Jazz Bastard Podcast
307 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 20 ratingsTwo strikingly handsome middle-aged men get together every other week to discuss jazz in depth. Irreverent, irascible, engaged.
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Jazz Bastard Podcast 290 - There But for the Grace of Kelly
April 24, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBSometimes podcast hosts just want to watch the world - or at least their co-host - burn. Hence the explanation for the inclusion of a pretty inexplicable pander-fest in this otherwise august and serious podcast. The other selections (all recent releases) incorporate humor in a couple of cases, and, well, don't in the most serious selection. Pat reports on a live concert by the more furrowed-browed of the alto saxophonists while Mike catches a few much needed zzzz's. Grace Kelly with Str...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 288 - It's (Never) the Final Countdown, Part Trois
April 10, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBAfter a couple episodes away, we return to the New York Times list of best jazz albums of 2023 and finish it off. It's happier days for the most part. The boys acknowledge that these selections are all, more or less, actually jazz, and some are even pretty enjoyable. Jonathan Suazo – RICANO; Mendoza Hoff Revels – ECHOLOCATION; Micah Thomas – REVEAL; Matana Roberts - COIN COIN CHAPTER FIVE: IN THE GARDEN.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 287 - Respect the Rabbit (An Interview with Owen Broder)
March 27, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBFor some fans, the story of jazz saxophone begins with John Coltrane. This episode, the boys interview Owen Broder, who gives propers to Coltrane's old boss, Johnny Hodges. Mainstay of the Duke Ellington band and lover of lettuce and tomato sandwiches, the Rabbit (as he was known) possessed the most sumptuous sound ever heard from an alto saxophone and knew every microtone of the territory between each note of the scale. Owen talks about his Hodges Front and Center duology, other project...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 286 - Eleven is the Loneliest Number
March 13, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBMany years ago, bastard Mike suggested that our anniversary shows feature groups comprised of as many members as the anniversary was of years. How's that for a mouthful (mindful?) Anyway, good idea until right about now. Eleven is an awkward number unless you're fielding a footie team, and the boys have some issues finding albums that fit the bill or even glance in the direction of this anniversary. Next year, all bets are off. Nat Adderly – THAT’S RIGHT; Bobby Selvaggio – STORIES, DREA...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 285 - It's (Never) the Final Countdown, Part Deux
February 28, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBJoin our intrepid but grumpy explorers Mike and Pat and they continue their journey through the New York Times Top Ten list of Best Jazz Albums from 2023. The boys look at three more albums off the list and once again have questions about the selections. Then they discuss an album from 2023 not on the list, and, naturally, emit rainbows. We don't recommend you make a game of drinking whenever one of them calls "category error" unless you have a high tolerance for alcohol - and bastardy. ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 284 - It's (Never) the Final Countdown
February 14, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBHumans love making lists, and it's likely this activity will continue until the cockroaches take over. (Cockroaches mostly love hiding under cabinets). Some humans on the New York Times made a list of the top 10 jazz albums of 2023. Pat and Mike take about three selections from that list and one other interesting release from that recently past year. Do they take issue with some of the NYT's choices? They wouldn't be bastards if they didn't. Jaimie Branch – FLY OR DIE FLY OR DIE FLY OR ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 283 - Mr. Roboto, Meet Mr. Mahavishnu
January 31, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBThis episode's title is a wee bit misleading. The boys don't meet Mr. Mahavishnu (John McLaughlin, of course) but rather Matt Phillips, long-time listener to the podcast who just happened to write a very good book on the famous fusion guitarist called "John McLaughlin - From Miles and Mahavishnu to the 4th Dimension." The book covers the whole of McLaughlin's recorded career - not just his best known years with the Mahavishnu Orchestra - and our conversation is also wide-ranging. And, no,...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 282 - Is the Jazz Detective Sherlock or Watson?
January 17, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBFew players have made the splash in the archival jazz game as Zev Feldman, who has discovered many lost jazz gems (and a little Fool's Gold) and shown how these issues can be events when packaged properly with good artwork and notes. This fortnight's show looks at two of his recent productions and two historical albums in the Latin Idiom. Did the jazz detective uncover more classics, or did his deductions go awry? Tune in to find out. Cal Tjader – CATCH THE GROVE; Wes Montgomery – MAXIMU...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 281 - Tuba or Not Tuba? TUBA!
