Bob McWilliams

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Public Radio music (#jazz #folkmusic #bluegrass) host, retired longtime adjunct community college #USHistory professor; Harvard Law grad and lawyer long ago. Lifelong liberal Democrat. #baseball #basketball fan. #Jayhawks
From the Vinyl Vault, classic Wayne Shorter from 1964 on my show tonight on Kansas Public Radio. #jazz #vinyl #jazzvinyl
Tonight’s gem from the Vinyl Vault on Kansas Public Radio: tenor sax great Dexter Gordon from 1976. #jazz #vinyl #jazzvinyl
This one from the Vinyl Vault on my jazz show tonight on Kansas Public Radio: a tune from the debut album by pianist Johnny O’Neal from 1983. #jazz #vinyl #jazzvinyl
Tonight’s vinyl selection on Jazz in the Night on Kansas Public Radio; tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer from 1956. #jazz #vinyl #jazzvinyl
Next on my jazz show on Kansas Public Radio, a gem from 1981 by pianist McCoy Tyner (and the likes of Bobby Hutcherson and Hubert Laws from the Vinyl Vault. #jazz #vinyl #jazzvinyl #publicradio
From the Vinyl Vault on my jazz show right now on Kansas Public Radio, tenor saxophonist Joe Farrell, with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, from 1979. #jazz #vinyl #jazzvinyl #publicradio
Playing two tracks from this 1979 debut lp by the great dobro player Jerry Douglas on my Trail Mix show today on Kansas Public Radio #bluegrass #vinyl
The second vinyl gem on my show tonight on Kansas Public Radio is, I think, my favorite of the many albums by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. This from 1985 and was a Grammy winning album (very well deserved) #jazz #jazzvinyl #publicradio
One of two from the Vinyl Vault on my jazz show tonight on Kansas Public Radio. A powerhouse McCoy Tyner trio album from 1975 with Ron Carter and Elvin Jones. #jazz #jazzvinyl
Next on Kansas Public Radio, from the Vinyl Vault, pianist Red Garland from his 1956 debut album.