33.33 Reasons To Listen To Jazz

It just seems like a Ramsey Lewis kinda day. - spring like high temperature forecast for today and sunny here in AVL.. so I picked two of his LPs to feature plus some other groovy slabs of vinyl. Here is what today's show will feature:

-The Mil-Combo - "The Mil-Combo" - (Capitol T 579)
- Ramsey Lewis - "Les Fleurs" (Columbia 38787)
- Harold Betters - "Funk City Express" (Reprise 6241)
- Jean Luc Ponty - "Cosmic Messenger" (Atlantic SD 19159)
- Oscar Peterson - "The Paris Concert" (Pablo 2620 112)
- Ramsey Lewis - "Goin' Latin" (Cadet LPS 790)
- Arthur Prysock - "A Portrait of Arthur Prysock" (Verve V-5012)

Listen to the stream starting at 4 pm Eastern time today (click the Listen Live Hi-Fi link for best quality" or simply go to http://www.ashevillefm.org/stream/afm-stream-hi.m3u

Since the Pizzarelli family will be in town to play at the Grove Park Inn this weekend. But, I have to confess I only own one John Pizzarelli album on vinyl. Nonetheless, here is what I'll be spinning on today's show.

- John Pizzarelli - "I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)" (Stash ST226)

- Craig Hundley Trio - 'Arrival of a Young Giant" (World Pacific WPS-21880)

- Jimmy Mosher Quartet - "A Chick from Chelsea" (Discovery DS-860)

- Ken Nordine - "The Best of Word Jazz Vol. 3" (Dot DLP 25880)

- Chris Columbo Quintette - "Jazz Rediscovered" (Strand  SL 1044)

- Kenny Burrell - "Blue Moods" (Prestige PR 7308).. thanks Jonathan Price for letting me borrow this.

Listen in today starting at 4 pm Eastern time at http://www.ashevillefm.org/stream/afm-stream-hi.m3u

and it's records. Record sleeves... get it? Anyway, here are the LPs I will be featuring during today's show:

Andre Gagnon - "Left Turn" (Columbia 37749)
Jay Williams - "Jazz Band" (Children's Record Guild)
Dinah Washington - "In the Land of Hi-Fi" (Emarcy MG-36073)
Joe Henderson - "Mode for Joe" (Blue Note 84227)
Shake Keane - "The BIg Fat Shake Horn" (London PS 438)
Fats Waller - "Handful of Keys" (RCA LPM-1502)
Jane Ira Bloom - "Modern Drama" (Columbia 40755)

Listen in starting at 4 pm Eastern time today! Click the Listen Live Hi-Fi Link on the right side of the page for the best sound.