12th Street Jump

On this week’s archive edition of 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Stephane Grappelli with our special guest Marvin Gruenbaum. The gang checks in with Dr. Pearl as she helps celebrities with famous issues and before the end of the hour, Serena’s School for Scat straightens out crooked politicians.

Song List:

Thou Swell
Pent Up House
Minor Swing
Sweet Georgia Brown
Pennies From Heaven
Makin’ Whoopee
It Don’t Mean A Thing

This week on 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of James Carter with our special guest Bill Crain. An appointment with Dr. Pearl means a little help for Newt and our own Nedra Dixon sings out her Sugar Bowl Blues in a sweet parody.

Song List:

Whisper Not
Lester Leaps In
Shiny Stockings
Just One Of Those Things
Parkers Mood
On Green Dolphin Street

This week on 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Paul Butterfield with our special guests Tom “Trashmouth” Baker and Matt Hopper. The gang plays “Who’s Got the Blues” with Trashmouth and we help you get through the politically corrected season greetings with 12th Streets own “Holiday Blues”.

Song List:

Christmas Night In Harlem

Walkin Blues

Screamin

Sweet Home Chicago

Don’t Take Advantage of Me

Something You Got

Shake Your Moneymaker

Drivin’ Wheel

This week on 12th Street Jump we celebrate the Boswell Sisters with our special guests Victor & Penny featuring Erin McGrane and Jeff Freling. To learn more about Erin we play “Who’s Got the Blues” and we all have a sugar low as we sing a parody to help deal the biggest bake sale in history.

Song List:

Good Morning Blues

I’ll Never Say Never Again

Object Of My Affection

Comes Love

I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A  Letter

If It Ain’t Love

Love Me Or Leave Me

Way Back Home

This week on 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Billy Strayhorn with our special guest Todd Wilkinson.

Dr. Pearl does some charity work in trying to help Karl Rove, and the Sax Therapist helps a hungry couple get some Thanksgiving dessert.
 
Playlist:
Satin Doll
Johnny Come Lately
Wendy
Upper Manhattan Medical Group
Chelsea Bridge
The Duke

On this weeks archive edition of 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Coleman Hawkins with our very special guest Bobby Watson.

On the funny side, Dr. Pearl does her best to advise the un-advise-able and later the Sax Therapist helps a Manhattan couple monkey around during Madoff’s money madness.
 
 
Playlist:
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Body And Soul
All The Things You Are
Speak Low
Make Someone Happy
Perdido

On this week’s archive edition of 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Hubert Laws with our special guest Horace Washington.

On the funny side, we improvise a blues jam about our special guest and then we use song parody to TRY and explain political primaries.
 
Playlist:
But Not For Me
Moments Notice
Stardust
Dat Dere
The Nearness of You
Killer Joe

This week on 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Arturo Sandoval with our special guest Stan Kessler.

We play “Who’s Got the Blues?” with the Saxman in Alabama and improvise a blues jam just to help him get by. And later in the show, we sing the “Election Day Blues” for a breakdown on the campaign build-up to get started on the next four years.
 
Playlist:
Confessin’ the Blues
Hot House
Blue Monk
Speak Low
Jordu
Parisian Thoroughfare
The Blues Walk

On this week’s archive edition of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of Zoot Simms with our special guest Horace Washington.

It gets funny when we improvise a blues jam about an audience member from Iowa and later the Sax Therapist helps a couple get their groove back.

Playlist:
Frankie & Johnny
I Got Rhythm
Cold Duck Time
Willow Weep For Me
Bird of Stone
Too Close For Comfort

On this week’s archive edition of 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Dizzy Gillespie with our special guest Stan Kessler.

This week on 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Bill Evans with our special guest Michael Pagan.

Bill Evans

Charlie Parker’s birthday is coming up on August 29, and Kansas City has been known to show its locally grown sax legend many forms of tributes over the years.