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The jazz standard has served as the starting point for many an improvisational journey as well as the career for many a jazz player. Their timelessness and ample substance by which one can weave a musical tale are renown. This same longevity and vast underpinning for exploration is easily matched and exceeded by the stars in the night sky. In this hour we will dig the sounds of standards that explore the night sky and others with the same name.
Artist | Track | Album |
Lee Konitz | Star Eyes | Lee Konitz Inside Hi-Fi |
Dick Johnson | Stella by Starlight | Most Likely |
Jane Monheit | So Many Stars | Come Dream with Me |
Bob James | Shooting Stars | Straight Up |
Don Block | It Was Written in the Stars | Block Party - A St. Louis Connection |
Frank Strozier | A Starling's Theme | Fantastic Frank Strozier |
Kenny Drew | When You Wish Upon a Star | Kenny Drew Trio with Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones |
The Four Freshmen | Swinging on a Star | Voices in Fun |
Dave Frishberg | Brenda Starr | Let's Eat Home |
Pepper Adams | Star-Crossed Lovers | Encounter! |
Serge Charloff | A Handful of Stars | Blue Serge |