JAZZ UNLIMITED

Music of : Dave Hazeltine, Lars Daniellson, Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Yusef Lateef, Cyrus Chestnut, Don Sebesky, Art Tatum, Chick Corea and Dave Liebman

Just Good Jazz Music by YellowJackets, Freddy Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Franco Ambrosetti, Dave Stryker, and Delfeayo Marsalis

AN INTERVIEW WITH MUSIC OF THE LATE BILLY ECKSTINE DONE 40 YEARS AGO

 JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY- Jazz recorded live by McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans, T.S. Monk,Carmen McRae, Marquis Hill, Wes Montgomery, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Keith Jarrett"

Music by Terrance Blanchard w/Ed Simon; Last record date for Charles Earland; New York Voices w/ M. Abene; Martial Solal; Karyn Allison; Matt Cattingub's Orch.; Gene Harris, Richard Wyands and Larry Coryell."

Wall to wall Vibes players, no talk, straight music.

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul we'll feature a little bit of everything...Flutist Ali Ryerson, the Alex Collins Trio, Betty Carter, and a most unusual track from Avant Garde saxophonist Archie Shepp and he sings on the cut we'll play....sounding pretty good. Join me this and every week for Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony. 

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we revisit an archive edition done in 2001. We'll feature Central, New York native and bassist Tom Brigandi and his group, guitarist Kenny Burrell, drummer Cecil Brooks III, solo piano from Oscar Peterson from a release of all HIS original tunes, well known Miami Pianist Eddie Higgins, tenor saxophonist Carlos Garnett and and we'll end with a couple of legends, baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and trombonist Bobby Brookmeyer and their pianoless quartet. All This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony. l

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul we'll feature a little bit of everything...Flutist Ali Ryerson, the Alex Collins Trio, Betty Carter, and a most unusual track from Avant Garde saxophonist Archie Shepp and he sings on the cut we'll play....sounding pretty good. Join me this and every week for Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony. 

Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony- An Interview & Music with Paquito D'Rivera

Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony-An Interview & Music with Paquito D'Rivera

THIS WEEK ON JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY WE'LL FEATURE SOME OF THE NEWER PLAYERS ON THE JAZZ SCENE INCLUDING PIANISTS CHRISTIAN SANDS, SULLIVAN FORTNER, AND STEVEN FEIFKE. ALSO YOUNG PIANIST EMMETT COHEN AS HE SHOWCASES SOME OF THE VENERABLE OLD TIMERS LIKE TENORMAN GEORGE COLEMAN ON HIS MASTERS LEGACY RELEASES. TWO YOUNG VOCALISTS CAITY GYORG. AND VERONICA SWIFT WITH THE STEVE FEIFKE BIG BAND JOIN ME THIS AND EVERY WEEK FOR JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY

May 26th is the birthday anniversary of Miles Dewey Davis, the legendary trumpeter and bandleader and Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony will celebrate with a special show devoted to his music. We will highlight a few albums which are considered Milestone albums in the jazz world including work from his two great quintets, his collaboration with Gil Evans on Birth of the Cool which ushered in the advent of the cool jazz movement. We'll also listen to his groundbreaking albums which led to Miles immersion into electronic fusion music on In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew and, of course, no survey, would be complete without a cut from in my estimation the greatest album ever recorded…KIND OF BLUE. Join me this week for a birthday tribute to Miles Davis on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony

THIS WEEK OF JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY WE SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO 10 MORE JAZZ MUSICIANS BOTH LIVING AND PASSED ON CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY'S IN THE MONTH OF MAY. THEY INCLUDE PIANISTS KEITH JARRETT AND RAMSEY LEWIS, BASSIST CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE WHO WILL TURN 50 AND START HIS PRECIPITOUS SLIDE INTO OLD AGE, PRIZE FIGHTER TURNED JAZZ PIANIST RED GARLAND, THE EXUBERANT VOCALIST BETTY CARTER, DANISH TROMBONIST KAI WINDING, STELLAR BAND LEADER WOODY HERMAN, AND WHO CAN FORGET MILES DAVIS WHOSE BIRTHDAY IS MAY 26TH AND TO WHOM WE WILL DEVOTE OUR ENTIRE PROGRAM NEXT WEEK. I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN ME THIS AND EVERY WEEK FOR JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY.

