Jazz Bastard Podcast
312 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 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 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...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 243 - Out of the Past
June 08, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBWe listen to three releases from 2022, two exploring some interesting corners of jazz repertoire and one bringing back a format that thrived in the '50s. Then, just for kicks, we get a message back from the future of 1987. Does label Cellar Music contractually oblige its artists to cover a certain Benny Golson tune? Listen to experience our hard-hitting investigation. In pop matters, Mike offers Adele a sandwich. It's a gesture of love and support, people. Mark Helias – THE CURRENT S...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 242 - Outstanding Hampton
May 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBIt's time for a deep dive, listeners, and the subject this round is underappreciated West Coast keyboard wizard Hampton Hawes. Hawes did most of his best known recordings for Contemporary Jazz, and we'll look at a couple of releases on that storied (but also underappreciated) label, as well as a collaboration with Charles Mingus and a sample of Hampton's seventies output, when the sideburns got longer and the keyboards got plugged in. Hampton Hawes: BLUES FOR WALLS ; FOR REAL; FOUR! Charle...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 241 - Give the Drummer Less
May 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBDrummers are the under-sung heroes of the jazz world. At their best, they lift up and enhance whatever the so-called front-liners are up to while being ready to step up and say their piece when called upon. But every now and then things get a bit . . . sticky. This episode explores four recordings where to varying degrees the drummer goes a little wild and oddity results. Charlie Parker - BIRD & DIZ; Dexter Gordon – ONE FLIGHT UP; Mostly Other People Do the Killing – DISASTERS VOLUME 1; ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 240 - Pop Goes the Jazzbo
April 27, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB"Going Pop" can mean many different things where jazz musicians are concerned, from adding electricity (dang it, Miles, why you do that?), to covering pop songs, to actually experimenting with writing pop songs (not too many take this path and few emerge unscathed). And then there's rare jazzer combining jazz and pop songs, as you'll soon find out. This time out we look at approaches all over the spectrum, ending with a vocal album Mike has already pegged as an album of the year contender...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 239 - Pianoism
April 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBA great big heapin' helping of a certain blind pianist's work provides the anchor for this time's outing, as we look at one disc from six of a new box set and then fan out to look at a little known second-hand disciple of the great man along with two other stylists further removed. Pop matters further reveals Mike's ongoing obsession with all things Buckley. Lennie Tristano - PERSONAL RECORDINGS, Disc three; Billy Lester - FROM SCRATCH ; Deanna Witkowski – FORCE OF NATURE; Roberto Occhip...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 238 - Dead Center of the Mainstream
March 30, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBFor all their excursions into the avant garde, fusion, post-bop, and other "edgy" forms of jazz, sometimes the boys just want to wallow right in the middle of the stream - the main part of it, you might say. This fortnight's feast includes two instrumental and two vocal albums all centered in the tradition and happy to be there. Mike is unmoved by the rising star this time, but who knows - her next outing may change his mind. Samara Joy – SAMARA JOY; Maxine Sullivan – CLOSE AS PAGES IN A ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 237 - Big O Meets Big Blue
March 16, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBOrnette Coleman and Blue Note - not exactly the chocolate and peanut butter of the jazz world, one might think, but for two productive years the avant garde avatar toiled in the vineyards of the hard bop powerhouse. The label recently released "Round Trip" - a box set re-issuing the fruits of this odd collaboration - and the boys take a deep dive. Except for the collaboration with Jackie McLean, because that gives Mike PTSD. Ornette Coleman: LIVE AT THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, VOLS 1 & 2; THE EMP...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 236 - Keep It Big!
