This Week on The Sunday Jazz Brunch

Spring is Here

Air Date: 5/8/2022 

Spring comes slowly this year in the Northeast, in fits and starts. Seventy degrees one day, forty-five the next. Old Man Winter does not release his grip easily.

With the new season comes new music, and plenty of it. Have a look at the playlist below and see how many songs we have from 2022. Yes, there are a few oldies from 2021 and even a bit further back, but you'll always hear the latest material on the Sunday Jazz Brunch. 

This week we have a few new artists: Xose Miguelez, Aaron Bazzell, and Eric Wyatt for example. 

Tune in this Sunday for a unique presentation of the best of today's jazz, starting with a mellow Contemplative Morning. The brand-newest material is for you in the second hour, while the third hour has all that great samba, bossa nova, as well as other jazz from around the world. And don't forget about groove hour to complete a great four hours of top jazz.

Happy spring!

Marty

Photo: Wildflowers in spring and summer by Horst J. Meuter CC-BY-SA-4.0 from Wikimedia.

HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning

Chris Standring\Wonderful World 2021\autumn-in-new-york
Joe Magnarelli-Old New Borrowed Blue 2022-05 Jimmy Mimi and Me
Matthew Whitaker-Now Hear This-08 Thinking Of You 2019
Xose Miguelez\Contradictio 2022\Soul and Body
Jackie Messina\Necessary Arrangements 2022\Quiet Now
Idit Shner\Heat Wave 2022\Mantra Song
Lynne Arriale Trio-Give Us These Days-04 Give Us These Days
Alex Sipiagin-Upstream 2021-08 Miyako
Cece Gable-Next Year's Song 2022-01 Next Year's Song
Diego Figueiredo-Broken Bossa-07 Valsa Curitibana 2015

HOUR TWO: New For You

Michael Benedict-123GO 2022-03 Rememberance
Aaron Bazzell-Aesthetic 2022-06 Eventually Feat Rachel Robinson
Lynne Arriale Trio\The Lights Are Always On 2022\The Lights Are Always On
Diego Rivera-Mestizo 2022-06 Cancion De Cuna
Joe Magnarelli-Old New Borrowed Blue 2022-02 Tell Me Why
New Standard Quintet-Another Time, Another Place 2022-05 In Just Spring
Gabor Bolla Quartet-On The Move 2021-07 Swingin' At The Haven
Eric Wyatt-A Song Of Hope 2021-10 Central Park West
Joe Alterman-The Upside Of Down 2021-05 The First Night Home
Sally Terrell\Feel Alive 2022\Almost Like Being in Love
Rich Pellegrin\Passage 2022\Improvisation XXI

HOUR THREE: Brazil/World

Michael Benedict-123GO 2022-05 Noite Triste
Diego Figueiredo\Follow the Signs 2022\Imagination
Ermelina Cuellar\What a Difference a Day Made 2022\Angelitos Negros
Eddie Daniels-Night Kisses-05 Velas Icadas-2020
Sergio Pereira\Finesse 2022\Finesse
Antonio Adolfo\Jobim Forever 2021\09 Estrada do Sol
Diego Figueiredo\Follow the Signs 2022\Samba in New Orleans
Mafalda Minnozzi-CinemaCity 2021-03 Metti Una Sera A Cena
Andrea Bocelli-Amore-09 Canzoni Stonate (feat. Stevie Wonder on Harmonica) 2006
Chiara Civello\Chansons 2022\04 - UN UOMO UNA DONNA (Un homme et une femme).wav
Francesco Cataldo\Giulia\Circles (epilogo)

HOUR FOUR: Groove, Baby

Euge Groove\Sing My Song 2020 Gatito
Gato Barbieri-The Shadow of the Cat-11 Last Tango (Theme From Last Tango in Paris) 2002
Gary Meek-Step 7-01 Step 7 2002
Grover Washington, Jr.-Prime Cuts- The Columbia Years 1987-1999-10 Soulful Strut (The Top Down Version) 1999
Norman Brown\Let's Get Away 2022\Down Here On The Ground
Najee-Dr Dolittle 2022 (single)
Chris Standring\Simple Things 2022\Change the World
Fourplay\Silver\Windmill
Brian Simpson\All That Matters 2021\Daybreak
Boney James-Backbone-07 Happy Home 1993 feat Bridgette Bryant
Chris Davis Big Dog\FOCUS\Fall Back
Doc Powell-Doc Powell-05 Cab Ride 2006

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