Category: Podcast

Podcast: Dexter Gordon, Prestige (Plus a Litte More)

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This week’s theme: Dexter Gordon on Prestige, late 1970s, early 1970s, with a little extra thrown in. Featured artists include Dexter Gordon, James Moody, Gene Ammons, Kenny Drew, Barry Harris, Buster Williams, Tootie Heath, Dizzy Reece, Slide Hampton, Neils-Henning Orsted Peterson, Arthur Taylor, Tommy Flanagan, Larry Ridley, Alan Dawson,Jodie Christian, John Young, Rufus Reid, Cleveland Eaton, Wilbur Campbell, SteveMcCall, Karin Krog, and more.

 

Podcast: Charlie Parker Part Three, Bird in L.A., 1945 and 1946

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This week’s theme: Bird in Los Angeles, 1945 and 1946, culminating with the famous Lover Man session and his subsequent incarceration at Camarillo State Hospital. I’m not able to attach a direct link to the show for now, but you can access it from the WTBR-FM website. Here’s the link: Charlie Parker Part 3: Bird in LA, 1945 and 1956. Featured artists include Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Al Haig, Stan Levey, Slim Gaillard, Jack McVea, Lucky Thompson, Dodo Marmarosa, Zutty Singleton, Roy Porter, George Handy, Arvin Garrison, Vic McMillan, Howard McGhee, Jimmy Bunn, Bob Kestersoninclude Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Al Haig, Stan Levey, Slim Gaillard, Jack McVea, Lucky Thompson, Dodo Marmarosa, Zutty Singleton, Roy Porter, George Handy, Arvin Garrison, Vic McMillan, Howard McGhee, Jimmy Bunn, Bob Kesterson, and many more.

Actually, just noticed that the direct link to play from here is now fixed, so here it is:

Podcast: More Early Bird, 1945

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This week’s theme: More Charlie Parker, all from 1945 studio recordings. Featured artists include Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Argonne Thornton, Sarah Vaughan, Red Norvo, Teddy Wilson, Flip Phillips, Remo Palmieri, Sid Catlett, Cozy Cole, Rubberlegs Williams, Sir Charles Thompson, and many more.

Podcast: Ella, Songbooks

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This week’s theme: Ella Sings From the Songbook Series. Featured artists include Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Rogers and Hart, Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, and many more.

Podcast: Christmas Jazz 2024

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This week’s theme: A Jazzy Christmas for 2024. Featured artists include Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Jim Hall, Ray Charles, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Sammy Davis Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Nancy Lamott, Dexter Gordon, Herb Geller, Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Rushing, Louis Armstrong, and many more.

Podcast: Roy Haynes Memorial, Part Two

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This week’s theme: Roy Haynes Memorial, Part Two. Featured artists include Roy Haynes, Roland Kirk, Tommy Flanagan, Henry Grimes, Sarah Vaughan, Richard Davis, Thad Jones, Jackie McLean, Phineas Newborn Jr., Bill Evans, Oliver Nelson, Freddie Hubbard, Paul Chambers, Eric Dolphy, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and many others.

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