Aretha Franklin, Cecil Taylor, Duke Ellington…

This week on the Jazz Continuum, we celebrate the birthday of Aretha Franklin with her music and Franklin covers by Philly organist Jimmy McGriff. We’ll continue with a musical tribute to Cecil Taylor, one of the most uncompromisingly gifted pianists in jazz history who was born on this day in 1929. We’ll be Spinning from Taylor’s discography, both early works and key, influential recordings. Then, we’ll visit the Duke Ellington orchestra performing in Seattle, on this day in 1952, when he showcased his band members as soloists, putting them front and center!