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Big Band Bash
Repeat - This is The Best of Duke Ellington

Big Band Bash

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 58:39


Hello everyone. This week's show is the last encore presentation. I produced a ten week series back in 2021 call This is The Best of where I picked ten different bands and played their biggest hits. For the next four weeks I am going to take a break and work on some new shows so I thought I would rerun a few shows from that series. Today we will be playing some of the many hit sides that Duke Ellington recorded. He had many popular recordings and I hope I play some of your favorites.  Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Podcasts – La Tortulia Podcast
La Tortulia #259: Pompeyo, el nuevo Alejandro.

Podcasts – La Tortulia Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 114:02


Tomamos otro de los grandes ajedrecistas en el juego del poder romano. Esta vez le toca al machetero, el más directo en sus métodos pero el más grande de todos los romanos, Pompeyo Magno. En su ascenso vertiginoso en la vida pública romana, esta perfilado para algo más que ser un cónsul. Ya sin las trabas que imponían las costumbres de antes, en este programa vemos el camino de éxito que prepara todo para el gran final de la República. Imagen Caravantes Fuentes / Textos – DUNCAN, Mike (2016). The History of Rome: The Republic (Volume 1). Herodotus Press. ISBN 978-0692681664 – HOLLAND, Tom. (2011) Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic. Abacus. ASIN: B004YD1RYM – PLUTARCO. Vidas Paralelas. La vida de Pompeyo. Fuentes / Podcast – CARLIN, DAN. (2010) Death throes of the republic, parte 6. Hardcore History. Fuentes / Sitios web – Wikipedia Música: El tema de la Tortulia es una versión de Caravan por El Gran Quelonio. El tema original es de Duke Ellington. El tema de Rumbo a la Cancha es una versión de Espiral por Kanirasta. La versión original es de Dunne. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Ajax Diner Book Club
Ajax Diner Book Club Episode 247

Ajax Diner Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 175:30


Gordon Lightfoot "Mother of a Miner's Child"Big Mama Thornton "Ball and Chain"Lucinda Williams "Malted Milk Blues"Sonic Youth "Shadow of a Doubt"Eilen Jewell "Outsiders"Sonny Boy Williamson I "Sloppy Drunk Blues"The Replacements "Unsatisfied"Lucero "Sixteen"Harry Belafonte "Midnight Special"Ray Price "Heartaches By the Number"Kid Sheik's Storyville Ramblers "Sheik Of Araby"Aretha Franklin "Good to Me As I Am to You"Langhorne Slim & The Law "The Way We Move"Sam Doores + Riley Downing & the Tumbleweeds "Reuben's Train"Memphis Minnie "New Dirty Dozen"Jimmie Lunceford "Blues In the Night"The Allen Brothers "Chattanooga Mama"Ted Taylor "(Love Is Like a) Ramblin' Rose"Clifton Chenier "Black Snake Blues"Lightnin' Hopkins "Wine Drinking Woman"Steve Earle "Meet Me In The Alleyway"Duke Ellington "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"Mance Lipscomb "Going Down Slow"Kiki Cavazos "Cold Love"Jake Xerxes Fussell "Pork and Beans"Shannon Wright "St. Pete"Billie Holiday "Billie's Blues"Johnny Cash "If You Could Read My Mind"John Moreland "Nobody Gives a Damn About Songs Anymore"Mississippi Fred McDowell "You Got To Move"Last Wolf In The Woods "Stay Close"The White Stripes "Rag and Bone"Enon "Daughter in the House of Fools"Lula Reed "Watch Dog"Tom Waits "Barber Shop"Sonny Boy Williamson "Eyesight to the Blind"The Lonesome Doves "When We Were Wild"Drag the River "Fleeting Porch of Tide"Loretta Lynn "Van Lear Rose"Louis Jordan "That Chick's Too Young To Fry"Napoleon Strickland "Shimmy She Wobble"Songs: Ohia "Steve Albini's Blues"Minutemen "Corona"Hank Williams "Why Don't You Love Me"Amos Milburn "Just One More Drink"John Coltrane "Everytime We Say Goodbye"

Song Chronicles
Season 3, Episode 3: Billy Valentine and The Universal Truth

Song Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 40:24


Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3 of Song Chronicles. Our guest today is singer and songwriter Billy Valentine, who just released a new album called "a masterclass in soul interpretation" by Record Collector. Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth was chosen as the first record for the relaunch of Flying Dutchman, the iconic imprint known for releases by Duke Ellington, Gil-Scott Heron, and Leon Thomas. Billy was born in West Virginia as one of thirteen children and later moved to Columbus, Ohio where his parents owned a nightclub. His brother Alvin introduced him to the path of professional entertainer. At 15 years old, Billy booked his first paying gig after sitting in with his brother Alvin during a performance at Leon's Cocktail Lounge in Patterson, NJ. After a stint in the original touring company of The Wiz, Billy and his brother John formed The Valentine Brothers. Together they recorded four albums and had a breakout Reagan-era protest single "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)." The Valentine Brothers After the duo split, Billy began a songwriting collaboration with Bob Thiele, Jr and Phil Roy. The trio's songs were recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Pops and Mavis Staples, The Neville Brothers, and his hero Ray Charles. We talk about the "pinch me" moment of hearing Ray's recording of his song, the title track of the album My World. Ray Charles's 1993 album My World Billy's incredible vocal interpretations made him a sought-after demo singer for songwriting greats like Burt Bacharach & Hal David and Gerry Goffin. Bob Thiele, Jr. says it was Billy's voice that made the songs they wrote together irresistible, making Billy "the secret weapon of nearly every songwriter in LA." We talk about how Billy came to sing on the soundtrack of Boston Legal. Burt Bacharach and Billy Valentine Recording during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 brought Billy back to the '60s, being brought up in Ohio during the Kent State and Vietnam War protests. He chose to reinterpret iconic protest songs by Gil-Scott Heron, Curtis Mayfield, and Stevie Wonder for his new record Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth. We talk about the permanence of protest songs in our cultural landscape. After many decades in the business, Billy says he is finally feeling good in his own skin and proud of how he made these songs sound. We talk about how hard artists are on themselves and how pleasing yourself is the hardest part. He has an ageless quality about him and describes himself as having a "young heart." Enjoy this conversation with a storied interpreter of songs.

