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As the season nears its change, in the Northern Hemisphere we await the transition to summer. That is, unless of course, you find yourself in the southwest of the USA where it feels as if summer has already made its mark known. In this hour we will explore recordings that feature heat in some way. So, grab a cold drink and turn on the A/C or at least a fan, and let's dig the sound of the rising temperature.
Artist | Track | Album |
Ernestine Anderson | Heat Wave | The Toast of the Nation's Critics |
Count Basie | The Heat's On | Montreux '77 |
Dave Brubeck | Jazz Heat | Jazz Jazz Jazz |
Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney | Dead Heat | 2 Guitars |
Ella Fitzgerald | Steam Heat | Ella Sings Broadway |
Frank Foster & Frank Wess | Heat of Winter | Two for the Blues |
Paul Bley | Heat | The Paul Bley Quartet |
Jimmie Lunceford | White Heat | 1930-1934 |
Fletcher Henderson | Hotter Than 'ell | Swing's The Thing (1931-1934) |
Bill Holman | No Heat | In a Jazz Orbit |
Jimmy Smith | Can Heat | Rockin' The Boat |
Gene Ammons | Hot Stuff | The Gene Ammons Story: the 78 Era |
Buster Bailey | Hot Water Bayou | All About Memphis |