New Music Hour March 14, 2009

Michael Wolff - Harbour Island - Joe's Strut
Vinnie Cutro - What Is This Thing? - Sakura
Mark Winkler - Lowercase - Till I Get It Right
Hendrick Meurkens - Odessa In April - Samba To Go!
Denny Green - Suite For The Americas - With You In Mind
Jessica Tanner - C'est Bon, C'est Bon - Promise Me The Moon
Eric Johnson - Laughter In The Rain - Supahighway
Dave Holland - Lazy Snake - Pass It On
Christian Jacob - State Of Mind - Live In Japan

As new music continues to come forth, these artists will be dropping by Ab's Place!

New Music Hour February 7, 2009

Greetings listeners. Ab's Place has a new segment we're calling New Music Hour. Here's a rundown of the new cuts we debuted on the show this past weekend. We like to keep it jumpin' into the wee hours of the night here, so tune in to your favorite GPB Radio station every weekend for the jazziest cuts on radio!

Bill Cunliffe - Mary Lou's Blues - Blues And The Abstract Truth, Take 2
Mike Clark - Conchita's Dance - Blueprint To Jazz, Vol. 1
The Clayton Brothers - Walkin' Bass - Brother To Brother
Billy Harper - Who Can Judge Our Fates? - Blueprint To Jazz, Vol. 2
Devin Kelly - While We're Young - First Things First
John Harden Project - Just Say So - Just Say So
Michael Wolff - Harbour Island - Joe's Strut
Richie Goods - Sorceress - Live At The Zinc Bar

New Year, Same Jazz...

As we have now embraced 2009, we do so with a renewed energy and a renewed committment to the propagation of this art form called jazz. this year will bring more artist profiles along with more feature hours of those artists who are carrying this art form further into the 21st century.

Most notably today(1/6/09) is the 70th anniversary of the birth of Blue Note records! Look for an array of celebrations as this observance proceeds throughout 2009! Lastly, all of us at GPB thank you our wonderful listening audience for your ongoing support, and invite you to stay tuned as(to coin a famous phrase) the best is yet to come!

Jazzily Yours,

Abdul(Ab's Place)

Features Forthcoming

In the weeks to come, playlist outlining music featured on "Ab's Place" will be posted.

Welcome to Ab's Place

Abdul is fairly new to the GPB Radio line-up, but he's got a jazz collection thats been amassed over decades. His addition to GPB finally gives "straight-ahead jazz" a home in Georgia. Tune in to Ab's Place Saturday's at midnight on Georgia Public Broadcasting Radio. Here's his playlist from November 8th:

Hour 1
Vanessa Rubin - Arise & Shine - Pastiche
Don Pullen - Listen To The People - Kele Mou Bana
Poncho Sanchez - Just A Few - El Mejor
Branford Marsalis - Spartacus - Crazy People Music
Avishai Cohen - Chutzpan - Gently Disturbed*
Joe Locke - Like Joe - Force Of Four*
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Charleston Alley - Everybody's Boppin'
Miles Davis - Pfrancing - Someday My Prince Will Come

Hour 2
Cannonball Adderley - Fiddler On The Roof - Fiddler On The Roof
Ramsey Lewis - Hang On Sloopy - Hang On Sloopy
Cyrus Chestnut - My Favorite Things - Cyrus Chestnut
Amanda Sedgwick - Sylvia - Reunion
One For All - Visionary - Too Soon To Tell
Matthias Lupri - Saucy - Same Time Twice
Jeffrey Smith - Like A Lover - Down Here Below
Wes Montgomery - How Insensitive - Compact Jazz
Eliane Elias - Carioca Nights - Paulistana
Freddie Hubbard - The Black Angel - The Black Angel

Hour 3
Sonny Rollins - Nice Lady - Road Shows, Vol. 1*
Tommy Flanagan - Eclypso - Sea Changes
Jon Lucien - Would You Believe In Me - Rashida
Dave Holland - The Sum Of All Parts - Pass It On*
Aaron Parks - Travelers - Invisible Cinema*
Nicole Henry - That's All - The Very Thought Of You*
Poncho Sanchez - Almendra - Keeper Of The Fame
Mccoy Tyner - Message From The Nile - Extentions

Hour 4
Horace Silver - Song For My father - Song For My Father
Ed Neumiester - Speak Low - New Standards
Nicole Henry - Almost Like Being In Love - The Very thought Of You*
James Carter - DoDo's Bounce - Present Tense*
Art Blakey - Pensativa - Free For All
Bobby Watson - Time Will Tell - Midwest Shuffle
Mel Torme - Too Close For Comfort - Compact Jazz
Joey Defrancesco - Dig - Joey*
Charlie Haden / Micheal Brecker - Bird food

Hour 5
Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones - A Medley - Live Basin Street East
Kenny Barron - The Lost Ones - Images
Russell Malone - Theme from Gunsmoke - Live At The Jazz Standard, Vol. 2
Ingrid Jensen - Swatterings - At Sea
Judy Wexler - Moment To Moment - Easy On The Heart
Jimmy Ponder - Bumpin' On Sunset - To Reach A Dream
The Jazz Crusaders - Soul Bourgieosie - Chile Con Soul

Hour 6
The Contemporary Piano Ensemble - Hibiscus - The Key Players
Jim Rotondi - Designated Hitter - Destination Up
Curtis Lundy - Where'd It Go - Against All Odds
Steve Turre - Mongo N' McCoy - Steve Turre
David Sanchez - Ay Bendito - Cultural Survival
Pat Metheny - So It May Secretly Begin - Still Life (Talking)
Dennis Rowland - I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over - Rhymes, Rythms & Reasons
Kenny Garrett - Intro To Africa - Live at The Iridium*