| Pick |
Artist |
Album |
Song |
Label |
| # 1 |
Duke Ellington and Count Basie |
The Duke Meets the Count |
Take the "A" Train |
(Columbia) |
| # 2 |
Ahmad Jamal |
At the Pershing |
Poinciana |
(Chess) |
| # 3 |
Tuskegee Institute Choir (William L. Dawson, Director) |
Spirituals (LP) |
Ain' A That Good News |
(Westminster Gold) |
| # 4 |
Joe Williams with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra |
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, The Jazz Orchestra |
Night Time Is the Right Time |
(Solid State) |
| # 5 |
Chaka Khan |
Echoes of an Era |
All of Me |
(Elektra) |
| # 6 |
Art Tatum |
Complete Capitol Recordings, Vol. 2 |
My Heart Stood Still |
(Capitol) |
| # 7 |
Oscar Peterson |
West Side Story |
Something's Coming |
(Verve) |
| # 8 |
Phineas Newborn jr |
A World of Piano |
Oleo |
(OJC) |
| # 9 |
Miles Davis |
Four & More |
Four |
(Columbia) |
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| Book |
Lerone Bennett, "Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America"; or John Hope Franklin, "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans" |
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| Luxury Item |
A Steinway D piano, and some barbecue |
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| Alternate Picks/Not Broadcast |
| Alt 1. |
Count Basie |
April in Paris |
April in Paris |
(Verve) |
| Alt 2. |
Errol Garner |
Concert by the Sea |
I'll Remember April |
(Columbia) |
| Alt 3. |
Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie |
Yardbird Suite |
Groovin' High |
(Rhino) |
| Alt 4. |
George Shearing |
N/A |
Lullaby of Birdland |
N/A |
