The Jazz Real Book Podcast
1) Dexterity and Barry Harris
(89) “Dexterity” and Barry Harris Standards Rating 7 and Difficulty Rating 7  Charlie Parker’s 1947 composition “Dexterity” epitomizes bebop. Built on the chord changes of Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm,” i...Show More
2) Abena Koomson Davis and Steve Davis Interview
Love, Life, and Jazz: Abena Koomson Davis and Steve DavisThe jazz world has long celebrated couples who share both life and the stage. Vocalist Abena Koomson Davis and trombonist Steve Davis now join ...Show More
3) Desert Air and ECM Records
(88)” Desert Air” and ECMStandards Rating 2 and Difficulty Rating 7  Founded in Munich in 1969 by bassist-producer Manfred Eicher, ECM Records quickly established itself as one of the most distinctive...Show More
4) Emilio Castillo (Tower of Power) Interview
Emilio Castillo is the soulful saxophone maestro who co-founded the legendary funk-soul powerhouse Tower of Power in 1968. Raised in Fremont, California, Castillo was drawn from a young age to the ric...Show More
5) Desafinado and Herbie Mann
(87) “Desafinado” and Herbie Mann Standards Ratings 7 Difficult Rating 7 Herbie Mann (1930–2003) was a pioneering jazz flutist whose openness to global sounds helped shape the spread of bossa nova in ...Show More
6) Anthony Wilson Interview
Guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson has long been celebrated for his versatility and creative reach, both as a solo artist and through his longtime role in Diana Krall’s quartet, where his warm tone...Show More
7) Deluge and Reggie Workman
(E 86) “Deluge” and Reggie Workman Reggie Workman, born in Philadelphia in 1937, is one of jazz’s most versatile and influential bassists. Best known for his work with John Coltrane he helped shape so...Show More
8) Fred Hersch Interview
Fred Hersch, born in Cincinnati in 1955, is a renowned American jazz pianist, composer, and educator whose career spans over four decades. A prodigy who began piano at age four and composing by eight,...Show More
9) Detour Ahead and Herb Ellis
“Detour Ahead” and Herb Ellis Standards Rating 6 Difficulty Rating 6 Herb Ellis (1921–2010) was a seminal American jazz guitarist best known for his tenure with the Oscar Peterson Trio in the 1950s. K...Show More
10) Seth Abramson Interview
Seth Abramson has been appointed as the inaugural Director of Jazz Awards at The Gilmore, where he will oversee the newly established Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Awards for outstanding jazz pianists. A ...Show More