What is comping? Who does it? What is it meant to achieve? We discuss this and more in this episode. Find a playlist on Apple Music that consists of m...
Tuesday, April 16, 20242-5m-1-S2E25-ECM records
ECM records have a place in jazz rivaled only by the classic American labels like Blue Note and Prestige. There are clear comparisons with Blue Note,...
Monday, April 1, 20242-5m-1-S2E24-A Great Day in Harlem
A picture that is well known to those in jazz and beyond was taken on August 12th 1958 for Esquire magazine by Art Kane.We discuss it in this episode....
Friday, March 15, 20242-5m-1-S2E23-Andy Warhol Jazz Record Sleeves
The fame of Andy Warhol has lasted a lot longer than fifteen minutes, but perhaps his jazz album cover artwork is less well known than his soup tins, ...
Friday, March 1, 20242-5m-1-S2E22-Pat Moran
Pat Moran was active as a jazz pianist in the 1950s-1960s and played with many notable artists particularly on the West Coast. Her trio album with Sc...
Thursday, February 15, 20242-5m-1-S2E21-Romare Bearden
Nick and Simon talk about the artist Romare Bearden who was connected to the jazz scene in more than one way. His most well known works are collages, ...
Thursday, February 1, 20242-5m-1-S2E20-Piano Jazz
Simon and Nick talk about the long running radio show hosted by Marion McPartland.Episodes are still available to stream from NPR, like this one with ...
Monday, January 15, 20242-5m-1-S2E19-Chappie Willet
This episode is based around the book " Blue Rhythm Fantasy" which is concerned , primarily, with the work of arranger Chappie Willet. A freelancer, ...
Monday, January 1, 20242-5m-1-S2E18-Club 11
Nick and Simon discuss the short lived but influential London jazz club "Club Eleven", (named after the number of founder members) It began life just ...
Friday, December 15, 20232-5m-1-S2E17-Blow Up a Storm
Nick And Simon talk about the jazz novel Blow Up a Storm published in 1959 [a seminal year in Jazz history]This is a first novel by the director, prod...
Friday, December 1, 20232-5m-1-S2E16-The Music of Mr Benn
Simon & Nick discuss the score to Mr Benn by Don Warren an alias for Duncan Lamont.Lamont worked for several decades as a freelance musician (on f...
Wednesday, November 15, 20232-5m-1-S2E15-Born to be Blue
Nick and Simon talk about the film Born to Be Blue a 2015 drama film directed, produced and written by Robert Budreau. The film stars Ethan Hawke an...