Backfired: An NBA Basketball History Podcast
39. The 2023 Hater Awards + Dillon Brooks

Backfired: An NBA Basketball History Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 23:41


NEWSLETTER LINK (Beehiiv)- Please read and subscribe!⁠⁠ The worst of the worst for the 2022-23 NBA season. Awards doled out are as follows: Worst Defensive Player of the Year Most De-proved Player Fifth Man of the Year Worst Team All-NBA Least Valuable Player (LVP) Playoff LVP Also includes a very long rant about Dillon Brooks! ---  Podcast phone number for voice mails (KLTB): (405) 466-7623 ⁠⁠Link to Playback.tv (where I will be live-streaming NBA games)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠NEW WEBSITE⁠⁠ --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew ⁠⁠@L0GICMASTER⁠⁠ Please follow the show on Twitter: ⁠⁠@BackfiredNBAPod ⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@BackfiredNBAPod⁠⁠ and TikTok: ⁠⁠@BackfiredNBAPod⁠⁠ Stats from Basketball Reference, Stathead, and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Intro and outro music: "Jeep's Blues" by Duke Ellington. ℗ Originally released 1956 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Deep Dive: An AllMusicBooks Podcast
ELLINGTON & SINATRA IN THE WHITE HOUSE : In Case You Missed It w/Edward Faine

Deep Dive: An AllMusicBooks Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 31:23


Let's go back and take a look at jazz at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Edward Allan Faine pulls back the curtain on the Nixon White House. Was Tricky Dick a jazz fan? After all, he did give Duke Ellington the Medal of Freedom in 1969. Who was in the band and who jammed at the “after-party”? Why did Sinatra almost get canceled, and just who that was playing piano behind some of Pearl Bailey's set? We'll touch on some of the more recent President's and their bands of choice for “the best gig in town!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellington Reflections
Parisian Birthday Celebration (Podcast #23-004)

Ellington Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 42:32


Celebrating the 124th anniversary of the birth of Duke Ellington and the 6th birthday for Ellington Reflections with a Parisian themed episode in honor of the 2023 Ellington Conference being held in the City of Lights. Continue reading →

2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower Records
Ep. 47 Howard Cespedes (Mountain View & NYC 4th & Broadway)

2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower Records

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 51:38


Howard Cespedes worked at seven Tower Records locations during his 19-year career. He's best known for his three stints at the Mountain View CA store and his five year tenure at the 4th & Broadway location in Manhattan.Born on Guam and growing up in Northern California, Howard was a life-long jazz fan, starting with his father's Duke Ellington recordings he discovered. His first time shopping at Tower Watt Avenue, he was taken by the jazz section size and got lost in it.Starting as temporary inventory help, Howard was called back for an interview to work in the Classical Department atMountain View. This was when Mike Lowther was General Manager. His first weeks at Tower involved an exclusive in-store promotion for consumers to win a car and he shares his memories of those first days with us.Working with A Teams was a big part of Howard's Tower career. Helping to open Washington DC, London Piccadilly, Torrance, Boston, Carle Place, Nashville, Atlanta and a whole host of other stores was critical to his development. Howard walks us through his time working at Picadilly Circus as an A Team member and then as Receiving Department Manager. This was so much more labor intensive than the US position. London is also the only store where Howard was late to a Tower Meeting because of Princess Diana.Following London, in NYC Howard was the Assistant Manager of #125 at 4th & Broadway. One special in-storeperformance in 1991 was with a new Seattle band called Nirvana. Another legendary night was with Keith Richards in-store just steps from Keith's condo. Howard discusses the perks and headaches of running the busiest US store in the chain at the time.In 1993 Howard moved back to the Bay Area and didn't enjoy his last years with the company due to Tower's diversification into non-music products. In addition, he wanted to return to live musical performances.Join us for an informative look on Howard Cespedes' journey at Tower Records. 

Same Difference: 2 Jazz Fans, 1 Jazz Standard
Episode 115 - Take The A Train REDUX

Same Difference: 2 Jazz Fans, 1 Jazz Standard

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 62:40


We've been talking about doing this for a long time. On this episode of Same Difference, we revisit the standard we started the whole podcast series with, Duke Ellington's "Take The A Train"! Join AJ and Johnny as they take a fresh look at this Jazz classic, with versions by Duke, Ella Fitzgerald, The Side Street Strutters, Tito Puente, and new-to-us artist Planet D NoNet.

US History Repeated
Jazz Music

US History Repeated

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 35:07


  I have been looking forward to this one because I love music. I love all kinds of music, and today we are going to talk about Jazz. Jazz is one of the earliest forms of pop music in The United States and Jazz is a distinctively American style of music originating in the early decades of the 20th century. Its roots include Afro-American folk music traditions, such as spirituals, work songs, and blues. Jazz music is much more lively and upbeat than blues music. Jazz is often associated with swinging and swaying movements, lively atmospheres and improv. Lots of modern musicians will say they are greatly influenced by Jazz. Some of the great Jazz musicians include Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson, and Billie Holiday.  In fact, Performers like Elvis Pressley, Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, and Aerosmith all talk about their Jazz influences. Music styles like Rock, R&B, Hip-hop, Latin, and others that produce a swaying rhythm have been influenced by Jazz.  In today's podcast we have a very special guest, the very accomplished Loren Schoenberg. He is the Founding Director at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, a published author, and teaches Jazz History at The Julliard School in NYC.   Always more to learn. Talk to you soon. 

Designated Drinker Show
EPI 244b :: Dr. John Edward Hasse :: Jazz Author & Curator :: Smithsonian National Museum of Am. History

Designated Drinker Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 25:01


Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) didn't just happen by accident. It took more planning than a Duke Ellington composition! In part two of our chat with The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History Curator Emeritus Dr. John Edward Hasse we learn how JAM came into being. Because of his efforts, most nations now officially recognize and celebrate the historical and cultural significance of jazz music. And Gina is like the Louis Armstrong of mixology, always exploring and discovering new notes and flavors to create her own unique jazz-inspired cocktail. You're going to love her tasty tribute to the historic relationship of jazz and gin! Get the featured cocktail recipe: Dragon's Eye Looking for the best cocktail to accompany you while you listen. Then head over to our library of libations for the right recipe to get you in the mood. Don't forget to follow, download and review to share your thoughts about the show! ********************************** The Designated Drinker Show is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, we craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. Also in the Missing Link line-up of podcasts, is Rodger That—a podcast dedicated to guiding you through the haze of dementia led by skilled caregivers, Bobbi and Mike Carducci.  Now, if you are looking for a whole new way to enjoy the theater, check out Between Acts—an immersive audio theater podcast experience. Each episode takes you on a spellbinding journey through the works of newfound playwrights—from dramas to comedies and everything in between.

Open jazz
Duke Ellington et les lumières

Open jazz

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 54:55


durée : 00:54:55 - Duke Ellington et les lumières - par : Alex Dutilh - Du 28 au 30 avril le Duke Ellington International Meeting se déroule à Paris, sur le thème “Duke et les Lumières”.

