Jazz Bastard Podcast

Two strikingly handsome middle-aged men get together every other week to discuss jazz in depth. Irreverent, irascible, engaged.

http://www.jazzbastard.com

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h24m. Bisher sind 297 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint jede zweite Woche.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 7 hours 21 minutes

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episode 287: Jazz Bastard Podcast 287 - Respect the Rabbit (An Interview with Owen Broder)


For some fans, the story of jazz saxophone begins with John Coltrane.   This episode, the boys interview Owen Broder, who gives propers to Coltrane's old boss, Johnny Hodges.  Mainstay of the Duke Ellington band and lover of lettuce and tomato sandwiches, the Rabbit (as he was known) possessed the most sumptuous sound ever heard from an alto saxophone and knew every microtone of the territory between each note of the scale...


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episode 286: Jazz Bastard Podcast 286 - Eleven is the Loneliest Number


Many years ago, bastard Mike suggested that our anniversary shows feature groups comprised of as many members as the anniversary was of years.  How's that for a mouthful (mindful?)  Anyway, good idea until right about now.  Eleven is an awkward number unless you're fielding a footie team, and the boys have some issues finding albums that fit the bill or even glance in the direction of this anniversary. Next year, all bets are off...


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episode 285: Jazz Bastard Podcast 285 - It's (Never) the Final Countdown, Part Deux


Join our intrepid but grumpy explorers Mike and Pat and they continue their journey through the New York Times Top Ten list of Best Jazz Albums from 2023.  The boys look at three more albums off the list and once again have questions about the selections.  Then they discuss an album from 2023 not on the list, and, naturally, emit rainbows...


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episode 284: Jazz Bastard Podcast 284 - It's (Never) the Final Countdown


Humans love making lists, and it's likely this activity will continue until the cockroaches take over.  (Cockroaches mostly love hiding under cabinets).  Some humans on the New York Times made a list of the top 10 jazz albums of 2023.  Pat and Mike take about three selections from that list and one other interesting release from that recently past year. Do they take issue with some of the NYT's choices?  They wouldn't be bastards if they didn't...


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 February 14, 2024  1h20m
 
 

episode 283: Jazz Bastard Podcast 283 - Mr. Roboto, Meet Mr. Mahavishnu


This episode's title is a wee bit misleading.  The boys don't meet Mr. Mahavishnu (John McLaughlin, of course) but rather Matt Phillips, long-time listener to the podcast who just happened to write a very good book on the famous fusion guitarist called "John McLaughlin - From Miles and Mahavishnu to the 4th Dimension...


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 January 31, 2024  1h27m
 
 

episode 282: Jazz Bastard Podcast 282 - Is the Jazz Detective Sherlock or Watson?


Few players have made the splash in the archival jazz game as Zev Feldman, who has discovered many lost jazz gems (and a little Fool's Gold) and shown how these issues can be events when packaged properly with good artwork and notes.  This fortnight's show looks at two of his recent productions and two historical albums in the Latin Idiom.  Did the jazz detective uncover more classics, or did his deductions go awry?  Tune in to find out...


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 January 17, 2024  1h10m
 
 

episode 281: Jazz Bastard Podcast 281 - Tuba or Not Tuba? TUBA!


Sometimes Mike's dreams do come true.  Take this all-tuba led episode, for instance.  He's always loved the big horn in jazz groups, and here we delve into five albums spanning the decades led by tuba players.  (Oddly, though, five of the featured leaders were all born within a five year span).  Will the boys come up with deep insights?  Please listen to ascertain...


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 January 3, 2024  1h22m
 
 

Jazz Bastard Podcast 280 - It's Christmas Time, Again


One of the bastards loves holiday music (watch Mike flex his knowledge-of-obscure-Xmas-tunes-muscles - and so the holiday episode has become an annual tradition.  Luckily, every year at least a few jazz musicians put out a holiday album (if under duress) and archival and historical finds are always there to enjoy as well...


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 December 20, 2023  1h15m
 
 

episode 279: Jazz Bastard Podcast 279 - Peter Brotzmann May Have Passed, But He Still Wants to Kill Yo Mama


At Mike's suggestion, we devote an episode to the recently departed European avant-garde powerhouse Peter Brotzmann.  The sound quality is a bit off.  Pat says he forgot to press "record."  Listeners know he was probably just cowering behind the couch.  Mike  shows us the breadth of the fire-breather's career, touching on a mid-size ensemble session, an electric gig with rock elements, a more introspective duet, and Brotzmann's uncompromising debut.  Pat whimpers...


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 December 6, 2023  1h21m
 
 

episode 278: Jazz Bastard Podcast 278 - Can Jazz Have a Sense of Humor


Jazz - mysterious, challenging, expressive . . . funny?  Rarely, one might think, but some artists display a sense of humor, even if it's subtle.  In this episode, the boys listen to five albums with at least some humorous aspects...


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 November 22, 2023  1h37m