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Celebrating Jazz Geminis Valaida Snow and Memphis Minnie Among Others
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The first hour celebrates the birthdays of
Valaida Snow
trumpet1904 - 1956
Memphis Minnie
guitar1897 - 1973
Dakota Staton
vocals1932 - 2007
Ian Shaw
vocalsb.1962
Jordan Pettay
saxophone, tenor
Lenore Raphael
piano
Jamie Baum
flutePlaylist
" data-original-title="" title="">Wayne Alpern "Ode to Billy Joe" from Standard Deviation (Henri Elkan Music) 00:00Wayne Alpern
composer / conductor
" data-original-title="" title="">Carla Cook "Ode to Billy Joe" from Dem Bones (MaxJazz) 06:18Carla Cook
vocals- Host speaks 10:46
" data-original-title="" title="">Bria Skonberg "Down In the Deep" from Bria (Sony Masterworks) 12:11Bria Skonberg
trumpet- Valaida Snow "High Hat Trumpet and Rhythm" from Swing Is The Thing (Upbeat) 18:52
- Valaida Snow "I Want A Lot of Love" from Valaida Snow (Doxy Collection) (Doxy) 21:55
- Host speaks 25:14
" data-original-title="" title="">Nora Germain "Nora's Blues" from Compilation (Self released) 26:17Nora Germain
violin- Dakota Staton "Blues for Tasty" from Congratulations to Someone (LRC Records) 30:18
" data-original-title="" title="">Maria Muldaur "I'm Sailin'" from First Came Memphis Minnie (Stony Plain) 34:22Maria Muldaur
vocals
b.1943
" data-original-title="" title="">Nina Simone "Chauffeur" from Let It All Out (Verve) 38:04Nina Simone
piano and vocals
1933 - 2003- Host speaks 40:51
- Alchemy Sound Project "Kesii" from Afrika Love (Artist Recording Collective) 41:45
- Ian Shaw "I Don't Know Enough About You" from Shine Sister Shine (Jazz Village) 49:17
- Host speaks 53:01
- Out to Dinner "Rebecca's Dance" from Play On (Posi-Tone) 54:12
- Jordan Pettay "You Make Me Feel Brand New" from First Fruit (Self Released) 1:00:00
" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Jost "I Don't Need No Doctor" from Breaking Through (Dot Time) 1:04:49Paul Jost
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Nnenna Freelon "Marvin Medley: If This World Were Mine/Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing/Ain't No Mountain High Enough" from Time Traveler (Origin) 1:10:33Nnenna Freelon
vocals
b.1954- Host speaks 1:16:34
- " data-original-title="" title="">Boogaloo Joe Jones "I Feel The Earth Move" from Jazz Dispensary: The Dank D Funk Band (Craft Records) 1:18:13
" data-original-title="" title="">Dara Tucker "You've Got a Friend" from Dreams of Waking-Music For a Better World (Green Hill) 1:24:20Dara Tucker
vocals- Host speaks 1:30:27
- Lenore Raphael/
" data-original-title="" title="">Doug MacDonald "Are You Ever Gonna Agree With Me" from Reunion (Self Released) 1:31:15Doug MacDonald
guitar
b.1953 
" data-original-title="" title="">Jonathan Karrant &Jonathan Karrant
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Joshua White "I Try" from Shadows Fall (Self Released) 1:36:56Joshua White
piano
b.1985- Host speaks 1:42:15
- Jamie Baum "There Are No Words" from Bridges (Sunnyside) 1:42:57
" data-original-title="" title="">Brianna Thomas "How Much Forgiveness" from Everybody Knows (Breathline) 1:48:50Brianna Thomas
vocals- Host speaks 1:55:20
- Vivien Garry Quintet "A Woman's Place Is In the Groove" from A Woman's Place Is In the Groove (PNR) 1:57:09
Tags
Radio
Valaida Snow
Mary Foster Conklin
United States
New York
New York City
Memphis Minnie
Dakota Staton
ian shaw
Jordan Pettay
Lenore Raphael
Jamie Baum
Wayne Alpern
Carla Cook
Bria Skonberg
Nora Germain
Maria Muldaur
Nina Simone
Paul Jost
Nnenna Freelon
Boogaloo Joe Jones
Dara Tucker
Doug MacDonald
Jonathan Karrant
Joshua White
Brianna Thomas
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