Charlie Parker
Ornithology
Original 45
Charlie Parker(as) Miles Davis(tr) Lucky Thompson(ts) Dodo Marmarosa(p) Arvin Garrison(g) Vic McMillen(b) Roy Porter(dr)
Dial 1948

Charles McPherson
Bloomdido
Come Play With Me
Charles McPherson(as) Mulgrew Miller(p) Santi Debriano(b) Louis Nash(d)
Arabesque 1995