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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 23, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
June 20, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)280288-815319222Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)260269-9051111333Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)256250+6255354254Theo Croker Afro Physicist (OKeh)226143+8384742555David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)223209+14139311646JC Stylles Blakey Grease (American Showplace Music)221220+145046767Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)206208-2041210878Eric Reed The Adventurous Monk (Savant)197201-414649999Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Life In The Bubble (Telarc)186179+72439510810Steve Kroon On The #1 (Kroonatune, Llc)180198-1804586101810Harvey Mason Chameleon (Concord)180153+27031107121812Ted Rosenthal Trio Rhapsody In Gershwin (Playscape Recordings)169153+16444125131413Verve Jazz Ensemble East ...

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The Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 19, 2014

This week our radio show explores the Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions. Joining The Jim Cullum Jazz Band are master pianist Dick Hyman and Portland-based vocalist Rebecca Kilgore. 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. Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller earned his reputation in the 1920s as one of the greatest of the ‘stride’ pianists. He became widely respected as the ...

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iHeartRadio Adds "For You" Genre Feature

Source: HypeBot
June 17, 2014

From Beats to Pandora “personalized" is streaming music's buzzword of 2014. iHeartRadio, Clear Channel's free digital music service, joined the fray today launching new iOS and Android apps designed to give users a more personalized experience via “enhanced algorithms". Among the updates is “For You”, which adds a genre selection tool for tailored station recommendations. Once downloaded, new iHeartRadio users will be prompted to select their favorite music genres. Available categories will include: top 40 and pop, country, hip hop and ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 16, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
June 13, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks121Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)288287+115718212Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)269288-19049110363Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)250217+3365134444JC Stylles Blakey Grease (American Showplace Music)220222-235145575David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)209201+8139310636Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)208240-3214129797Eric Reed The Adventurous Monk (Savant)201197+4148488108Steve Kroon On The #1 (Kroonatune, Llc)198193+5044859119Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Life In The Bubble (Telarc)179192-1334394101410Marcus Roberts Trio From Rags To Rhythm (J Master)170166+4038101011511Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)169220-51138312122112Sonny Rollins Road Shows ...

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Songs Of Jimmy McHugh This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 12, 2014

Jimmy McHugh’s songs entered the jazz pantheon through recordings by Art Tatum, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday and many, many more. Today McHugh’s songs remain among the most popular jazz standards recorded by both mainstream and traditional jazz artists. In this week’s Riverwalk Jazz broadcast devoted to McHugh's songs, tap master Savion Glover pays tribute to Bojangles’ legendary performance of “Doin’ the New Lowdown,” and singers Nina Ferro, Topsy Chapman and Rebecca Kilgore interpret McHugh classics “I've Got My Fingers Crossed," ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 9, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
June 6, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)288290-225319232Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)287259+2815917323Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)240263-2324128464JC Stylles Blakey Grease (American Showplace Music)222196+2634844545Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)220210+10141311686Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)217188+2955063777David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)201192+9241398158Verve Jazz Ensemble East End Sojourn (Lightgroove Media)200163+3703187949Eric Reed The Adventurous Monk (Savant)197210-1334747101110Steve Kroon On The #1 (Kroonatune, Llc)193176+17945104111411Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Life In The Bubble (Telarc)192169+23542113121312Harvey Mason Chameleon (Concord)181170+11138125132313Ted Rosenthal ...

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"The Whiteman Years" This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 3, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band teams up with Vince Giordano and Andy Stein, specialists in the music of Paul Whiteman in the 1920s. 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. Revered as America’s number one dance bandleader in the 1920s, Paul Whiteman was committed to providing “something for everyone” with his approach to ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 2, 2014

Source: JazzWeek
May 30, 2014

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Monty Alexander Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2: The River Rolls On (Motema)290309-1905318242Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The L.A. Treasures Project (Capri)263192+7134627323Eric Alexander Chicago Fire (HighNote)259289-3045416464Eric Reed The Adventurous Monk (Savant)210176+3455146454Mike Longo Trio Step On It (CAP)210190+202423106106JC Stylles Blakey Grease (American Showplace Music)196166+3094763737David Hazeltine For All We Know (Smoke Sessions)192208-16040388288Louis Hayes Return Of The Jazz Communicators (Smoke Sessions)188119+69164682979Bruce Barth Daybreak (Savant)183175+8143111101210Marcus Roberts Trio From Rags To Rhythm (J Master)180159+21139108111711Steve Kroon On The #1 (Kroonatune, Llc)176142+3464311312812Alan Broadbent and NDR Bigband America The Beautiful (Jan Matthies)173173004185131513Harvey ...

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