Designated Drinker Show
EPI 244a :: Dr. John Edward Hasse :: Jazz Author & Curator :: Smithsonian National Museum of Am. History

Designated Drinker Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 30:21


Dr. John Edward Hasse knows so much about jazz music that he could probably tell you what type of saxophone Charlie Parker played on any given Tuesday in the 1940s. He's just that good. As Curator Emeritus of American Music at the Smithsonian he has curated exhibits on music legends Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles. He's also a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a Grammy-nominated producer and author, accomplished musician, and esteemed speaker. And he's the ideal guest to have as we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month. After all, he created it back in 2001. Get the featured cocktail recipe: Dragon's Eye   Looking for the best cocktail to accompany you while you listen. Then head over to our library of libations for the right recipe to get you in the mood. Don't forget to follow, download and review to share your thoughts about the show! ********************************** The Designated Drinker Show is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, we craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. Also in the Missing Link line-up of podcasts, is Rodger That—a podcast dedicated to guiding you through the haze of dementia led by skilled caregivers, Bobbi and Mike Carducci.  Now, if you are looking for a whole new way to enjoy the theater, check out Between Acts—an immersive audio theater podcast experience. Each episode takes you on a spellbinding journey through the works of newfound playwrights—from dramas to comedies and everything in between.  

Jazz After Dark
Jazz After Dark, April 11, 2023

Jazz After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 58:00


Cool jazz and some bossa nova tonight: Miles Davis, the Jimmy Giuffre 3, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Clare Fischer, Paul Desmond, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra & Johnny Hodges, Charlie Rouse, and Dave Brubeck.

The Avid Reader Show
Episode 705: Jon Burlingame - Music For Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring

The Avid Reader Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 59:47


Music composed for television had, until recently, never been taken seriously by scholars or critics. Catchy TV themes, often for popular weekly series, were fondly remembered but not considered much more culturally significant than commercial jingles. Yet noted composers like John Williams, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith and Lalo Schifrin learned and/or honed their craft in television before going on to major success in feature films.Oscar-winning film composers like Bernard Herrmann, Franz Waxman and Maurice Jarre wrote hours of music for television projects, and such high-profile jazz figures as Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck and Quincy Jones also contributed music to TV series. Concert-hall luminaries from Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, and theater writers from Jerome Moross to Richard Rodgers, penned memorable scores for TV.Music for Prime Time is the first serious, journalistic history of music for American television. It is the product of 35 years of research and more than 450 interviews with composers, orchestrators, producers, editors and musicians active in the field. Based on, but vastly expanded and revised from, an earlier book by the same author, this wide-ranging narrative not only tells the backstory of every great TV theme but also examines the many neglected and frequently underrated orchestral and jazz compositions for television dating back to the late 1940s.Covering every series genre (crime, comedy, drama, westerns, action-adventure, fantasy and sci-fi), it also looks at music for animated series, news and documentary programming, TV-movies and miniseries, and how music for television has evolved in the era of cable and streaming options. It is the most comprehensive history of television scoring ever published.Jon Burlingame is one of the nation's leading writers on the subject of music for films and television. He writes regularly for Variety and has also written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter and Premiere magazine. He teaches film-music history at the University of Southern California, hosts the "For Scores" podcast, and is the author of five books including the best-selling and Deems Taylor Award-winning The Music of James Bond.Buy the book from Wellington Square Bookshop - ​https://wellingtonsquarebooks.indiecommerce.com/book/9780190618308

Podcasts – La Tortulia Podcast
La Tortulia #256 - El doctor de las bolas de cabra

Podcasts – La Tortulia Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 123:37


ADVERTENCIA: El contenido de este episodio puede ser inconveniente para niños, debido a que toca temas relacionados con sexualidad. Un hombre llega a un pueblo pequeño con un sueño: injertarle bolas de cabra a cada hombre, mujer y niño en ese lugar. Suena raro, pero es su visión. Lo logrará. Pero no será suficiente. Seguirá con Estados Unidos entero. Y cuando su ambición no pueda ser contenida, expandirá su visión de injertos de bolas de cabra a través de una nueva tecnología: la radio. Radio que usará para imponer una agenda ideológica populista con la cual tratará de hacerse dueño del sistema político completo. En algún sentido, el Dr. John Brinkley, inventó al siglo XXI. Esta es su historia. Imagen: No conseguí créditos, pero son tomadas de honkjournal.com Fuentes / Textos - BROCK, Pope (2009) Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam. Crown. ISBN: ‎ 978-0307339898 Fuentes / Podcasts - GIMLET MEDIA (2017) Man of the people. Reply All, Episodio 86. Fuentes / Sitios Web - Wikipedia Música: El tema de la Tortulia es una versión de Caravan por El Gran Quelonio. El tema original es de Duke Ellington. El tema de Rumbo a la Cancha es una versión de Espiral por Kanirasta. La versión original es de Dunne. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Jazz Focus
WETF Show - Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington and others, 1937 and 1946

Jazz Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 55:11


Great singer -the best Ellington ever had - heard here fronting her own group (mostly Ellington's band), the Gotham Stompers (a combination of Ellington's and Chick Webb's bands) and two all stars sessions for Black and White on the West Coast. Featuring Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith, Harry Carney, Cootie Williams, Karl George, Lucky Thompson, Irving Ashby, Charles Mingus, Chick Webb, Joe Nanton, Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Buddy Collette and others! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

This Week in Virology
TWiV 999: Vaccinated to the nines

This Week in Virology

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2023 114:33


TWiV notes Ashish Jha's call for doctors to combat a vacuum of medical information while ignoring our contributions, China CDC's surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at the Huanan Seafood Market, and an experimental infectious attenuated COVID-19 vaccine that elicits superior mucosal and systemic immunity in hamsters. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Register for ASV 2023 MicrobeTV Discord Server Jha ignores TWiV contribution to disseminating science information (STAT) Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at the Huanan Market (Science) Pandas in the Huanan Market? (ArsTechnica) Infectious attenuated COVID-19 vaccine candidate (Nature Micro) Virus attenuation by codon pair deoptimization (Cell Rep) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – Jazz Project: Conductor/composer: Gill Evans. Produced Sketches of Spain, Porgy And Bess. Quincey Jones. Numerous albums, all kinds of music. Duke Ellington. Prolific musician, pianist, and composer. Antonio Carlos Jobim. Signature album: Sound track from the film – Black Orpheus. Signature songs: Girl From Ipanema; The Waters of March. Brianne – This is what it sounds like when plants cry Kathy – I know who you are by Barbara Rae-Venter Alan – Svalbard seed vault virtual tour Vincent – We're Asking the Impossible of Vaccines by Katherine Wu Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Milestones: Deep Dive Analyses of Landmark Albums with Angélika Beener
Of Monks & Dreams (Part 2): A Special Conversation with T.S. Monk

Milestones: Deep Dive Analyses of Landmark Albums with Angélika Beener

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 64:32


In the second part of our special two-part episode with T.S. Monk, we discuss what many consider to be his father's great quartet, with saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist John Ore and drummer Frankie Dunlop; Thelonious Monk's role as mentor, and why his High Priest of Bebop moniker deserves expansion. We also dive deep into the special relationship between Monk and Duke Ellington. This and so much more. 

