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Nice 'n' Easy Does It - A Celebration on the Centennial of Lew Spence
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In the first hour, a celebration of the centennial of Lew Spence, best known for his hit "Nice 'n' Easy," plus new releases from trumpeters
Rebecca Coupe Franks
trumpetb.1961
Carol Morgan
trumpetb.1968
Della Reese
vocals1931 - 2017
Mavis Staples
vocalsb.1939
Caroline Davis
saxophoneb.1981
Johnny Mandel
arrangerb.1925
Playlist
" data-original-title="" title="">Ed Palermo Big Band "Gargoyles" from A Lousy Day in Harlem (Self released) 00:00Ed Palermo
saxophone
" data-original-title="" title="">Shirley Horn "Nice 'n' Easy" from Live at the 1994 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival Records) 07:45Shirley Horn
piano
1934 - 2005- The Tiki Collective "I've Never Left Your Arms" from Muse (Slammin Media) 12:32
" data-original-title="" title="">Wesla Whitfield "Sleep Warm" from Some Nice 'n' Easy Songs by Lew Spence (Self released) 16:20Wesla Whitfield
vocals
1947 - 2018- Host speaks 18:46
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" data-original-title="" title="">Miki Yamanaka "Mr. Pancake" from Miki (Cellar Live) 21:00Miki Yamanaka
piano 
" data-original-title="" title="">Ian Shaw (feat.Ian Shaw
vocals
b.1962
" data-original-title="" title="">Claire Martin) "Night Ride Home" from Drawn to All Things (Linn) 26:30Claire Martin
vocals
b.1967- Della Reese "I Wanna Be Around" from Della Reese at Basin Street East (RCA Records) 30:23
- Host speaks 32:19
" data-original-title="" title="">Vanessa Perica Orchestra "Woody's Lament" from Love Is a Temporary Madness (Self released) 33:48Vanessa Perica
composer / conductor
b.1982- " data-original-title="" title="">Rachelle Garniez "My Sister and I" from Gone to Glory (Storysound Records) 42:27
- Host speaks 46:55
- " data-original-title="" title="">BobSands "There Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" from Rhapsody in Bob (Self released) 47:38
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" data-original-title="" title="">Dr. John "Candy" from In a Sentimental Mood (Warner Records) 50:17Dr. John
piano
1940 - 2019 - Host speaks 55:48
" data-original-title="" title="">Monika Herzig "Memories of Petra" from Eternal Dance (Savant) 56:37Monika Herzig
piano
b.1964- Johnny Mandel Featuring
" data-original-title="" title="">Sherrie Maricle AndSherrie Maricle
drums
b.1963
" data-original-title="" title="">The DIVA Jazz Orchestra "Theme from I Want to Live" from The Man and His Music: Johnny Mandel Conducts The Music of Mandel (Arbors) 1:00:00The DIVA Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1992 
" data-original-title="" title="">Kathy Kosins "Hershey's Kisses" from To the Ladies of Cool (Resonance Records) 1:06:56Kathy Kosins
vocals- Host speaks 1:11:22
" data-original-title="" title="">Lou Caputo "Cinnamon and Clove" from Not So Big Band (Jazz Cat 47 Records) 1:13:30Lou Caputo
woodwinds
1947 - 2022
" data-original-title="" title="">Greta Matassa "The Shining Sea" from Portrait (Origin) 1:18:33Greta Matassa
vocals
b.1962- Host speaks 1:23:11
" data-original-title="" title="">Scott Whitfield "Sure As You're Born" from Solitary Moon (Bi-Coastal Music) 1:24:08Scott Whitfield
trombone
b.1963
" data-original-title="" title="">Mary Stallings "Don't Look Back" from Don't Look Back (HighNote) 1:28:29Mary Stallings
vocals
b.1939- Host speaks 1:34:39
- Carol Morgan "With the Wind and Rain in Your Hair" from Post Cool: Greatest Hits (Self released) 1:36:44
- Rebecca Coupe Franks "Mourn'n" from Every Little Thing Counts (RCF Records) 1:41:45
- Mavis Staples "Slippery People" from Live in London (ANTI-) 1:46:11
- Host speaks 1:49:58
- Caroline Davis "Ocean Motion" from Heart Tonic (Sunnyside) 1:52:00
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Radio
Shirley Horn
Mary Foster Conklin
Lew Spence
Rebecca Coupe Franks
Carol Morgan
Joan Whitney
Della Reese
Carol Morgan
Mavis Staples
Caroline Davis
Ed Palermo
Wesla Whitfield
Miki Yamanaka
ian shaw
claire martin
Vanessa Perica
Rachelle Garniez
The Bobs
Dr. John
Monika Herzig
Sherrie Maricle
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra
Kathy Kosins
Lou Caputo
Greta Matassa
Scott Whitfield
Mary Stallings
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