Leslie Keros is honoring the work of the recently departed drummer and singer Grady Tate with selections by Grady with Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, and on his own, plus salutes to Art Blakey and Billy Higgins on their October 11th birthdays and added cuts by Shirley Scott & Stanley Turrentine, Corey Reeds, Oscar Peterson, Eddie Harris, Katherine Russell, Russell Malone, and Benny Green.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SPORTING CROWD
MOOD INDIGO 57
Leslie Keros, WDCB-FM, Chicago, October 11, 2017 [LKMI-0057]
Shirley Scott & Stanley Turrentine: Trouble No. 2
Jimmy Smith: The Cat
Grady Tate: Work Song
Wes Montgomery: Tequila
Corey Reeds: Imagination
Oscar Peterson: Tin Tin Deo
Eddie Harris: Freedom Jazz Dance
Katherine Russell: Romance In The Dark
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Sporting Crowd
Russell Malone: Theme from Chico &The Man
Benny Green: Inez Blues
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Leslie Keros for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Leslie Keros for WDCB-FM, Chicago
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam
© 2017 Leslie Keros. Used with permission.