January 03, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBSometimes Mike's dreams do come true. Take this all-tuba led episode, for instance. He's always loved the big horn in jazz groups, and here we delve into five albums spanning the decades led by tuba players. (Oddly, though, five of the featured leaders were all born within a five year span). Will the boys come up with deep insights? Please listen to ascertain. Howard Johnson – GRAVITY!; Jim Self & John Chiodini – TOUCH AND GO; Dave Bargeron & Michel Godard – TUBA TUBA; Ray Draper – THE...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 280 - It's Christmas Time, Again
December 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBOne of the bastards loves holiday music (Mike loves to flex his knowledge-of-obscure-Xmas-tunes-muscles) and so the holiday episode has become an annual tradition. Luckily, every year at least a few jazz musicians put out a holiday album (if under duress) and archival and historical finds are always there to enjoy as well. Various Artists – A JAZZ CHRISTMAS; Shorty Rogers – THE SWINGIN’ NUTCRACKER; Louis Armstrong – WISHES YOU A COOL YULE; George Burton – the YULE LOG Ken Serio – A JAZZ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 279 - Peter Brotzmann May Have Passed, But He Still Wants to Kill Yo Mama
December 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBAt Mike's suggestion, we devote an episode to the recently departed European avant-garde powerhouse Peter Brotzmann. The sound quality is a bit off. Pat says he forgot to press "record." Listeners know he was probably just cowering behind the couch. Mike shows us the breadth of the fire-breather's career, touching on a mid-size ensemble session, an electric gig with rock elements, a more introspective duet, and Brotzmann's uncompromising debut. Pat whimpers. Peter Brotzmann: FOR ADOL...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 278 - Can Jazz Have a Sense of Humor
November 22, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBJazz - mysterious, challenging, expressive . . . funny? Rarely, one might think, but some artists display a sense of humor, even if it's subtle. In this episode, the boys listen to five albums with at least some humorous aspects. Things rarely get "funny ha ha" but hey, this isn't a Zappa podcast, now is it? Karen Mantler – BUSINESS IS BAD; George Benson – WHITE RABBIT; Mostly Other People Do the Killing – THIS IS OUR MOOSIC; Horace Silver – JAZZ HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR; Ray Anderson – BLUE...
"Classic" Jazz Bastard Podcast - 14 Palimpsestastic
November 08, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBIt's been a crazy few weeks with an extra order of cray cray on the side coming up, so we're running our first "classic" episode, this one a throw-back to 2013! Come for the insights you missed, stay to appreciate the slightly more sophisticated editing you've been enjoying the last few years. Covers are the order of the day as the bastards look at three albums that hew closely to earlier inspirations, with a special focus on Coltrane. John Coltrane – INTERSTELLAR SPACE; Greg Bendian – INT...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 277 - Polished, Not "Smooth"
October 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWe all know "smooth jazz" is a forbidden genre among hard-core jazzbos, but sometimes you run across albums that have no interest in pandering to the listener, but also don't display any rough edges or dirty elbows. Call it "polished," "refined," "plush," or "mellow" - but don't file it next to Kenny G - or Albert Ayler, for that matter. Noah Haidu – STANDARDS; Javier Nero – KEMET, THE BLACK LAND; Brad Turner – THE MAGNIFICENT; Matt Ulery – MANNERIST.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 276 - Gillespie in the Fifties
October 11, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBMost jazz fans know Dizzy Gillespie's crucial role in the creation of bebop and every good collection should have at least a few tracks from his glory days of the forties. The man wrote "Night in Tunisia" for heaven's sake! But what happened later on, after his partner Bird was gone and the listening public had moved on from ooh-bop-sh-bam madness? In this episode we look at five recordings from the following decade and ponder why a genius-level player like Dizzy struggled after the bebop...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 275 - Live? from the Village Vanguard
September 27, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThere are many storied jazz venues, but for a great recorded legacy, none quite matches the Village Vanguard. So many epochal improvised moments put to tape! So many clinking wine glasses captured for eternity! Such a matchless, smoky atmosphere of creation in the heat of the moment! (Insert record scratch here.) The boys don't look at the best known monuments from the place, but rather start with a lesser known session from the end of the seventies and then examine three brand new "Liv...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 274 - Big Label Bangers
September 13, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBThe boys love chasing after the esoteric, the brand new, the little known. But sometime, we also like to talk about the, well, big label bangers. That is, big labels in jazz terms, which really means small subsidiary branches of huge media conglomerates, but let's not get into that now. Some famous names are back this episode and we talk about their latest releases - sometimes a great deal later than their date of death. Artemis – IN REAL TIME; Brad Mehldau – YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW; Br...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 273 - Big M's Grab Bag
August 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBThe theme this episode is - got ya! - there isn't a theme. What we do have are two mildly historical piano-led recordings by musicians who couldn't be more different if they tried, and two new releases by musicians also pulling in different directions. Get a large group together and go for eclecticism? Or just multi-track yourself and add a duet partner to the mix? You, dear listeners, can pick the approach you like. Chucho Valdez – LIVE AT VILLAGE VANGUARD; Misha Mengelberg – NO IDEA;...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 272 - String Along with Dorothy!
