"Yes or No" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Yes or No," composed by Wayne Shorter (b. 1933) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians "Yes or No" was written and recorded by Shorter for his 1964 album, <em>JuJu</em>. The album demonstrates the influence of John Coltrane (1926-1967), who Shorter studied under.
Shorter, Wayne
Original 4-minute and 29-second audio recording: Shorter, Wayne. "Yes or No," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"My Shining Hour" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "My Shining Hour," composed by Harold Arlen (1905-1986), with lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians "My Shining Hour" was written by Arlen and Mercer for the 1943 film, <em>The Sky's the Limit</em>, for which it was nominated for and Academy Award for Best Song.
Arlen, Harold
Original 4-minute and 55-second audio recording: Arlen, Harold. "My Shining Hour," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"Two Bats" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Two Bats," composed and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians. "Two Bats" would be recorded on the band's second album, <em>Do That Again</em>, which was released in 2013 and reached Number 6 on the <em>JazzWeek</em> charts.
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
Original 7-minute and 10-second audio recording: Rupert, Jeff, Per Danielsson, Michael Wilkinson, Bobby Koelblle, Richard Drexler, and Marty Morell. "Two Bats," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
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"Lover Man" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Lover Man," composed by Jimmy Davis (1915-1997), Ram Ramirez (1913-1994), and James Sherman and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians. The jazz standard, "Lover Man," was written in 1941 by Davis, Ramirez, and Sherman for Billie Holiday (1915-1959), whose 1945 version would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Davis, Jimmy
Ramirez, Ram
Sherman, James
Original 4-minute and 35-second audio recording: Davis, Jimmy, Ram Ramirez, and James Sherman. "Lover Man," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"This is for Albert" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "This is for Albert," composed by Wayne Shorter (b. 1933) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. <span><span>The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians.</span></span> "This is for Albert" was composed by Shorter for the 1963 album, <em>Caravan</em>, by Art Blakey (1919-1990) and the Jazz Messengers, with whom Shorter played tenor saxophone and was musical director.
Shorter, Wayne
Original 4-minute and 46-second audio recording: Shorter, Wayne, "This is for Albert," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"Soul Eyes" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Soul Eyes," composed by Mal Waldron (1925-2002) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. <span><span>The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians</span></span> "Soul Eyes" is a jazz standard first recorded for the 1957 Prestige All Stars album, <em>Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors</em>. Composer Waldron, who was in the group, wrote the song with bandmate and tenor saxophonist, John Coltrane (1926-1967), in mind, who would make the song famous with his own recording in 1962.
Waldron, Mal
Original 4-minute and 31-second audio recording: Waldron, Mal. "Soul Eyes," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"Grandfather's Waltz" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "Grandfather's Waltz," composed by Lasse Farnlof (1942-1994) and Gene Lees (1928-2010) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. <span><span>The Jazz Professors are a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians.</span></span> "Grandfather's Waltz" was first recorded by Stan Getz (1927-1991) and Bill Evans (1929-1980) in May 1964 and released on their self-titled album in 1973.
Farnlof, Lasse
Lees, Gene
Original 5-minute and 1-second audio recording: Farnlof, Lasse and Gene Lees. "Grandfather's Waltz," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
"One by One" by The Jazz Professors
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Jazz--United States
An audio recording of "One by One," composed by Wayne Shorter (b. 1933) and performed by The Jazz Professors live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 10, 2007. The Jazz Professors is a sextet of professors from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida, who play professionally and have released two albums with Flying Horse Records, a professional jazz record label operated by the university. They have recorded and toured with a number of prominent guest musicians. The medium swinger, "One by One," was composed by Shorter and first recorded by Art Blakey (1919-1990) and the Jazz Messengers, with whom Shorter played tenor saxophone and was musical director, for their 1963 album, <em>Ugetsu: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at Birdland</em>.
Shorter, Wayne
Original 4-minute and 9-second audio recording: Shoter, Wayne."One on One," by the Jazz Professors: <a href="http://wucf.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">WUCF-FM</a>, Orlando, Florida, December 10, 2007.
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The Jazz Professors
Rupert, Jeff
Danielsson, Per
Wilkinson, Michael
Koelble, Bobby
Drexler, Richard
Morell, Marty
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Sound
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida