The Jazz Unlimited show for January 13 is part of a series on listening to musicians who were born or nurtured in specific urban centers. This is the second of two parts on Detroit and its environs. On tonight's show the featured musicians include pianists Johnny O'Neal, Ross Tompkins, Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Carlos McKinney and Geri Allen, trumpeter and composer/arranger Thad Jones, saxophonists, Wardell Gray, Billy Mitchell, Pepper Adams and Hal Russell, drummers Louis Hayes, Alvester Garnett, Elvin Jones and Roy Brooks, violinist Regina Carter, bassists Ron Carter, Paul Chambers and Gene Taylor and vocalists Herb Jeffries and Betty Carter.
Due to music copyright restrictions, the music from this show is no longer available. Music is posted for two weeks after a show airs.
Check out the photos of some of the musicians heard on tonight's show.
Watch a video of Wardell Gray with Count Basie, Buddy DeFranco and St. Louisan Clark Terry.
