Sunday Jazz

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Country Preacher (1970)

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Sunday Jazz: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, “Walk Tall”

Chris Holmes
posted on April 21, 2013April 15, 2013
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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet gets funky to kick off the '70s with "Walk Tall," from his Country Preacher live

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Sunday Jazz: Dave Brubeck Quartet, “Blue Rondo à la Turk”

Chris Holmes
posted on December 9, 2012December 9, 2012
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Here's my favorite song from the Dave Brubeck Quartet, "Blue Rondo à la Turk" from the landmark 1959 album Time

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Sunday Jazz: Fantastic New Music from Negroni’s Trio — On the Way

Chris Holmes
posted on October 28, 2012October 24, 2012
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This week's Sunday Jazz looks at the fantastic new album from Negroni's Trio, called On the Way. It is excellent Latin

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Even More Halloween Jazz for a Spooky, Swingin’ Time!

Chris Holmes
posted on October 14, 2012October 13, 2012
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Here's a half dozen more classic jazz selections to add a little swing to your Halloween celebration this

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Sunday Jazz: Let’s Talk About the PolCat Album

In this week's Sunday Jazz I review the PolCat album, some sweet jazz fusion from Chris Poland, Frank Catalano, Sean O’Bryan Smith, and Jim

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A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, Narrated by Cannonball Adderley

Let's listen to the fun and informative 1961 album A Child's Introduction to Jazz, narrated by Cannonball

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Sunday Jazz: Jay McShann & His Orchestra, “Swingmatism”

Chris Holmes
posted on May 13, 2012May 7, 2012
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Enjoy Kansas City jazz legend Jay "Hootie" McShann and His Orchestra perform one of my favorite tracks -

"Three Little Bops" from Looney Tunes, 1957

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Sunday Jazz: Shorty Rogers, Stan Freberg, and “Three Little Bops”

Chris Holmes
posted on March 11, 2012April 11, 2012
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Let's take a fun little diversion from our Sunday Jazz routine to watch "Three Little Bops," the swinginest cartoon Looney Tunes ever

Andy Summers, The Last Dance of Mr. X (1997)

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Sunday Jazz: Andy Summers, “The Three Marias”

Chris Holmes
posted on February 5, 2012February 4, 2012
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Sunday Jazz returns with a track from Police guitarist Andy Summers' excellent 1997 fusion LP, The Last Dance of Mr.

Sunday Jazz: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, “Walk Tall”

Sunday Jazz: Dave Brubeck Quartet, “Blue Rondo à la Turk”

Sunday Jazz: Fantastic New Music from Negroni’s Trio — On the Way

Even More Halloween Jazz for a Spooky, Swingin’ Time!

Sunday Jazz: Let’s Talk About the PolCat Album

A Child’s Introduction to Jazz, Narrated by Cannonball Adderley

Sunday Jazz: Jay McShann & His Orchestra, “Swingmatism”

Sunday Jazz: Shorty Rogers, Stan Freberg, and “Three Little Bops”

Sunday Jazz: Andy Summers, “The Three Marias”

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