March 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBAfter last episode's extravaganza we decided to keep our focus on larger ensembles for this outing. It's a mix of historical issues (some better engineered than others) and two nearly brand new releases. What do they have in common? Ain't none of them trios. Pop matters gets historical as we contemplate Pitchfork's deathless mediations on the "oldness" of Steely Dan. Jazz Station Big Band – MOODS; Woody Herman – MOODY WOODY ; Dollar Brand – AFRICAN SPACE PROGRAM; Michael Leonhart – THE...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 235 - Latin It All Hang Out
February 16, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBWe start off season ten with neither a bang nor a whimper, but rather the sound of exotic auxiliary percussion and the screams of excitable brass. It's a show devoted to "Latin" music in its many guises, both smooth and bumptious, with looks at a early innovator in the jazz field, a couple of main stream jazzers hoping to strike it rich with the bossa nova craze, and a towering figure in big band jazz who always approached "outside" influences in his own distinctive way. Chico O’Farrill – ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 234 - Yes, Yes, Nonet!
February 02, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBWe've made it nine years - four years more than Ziggy Stardust promised us, thank you very much - and to celebrate we're once again discussing ensembles the numerical size of which matches our anniversary. That means, my friends, nonets, and of course we'll start with the most famous jazz nonet of all, that one that birthed a hundred West-Coast groups. Miles Davis – BIRTH OF THE COOL; Lee Konitz – NONET; Andrew Hill – PASSING SHIPS; Rabih Abou-Khalil – THE SULTAN’S PICNIC.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 233 - New Year, Mostly New Music
January 19, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBTime to look at some of the best and brightest from 2021 - and the recent past. But, lo! Is that a controversy brewing off in the distance? Sounds like the bastards once again are skeptical of generally received wisdom, whether about funky puppies or critics' darlings. Snarky Puppy – CULCHA VULCHA; Eric Revis - SLIPKNOTS THROUGH A LOOKING GLASS; Pharoah Sanders / Floating Points – PROMISES; Henry Threadgill – POOF.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 232 - Pat, We Hardly Knew You
January 05, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBFor our first podcast of 2022 we take a deep dive into the work of recently departed guitarist Pat Martino. From a live burner to an introspective duet to a fusion foray and an all-star showcase, Pat's recordings always delivered quality and kept his unique personality to the fore whatever the context. Pat Martino: LIVE!, JOYOUS LAKE, WE'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN, BOTH SIDES NOW. Mike brings a bonanza to pop matters but Pat has only one little Nightmare.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 231 - Hard Sledding
December 22, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBLike musicians in every genre, jazzers can't resist the lure of making Christmas and/or holiday themed albums from time to time. Some of the efforts turn into timeless classics. But let's be real - most of 'em don't. We talk about two recent efforts, an oddity from the 'ninties, and one of Capitol records many repackaging of their back catalog for holiday commerce. Straps yourselves in, elves. Steven Feifke, Benny Benack III– SEASON’S SWINGIN’ GREETINGS; Johnny Costa – CHRISTMAS REFLEC...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 230 - Dave Mullen Interview
December 08, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBAfter what seems like donkey's years the bastards have a new guest to interview, and we couldn't be happier than to spend an hour with saxophonist, composer, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk booster Dave Mullen. Dave talks about his new album, Solace, the personal and musical inspirations behind it, his love of multi-saxophonist and blind visionary Rahsaan Kirk, and a host of other topics. HGTV, release Saxophone Flippers, you cowards! Pop matters wanders drunkenly from the Beach Boys to the Clash...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 229 - Open Mike Night
November 24, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBWe don't pen up or force-feed our co-host. This podcast is proud to say we use only free-range Mike. And when Mike's in the driver's seat, you never know what odd alleyways you might go down. Today's 'cast looks at two generations of Cherry's, the third appearance on this show of Kemet's best-loved offspring . . . and an album-length cover of Abbey Road? Brace yourselves, partners. David Ornette Cherry – ORGANIC NATION LISTENING CLUB THE CONTINUAL; Sons of Kemet – BLACK TO FUTURE; Mik...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 228 - Got Live - Do You Want It?
