Dick Conte: 50 Years in Broadcasting
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There are few people still with us who are truly legends in jazz radio. Dick Conte is without a doubt one of those few. This show featured Dick along with Alisa Clancy and Kathleen Lawton as they spun disks, talked about Dick's career, and played an episode of Desert Island Jazz from 2000. |
September 15, 2012
Featured Guests: Alisa Clancy and Kathleen Lawton
The recording captured 3:33:03 of this afternoon's show from 2:00pm - 6:10pm. It is broken into two parts:
- Part I is 1:59:11 in length
- Part II is 1:33:52 in length
A fund drive was taking place during the show. Portions of the fund drive that were not unique to the celebration were edited.
| Artist | Track | Album |
| Dick Conte | Part I | Desert Island Jazz |
| Dick Conte | Sweet Georgia Bright | Slow Hot Wind |
| Dick Conte | All of You | Autumn Leaves |
| Dick Conte | Part II | Desert Island Jazz |
| Dick Conte | Slow Hot Wind | Slow Hot Wind |
| Dick Conte | Part III | Desert Island Jazz |
| Joe Henderson | Felicidade | Double Rainbow |
| Joe Henderson | No More Blues | Double Rainbow |
| Dick Conte | Softly as in a Morning Sunrise | Slow Hot Wind |
| Dick Conte | Sweet and Lovely | Autumn Leaves |
| Bill Evans | Gone with the Wind | Live at Art D'Lugoff's top of the Gate |
| Bill Evans | Woody 'n You | The Best of Bill Evans |
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