Trudy Pitts (1932-2010)

Here's an excellent post from JazzWax about Trudy and her music.

As an homage to Trudy Pitts we have added to our playlist her recording with Pat Martino, El Hombre.

Playlist Adds

Oh my, some great stuff here...

And we've thrown in a rarity from Billy Strayhorn and Workout from Hank Mobley for good measure.

Scheduler Malfunction

We just realized that there was a broadcast scheduler malfunction.  Our broadcast is back on its proper schedule and playlists.

Thanks!

Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster

Playlist add - Verve album Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster.

From allmusic.com - The swing and bop start right here on this legendary 1959 session between baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and tenor man Ben Webster.

JazzWax

Excellent blog - check it out - JazzWax - Marc Myers blogs daily on jazz legends and legendary jazz recordings.

James Moody - Dies At 85

Update 12/12/2010 - JazzWax has an excellent post about James Moody.

Here is an article from the New York Times, and here is an article from NPR, about James Moody and his amazing artistry.

We have added two LPs to the playlist as an homage to James, James Moody And His Modernists and Art Blakey, James Moody, Max Roach - New Sounds.

Countries that have listened to Bop City over the last 30 days

Well, well, well

It appears that, soon, Bop City is going to be much bigger and better.  We are not shutting down.  More news when it becomes available.

Over 150!

Over 150 new cuts added to the playlist today!  And we've added rare LPs from Bennie Green, Lee Morgan and Clark Terry with Thelonious Monk.

Playlist Add - Lee Morgan

Playlist add - Introducing Lee Morgan with Hank Mobley's Quintet from 1956.

Side two includes a wonderful medley - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise, P.S. I Love You, Easy Living and That's All.

It was recorded on November 5 & 7 1956 and features performances by Morgan with Hank Mobley, Hank Jones, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor.

Sonny Rollins Blue Note 1558

We've just added Blue Note's Sonny Rollins Vol. 2 to our playlist.  This LP features Jay Jay Johnson, Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk, Paul Chambers and Art Blakey.  One a personal note, Bop City loves this LP.

#1 Rated Jazz Station on Live365.com

For stations with over 1,500 listening hours per month, Bop City is the Number One rated jazz station on Live365.  Thanks for all of the positive votes!

We are updating out playlist with eighteen fantastic cuts from Elmo Hope's Blue Note and Pacific releases. These are fabulous recordings that feature Elmo Hope's extraordinary piano work along with notable sidemen such as Percy Heath, Philly Joe Jones, Frank Foster, Freeman Lee, Art Blakey, Harold Land, Stu Williamson, Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Butler.

Thanks again and enjoy the Jazz!

Playlist Update

We've updated our playlist with choice LPs from Lou Donaldson, Lee Morgan, Horace Parlan and Bennie Green.

Oliver Nelson

Added one of my favorite records to the playlist, Oliver Nelson's "The Blues And The Abstract Truth."

The Sermon!

Playlist add - Jimmy Smith's amazing LP, The Sermon.

Clifford Brown

We just updated the playlist with 18 prime Clifford Brown cuts.

Playlist Update

Added albums by Sam Rivers, The Three Sounds, Grachan Moncur III and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis.

Really Big Update

We've made a really big update to the playlist today - Albums from Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Donald Byrd, Brew Moore, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers and Art Blakey and Thelonious Monk.

JAM and updates

We are celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month.  Go to the links on the top right of the page for more information.

Also, we have been updating the playlist with some excellent albums by Hank Mobley, Jackie McLean and Hank Mobley.

More Lou Donaldson

We have just added another classic Lou Donaldson Blue Note recording to our playlist. "Gravy Train" was recorded in 1961 by Rudy Van Gelder. Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is Lou Donaldson accompanied by Herman Foster, piano; Ben Tucker, bass; Donald Bailey, drums and Alec Dorsey, congas.

Happy Birthday to Us!

Today Bop City begins its fourth year of broadcasting.

The Top 400!

We've broken into the top 400 stations at Live365 - quite an accomplishment for a classic jazz station personally run by a music lover.

Thanks for listening to Bop City.

Jazz Profiles

We've added a link to the Jazz Profiles blog. This blog is an excellent resource and is full of information, articles, book & CD reviews, videos, photographs and graphics about leading Jazz artists. Check it out.

New Cuts

Recently we've added new cuts from Miles Davis, Grant Green, Bob Brookmeyer, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt and Tina Brooks.

Thanks for listening to Bop City, Live365's best alternative for Classic Jazz.

Break Through

As of today, Bop City has broken the top 500 station barrier at Live365. We are now in the top 8% of the 6,000 internet radio stations at Live 365.

Thanks for listening!

Top Countries

As of January 19, 2010, for the last thirty days, these are the top countries that have listened to Bop City. Click on the list to enlarge.

New Adds and a Comment

Recently we've added cuts from Curtis Fuller, Joe Henderson, Horace Parlan and Charles McPherson.

A quick word about our programming - we typically add entire albums of artists to our playlist rather than only select cuts. We feel that this gives the listener a better variety of an artists' body of work and results in a playlist with a vibe that ebbs and flows from within. This concept allows our listeners to delve deeper into the world of jazz.

Thanks for listening to Bop City.

111,111

Since the birth of Bop City we have amassed over 111,111 total hours of listening from jazz lovers all over the world. It is good to know that we have successfully spread the gospel of jazz to all corners of the globe.

We are still working on figuring a way to defer all or some of our broadcasting costs. The recession is hitting us pretty hard and every penny counts these days. We spend a little less than $500.00 per year on broadcast fees and more on acquiring additional music. So, we've got until the first of March to make any final decision.

We realize that these uncertain economic times are hard on most everyone's wallet and psyche. Any help toward deferring our broadcasting costs would be appreciated.

And, a big thanks to those that have helped us in the past. It means a lot.

More Playlist Adds

We are continuing to add LPs to our expanded playlist.

Recent adds:

Andrew Hill, Point of Departure

The Horace Silver Quintet, Further Explorations By The Horace Silver Quintet

Herbie Hancock, My Point of View

Hank Mobley, Caddy for Daddy

Lou Donaldson, LD+3

Sonny Clark, Sonny's Crib

Walter Davis Jr., Davis Cup

Charles Mingus, Live at Antibes 1960

John Coltrane, Blue Train

Grachan Moncur III, Evolution

Jackie McLean, One Step Beyond

Thad Jones, Detroit-New York Junction

Larry Young, Unity

Leo Parker, Rollin' With Leo

Baby Face Willette, Stop and Listen