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Jazz

Jazz standards and masterpieces every listener should know, each one set up by a knowledgeable DJ.

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Jazz is a station of essential records. Miles Davis' So What and Freddie Freeloader, Dave Brubeck's Take Five, John Coltrane's Giant Steps and Naima, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver's Song for My Father, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers' Moanin', Sonny Rollins' St. Thomas and Bill Evans' Waltz For Debby are all on it. Organ grooves from Jimmy Smith and Latin jazz from Cal Tjader keep it from feeling too formal.

It's for a quiet evening, focused work, or a listener who wants to understand the music better. Before every tune, your DJ gives a short intro with checked facts about the player and the recording, and the music dips while they talk, then comes back. Try the nerdy or academic tone if you want more context on each track.

Artists on this station

  • Miles Davis
  • John Coltrane
  • Charlie Parker
  • Thelonious Monk
  • Jimmy Smith
  • Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
  • Kenny Burrell
  • Cal Tjader
  • Hank Mobley
  • Glenn Miller
  • Dave Brubeck
  • Horace Silver
  • Art Pepper
  • Bud Powell
  • Lee Morgan Quintet
  • Oliver Nelson
  • Wynton Kelly Trio
  • Clifford Brown & Max Roach
  • Art Farmer & Benny Golson Jazztet
  • Eddie Harris & Les McCann

Tracklist

  1. 1Freddie Freeloader, Miles Davis
  2. 2Take Five, Dave Brubeck
  3. 3So What, Miles Davis
  4. 4Song for My Father, Horace Silver
  5. 5You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, Art Pepper
  6. 6Collard Greens and Black Eyed Peas, Bud Powell
  7. 7Naima, John Coltrane
  8. 8Yardbird Suite, Charlie Parker
  9. 9Straight, No Chaser, Thelonious Monk
  10. 10Giant Steps, John Coltrane
  11. 11Ceora, Lee Morgan Quintet
  12. 12Stolen Moments, Oliver Nelson
  13. 13Confirmation, Charlie Parker
  14. 14Unit 7, Wynton Kelly Trio
  15. 15When Johnny Comes Marching Home, Jimmy Smith
  16. 16Along Came Betty, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
  17. 17Chitlins Con Carne, Kenny Burrell
  18. 18Midnight Blue, Kenny Burrell
  19. 19Joy Spring, Clifford Brown & Max Roach
  20. 20Killer Joe, Art Farmer & Benny Golson Jazztet
  21. 21Perfidia Cha Cha, Cal Tjader
  22. 22Compared To What, Eddie Harris & Les McCann
  23. 23Misty, "Groove" Holmes
  24. 24If I Were A Bell, The Miles Davis Quintet
  25. 25Blue Bossa, Joe Henderson
  26. 26Soul Station 1960, Hank Mobley
  27. 27Hi-Fly (at the Five Spot), Randy Weston Quintet
  28. 28Little Sunflower (Original Version, 1967)
  29. 29Comin' Home Baby, Herbie Mann
  30. 30Milestones, Miles Davis
  31. 31Scrapple from the Apple, Charlie Parker
  32. 32Little Brown Jug, Glenn Miller
  33. 33Soul Sauce, Cal Tjader
  34. 34Little Brown Jug, Glenn Miller
  35. 35Misterioso, Thelonious Monk
  36. 36Moanin', Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
  37. 37On Green Dolphin street, Miles Davis
  38. 38Speak No Evil, Wayne Shorter
  39. 39St. Thomas, Sonny Rollins
  40. 40Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Cannonball Adderley Quintet
  41. 41Listen Here, Eddie Harris
  42. 42Equinox (Original), John Coltrane
  43. 43The Organ Grinder's Swing, Jimmy Smith
  44. 44Trinkle Tinkle, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane
  45. 45Chili Peppers, Duke Pearson
  46. 46The 'In' Crowd, Ramsey Lewis Trio
  47. 47Bernie's Tune, Gerry Mulligan Quartet
  48. 48Body & Soul, Coleman Hawkins
  49. 49Waltz For Debby, Bill Evans
  50. 50Don't Be That Way, Benny Goodman
  51. 51Remember, Hank Mobley
  52. 52Dat Dere, Art Blakey

The playlist lives on the Stationz FM YouTube channel, so it may change over time.

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