THIS WEEK ON JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY WE'LL EXAMINE SOME OLDER RECORDINGS AND SOME NEWER WORK BY SUCH PEOPLE SUCH AS JOEYALEXANDER,SINGER/TRUMPETER BEN BENACK, VIBIST BOBBY HUTCHERSON, A 1961 RECORDING BY THE SELDOM HEARD VOCALIST BETTY BLAKE, GERMAN GUITARIST WOLFGANG MUTHSPEIL AND A VERY RARE RECORDING DONE FROM LIVE A RADIO BROADCAST IN THE 1950'S FROM GEORGE WEIN'S FAMOUS JAZZ CLUB STORYVILLE FEATURING THE BILLY TAYLOR TRIO WITH CHARLES MINGUS ON BASS AND MARCUS FOSTER ON DRUMS. ALL THIS COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY.

I was looking through the roster of jazz birthdays for the month of May and decided to commemorate some of the folks listed both living and dead on this week's edition of Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony. We'll listen to music by those born in the first week of May including Maynard Ferguson, Shirley Horn, Ira Sullivan, Richard Groove Holmes, Blues and R & B singer Big Maybelle and those still with us…..40 year old trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and a special tribute to soon to be 85 year old prolific bassist Ron Carter. Join me for Part 1 of May Birthdays on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we pay tribute to one of the giants of jazz, Charles Mingus. whose one hundredth birthday anniversary is April 22, 2022. We'll feature Mingus music, of course, as well as parts of an interview I did with him in the early 70's and some technical notes about one of the most famous recordings in jazz AND comments from a piano player who literally fled the country because he provoked Mingus. All this and survival too on this week's edition of Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

On this week's edition of Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we listen to part 2 of a broadcast done in 2001. Featured will be bassist Keter Betts with an all star group, a young Eric Alexander with Harold Mabern on piano, Oscar Peterson LIVE from Malmo Sweden, Tenor madness from Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Zoot Sims, organist Jimmy McGriff, the big band of Pat Williams and Chick Corea among others on this 2001 archives edition of Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony Part 2."

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we delve into the archives to 2001. We'll listen to cutting edge jazz of the time including work by pianist Gene Harris, the vocal stylings of Lalah Hathaway who sounds remarkably like her father Donny Hathaway, the vibes ensemble work of Dave Samuels' Carribbean Jazz project, guitarist Randy Johnston with Joey DeFrancesco, Gary Burton paying tribute to one of his predecessors on vibraphone and the Dave Matthews Big Band among others…on this archives edition of Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony from 2001."

This week we wrap up our tribute to women in Jazz as part of Women in History Month, March 2022. We feature Instrumentalists….Mary Lou Willams, Marian McPartland, Barbara Carroll, Beegie Adair with over 100 albums to her credit and who unfortunately passed away January 27th 2022 at the age of 85, Jessica Willams, Joanne Brackeen from her brand new release at age 83 and the all women groups Artemis and the Diva Jazz Orchestra which is led by dummer, Sherrie Maricle among others. Join this and every week for Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week in Part 2 of our examination of Women in Jazz History who are no longer with us. We'll listen to classic songs by Ella, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, Susannah McCorkle and Betty Carter among others. So join me this week as we celebrate Women in History Month on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week and for the rest of the month we'll be paying tribute to Women's History Month with some great jazz performers. This first part features those living singers including Roseanna Vitro, Cassandra Wilson, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Patricia Barber, Roberta Gamborini and youngsters like 27 year old Veronica Swift, and 30 year old Jazzmeia Horn among others. Help us celebrate Women's History Month by featuring a few of the outstanding women who perform in this very demanding medium of jazz on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony 

