http://www.odeo.com/channels/4673-Jazz-and-Conversation no The Ultimate Jazz Blog, with Reviews, Raves and Audio From The World of Jazz, Ambient, and World Music The Ultimate Jazz Blog, with Reviews, Raves and Audio From The World of Jazz, Ambient, and World Music The Ultimate Jazz Blog, with Reviews, Raves and Audio From The World of Jazz, Ambient, and World Music. Produced by veteran Jazz radio DJ Nick Francis. Read the Blog. Listen to the sounds! en 40 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:51:34 -0700 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:51:34 -0700 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/1974075-Pat-And-Brad tag:odeo.com,2006-09-24,1974075 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:51:34 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23273268-Pat-And-Brad The Lyrical Collaboration: Pat Metheny and Brad Mehdau From: Metheny/Mehldau(Nonesuch Records - 2006). Not since the days in the 60’s when Bill Evans and Jim Hall were producing piano/guitar duets, has there been a more perfect musical match with those instruments than the combination of Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau. Now that they are both on the Nonesuch label, a collaborative recording has finally been put together. Recorded last December, Metheny/Mehldau features ten tracks; eight of them in duo situation, and two in a quartet setting, with the addition of Larry Grenadier’s bass and Jeff Ballard’s drums. The stength of the disc lies in the elegant interplay and flow between the players. Guitars and pianos both have the capability of filling a lot of musical space; it’s very easy to create something that too tense and cluttered; but these guys have a way of complementing each other and working out a musical dance of sorts. It’s quite astounding. The o... The Lyrical Collaboration: Pat Metheny and Brad Mehdau From: Metheny/Mehldau(Nonesuch Records - 2006). Not since the days in the 60’s when Bill Evans and Jim Hall were producing piano/guitar duets, has there been a more perfect musical match with those instruments than the combination of Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau. Now that they are both on the Nonesuch label, a collaborative recording has finally been put together. Recorded last December, Metheny/Mehldau features ten tracks; eight of them in duo situation, and two in a quartet setting, with the addition of Larry Grenadier’s bass and Jeff Ballard’s drums. The stength of the disc lies in the elegant interplay and flow between the players. Guitars and pianos both have the capability of filling a lot of musical space; it’s very easy to create something that too tense and cluttered; but these guys have a way of complementing each other and working out a musical dance of sorts. It’s quite astounding. The only thing that I think hurts the disc is the presence of any memorable compositions. With the exception of the disc’s final track, Making Peace, the tunes sound way too much like they were made on the spot. But this is truly secondary to the overall way the music flows and how these two navigate around and through each other. I’m featuring four tracks on the audio file; Summer Day, followed by Say The Brother’s Name, the aforementioned Make Peace, and Legend. The Lyrical Collaboration: Pat Metheny and Brad Mehdau From: Metheny/Mehldau(Nonesuch Records - 2006). Not since the days in the 60’s when Bill Evans and Jim Hall were producing piano/guitar duets, has there been a more perfect musical match with those instruments than the combination of Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau. Now that they are both on the Nonesuch label, a collaborative recording has finally been put together. Recorded last December, Metheny/Mehldau features ten tracks; eight of them in duo situation, and two in a quartet setting, with the addition of Larry Grenadier’s bass and Jeff Ballard’s drums. The stength of the disc lies in the elegant interplay and flow between the players. Guitars and pianos both have the capability of filling a lot of musical space; it’s very easy to create something that too tense and cluttered; but these guys have a way of complementing each other and working out a musical dance of sorts. It’s quite astounding. The only thing that I think hurts the disc is the presence of any memorable compositions. With the exception of the disc’s final track, Making Peace, the tunes sound way too much like they were made on the spot. But this is truly secondary to the overall way the music flows and how these two navigate around and through each other. I’m featuring four tracks on the audio file; Summer Day, followed by Say The Brother’s Name, the aforementioned Make Peace, and Legend. tag:odeo.com,2006-09-24,23273268 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:51:34 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation jazz http://www.odeo.com/episodes/1853185-Return-To-Chick-Corea tag:odeo.com,2006-09-07,1853185 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 04:10:17 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23273274-Return-To-Chick-Corea Chick Corea - New Selections From: The Ultimate Advenure(Stretch Records - 2006). Chick Corea has one of the largest musical palettes of any jazz musican I know; his recording career has been filled with a wide variety of musical styles and moods. His latest effort harkens back to the 70’s, with a very electric and exotic blend of melody, groove, and atmosphere. If you’re an old Return To Forever fan, or enjoyed 70’s solo offerings like My Spanish Heart, you’ll enjoy this new disc a lot. He even has a few RTF alumni (Steve Gadd, Airto) playing with him on the session. Chick Corea - New Selections From: The Ultimate Advenure(Stretch