"1959, the Year that Changed Jazz"
Just wanted to share this documentary the focuses on 4 classic jazz albums that all came out in 1959: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis Time...
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Peter Strom
May 1, 20222 min
"UK Jazz" Dance in the 80's
I just saw this brief documentary posted by a dance friend on Facebook (thanks to Dom Eagleton for the find!) and it was super...
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Peter Strom
Mar 31, 20221 min
Count Basie on Jazz Casual
Another episode of Jazz Casual, this time with the great master of swing, Count Basie! Highlights include: 8:14 Basie killing it on...
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Peter Strom
Jan 16, 20221 min
Lester Young in Minneapolis
Just wanted to share this great piece about probably my favorite jazz musician of all time, the great Lester Young:...
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Peter & Naomi
Sep 20, 20211 min
Radio program about Ellington's "Jump For Joy"
In 1941 Duke Ellington created an all black musical called "Jump For Joy". It was truly progressive for it's day. He called it the first...
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Peter Strom
Jun 29, 20211 min
Jimmy Witherspoon on Jazz Casual
Supported by the great Ben Webster and the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Jimmy Witherspoon performs here on a great old show called Jazz Casual....
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Feb 14, 20211 min
John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads
Regardless of what you are doing on Valentine's Day, this album has enough love to get you by, be it together with someone else or all...
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Feb 3, 20212 min
Art Ford's Jazz Party
Here's another gem on the Jazz with Jarvis YouTube channel. It's a live TV show with some really great players from the swing era. The...
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Jan 20, 20211 min
34 Minutes of Errol Garner
If you haven't partaken of some Errol Garner then you are welcome! If you have, you know what a pleasure it is to listen to this jazz...
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Dec 24, 20201 min
Jimmy Rushing - Jazz Casual
Jimmy Rushing, famously of the Count Basie Orchestra, is one of my very favorite singers. This is a great 1/2 hour if you have it to...
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Dec 20, 20201 min
Dizzy Gillespie swinging Ella out!
Ramona mentioned this clip during her session with us so I wanted to post it (go to 53:26). Frankie Manning often spoke of how close he...
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Dec 7, 20201 min
Fats Waller Documentary
In honor of our Masters Challenge this month to the great song "Moppin' & Boppin'" by Fats Waller, I just wanted to share this...
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Aug 26, 20201 min
Good Quotes - Rudy Vallée on Louis Armstrong
This excerpt is from Louis Armstrong's first autobiography, published in the 1930's. The introduction was written by Rudy Vallée, who was...
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Aug 11, 20201 min
That's Old News - Hampton on Basie
You know he meant it because Benny was his boss for a time. From the Afro-American National Edition March 4th 1939
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Jul 16, 20201 min
A Monk's wisdom
These quotes from Thelonious Monk were jotted down by saxophonist Steve Lacy from his time playing with Monk in 1960. I find them to be...
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May 5, 20201 min
Great audio doc on Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet: King of the Screeching Tenor Flying Home was one of the songs that I loved starting out that I am not embarrassed to...
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Apr 3, 20201 min
The Rust Discography
Have you heard of this? Years ago I was lamenting to my guitar player Jake that I wished there was a place I could look up who a musician...
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Apr 1, 20201 min
Good Quotes - Wynton Marsalis
"We need to bring swing back, not out of dumb, misguided nostalgia but because swing is a modern rhythm, much more suited to the...
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