Tuesday, March 28, 20232-5m-1-S1E2.2-Marty Paich -With Mel Torme
In the full episode 2 it was a pleasure to chat with arranger/orchestrator Giles Thornton. He helped me out on some of the transcriptions for the Mart...
Thursday, March 23, 20232-5m-1-S1E2.1-Marty Paich -With Mel Torme
This is the 15 minute introduction to the full episode 2, as episode two is 1 hour 15 minutes I felt it better to publish the intro separately Here is...
Wednesday, February 15, 20232-5-1-Marty Paich - S1E1 - The Pianist
This new five part longer form series starts with Nick and Simon examining Marty Paich as pianist. Paich was a musical polymath and his career spanne...
Wednesday, February 1, 20232-5m-1-S1E50-END OF SERIES 1
An end of series announcement: In the 50 episodes so far Nick and I have covered 8 under- the-radar pianists, reviewed 7 Jazz books, talked about 10 t...
Sunday, January 1, 20232-5m-1-S1E48-Jazz Oboe
A look at the Oboe in jazz.
Thursday, December 15, 20222-5-1-Christmas-2022
Nick and Simon discuss four newish (one Jewish) holiday offerings. 1. Snowbound- Emma Smith2. Louis Wishes you a Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong3. On Chri...
Thursday, December 15, 20222-5m-1-S1E47-Candid Records
Nick and Simon discuss a record label that started in the USA and continues now in the UK.A label which represented many jazz greats as well as new an...
Thursday, December 1, 20222-5m-1-S1E46-Enclosures
We discuss 'enclosures' one of the cornerstone concepts in making jazz sound like jazz - particularly post-bebop jazz. We talk about the idea of 'enc...
Saturday, October 15, 20222-5m-1-S1E43-Jazz Cello
Nick and Simon talk about Jazz Cello, like you do...
Saturday, October 1, 20222-5m-1-S1E42-Andre Previn
Musician, composer, and conductor Andre Previn had a long and varied career career. Simon and Nick discuss his life and his work in the jazz, film an...
Thursday, September 15, 20222-5m-1-S1E41-Monk Biography
Nick and Simon discuss the biography Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Author Robin D. Kelley grew up in Harlem in a house...
Thursday, September 1, 20222-5m-1-S1E40-San Francisco Jazz
The Fillmore district of San Francisco was known as " The Harlem of the West" in the 1940s and there were many clubs that flourished there f...