Ajax Diner Book Club
Ajax Diner Book Club Episode 243

Ajax Diner Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 175:31


Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West "Stratosphere Boogie"Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Love For Tender"Martha Davis "Kitchen Blues"Freakwater "Bolshevik and Bollweevil"The Light Crust Doughboys "Dirty Dish Rag Blues"Adia Victoria "Mortimer's Blues"The Carter Family "Bear Creek Blues"Memphis Jug Band "Papa's Got Your Bath Water On"Chris Whitley "Dust Radio"Billie Holiday "Long Gone Blues"Homesick James "Lonesome Road"Ray Wylie Hubbard "Bad Trick"Wynonie Harris "Quiet Whiskey"Roger Miller "Private John Q"Fletcher Henderson "Sing, Sing, Sing"Viola James "On That Rock"Angel Olsen "Lights Out"Stack Waddy "Willie the Pimp"Clem Snide "Moment in the Sun"Andrew Bird "Railroad Bill"Duke Ellington and His Orchestra "Love Is Like a Cigarette"Bob Corritore - Valerie June "Crawdad Hole"Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom "Gym's Too Much For Me"Loretta Lynn "Blue Steel"Rebirth Brass Band "Leave That Pipe Alone"Tom Waits "I Wish I Was In New Orleans [in The Ninth Ward]"The Nite Owls "Married Man Blues"S.G. Goodman "Dead Soldiers"Bukka White "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"Hank Williams "Nobody's Lonesome For Me"Blue Lu Barker "That's How I Got My Man (10-25-49)"Trapper Schoepp "Eliza"Jimmie Rodgers "Let Me Be Your Side Track"Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers "Give Me Back My Wig"Bessie Jones "So Glad I'm Here"The Breeders "When I Was a Painter"R.L. Burnside "Peaches"Dead Meadow "Sleepy Silver Door"Billy Bragg "Greetings To The New Brunette"Drag The River "Fire & Flood"Willie Humphrey "Oh How I Miss You Tonight"Howlin' Wolf "Ridin' In the Moonlight"The Yardbirds "Respectable (Live)"Gang of Four "Armalite Rifle"Jimmy Smith "Got My Mojo Workin'"John Lee Hooker "Boogie Chillen  (1949 Original Version)"Lucero "San Francisco"

Improv Exchange Podcast
Episode #110: Josh Feldstein

Improv Exchange Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 69:51


Josh Feldstein founded The Verve Jazz Ensemble in 2006 as a band that paid homage to the past while vehemently establishing newer, younger audiences for the vintage sound of Hard Bop-inspired jazz.  Josh has studied extensively with drumming legend John Riley and the amazing Joe Morello, Josh's additional drumming influences include Art Blakey, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Buddy Rich, and Peter Erskine. Josh has recorded 8 records with the VJE, including the band's #1 JazzWeek radio chart album, “Connect The Dots.”  His newest VJE album, “All In,” is now being played on US and global internet radio, and will be released commercially on Spotify and all streaming platforms on May 26th. Josh Feldstein was born in Manhattan and received his degree from Queens College, City University of New York.  As a child, Josh began studying drums at age 11. After a drum instructor one day told him that his drumming style “reminded him of Gene Krupa” (whom Josh had never heard of at the time), Josh immersed himself in the recordings of the legendary "Sing, Sing, Sing" soloist. "I listened to all the big bands, from Benny Goodman to Count Basie to Duke Ellington and everything in between,” Josh said.  "I knew immediately it was jazz drumming for me!” In this episode, Josh shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

Ellington Reflections
Ellington 2023 – Duke and the Lights (Podcast #23-003)

Ellington Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 6:46


Since 1981, Ellington experts from around the world have been meeting every year in order to exchange and share their knowledge about Duke Ellington's work and life. After the US, England, Canada, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, La Maison du Duke welcomes for the first time in France the international symposium dedicated to one of the greatest creators of the 20th century. Continue reading →

Global with Courtney Pine - Discovering Nu Jazz and Beyond
Episode 31: Ep31: Classical Ghosts, classic Monk & Nicholas Payton direct from his couch!

Global with Courtney Pine - Discovering Nu Jazz and Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 53:22


1 JK Group - Rising Part 1 (La Sape Records) Multi-dimensional future-jazz outfit JK Group return on La Sape Records. Led by award-winning saxophonist,Joshua Kelly (30/70 collective, PBS Young Elder of Jazz 2019), the band returns to the label with a follow up EP to the mind-bending 2021 release, 'What's Real?'2 David Versace - Summer Party (Okra La Sape Records) Brisbane-based multi-instrumentalist David Versace shares the his much anticipated debut LP 'Okra', his first solo album for La Sape Records. Wandering effortlessly between jazz, samba, ambient and the odd dance-floor heater, 'Okra' follows 3 years of consistent releases and is his most elegant an articulated work yet.3 Doug Wamble - Homesick (Blues in the Present Tense Halyconic Records) This is Wamble's first album since 2015's The Traveler: Live in New York City, co-produced with veteran guitarist Charlie Drayton and a musical cast of longtime associates: bassist Eric Revis, drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, and saxophonist Prometheus Jenkins (aka Branford Marsalis). 4 Kay Young - Feel Like Makin Love (Bluenote Re:imagined) Blue Note Re:imagined returns with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul and R&B scene's most hotly-tipped rising stars. 5 Ron Carter - Receipt Please (Finding the Right Notes IN& OUT) In October 2022, PBS aired a two hour documentary on jazz legend Ron Carter. Six years in the making, Finding the Right Notes was produced and directed by the renowned producer/director Peter Schnall, a seven-time Emmy Award and Peabody Award winner. Schnall reveals poignant and joyful details of the jazz maestro's life, from his early days as a cello student in high school through his years in the Miles Davis Quintet of the ‘60's and into his vital solo career that continues to this day.6 Ubunye - Ubunye (Ubunye 33 Jazz) Ubunye is a vibrant seven-piece Afro-jazz band (which can expand to a 10 piece with horns) - it is a band like no other.  Featuring three powerful vocalists from South Africa's Kwa Zulu Natal region combined with a dynamic rhythm section from Leeds, UK  Ubunye's music is a unique blend of contemporary jazz, Afro-pop and traditional ‘Isigqui' Zulu music.7 Nicholas Payton - Feed The Fire (The Couch Sessions SMOKE) Visionary Multi-instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Provides a Vital Dose of Musical Therapy on The Couch Sessions Available Now on Smoke Sessions Records, the Trio Album Features the Dream Rhythm Section of Buster Williams and Lenny White, as Well as the Compositions and Sampled Voices of Masters Like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett and Geri Allen8 Tim Fitzgerald - Cariba (Full House CELLAR MUSIC GROUP) Chicago-based guitarist Tim Fitzgerald and his septet Full House have released their eponymous debut album.Out now via Cellar Music Group, Full House is an assemblage of Chicago's finest straight-ahead players who transform a thoughtfully-curated selection from Wes Montgomery's varied songbook.9 Theon Cross - Epistrophy (Bluenote Re:imagined) London tuba player and Sons of Kemet member Theon Cross with a version of the Thelonious Monk/Kenny Clarke composition Epistrophy10 Michael Wollny - Erlkonig (Ghosts ACT) On "Ghosts" pianist and composer Michael Wollny, together with bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Eric Schaefer, explores the ghosts that inhabit songs from jazz, classical and pop music. The musical spectrum of the album, which is influenced by the "Hauntology" movement as well as Northern and Southern Gothic, ranges from Franz Schubert's "Erlkönig" to jazz standards by George Gershwin or Duke Ellington and pop songs by Nick Cave or Timber Timbre. 11 Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity  - Red Beans and Rice (Far Horizons !K7)Next week on CPG: Boogaloo sax from Canada, Lauren Henderson channels betrayal + fabulous guitar jazz from NYC.  Hit subscribe right now & immerse next week.

