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It's WRTI's 2015 Labor Day Weekend Jazz Countdown!

It's a must-listen event! The top 100 jazz songs that you voted for, broadcast throughout the holiday weekend. Listen starting on Friday, September 4th from 6 to 10 pm, then Saturday from 6 to 9 pm, Sunday from 9 pm to midnight, and Monday starting at 6 pm - and ending when the #1 song is played.

Click here to see the playlist as the countdown begins! Thank you SO much to everyone who voted this year.

The List:

100.  Donna Lee: Charlie Parker

99.  Candy: Lee Morgan

98.  That Sunday, That Summer: Dinah Washington

97.  The Way You Look Tonight: Sun Ra Arkestra

96.  A Night In Tunisia: Art Blakey

95.  Waltz for Debb:y Bill Evans

94.  Be Good (Lion's Song): Gregory Porter

93.  Canyon Lady: Joe Henderson

92.  Fried Bananas: Dexter Gordon

91.  Summer Song: Dave Brubeck & Louis Armstrong

90.  Caravan: Duke Ellington Orchestra

89.  Birdland: Weather Report

88.  Welcome: John Coltrane

87.  Jordu: Karrin Allyson

86.  Wade In the Water: Ramsey Lewis

85.  Manteca: Dizzy Gillespie

84.  Mack the Knife: Ella Fitzgerald

83.  The Good Life: Junior Mance

82.  Love for Sale: Dianne Reeves

81.  Everybody Loves the Sunshine: Roy Ayers

80.  My Future Just Passed: Jaleel Shaw

79.  After Hours: Illinois Jacquet

78.  This Too Shall Pass: Ninety Miles

77.  Viva Tirado: Gerald Wilson Big Band

76.  At Last: Houston Person

75.  Let's Get Away From It All: Morgana King

74.  Joy Spring: Clifford Brown & Max Roach

73.  Sunday In New York: Jimmy Cobb

72.  Moondrift: Jeremy Pelt w/ Joanna Pascale

71.  Coming Home Baby: David Sanborn

70.  Full House: Wes Montgomery

69.  Diversify: Lao Tizer

68.  Key Largo: Sarah Vaughan

67.  Rewind That: Christian Scott

66.  Ramblin': Ornete Coleman

65.  Mosaic: Art Blakey

64.  Love You Tonight: David Budway

63.  Fly Me To the Moon: Tony Bennett

62.  God's Gift: Sean Jones

61.  Stop Start: Terell Stafford

60.  Crazy Rhythm: Dave Brubeck

59.  An Affair To Remember: Pete Smyser

58.  Caravan: Wynton Marsalis

57.  Evening In Paris: Stan Getz

56.  Just Feelin': McCoy Tyner

55.  Stardust: Glenn Miller

54.  Koko: Charlie Parker

53.  Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams: Abbey Lincoln

52.  Miles Runs the Voodoo Down: Miles Davis

51.  I Wished On the Moon: Billie Holiday

50.  Fools Rush In: Tommy Dorsey w/ Frank Sinatra

49.  Linus & Lucy: Vince Guaraldi

48.  Acknowledgement: John Coltrane

47.  Con Alma: Ray Bryant

46.  Bu's Delight: Art Blakey

45.  Round Midnight: Miles Davis

44.  The Sidewinde: Lee Morgan

43.  A Tisket, A Tasket Ella Fitzgerald

42.  Rhapsody In Blue Billy May & His Orchestra

41.  Blues Skies: Dinah Washington

40.  Take the A Train: Duke Ellington

39.  Autumn Leaves: Sarah Vaughan

38.  Channel One Suite: Buddy Rich

37.  Fly With the Wind: McCoy Tyner

36.  Song for My Father: Horace Silver

35.  My One and Only Love: Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane

34.  Piece of Mind: Idris Muhammed

33.  Over the Rainbow: Stan Kenton

32.  Tiger Rag: Art Tatum

31.  Moanin' : Art Blakey

30.  Giant Steps: John Coltrane

29.  Mercy, Mercy, Mercy: Cannonball Adderley

28.  Lonely Woman: Ornette Coleman

27.  Maiden Voyage: Herbie Hancock

26.  Corcovado: Stan Getz

25.  Misty: Erroll Garner

24.  Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday

23.  When It's Sleepy Time Down South: Louis Armstrong

22.  Concierto de Aranjuez: Miles Davis

21.  My Funny Valentine: Chet Baker

20.  Sophisticated Lady: Duke Ellington

19.  St. Thomas: Sonny Rollins

18.  Red Clay: Freddie Hubbard

17.  Moonlight Serenade: Glenn Miller

16.  Desafinado: Stan Getz

15.  Round Midnight: Thelonious Monk

14.  Stolen Moments: Oliver Nelson

13.  How High the Moo:n Erroll Garner

12.  I Wish You Love: Gloria Lynne

11.  Cast Your Fate To the Wind: Vince Guaraldi

10.  My Favorite Things: John Coltrane

9.  Lush Life: Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane

8.  Diminuendo & Crescendo In Blue: Duke Ellington

7.  On Green Dolphin Street: Oscar Peterson Trio w/ Milt Jackson

6.  Sing Sing Sing: Benny Goodman

5.  The Girl from Ipanema: Stan Getz

4.  April In Paris: Count Basie

3.  So What: Miles Davis

2.  Poinciana: Ahmad Jamal

1.  Take Five: Dave Brubeck