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we continue with our Jazz Dynasty series….We'll examine the work of the Pizzarelli Family, Bucky, John & Martin…The Green Family, guitarist Grant Green and his guitar-playing son, Grant Jr. and we'll finish up the DeFrancesco's…including Papa John DeFrancesco, famous son, Joey keyboard artist and trumpet player. Join me this and every week for an interesting and provocative look at the stars of jazz, old and new, on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week we continue our JAZZ DYNASTY SERIES with the Jones Boys...Hank, piano, Thad, trumpet, and Elvin, drums. We'll listen to them individually and sometimes together. Many of the tunes written by Thad which have become jazz and sometimes popular standards. Join me on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony for a look and listen to the Jones Boys.

THIS WEEK ON JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY WE'LL LISTEN TO A FEW JAZZ LADYS, NAMELY; ALI RYERSON, ANAT COHEN, AND RENEE ROSNES, A COUPLE OF VIBISTS ONE OLD, ONE NEW…BOBBY HUTCHERSON AND BEHN GILLECE. THE ALWAYS CEREBRAL PLAYING OF PIANIST BRAD MEHLDAU WHO WILL TACKLE A SONNY ROLLINS STANDARD, BROTHER JACK MCDUFF AND WE'LL CLOSE THE SHOW WITH A CUT FROM THE FIRST EVER LP BY THE LATE AND GREAT CHICK COREA. ALL THIS AND A VAST AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY ON SOCIETY BYTES RADIO PART OF THE PART OF THE RADIO EAR NETWORK FAMILY.

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony a whole bevy of new releases hot off the presses or maybe we should say from cyber space including the latest from organist, Dr. Lonnie Smith, singer Roseanna Vitro's latest, a tribute to Charlie Parker with an all star cast of singers, guitarist Dave Stryker's new one with a string quartet, pianist Helen Sung with her latest also with a string quartet. We'll listen to 85 year old pianist Kirk Lightsey's newest a solo piano effort. We'll dig back in the vault for a quintet led by trumpeter Art Farmer with Bill Evans on piano, and from Wayne Shorter's classic album Speak No Evil. Join me this and every week for Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

Next time on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we begin the first program in our Jazz Dynasty series of famous jazz families. featuring this week the most prolific jazz dynasty headed by patriarch Ellis Marsalis and his four sons, Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason. We'll feature music by all of them with some candid comments from brothers Branford and Delfeayo, and father Ellis about themselves and each other. Join me for a look at the Marsalis Family on this week's JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we'll listen to some new material from pianist Helen Sung and singer Roseanna Vitro with her new tribute album to Charlie Parker with some very innovative vocals, and a new compilation from singer Gregory Porter. The big band sounds of the Clayton/Hamilton Orchestra and Buddy Rich and his Killer Force big band. In addition very nice sides from trumpeter Tony Guerrero and guitarist Lee Ritenour. All this and more every week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week we'll listen again to Benny Golson from his days co-leading the group..THE JAZZTET. We'll listen to two trumpeters, Freddie Hubbard and the excellent but unheralded Dizzy Reece , virtually anonymous but excellent vocalist …Your guess, the late guitarist Pat Martino and the swinging big band led by drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week I'll introduce you to a singer with a compelling voice who had a short 5 year career ending in 1960 with her suicide at age 28. You may know her voice on the currently running Lincoln Aviator TV commercials. We'll play her music and talk to trumpeter, Tony Guerrero, who was so taken with her voice that he recently established a special website, beverlykenney.com, where he is attempting to assemble everything ever done by this enigmatic young singer. Join me on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony for a discussion and musical excursion centered on the work of Beverly Kenney."

How about some new jazz hot off the press for 2022…A tribute album to Joe Henderson featuring Javon Jackson and Joanne Brackeen, a great new release from some very talented Russians led by tenorman Igor Butman, a couple of Italian releases by guitarist Battista Lena and tenor man Claudio Chiara, a challenging piece from fast mover Immanuel Wilkins and guitarist Dave Stryker with a String Quartet all new for '22 on the next edition of Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony. "

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony a further look at Jazz Classics part 2 as we begin there new year. We will feature classic albums by Wes Montgomery, Jazz at Massey Hall with THE Quintet along with an analysis by super recording engineer, Jim Anderson, of what happened to that recording after the initial session. Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard AND a classic recording by the Stan Getz Quartet. On that date Grady Tate took over the drum chair with one days notice and in his own words how that happened, a fascinating story…all this week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony-Jazz Classics Part 2.