Jazz Focus
First Duke - Ellington's first band recordings . . 1924-26

Jazz Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 69:45


The Washingtonians, as they played at the Kentucky Club in New York . . featuring Bubber Miley, Harry Cooper, Leroy Rutledge, Charlie Irvis, Joe Nanton, Otto Hardwick, Prince Robinson, Don Redman, Jimmy Harrison, Fred Guy, Bass Edwards, Mack Shaw and Sonny Greer . .all pre-Cotton Club! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

New Books Network
Alvin Hall, "Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance" (HarperOne, 2023)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 71:03


For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. Most Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 Green Book movie or the 2020 Lovecraft Country TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the Green Book to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the Green Book meant survival--remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds. Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance (HarperOne, 2023) is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance. Nicole Trujillo-Pagán is a sociologist and Associate Professor at Wayne State University who studies race, the Latina/o/x population, and socio-spatial mobility. You can follow her on Twitter @BorderStruggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in American Studies
Alvin Hall, "Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance" (HarperOne, 2023)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 71:03


For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. Most Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 Green Book movie or the 2020 Lovecraft Country TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the Green Book to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the Green Book meant survival--remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds. Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance (HarperOne, 2023) is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance. Nicole Trujillo-Pagán is a sociologist and Associate Professor at Wayne State University who studies race, the Latina/o/x population, and socio-spatial mobility. You can follow her on Twitter @BorderStruggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

New Books in History
Alvin Hall, "Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance" (HarperOne, 2023)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 71:03


For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. Most Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 Green Book movie or the 2020 Lovecraft Country TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the Green Book to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the Green Book meant survival--remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds. Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance (HarperOne, 2023) is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance. Nicole Trujillo-Pagán is a sociologist and Associate Professor at Wayne State University who studies race, the Latina/o/x population, and socio-spatial mobility. You can follow her on Twitter @BorderStruggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

New Books in African American Studies
Alvin Hall, "Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance" (HarperOne, 2023)

New Books in African American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 71:03


For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. Most Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 Green Book movie or the 2020 Lovecraft Country TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the Green Book to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the Green Book meant survival--remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds. Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance (HarperOne, 2023) is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance. Nicole Trujillo-Pagán is a sociologist and Associate Professor at Wayne State University who studies race, the Latina/o/x population, and socio-spatial mobility. You can follow her on Twitter @BorderStruggles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Our American Stories
The Duke: The Life of Duke Ellington w/ Terry Teachout

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 38:17


On this episode of Our American Stories, some believe he was the most important composer of the 20th century, in or out of jazz. Terry Teachout, one of America's best culture writers and author of Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington, tells the story of the jazz legend, his music, his struggles, his triumphs and so much more. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creative Habits Podcast
Artist Talk with Massiel

Creative Habits Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 49:50


This special episode features visual artist and graphic designer, Massiel a Dominican-American artist who shares her background and how the arts helped her learn American English when she moved to the States from the Dominican Republic at a young age. Massiel graduated from the prestigious performing arts high school Duke Ellington later, she earned a degree from VCU in Richmond. Massiel's professional career began after the lockdown and now works for a company, Learning Without Tears, where she is proud to support a company that aligns with her artistic professional goals and advocacy for helping children learn through literacy and creativity. Tune in to learn more about her journey and everything else in between. instagram: @ma.si.el  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-habits/message

The National Writers Series Podcast
Alvin Hall's "Driving the Green Book"

The National Writers Series Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 65:31


With "DRIVING THE GREEN BOOK: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance" join award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America's haunted racial past using "The Green Book" as your guide.  For countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions of people relied on The Negro Motorist Green Book, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep.  Most Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 Green Book movie or the 2020 Lovecraft Country TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of "The Green Book" to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he traveled from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Aretha Franklin performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom The Green Book meant survival—remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds. "DRIVING THE GREEN BOOK" is a standalone book, not a companion book to Hall's award-winning podcast series. The book contains more contextual information as well as truly moving stories and personal recollections. Reading this book will expand readers' understanding of America's racial history and its connections to incidents, proposed legislations, and policy issues very much in the news today. Containing 25 outstanding black and white photos and ephemera, "DRIVING THE GREEN BOOK" is a vital work of national history that navigates the astounding, heartfelt, and disturbing past of the United States. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ALVIN HALL is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, author, political activist, and renowned financial educator. His numerous radio programs include The Tulsa Tragedy That Shamed America (2021, BBC Radio 4), The Green Book (2016, BBC Radio 4), and Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Board Room (BBC Radio 4). For five years on the BBC, he hosted the highly rated and award-winning series, Your Money or Your Life, on which he offered both practical financial and psychological advice. https://alvinhall.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nationalwritersseries/message

Toledo SymphonyLab™
Take the "A" Train

Toledo SymphonyLab™

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023


It's a one-on-one between TSO Music Director Alain Trudel and WGTE's Brad Cresswell, as they preview the Toledo Jazz Orchestra's concert on March 23rd. The concert throws a spotlight on Jazz at Lincoln Center, with charts from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, including some of their most popular songs. We also dig into Alain's dual life as classical conductor and jazz trombonist - and how the two complement each other. And even though it isn't really fair with just one contestant, we do have a quiz: Who Wrote It? Ellington, Strayhorn, both, or neither? Come find out!

