Sahib Shihab, Danish Radio Big Band, Mohamed Najem

Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week, Sahib Shihab in Scandinavia; The Danish Radio Big Band as led by Thad Jones and Mhio Hazama. I'm also back from Paris record store shopping with Lp's from Bud Powell, Gigi Gryce, Dorothy Donegan, Jimmy Rowles and more; we'll also check out a track form the new release form Palestinian clarinetist Mohamed Najem and much more.

Playlist

• Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 00:30
• Lester Young "Sometimes I'm Happy" from Prez Plays (Mercury Records) 01:30
• Eddie Henderson Quintet "Naima" from Phantoms (SteepleChase) 05:41
• Frank Walton "Safari" from Reality (Delmark) 13:14
• Ambrose Akinmusire "Our Basement" from The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier To Paint (Blue Note) 15:55
• Terry Gibbs "E; Reogp" from El Latino! (Roost) 27:18
• Sahib Shihab "Invitation" from Companionship (Rearward) 32:34
• Sahib Shihab and The Danish Radio Jazz Group "Di-Da" from Sahib Shihab And The Danish Radio Jazz Group (Sam Records) 39:17
• Thad Jones "A Good Time Was Had By All" from The Danish Radio Big Band & Eclipse (Storyville Records) 44:27
• Miho Hazama "Mingle-Mangle Goody Bag" from Imaginary Visions (Edition Records) 52:17
• Jimmy Rowles "I've Got It Bad" from The Sheik (Four Leaf Records) 1:00:39
• Mamiko Wantanabe "The Peacocks" from Being Guided By The Light (Jojo Records) 1:05:09
• Rufus Reid with Sullivan Fortner "Duke Ellington Sound of Love" from It's The Nights I LIke (Sunnyside) 1:12:26
• Bud Powell Trio "Woody n' You" from Blues in the Closet (Verve Records) 1:18:08
• Gigi Gryce, Thelonious Monk "Shuffle Boil" from Nica's Tempo (Savoy) 1:22:04
• Dorothy Donegan "Lullaby In Rhythm" from Makin' Whoopee (Black And Blue) 1:27:03
• Mary Osborne "I Love Paris" from A Girl & Her Guitar (Warwick) 1:32:04
• Mohamed Najem "From Bethlehem To Angers" from Jaffa Blossom (Label Quest) 1:34:49
• Stan Getz, Kenny Barron "People Time" from People Time (Gitanes Jazz) 1:42:28
• Marc Copland "Nardis" from Someday (InnerVoiceJazz) 1:49:42