The Sunday Morning Jazz Show

The Sunday Morning Jazz Show with DJ Ken

Sun, Jun 21, 2026

We’re holding father hostage this morning on the Sunday Morning Jazz Show. Horace Silver’s classic Father’s Day tune, “Song for My Father” will not be played until we receive your donation to support WRIR-LP 97.3 FM, radio for the rest of us. Donate this morning at wrir.org by pressing that big red button. Then call our live studio line 804-649-9737 and I’ll dedicate the song to you or your father. Dig!

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: June 21 - 9:00:19 am
  • Inventions & Dimensions (Expanded Edition)

    Herbie Hancock, “Triangle (Remastered)”

    from Inventions & Dimensions (Expanded Edition)

    Blue Note Records - 1963

    • Time: June 21 - 9:06:59 am
  • Time For the Dancers

    Russell Malone, “The Ballad of Hank Crawford”

    from Time For the Dancers

    HighNote Records, Inc. - 2017

    • Time: June 21 - 9:13:47 am
  • Serengeti Minstrel

    Sonny Fortune, “Not All Dreams Are Real”

    from Serengeti Minstrel

    Rhino Atlantic - 1976

    • Time: June 21 - 9:19:01 am
  • Free

    Gergana Velinova, “Orange Moon”

    from Free

    Cellar Live - 2026

    • Time: June 21 - 9:22:14 am
  • Stretch

    Ben Patterson, “Ship of Fools”

    from Stretch

    Origin Records - 2026

    • Time: June 21 - 9:35:29 am
  • High Blues Pressure

    Freddie Hubbard, “Can't Let Her Go”

    from High Blues Pressure

    Rhino Atlantic - 1967

    • Time: June 21 - 9:40:28 am
  • Common Ground

    The New Gary Burton Quartet, “In Your Quiet Place”

    from Common Ground

    Mack Avenue Records - 2011

    • Time: June 21 - 9:47:01 am
  • Black Legends of Jazz

    Earl "Fatha" Hines, “Cavernism”

    from Black Legends of Jazz

    Verve Reissues - 1934

    • Time: June 21 - 9:50:41 am

  • Sonny Simmons, “The Other East”

    from Ancient Ritual

    Qwest - 1994

    • Time: June 21 - 10:04:39 am
  • Elegy

    Rex Richardson, “Peanuts 'n Ice Cream (feat. Charles Owens Trio, Daniel Clarke, Andrew Randazzo & Brian Caputo)”

    from Elegy

    Summit Records - 2025

    • Time: June 21 - 10:13:03 am
  • City Life: Music of Gregg Hill

    Michael Dease, “Claxilever (feat. Linda May Han Oh & Jeff "Tain" Watts)”

    from City Life: Music of Gregg Hill

    Origin Records - 2025

    • Time: June 21 - 10:17:33 am
  • Light out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

    Shirley Horn, “Bye Bye Love”

    from Light out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)

    Verve - 1993

    • Time: June 21 - 10:24:07 am
  • Scope

    Buck Hill, “Scope”

    from Scope

    SteepleChase - 1979

    • Time: June 21 - 10:39:12 am

  • Ginger Baker and the DJQ20, “Cyril Davies”

    from Coward of the County

    Atlantic - 1999

    • Time: June 21 - 10:46:35 am
  • Peregrine

    Peter Erskine, “Wichita Lineman”

    from Peregrine

    Hard Wag Records - 2026

    • Time: June 21 - 10:53:09 am

  • Jason Jenkins Quartet, “Bright Mississippi”

    from Complete!

    www.jenkinsmusik.com - 2017

    • Time: June 21 - 11:08:46 am
  • Uptown Elegance

    Joe Negri, “The Best Thing for You (from Kiss Me Kate)”

    from Uptown Elegance

    MCG Jazz - 2004

    • Time: June 21 - 11:11:52 am
  • Uptown Elegance

    Joe Negri, “It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Mr. Rogers' Theme)”

    from Uptown Elegance

    MCG Jazz - 2004

    • Time: June 21 - 11:15:44 am

  • Lew Tabackin, “Soon”

    from Tenority

    Concord - 1996

    • Time: June 21 - 11:22:36 am

  • Don Byas, “Slammin' Around”

    from New York 1945

    Vogue - 1945

    • Time: June 21 - 11:24:01 am
  • Eldar

    Eldar, “Sweet Georgia Brown”

    from Eldar

    Sony Classical - 2005

    • Time: June 21 - 11:34:48 am
  • Conflict (feat. Elvin Jones, Andrew Hill & Harold Land)

    Jimmy Woods Sextet, “Conflict (feat. Elvin Jones, Andrew Hill & Harold Land)”

    from Conflict (feat. Elvin Jones, Andrew Hill & Harold Land)

    Contemporary Records - 1963

    • Time: June 21 - 11:37:10 am
  • Open Roads (feat. Orlando le Fleming & Mark Whitfield Jr.)

    Romain Pilon, “Good People (feat. Orlando le Fleming & Mark Whitfield Jr.)”

    from Open Roads (feat. Orlando le Fleming & Mark Whitfield Jr.)

    Jazz & People - 2025

    • Time: June 21 - 11:44:46 am
  • Jazz Tropical

    Tino Contreras, “Poinciana”

    from Jazz Tropical

    TP4 Music - 1962

    • Time: June 21 - 11:47:26 am
  • Old Knew (feat. Joel Ross, Paul Cornish, Harish Raghavan & Kendrick Scott)

    Gregory Groover Jr., “Old Knew (feat. Joel Ross, Paul Cornish, Harish Raghavan & Kendrick Scott)”

    from Old Knew (feat. Joel Ross, Paul Cornish, Harish Raghavan & Kendrick Scott)

    Criss Cross Jazz - 2025

    • Time: June 21 - 11:58:04 am
  • I Hear Music

    Ruby Braff, “I Hear Music”

    from I Hear Music

    Arbors Records - 2002

    • Time: June 21 - 12:16:02 pm

  • Peter Bernstein Trio, “Let's Cool One”

    from Monk

    Xanadu - 2009

    • Time: June 21 - 12:18:47 pm

  • Bill Barron, “Row House”

    from The Next Plateau

    Muse - 1989

    • Time: June 21 - 12:26:37 pm
  • Open Space

    Greg Harris Vibe Quintet, “Exploration”

    from Open Space

    Ghm - 2007

    • Time: June 21 - 12:35:04 pm
  • Song for My Father

    Horace Silver, “Song for My Father”

    from Song for My Father

    Blue Note Records - 1964

    • Time: June 21 - 12:43:53 pm
  • Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Keepnews Collection)

    Bill Evans, “Lucky to Be Me”

    from Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Keepnews Collection)

    Riverside - 1958

    • Time: June 21 - 12:46:07 pm
  • Remembering Bud Powell

    Chick Corea & Friends, “Bouncin' With Bud”

    from Remembering Bud Powell

    Stretch Records - 1997

    • Time: June 21 - 12:48:14 pm

  • Benny Golson & The Philadelphians, “You're Not the Kind”

    from Bennie Golson and the Philadelphians

    Blue Note - 1958