Records - 2006). Chick Corea has one of the largest musical palettes of any jazz musican I know; his recording career has been filled with a wide variety of musical styles and moods. His latest effort harkens back to the 70’s, with a very electric and exotic blend of melody, groove, and atmosphere. If you’re an old Return To Forever fan, or enjoyed 70’s solo offerings like My Spanish Heart, you’ll enjoy this new disc a lot. He even has a few RTF alumni (Steve Gadd, Airto) playing with him on the session. Chick Corea - New Selections From: The Ultimate Advenure(Stretch Records - 2006). Chick Corea has one of the largest musical palettes of any jazz musican I know; his recording career has been filled with a wide variety of musical styles and moods. His latest effort harkens back to the 70’s, with a very electric and exotic blend of melody, groove, and atmosphere. If you’re an old Return To Forever fan, or enjoyed 70’s solo offerings like My Spanish Heart, you’ll enjoy this new disc a lot. He even has a few RTF alumni (Steve Gadd, Airto) playing with him on the session. tag:odeo.com,2006-09-06,23273274 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:10:17 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation jazz, Electric Jazz http://www.odeo.com/episodes/1718189-You-Got-A-Cold-Miles tag:odeo.com,2006-05-21,1718189 Sun, 21 May 2006 20:39:21 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23273282-You-Got-A-Cold-Miles Miles Davis Quintet On The Tonight Show - November 1955 From: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (4-CDs) (Concord Records - 2006). Here’s a little blast from the past; a recording from Miles Davis’s 1955 appearance on the Tonight show, with the show’s original host, Steve Allen. This clip is a special feature within a new 4-CD box set being released this week, featuring all the studio recordings from the Miles Davis Quintet between 1955 and 56 that were recorded for Prestige Records. The band of course is legendary: John Coltrane on tenor, Red Garland on Piano, Philly Joe Jones on drums and Paul Chambers on bass. The thing that gets me about this recording is how incredibly uncomfortable and nervous Steve Allen was in introducing the band. He was stumbling all over himself, with a strong sense of trepidation in his voice. Probably because this was one of the first nationally televised programs to ever feature bebop, which was considered way far-out to the Amer... Miles Davis Quintet On The Tonight Show - November 1955 From: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (4-CDs) (Concord Records - 2006). Here’s a little blast from the past; a recording from Miles Davis’s 1955 appearance on the Tonight show, with the show’s original host, Steve Allen. This clip is a special feature within a new 4-CD box set being released this week, featuring all the studio recordings from the Miles Davis Quintet between 1955 and 56 that were recorded for Prestige Records. The band of course is legendary: John Coltrane on tenor, Red Garland on Piano, Philly Joe Jones on drums and Paul Chambers on bass. The thing that gets me about this recording is how incredibly uncomfortable and nervous Steve Allen was in introducing the band. He was stumbling all over himself, with a strong sense of trepidation in his voice. Probably because this was one of the first nationally televised programs to ever feature bebop, which was considered way far-out to the American mainstream audience of the time. Also, it should be noted that there were very few black entertainers visible on TV in those days, particularly anyone with such an uncompromising attitude as Miles Davis. (Props to Steve Allen for having the balls to bring these guys on.) The band rips right into it from the start, with a hard-driving rendition of Max Is Making Wax. Allen then comes on and tries to make a little smalltalk with Miles, which doesnt go anywhere, followed by Allen awarding Davis a 1955 Downbeat Award. The quintet then goes into a sweet rendition of It Never Entered My Mind. A compelling piece of musical and TV history. Miles Davis Quintet On The Tonight Show - November 1955 From: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions (4-CDs) (Concord Records - 2006). Here’s a little blast from the past; a recording from Miles Davis’s 1955 appearance on the Tonight show, with the show’s original host, Steve Allen. This clip is a special feature within a new 4-CD box set being released this week, featuring all the studio recordings from the Miles Davis Quintet between 1955 and 56 that were recorded for Prestige Records. The band of course is legendary: John Coltrane on tenor, Red Garland on Piano, Philly Joe Jones on drums and Paul Chambers on bass. The thing that gets me about this recording is how incredibly uncomfortable and nervous Steve Allen was in introducing the band. He was stumbling all over himself, with a strong sense of trepidation in his voice. Probably because this was one of the first nationally televised programs to ever feature bebop, which was considered way far-out to the American mainstream audience of the time. Also, it should be noted that there were very few black entertainers visible on TV in those days, particularly anyone with such an uncompromising attitude as Miles Davis. (Props to Steve Allen for having the balls to bring these guys on.) The band rips right into it from the start, with a hard-driving rendition of Max Is Making Wax. Allen then comes on and tries to make a little smalltalk with Miles, which doesnt go anywhere, followed by Allen awarding Davis a 1955 Downbeat Award. The quintet then goes into a sweet rendition of It Never Entered My Mind. A compelling piece of musical and TV history. tag:odeo.com,2006-05-21,23273282 Sun, 21 May 2006 