August 16, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBA music with as complicated and rich a history as jazz is always going to be subject to rediscoveries and reappraisals and we wouldn't want it any other way. This fortnight's episode focuses on a pioneering practitioner on that truly rare avis, the jazz harp. Yes, we're diving into the early work of Dorothy Ashby in honor of a new box set celebrating her first six albums. So throw aside those conceptions of cartoon animals going to heaven and bourgeoisie travelers grooving at the Holiday...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 271.5 - Box It Up!
August 02, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBSummertime, and the livin' is sweaty - at least for us in the Midwest right now. Along with being the most perspiration-friendly season, Summer is also consecrated to travel, which can make it difficult to align two bastard's schedules. Hence this solo podcast looking at jazz box sets. Yes, the vinyl revival is all grown up enough to get its own self-indulgent shelf-benders and Pat is hear to talk about several of them. Various Artists – THE BIRTH OF BEBOP; Bill Evans – TREASURES: SOLO,...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 271 - Off Da Hook, or, You Got Rock in My Jazz
July 19, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWe all know about fusion - the (sometime unholy) union of jazz and rock that tried to find a new audience for instrumentalists in the 1970s. But there have always been, well, odder experiments with electricity in jazz, more like intrusions of the rock world than integrations, and we look at four rather varied examples in this here podcast. Running the gamut from harmolodic blues-slinger to fusion axe-hero to . . . Herbie Mann? - these artists let the guitar off da hook and, possibly, into ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 270 - 'E's Got a Big Band, Landlord
July 05, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 25.4 MBAfter an all-female vocalist episode, let's shift gears at look at some big band albums, shall we? We look at a brand new release with material from the thirties, fresh from somebody's closet, a retro-style outfit having the most fun they can while the pandemic closes in, an Indiana ensemble celebrating an influential Indiana record label, and an arranger for hire let out in the green fields of inspiration. Then in pop matters, quick detours to prison and cover bands. Vince Mendoza – BLA...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 269 - Sing, Sing a Song
June 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 27.1 MBTime for an all-singing, no-dancing, some joke-telling show featuring four female vocalists. We've got three brand newish releases and one catalogue item which, given it debuted after we were out of college, is making us feel old. Like everything else. Tune in to find out which Grammy Winner (TM) we annoy. Esperanza Spalding / Fred Hersch – LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD; Holly Cole – BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH; Lizzie Thomas – DUO ENCOUNTERS; Nadia Washington – HOPE RESURGENCE.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 268 - Don't Put the Hammar Down!
June 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBAfter months of emails, technical difficulties and scheduling snafus the bastards are proud to present their interview with Swedish trombonist Karin Hammar. You may not have heard of Karin, or caught her sister act the Sliding Hammars back in the day (when she duetted with a sister who also played trombone ) but if you like albums with strong thematic unity, a mellow vibe, and great engineering, we think you'll like "Opening."
Jazz Bastard Podcast 267 - Everyone's Gone to the Movies
May 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBMike ran across a soundtrack or two in his library excursions and hence and episode that's just what it says on the tin - a look at four soundtracks by jazz musicians. We explore which efforts work as "albums" and which are more a series of useful cues and snippets that don't necessarily create a coherent listening experience with no pictures on offer. Plus, as a bonus Mike encapsulates each film so you can decide if you'd like to see - or skip - the inspiration behind the music. Who kne...
What's in the Bag?
May 10, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBWelcome to "What's in the Bag?", where Pat pulls out a few vinyl discoveries - some reissues, some crate finds - for Mike and him to dissect. It's kind of a continuing feature on the show when we run out of other things to discuss, and is not to be confused with "What's in the Box?" where the contents are always Gwyneth Paltrow's head and a scratched copy of Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits. Our selections include a recent RSD release of live Ahmad Jamal, who unfortunately passed between pro...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 265 - Don't Terje Me, Bro
April 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBSome of our podcasts have themes. This podcast has a wide-ranging mix of three 2023 releases and one moderately historical entry from an ECM guitarist whose name Pat dare not pronounce. Can the jazz violin be a force for good? We think so. Can Pat find a Pyroclastic release that tickles his fancy. You betcha - but no more spoilers. Terje Rypdal – Ketil Bjornstad– LIVE IN LEIPZIG; Ingrid Laubrock – THE LAST QUIET PLACE; Canadian Jazz Collective – SEPTOLOGY: THE BLACK FOREST SESSIONS; ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 264 - Soft and Hard
April 12, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 27.5 MBWe spend a lot of time on this show exploring what you might call, if you were a lapsed academic with pomposity issues, the accessibility spectrum. Some jazz is pretty easy to get - and some just ain't pretty. In this show, we travel quite a way across the spectrum listening to coffee-house ready (but good) jazz and stuff that would just plain shut that java hut down. Nadje Noordhusi – FULL CIRCLE; Esbjorn Svensson – HOME.S; Dan Weiss – DEDICATION; Gebhard Ullmann – FOR NEW ZEALAND.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 263 - Mr. Gone
March 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBWith Wayne Shorter's death at age 89, jazz lost an innovative composer, saxophonist and bandleader. Mike knew a tribute was needed but didn't want to explore the usual suspects, so the boys take a trawl through lesser-known aspects of Shorter's career (while throwing in an overview as well to orient the less familiar). We look at his work as a sideman (both celebrated and little known), his brief re-emergence as a leader in the mid-seventies, and his acoustic comeback with his great quarte...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 262 - Bossa and Beyond
March 13, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBJazz's symbiotic relationship with Brazil's bossa nova is well-known. Lesser known are the many non-Brazilian jazz artists who took elements from North American models and modified them as they saw fit. This episode explores albums recorded by artists from Chile, Venezuela, Argentina, and . . . well, Brazil, because too few people know what four Tamba's add up to these days. Pop matters includes discussion of live jazz shows seen by each of the boys as well as more Dylan, 'cause Mike's ju...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 261 - Fire Starters
March 01, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBThe boys take another walk down the "out" side of the street this episode, with looks at a little known outing from one of Charles Mingus' trumpet players to a twin-guitar / alto sax ensemble, to two rather challenging works on the Pyroclastic label. Mike's more patient with those efforts than Pat. Who's ready for some asbestos earmuffs? Pop matters delves into what Iggy Pop got up to with his buddy David Bowie during that infamous Berlin hang. Trevor Dunn – SEANCES; Nate Wooley – ANCIE...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 260 - Are Ten Enough?
