Night Train

Monday 5.13.13

We celebrate Stevie Wonder’s birthday with jazz covers of his classic songs by Grant Green, the Deep Blue Organ Trio and Bill Ware. Then hear a special performance featuring new arrangements of Stevie Wonder songs from the SFJazz Collective.

Throughout May, Night Train teams up with Global Village, Strange Currency, Crossroads and Straight No Chaser to celebrate B3 Month on KMUW. On the Night Train, it's music from the giants and rising stars of jazz organ.

1. Kevin Mahogany - Old, New, Borrowed, and the Blues (Mahogany Jazz)
2. Benny Green - Magic Beans (Sunnyside)
3. Claire Daly Quartet - Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz)
4. Nate Najar Trio - Blues for Night People (Candid)
5. Ian Hendrickson-Smith - The Soul of My Alto (Cellar Live)
6. Organissimo - Dedicated (Big O)
7. Ben Sidran - Don't Cry for No Hipster (Unlimited Media)
8. Anat Cohen - Claroscuro (Anzic)
9. Marc Johnson/Eliane Elias - Swept Away (ECM)
10. Chester 'C.T.' Thompson - Mixology (Doodlin')
11. Ibrahim Maalouf - Wind (Harmon

April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) and this year JAM is featuring several artists as part of the celebration, among them vibes pioneer Lionel Hampton. Throughout the month, Night Train teams up with Strange Currency and Straight No Chaser to join in the festivities with "Good Vibes Month" highlighting music of Hampton and many other great, forgotten, and rising stars of the vibes.

1. Kevin Mahogany - Old, New, Borrowed and the Blues (Mahogany Jazz)
2. Luciana Souza - The Book of Chet (Sunnyside)
3. Houston Person - Naturally (High Note)
4. Claire Daly Quartet - Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz)
5. Nate Najar Trio - Blues for Night People (Candid)
6. Ian Hendrickson-Smith - The Soul of My Alto (Cellar Live)
7. Grupo Los Santos - Clave heart (OA2)
8. Clayton Brothers - The Gathering (Artist Share)
9. Organissimo - Dedicated (Big O)
10. Anat Cohen - Claroscuro (Anzic)
11. The Jazz Professors - Do That Again (Flying Hor

Throughout March, Night Train highlights music from throughout Brubeck's career - from the early octet to his final recordings. We'll also feature music from other musicians who worked with him over the years, including Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Cal Tjader, the Brubeck brothers, Bobby Militello, and Michael Moore.

1. Clayton Brothers - The Gathering (Artist Share)
2. Houston Person - Naturally (High Note)
3. Luciana Souza - The Book of Chet (Sunnyside)
4. Graham Dechter - Takin' It There (Capri)
5. Marc Johnson/Eliane Elias - Swept Away (ECM)
6. Pancho Molina/Elias Meister - Open for Business (EMPM)
7. Denise Donatelli - Soul Shadows (Savant)
8. George Cables - My Muse (High Note)
9. Steve Davis - Gettin' It Done (Posi-Tone)
10. Anat Cohen - Claroscuro (Anzic)
11. Cheryl Bentyne - Let's Misbehave (Summit)
12. LaVerne Butler - Love Lost

Throughout February, Night Train teams up with Global Village (Samba and the Sounds of Brazil) and Crossroads (New Orleans Blues and R&B), for a month long Mardi Gras celebration. On the Night Train, we journey to the Crescent City for music from one of its greatest stars - Louis Armstrong.

1. Joey DeFrancesco - Wonderful! Wonderful! (High Note)
2. Marc Johnson/Eliane Elias - Swept Away  (ECM)
3. Ed Cherry - It's All Good (Posi-Tone)
4. George Cables - My Muse (High Note)
5. Denise Donatelli - Soul Shadows (Savant)
6. Graham Dechter - Takin' It There (Capri)
7. Brubeck Brothers - Life Times (Blue Forest)
8. Clayton Brothers - The Gathering (Artist Share)
9. Julian Shore - Filaments (Tone Rogue)
10. Bruce Barth - Three Things of Beauty (Savant)