Black History Month presentation

Hosted by: 
Bob Riddle
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Jazz in the Afternoon, Black History and Future Month
Air date: 
Wed, 02/25/2026 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Trombonists Melba Liston and JJ Johnson rememered and celebrated

Melba Liston was the only woman horn player

to perform with leading jazz groups

during the 1940s and 1950s.

She was also a prominant composer and music educator.

 

JJ Johnson was known as the first jazz trombonist

to successfully adapt his instrument to bebop in the 1940s.

He remained a dominant presence throughout the 1990s.

Today we will hear one of his last achievements,

J.J. Johnson Brass Orchestra, from 1996.

 

Topic tags: 
Music
Genre(s): 
Jazz

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    2:03
    Artist
    ART BLAKEY BIG BAND F/JOHN COLTRANE
    Song
    Late Date
    Album
    DRUM THUNDER
    Label
    POLYDOR
  • Time
    2:06
    Artist
    ART BLAKEY BIG BAND F/JOHN COLTRANE
    Song
    The Outer World
    Album
    Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane (Mono Version)
    Label
    POLYDOR
  • Time
    2:10
    Artist
    Gerald Wilson
    Song
    Love Me a Long Long Time
    Album
    CRUISIN' WITH GERALD
    Label
    SOUNDS OF SWING
  • Time
    2:13
    Artist
    Gerald Wilson
    Song
    The Saint
    Album
    CRUISIN' WITH GERALD
    Label
    SOUNDS OF SWING
  • Time
    2:21
    Artist
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Song
    My Reverie
    Album
    DIZZY IN SOUTH AMERICA
    Label
    CAP/RED ANCHOR
  • Time
    2:24
    Artist
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Song
    Tin Tin Deo
    Album
    DIZZY IN SOUTH AMERICA 1956
    Label
    CAP/RED ANCHOR
  • Time
    2:29
    Artist
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Song
    THE CHAMP
    Album
    DIZZY IN SOUTH AMERICA 1956
    Label
    CAP/RED ANCHOR
  • Time
    2:40
    Artist
    Randy Weston
    Song
    Chalabati Blues (Instrumental)
    Album
    Volcano Blues
    Label
    Universal Music Division Decca Records France
  • Time
    2:46
    Artist
    Randy Weston
    Song
    Sad Beauty Blues (Instrumental)
    Album
    Volcano Blues
    Label
    Universal Music Division Decca Records France
  • Time
    2:49
    Artist
    Randy Weston
    Song
    The Nafs (Instrumental)
    Album
    Volcano Blues
    Label
    Universal Music Division Decca Records France
  • Time
    2:56
    Artist
    Randy Weston
    Song
    Blues For Strayhorn (Instrumental)
    Album
    Volcano Blues
    Label
    Universal Music Division Decca Records France
  • Time
    3:00
    Artist
    Randy Weston
    Song
    Penny Packer Blues
    Album
    VOLCANO BLUES
    Label
    ANTILLES/GITANES JAZZ
  • Time
    3:04
    Artist
    Randy Weston
    Song
    J.K. Blues (Instrumental)
    Album
    Volcano Blues
    Label
    Universal Music Division Decca Records France
  • Time
    3:10
    Artist
    Randy Weston
    Song
    Portrait of Billie Holiday
    Album
    Earth Birth
    Label
    Universal Music Division Decca Records France
  • Time
    3:16
    Artist
    Billie Holiday
    Song
    I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
    Album
    BILLIE HOLIDAY AT MONTEREY/1958
    Label
    BLACK HAWK
  • Time
    3:18
    Artist
    BILLIE HOLIDAY WITH DICK BERK
    Song
    GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE
    Album
    BILLIE HOLIDAY AT MONTEREY/1958
    Label
    BLACK-HAWK
  • Time
    3:22
    Artist
    BILLIE HOLIDAY WITH DICK BERK
    Song
    THEM THERE EYES
    Album
    BILLIE HOLIDAY AT MONTEREY/1958
    Label
    BLACK-HAWK
  • Time
    3:24
    Artist
    BILLIE HOLIDAY WITH DICK BERK
    Song
    BILLIE'S BLUES
    Album
    BILLIE HOLIDAY AT MONTEREY/1958
    Label
    BLACK HAWK
  • Time
    3:28
    Artist
    JIMMY SMITH/LIVE BREAK
    Song
    ALL DAY LONG
    Album
    THE INCREDIBLE
    Label
    Blue Note
  • Time
    3:38
    Artist
    J. J. Johnson
    Song
    El Camino Real
    Album
    The Brass Orchestra
    Label
    Verve Reissues
  • Time
    3:44
    Artist
    J. J. Johnson
    Song
    Enigma
    Album
    The Brass Orchestra
    Label
    Verve Reissues
  • Time
    3:50
    Artist
    J. J. Johnson
    Song
    Cadenza
    Album
    The Brass Orchestra
    Label
    Verve Reissues
  • Time
    3:52
    Artist
    MILES DAVIS AND GIL EVANS
    Song
    lament
    Album
    Miles Ahead
    Label
    Columbia
  • Time
    3:54
    Artist
    John Lewis
    Song
    PRELUDE NO. 1 ONE NO TRUMP
    Album
    J. S. BACH PRELUDES AND FUGUES
    Label
    PHILIPS
  • Time
    3:57
    Artist
    J.J. Johnson
    Song
    Why Indianapolis, Why Not Indianapolis?
    Album
    The Brass Orchestra
    Label
    Verve Reissues

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