11 Sep 2021

Road Songs

From Inside Out, 5:00 pm on 11 September 2021
Landscape with straight road in Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Photo: AFP

 

At a time when hitting the road isn't an option for most of us, Nick brings the journey to you with a set of jazz road songs. Tracks include Auckland band Blue Train with 'Travel by Night', Maceo Parker's version of 'Hit the Road Jack', and Wes Montgomery's 'Road Song'.

 

 

MUSIC DETAILS:

# Artist: Song: Composer: Album Label: Duration:
1 Rodger Fox's Wellington Jazz Orchestra Featuring Alan Broadbent Journey Home Broadbent Journey Home Tbone 05:34
2 Walt Weiskopf Open Road Weiskopf Open Road Posi-Tone 04:20
3 Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery King of the Road Miller Further Adventures Of Jimmy And Wes Verve 04:09
4 Wes Montgomery Road Song Montgomery Road Song AM 03:52
5 Maceo Parker Hit the Road Jack Mayfield Maceo Parker: Roots And Grooves Live 2007, A Tribute To Ray Charles Headsup 05:09
6 Frank Sinatra  One for My Baby (and one more for the road) Arlen / Mercer Only the Lonely Capitol 04:24
7 John Pizzarelli Route 66 Troup Dear Mr Cole Novus 06:44
8 Oscar Peterson On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) Lane / Lerner Exclusively for My Friends: Girl Talk, Vol. II  MPS 04:21
9 Pat Metheny Last Train Home Metheny Still Life (Talking) Geffen 05:41
10 Blue Train Travel by Night Mason-Battley Blue Train Blue Train 03:56

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