Podcast: Just Like Crossing Over
This week’s theme: A potpourri of jazz songs that have crossed over into the mainstream in some way. For example, Mercy, Mercy Mercy, The Sidewinder, or The Girl From Ipanema. Featured artists include John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Steve Davis, Vince Guaraldi, Monte Budwig, Colin Bailey, Herbie Mann, John Handy, Wes Montgomery, Ron Carter, Ray Barretto, Billy Taylor, Ben Tucker, Grady Tate, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Benny Bailey, Leroy Vinnegar, Donald Dean, Stan Getz, Jaoa Gilberto, Astrid Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Eugene Wright, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Bob Cranshaw, Barry Harris, Billy Higgins, Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin, Roy McCurdy.
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Al, just to say thanks ever so much for doing what you do. My weekends would not be the same without being able to tune into your podcasts on a Sunday evening whilst driving.
Informative, entertaining and of course, the wonderful music!
Keep on keeping on Brother!
Steve
A Manc. in Yorkshire (England)
Belated Happy Birthday Al. So happens my lovely Mrs. H’s birthday is also Feb 4th.I loved this show, crossovers gakore. Have you thought about doing a show of Broadway songs that became jazz hits? My favorite album at the time was Andre Previn Trio doing My Fair Lady. Several other jazz groups also did versions of Broadway shows such as Chico Hamilton and also the Mastersounds who inculded the Montgomery Brothers.
Thanks, Steve. Happy Birthday to the lovely Mrs H. FYI, I did a broadway show back in September of 2023: https://jazzcollector.com/podcast/jazz-collector-podcast-sept-10-2023/
I’m sure I will reprise it sometime in the future. Always open to new ideas.
Also, FWIW, this was one of my favorite shows to do, as well. I think being around my birthday, it brought me back to my childhood.