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Pop Goes the Jazzbo
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"Going Pop" can mean many different things where jazz musicians are concerned, from adding electricity (dang it, Miles, why you do that?), to covering pop songs, to actually experimenting with writing pop songs (not too many take this path and few emerge unscathed). And then there's rare jazzer combining jazz and pop songs, as you'll soon find out. This time out we look at approaches all over the spectrum, ending with a vocal album Mike has already pegged as an album of the year contender.Playlist
- Discussion of Reuben Wilson's album Love Bug (Blue Note) 3:20
- Discussion of Bill O'Connell's album A Change is Gonna Come (Savant Records) 21:50
- Discussion of John Pizzarelli's album Double Exposure (Terlac) 36:50
- Discussion of Cecile McLorin Salvant's album Ghost Song (Nonesuch) 53:05
- Pop Matters 1:14:05
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