Straight No Chaser

Sundays at 9pm

Straight No Chaser features mostly instrumental jazz, from early music to recent recordings.

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Jazz
8:57 am
Mon May 13, 2013

What's On: May 19

We continue our May feature, the B3 organ, tonight, as we hear Barbara Dennerlein, Mike LeDonne, Joey DeFrancesco and a 1957 recording of Jimmy Smith available only in a limited edition Mosaic set.

Jazz
8:55 am
Mon May 6, 2013

What's On: May 12

Our focus on the B3 continues tonight when we hear from Don Patterson, Jimmy Smith and Papa John DeFrancesco.

Jazz
11:14 am
Mon April 29, 2013

What's On: May 5

During the month of May, along with showers and flowers, SNC, along with Night Train and Strange Currency will feature the B3 organ, the Queen of Jazz. Tonight we hear West Coast organist Bobby Pierce with guitarist Doug Macdonald, and in a variety of settings, Shirley Scott.

Jazz
7:31 am
Mon April 8, 2013

What's On: April 14

Jazz Appreciation Month continues throughout April with more vibes, from Lionel Hampton, Terry Gibbs, the MJQ, Gary Burton and Bobby Hutcherson, only a few of whom will remember to pay their taxes tomorrow.

Jazz
9:17 am
Mon March 25, 2013

What's On: March 31

We hear nothing but the best from Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Jimmy Bruno to Alan Broadbent and Gary Foster.

Jazz
11:02 am
Mon March 18, 2013

What's On: March 24

Tonight we hear all big bands. Included are bands led by Count Basie, Mike Barone, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Bob Florence.

Jazz
7:57 am
Tue March 12, 2013

What's On: March 17

Tonight we hear new CDs from recent Wichita visitors The New York Voices and from guitarist Doug Mac Donald, and finish up the evening with three great pianists, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans and Jimmy Rowles.

Jazz
9:05 am
Mon March 4, 2013

What's On: March 10

Tonight we hear old and new, old from Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, John Lewis and new from Brad Goode and Doug MacDonald.

Jazz
6:23 am
Mon February 25, 2013

What's On: March 3

On tonight's Straight No Chaser, we will hear from the inventor of the 7 string guitar George Van Eps, Zoot Sims and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, and a brand new CD from one of the best of the LA based guitarists, Doug MacDonald. His Reorganized Quartet brings him back to playing with a Hammond B-3 and is sure to please.

Jazz
7:51 am
Mon February 18, 2013

What's On: February 24

This week on SNC, we hear new music from the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, Kevin Eubanks and singers Karen Marguth and Denise Donatelli, with older things from Woody Shaw, Johnny Hodges, Buck Clayton and Bud Shank.

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Playlist

November 04, 2012

9:00 PM
Nasty Magnus
Artist : Count Basie
Album : L'il Ol' Groovemaker
Composer : Q. Jones
Label : Verve
9:07 PM
The Intimacy of the Blues
Artist : Louie Bellson’s Big Band
Album : Art of the Chart
Composer : Billy Strayhorn
Label : Concord
9:15 PM
Sally’s tomato
Artist : Resonance Big Band
Album : Plays Tribute to Oscar Peterson
Composer : H. Mancini
Label : Resonance
9:19 PM
Rosetta
Artist : Earl Hines
Album : Harlem Lament
Composer : Woode-Hines
Label : CBS
9:22 PM
Waltzing is Hip
Artist : Resonance Big Band
Album : Plays Tribute to Oscar Peterson
Composer : O. Peterson
Label : Resonance
9:28 PM
Like a Lover
Artist : Clayton-Hamilton Big Band
Album : Live at MCG
Composer : M & A Bergman,Caymmi, N. Motta
Label : MCG Jazz
9:38 PM
Quill
Artist : Joe Roccisano Orchestra
Album : Leave Your Mind Behind
Composer : Phil Woods
Label : Landmark
9:48 PM
Everybody Moan
Artist : Maynard Ferguson
Album : the Birdland Dream Band
Composer : Lewis-Wilkins
Label : RCA
9:56 PM
Bird Feathers
Artist : Gil Evans
Album : New Bottle Old Wine
Composer : Charlie Parker
Label : EMI
10:00 PM
You go To My Head
Artist : Bill Holman Big Band
Album : In a Jazz Orbit
Composer : Coots-Gillespie
Label : VSOP
10:07 PM
You go To My Head
Artist : Terry Gibbs Dream Band
Album : Dream Band
Composer : Coots-Gillespie
Label : Contemporary
10:13 PM
Battle Royal
Artist : Frank Wess-Harry Edison Orchestra
Album : Dear Mr. Basie
Composer : Duke Ellington
Label : Concord
10:27 PM
Night Train
Artist : Maynard Ferguson
Album : The Blues Roar
Composer : Jimmy Forrest
Label : Mainstream
10:36 PM
Camello’s by the Freeway
Artist : Bob Florence
Album : Westlake
Composer : B. Florence
Label : Discovery
10:50 PM
Apple Honey
Artist : Woody Herman
Album : Early Autumn
Composer : Woody Herman
Label : RCA
10:55 PM
Exactly Like This
Artist : Tom Kubis Big Band
Album : Slightly Off the Ground
Composer : Tom Kubis
Label : Sea Breeze