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| Darrell Grant (2003) | |
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| Darrell Grant, performer, composer and PSU professor, has built an international reputation as a stellar pianist and versatile musician. A gifted artist whose four previous recordings have topped jazz charts, Darrell explores the lyricism and soul of songs with beauty, joy and passion. He has appeared on major concert stages from the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall to the Monterey, Telluride and San Francisco Jazz Festivals. He has been a guest on Marian McPartland’s "Piano Jazz" on NPR and toured internationally with many jazz legends |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | Keith Jarrett | Shades | Southern Smiles | (Impulse) |
| # 2 | Horace Silver | Finger Poppin' | Cooking at the Continental | (Blue Note) |
| # 3 | Hank Jones | Tiptoe Tapdance | It's Me, O Lord | (OJC) |
| # 4 | Lyle Mays | Street Dreams | August | (Geffen) |
| # 5 | Geri Allen | Twenty-One | In the Middle | (Blue Note) |
| # 6 | Billy Childs | Twilight Is upon Us | Twilight Is upon Us | (Hip Pocket) |
| # 7 | Tony Williams | Neptune: Creatures of Conscience | The Story of Neptune | (Blue Note) |
| # 8 | Darrell Grant | The New Bop | Water Dreams, Part 2: Agua Profunda | (Criss Cross) |
| Book | Thich Nhat Hanh, "Peace Is Every Step"; or a comprehensive, well-written, easy-to-read history of civilization | |||
| Luxury Item | A horse | |||
| Alternate Picks/Not Broadcast | ||||
| Alt 1 | Chick Corea | Three Quartets | N/A | (Stretch) |
| Alt 2 | Don Grolnick | Hearts and Numbers | N/A | (Hip Pocket) |
| Alt 3 | Herbie Hancock | Empyrean Isles | N/A | (Blue Note) |
| Alt 4 | Wynton Marsalis | Mr Gone | N/A | (Columbia) |
| Alt 5 | Weather Report | Mr Gone | N/A | (Columbia) |
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19 Apr Remy Le Boeuf 15 Mar Michael Manring 31 May Stephanie Nakasian 18 Jan | Marlena Shaw
29 Mar Ben Sidran 12 Apr |