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Birthdays Make Strange Bedfellows

By Mary Foster Conklin | A Broad Spectrum
November 10, 2018
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Many common birthdays in this broadcast. In the second hour, Laura Nyro shares her day with hipster

Bobby Troup

piano
1918 - 1999

" data-original-title="" title="">Bobby Troup, who celebrates his centennial this month; followed by a shout-out to

Dizzy Gillespie

trumpet
1917 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Dizzy Gillespie, born the same day as Beat poet Fran Landesman, whose songs will be highlighted in the final hour.

Playlist

Miggy Augmented Orchestra "The Hi Hat Man" from Colorful (ArtistShare) 00:00
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with
Wynton Marsalis
trumpet
b.1961
" data-original-title="" title="">Wynton Marsalis "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" from Una Noche con Rub��n Blades (Blue Engine Records) 07:36
Dale Head
vocals
b.1961
" data-original-title="" title="">Dale Head "The Way You Look Tonight" from Swing Straight Up(Mindwinder Records) 14:18
Host speaks 18:17
Rachel Therrien
trumpet
b.1987
" data-original-title="" title="">Rachel Therrien "Why Don't You Try" from WDYT (Why Don't You Try) (Les Productions Multiple Chord Music Inc) 20:56
Roseanna Vitro
vocals
b.1954
" data-original-title="" title="">Roseanna Vitro "Swingin' With the Duke (The Duke)" from Clarity: the music of Clare Fischer (Random Act Records) 25:21
Nellie Lutcher
piano
1915 - 2007
" data-original-title="" title="">Nellie Lutcher "Fine and Mellow" from Jazz of the 40s (Vintage Masters Inc.) 30:12
Barbara Fasano
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Barbara Fasano "Hurry on Down" from Busy Being Free (HumanChild) 33:23
Host speaks 36:50
The
Count Basie
piano
1904 - 1984
" data-original-title="" title="">Count Basie Orchestra "Hello" from All About That Basie (Concord Jazz) 39:12
Gary Brumburgh
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Gary Brumburgh "Just a Little Lovin'" from Moonlight (Caf�� Pacific) 43:45
Lauren Henderson
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Lauren Henderson "?mane" from Riptide (Brontosaurus Records) 48:38
Host speaks 51:54
Allison Miller
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Allison Miller &
Carmen Staaf
piano
b.1981
" data-original-title="" title="">Carmen Staaf "West of the Moon" from Science Fair (Sunnyside) 54:36
Anne Sajdera
piano
b.1965
" data-original-title="" title="">Anne Sajdera "Treasure" from New Year (Bijuri) 1:00:29
Judy Niemack
vocals
b.1954
" data-original-title="" title="">Judy Niemack "New York Stories" from New York Stories (Sunnyside) 1:03:51
Host speaks 1:13:27
Esperanza Spalding
bass
b.1984
" data-original-title="" title="">Esperanza Spalding "Upstairs By a Chinese Lamp" from Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro (Masterworks) 1:16:01
Mark Winkler
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Mark Winkler "And When I Die" from The Laura Nyro Project (Caf�� Pacific) 1:21:17
Amy London
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Amy London "I Never Meant to Hurt You" from Let's Fly (Motema Music) 1:26:28
Phoebe Snow
vocals
1952 - 2011
" data-original-title="" title="">Phoebe Snow "Time and Love" from Time and Love: the Music of Laura Nyro (Astor Place) 1:29:40
Host speaks 1:34:09
Elsa Nilsson
flute
b.1987
" data-original-title="" title="">Elsa Nilsson and
Jon Cowherd
piano
" data-original-title="" title="">Jon Cowherd "Practice Patience" from After Us (Self released) 1:37:30
Lorraine Feather
vocals
b.1948
" data-original-title="" title="">Lorraine Feather "Math Camp" from Math Camp (Relarian) 1:43:18
Gene Krupa
drums
1909 - 1973
