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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 24, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 289 274 +15 4 53 1 6 2 2 2 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 275 245 +30 5 51 2 3 3 5 3 Craig Handy Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith (Okeh) 249 193 +56 11 53 3 4 4 4 4 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 242 194 +48 4 45 4 ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 17, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 274 229 +45 4 54 1 5 2 13 2 George Cables Icons and Influences (HighNote) 245 147 +98 9 52 2 2 3 6 3 Cory Weeds Let's Go (Cellar Live) 232 176 +56 5 50 3 4 4 7 4 Helen Sung Anthem For A New Day (Concord) 194 165 +29 4 42 4 3 5 11 ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 10, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 8 1 Harold Mabern Right On Time (Smoke Sessions) 229 160 +69 6 48 1 4 2 4 2 Brian Lynch Unsung Heroes Vol.2 (Hollistic Musicworks) 189 183 +6 2 44 2 8 2 2 2 Bobby Watson Check Cashing Day (Lafiya Music) 189 191 -2 4 39 2 6 4 6 4 Rene Marie I Wanna Be Evil (Motema) 182 171 +11 2 35 2 11 5 ...
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How to Get Your Music on Pandora: Physical CD No Longer Required
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HypeBot
Pandora has finally opened its doors to musicians (and comics) who aren't on a label and don't have a physical CD with UPC on Amazon. This is great news for both DIY and digital-only musicians whose presence in the industry has grown stronger with the rise of EDM. Once word spreads there's likely to be a glut of music submitted and extra delays in consideration by Pandora so do submit soon and avoid the rush. If you're trying to be ...
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Fats, Hoagy & W.C. Handy: Music Made In America This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week Riverwalk Jazz explores the rich legacy of three jazz heroes whose work has inspired The Jim Cullum Jazz Band through the years—Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael and the work of W.C. Handy known as the “Father of the Blues." Series favorites Vernel Bagneris, Topsy Chapman and Shelly Berg join the band on the stage of Pearl Stable, a century-old limestone horse stable transformed into a state-of-the-art theater at San Antonio’s historic Pearl Brewery. The program is distributed in the ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 3, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 204 199 +5 0 41 1 14 2 6 2 Bobby Watson Check Cashing Day (Lafiya Music) 191 178 +13 1 37 2 5 3 4 3 Houston Person Nice N Easy (HighNote) 185 188 -3 0 36 3 10 4 5 4 Brian Lynch Unsung Heroes Vol.2 (Hollistic Musicworks) 183 187 -4 2 41 ...
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The Rise And Fall Of Joe "King" Oliver This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week’s Riverwalk Jazz broadcast is an encore presentation featuring theater legend William Warfield. In a performance recorded in 1992, Mr. Warfield brings Joe King Oliver’s rich correspondence to life. Also,The Jim Cullum Jazz Band joins forces with two leading lights of the traditional jazz scene—Bay Area-based cornetist Leon Oakley and Chicago-based tuba player Mike Walbridge—to celebrate the legacy of King Oliver’s recorded work as a composer and groundbreaking bandleader. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 27, 2014
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JazzWeek
TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio (Whaling City Sound) 199 195 +4 0 40 1 13 2 3 2 Gregory Porter Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 196 176 +20 0 42 1 17 3 2 3 Rene Marie I Wanna Be Evil (Motema) 192 191 +1 2 40 2 9 4 5 4 Houston Person Nice N Easy (HighNote) 188 163 +25 2 34 3 ...
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