Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 7 hours 21 minutes
Newly discovered live sessions keep escaping from the vaults. Mike and Pat take on plums from Davis and Jarrett, then linger over what may be Jimmy Smith's most . . . memorable two hours on tape. Miles Davis – AT NEWPORT DISCS 1 & 2; Jimmy Smith – GROOVIN' AT SMALLS' PARADISE (2D); Keith Jarrett – SLEEPER (2D): John Hicks – LIVE AT MAYBECK RECITAL HALL.
Manfred Eicher has a recurring nightmare where the Jazz Bastard does an episode devoted to his hugely influential label, ECM - or is the dream REAL?? Also, Pat really hates microtonality. Steve Tibbetts – SAFE JOURNEY; Mette Henriette – TRIO, ENSEMBLE; Mike and Joe Maineri – BLESSED; Edward Vesala - ODE TO THE DEATH OF JAZZ.
One is the loneliest number, but two is awesome. It's time for another show about duets, something Mike will never have with Joanna Newsom, because - well, stay tuned to find out. Charlie Haden – THE GOLDEN NUMBER; Jaki Byard/Tommy Flanagan – THE MAGIC OF TWO; Don Cherry / Ed Blackwell – EL CORAZON; Irene Schweizer / Han Bennink - IRENE SCHWEIZER & HAN BENNINK
In the mystic land of the seventies, Don Schlitten did a stately pleasure dome decree - well, at least a label for recording be-bop artists lost in the fusion haze. Pat and Mike explore four of these treasures from Xanadu and report back. Albert Heath – KWANZA; Al Cohn/Jimmy Rowles – HEAVY LOVE; Barry Harris – PLAYS TADD DAMERON; Joe Farrell – SKATEBOARD PARK.
The boys explore four albums which all feature Fred Hersch in one capacity of another (always piano, sometimes leader or producer). Oh, then Mike starts a beef with Adele you won't believe. Fred Hersch Trio – FLOATING; Toots Thielemans – ONLY TRUST YOUR HEART; Luciana Souza – NORTH AND SOUTH; Billy Harper – QUINTET IN EUROPE
Time for some shameless pandering - at least towards generation X'ers and continuing residents of the Midwest. Pop songs - some of them have sax solos. Mike and Pat discuss - and discuss. Walk on the Wild Side; Shine On You Crazy Diamond; Aja; Waiting on a Friend; Baker Street; Just the Way You Are; Logical Song; Old and Wise; Still Crazy After All These Years; Maneater; Modern Love;Your Latest Trick; Brass Monkey; Edge of Glory; Get It Right; Talk Dirty to Me; Problem.
Mike and Pat take the remaining winners of the Village Voice's best of 2014 to that special place only they have the pass-keys to, ponder the purpose of french horns in jazz, and generally whoop it up in 2015's final blast. Walter Smith III – STILL CASUAL; Yosvany Terry – NEW THRONED KING; Wadada Leo Smith – GREAT LAKES SUITE; Mark Taylor – QUIETLAND.
Mike and Pat pick up the cudgels and readdress themselves to the Village Voice list of the ten best jazz albums from 2014 (see episode 72 for the first part of this hatchet job). Leave it to those bastards to like the non-winning selection on this week's show the best. Myra Melford – SNOWY EGRET; Anne Mette Iversen's Double Life - SO MANY ROADS; Rufus Reid – QUIET PRIDE; Diego Barber/Craig Taborn – TALES.
Three IS a magic number, people, so Mike and Pat discuss jazz trios for their third anniversary special. Plus, brief discussions of each 'caster's favorite 3 albums from this year of shows AND Mike confuses Steely with Pink. E.S.T. - TUESDAY WONDERLAND; Joshua Redman – YAYA3; Clusone Trio – I AM AN INDIAN; Kora Jazz Trio PART II
Can you say "Ibrahim"? If so, you're smarter than Pat. But you knew that already. Lester Young – JUMPIN' AT THE SAVOY; Martin Speake – CHANGE OF HEART; Charlie Byrd – MOMENTS LIKE THIS; Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) – SOUTH AFRICA