November 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBFour live records turn up on the boys' plates - of which do they happily partake? The sessions range in recording dates from the late sixties to the 2010's, but three of the four came out in the last few months. We talk about a listener-suggested album of "modern" stride piano, a scorching modal date that left the tape in tatters, a recently discovered live appearance from the dean of off-kilter piano and a series of charming duets by two musicians of more recent vintage who left us far to...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 227 - Sing, Sing, Sing, Sing
October 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBThe title gives it away - it's an all-vocalist episode, favoring the ladies (3 out of 4) and offering a mix of standards (everybody's at it) along with a little more adventurous programming from time to time. Will the weakest vocalist technically walk away with honors? Can Pat and Mike overcome their gender-trouble and dig what our sole male vocalist is laying down? Is Mike's S.O. always going to be mad at Pat because Mike knows how to shift (blame) better than an Indy 500 driver? Tune...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 226 - Speed Dating
October 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBTrying out CDs by unfamiliar artists is a little like speed dating. You've got minutes to decide if you're compatible, if you're likely to be in a relationship for the long term, or if you're just ships passing in the night. Or something like that. Mike and Pat listen to four 2021 releases by unfamiliar artists and ask themselves who they'd like to take home. Stay tuned for a pop matters that sneaks in discussion of Indy Jazz Fest's final day. Brandon Goldberg – IN GOOD TIME; Mark Zale...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 225 - Striding Forward
September 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBTime, the bastards decided, for a historical podcast - and this time, the focus is on stride. Who started it? Who perfected it? Who blew it up? Who deconstructed it? Keep your left hand limber and the answers will follow. Pop matters includes a brief look at chanteuse of the day Billie Eilish. Fats Waller - COMPLETE VICTOR PIANO SOLOS – VOL 1; Art Tatum– SOLO MASTERPIECES VOL 1; Thelonious Monk - THELONIOUS HIMSELF; James P. Johnson - THE ORIGINAL JAMES P. JOHNSON 1942-1945 PIANO SOL...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 224 - Where in the World is Dupree Bolton?
September 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBThis fortnight's spectacular focuses on two very different sets of music - two albums by modern jazz violinists and the two best-known recordings featuring elusive trumpeter Dupree Bolton (they are just about the ONLY recordings featuring him - stay tuned for the details). Pop matters range from St. Vincent to Sparks to Sade - and that's some ranging. Ali Bello – INHERITANCE; Tomoko Omura – BRANCHES VOL 2; Harold Land – THE FOX; Curtis Amy – KATANGA!
Jazz Bastard Podcast 223.3 - Little Pat Blue
September 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBMike's on the road and overwhelmed with work so it's up to Pat to come up with something to satiate the frothing demand for bastardly content. Back to the vinyl well he goes - first to talk about six Blue Note albums he discovered on his on-going record buying spree (enjoyable in whatever format you choose) and then to muse a little about how Blue Note is once again building a canon by selecting which albums get memorialized in all-analog vinyl and which albums of the hundred plus already r...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 223 - Left of Average
August 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThe Bastards look at four albums taking paths less travelled, approaches rarely attempted, and pianos (in the case of Sun Ra at least) untuned. Three 2021 releases are featured and we go way back to 1966 for a movie tie-in album that went right for jazz fans and terribly wrong the the MGM employee writing the linear notes. Pop matters this time isn't pop at all but Mike's in-depth discussion of Charles McPherson's birthday concert, so stay tuned. Adi Meyerson – I WANT TO SING MY HEART OU...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 222 - Four Quartets
August 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBDry the pool, dry concrete, brown edged, And the pool was filled with water out of sunlight, And the lotos rose, quietly, quietly, and said shooby dooby doo - er, well, maybe not according to T. S. Eliot, but those aren't the four quartets we're talking about. Instead, we've got a mix of progressive and nostalgic takes on a jazz combo format as old as time and much, much hipper than "Cats." Horizons Quartet – HORIZONS QUARTET; Michael Marcus, Joe McPhee, Jay Rosen & Warren Smith - BLUE REA...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 221 - Singin' and Plinkin
