April 13, 2008 NC Jazz Hall of Fame
On my show this week, I decided to focus my music on many of the musicians that had recently been inducted into the NC Jazz Hall of Fame, which was conducted at NCCU.
Playlist:
- Nina Simone (b. Tryon, NC); Anthology CD; I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
- Cedar Walton; Animation CD; Jacob's Ladder
- Robert Trowers (lives Durham, NC); Point of View CD; Statement
- Cedar Walton; Animation CD; Ala Eduardo
- Lou Donaldson (b. Badin, NC); The Natural Soul CD; Funky Mama
- Larry Ridley; Other Voices CD; Boplicity
- Thelonious Monk (b. Rocky Mount, NC); Thelonious Himself CD; Monk's Mood
- Max Roach (b. Richland, NC); In 3/4 Time CD: I'll Take Romance
- Robert Trowers; Point of View CD; End of a Love Affair
- Nina Simone; Very Best of CD; I Shall Be Released
- John Coltrane (b. Hamlet, NC); Ballads CD; You Don't Know What Love Is
- Yusuf Salim (lives Durham, NC); Yusuf Plays Yusuf CD; A Hymn For Us All
- Frankie Alexander (lives Durham, NC); Mad About the Words CD; I Loves You Porgy
- Billy Taylor (b. Greenville, NC); Music Keeps Us Young CD; I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free