February 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThe boys have been at this podcasting game for ten years now (plus a few "bonus" episodes) and celebrate with a tenth anniversary show dedicated to - what else? - tentets. And yes, spell-check, 'tentet' is a real word. We journey from the 1950's to the right-now's in quest of ensembles to big to be a combo, too little to be a "big" band, and generally like what we find. Gerry Mulligan – GENE NORMAL PRESENTS THE ORIGINAL GERRY MULLIGAN TENTET AND QUARTET; Uptown Jazz Tentet – WHAT’S NEXT; ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 259 - Gang Violence
February 01, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBAfter almost a decade of planning and putting it off, the boys finally face their greatest fear: group jazz singing. What happens when three or four hipsters harmonize? Is it safe to even try to find out? Mike's not sure about that, but we tried anyway, and came up with this insight: you can't keep a good Boswell down. In pop matters, Pat brags about having seen all three incarnations of the Bad Plus live, so stay tuned for that. Royal Bopsters- ANNIVERSARY EDITION; Boswell Sisters – ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 258 - Youngsters, Phoenixes, Mingi
January 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBWe look at three 2022 releases this time (albeit one recorded way back in 1972) along with the first harbinger of the new year. There's an electronic sounding long-playing debut by a pair of youtube wunderkinder (all played in real-time we promise), a straight-ahead tenor sax trio, another star-studded portfolio album from a rising sax star, and a sprawling live opus from the music's greatest bassist/composer. For a chase, a sprawl of pop matters that ranges from gospel tunes to stereo dem...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 257 - Maddingly Unintuitive Japanese Software
January 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBThe robots are coming! The robots are coming! And they're after our jobs - as lounge singers. Skynet would not be amused. But we kind of are - at least, Mike says his first encounter with a vocaloid will be ever imprinted upon his brain. Don't worry - this episode isn't all about our electronic replacements qua masters. We look at music by flesh and blood performers too, one of which has a crush on Indianapolis native and renowned writer Kurt Vonnegut. Pop matters takes a quick walk ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 256 - Mandatory Merriment
December 21, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt's that holiday season once again, and Santa Mike insists we cover a slate of season-appropriate releases. Are they jazz appropriate as well? Not really, but two are jazz adjacent and one at least features an ex-Messenger, so there's that. There's also, er, Swamp Dogg. Pop matters travels from Sufjan Stephens to late eighties England to the soothing, ambient sounds of the Zamboni, nature's Andreas Vollenweider. Bobby Timmons – HOLIDAY SOUL; Swamp Dogg – AN AWFUL CHRISTMAS AND A LOUSY...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 255 - Better than Ya Think
December 07, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBRon Carter is one of the most recorded bassists in the world and anchored the second of Miles Davis' "great quintets" so he ain't no slouch. His leader work, however, isn't always given the respect it deserves. Exactly how much respect, you ask? Just sit down and listen to the bastards sift out that question as they look at four of Ron's best leader dates from four different decades of his far-reaching career. Ron Carter- UPTOWN CONVERSATION, ALL BLUES, WHEN SKIES ARE GREY, FOURSIGHT STO...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 254 - Mikey Likes It!
November 23, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBSome people accuse critics of being subjective, but when discussing music there's always one Platonic fact you can point to above and beyond the shifting tides of fashion and trend: does Mikey like it? In this case, yes, yes he does. He likes all four of this episode's albums. Pat, on the other hand? Still a bit bastardly. We kick the episode off with some reader comments and end it talking about 80s music and Joni Mitchell, so something for everyone. Michael Blake – COMBOBULATE; Jam...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 253 - A Tribute to Someone
November 09, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBSometimes "tribute "can be a dirty word in jazz - a sign a project's only justification is a well-known name - a warning that reverence may have trumped inspiration on a record. But it doesn't have to be that way. This episode, the bastards look at four 2022 releases that each celebrate a towering figure from jazz's past without getting tangled up in its shadow. With dedicatees as varied as Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus, Yusef Lateef, and Wes Montgomery, things never get in a rut. Benni...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 252 - Who's Your Wadaddy?
October 26, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBFrom time to time the bastards do a show devoted to one artist, and this time, happenstance leads us to feted and prolific "out" trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. His career stretches back to the seventies and he's worked with a murderer's row of avant garde musicians, but we're focusing on more recent work with him as a leader. Strap yourselves in for a challenging ride but don't worry - pop matters brings things firmly back to earth with looks at Van Halen's last album and more. Wadada Leo Sm...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 251 - Summer Tree Ain't No Summer Breeze
October 12, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBIt's the shock of the new as the boys take on three 2022 releases that stretch our heads in various directions, including a solo guitar outing, a visit to a mythical cave, and a trumpet excursions that goes even stranger places. After that, a chill-out album from Blue Note is a welcome change of pace if nothing else. Pop matters delves into this year's edition of the Chicago Jazz Fest, so stay tuned. And watch out for those falling trees. Gordon Grdina – ODDLY ENOUGH THE MUSIC OF TIM BER...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 250 - Twenty-One to Forty
September 28, 2022 04:00 - 2 hours - 86.7 MBTwo fifty is as good an artificial milestone as any, so the boys decide it's time for a GOAT episode. First they wrestle a top-twenty artist list into shape, arguing that there's so much consensus out there little work remains to be done and still taking an hour doing it. Then it's on to the tricky bit - picking out 21 through 40. Totems will get tumbled, weird choices will get made, and hearts will get broken. Mostly Mike's. No pop matters this time as two hours of rampant opinion sli...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 249 - Duck, You Plucker!
