Rick’s Canteen – Episodes 33-37
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
Episode 33 – 1.28.25
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
60 mins soul.
The jazz hour included the usual suspects – Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Hodges, Sonny Clark, Django Reinhardt, Artie Shaw, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Dean Martin, and more.
60 minutes of soul followed and included Ben E. King, Louis Jordan, Ruth Brown, Irma Thomas, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Carla Thomas, The Temptations, Shirley Brown, Ann Peebles, Quincy Jones, Bill Withers, Willie Hutch, and more.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
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The Spotify playlist is below.
Episode 34 – 2.4.25
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
50 mins soul.
10 mins contemporary.
Jazz hour – Jackie McLean, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Hodges, Miles Davis, Lester Young, Sinatra + Basie, Dean Martin, and more.
60 minutes of soul followed and included Louis Jordan, Ruth Brown, Chuck Willis, Ray Charles, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Little Richard, Syl Johnson, O.V. Wright, Freddie King, Irma Thomas, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Carla Thomas, The Temptations, Shirley Brown, Ann Peebles, Quincy Jones, Bill Withers, Willie Hutch, and more.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.
Episode 35 – 2.11.25 – Love Songs
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
60 mins soul.
Jazz hour – Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Horace Silver, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Lester Young, Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson, Blossom Dearie, Hank Jones, Dinah Washington, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Sinatra + Basie, Keely Smith + Louis Prima, and more.
60 minutes of soul followed and included James Brown, Wendy Rene, Tammi Terrell, The Impressions, Marvin Gaye, The Crystals, Sam Cooke, Mary Wells, The Shirelles, The Temptations, The Ronettes, Ray Charles, Bobby Hutcherson, Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd, George Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and more.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.
Note: the end of this playlist includes 30 mins of songs that didn’t make the air.
Episode 36 – 2.18.25 – Tearjerkers
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
50 mins soul.
10 mins contemporary.
Jazz hour – Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Don Shirley, Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Bill Evans, Sarah Vaughan, The Ink Spots, Art Farmer, Sonny Sharrock, and more.
50 minutes of soul followed and included The Chantels, The Drifters, Etta James, Bo Diddley, The Temptations, Little Richard, Bessie Banks, James Brown, Wendy Rene, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, and more.
A few contemporary tracks by Nina Nastasia, Ani DiFranco, and Scott H. Biram.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.
Note: the end of this playlist includes 30 mins of songs that didn’t make the air.
Episode 37 – 2.25.25 – Easy Hangin’ Out Tracks
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
60 mins soul.
Jazz hour – Gene Harris & The Three Sounds, Grant Green, Oscar Peterson, Gene Ammons, Mose Allison, Jackie McLean, Keely Smith & Louis Prima, Hank Jones, Johnny Hodges, Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Dean Martin, and more.
60 minutes of soul followed and included Chuck Willis, The Temptations, The Elgins, Dee Dee Sharp, The Butterflys, Syl Johnson, The Supremes, Sly & The Family Stone, Bill Withers, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, and more.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.