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December Birthday Salutes

By Marc Cohn | Gifts & Messages
December 21, 2018
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Whether they've grabbed their hats and caught the bus, or are still with us, every one of these musicians makes the world a bit brighter. Of those living that we've featured, a special Gifts & Messages greeting to Curtis Fuller, Barry Harris and Eddie Palmieri as each celebrated more than 80 years on the planet on our day of broadcast! Enjoy the show!

Playlist

Tony Williams "Fred" from Believe It (Columbia) 00:00
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Cannonball Adderley "Hold It!" from Cleanhead And Cannonball (Landmark) 06:39
Earl Hines "Blues In Thirds" from Blues In Thirds (Black Lion) 11:24
Jimmy Smith "Come On Baby" from Home Cookin' (Blue Note) 15:54
Eddie Palmieri "La Cancha" from Sabiduria/Wisdom (Ropeadope) 22:44
Barry Harris "One Down" from Preminado (Riverside) 28:59
Jaco Pastorius "Liberty City" from The Birthday Concert (Warner Bros) 33:50
Woody Shaw "Think On Me" from Blackstone Legacy (Contemporary) 41:56
Stan Kenton "Intermission Riff" from Kenton In Hi-Fi (Capitol) 53:03
Donald Byrd "Pentecostal Feelin'" from Free Form (Blue Note) 58:01
Joe Williams, Count Basie "Confession' The Blues" from Just The Blues (Roulette) 1:04:37
John Patitucci "The Thumb" from Brooklyn (Three Faces) 1:09:22
Leo Wright "Suddenly The Blues" from Suddenly The Blues (Atlantic) 1:13:31
Don Pullen "Kahji" from Melodic Excursions (Timeless) 1:18:44
Larry Willis "Alter Ego" from The Offering (HighNote) 1:25:20
Curtis Fuller "Ladies Night" from Soul Trombone (Impulse) 1:32:09
Wynton Kelly "Skatin'" from Kelly At Midnight (Vee Jay) 1:38:24
John Abercrombie "Long Ago (And Far Away)" from Tactics (ECM) 1:44:11

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