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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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JUNE 1997
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| ARTIST |
TITLE |
LABEL |
| Charles Lloyd |
Canto |
ECM |
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| Al Cohn & Zoot Sims |
Brilliant Corners |
32 Jazz |
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| Didier Lockwood |
Body and Soul |
JMS |
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| Moody & Mark Turner |
Warner Jams, Vol.2 |
Warner Bros |
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| Bill Holman |
Brilliant Corners |
JVC |
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| Steve Turre |
Steve Turre |
Verve |
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| Roy Hargrove's Crisol |
Habana |
Verve |
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| Jessica Williams |
Higher Standards |
Candid |
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| Kitty Margolis |
Straight Up With a Twist |
Mad Kat |
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| Sonny Stitt |
Endgame Brilliance |
32 Jazz |
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MAY 1997
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| ARTIST |
TITLE |
LABEL |
| Bill Holman Band |
Brilliant Corners |
JVC |
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| Joe Pass Quartet |
Nuages |
Pablo |
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| Steve Turre |
Steve Turre |
Verve |
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| Milt Jackson |
Sa Va Bella |
Qwest |
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| Scott Hamilton |
After Hours |
Concord |
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| Roy Hargrove's Crisol |
Habana |
Verve |
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| Jim Hall |
Textures |
Telarc |
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| Jessica Williams |
Higher Standards |
Candid |
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| DMP Big Band |
Salutes Duke Ellington |
DMP |
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| Kitty Margolis |
Straight Up With a Twist |
Mad Kat |
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Doc Cheatham
Nicholas Payton |
Doc Cheatham
Nicholas Payton |
Verve |
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| Richie Vitale |
Feat. Ralph Lalama |
TCB |
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| Sonny Stitt |
Endgame Brilliance |
32 Jazz |
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| Cannonball Adderley |
Paris 1960 |
Pablo |
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APRIL 1997
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| ARTIST |
TITLE |
LABEL |
| Bob Florence |
Earth |
Mama |
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| Bobby Shew |
Playing With Fire |
Mama |
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| Jim Hall |
Textures |
Telarc |
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| DMP Big Band |
Salutes Duke Ellington |
DMP |
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| New York Hardbop Qnt |
Rokermotion |
TCB |
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| Haden / Metheny |
Beyond the Missouri Sky |
Verve |
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| Rob McConnell 3 |
Three for the Road |
Concord |
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| Shirley Horn |
Loving You |
Verve |
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| Mark Elf |
A Minor Scramble |
Jenn Bay |
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| Meredith d'Ambrosio |
Silent Passion |
Sunnyside |
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| Jimmy McGriff |
The Dream Team |
Milestone |
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| Eddie Harris |
Freedom Jazz Dance |
MusicMasters |
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| Abbey Lincoln |
Who Used To Dance |
Verve |
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| Kurt Elling |
The Messenger |
Blue Note |
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| Kelly Graye |
Tomato Kiss |
Proteus |
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