Rick’s Canteen – Episodes 27-32
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Episode 27 – 12.10.24
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
30 mins soul.
25 mins funk.
5 mins mixed bag.
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: The Three Sounds, Dinah Washington, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Sinatra, Louis Prima, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Wynton Kelly, and more.
30 minutes of soul followed and included Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Lee Dorsey, Curtis Knight, James Brown, Mary Wells, Ruby Johnson, and more.
25 minutes of funk followed and included the B.T. Express, Marvin Gaye, The J.B.’s, Eddie Kendricks, Bill Withers, and more.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.
Episode 28 – 12.17.24
Show notes:
60 minutes classic jazz.
50 minutes soul.
10 minutes blues.
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Duke, John Coltrane, and more.
50 minutes of soul followed and included Ray Charles, Young-Holt Unlimited, Mable John, Fats Domino, Helene Smith, Big Maybelle, The Ad Libs, The Temptations, Bill Withers, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, and more.
10 minutes of blues followed and included Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, and Booker T. & the M.G.’s.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.
Episode 29 – 12.24.24 – Christmas Eve Special
Show notes:
Four hour Christmas Eve Special. I covered for the 6pm-8pm 2-5-1 program that leads into Rick’s Canteen on Christmas Eve.
60 mins classic jazz (without a holiday theme).
120 mins of holiday jazz.
60 mins of holiday soul.
Recordings of the broadcasts are available for you here:
2-5-1 (above) and Rick’s Canteen (below).
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist for both programs is below.
Episode 30 – 12.31.24 – NYE Special
Show notes:
I once again subbed in for the 2-5-1 program that leads into Rick’s Canteen and played mostly instrumental jazz for the first two hours. Mostly jazz vocals for the third hour I was on the air.
The special concluded with an hour of soul. I tried to keep everything on the upbeat and conversational cocktail theme while also sprinkling in some NYE-themed tracks.
Recordings of the broadcasts are available for you here:
2-5-1 (above) and Rick’s Canteen (below).
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist for both programs is below.
Episode 31 – 1.7.25
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
40 mins soul.
10 mins blues.
10 mins contemporary.
The jazz hour consisted mainly of the usual suspects: Horace Silver, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Junior Mance, Billie Holiday, Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Hoagy Carmichael, Howard Alden, Sinatra, John Coltrane, The Three Sounds, Sarah Vaughan, Wynton Kelly, and more.
40 minutes of soul followed and included Young-Holt Unlimited, Mable John, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Tommy Ridgley, Aretha Franklin, Brenton Wood, Ann Peebles, Jackie Wilson, Jimmy Ruffin, Joe Bataan, Mary Wells, and more.
10 minutes of blues followed and included Slim Harpo, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and Lightnin’ Hopkins.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.
Episode 32 – 1.14.25
Show notes:
60 mins classic jazz.
60 mins soul.
The jazz hour included some new material from respected artsits – Johnny Hodges, Jackie McLean, Billie Holiday, Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Dean Martin, Count Basie, Sinatra, Wynton Kelly, and more.
60 minutes of soul followed and included Louis Jordan, Lloyd Price, Ivory Joe Hunter, The Quintones, Mary Wells, Etta James, Ray Charles, Penny & The Quarters, The “5” Royales, Irma Thomas, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, The Temptations, The Emotions, The Supremes, Al Green, Brenton Wood, and more.
A recording of the broadcast is available for you here:
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below.
Study Hall fill-in – 1.14.25
Without complaint, I rarely get to publicly play records from “current” artists (or were at least “current” when I began listening to them). DJ Rob Gordon needed a Friday off and he gave me the green light to play records by 21st century artists.
120 minutes of The Walkmen, Dr. Dog, Cat Power, Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co.), Elliott Smith, Broken Social Scene, Sparklehorse, Micah P. Hinson, Nina Nastasia, Jolie Holland, Pavement, The Flaming Lips, Animal Collective, C. W. Stoneking, and more.
Provided your device’s media player treats you better than the above WordPress player, the Rick’s Canteen google folder has been updated (this is always the first thing to be updated).
The Spotify playlist is below. Note – the below playlist is over seven hours. Track #33, “You Wanted a Hit” was the final track that made the airwaves.
