Jazz Spectrum

Saturdays 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Hosted by Fritz Byers, Jazz Spectrum is designed as an anthology, a loose and flowing tour through the history of the music, showcasing the wondrous diversity of jazz and the virtuosity of the musicians who play it.

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Playlist for March 23, 2024

Set 1
Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow, “Monk’s Dance”
Same, “Booker’s Garden”
Danny Jonokuchi Big Band, Voices, “I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So”
J.J. Johnson, Blue Trombone, “Kev” 

Set 2 
Vijay Iyer, Compassion, “Overjoyed” 
Duke Ellington, New Orleans Suite, “Blues for New Orleans” 
Dick Wellstood, Live at the Sticky Wicket, “Snowy Morning Blues/Carolina Shout” 
Jon Faddis, Youngblood, “Samba de Orpheus”

Set 3
Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow, “Cape to Cairo” 
Lauren Kinhan, A Sleepin’ Bee, “You Don’t Know What Love Is” 
Tommy Flanagan & Kenny Barron, Together, “Stella by Starlight” 
Serge Chaloff Quintet, Complete Serge Chaloff, “Blue Serge”

Set 4 
Ornette Coleman, Sound Grammar, “Waiting for You” 
Marian McPartland, Ain’t Misbehavin’: Live at the Jazz Showcase, “Ain’t Misbehavin’” 
Modern Jazz Quartet, European Concert, “Pyramid” 
Christian Scott, Live at Newport, “Died in Love” 

Set 5 
Jo Stafford,  Too Marvelous for Words, “Too Marvelous for Words” 
Artie Shaw, Self Portrait, “Too Marvelous for Word” 
Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, “Too Marvelous for Words” 
Lester Young, Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve, “Too Marvelous for Words”

Set 6 
Nat King Cole, Complete Capitol Recordings, “Too Marvelous for Words”
Paul Desmond, Complete 1975 Toronto Recordings, “Too Marvelous for Words”
Billie Holiday, Complete Billie Holiday on Verve, “Too Marvelous for Words”
Anthony Braxton, Quartet (Standards) 2020, “Too Marvelous for Words”

Set 7 
Art Farmer, A Work of Art, “One for Sam” 
Joe Lovano, Landmarks, “Where Hawks Fly” 
Jonathan Finlayson, 3 Times Round, “The Moon is New” 

Set 8 
Charles Lloyd, The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow, “Defiant, Tender Warrior”
Heads of State, Search for Peace, “I Wish I Knew” 
Thad Jones, The Magnificent Thad Jones, “April in Paris” 
Wes Montgomery, Guitar on the Go, “The Way You Look Tonight”

Set 9 
Ben Webster Quintet, Soulville, “Soulville”
George Cables, Quiet Fire, “Waltz for Monday” 
Eric Alexander Quartet, Gentle Ballads, “The Midnight Sun Will Never Set” 
Sonny Rollins, The Complete Quartets Featuring Jim Hall, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” 

Meet Your Host Fritz Byers

Man in blue smiling Hailing from The Sunflower State of Kansas, Fritz Byers is a Duke University and Harvard Law School alum. 


After he started practicing law in the Toledo area, Fritz took his love for Jazz and proposed a new radio show on WGTE's FM 91. That's when Jazz Spectrum was born and it began airing on April 1, 1989. He has been sharing Jazz every Saturday night since on FM 91.