Jazz Bastard Podcast

The boys keep it short and sweet as they explore the variegated career of bandleader, composer, arranger and keyboardist Carla Bley. Gary Burton – A GENUINE TONG FUNERAL; Carla Bley – SOCIAL STUDIES, NIGHT GLO, FLEUR CARNIVORE

Tenor players can be hard to tell apart, but Dinahs aren't. Ray Brown – DON'T GET SASSY; James Williams Trio – MEETS THE TENOR MASTERS; Dinah Washington – DINAH JAMS; Dinah Shore – DINAH SINGS, PREVIN PLAYS.

It's another near-brush with coherence, as Pat and Mike try to discuss four releases from the hallowed Blue Note label, only to realize that Kenny Drew's album snuck in the back door. Kenny Drew – TALKIN' AND WALKIN'; Tina Brooks – MINOR MOVE; Herbie Hancock – MAIDEN VOYAGE; Wayne Shorter – ALL SEEING EYE. Also, Pat has a man-crush on Wayne Shorter you wouldn't believe.

The boys take on prog music for a one-off Mike won't soon forget - or forgive. Let this one wash over you, like a warm beer down the back, and all will be well. At least until you listen to Swans. Yes – TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS; Be-Bop Deluxe – SUNBURST FINISH; Battles – MIRRORED; Swans – SEER.

Sibling revelry abounds as Mike and Pat discuss the brothers and sisters of four well-known jazzers. The boys give Beevus and Buthead a run for their money as they meditate on the title of Alan Shorter's little known opus and start a beef with Stanley Crouch they are way too wimpy to carry out. Delfeayo Marsalis – PONTIUS PILATE'S DECISION; Christine Jensen -TREELINES; .Nat Adderley – LITTLE BIG HORN; Alan Shorter – ORGASM.

"Double Horace on the show tonight - throw out the Silver, let's do it right." (with apologies to Becker & Fagen.) Pat and Mike COULD have talked about three jazz pianists named Horace on this show, but missed it by that much. Horace Parlan – HEADIN' SOUTH; Horace Tapscott – THOUGHTS OF DAR EL SALAAM; Chico Freeman – DESTINY'S DANCE; Charles Lloyd – VOICE IN THE NIGHT.

Some trios play nicer together than others - Pat and Mike investigate. Duke Ellington – MONEY JUNGLE; Terri Lynn Carrington – MONEY JUNGLE PROVOCATIVE IN BLUE; Jean Michel Pilc – WELCOME HOME; Herbie Nichols – LOVE, GLOOM, CASH, LOVE.

Musical insights? Beat poetry recitals? Leg cramps? They're all in here somewhere, as the boys discuss the early career of dream-collaborator Jim Hall. Jimmy Giuffre/Jim Hall Trio – COMPLETE RECORDINGS, VOL 1; Sonny Rollins – THE BRIDGE; Bill Evans/Jim Hall – UNDERCURRENT; Jim Hall – CONCIERTO

Take a slide ride with Mike and Pat as they explore four albums led by those Rodney Dangerfields of the jazz world, trombone players. Ray Anderson – WISHBONE; Jimmy Knepper – I DREAM TOO MUCH; Josh Roseman – CHERRY; Julian Priester – LOVE, LOVE. Also, Mike has a man-crush on Gene Autry like you wouldn't believe.

Pat and Mike send sharp-edged valentines to two Chi-town progressive heroes, then it's off to the suds . . . Nicole Mitchell – BLACK UNSTOPPABLE, ANAYA; Jason Adasiewicz – SUNROOMS, LIVING BY LANTERNS.