show archive
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Scroll below for episode descriptions from The Thirty Minute Jazz Hour archive:
episode 1: Jazz for beginners I (March 5, 2017)
An entry point to the genre, accessible to the new listener: A jazz inspiration for Steely Dan, a saxophone's tribute to the Caribbean, a mix of blues and gospel, and a brush with Nostalgia.
Episode 2: Jazz for beginners II (April 2, 2017)
Another entry point: A rhumba from Kansas City, an ode to a hairdresser, an incoherent blues, a romantic ballad, a frenetic ballad, and a nimble wedding song.
Episode 3: American songbook (may 7, 2017)
An expanded concept of the jazz repertoire: composers include Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, and Burt Bacharach.
episode 4: sideman (june 4, 2017)
Pop songs with jazz men as session musicians: Shelley Manne plays with Tom Waits, Sonny Rollins backs up The Stones, Connie Kay records with Van Morrison, and more.
Episode 5: one great song (july 2, 2017)
Five different takes of the American Songbook classic, "Lover Man", featuring Cannonball Adderley, Sarah Vaughan, and others.
Episode 6: Jazz and hip hop (August 6, 2017)
Hip hop takes heavy on jazz samples: The Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, and Kendrick Lamar are featured within this hybrid episode.
episode 7: jazz wiki (september 3, 2017)
This episode's playlist features a digital wisdom of the masses: songs were chosen based on the most popular streams among jazz artists.
Episode 8: Jazz and islam (october 1, 2017)
An exploration into the intersection of jazz and the Muslim faith: Abdullah Ibrahim and Idrees Sulieman are included among the featured artists.
episode 9: The van gelder studio of Hackensack (november 5, 2017)
A tribute to the legendary recording engineer and the studio he built in his parents' living room. Featured performers include Horace Silver and Elmo Hope.
Episode 10: one great song (december 3, 2017)
Five different takes of the American Songbook classic, "Baby, It's Cold Outside", featuring duets from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, Ariana Grande and Mac Miller, and others.
Episode 11: A tribute to bruce lundvall (January 7, 2018)
A radio homage to the former president of Blue Note Records, featuring performances from some of Lundvall's historic signings. Artists range from Dexter Gordon to Norah Jones.
episode 12: THE VAN GELDER STUDIO OF ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS (FEBRUARY 11, 2018)
A second tribute to the legendary recording engineer and the second studio he built, in a New Jersey suburb of New York City. Featured performers include Coleman Hawkins, Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter.