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Thelonious Monk Revisited
by Ludovico Granvassu
Thelonious Monk once said “play what you want and let the public pick up on what you are doing even if it does take them 15, 20 years." Luckily, he lived long enough to become fully embraced and celebrated before his passing. However, it's after his death that his music has really become central to the ...
Sonny Buxton: Strayhorn’s Last Drummer, A Radio Master Class Mid-Day Saturdays
by Arthur R George
Sociologist, anthropologist, historian: storyteller, raconteur, entrepreneur and griot, in the guise of a deejay. Registrar, dean, professor: The jazz class of Sonny Buxton is barely concealed as entertainment within his weekly radio program every Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific time on San Francisco Bay Area FM station KCSM 91.1, streaming live on kcsm.org.
The Doctor’s New Year’s Eve Warmup
by Marc Cohn
The confluence of the stars. Our “listeners' favorites" show and the infamous DrJ New Year's Eve warmup together! How greasy could it be? Well, very. We've got some of your favorites from Shows 341-350 as well as some funky stuff from older shows that got you resonated. No disco, though... sorry. But you can still crank ...
Jazz Women (Masterpieces By The Queens Of Jazz)
By Carmen McRae
Label: Wagram Music
Released: 2018
Track listing: Summertime; God Bless The Child; I Could Write A Book; Cry Me A River; Lullaby Of Birdland ; Black Coffee ; Stormy Weather ; I Wish You Love; Sing, Sing, Sing; I've Got You Under My Skin; What A Difference A Day Makes ; At Last; My Funny Valentine; Whatever Lola Wants; Sway (Quien Sera) ; Keep Smilin', Keep Laughin', Be Happy ; My Baby Just Cares For Me; Take Five; Try A Little Tenderness ; And I Love Him; Straighten Up and Fly Right; Fragile; Sweet Dreams; Baby I'm A Fool; My Favorite Things ; Quite Nights Of Quiet Stars (LIVE) ; He's Got Me Goin';
Newk with Bud, a Trip in the Way-Back Machine & More
by Marc Cohn
We start with our usual dose of twenty-first century music (Marsico should be better known in the States!). And there's a quiz for you in tracks two and three; so pay attention! Then, it's 19-year-old Sonny Rollins with Bud Powell from '49, followed by a walk in the Fall air where the original French ...
Roy Kral and Thelonious Monk birthdays; RIP Carol Hall
by Mary Foster Conklin
Celebrating mid-October birthdays with songs by pianist/composer Roy Kral, who with his wife vocalist Jackie Cain formed the duo group Jackie & Roy, and also Thelonious Monk a year after his centennial. Also remembering songwriter Carol Hall (1936-2018) best known for the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, but who also contributed lyrics to ...
Alan Broadbent: Intimate Reflections on a Passion for Jazz
by Victor L. Schermer
Pianist, composer, and arranger Alan Broadbent doesn't just “dig" jazz. He has a deep and enduring passion for it. Growing up in mid- 20th-century New Zealand, he quickly went beyond piano lessons to reading musical scores and learning jazz standards. Then, when the Dave Brubeck Quartet came to his relatively isolated hometown of Auckland, his love ...
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Michael Moody
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A native New Yorker Michael Moody has studied with today’s leaders of jazz music including NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris, soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome, legendary jazz singer Marion Cowings, vocalist Roberta Gambarini, and free jazz vocalist Jay Clayton. Legendary Bebop singer Sheila Jordan once told Moody “You got soul baby” Michael has performed on stage with Sheila Jordan, John Patitucci, Francisco Mela, and Randy Brecker. In November 2017 Moody released his debut album “I Wish You Love
Honoring Aretha & Timeless Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
by Mary Foster Conklin
This week we remember the legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin in the second hour and enjoy a sampling of standards with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh plus songs by women who wrote with pianist Jimmy Rowles whose centennial is being celebrated this year. Playlist Lynne Arriale “Woodstock" from Give Us These Days ...
WEWANTSOUNDS: A Forgotten Don Cherry and Other Gems
by Enrico Bettinello
A forgotten gem from the extensive and multi-colored discography of Don Cherry is available again, courtesy of the French label WEWANTSOUNDS [yes, their name is uppercase only!]. Home Boy, Sister Out, produced by Ramuntcho Matta, was originally released in 1985 on Barclay Records. It was distributed in France and Germany only and was never ...
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