As I go down the JazzWeek chart, I find I’m enjoying what I’m listening to more and more. But I’ve always tended to love the ‘hits’ at the bottom end of the charts more than the top end. Even as a kid listening to the pop Top 93 on a local radio station.

This week I start out with a track from the new Charles Lloyd album which, surprisingly hasn’t yet hit the play lists of most jazz radio stations. Same with the Sue Maskeleris record—although the ‘roots’ music stations seem to like it. I also play a track by The Yellow Jackets, Dan Bonsanti the 14 jazz Orchestra, Jacqui Naylor, and The Henry Robinett Quartet.

Two Canadian artists are also presented with two brand new releases. They are, from Victoria B.C., Ashley Wey, and The Code Quartet from Montreal.

And two very interesting additions are new records by one group 34 years after their previous (and first) one, and other musician who waited 65 years to put out his second album. They are, respectively, The Jazz Worms and Vinnie Riccitelli.

A fascinating, informative, and, most importantly, fun to listen to program.