Tonight we explore and celebrate well- known pop bands with jazz roots (Earth, Wind and Fire, Tower Of Power, Kool And The Gang),recordings with memorable cameos by jazz musicians (Phoebe Snow's Poetry Man)-performances of jazz standards by musicians such as guitarist Jeff Beck, as well as music by Gary Peacock, June Christy, Tom Waits, and War.
Hour One
-Kool And The Gang- Light Of Worlds- Street Corner Symphony
-Earth Wind and Fire- Last Days In Time- Remember The Children
-Earth Wind and Fire- Head To The Sky- Clover
-Phoebe Snow- Harpo's Blues
-Phoebe Snow- Poetry Man
-Jeff Beck- Best Of Jeff Beck- Goodbye Porkpie Hat
-Jeff Beck- Blow By Blow- Scatterbrain
-Tower Of Power- Back To Oakland- Below Us, All The City Lights
-Archie Shepp- The Way Ahead- The Stroller
-Billy Hart- Enchance- Hymn For The Old Year
-War- Best Of War- City, Country, City
Hour Two
-Keith Jarrett- Facing You- In Front
-Don Pullen- Montreux Concert- Richard's Tune
-Dave Brubeck- 1975: The Duets- Summer Song
-William Parker- Violin Trio- Holiday For Flowers
-George Gruntz-Piano Works III- Blue Daniel
-June Christy-Stan Kenton- Duet- Everytime We Say Goodbye
-Ted Curson-Traveling On-Song Of The Lonely One (Ode To Booker Ervin)
-Eric Dolphy-Vintage Dolphy- Ode To Charlie Parker
-Ken Peplowski- Easy To Remember- Easy To Remember
-Art Pepper- Winter Moon- Blues In The Night
-Paul Motian- Electric Be Bop Band- Holiday For Strings
Hour Three-
-Dexter Gordon- Manhattan Symphonie- Body And Soul
-Gil Scott Heron- Winter In America- Song For Bobby Smith
-Sidsel Endresen- Exile- Stages I, II, III
-Tom Waits-Blue Valentines- Kentucky Avenue
-Don Cherry-Multikulti-Until The Rain Comes
-Gary Peacock, Ralph Towner-Oracle- Burly Hello
-Cannonball Adderley- Radio Nights- Unit 7
-Earth, Wind and Fire- Spirit- Departure