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we'll listen to an archive edition recorded at the turn of the millennium, January 1, 2000. A date, if you recall, was destined to be doomsday. But we survived. This is our annual New Year's show..a big band extravaganza featuring Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Maynard Ferguson, the Terry Gibbs Big band and I'll run down near the end of the show the list of Jazz musicians who passed away in the year 2000…Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Michel Petrucciani and Grover Washington, Jr. among others.Join me as we celebrate New Year's week 2021 with a look back at the year 2000 on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony "

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony, I present my annual Christmas Show which I've been doing for many years…these are jazz versions of both religious and secular songs associated the this great Holiday….We'll hear from Vince Guaraldi from a Charlie Brown Christmas, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock with Chick Corea, Roy Hargrove, an exquisite version of The First Noel and, of course, Mel Torme and his Christmas Song, on our annual Christmas Show on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony Part 1 of our look at important jazz people and performances which are classics. We'll listen to the greatest Jazz Album of all time, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue…Ahmad Jamal, Count Basie, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans and Stan Getz. Join me this week for Part 1 of Jazz Classics on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony.

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we present a program memorializing the great work of singer, songwriter, pianist Dave Frishberg who died November 17th, 2021 at the age of 88. His lyrics were truly written in the jazz tradition, erudite, clever, smart. We'll hear his classics “My Attorney Bernie,” “I'm Hip,” “Do You Miss New York,” and “Van Lingle Mungo” and many others….This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony

THIS WEEK ON JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY WE CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAYS OF WORKING AND LIVING MUSICIANS… THEY WILL SPAN THE BREADTH OF YEARS FROM 93 TO 33. AND COVER THE TIME PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 29TH TO DECEMBER 5TH, 2021. WE'LL EVEN LISTEN TO THE JAZZ CLARINET WORK OF WOODY ALLEN WHOL'LL BE 86 ON DECEMBER 1ST. JOIN ME THIS AND EVERY WEEK FOR JAZZ UNLIMITED WITH PAUL ANTHONY. 

In this archive edition of Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony recorded 20 years ago this week we'll be featuring a lot of people you haven't heard of and some you still hear frequently. They include Eric Alexander, Sonny Rollins, and Jon Hendricks and the not so familiar Wayne Wallace, Mark Towns and Monica Mancini. Join me this week for our Thanksgiving Special 2021 on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony. 

This week we survey some brand new releases from some seasoned performers such as Bill Charlap and Joey DeFrancesco and some promising newcomers including guitarist Battista Lena and pianists Isaiah J. Thompson, Mark Lewandowski and Anatole Muster. New Releases this week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony. 

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we showcase some of the great musicians who hail from north of the border, CANADA. The program will include the work of Rob McConnell's Big Band, the vocal stylings of Canadian singers, Emilie- Clair Barlow, Sophie Milman and Diana Kral. How could we not include Maynard Ferguson, Renee Rosnes, Oliver Jones and the incredible Oscar Peterson…All this week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony-Canadian Jazz Artists

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we'll listen to an interesting take on a popular standard from singer Cassandra Wilson…a preview of next weeks show as we feature Canadian Jazz Musicians Emilie Claire Barlow and Renee Rosnes….a cooker from Brother Jack McDuff and the Yellowjackets from their latest release with the WDR Big Band in Germany. This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony on Society Bytes Radio, part of the Radio Ear Network Family.

This week on Jazz Unlimited with Paul Anthony we survey some brand new releases which include groups led by three rhythm section people, bassist David Finck and drummers Joe Farnsworth and Johnathon Blake. Also new material from guitarist Lionel Loueke and Nicholas Payton and several others.