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Mike Clark, George Benson & Sammy Figueroa

By Joe Dimino | Neon Jazz
September 17, 2023
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From a modern legend and artist of many talents, we begin the 820th Episode of Neon Jazz with Sammy Figueroa and music from am album that honors his late father, Searching for a Memory. We follow that with another legend and a man that gave Sammy his start in Herbie Mann. We also dip into music from some modern master including Olivia Maisel, Aaron Diehl, Miki Yamanaka and George Benson. Finally, we finish off a flush hour of jazz with drummer Mike Clark and music fromKosen Rufu. Dig the jazz, my friends.

Playlist

Sammy Figueroa "Margie" Searching for a Memory (Ashe Records) 0:00
Host talks 4:20
New York Jazz Quartet w Herbie Mann "Coo Coo Calypso" Instincts (Enja) 6:43
Sammy Figueroa "Imaginary World" Imaginary World (Savant Records) 10:12
Host talks 16:02
George Benson "The Changing World" Bad Benson (Epic Legacy) 16:29
Olivia Maisel "Easy to Love" A Moment in Time (Olivia Maisel) 21:25
Host talks 26:44
Aaron Diehl & The Knights "Libra" Zodiac Suite (Mack Avenue Records) 27:35
Olivia Perez Collellmir "Promenade" Olivia (Adhyaropa Records) 31:25
Host talks 32:13
Chick Corea "Work" Trilogy (Concord Jazz) 32:51
The Queen's Cartoonist "Rex Tremenade" Mozart's Jazz Requiem (7 Train Records) 38:06
Host talks 40:34
Miki Yamanaka & Mark Turner "Uh Oh" Shades of Rainbow (Cellar Live) 41:42
Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra "Cotton Club Stomp" Carnegie Concerts (Prestige) 45:33
Host talks 48:28
Precarious Towers with Sharel Cassity "Journeyer" Ten Stories (Shifting Paradigm) 49:34
Host talks 52:19
Mike Clark "BBQ on Auseon" Kosen Rufu (Wide Hive Records) 53:08

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