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After the local news at noon, host Rob Saffer and guest Marc Epstein will explore the first 100 years of musician-led jazz record labels. The (roughly) chronological review spans recordings from Fletcher Henderson’s Black Swan label (1922) to Gordon Grdina’s AttaBoyGirl recording label (2022). During the years in between, there was swing on the Mercer label; bop on Debut and Dee Gee; spiritual jazz on the Mary, YAL, and Meta labels; Afrofuturism on Saturn and Zulu; free jazz on Strata East, Improvising Artists and Centering recording labels; and a whole lot more.

Playlist
Fletcher Henderson (Love Days, 1922)
Billy Strayhorn All-Stars (Sultry Seranade, 1951)
Jimmy Knepper (Latter Day Saint, 1957)
Dizzy Gillespie (The Champ, 1951)
Pat Patrick (Eastern Vibrations, 1977)
Mary Lou Williams (The Credo, 1971)
Phillip Cohran (Loud Mouth, 1967)
Bobby Naughton (Zoar, 1969)
Charles Brackeen (Rhythm X, 1968)
Wadada Leo Smith (Uprising, 1972)
Khan Jamal (Pure Energy, 1974)
Rashied Ali (Duo Exchange, 1972)
Paul Bley (Turning, 1964)
William Parker (Moon, 2000)
Yusef Lateef (Dr. Emilio, 1992)
Adam Rudolph (Concerto for Brother Yusef, 2013)
Gordon Grdina (Deep Dive, 2022).

“Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of familiar to rare, classic to weird. This broadcast was pre-recorded at the WGXC Hudson Studio.

Host Rob Saffer is the former Executive Director and Producer of the Creative Music Foundation.

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