Across the Margin: The Podcast
Episode 159: Mike Dillon & Punkadelick's Inflorescence

Across the Margin: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 32:52


This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast presents an interview with prolific percussionist, vibraphonist, bandleader, and vocalist Mike Dillon. How many artists have been praised as a “punk rock provocateur,” “jazz vibraphone visionary,” and “percussion virtuoso”? There's only one: Mike Dillon. Whether through his affiliation with artists like Les Claypool of Primus, Rickie Lee Jones, Dean Ween Group, and Ani Difranco, and collaborations such as Nolatet, Garage a Trois, The Dead Kenny G's, Critters Buggin, or bands he has led, including Mike Dillon Band, Mike Dillon's New Orleans Punk Rock Percussion Consortium, Billy Goat, and Hairy Apes BMX, the Texas-native has set his own standard for three decades now. Over the past decade, Mike Dillon has released a number of acclaimed albums, intertwining a range of influences from Zappa-esque eccentricity to Fishbone punk funk, D.C. Go-Go to Milt Jackson-influenced vibraphone majesty. His latest project, a trio that goes by the name Punkadelick, features Brian Haas (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) on Fender Rhodes, piano, bass Moog and melodica, and Nikki Glaspie (Beyonce, Nth Power) on drums, cymbals, and vocals. Punkadelick's latest album, Inflorescence, is an expansive 10-track collection, focused and fearless, representing a world where Duke Ellington and Augustus Pablo rub shoulders with crate-digger exotica, the freak-funk of Parliament, and the 'anything fits' outsider ethos of acid-fried punks like The Meat Puppets. In this episode host Michael Shields and Mike Dillon discuss the genesis of Punkadelick and what it's like creating music with phenomenal talents such as Brian Haas and Nikki Glaspie. They discuss the botanical influence behind the album's title, life on the road amid their current tour, the forthcoming tour with Les Claypool and The Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pan-African Journal
Pan-African Journal: Special Worldwide Radio Broadcast

Pan-African Journal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 194:00


Listen to the Sun. March 5, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The episode features our PANW report with dispatches on yet another train derailment in the state of Ohio just weeks after the initial disaster in East Palestine; South Africa is the leading country on the continent in its contributions of assistance to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria; a Tunisian filmmaker has won the bi-annual FESPACO award in Burkina Faso; and Burundi is deploying peacekeeping troops to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the second and third hours we continue our focus on International Women's History Month with a reexamination of the life, times and contributions of Mary Eliza Church Terrell. Also we review two rare archival audio files highlighting the contributions of Adelaide L. Hall, an African American woman artist and cultural worker during the 20th century who collaborated with luminaries such as Duke Ellington, Bill Robinson, Art Tatum, etc.

The Big Band and Swing Podcast
Soft and Relaxing (Show 151)

The Big Band and Swing Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 33:00


Features vintage Big Band music by Duke Ellington, The Pied Pipers, Buddy Clark and The Starlighters. We also listen to an old radio spot for Postum. Consider supporting The Big Band and Swing Podcast by becoming a Hepcat.  Learn more at SupportSwing.com. * All music in this podcast are Creative Commons.  Artists are credited within the podcast.

Kicking the Seat
Ep855: There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: CABIN IN THE SKY (1943)

Kicking the Seat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023


Ian and Pat kick off a year of anniversary movies with a look at 1943's Cabin in the Sky!Vincente Minnelli's big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway play was also the first all-Black feature from a major movie studio. In this musical dramedy, hardcore gambler "Little Joe" Jackson (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson) is mortally wounded during a dice game; his wife, Petunia (Ethel Waters), prays for his soul--resulting in a wager between Heaven and Hell as to whether or not Little Joe would turn his life around if given another six months on earth.Featuring supporting performances from Louis Armstrong, Butterfly McQueen, Mantan Moreland, and a musical guest spot by Duke Ellington, Cabin in the Sky is a vibrant and visually inventive morality play that really got Ian and Pat talking.From its deft handling of faith-based material; to its place in pop cultural and civil rights history; and its various connections to Gone with the Wind, the film sparks a lot of discussion points that the guys may revisit throughout the year!Show Links:Watch the Cabin in the Sky trailer.Keep up with Pat at HollywoodChicago.com.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

City Lights with Lois Reitzes
Joe Bonamassa / “Duke Ellington's Cat” / Punk Black to Go

City Lights with Lois Reitzes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 51:23


Blues rock guitar legend Joe Bonamassa stops by ahead of his upcoming performance at the Fox Theater. Plus, Jon Ludwig and S. Renee Clark share details on “Duke Ellington's Cat,” the new children's production on stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts. And music contributor Von Phoenix gives his music recommendations in this month's edition of Punk Black to Go.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Big Band Bash
Black History Month Part Three

Big Band Bash

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 59:31


Welcome to part three of our celebration of Black Hiistory Month. Today we will be looking at and listening to two bands that were led by African-American Bandleaders. In the first half, we will present some music from Erskine Hawkins and then in the second half music from Duke Ellington. Erskine Hawkins, although not a household name today, had a few big hits during his career and I think I have them all on today's show. I hope your are enjoying this series of music as we will wind up next week. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Milestones: Deep Dive Analyses of Landmark Albums with Angélika Beener
"They Messed Around and Made a Classic": The 60th Anniversary of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

Milestones: Deep Dive Analyses of Landmark Albums with Angélika Beener

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 80:30


In late 1962, John Coltrane and Duke Ellington went into the studio and created one of the most essential albums in jazz and beyond. Initially paired in an effort to prove Coltrane's commercial viability and conciliate rigid critics of his evolving sound, these titans would prove to do something much more meaningful. Emmy-winning vocalist, saxophonist, composer and producer Braxton Cook joins Milestones to discuss the 60th anniversary of this landmark album. Together they dive into the beauty of intergenerational creativity, Coltrane's approach to a ballad, black male vulnerability and the cultural impact of this one-time collaboration. They also discuss Cook's brand new album Who Are You When No One Is Watching? A distinct synthesis of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, and hip hop, paired with a striking commentary that both honors and celebrates the fullness of black life, Cook's latest drops everywhere today. Milestones theme produced by Riley K. Glasper Co-Produced by Corey Goldberg Recorded at Teal Octopus in Brooklyn, New York

Music & Dance · The Creative Process
BRUCE EVAN BARNHART - Author of “Jazz in the Time of the Novel: The Temporal Politics of American Race and Culture”

Music & Dance · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 52:47


Bruce Evan Barnhart is an associate professor of American literature and culture at the University of Oslo and co-director of the project Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities. He is the author of Jazz in the Time of the Novel: The Temporal Politics of American Race and Culture. His work has appeared in African American Review, Callaloo, and Novel. His latest publications are Temporal Experiments: Seven Ways of Configuring Time in Art and Literature, co-edited with Marit Grøtta, and LeRoi Jones, Jazz, and the Resonance of Class. His research interests include African American literature, post-Marxist theory, jazz, and Caribbean aesthetics."When I think about the most amazing things that humans can do, I can't help but think about high level jazz musicians. The amount of information that they're processing—harmonic, melodic, rhythmic information all on the spot—and the act of not only taking it all in and figuring out where they fit in it, but also responding to it and creating something with a certain form and meaningfulness to it is, I think, one of the most impressive things that I've known any human being to do.And that's worth thinking about in terms of human capacities. And it's also, of course, going back to this idea that music is sophisticated as something like what Duke Ellington would create was labeled as 'jungle music' in the twenties. It's a sign of the way race was and continues to be a way in which all sorts of human creativeness and inventiveness and intelligence is under-recognized or dismissed."www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/people/aca/brucebwww.routledge.com/Temporal-Experiments-Seven-Ways-of-Configuring-Time-in-Art-and-Literature/Barnhart-Grotta/p/book/9781032350240https://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/research/groups/temporal-experiments/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Music & Dance · The Creative Process
Highlights - BRUCE EVAN BARNHART - Author of “Jazz in the Time of the Novel”, “Temporal Experiments”

