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| Jazz After Hours with Jim Wilke |
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| The following monthly selections represent a collection of albums that received the most airplay on my radio program Jazz After Hours. The list contains my picks based on artistic merit - not just commercial viability - but neither category would necessarily exclude the other. |
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MARCH 1997
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| ARTIST |
TITLE |
LABEL |
| Haden / Metheny |
Beyond the Missouri Sky |
Verve |
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| Bob Florence |
Earth |
Mama |
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| Jimmy McGriff |
The Dream Team |
Milestone |
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| Benny Green |
Kaleidoscope |
Blue Note |
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| Chick Corea |
Remembering Bud Powell |
Stretch/Concord |
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| Marc Cary |
Listen |
Arabesque Jazz |
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| Brad Mehldau |
Art of the Trio, Vol.1 |
Warner Bros |
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| Nick Brignola |
Flight of the Eagle |
Reservoir |
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| Shirley Horn |
Loving You |
Verve |
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| Joe Lovano |
Celebrating Sinatra |
Blue Note |
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| Wheeler/Konitz et al |
Angel Song |
ECM |
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| Jerry Granelli |
Broken Circle |
Intuition |
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| David Newman |
Under Woodstock Moon |
Kokopelli |
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| Frank Capp Juggernaut |
Play It Again, Sam |
Concord |
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FEBRUARY 1997
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| ARTIST |
TITLE |
LABEL |
| Bob Florence |
Earth |
Mama |
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| Benny Green |
Kaleidoscope |
Blue Note |
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| Chick Corea |
Remembering Bud Powell |
Stretch/Concord |
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| Brad Mehldau |
Art of the Trio, Vol.1 |
Warner Bros |
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| Nick Brignola |
Flight of the Eagle |
Reservoir |
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| Shirley Horn |
Loving You |
EVerve |
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| Joe Lovano |
Celebrating Sinatra |
Blue Note |
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| Stevens, Siegel, Ferguson |
Points of View |
Imaginary |
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| Wheeler/Konitz et al |
Angel Song |
ECM |
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| Jerry Granelli |
Broken Circle |
Intuition |
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| David Newman |
Under Woodstock Moon |
Kokopelli |
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| Frank Capp Juggernaut |
Play It Again, Sam |
Concord |
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JANUARY 1997
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| ARTIST |
TITLE |
LABEL |
| Benny Green |
Kaleidoscope |
Blue Note |
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| Brad Mehldau |
Art Of the Trio, Vol.1 |
Warner Bros |
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| Joe Lovano |
Celebrating Sinatra |
Blue Note |
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| Bohuslan Big Band |
The Blue Pearl |
Phono Suecia |
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| Nick Brignola |
Flight of the Eagle |
Reservoir |
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| Kirk Lightsey |
Goodbye Mr.Evans |
Evidence |
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| Stephen Scott |
The Beautiful Thing |
Verve |
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| Phil Woods |
Mile High Jazz |
Concord |
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| Clifton Anderson |
Landmarks |
Milestone |
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| Irene Kral |
Where Is Love |
Candid |
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| Dianne Reeves |
The Grand Encounter |
Blue Note |
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| Bill Evans |
Turn Out The Stars |
Warner Bros |
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