Buddy Rich And Dizzy Gillespie Centennials Noted With Seattle Broadcast Recordings

KNKX Public Radio | By Jim Wilke

Published October 29, 2017 at 2:00 PM PDT

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Buddy Rich & Dizzy Gillespie (neither known for being reserved) in an undated photo by unknown photographer.

Jazz Northwest marks the Buddy Rich and Dizzy Gillespie centennials in 2017 with radio aircheck recordings produced in the 60s by host Jim Wilke. The Buddy Rich Big Band played a live broadcast from D.J.'s on Fourth Avenue in 1968, The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet played a live broadcast from The Penthouse in 1966.

Also included on this program are samples of some upcoming Earshot Jazz Festival performers - Edward Simon, Gregory Porter, and Amina Figarova.

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Jim Wilke

Jim has been a fixture on Seattle radio since 1961. He hosted Jazz After Hours on Public Radio International from 1984-2014 and produced Jazz Northwest for KNKX from1988 until his retirement in 2023.

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