13:39:21 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation jazz http://www.odeo.com/episodes/1071583-Burning-Wood-with-Brian-Bromberg tag:odeo.com,2006-04-23,1071583 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:30:15 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/773114-Derek-Trucks-The-Real-Deal tag:odeo.com,2006-02-23,773114 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:59:28 -0800 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/647706-Behind-The-Cellar-Door tag:odeo.com,2006-01-19,647706 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 04:56:52 -0800 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/647705-From-The-North-of-Europe tag:odeo.com,2006-01-15,647705 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:13:45 -0800 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/647704-Piano-Jazz-Piano-Pop tag:odeo.com,2006-01-09,647704 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:46:06 -0800 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/535709-The-Origin-of-Salsa tag:odeo.com,2005-12-10,535709 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:59:04 -0800 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/479608-From-The-Vaults-Of-Prestige tag:odeo.com,2005-12-03,479608 Sat, 03 Dec 2005 22:54:17 -0800 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/442373-From-The-King-Cole-Trio tag:odeo.com,2005-11-20,442373 Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:38:39 -0800 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/333310-Herbie-Plays-His-Fender tag:odeo.com,2005-10-23,333310 Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:37:59 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/307883-Jamie%E2%80%99s-Mood tag:odeo.com,2005-10-17,307883 Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:15:10 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/281824-Monk-and-Coltrane-Live tag:odeo.com,2005-10-03,281824 Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:15:36 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/268860-Way-Back-When-1987 tag:odeo.com,2005-09-29,268860 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:04:22 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/259749-Down-With-The-Count tag:odeo.com,2005-09-25,259749 Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:19:55 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/245024-Vintage-Metheny tag:odeo.com,2005-09-19,245024 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:30:57 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/230140-New-Stuff tag:odeo.com,2005-09-13,230140 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:11:25 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/216760-Bringing-the-Music-Back-To-New-Orleans tag:odeo.com,2005-09-06,216760 Tue, 06 Sep 2005 09:05:07 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/204263-The-Subterranean-World-Of-Bill-Laswell tag:odeo.com,2005-08-31,204263 Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:43:10 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/188671-Accompanied-By-Herbie-Hancock tag:odeo.com,2005-08-26,188671 Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:17:32 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/168334-The-Beat-Generation tag:odeo.com,2005-08-20,168334 Sat, 20 Aug 2005 09:00:26 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/154203-The-Many-Faces-Of-Charlie-Haden tag:odeo.com,2005-08-14,154203 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:46:55 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/136615-Prime-Duke tag:odeo.com,2005-08-06,136615 Sat, 06 Aug 2005 09:28:15 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/136614-Cross-Breeding tag:odeo.com,2005-08-04,136614 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:34:12 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/123360-Michael-Brecker-Needs-Your-Help tag:odeo.com,2005-07-31,123360 Sun, 31 Jul 2005 10:40:03 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/119437-Brothers-In-Style tag:odeo.com,2005-07-28,119437 Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:34:33 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/112727-Chet-Baker-A-Remix-An-Interpretation-An-Original tag:odeo.com,2005-07-25,112727 Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:15:41 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/101901-Drift-Away tag:odeo.com,2005-07-21,101901 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 05:55:54 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/98111-Herbie-Hancock-Fully-Loaded-With-The-Funk tag:odeo.com,2005-07-19,98111 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 06:06:14 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/94487-So-What-So-There tag:odeo.com,2005-07-17,94487 Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:56:18 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/88029-The-Grateful-Dead-Of-Jazz tag:odeo.com,2005-07-13,88029 Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:08:37 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/84942-Teenage-Jazz-Punk tag:odeo.com,2005-07-11,84942 Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:36:34 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/78476-J-C-Podcast-Who%E2%80%99s-Wright tag:odeo.com,2005-07-07,78476 Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:59:54 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/73399-More-Than-A-Sound tag:odeo.com,2005-07-05,73399 Tue, 05 Jul 2005 10:29:53 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation http://www.odeo.com/episodes/73398-Zappa%E2%80%93The-Music-and-The-Mud tag:odeo.com,2005-07-04,73398 Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:58:49 -0700 no Jazz and Conversation