" data-original-title="" title="">Gene Krupa Big Band feat.
Anita O'Day
vocals
1919 - 2006
" data-original-title="" title="">Anita O'Day &
Roy Eldridge
trumpet
1911 - 1989
" data-original-title="" title="">Roy Eldridge "That's What You Think" from Drummin Man (Hallmark Records) 1:49:29
Host speaks 1:53:26
Way North
various
" data-original-title="" title="">Way North "Lagoon" from Fearless and Kind (Independent) 1:54:56
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra "A Quarter Past the Last Minute" from The Diva Jazz Orchestra: the 25th Anniversary Project (ArtistShare) 2:00:45
Freddy Cole
piano
1931 - 2020
" data-original-title="" title="">Freddy Cole "That's My Girl" from He Was the King (Audiophile Records) 2:06:32
Abbey Lincoln
vocals
1930 - 2010
" data-original-title="" title="">Abbey Lincoln "The Music Is the Magic" from Devil's Got Your Tongue (Polygram) 2:09:32
Sachal Vasandani
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Sachal Vasandani "Throw It Away" from Shadow Train (GSI Records) 2:15:09
Host speaks 2:19:32
Ragan Whiteside
flute
" data-original-title="" title="">Ragan Whiteside "See You at the Get Down" from Treblemaker (Randis Music) 2:21:27
Abigail Rockwell
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Abigail Rockwell "Libertango" from Autumn Noir (Golden Egg) 2:25:36
John Proulx
keyboards
" data-original-title="" title="">John Proulx "The Last Goodbye" from Say It (ArtistShare) 2:28:51
Host speaks 2:32:40
Nancy Marano
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Nancy Marano "The Meaning of the Blues" from You're Nearer (Munich Records) 2:36:05
Dizzy Gillespie "In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee" from The Very Best of 1953-1954 (Stardust) 2:41:22
Janis Siegel
vocals
b.1952
" data-original-title="" title="">Janis Siegel "Ice on the Hudson" from Ice on the Hudson (SMK Jazz) 2:43:57
Host speaks 2:49:25
Renee Rosnes
piano
b.1962
" data-original-title="" title="">Renee Rosnes "Let the Wild Rumpus Start" from Beloved of the Sky (Smoke Sessions) 2:53:10
Mimi Jones
bass
" data-original-title="" title="">Mimi Jones "Nothing Like You" from Balance (Hot Tone Music) 3:01:09
Susannah McCorkle
vocals
1946 - 2001
" data-original-title="" title="">Susannah McCorkle "Down" from Hearts and Minds (Concord) 3:06:41
Boz Scaggs
guitar
b.1944
" data-original-title="" title="">Boz Scaggs "The Ballad of the Sad Young Men" from Speak Low (Decca Records) 3:11:06
Irene Kral
vocals
1932 - 1978
" data-original-title="" title="">Irene Kral "Unlit Room" from Lady of Lavender (Park Place Productions) 3:16:39
Host speaks 3:18:49
Ian Shaw
vocals
b.1962
" data-original-title="" title="">Ian Shaw "In a New York Minute" from In a New York Minute (Milestone Records) 3:22:12
Cheryl Bentyne
vocals
b.1954
" data-original-title="" title="">Cheryl Bentyne "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" from Eastern Standard Time (Caf�� Pacific) 3:26:20
Bob Dorough
vocals
1923 - 2018
" data-original-title="" title="">Bob Dorough "Small Day Tomorrow" from Small Day Tomorrow (Candid Records) 3:32:30
Wesla Whitfield
vocals
1947 - 2018
" data-original-title="" title="">Wesla Whitfield "Photographs" from Live in San Francisco (Landmark Records) 3:36:42
Host speaks 3:40:27
Jane Bunnett
saxophone, soprano
b.1955
" data-original-title="" title="">Jane Bunnett and Maqueque "La Flamenca Maria" from Oddara (Linus Entertainment) 3:42:43
Tessa Souter
vocals
b.1956
" data-original-title="" title="">Tessa Souter "You Don't Have to Believe" from Picture in Black and White (Noa Records) 3:49:35
Host speaks 3:53:14
Brenda Earle Stokes
piano and vocals
b.1976
" data-original-title="" title="">Brenda Earle Stokes "She Sings" from Right About Now (Self released) 3:53:56

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