Music & Dance · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 11:03


"When I think about the most amazing things that humans can do, I can't help but think about high level jazz musicians. The amount of information that they're processing—harmonic, melodic, rhythmic information all on the spot—and the act of not only taking it all in and figuring out where they fit in it, but also responding to it and creating something with a certain form and meaningfulness to it is, I think, one of the most impressive things that I've known any human being to do.And that's worth thinking about in terms of human capacities. And it's also, of course, going back to this idea that music is sophisticated as something like what Duke Ellington would create was labeled as 'jungle music' in the twenties. It's a sign of the way race was and continues to be a way in which all sorts of human creativeness and inventiveness and intelligence is under-recognized or dismissed."Bruce Evan Barnhart is an associate professor of American literature and culture at the University of Oslo and co-director of the project Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities. He is the author of Jazz in the Time of the Novel: The Temporal Politics of American Race and Culture. His work has appeared in African American Review, Callaloo, and Novel. His latest publications are Temporal Experiments: Seven Ways of Configuring Time in Art and Literature, co-edited with Marit Grøtta, and LeRoi Jones, Jazz, and the Resonance of Class. His research interests include African American literature, post-Marxist theory, jazz, and Caribbean aesthetics.www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/people/aca/brucebwww.routledge.com/Temporal-Experiments-Seven-Ways-of-Configuring-Time-in-Art-and-Literature/Barnhart-Grotta/p/book/9781032350240https://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/research/groups/temporal-experiments/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Social Justice & Activism · The Creative Process
BRUCE EVAN BARNHART - Author of “Jazz in the Time of the Novel: The Temporal Politics of American Race and Culture”

Social Justice & Activism · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 52:47


Bruce Evan Barnhart is an associate professor of American literature and culture at the University of Oslo and co-director of the project Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities. He is the author of Jazz in the Time of the Novel: The Temporal Politics of American Race and Culture. His work has appeared in African American Review, Callaloo, and Novel. His latest publications are Temporal Experiments: Seven Ways of Configuring Time in Art and Literature, co-edited with Marit Grøtta, and LeRoi Jones, Jazz, and the Resonance of Class. His research interests include African American literature, post-Marxist theory, jazz, and Caribbean aesthetics."The interesting text is Quicksand, right? Because it shows a couple of engagements with jazz, and there's a certain point in which the protagonist of Quicksand dances to music in a cabaret, and it's described as 'jungle music'. So we would think of Duke Ellington's Jungle Music Band of the 1920s, and we would also notice the kind of reactionary, racial ideas that go with labeling something as from the jungle. And so there's a way in which jazz is trying to be America's responding to jazz by containing it, thinking of it as something kind of primitive. But this is something that's codified or themetized in Nella Larsen's novel.The protagonist goes in here, and one, she's like the music drives her with a certain kind of intensity, something like ecstasy that's really unparalleled throughout the rest of the novel. And so it's exciting, and it moves her in a certain way, but she knows that if she becomes part of this 'jungle music', she'll be figured as a certain kind of woman. And so there are all sorts of racial assumptions, including primitivism that work to kind of limit recognition of its sophistication and its brilliance and its importance."www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/people/aca/brucebwww.routledge.com/Temporal-Experiments-Seven-Ways-of-Configuring-Time-in-Art-and-Literature/Barnhart-Grotta/p/book/9781032350240https://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/research/groups/temporal-experiments/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Social Justice & Activism · The Creative Process
Highlights - BRUCE EVAN BARNHART - Author of “Jazz in the Time of the Novel”, “Temporal Experiments”

Social Justice & Activism · The Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 11:03


"The interesting text is Quicksand, right? Because it shows a couple of engagements with jazz, and there's a certain point in which the protagonist of Quicksand dances to music in a cabaret, and it's described as 'jungle music'. So we would think of Duke Ellington's Jungle Music Band of the 1920s, and we would also notice the kind of reactionary, racial ideas that go with labeling something as from the jungle. And so there's a way in which jazz is trying to be America's responding to jazz by containing it, thinking of it as something kind of primitive. But this is something that's codified or themetized in Nella Larsen's novel.The protagonist goes in here, and one, she's like the music drives her with a certain kind of intensity, something like ecstasy that's really unparalleled throughout the rest of the novel. And so it's exciting, and it moves her in a certain way, but she knows that if she becomes part of this 'jungle music', she'll be figured as a certain kind of woman. And so there are all sorts of racial assumptions, including primitivism that work to kind of limit recognition of its sophistication and its brilliance and its importance."Bruce Evan Barnhart is an associate professor of American literature and culture at the University of Oslo and co-director of the project Literature, Rights, and Imagined Communities. He is the author of Jazz in the Time of the Novel: The Temporal Politics of American Race and Culture. His work has appeared in African American Review, Callaloo, and Novel. His latest publications are Temporal Experiments: Seven Ways of Configuring Time in Art and Literature, co-edited with Marit Grøtta, and LeRoi Jones, Jazz, and the Resonance of Class. His research interests include African American literature, post-Marxist theory, jazz, and Caribbean aesthetics.www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/people/aca/brucebwww.routledge.com/Temporal-Experiments-Seven-Ways-of-Configuring-Time-in-Art-and-Literature/Barnhart-Grotta/p/book/9781032350240https://www.hf.uio.no/ilos/english/research/groups/temporal-experiments/www.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Jazz After Dark
Jazz After Dark, Feb. 21, 2023

Jazz After Dark

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 58:00


Tonight's show: Duke Ellington, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman Quartet, Sidney Bechet, Oscar Peterson (with Billie Holiday), Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Hodges, Buddy Collette, George Barnes Quartet, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hank Jones, Jimmy Rosenberg, and Count Basie and the Kansas City Septem.

Music From 100 Years Ago
African-American Soundies

Music From 100 Years Ago

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 38:57


Soundies were music videos produced from 1940  to 1947, and played on portable video jukeboxes. Today, we sample the audio from soundies featuring African-American performers. These include: Count Basie, Dorothy Dandridge, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Meade Lux Lewis and Fats Waller.

