The Jazz Show Episode January 8, 2007

Broadcast on 8-Jan-2007

7:00pm - 12:00am

Mingus with his great working band of August 1957: Mingus on bass, Dannie Richmond, drums with Bill Evans on piano and three wonderful horn players on the front line: Clarence 'Gene' Shaw on trumpet, Shafi Hadi (aka Curtis Porter) alto and tenor saxophones and Jimmy Knepper on trombone. One of Mingus' most overlooked gems.

Track Listing:

Autumn Leaves
Thad JonesMel Lewis · Quartet
What is This Thing?
Jackie-ing
Thelonious Monk · 5 By Monk By 5
Contemporary Focus
McCoy Tyner · Today and Tomorrow
One More
Thad Jones · Introducing Thad
Stella By Starlight
Stan Getz · Anniversary
What is This Thing
Called Love
Sputnik
Lou Donaldson · Lou Takes Off!
Blue Bossa
Lou Donaldson · Birdseed
Back Door Blues
Memories of You
Charles Mingus · East Coasting
East Coasting
West Coast Ghost
Celia
Conversation
Fifty-First Street Blues