Podcast
Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show
Category: Music Podcasts
Last update: Sat Sep 06 12:01:24 -0700 2008
Episodes
A look at the Duke Ellington classic song "Caravan", with versions by the Duke himself, Fred Hersch, Hiromi, Marilyn Scott, Cassandra Wilson and James Carter.
A set of songs about August, featuring Mark Prince, Brad Melhdau, Dexter Gordon and Lyle Mays.
A tribute to Joni Mitchell's music as covered by jazz artists, including tracks from Herbie Hancock, Sonya Kitchell, Don Sebesky. Brad Mehldau and Karrin Allyson.
Connecticut's two free jazz festivals - Hartford and New haven - are profiled, featuring music from Jeff Lorber, Harold Danko and Giacamo Gates.
Podcast 115 - Just Add Words - features recordings where lyrcis have been added to existing jazz tunes. Listen to Eddie Jefferson tackle "Bitches Brew", Abbey Lincoln on "Afro-Blue" and more.
Cassandra Wilson's new CD "Loverly" sends me scurrying into the bins for jazz covers of songs from "My Fair Lady".
Ten Days of Brazilia ends with a salute to the "Gershwin of South America", Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Brazilian Week ends with a tribute to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Celebrate the vernal equinox with a Spring-themed show featuring the music of Ike Quebec, Dave Brubeck, Spyro Gyra, Gary Burton and Jane Monheit.
Music for reflection and contemplation for the Easter weekend.
A look at Italian jazz musicians and music recorded in Italy. Ciao!
Serenade your valentine with romantic jazz classics.
"Something For You: Elaine Elias Sings and Plays Bill Evans" is the subject of the podcast, featuring tracks from the new CD and music from Elias, Evans, and Keith Jarrett.
Chcik Corea and Gary Burton celebrate 35 years of "Crystal Silence"
Proposed reunion of Return to Forever - tracks from the individual members and the band.
To celebrate the 100th podcast, here are four different versions of Thelonius Monk's composition "Straight No Chaser", from whence the title of this humble blog comes. Versions are by Joe Henderson with the Wynton Kelly Trio, the Ginger Baker Trio, Carmen McRae, and Cannonball Adderly. www.straightnocahserjazz.blogspot.com
A tribute to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday - featuring excerpts from his speeches, and music by Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra, Grant Green, Cecil Payne, Horace Silver, and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
Jazz heard and recorded during the Summer of Love
Sounds of New Orleans - Two years After Katrina
Listening to some new jazz releases
Preview of the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
David Murray retrospective in honor of his new CD
Pow! Bam! Jazz takes on Superheroes
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