I’ve started listening to some of the new music that artists and publicists have been sending me, and have made some great discoveries. In this episode I share with you a few of them. The episode starts with a trumpet player from Vancouver (Daniel Hersog) and his 17 piece jazz orchestra. And it ends with…Continue reading Episode 231: New Releases from 2023

This is the final program of this four=part series where I play records that have been rated as being good ones to turn a jazz ‘newbie’ into a fan. This week you’ll hear a track from 8 albums. They are: Mingus Ah Um, where I also talk about why that’s such a clever title. Hank…Continue reading Episode 230: Albums to Seduce a Jazz Newbie, Part 4

The highlight of this week’s episode is the great pianist Bill Evans and his trio from the late 50’s. What is it about that trio and his playing that makes it stand out? I give a few hints….and you can hear it in the two tracks I play from that first trio album, Portrait in…Continue reading Episode 229:Recordings to Help Us Love Jazz–Part 3

Part 2 of essential jazz albums for those of us still in the beginner ‘discovery’ process. Which, I suspect, most of us are—considering the wealth of amazing jazz recordings out there! This week, I start off with a track from Dave Brubeck’s ‘Time Out’ album. And query whether The Beatles might have been listening to…Continue reading Episode 228: More Albums To Seduce a Jazz ‘Newbie’

What you’ll be hearing is tracks from great jazz albums. I’m continually being introduced to jazz, even though I’ve been doing this podcast for over five years. So, here I am again being a ‘newbie’ and listening to (or re-listening in some cases) to albums that jazz bloggers say are essential listening for beginners. This…Continue reading Episode 227: Albums That Can Introduce You to Jazz Part 1