BROADWAY NATION
Episode: 97: Coming Out Of The Dark — A Conversation with Sheldon Epps, part 3

BROADWAY NATION

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 34:18


My guest again today is director Sheldon Epps, and this is the third and final part of our recent conversation about his long and successful career as he relates it in his new book: My Own Directions — A Black Man's Journey in the American Theatre. If you missed the previous episodes it may be helpful to listen to those before joining us for this one. In 1997 when Sheldon was appointed the Artistic Director of the Pasadena Playhouse he became the first black person to lead a major theater company in Southern California and one of the only three artists of color to hold that position nationwide. And as he writes in his book, “in the words of a song from Hallelujah, Baby! being good wasn't going to be good enough. Aiming for greatness was required as there were those who were there to support that goal, and there were others who most certainly were waiting for me to fail.” In the last episode Sheldon shared with us how he met the many challenges of revitalizing what at the time was a somewhat faded theater company and successfully transforming both its audience and its Artistic Mission. And he was able to accomplish all of that despite the severe financial challenges that the Playhouse faced mostly due to a large loan that had be taken out decades earlier. As we ended that episode Sheldon was telling us how those economic problems finally became so overwhelming that it was decided that the Playhouse needed to close down for a time and take what Sheldon called an “Intermission” so that that the debt issues could be addressed. But it was not at all clear to him or anyone else if the PP's curtain would ever go up on a second act.  And that's where we pick up our conversation today.   Later in the episode we have what I think is a very illuminating discussion about the challenges that Artistic Directors now face, especially in regard to the way that Boards of Trustees of non-profit theater companies have changed over the last 25 years. It 's my favorite part of the episode. And we also discuss Sheldon's all black production Kiss Me Kate, and his Broadway musical Play On!, which took Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and reset it in Harlem in the 1930's using the the songs of Duke Ellington. Become A PATRON of Broadway Nation! This episode is made possible in part by the generous support of"Producer Level” Patron TRACY WELLENS If you are a fan ofBroadway Nation, I invite you too to become a PATRON! For a just $7.00 a month you can receive exclusive access to never-before-heard, unedited versions of many of the discussion that I have with my guests — in fact I often record nearly twice as much conversation as ends up in the edited versions. And you will also have access to additional in-depth conversations with my frequent co-host Albert Evans that have not been featured on the podcast. And all patrons receive special “on-air” shout-outs and acknowledgement of your vital support of this podcast. Special thanks to our newest PATRON: ALEJANDRO MEMBRENO And If you are very enthusiastic about Broadway Nation there are additional PATRON levels that come with even more benefits. If you would like to support the work of Broadway Nation and receive these exclusive member benefits, please just click on this link: https://broadwaynationpodcast.supercast.tech/ Thank you in advance for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You Should Check It Out
#184 - Tales from the Concert: Wynton Marsalis | Albini Hates The Dan | Jay's Dilla Time

You Should Check It Out

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 66:54


Nick & Jay tell us about their journey to Chambersburg, PA to see Wynton Marsalis in our latest Tales From the Concert. A traditionalist, Mr. Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performed a night of Duke Ellington compositions at the historic Capitol Theater. Song: Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra - “Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald” Greg reports on the Tweet storm that resulted when Steve Albini decided that he needed to vent his hatred of Steely Dan to the world. It responded and so are we. Songs: Michael Leonhart and the Abramavi 7 - “Seahorse and the Storyteller” Steely Dan - “Aja” Steely Dan - “Kid Charlemagne” Jay, through the power of YouTube, has a discovered a deep appreciation for J Dilla. His ability to find obscure samples and transform them into incredible songs is on full display this segment! Songs: Common - “The Light” Bobby Caldwell - “Open Your Eyes” Churikah Blue - “Dreamflower” Erykah Badu - “Didn't Cha Know?”

Join Us in France Travel Podcast
African Americans in Paris, Episode 426

Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2023 55:49


African Americans have been present in Paris for centuries, with a significant number of them living in the city during the early 20th century. Many were artists, writers, and musicians who were drawn to the city's cultural scene. The period between the two World Wars is often referred to as the "Harlem Renaissance in Paris" because of the number of Black artists, writers, and musicians who lived and worked there at the time. They were part of a larger community of expatriates, which included many other Americans and Europeans. This period saw the emergence of jazz and the birth of the literary genre of the "Negro novel". Some famous Black Americans in Paris during this time include James Baldwin, Josephine Baker, and Duke Ellington. Table of Contents for this Episode [00:00:16] Intro [00:00:39] Today on the podcast [00:01:11] Podcast supporters [00:01:59] After the interview [00:02:35] Newsletter [00:02:59] Annie and Masika [00:03:15] The African American experience in Paris [00:04:21] Paris: A place to feel at home [00:06:01] James Baldwin's books [00:07:13] Paris: Authors' hangout [00:08:07] African – American History in Paris [00:10:30] Josephine Baker, places to visit [00:13:46] Josephine Baker at the Pantheon [00:15:04] Favorite places in Paris [00:15:41] Mrs. Beyonce Knowles Carter [00:16:18] Rick Steve's tour [00:18:04] National museums free entry on first Sunday of the month [00:22:13] What do you recommend people do and see when they come to Paris? [00:23:00] Going to the grocey store [00:23:30] Smaller apartments in Europe [00:24:35] Completely different dining out experience [00:27:30] Moving to France [00:29:46] What she's looking forward to visiting [00:31:09] Learn as much French as you can [00:33:48] Thank you patrons [00:34:11] New patrons [00:34:22] Preparing a trip to France? [00:34:37] Itinerary consult [00:35:21] Self-guided tours [00:35:50] Annie and Patricia Perry talk about restaurants around the Eiffel Tower [00:36:17] Restaurants we visited [00:37:18] L'Ami Jean [00:42:12] La Fontaine de Mars [00:44:31] L'Auberge Bressane [00:45:58] Aux Cerises [00:49:30] Restaurants on the Eiffel Tower [00:50:13] Tips for visiting the Eiffel Tower [00:52:37] Show notes and transcript [00:53:11] Next week on the podcast [00:53:40] Copyright #africanAmericans, #africanamericanhistory, #AfricanAmericanArtist, africanAmericanAuthor, #africanamericanstars, #africanAmericansinParis  

Our American Stories
The Life of Duke Ellington: An American Original

Our American Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 38:16


On this episode of Our American Stories, some believe he was the most important composer of the 20th century, in or out of jazz. Terry Teachout, one of America's best culture writers and author of Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington, tells the story of the jazz legend, his music, his struggles, his triumphs and so much more. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broken Record with Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlam

Today, we are featuring “The Voice of Christmas,” Mr. Johnny Mathis. Over the years, Mr. Mathis has released six Christmas albums. His iconic first holiday record, Merry Christmas, is a tribute to his mother and father and still stands as one of the most beloved collections of Christmas music ever. Now 87 years-old, Johnny is celebrating his 66th year as a recording artist. And he's still performing. In fact, we only had a brief 30 minutes to speak with him because he needs to save his voice for his rigorous performing schedule. On today's episode, Justin Richmond talks to Johnny about his illustrious career, and performing with greats like Duke Ellington and Nat King Cole. And Johnny shares the story about how he turned down the opportunity to qualify for the 1956 Olympics to launch his music career. You can hear a playlist of some of our favorite Johnny Mathis songs HERE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.