Articles by David Brown
RSD Releases, My Fair Lady, Steph Richards
by David Brown
This week we check out some Record Store Day archival release from Brother Jack McDuff, Cannonball Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Art Tatum. New music from Afro-Cuban Pianist Zaccai Curtis, pianist Noah Haidu, Trumpeter Steph Richards and Philly's own Kenny Barron. We will then the revisit My Fair Lady which opened on Broadway 68 years ago this week. Inspired by the musical, we will here jazz takes on the songs from the Oscar Peterson Trio, Shelly Manne and His Friends and ...
read moreLionel Hampton, Michel Camilo, Marta Sanchez and more
by David Brown
Tonight, a pair of tunes from Philly's Brecker Bros.; a Latin jazz set with Michel Camilo, Rachel Therrin, Juan Tizol, Tito Puente and more; all followed by works form James Brandon Lewis' three most recent releases. We'll continue with a birthday set for Lionel Hampton and more. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. Playlist ...
read moreClassic Meet Ups + Wayne Shorter Homages
by David Brown
Tonight, we are looking at classic and contemporary meet ups" between two soloists, or a soloist and group. Mulligan Meets Hodges," Basie & Zoot," Roy and Diz," Hargrove meets Miller," and many more. The show continues with a set of tributes to and works by Wayne Shorter form Melissa Aldana, Steph Richards, Thumbscrew and Kris Dais. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements ...
read moreJazz Suites: Hancock, Ellington, Hazama, Coltrane, Kirk
by David Brown
This week, jazz suites. Extended works made up of movements held together by a theme be it musical or conceptual. We will hear suites form Herbie Hancock, Duke Ellington, Miho Hazama, John Coltrane, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Then some sweet stuff to top off the show. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. Playlist Thelonious ...
read moreJames Brandon Lewis, Kenny Drew, Satoko Fujii, Julian Lage
by David Brown
We kick off the show with some works that blur the lines of genre from James Brandon Lewis, Mary Halvorson and the Chicago Underground Duo; move into a set of late '50s recordings by pianist Kenny Drew, and then take off in all directions from there: piano trios from Satoko Fujii, Marc Copland and Matthew Shipp; birthday tributes to Sarah Vaughn (100!), Ben Webster, Pee Wee Russell and Orrin Evans; and wrap up with a set of works featuring guitarist ...
read moreSahib Shihab, Danish Radio Big Band, Mohamed Najem
by David Brown
Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week, Sahib Shihab in Scandinavia; The Danish Radio Big Band as led by Thad Jones and Mhio Hazama. I'm also back from Paris record store shopping with Lp's from Bud Powell, Gigi Gryce, Dorothy Donegan, Jimmy Rowles and more; we'll also check out a track form the new release ...
read moreOut to Lunch Tribute, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald
by David Brown
This week we celebrate the recording anniversary of Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch. We'll pay tribute by playing tracks from the LP as recorded by Vandermark 5, Orchestre National De Jazz, James Newton, The Lounge Lizards and Eric Dolphy himself. A vocal set will follow featuring big band era vocalists Antia O'Day, Helen Humes and Ella Fitzgerald along with a ballad set featuring more recent recordings from Michelle Lordi and Marta Sanchez. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. ...
read moreJohn Zorn’s Masada, Tommy Flanagan, Jeff Parker
by David Brown
This week a trio of works featuring guitarist Jeff Parker, we then work our way tough a pile of recently acquired '80s LPs featuring lots of Tommy Flanagan, some Mulgrew Miller and Ronnie Mathews; and finally, we revisit John Zorn's Masada Quartet--leaders of the Radical Jewish Cultural movement of the '90s--who made their first recordings 30 years ago this week in 1994. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each ...
read moreFreedom Suite, Blanche Calloway, Jazz at the Philharmonic
by David Brown
This week we'll celebrate the recording milestone of Sonny Rollins' Freedom Suite, recorded 66 years ago this weekend on February 11, 1958; then a birthday tribute to singer, bandleader Blanche Calloway born this weened in 1902 who was a first woman to lean an all-male jazz band; and we'll tour with Jazz at the Philharmonic for a trumpet battle between Roy Eldridge and Charlie Shavers followed by an all-star Ballad Melody. Along the way, we will showcase some new releases ...
read moreRandom Acts of Roach 3, Trudy Pitts, Pete Rugolo
by David Brown
This week, new and recent releases from Ethan Iverson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Mary Halverson, and others; We'll continue with Random Acts of Roach, a month-long centennial celebration of the legendary drummer Max Roach; and why not, I'll share a bit of my recent obsession with the Pete Rugolo Orchestra, and much more. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. Playlist Thelonious Monk Esistrophy (Theme)" ...
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