Results for "Patrick Burnette"

Vocals? Sorta

by Patrick Burnette
July 24, 2025

From time to time this august podcast discusses the jazz vocal arts and opinions are expressed. Heavy hitters like Sinatra, Fitzgerald, Vaughan, and Torme have all been inspected. For this episode, the boys venture to the odder corners of the jazz vocal realm, looking at projects where the vocalist isn't the only--or sometimes even the main--talent ...

Mike on Brad

by Patrick Burnette
July 10, 2025

This fortnight's broadcast looks at four recent albums by up-and-coming artists--from the fairly well-known to the outright obscure. But hard-core listeners really want to wait for the so-called “pop matters" section, when we finally get to hear what Mike thinks of Brad Mehldau's autobiography. Is Brad teasing God? Or teasing us about God? Stay tuned to ...

Meet Matt Merewitz of Fully Altered Media

by Patrick Burnette
June 12, 2025

Is It RSD Again Already?

by Patrick Burnette
May 27, 2025

RSD--or Record Store Day for you vinyl virgins--comes but once, er, or twice a year, and while the main focus is who will win the privilege to buy a color-vinyl edition of the Wicked soundtrack, there's a little bit of jazz sprinkled in there, too. The boys talk about four selections, three recently uncovered live dates ...

Melody, Please

by Patrick Burnette
May 13, 2025

The boys ponder a batch of 2025 releases on the search for memorable, hummable melodies. These being 2025 jazz albums, you can guess the results of the search. Still, much to enjoy is these very diverse selections.Playlist Discussion of Dayna Stephens album Hopium (Contagious Music) 5:54 Discussion of Sean Imboden's album Communal Heart (Self ...

Have You Met Mr. Jones?

by Patrick Burnette
May 1, 2025

At Mike's suggestion, today's podcast explores the truncated career of hard bop trumpeter Carmell Jones. We listen to four albums featuring the little-known musician and talk about the arc of his career, his work with running buddy Harold Land, and why he could'a been a hard-bop contender given the right circumstances.Playlist Discussion of Carmell ...

2013 Says "Hi"

by Patrick Burnette
April 15, 2025

The venerable bastards have made it to their twelfth anniversary, so time to dress us in silk and pearls (if you weren't already in your fantasies). While you attempt to scrub that hideous image from your minds, we'll mention that today's episode looks back to 2013, the origin year of the podcast, covering five releases from ...

Nichols for Your Thoughts

by Patrick Burnette
April 3, 2025

Normal service resumes with a podcast devoted to tributes celebrating the still-obscure pianist and composer Herbie Nichols. Nichols spent his truncated career in the shadow of Thelonious Monk (a big guy who cast a big shadow). He released roughly four albums in his lifetime and spent much of his career scuffling in Dixieland bands, but those ...

Trio Jungle (A "Classic" Episode)

by Patrick Burnette
March 20, 2025

As we noted so succinctly way back in 2014: Some trios play nicer together than others--Pat and Mike investigate.Playlist Discussion of Duke Ellington's album Money Jungle (United Artists) 4:09 Discussion of Terri Lyne Carrington's album Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue (Concord) 26:29 Discussion of Jean Michel Pilc's album Welcome Home (Dreyfus) 40:16 Discussion of ...

NYT Top 10 List, Part 3

by Patrick Burnette
March 6, 2025

All lists come to an end at some point (often after ten entries) and this third and final podcast on the New York Times' selections for best jazz albums of 2024 considers the final two entries plus two more 2024 releases which the boys--spoiler alert -like quite as much as the chosen ten. Hummable melodies and ...