If I were offered the opportunity to be a guest DJ for one hour on a jazz radio station like WBGO in Newark, New Jersey, the following tunes* (which vary in length) would probably be on my playlist, time permitting:
1. "Take Five"--The Dave Brubeck Quartet (Short version)
2. "The In Crowd"--The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Short Version)
3. "Affirmation"--George Benson
4. "Sunny"--Wes Montgomery
5. "New Rhumba"--Miles Davis/Gil Evans (or "So What?")
6. "Killer Joe"--Quincy Jones
7. "The Girl from Ipanema"--Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto
8. "Highway 101"--Herb Alpert
9. "Call Me"--Eliane Elias (or "Tangerine"**)
10. "Felicia"--Earl Klugh
11."Roof Garden"--Al Jarreau
12. "Soul Bossa Nova"--Quincy Jones
At the last minute, I would probably substitute the aforementioned recordings with one by Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Natalie Cole, Johnny Hartman, Mel Torme, or Sarah Vaughan.
*If you want to hear these tunes, they are probably available on YouTube.
**I heard Eliane Elias's version of this song on a radio show hosted by the pianist Ramsey Lewis. I think the show, broadcast on public radio stations, was called The Legends of Jazz. I instantly fell in love with her version and have it in my CD collection.
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