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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 1, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
August 29, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)246280-3415617222Bobby Hutcherson Enjoy The View (Blue Note)238270-3205219333Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)233221+1225817454Cyrille Aimée It's A Good Day (Mack Avenue)217201+16552445225Bobby Broom My Shining Hour (Origin)205160+4544653666Barbara Morrison I Love You, Yes I Do (Savant)200199+1148467117Fred Hersch Floating (Fred Hersch Music)197184+1324476898Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 Viper's Drag (Impulse!/Universal)195193+214777949Theo Croker Afro Physicist (OKeh)189215-26040211101910Rodney Whitaker When We Find Ourselves Alone (Mack Avenue)182170+1294610511711Joe Magnarelli Lookin' Up! (Posi-Tone)179198-1914075124612Dr. John Ske-dat-de-dat: The Spirit Of Satch (Concord)175101+7464312213713Mike LeDonne I Love Music (Savant)173198-25141210141314Hendrik Meurkens - ...

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Cynthia Basinet's Latest Single, "Eventually" On Pandora

Source: Cynthia "c." Basinet
August 26, 2014

Los Angeles - The singer, actress Cynthia Basinet best known for her sultry, playful version of “Santa Baby" has switched gears in her latest single, “Eventually" now playing on Pandora. Cynthia's “Eventually" is a heartbreaker of a ballad with mellow rock instrumentation, subtle use of vocal harmony and intricate melodic phrasing. The song's acoustic rhythm piano and subtle use of solo strings back up the heartbreaking lyrics. “For Cynthia Basinet, her voice itself is an instrument; in terms of emotional ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 25, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
August 22, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)280288-865816232Bobby Hutcherson Enjoy The View (Blue Note)270242+2815318323Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)221262-4125616454Theo Croker Afro Physicist (OKeh)215222-71392105215Cyrille Aimée It's A Good Day (Mack Avenue)201160+4185153646Barbara Morrison I Love You, Yes I Do (Savant)199228-2944845777Mike LeDonne I Love Music (Savant)198208-10043297227Joe Magnarelli Lookin' Up! (Posi-Tone)198158+40239749109Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 Viper's Drag (Impulse!/Universal)193190+33507610610Jimmy Cobb The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions)191211-2014219111511Fred Hersch Floating (Fred Hersch Music)184171+1354311512812Marcus Roberts and Wynton Marsalis Together Again – Live In Concert (J-Master)182207-2524286131413Hendrik Meurkens - Misha Tsiganov Duo ...

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Reluctant Genius Of Jazz: Artie Shaw This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
August 21, 2014

Artie Shaw was one of the top-grossing stars of the 1930s and the only serious rival Benny Goodman had to his title as “The King of Swing." To celebrate the Shaw legacy, Riverwalk's David Holt talks with Tom Nolan, the author of a new biography, Three Chords for Beauty's Sake: The Life of Artie Shaw. Nolan drew on extended interviews he conducted with Shaw in his home between 1990 and 2004. Also on our broadcast salute to Artie Shaw, clips ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 18, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
August 15, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks141Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)288252+3635315212Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)262302-4055315323Bobby Hutcherson Enjoy The View (Blue Note)242291-49357174114Barbara Morrison I Love You, Yes I Do (Savant)228185+4354744555Theo Croker Afro Physicist (OKeh)222248-2604329666Jimmy Cobb The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions)211226-1514718737Mike LeDonne I Love Music (Savant)208253-45145288108Marcus Roberts and Wynton Marsalis Together Again – Live In Concert (J-Master)207215-824485999Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)202218-1623811210710Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 Viper's Drag (Impulse!/Universal)190220-3034575111111Joshua Redman Trios Live (Nonesuch)182185-344296111411Holly Hoffman Low Life (Capri)182174+8240111113713Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden Last ...

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Pandora Does Not Cannibalize Radio, Says New Study

Source: HypeBot
August 15, 2014

Listening to Pandora does not mean that users listen to to less broadcast radio, according to a new study. Researchers at NuVoodoo Media Services interviewed 1100 respondents ages 14-54. Their findings indicate that 62% of Pandora users listen to Pandora at least 30 minutes per day and nearly as many spend that much time with broadcast radio. As Pandora use increases, so does the percentage that listen to it at least 30 minutes daily. But the percentage spending at least that ...

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Swinging Duos At The Landing This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
August 14, 2014

Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This week on Riverwalk Jazz, we're pairing up some of our favorite jazz artists in a broadcast of swinging duos. On their own, each one of these musicians lights up the stage, but together, they’re off the charts. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Two New ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 11, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
August 7, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks151Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)302246+5665714212Bobby Hutcherson Enjoy The View (Blue Note)291289+225816353Mike LeDonne I Love Music (Savant)253246+725227444Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)252250+245044525Theo Croker Afro Physicist (OKeh)248268-2014128636Jimmy Cobb The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions)226261-35148177117Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 Viper's Drag (Impulse!/Universal)220197+2334774787Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden Last Dance (ECM)220228-824415979Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)218235-17139111101610Marcus Roberts and Wynton Marsalis Together Again – Live In Concert (J-Master)215178+37749104111211Joshua Redman Trios Live (Nonesuch)185186-124595111211Barbara Morrison I Love You, Yes I Do (Savant)185186-144011313913Dena DeRose We ...

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