Posted in WFIU Jazz Shows & Specials on May 24th, 2008
In part 2 of American Popular Song and World War II we’ll hear music from Louis Jordan (”You Can’t Get That No More”), Kitty Kallen with Jimmy Dorsey (”They’re Either Too Young or Too Old”), Sam Donahue’s Navy band (”Convoy”), a rare recording of Bing Crosby with Glenn Miller’s…
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Posted in Shows on Dec 17th, 2007
Our annual invocation of holiday jazz this year calls upon the talents of Fats Navarro (”A Bebop Carol”), hipster vocalist Babs Gonzales, tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons, trumpeter Donald Byrd, guitarist Joe Pass, and many other propagators of classic jazz, blowing joyous tidings unto you all. Happy holidays from all of us at Night Lights and WFIU–may you find many great books, movies, CDs, and other “items of interest” under your holiday tree. If you’re yearning for more…
Posted in Shows on Jun 23rd, 2007
It was a longstanding disappointment with Frank Sinatra’s fans that he didn’t do more small-group jazz recordings. This week on Night Lights we present some of the ones that he did do, including…
Posted in Shows on Dec 24th, 2005
This week on Night Lights it’s “The Night Before Christmas,” with Christmas-Eve jazz from Fats Navarro, Dexter Gordon, Louis Armstrong, Duke Pearson, Frank Sinatra, and more…
Posted in Shows on Oct 1st, 2005
Victor Young Composer and film scorer Victor Young received more than 20 Oscar nominations for his film work, and he authored some of the most frequently heard melodies in the jazz canon. Nearly 50 years after his death, he remains…
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