My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the 50's & 60s.

17/01/2022

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Checking out the music library at WHPK radio station. You can tune into "My Daddy's Music..." every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m.(CDT) at www.whpk.org

02/01/2022

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Hey Jazz Fans!
You can tune into "My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the '50s & '60s" every Sunday from 11:00-2:00 p.m. (CDT) on www.whpk.org

19/12/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!
Did you know that you don't have to wait until Sunday to tune into "My Daddy's Music"? You can listen daily on free internet radio on "Live365", "Online Radio Box", and "Get Me Radio."

05/12/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!
If you love music but, jazz pleases you the most tune into "My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the '50s and '60s on www.whpk.org every Sunday from 11:00 a.m-2:00 p.m.

28/11/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!
It's Sunday. Sit back, relax and enjoy while I handle my business for the next three hours.

21/11/2021

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You're tuned in to WHPK 88.5FM, Chicago. We're broadcasting from the Reynolds Club in Hyde Park. Kicked the show off with Lee Morgan, "The Sidewinder."

21/11/2021

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Taking the time to send a sincere "thank you" to the citizens of the following countries for tuning in to my internet radio station, "My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the '50s & '60s. Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States. Thank you for your time and your ears.

18/11/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!
It's Bryan Muhammad. The host of "My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the '50s & '60s. If you're looking for a barber, schedule an appointment with my man, Terrell "The Fro Doctor" McGahee on "Booksy."

14/11/2021

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Umm. In the studio now. Wonder which track I should play from this LP?

12/11/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!

You can tune in to "My Daddy's Music..." daily on free internet radio at Live365, Online Radio Box, and Get Me Radio, and also every Sunday from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (CDT) on www.whpk.org

07/11/2021

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Did my thing in the studio today!
You can tune in to "My Daddy's Music..." daily on Live365, Online Radio Box, and Get Me Radio. Also, every Sunday from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (CDT) on www.whpk.org

05/11/2021

31/10/2021

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Really felt good getting back in the studio. Lead the show with...
David "Fathead" Newman & James Clay, "Wide Open Spaces."
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, "End of a Love Affair.'
Tina Brooks, "Stranger in Paradise."
You can also tune into "My Daddy's Music "... on Live365 and Online Radio Box.

Keep Swinging!

27/10/2021

Hey Jazz Fans!
I'll be back in the studio and broadcasting live this Sunday, October 31, 2021 from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on WHPK, 88.5 on your FM dial.
We're also streaming on the web at www.whpk.org
Don't forget to mark this date on your calendar. Kick back. Relax and enjoy some "good jazz."

20/10/2021

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These guys were dynamic together-Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams. Some of my favorite arrangements by them were, "I'm an Old Cowhand," "Libeccio," "Each Time I Think of You," and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea."

19/10/2021

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Really dig the dynamic duo of Lee Morgan and Joe Henderson on the recording "Hocus Pocus."

16/10/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!

Join me on Sunday, October 17, 2021, on www.whpk.org from 4-6 p.m. (CDT).

Sit down. Relax. And, enjoy to some "good jazz!"

08/10/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!

Art Blakey said, "Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life."

If you love music, but jazz pleases you the most, tune in to "My Daddy's Music..." this Sunday, October 10, 2021, from 4-6 p.m. (CDT) on www.whpk.org

I'll be kicking the show off with Sonny Clark and "Sonny's Crib."

01/10/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!

Tune in to "My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the '50s & '60s " this Sunday, October 3, 2021 from 4-6 p.m. (CDT) on www.whpk.org

I'll be kicking the show off with Dexter Gordon and "Ladybird."

30/09/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!

Do you dig Harold "Tina" Brooks, Gloria Lynne and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis?
If you do, tune in to www.whpk.org this Sunday, October 3, 2021 from 4-6 p.m. (CDT).

24/09/2021

Hey Jazz Fans!

Join me this Sunday, September 26, 2021, on www.whpk.org from 4-6 p.m. (CDT).

If you love music, but jazz pleases you the most, You'll love "My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the '50s and '60."

06/09/2021

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Dinah Washington, original name, Ruth Lee Jones, (born August 29, 1924, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.—died December 14, 1963, Detroit, Michigan), American jazz and blues singer noted for her excellent voice control and unique gospel-influenced delivery.

