HERBIE HANCOCK, DON BYRON, ESPERANZA SPAULDING, WILBUR HARDEN AND JOHN COLTRANE

Don Byron is joined by former Metheny vocalist, Mark Ledford on Ornette Coleman's "Check Up" (11:41). Herbie Hancock plays "Watermelon Man" his original classic Blue Note version, hard bop, spare, funky, tight, and focused (12:21). Wilbur Harden and John Coltrane, on his second tour of duty with Miles Davis, whose group was on the verge of recording Kind of Blue (12:41). Esperanza Spaulding, Grammy Award winning for best new artist, "You Know You Know" (12:56) today on HARD CHOICES 11am to 1pm -Shawn K