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Can Jazz Have a Sense of Humor?
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Jazzmysterious, challenging, expressive... funny? Rarely, one might think, but some artists display a sense of humor, even if it's subtle. In this episode, the boys listen to five albums with at least some humorous aspects. Things rarely get "funny ha ha" but hey, this isn't a Zappa podcast, now is it?Playlist
- Discussion of George Benson's album White Rabbit (CTI!) 2:37
- Discussion of Ray Anderson's album Blues Bred in the Bone (Enja) 17:55
- Discussion of Horace Silver's album Jazz Has a Sense of Humor (Verse) 29:43
- Discussion of Mostly Other People Do the Killing's album This is Our Moosic (Hot Cup) 42:18
- Discussion of Karen Mantler' album Business is Bad (ECM) 58:42
- Pop Matters 1:15:58
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Radio & Podcasts
Karen Mantler
Patrick Burnette
george benson
Ray Anderson
Horace Silver
Mostly Other People Do the Killing