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    1. Hello, right before Quincy was Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis doing “Funky Fluke” from the album “Tough Tenors Back Again!” (1984).

  1. I would like to know the songs you played on March 18, 2023 from 8PM to 8:30PM, please. It was a great program!

    Thank you!

    1. Hi Pamela, here are the songs from around that time:
      8:01 Joe Chambers Dance Kohina Dance Kohina Blue Note 2023
      8:07 Quincy Jones-Sammy Nestico Orchestra How Sweet It Is Basie & Beyond Qwest 2000
      8:15 Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Funky Fluke Tough Tenors Back Again! Storyville 1984
      8:30 Quincy Jones and His Orchestra The Twitch The Quintessence Impulse 1962
      8:34 Count Basie and Joe Williams Every Day I Have the Blues Count Basie Swings Joe Williams Sings Verve 1955

  2. When Bear Mc Cleary used the tune of Skye Boats to create the theme song for the series Outlander did he have to ask for permission from any one to do this. I know of two instances where the recording artists were sued for using songs based on native folk songs

    1. Hi, that was Ron Carter w/ Eric Dolphy & Mal Waldron performing “Yes, Indeed” from their album “Where?”. It was on the Prestige label from 1961.

    1. Hello, Here are all the songs from around that time:
      8:29
      Long Come Tutu
      ARTIST:George Benson & Al Jarreau
      ALBUM:Givin’ It Up
      8:36
      Cousin John
      ARTIST:Marcus Miller
      ALBUM:M Squared
      8:40
      They Wore 44
      ARTIST:Steve Davis
      ALBUM:Bluesthetic
      8:49
      Little B’s Poem
      ARTIST:George Cables
      ALBUM:George Cables At Maybeck
      8:55
      Untitled
      ARTIST:George Burton
      ALBUM:Reciprocity
      9:00
      New York Atitude
      ARTIST:Joe Farnsworth
      ALBUM:City Of Sounds
      9:05
      Someday My Prince Will Come
      ARTIST:Bill Evans
      ALBUM:Half Moon Bay
      9:12
      For Deacon Rocky
      ARTIST:Gregory Tardy
      ALBUM:Sufficient Grace
      9:19
      Playboy Club
      ARTIST:Jay Leonhart & Tomoko Ohno
      ALBUM:Don’t You Wish
      9:24
      Family
      ARTIST:Pat Metheny
      ALBUM:A Map Of The World
      9:26
      You Fascinate Me So
      ARTIST:Roberta Donnay
      ALBUM:Blossom-ing!

  3. What was the song with the food in the last 1.5 hours … I’m pretty sure I watched a Flinstones show where Fred turned super cool jazz hipster and sang that song! In the late sixties or early seventies.

  4. What songs have you played from 9-9:15pm I’m trying to find one that was absolutely beautiful. It was mostly saxophone and there was some vocals and piano

    1. Hi Daniel, here you go:
      Start Time Duration Artist Title Album Label/Year
      8:52 PM 4:51 Kenny Barron Quintet DPW Concentric Circles Blue Note/2018
      9:00 PM 13:46 Buck Clayton Kansas City Style Jam Sessions v3 Chiarusco/1976
      9:16 PM 2:49 Count Basie/Jimmy Rushing Boogie Woogie Swingsation(GRP) Vocalion/1936
      9:20 PM 6:11 Jay McShann Doggin’ Around Going To Kansas City New World/1972
      9:27 PM 8:15 Miles Davis If I Were A Bell Relaxin’ Prestige/1958

  5. What was the first tune you played tonight; I think it included Betty Carter, one of my favorite singers.

    1. Here’s the complete 9:00pm segment:
      Stevie Wonder – For Once In My Life
      Jimmy Smith – After Hours
      Stevie Wonder – Blowin’ In The Wind
      Paul Vornhagan – Caravan
      Gene Ammons – Here’s That Rainy Day
      Smokey Robinson – Quiet Storm
      Woody Shaw – You And The Night And The Music
      I hope this list helps your search and glad you were touched by the music.
      ~ Maxine Michaels / Maxology

  6. I am enjoying this interview so much. Missed the beginning so I don’t know the artist, but her voice is sublime and her story is fascinating.

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