July 21, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBWe look at two lesser known vocalists tonight and two fairly obscure pianists, and things turn out pretty well if it wasn't for that darn echo. What's going on in the Riverside studios, anyway? At some point, the episode turns into a trivia show, but at the last minute, John Cale turns up to set things right and Pat gets a few words in edgewise about the Denver jazz scene. Mike Nock – CLIMBING; Harold Danko – MIRTH SONG; Abbey Lincoln – ABBEY IS BLUE; Peggy Lee – BLACK COFFEE.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 220 - Past Grappel-in
July 07, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBSince the seventies, it's arguable that most jazz musicians work in 'old' idioms (even if they mix and match them in new ways), but this episode's artists each take on aspects of jazz's past that seem, well, more past than most. Sometimes the commitment to the older idiom is complete, sometimes it comes and goes, but either way the results are fascinating. Scott Hamilton – AFTER HOURS; Evan Arntzen – COUNTERMELODY; Charnett Moffett – NEW LOVE ; Keith Brown – AFRICAN RIPPLES. Isaac Hayes, ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 219 - Grrrrr
June 23, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBIt had to happen. The bastards came of jazz-age in the eighties and nineties - an era when young lions roamed the earth (and the mall record bins) and, sooner or later, attention must be paid. What to say about this last gasp of mainstream, corporate approved jazz before the collapse of the majors? Oh, so very very much. So much in fact that some of the ranting had to be tagged on to the ending just to avoid sinking the ship. Pop matters? Old 97s and early Kraftwerk . . . Marcus Rober...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 218 - Four Brand New Heavies
June 09, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBFour recent releases by four artists new to the boys - two offering their debuts to the world. We've got a couple of vibe-meisters (is that instrument getting hot all of a sudden?), a disciple of Darcy James Argue, and a good old-fashioned small-group jazz album with a thematic thing going on. Oh yeah, and in a completely scientific poll of one listener, we beat out the brilliant classical minds on the Gramophone podcast, so there's that. Evgeny Ponomarev – CLOCKWISE, Jihye Lee Orchestra ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 217 - Bud's Got Buddies
May 26, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBWe bring the old-ish and the brand-new this week, with two catalog items courtesy of Mike and two 2021 Bud Powell tributes courtesy of Kismet, I guess. One oldie os a middle of the road Blue Note basic, while the other is a third stream effort that is glancingly echoed in the more orchestrated of the two Bud tributes. And that's all you're getting out of me - you'll have to listen to the episode to find out more. Lou Donaldson – TIME IS RIGHT; Hubert Laws – RITE OF SPRING; Alex Conde - ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 216 - Where's There's No Will, There's Still A Way
May 12, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBThe Bastards had hoped to host author Will Friedwald this episode to discuss his book on Nat King Cole, but like a ramblin' rose his path wandered from ours and we ended up high and lonesome, talking Nat's vocal albums on Capital by ourselves. Nat was one of the great Swing era piano players and led one of the first influential jazz piano trios, but we focus on the second half of his too-short career as mainstream vocalist and vowel-wrangler extraordinaire. Nat King Cole: LOVE IS THE THI...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 215 - Cooking with Coleman
April 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn honor of a Record Store Day release of "In Baltimore", we decide to devote an episode to tenor saxophonist George Coleman, who served tours of duty with Max Roach, Elvin Jones, and Miles Davis among others. The focus is on his mid-sixties to early seventies work as we ponder George's strengths and weaknesses and whether he's been given a fair shake in jazz history. Pop matters touches on several groups and then wanders over into a discussion of jazz clubs because we're on our own withou...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 214 - Bassrageous!
