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  • Auld Lang Syne 12/31/07 from San Francisco

    December 20, 2011. Posted by Becca Pulliam.

    Add new comment | Filed under: Great Live Moments, toast of the nation

    It was the swingin'est band in the land onstage at the newest venue .. Yoshi's San Francisco, first New Year's Eve. Construction still taking place up to the moment of our live broadcast.

    KCSM's Jayne Sanchez does the countdown. Bill Hughes conducts. Balloons pop. Name the band!

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  • Bob Brookmeyer and Clark Terry Together Again!

    December 20, 2011. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

    Add new comment | Filed under: Great Live Moments

    WBGO says goodbye to Bob Brookmeyer, who passed away last Thursday, three days shy of his 82nd birthday. The trombonist and composer will be long remembered for his imagination as an improviser, virtuosic mastery of the valve trombone and work with Jimmy Giuffre, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Big Band. Brookmeyer's legacy lives on amongst the many younger musicians he mentored, including Jim McNeely, Maria Schneider and Darcy James Argue.

    Bob's friendship with trumpeter Clark Terry stands out amongst his many collaborations. Clark was his inseparable companion through the 1960s: the pair co-led a quintet at New York's Half Note starting in 1961, then recorded three albums together for Mainstream Records. The pair reunited many times thereafter, and their musical affinity is immediately apparent to the ear.

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    WBGO was fortunate to be present at one of these reunions on February 21, 1986 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, which we presented as part of the American Jazz Radio Festival. The pair performed with Tommy Flanagan on piano, Jay Anderson on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums.

    Here's a highlight from that concert, "Someday My Prince Will Come." Enjoy and thanks, Bob and Clark!

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  • Auld Lang Syne 12/31/07 from Denver

    December 17, 2011. Posted by Becca Pulliam.

    Add new comment | Filed under: Convergence, Great Live Moments, KUVO, toast of the nation

    What tune follows Auld Lang Syne? It's a good one.

    KUVO Jazz 89 presented CONVERGENCE, one of the all-time great groups ever heard anywhere, from Dazzle in Denver on Toast of the Nation.

    Greg Gisbert - trumpet ..  John Gunther - sax ..  Mark Patterson - trombone
    Mark Simon - bass ..  Eric Gunnison - piano ..  Paul Romaine - drums

    MC Susan Gatchet-Reese

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    This year on Toast, KUVO presents the Junior Mance Quintet .. 1:30-2:00 am Eastern Time

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