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| Vince Lateano (2002) | |
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| Vince was born in Sacramento, California, and was introduced to music by a family of musicians who lived close to him. He began playing the trumpet in the fourth grade, but switched to drums in the ninth grade and started playing pro. He joined Cal Tjader's band in 1978, until Tjader died in 1982. Vince drummed on six of Tjader's albums. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
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| # 1 | Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery | Bags Meets Wes | SKJ | (OJC) |
| # 2 | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Newport '56 | Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue | (Columbia) |
| # 3 | Ray Charles | The Genius of Ray Charles | Am I Blue? | (Atlantic) |
| # 4 | Cal Tjader | Cal Tjader's Latin Concert | Tu Crees Que? | (OJC) |
| # 5 | The Thad Jones and Mel Lewis Big Band | Opening Night: Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band at the Village Vanguard, February 7, 1966 | Once Around | (Alan Grant) |
| # 6 | Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington | The Great Summit | Azalea | (Blue Note) |
| # 7 | Thelonious Monk | At the Five Spot | Rhythm-A-Ning | (OJC) |
| # 8 | Madeline Eastman | Bare | You Better Go Now | (Mad Kat) |
| Book | Joyce Cary, "The Horse's Mouth" | |||
| Luxury Item | A wine cellar, stocked with Rioja, Bordeaux, Barolo and California Pinot Noir | |||
| Alternate Picks/Not Broadcast | ||||
| Alt 1 | Chick Corea | Now He Sings, Now He Sobs | Matrix | (Blue Note) |
| Alt 2 | Miles Davis | The Complete Concert: 1964 (My Funny Valentine and "Four" & More) | Four | (Columbia) |
| Alt 3 | Giacomo Puccini | The Very Best of Maria Callas | Un Bel Di Vedremo from "Madame Butterfly" | (Columbia) |
| Alt 4 | Elis Regina | Personalidade: The Best of Brazil | Madalena | (Verve) |
| Tim Garland
26 Apr Ben Goldberg 01 Mar Lua Hadar 08 Mar | Molly Holm
19 Apr Remy Le Boeuf 15 Mar Stephanie Nakasian 18 Jan | Marlena Shaw
29 Mar Ben Sidran 12 Apr |

