Adair Music Group and Nashville NPR Station, WMOT JAZZ 89.5, are proud to announce the rebroadcasts of radio show “Improvised Thoughts” in the show’s original Sunday 7 p.m. weekly time slot!
Improvised Thoughts with host Beegie Adair returns this Sunday with legendary drummer/bandleader Jeff Hamilton! From working in Lionel Hampton _ Verve Records’s band, to becoming a member of the Monty Alexander Trio, joining Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd, filling the drum seat vacated by Shelly Manne in the LA4 (alongside Ray Brown - Verve Records, Bud Shank, and Laurindo Almeida), to performing with such prestigious artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney (Official), Mel Torme - Verve Records, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand, George Shearing, Lalo Schifrin and Diana Krall, few jazz drummers have had careers as rewarding and successful as his....
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Adair Music Group and Nashville NPR Station, WMOT JAZZ 89.5, are proud to announce the rebroadcasts of radio show “Improvised Thoughts” in the show’s original Sunday 7 p.m. weekly time slot!
Improvised Thoughts with host Beegie Adair returns this Sunday with legendary drummer/bandleader Jeff Hamilton! From working in Lionel Hampton _ Verve Records’s band, to becoming a member of the Monty Alexander Trio, joining Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd, filling the drum seat vacated by Shelly Manne in the LA4 (alongside Ray Brown - Verve Records, Bud Shank, and Laurindo Almeida), to performing with such prestigious artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney (Official), Mel Torme - Verve Records, Natalie Cole, Barbra Streisand, George Shearing, Lalo Schifrin and Diana Krall, few jazz drummers have had careers as rewarding and successful as his.
This week’s program was originally heard in 1995, the year Jeff Hamilton left the Ray Brown Trio to concentrate on his own trio and eventually The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. We focus on a terrific, hard-swinging trio he assembled that year, which included pianist Larry Fuller and bassist Jesse Murphy, as well as the new recording titled "It's Hamilton Time!" Indeed it is, Sunday night at 7, as Jeff Hamilton joins Beegie Adair for an hour of music and conversation on Improvised Thoughts. Find Jeff Hamilton music online at www.hamiltonjazz.com. Find Beegie Adair music online at www.beegieadairstore.com. Originally aired in 1995.
“Improvised Thoughts” is hosted and co-produced by jazz piano legend Beegie Adair and radio veteran, Greg Lee. Recorded for WMOT from the mid-80s through mid-90s, the popular radio talk/music show featured local and international jazz artists including such greats as Tony Bennett, Joe Williams, Marian McPartland, Benny Golson and Helen Merrill to name a few. The show will run in its original format with updated information available on the station and this website.
WMOT is a radio station featuring classical music, jazz music and news and talk programming, serving the metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee market. It is licensed to Middle Tennessee State University, located in nearby Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Due to its location, WMOT’s signal is strongest and most clear in Nashville and surrounding counties. It is branded as Middle Tennessee Public Radio. “Improvised Thoughts” will be formatted for radio, live streaming and podcasts for fans worldwide. A complete list of programs and additional information can be found at www.wmot.org and at www.BeegieAdair.com!
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