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Falling in Love with Jazz
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If you don't usually listen to jazz, this episode could be a good place to start. Some of these songs are accessible enough to have a made a dumb teenager in New Jersey (me) pay attention—and they still sound great today. They might get you hooked too.
Happy listening!
Playlist
- Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
- Ahmad Jamal "Poinciana" from Live at the Pershing on (Argo) 0:15
- Dave Brubeck Quartet "Blu Rondo a la Turk" from Time Out on (Columbia) 8:24
- Host talk 15:05
- King Crimson "Discipline" from Discipline on (EG) 16:56
- Bill Bruford's Earthworks "My Heart Declares a Holiday" from Earthworks on (EG) 21:58
- Miles Davis "Pharaoh's Dance" from Bitches Brew on (Columbia) 26:36
- Host talk 46:38
- John Coltrane "India" from Impressions on (Impulse!) 48:38
- Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette "Flying" from Changes on (ECM) 1:03:02
- Dave Holland Trio "Triple Dance" from Triplicate on (ECM) 1:19:03
- Host talk 1:28:03
- Lounge Lizards "Queen of All Ears" from Queen of All Ears on (Strange & Beautiful Music) 1:29:42
- Lounge Lizards "Where Were You" from No Pain For Cakes on (Antilles) 1:35:04
- Cal Tjader "Guachi Guaro (Soul Sauce)" from The Colors of Latin Jazz: Soul Sauce! on (Verve) 1:38:38
- Buena Vista Social Club "Chan Chan" from Buena Vista Social Club on (Elektra) 1:41:02
- Host talk 1:45:07
- Marc Ribot & los Cubanos Postizos "Fiesta en el Solar" from The Prosthetic Cubans on (Atlantic) 1:48:05
- Marc Ribot & los Cubanos Postizos "La Vida Es un Sueno" from The Prosthetic Cubans on (Atlantic) 1:53:10
- Marc Ribot & los Cubanos Postizos "Choserito Plena" from The Prosthtic Cubans on (Atlantic) 1:56:40
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