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Artist: John Coltrane

The following channels include songs by John Coltrane

Blue Note Records

The recorded legacy of Jazz music’s greatest record company.

Pop Standards: Jazz Vocalists

Swingin' jazz standards!

Pop Standards: Male Vocalists

From Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra to Michael Buble'

Jazz Versions Broadway

Broadway compositions by Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim, more

Composers: Bird and Diz

Songs by the fathers of bop: Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie

1940s Jazz

Swing was king, but dethroned by the unstoppable force of bebop

Nothin' But the Blues

Jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues

Pure Jazz

The rich art of Jazz: classic and modern, vocal and instrumental

Broadway Jazz

Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim, and more, performed by Jazz legends

Instrument: Saxophone Jazz

Jazz comes alive on the expressive sax

Old School Jazz

Pre-bop -- the very roots of Jazz

New School Jazz

Jazz after bop!

The Jerome Kern Songbook

The legendary composer of "The Way You Look Tonight"

The Johnny Mercer Songbook

Many dozens of versions of songs written by composer, lyricist, and vocalist Johnny Mercer

Holiday Music: Wide Playlist

The widest playlist of holiday songs you'll find anywhere -- over 17,000 songs!

One Song Radio: "What Child? (Greensleeves)"

Dozens of versions of the tune also known as "What Child Is This?"

Bebop

The masters of swing rhythm and adventurous improvisation

Instrument: Trumpet Jazz

Satchmo and Miles to Roy Hargrove and Dave Douglas

Composers: Ellington

The timeless music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

1960s Jazz

Post-bop, free jazz, and early fusion

Avant Garde Jazz

Jazz way outside the box

Straight Ahead Jazz

The 'lingua franca' of the jam session: 4/4 time and walking bass

Instrument: Jazz Drummers

The legends behind the kit

1950s Jazz

The golden age of bebop, hard bop, and cool jazz

Composers: Monk

The enigmatic, challenging, and revolutionary Thelonious Monk

Instrument: Trombone Jazz

Nothing but great Jazz trombone performances

Jazz Ballads

Beautiful, sophisticated, and relaxing Jazz

Spiritual Jazz

Jazz that explores the nature of God

The Weather Channel

Songs ranging the entire meterological spectrum, from "Sunny" and "Walking on Sunshine" to "Soon ...

Broadway Covers

Covers of the great Broadway hits by jazz and contemporary artists

Jazz Love Songs

Romantic tunes in the Jazz tradition

Listeners' Top 100: Jazz

The Top 100 Jazz tracks, as rated by you

Jazz

Only the very finest Jazz of all time

Top 50 Jazz Albums of All Time

Every track from the landmark LPs of Jazz history

Jazz Burners

Burnin' fast jazz to motivate you. Nothing under 200 BPM!

Super-Mellow Instrumental Jazz

A soothing way to unwind from your day

25 Greatest Jazz Standards

Lots of versions of 25 tunes in every musician's repertoire

Jazz and the Black Experience

Spirituals, protest songs, and music that highlights the African roots of Jazz

Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

For the first time in 17 years, Rolling Stone completely remade their list of the best songs ever...

Composers: Strayhorn

Compositions by Ellington's right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn

Fifty/Fifty Jazz Holiday Blend

Great Jazz and Jazz renditions of holiday tunes at a 1-to-1 ratio

Maximum Coverage

Artists pay tribute to the great songs of others. You many not even have realized that all of the...

The Carols Catalogue

Long-loved recordings and newer renditions of traditional Christmas carols (no "pop" compositions...

This Is Jazz: 1959

We look back six decades to what is arguably the greatest single year in recorded Jazz

Cocktails with Kurt

Great jazz for cocktail time, this month featuring pianist-vocalist Blossom Dearie

Book Report

Songs about books

Kurt Hanson's Five-Star Radio

A tasty mix of pop standards, '60s oldies, classic rock, Broadway, and modern alt-country. Kurt i...

The Music of Spike Lee Films

The classic Soul and R&B tracks of Spike Lee joints: Marvin Gaye, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Publ...

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