April 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBMike thinks "basserageous" is the stupidest title for the podcast yet, but is it, really? There's a lot of competition. Anyway, this fortnight's gem looks at ECM albums where the bass is large and in charge, which provides opportunities to talk about ECM's aesthetics, how technological changes in the seventies allowed bass players new prominence, and Pat Metheny's hair. Mostly Pat Metheny's hair. Eberhard Weber – SILENT FEET; Gary Peacock – GUAMBA; Pat Metheny – BRIGHT SIZE LIFE; Gary Bu...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 213 - Flying Blind
March 31, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBMike's on the road for this one, and he's the only one in the car who likes jazz, so things get a bit hairy as he listens to this week's selections. All were selected by Pat (safely at home) and all are by artists new to both, so there's some fumbling about as they listen to four 2021 releases and try to figure out why they annoy Mike's new cats so much. Paul Bedal - CERULIAN STARS; Roni Ben-Hur - STORIES; Jeff Coffin & Helen Gillet - LET IT SHINE; Colin Cannon - McGOLRICK.
Jazz Bastard Podcast 212 - Remembering Chick
March 17, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBThe jazz world lost Chick Corea this February and we bastards miss him like everyone else. Well, maybe not like fans of electric-era Return to Forever, but we certainly miss him. In this episode, we focus on some of Chick's acoustic music, looking at some early works that show both his melodic and avant-garde sides, and his tribute to a predecessor with a considerably less sunny personality than Chick himself. Pop matters delves into strange tributaries as Mike works his way through his m...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 211 - Mostly Outside
March 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBTime for a traditional mixed-bag podcast ranging over the decades and through musical styles, though 2001 gets special treatment for whatever reason. Artists range from an Ornette Coleman-esque quartet from the sixties to an uplifting piano trio from right now, with an outward questing pianist and trumpeter in the middle of the sandwich. Pop matters dwells on some recent vinyl re-issues of old skool alternative rock classics and - good lord - is that some Thin Lizzy in there? Irene Schwe...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 210 - Me So Zorny
February 17, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBPat got a four-LP set from John Zorn’s Tzadik label and thought an episode catching up with recent events in the Zorniverse might be a good idea. Mike thought the title of this episode was a good idea. Brace yourselves. All four albums feature Zorn the composer, while only one features Zorn the alto saxophone player and only one features a demonically possessed Muppet on vocals. Pop matters reveals that Mike still doesn’t like Joanna Newsom and still has mixed feelings about Frank Zappa...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 209 - Blue Notes We Missed
February 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBA lot of 2020 was spent in the fetal position, so it's not surprising some interesting jazz releases passed us by. This episode the boys check out four Blue Note releases from that memorable year, all of which we like pretty gosh darn well. So at least there's something from 2020 we like. Pop matters wallows in eighties nostalgia, but what did you expect? Various Artists - BLUE NOTE RE:IMAGINED; Ron Miles – RAINBOW SIGN; Artemis – ARTEMIS: Joel Ross – WHO ARE YOU?
