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| Monday, July 7, 8pm on WGBH 89.7 |
 Jazz with Eric in the Evening
Pianist Ahmad Jamal (shown) celebrated his 78th
birthday — and nearly 60 years as a working musician
— on July 2. Artists including Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett,
Jack
DeJohnette, and Gary Peacock have cited Jamal's dramatic and
improvisational style as an influence. On this edition, host Eric
Jackson shines the Monday night spotlight on recordings from
throughout Jamal's career.
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| Monday, July 14, 8pm on WGBH 89.7 |
 Jazz with Eric in the Evening
Over two weeks, host Eric Jackson shines the Monday night spotlight on two Massachusetts artists who were a vital part of
Duke Ellington's band. The first, tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves (shown, born on July 12, 1920), was born in Brockton, Mass., to Cape Verdean parents. Gonsalves, who joined Ellington's band in 1950 after stints with
Count Basie (1947-1949) and Dizzy Gillespie (1949-1950), helped put Ellington on the map with a headline-making 27-chorus solo in the middle of Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in
Blue" at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Years later, whenever he was asked about his early career, Ellington liked to reply, "Why, that was before my time — you know I was born at Newport."
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| Friday, July 27, 8pm on WGBH 89.7 |
 Jazz from Studio Four
Vocalist "Little" Jimmy Scott (shown) turns 83 today. In celebration, host Steve Schwartz looks at the story and captivating work of the man whom Ray Charles described as being "all about feeling. He defined what 'soul' is all about in singing long before anyone was using that word!"
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| Monday, July 21, 8pm on WGBH 89.7 |
 Jazz with Eric in the Evening
Over two weeks, host Eric Jackson shines the Monday night spotlight on two Massachusetts artists who were a vital part of Duke Ellington's band. The second, alto saxophonist Johnny
Hodges (shown, born July 25, 1907), was born in Cambridge, Mass. Hodges spent 38 years as the
lead player in Ellington's saxophone section. He left the band in 1951 to lead his own group, but soon returned in 1955, shortly before Ellington's legendary performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Ellington said of Hodges at his funeral on May 11, 1970, "Never the world's most highly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes — this was Johnny Hodges. This is Johnny Hodges."
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| Sunday, June 29, 7pm on WGBH 89.7 |
 Jazz Decades
For 35 years, Ray Smith (shown) has been the voice, heart, and soul of Jazz Decades. Ray's program features traditional jazz, big band, and swing from the
20th century and earlier, which he culls from the more than 90,000 titles in his personal collection. On this edition, Ray features renditions of Edgar Sampson's "Stompin' at the Savoy" (1925) and songs featured on the BBC Jazz Club in 1960.
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