It’s the end of another year filled with some amazing music from artists from everywhere, and it’s been my pleasure to present them to you. Thank you so much for listening to One Man’s Jazz. I’ve tried to do something different for the holiday season – funk/dance, ECM special, whole albums, etc. – so in an attempt to keep that happening, I came up with music that for this show is probably pretty unexpected. It’s laid-back, mellow, has vocalists, and has a taste of the blues here and there. Anyone who rides in my car think that my music player may have had a hand in the programming. There’s 4+ hours of music here, perfect for a quiet New Year’s Eve sitting around, or maybe the kind of tunes you might want to listen to when shedding a New Year’s Eve after-party headache. It’s not going to disappear from this page, so you can play it for your less-avant friend who says “I like “some” jazz, not that skronky stuff though.” Hope you enjoy the “mellow”. Sincere wishes to all for a healthy and productive 2026.
00:00 Maximilian Hering Group * The Gathering – Self-released * 519 KM Is Too Far From Kissing * Germany
05:43 Host speaks
07:02 Miles Davis * Seven Steps To Heaven – Columbia * Baby Won’t You Please Come Home * USA
15:25 Lou Rawls & Les McCann * Stormy Monday – Capitol * The Outskirts Of Town * USA
19:23 Russ Lossing Trio * Moon Inhabitants – Sunnyside * Being * USA
25:01 Marilyn Mazur’s Shammania * Shammania – Rare Noise * Heart Shaped Moon * Denmark
30:36 Anat Fort * The Dream World Of Paul Motian – Sunnyside * Unh Hum * Israel
34:12 Sam Gill’s Coursed Waters * Sensemaker – Earshift Music * Sensemaker * Australia
37:09 Kurt Elling * This Time It’s Love – Blue Note * Freddie’s Yen For Jen * USA
44:25 Roberto Ottaviano & Pinturas * A Che Punto E La Notte – Dodicilune * O Silencio Das Estrellas * Italy
51:08 Hayden Powell * Roots And Stems – Periskop * Sky Sailing * Norway
56:18 Phil Haynes & Free Country * Shenandoah – Corner Store * Shenandoah * USA
1:04:11 Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley * Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley – Capitol * The Masquerade Is Over * USA
1:08:24 Pat Metheny * Rejoicing – ECM Records * Lonely Woman * USA
1:15:03 Frank Kimbrough * Quartet – Palmetto * It Never Entered My Mind * USA
1:20:41 David Chevallier Trio * Re-Set – Yolk Records * Delay Suggestion * France
1:24:52 Stanley Turrentine & The 3 Sounds * Blue Hour – Capitol * Since I Fell For You * USA
1:33:04 Host speaks
1:34:12 Stefan Bauer * Coming Home – Village * Coming Home * Canada
1:39:57 Anke Helfrich * We Rise – Enja Yellowbird * We Rise * Germany
1:46:33 Jakob Bro * Taking Turns – ECM Records * Haiti * Denmark
1:54:12 Daniel Sommer, Artturi Ronka & Thommy Andersson * Lost Threads – April * Meditation * Denmark
1:58:52 Jacopo Fagioli * Dialogue – Aut Records * From Bach’s minuet in G * Italy
2:06:24 David K. Matthews * The Fantasy Vocal Session: Vol 3. Blues & Ballads – Effendi * Oh My Love * USA
2:13:18 Weather Report * Tale Spinnin’ – Columbia * Badia * USA
2:18:19 Julius Gawlik * It’s All In Your Head – Unit Records * You Wish * Germany
2:23:22 Jean & Doug Carn * Infant Eyes – Black Jazz * Infant Eyes * USA
2:33:20 Camila, Nebbia, Marilyn Crispell & Lesley Mok * A Reflection Distorts Over Water – Relative Pitch * Longing * Argentina/USA
2:37:24 Steve Dyer * Ehnlizweni – Ropeadope * Transatlantic * So. Africa
2:44:43 Carlos Bica * Things About – Clean Feed * Cancao Vazia * Portugal
2:48:50 Etta James * The Very Best Of Etta James; The Chess Singles – Spectrum * Do Right Woman Do Right Man * USA
2:51:47 Charles Lloyd * Figure In Blue – Blue Note * Blues For Langston * USA
3:00:00 Host speaks
3:00:34 Ron Carter * Skyline – 5 Passion * Silver Hollow * USA
3:06:48 Jerry Granelli * A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing – Evidence * I Put A Spell On You * Canada
3:14:03 Michael Sarian * Esquina – Greenleaf * Glory Box * USA
3:20:37 John Scofield Trio * Uncle John’s Band – ECM Records * Mr Tambourine Man * USA
3:29:36 Jaco Pastorious * Punk Jazz – Warner Bros. * Three Views Of A Secret * USA
3:35:43 Les McCann * Pump It Up – ESC Records * Tryin’ To Make It Real * USA
3:41:58 Dave Holland * Another Land – Edition * Bring It Back Home * England
3:51:08 Thomas Stronen & Time Is A Blind Guide * Off Stillness – ECM Records * Season * Norway
3:57:31 David Sanborn * Upfront – Warner Bros. * Benny * USA
4:03:13 Dwight Trible * Little Africa – Katalyst * Cosmic * USA
4:07:20 Bill Frisell * Valentine – Blue Note * What The World Needs Now * USA
4:12:53 Host speaks
4:13:48 Johnny Adams * Walking On A Tightrope – Rounder * Danger Zone * USA
