Something Blue's 'In The Beginning' featured on New Day, New Play July 28-Aug 1

WBGO | By Gary Walker

Published July 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM EDT

The Posi-Tone label is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and we get the gifts!

Something Blue is a collective of some of the finest players from the label’s rich history, including pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Boris Kozlov, drummer Rudy Royston, trombonist Altin Sencalar and saxophonists Diego Rivera, Langston Hughes II and Willie Morris.

The recording is a strong reflection of the past, the present, and the ever-evolving future of our music in a focused program of originals from the group’s members, as in a wedding, honoring the tradition of something blue.

Listen each weekday morning at 8:20 AM for a track from Something Blue.

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In jazz radio, great announcers are distinguished by their ability to convey the spontaneity and passion of the music. Gary Walker is such an announcer, and his enthusiasm for this music greets WBGO listeners every morning on Daybreak. He's the winner of the 1996 Gavin Magazine Jazz Radio Personality of the Year Award and the recipient of the 2021 Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting from the Jazz Journalists Association. Gary hosts the morning show each weekday from 8am til noon. And, by his own admission, he's truly having a great time.

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