Discovering Jazz Podcast
1) Archives, Episode 53: The Jazz Solos, Part 2
Another really fascinating episode from 5 years ago. This time I explore some of the controversies around two jazz solos. The first one is Tommy Flanagan’s solo on Coltrane’s Giant ...Show More
2) Archives: Episode 52, The Jazz Solo Part 1
You just finished listening to Parts 4, 5, and 6 of The Jazz Solo. Now, as I take a bit of a break, lets go back five years and hear Parts 1, 2, and 3. The first episode was probably the best o...Show More
3) Episode 271: Great Solos Part 6
This is the last of my series designed to help me (and you) distinguish the difference between a ‘great’ jazz solo and a good one. Lots of great music once again from Miles Davis, McCo...Show More
4) Episode 270 -Great Jazz Solos, Part 5
What are some of the jazz solos that other musicians and jazz writers consider to be so great? And what makes them great? This week I start with a solo by Charlie Parker—talking about what h...Show More
5) Episode 269, Great Jazz Solos, Part 4.
Part 4, you ask? But where are Parts 1, 2, and 3. Answer: Way way back five years to Episodes 52 to 54. The goal? To get a greater sense of the difference between a jazz solo that is considere...Show More
6) Episode 268: Jazz Musicians (How They Live and) How They Died, Part 3
The last of this fascinating three part series. I start by talking about and playing a great track by Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly–from newly discovered recordings released last year. And I ...Show More
7) Episode 267: How They Lived and How They Died, Part 2
Lots of old recordings today. From 1927 to 2023. But they’re all by great jazz artists who we wish had been around a lot longer than they were. Some of them, like Lee Morgan, King Curtis,...Show More
8) Episode 266: Jazz Musicians: (How They Lived) How They Died. Part 1
I’ve heard and read many stories of jazz artists who have left us due to drugs, violence, and sudden accidents. The next 3 episodes talks about some of them. But rather than just focusing on ho...Show More
9) Episode 265: Some Recent Historical Releases
This last episode of my ‘best of 2023’ series takes you back in time to re-releases, remastered recordings, or newly discovered vintage recordings. There are a lot of them…and many o...Show More
10) Episode 264, Best of 2023 Part 7
This week a few more 2023 albums noted by reviewers and critics. You’ll hear a track from: John Zorn: Homenaje A Remedios Var.o. This is just one of 14 releases that Zorn put out in 202...Show More