| Paul Anastasio
25 Sep Macy Blackman 19 Jun George Cole 21 Aug Alex Condé 06 Mar Kit Eakle 04 Sep Phillip Greenlief 13 Feb Noah Griffin 06 Nov Tammy Hall 27 Feb Alan Hall 22 May | Christian Howes
27 Mar Kymberly Jackson 03 Apr Julie Kelly 20 Feb Maya Kronfeld and Valerie Troutt 29 May Jennifer Lee 17 Apr Steven Lugerner 24 Jul Steve McQuarry 05 Jun Jacqui Naylor 13 Nov Dave Newhouse 14 Aug | Zack Rogow
24 Apr Holli Ross 17 Jul Ellen Seeling 02 Oct Richard Seidel 09 Oct Edward Simon 31 Jul Tessa Souter 23 Oct Steve Turré 07 Aug Donna Viscuso 20 Nov Patrick Wolff 16 Jan |
| Carl Saunders (2019) | |
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Trumpeter-composer-drummer-educator Carl Saunders was born in Indianapolis into a showbiz family. He was on the road as a baby because his mother, Gail, was the singer in the very popular Sherwood Orchestra run by her brother, trumpeter Bobby Sherwood. They had some hits, such as "Elks' Parade" and "In Sherwood Forest." Then he and his mother settled in Los Angeles, living with an aunt who was married to saxophonist Dave Pell. Carl started playing trumpet in 7th grade, and admired the sound of Pell's trumpeter Don Fagerqvist. Following high school, Carl auditioned for the Stan Kenton band: in this period (1961), Kenton was in his mellophonic years, so he hired Carl on mellophone rather than trumpet. Carl lived in Las Vegas for a couple of decades, playing golf during the day and, in the evening, playing music behind just about everybody who came through: Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and so on. He traveled as a lead player with Paul Anka, and Robert Goulet In 1984, Carl moved back to Los Angeles, and was soon playing in Bill Holman's new big band—in fact, 35 years later he's still in the band, and even rehearsed with them the day before being cast away on KCSM's desert island. Over the years, he's appeared on hundreds of recordings and, also has half a dozen excellent albums out on his own. |
| Pick | Artist | Album | Song | Label |
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| # 1 | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | At the Café Bohemia, Vol. 2 | Like Someone in Love | Blue Note |
| # 2 | Terry Gibbs | The Dream Band, Vol. 5: The Big Cat | Soft Eyes | Contemporary |
| # 3 | Erroll Garner | Concert by the Sea | I'll Remember April | Columbia |
| # 4 | John Coltrane | The Last Trane | Lover | OJC |
| # 5 | Bill Holman | In a Jazz Orbit | Theme & Variations #2 | V.S.O.P. |
| # 6 | Miles Davis | The Complete Concert: 1964 | There Is No Greater Love | Columbia |
| Book | Carl Saunders, "New Jazz Standards" | |||
| Luxury Item | "My putter" | |||