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Special Programs for January 11 thru January 15 Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM The Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its look at jazz tunes that became popular hits. This week, host Bob Naujoks visits songs that scored high on the pop charts and have become party of Great American Songbook. Tune in to hear songs and stories from Al Hirt’s “Java,” Al Hibbler’s “Unchained Melody,” Ray Charles’s “Busted,” Ramsey Lewis’s “The ‘In’ Crowd,” and Bobby Darin’s “Beyond the Sea.”  

Stanley Cowell, versatile and innovative jazz pianist, dies at 79 Matt Schudel, The Washington Post Dec. 20, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Pianist Stanley Cowell.Natalie Elliot Stanley Cowell, a jazz pianist of remarkable virtuosity and range, whose music borrowed from his interest in African, classical and experimental styles while remaining in the mainstream tradition, died Dec. 17 at a hospital in Dover, Del. He was 79. The cause was hypovolemic shock, a sudden loss of blood and other vital fluids, said his wife, Sylvia Cowell. Cowell, who had homes in Upper Marlboro, Md., and Camden, Del., e...

David Bixler – Inside The Grief (Red Piano): “Living through the trifecta of 2020: COVID-19, systemic racism, and the presidential election. Inside The Grief is a product of these strange times in which we are living:The pandemic has changed all aspects of our lives; family, education, and work; society has been upended by an invisible virus.The murder of George Floyd was both violent and polarizing. His murder functioned as the tipping point where American society was forced to deal with the systemic racism entrenched in this country. From my perspective, it seemed that certain attitude...

Close runner-up: "Who are You" by Joel Ross. Here are the others that I consider keepers for the long haul, listed alphabetically by album title: "The Art of Intimacy, Vol 1" by Jeremy Pelt "Artemis" by Artemis "The Color of Noize" by Derrick Hodge "Cri$el Gems" by Paul Bryant "Dinner Party" by Terrace Martin "The Dockside Sessions" by Brad Walker "Fly Moon Die Soon" by Takuya Kuroda "Happenings: Live at the Village Vanguard" by Gerald Clayton "Kindred Spirits" by Charles Lloyd "King Butch" by Butcher Brown "Life Goes On" by Carla Bley "Meeting in Progress" by Nutria "Night Dreamer" by Gary B...