This week’s theme: John Coltrane as a sideman with Miles Davis, 1956, Workin’, Steamin’, Relaxin’, Cooking’, Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants. Featured artists Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones.
Podcast: Coltrane, Sideman, Prestige, Part 2
This week’s theme: John Coltrane as a sideman on the Prestige label, Part 2. This one features all of the Coltrane solos on alto sax with Gene Ammons, as well as tracks from The Cats, Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane, and other records from the early Prestige catalog.
Podcast: Coltrane, Sideman, Prestige, Part 1
This week’s theme: John Coltrane as a sideman on the Prestige label. Part one of perhaps four? Featured artists include, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Philly Joe Jones, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Tommy Flanagan, Kenny Burrell and many more.
Podcast: 21st Century Vocals (Mostly)
This week’s theme: Vocals either recorded this century or released on vinyl in this century. Artists include Stacey Kent, Veronica Swift, Olivia Foschi, Ella Fitzgerald, Stephanie Nakasian, Emmet Cohen, Russell Hall, Kyle Poole, Benny Green, David Wong, Carl Allen, Hod O’Brien, Randy Sandke, Tom Hamilton, John Jensen, Howie Collins, Steve Gilmore, Bill Goodwin, Don Abney, Matt King, Vinicius Gomes, Marco Panascia, Mauricio Zottarelli, Jim Tomlinson, David Newton, Colin Oxley, Simon Thorpe, Steve Brown, Dave Chamberlain, Matt Home.
Podcast: “Do I Hear A Waltz”
This week’s theme: A collection of jazz waltzes. Featured artists include Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Paul Desmond, Hank Mobley, Jim Hall, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motion, Gary Peacock, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, George Morrow, Harold Land, Wes Montgomery, Dave Brubeck, Eugene Wright, Joe Morello, and more.
Podcast: Unsung Artists — Bobby Timmons
This week’s theme: Bobby Timmons. Featured artists include Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Benny Golson, Sam Jones, Blue Mitchell, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Louis Hayes, and more.
Podcast: Art Tatum — “God is in the House”
Today’s theme: Art Tatum. Artists include Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson.
Podcast: Shorter, Blakey, Blue Note
This week’s theme: Wayne Shorter with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers on the Blue Note label. Featured artists include Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons, Jymie Merritt, Reggie Workman.
Podcast: Monk Plays Standards
This week’s theme: Thelonious Monk Plays Standards. Featured artists include Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Wilbur Ware, Art Blakey, Charles Rouse, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Gerry Mulligan, Shadow Wilson, Butch Warren, Ben Riley.
Podcast — Unsung Artists: Paul Quinichette
This week we do the first in a new Unsung Artists Series, focusing on the Vice President, tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette. Featured artists include John Coltrane, Charles Rouse, Sarah Vaughan, Clifford Brown, Herbie Mann, Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Brooks Kerr, Gene Ramey, Sam Woodyard,Jimmy Jones, Joe Benjamin, Roy Haynes, Webster Young, Mal Waldron, Joe Puma, Earl May, Ed Thigpen, Count Basie, Buck Clayton, Dickie Wells, Gus Johnson, Al McKibbon, Walter Page, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne, Thad Jones, Nat Pierce, Joe Newman, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly, Charlie Shavers, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Jimmy Cobb, Barry Galbraith, Cecil Payne, Hank Jones, Jo Jones, Sweets Edison, Snooky Young, and more.
April is Jazz Month
