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Orbert Davis
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Airing Fridays on WDCB 90.9FM Chicago, “The Real Deal with Orbert Davis” is a
3-hour, straight ahead jazz, tour de force hosted by Orbert Davis.
This musical journey includes the traditions of our jazz heritage…
where jazz is now, and where it’s going!
This Week's Real Deal Playlist
Friday
August 29, 2025
Hour 1
Flash Mob – Anton Schwartz
Floating – Bernie Senensky
Trinkle Tinkle – Roy Haynes
Fitzroy – Eric Jacobson, Pamela York and Clay Schaub
Norwegian Wood – Dave Flippo Trio
La Marseillaise – Nate Najar
Dolphy’s Dance – Daniel Schnyder
Number Nine – Kelly Brand
The Nurturer – Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Jeremy Corren, Kanoa Mendenhall and Jeremy Dutton
Numero Uno – Tardo Hammer Trio
Sister Sadie – GRP All-Star Big Band
Hour 2
LA Scenes – Chick Corea
Nusia’s Poem – Gary Bartz, Mulgrew Miller and Eddie Henderson
Blackbird Fantasy – Bria Skonberg
Cake Walkin Babies – Louis Armstrong
The Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
The Silent Goodbye – Bobby Lewis and Jo Belle Yoney
Dear D’Lana – Orbert Davis
Flowers That Bloom In The Dark – Michele Rosewoman’s New Yor-Uba
Carlos – Metropole Orchestra, John Scofield and Vince Mendoza
Hour 3
La Hormiguita Brava La Gran Dictadora – Liza Micelli
Things Were Done Yesterday – Warren Wolf
Night and Day – Brian Swartz
La Ruta Alterna – Joel LaRue Smith
La Mer/Beyond The Sea – Janet Evra
The Sidewalks of New York – Duke Ellington
Chukin’ (Blue Lights Vol 2) – Kenny Burrell
Siempre – La Paula Herrera, Marta Gómez and Javier Barría
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Franco Ambrosetti
Signed ,Sealed ,Delivered – Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber and WDR Big Band