September 14, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBIt's an episode years in the making when Mike is finally able to track down guitarist, composer, and raconteur Duck Baker. We discovered Duck through his solo recording of Herbie Nichols' tunes, but Mike finds out that Duck has collaborated with such luminaries as John Zorn, Roswell Rudd, and Eugene Chadbourne while keeping up a stream of solo and group releases and composing dozens of tunes. Don't miss this discussion from one of the only finger-style guitarists as comfortable at playing...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 248 - Avant Hard
August 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBMike drags Pat out of his blanket fort for close encounters with a couple heavy hitters of the avant-garde, a Chicago legend who doesn't believe in intonation, and a tribute to that legend that gets celestial from time to time. In pop matters Mikes talks about a little known jazz short film from the fifties and Pat gets totally tubular. Cecil Taylor – COMPLETE LEGENDARY LIVE RETURN CONCERT; Albert Ayler – HOLY GHOST: RARE AND UNRELEASED RECORDINGS; Michael Allemana – VONOLOGY; Von Freeman...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 247.5 - CTI: A Guilty Pleasure Special
August 17, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBMike's busy in Europe so Pat goes solo with a look at controversial jazz label CTI. A lynchpin of the early seventies, record buyers loved the artwork, high production values and impeccable musicianship, but hard-core jazzbos and critics were suspicious that owner Creed Taylor was putting too much sugar into the mixes, not to mention those sprinklings of Stravinsky! Freddie Hubbard – FIRST LIGHT; George Benson – WHITE RABBIT: Paul Desmond – FROM THE HOT AFTERNOON; Milt Jackson – SUNFLOWER;...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 247 - Electric and Eclectic
August 03, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBThe newest of the new. That's what our podcast brings you, sometimes, anyway, and this episode features four bangers from brand-spankin' 2022. Three of the four offer some "fusion" elements of one kind and another, and the other Mike keeps at arm's length because it edges him into the Jackie attack zone, and long-time listeners know that's not where he likes to be. Also, the boys threaten to eat Pandas, so there's that. Harish Raghaven – IN TENSE; Joy Lapps – GIRL IN THE YARD; Brian La...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 247 - Electric and Eclectic
August 03, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBThe newest of the new. That's what our podcast brings you, sometimes, anyway, and this episode features four bangers from brand-spankin' 2022. Three of the four offer some "fusion" elements of one kind and another, and the other Mike keeps at arm's length because it edges him into the Jackie attack zone, and long-time listeners know that's not where he likes to be. Also, the boys threaten to eat Pandas, so there's that. Harish Raghaven – IN TENSE; Joy Lapps – GIRL IN THE YARD; Brian La...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 236 - Definite-Article-Lee
July 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBMany moons ago on episode 95 we did an podcast devoted to Freddie Hubbard, so in honor of the new Complete at the Lighthouse release, we thought it was time to do one for Lee Morgan. But not to discuss Live at the Lighthouse because that's the way we roll. (Look me up on facebook if you have questions about that release). We survey the trumpet master's brutally truncated career and ponder what might have been while enjoying one of Blue Note's all time all stars. Lee Morgan: THE COOKER, ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 245 - We'll Cross that Third Stream When We Come To It
July 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBAmbition can be a great thing in jazz - emphasis on the "can." We look at a mixed bag of releases experimenting with third stream music, Bach, and other elements. The results, like the music itself, are mixed. Still, our guess is that you haven't heard about at least one of these artists yet, and maybe not all four. Jacques Loussier – PLAY BACH AT THE THEATRE CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES; Sasha Berliner – ONYX; Rolf & Joachim Kuhn – IMPRESSIONS OF NEW YORK; Mike Holober – DON’T LET GO.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 244 - Sixteen Pieces Vs. Six Strings
June 22, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBBig bands tempt the ambitious jazzer with their expansive possibilities for arrangements, the variegated colors they offer, and their sheer power. But, boy, those budgets! These days you need a generous label or a grant or two to make things work. We take a look at a very seventies example of the genre and then a brand new effort by a young woman barely old enough to drive. A guitar trio and a guitar solo fill out the episode, and they couldn't be at further ends of the in to out spectru...