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January Birthday Salutes

By Marc Cohn | Gifts & Messages
January 25, 2019
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Our January Birthdays show is always dedicated to our mentor, WRVR broadcasting hero Ed Beach, born on January 16, 1923; we play his two show themes by

Wes Montgomery

guitar
1923 - 1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Wes Montgomery. We celebrate the

Herbie Nichols

piano
1919 - 1963

" data-original-title="" title="">Herbie Nichols centennial with his very first recordings for Savoy. Our very special birthday greetings go out to living legends,

Benny Golson

saxophone, tenor
1929 - 2024

" data-original-title="" title="">Benny Golson and

Jimmy Cobb

drums
1929 - 2020

" data-original-title="" title="">Jimmy Cobb, both celebrating their 90th year on the planet. Much more of course; check out the menu below. Don't be shy; hit the play button and enjoy the show.

Playlist

Wes Montgomery "D-Natural Blues" from Complete Riverside Recordings (Riverside) 00:00
Benny Golson "Jubilation" The Other Side Of Benny Golson (Riverside) 05:23
Benny Golson "Lulu's Back In Town" Horizon Ahead (HighNote) 12:21
James Carter
multi-instrumentalist
b.1969
" data-original-title="" title="">James Carter "Frisco Follies" In Carterian Fashion (Atlantic) 17:06
Tubby Hayes
saxophone, tenor
1935 - 1973
" data-original-title="" title="">Tubby Hayes/
Ronnie Scott
saxophone, tenor
1927 - 1996
" data-original-title="" title="">Ronnie Scott "Star Eyes" The Couriers of Jazz (Fresh Sound) 24:43
Jane Ira Bloom
saxophone, soprano
" data-original-title="" title="">Jane Ira Bloom "Big Bill" Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson (Outline)28:53
Herbie Nichols "Who's Blues" The Modern Jazz Piano Album (Savoy) 33:31
Herbie Nichols "'S Wonderful" The Modern Jazz Piano Album (Savoy) 37:06
Herbie Nichols "Nichols And Dimes" The Modern Jazz Piano Album (Savoy) 39:52
Max Roach
drums
1925 - 2007
" data-original-title="" title="">Max Roach "As Long As You're Living" The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions (Mosaic) 42:25
Jimmy Cobb "Lickety Split" The Original Mob (Smoke Sessions) 49:14
Gene Krupa
drums
1909 - 1973
" data-original-title="" title="">Gene Krupa "Jungle Madness" Gene Krupa and His Orchestra-1939 (Classics) 54:54
Wes Montgomery "So Do It" Complete Riverside Recordings (Riverside) 57:48
Horace Parlan
piano
1931 - 2017
" data-original-title="" title="">Horace Parlan "Lady Bird" Movin' and Groovin' (Blue Note) 1:03:40
Horace Parlan "Up In Cynthia's Room" Movin' and Groovin' (Blue Note) 1:09:36
Horace Parlan "Bags Groove" Movin' and Groovin' (Blue Note) 1:14:46
Milt Jackson
vibraphone
1923 - 1999
" data-original-title="" title="">Milt Jackson "Midnight Waltz" It Don't Mean a Thing if You Can't Tap Your Foot to It (Pablo) 1:20:54
Roy Eldridge
trumpet
1911 - 1989
" data-original-title="" title="">Roy Eldridge "Bad Hat Blues" Oscar Peterson & Roy Eldridge (Pablo) 1:26:34
Henry "Red" Allen
trumpet
1906 - 1967
" data-original-title="" title="">Henry "Red" Allen "I Wished on the Moon" Henry 'Red' Allen & His Orchestra, 1933-1935 (Classics) 1:34:05
Henry 'Red' Allen "Roll On, Prairie Moon" Henry 'Red' Allen & His Orchestra, 1933-1935 (Classics) 1:37:26
Stephane Grappelli
violin
1908 - 1997
" data-original-title="" title="">Stephane Grappelli,
Gary Burton
vibraphone
b.1943
" data-original-title="" title="">Gary Burton "Daphne" Paris Encounter (Atlantic) 1:40:47
Django Reinhardt
guitar
1910 - 1953
" data-original-title="" title="">Django Reinhardt,
Duke Ellington
piano
1899 - 1974
" data-original-title="" title="">Duke Ellington "A Blues Riff" Souveniers (Dreyfus Jazz) 1:45:25
Susannah McCorkle
vocals
1946 - 2001
" data-original-title="" title="">Susannah McCorkle "Nuages" From Broken Hearts to Blue Skies (Concord) 1:49:00

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