As a child, Ruth Jones moved with her family to Chicago. She sang in and played the piano for her church choir and in 1939 began to sing and play piano in various Chicago nightclubs, in addition to touring with Sallie Martin’s gospel group. About 1942–43 she adopted the stage name Dinah Washington.

From 1943 to 1946 she sang with the Lionel Hampton band and in 1946 began a successful solo career. During the period from 1949 to 1955, her recordings were consistently among the top 10 hits of the rhythm-and-blues charts. Her first hit song was “Evil Gal Blues,” and it was followed by such others as “Am I Asking Too Much” and “Baby Get Lost.”

She later crossed over to the popular (pop) music market, in which she had her greatest commercial success, notably with “What a Difference a Day Makes.” Washington continued performing at jazz festivals, however, and she retained many of her earlier fans because of her passionate supple style.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dinah-Washington

06/09/2021

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Hey Jazz Fans!

Join me tomorrow, Monday, September 6, 2021, on Live365 for six hours of the world's greatest music-all within the idiom of jazz from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (CDT).

If you love, "good jazz," you'll really dig tomorrow's show. This show will re-air at the same time on Wednesday, September 8th, and Friday, September 10th.

Click the link. Sit back, and enjoy.

29/08/2021

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Why was Charlie Parker called "Yardbird?"

Both the music and the legend of Charlie Parker are frequently earmarked with the sax master’s nickname, “Yardbird” (or just “Bird”), one that’s always been used fondly by fans and friends alike. Trombonist Clyde Bernhardt (whom Parker dubbed “Cornbread” after a name mishap at a snooty party) recalled in his autobiography how Parker once told him that he “got the name Yardbird because he was crazy about eating chicken: fried, baked, boiled, stewed, anything. He liked it. Down there in the South, all chickens are called yardbirds."

Pianist Jay McShann (one of Parker’s bandleaders in the 1940s) recalled Bird’s adoration for chicken, too, and how that love once asserted itself during a tour in Texas:

"We were in two cars and the car he was in drove over a chicken, and Bird put his hands on his head and said, 'No, stop! Go back and pick up that yardbird.' He insisted on it and we went back and Bird got out of the car and carefully wrapped up the chicken and took it with him to the hotel where we were staying and made the cook there cook it for us. He told him we had to have this yardbird."

Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67926/6-jazzy-facts-about-charlie-parker

29/08/2021

Tune into "My Daddy's Music: The Best in Jazz from the 50's & 60's" tomorrow, August 29, 2021, on www.whpk.org from 4-6 p.m. (CDT)

29/08/2021

There are some jazz duos that really stand out. I really dig Milt Jackson and Oscar Peterson!!!

29/08/2021

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Milton "Bags" Jackson
(January 1, 1923-October 9, 1999)

How did Milt Jackson get his nickname?

Bags got his nickname from the temporary furrows under his eyes incurred by a drinking binge after his release from the Army.

22/08/2021

If you can't fall asleep, don't count sheep, Count Basie!

22/08/2021

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William James Basie
(August 21, 1904-April 26, 1984)

Where did Count Basie get his nickname?

The nickname “Count” came in 1936 while playing in Kansas City. Known then to audiences as Bill Basie, an announcer felt that Basie’s name didn’t live up to his talent like Duke Ellington and Earl Hines. Basie went along with the name choice and it managed to stick.

In all, Basie released three dozen studio albums, recording into the early ‘80’s. In 1959, Basie was the first African-American male artist to win a Grammy Award, taking home two trophies in the jazz category.

20/08/2021

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Ella Jane Fitzgerald
(April 25, 1917-June 15, 1996)

Her first on stage performance was at the Apollo during Amateur Night.
Ella's name was pulled out of the weekly drawing at the Apollo, and she competed during Amateur Night -- not a bad way to perform on stage for the first time! And, fun fact, she was actually planning only to dance that night, but changed her mind when she saw the Edwards Sisters at the show. According to Ella's website, she said, "They were the dancingest sisters around." Ella ended up singing Hoagy Carmichael's "Judy" -- after which the audience wanted an encore.