Jazz Bastard Podcast 208.5 - Uncle Pat Talks RSD
January 20, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBThe New Year is here and even bastards need a break now and then. So while Mike crosses the nation and gets back to laboring in education, Pat takes the baton to talk about some jazz releases from last year's three-part Record Store Day extravaganza, and to muse on jazz vinyl in general. Hate the black stuff? Don't worry - next episode the boys will be back in the saddle doing what they do best. Don Cherry – CHERRY JAM; Marion Brown – PORTO NORVO; Jimmy Giuffre – 3&4 THE NEW YORK CONCERT...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 208 - Octets and Octopi
January 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBHooray - we've made it alive through 2020 and through eight seasons of this podcast, too. To celebrate the big "eighth" (the internet claims it's bronze and pottery for that anniversary, should you want to send gifts) we talk about half that many jazz octets, and throw in an album named after a funky sea-creature as a bonus. In pop matters, Harry Nilsson's alternate takes and Italian prog get brief look-ins. Gianluigi Trovesi Octet- FROM G TO G; Alan Wakeman – THE OCTET BROADCASTS 1969 AN...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 208 - Octets and Octopi
January 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBHooray - we've made it alive through 2020 and through eight seasons of this podcast, too. To celebrate the big "eighth" (the internet claims it's bronze and pottery for that anniversary, should you want to send gifts) we talk about half that many jazz octets, and throw in an album named after a funky sea-creature as a bonus. In pop matters, Harry Nilsson's alternate takes and Italian prog get brief look-ins. Gianluigi Trovesi Octet- FROM G TO G; Alan Wakeman – THE OCTET BROADCASTS 1969 AN...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 207 - Christmas Slanket
December 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBMike loves him some holiday jazz specials,so in honor of Christ coming to earth, realizing it was a lost cause, and leaving before he even hit forty, we're looking at five Christmas-themed albums and EPs. Three of them appear on Telarc, and Pat has things to say about that. Pop matters is mostly stuck on Harry Nilsson, as we suspect it will be for some time. Lauren Henderson – CLASSIC CHRISTMAS; Warren Wolf – CHRISTMAS VIBES; Dave Brubeck - A DAVE BRUBECK CHRISTMAS; Mel Torme – CHRISTMAS ...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 206 - Listener's Choice
December 09, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBWe've been looking at various critic's and website's "best jazz of the 2010's" lists, but now the listeners get to weigh in. Their wide-ranging suggestions encompass a couple of fairly accessible albums and a couple more challenging discs, all featuring artists who have yet to appear as headliners on our show. This will conclude our sequence on the best of the decade, but don't worry - things won't get back to normal yet. Holiday and eighth anniversary episodes are in the chamber. Crai...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 205 - Baby It's Nice Outside In
November 25, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBWe take a break from surveying the best of the 2010's to take a gander at five releases from the second half of this wunnerful year, 2020. Maybe everything else has gone to heck in a handcart this year but the music releases remain strong, as our survey attests. Three of the five releases are on up and coming label Outside In Music and all of them have something to recommend. Aaron Burnett - JUPITER CONJUNCT; Kasperi Sarikoski – 3 + 1; Júlia Karosi - WITHOUT DIMENSIONS; Chad McCullough –...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 204 - Something Blue
November 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBFor the last of our four-episode examination of discs we missed from various best of 2010's lists (and that's almost, but not quite, rapping, isn't it?) it's all about "something blue". Or, in this case, something Blue Note. One entry on Avant sneaks in on the basis of its title, so at least it's not a Blueopoly. J D Allen – AMERICANA – MUSINGS ON JAZZ AND BLUES; Blue Note All Stars – OUR POINT OF VIEW; Nels Cline – LOVERS; Kenny Barron – CONCENTRIC CIRCLES. In pop matters, Mike takes a...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 203 - Something Borrowed
October 28, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn this third podcast on some of the best-reviewed jazz of the 2010's that we missed first time 'round, the boys look at four albums that 'borrow' something, whether inspiration from a sci-fi author, jazz protests of the sixties, or jazz greats of the past such as Charlie Parker or Duke Ellington. It's a light pop matters segment this time but little known indie band The Bolshoi and Italian horror soundtrack maestros Goblin do get a mention. Delfeayo Marsalis – SWEET THUNDER; Irreversible...
Jazz Bastard Podcast 202 - Something New
October 14, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBIn this second episode of our prestigious four-part series (we got that idea from Masterpiece Theatre), "new" or at least "newish" music is the focus. Four albums from the best of the 2010's that seem to promise ambition and adventure and, for the most part, deliver. The journey may get rocky at times, but brace yourselves as we head for the hinterlands. Matana Roberts – COIN COIN CHAPTER TWO: MISSISSIPPI MOONCHILE; Linda May Han Oh – AVENTURINE; Sons of Kemet – YOUR QUEEN IS A REPTILE;...