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This Episode focuses on the classic John Coltrane album BLUE TRAIN and Kenny Drew's part in it. In 1957 John Coltrane had a pivotal year. He was sacked by Miles Davis for his heroin addiction so kicked the habit cold turkey and got down to rebuilding his life. He joined Thelonius Monk and made several albums under his own name as leader but only one of those was for Blue Note. Apple Music FAC...

Send us a text Nick and Simon discuss Kenny Drew's contribution as sideman on the original vinyl release of It Could Happen to You , Chet Baker Sings. Apple Music link Spotify Album Link Patreon Page Facebook Group

Nicholas Tomalin and Simon Whiteside are back for a new series of 2-5-1 Two Pianists,Five Podcasts, One Subject.  In this series the subject is pianist Kenny Drew. We examine this hard-bop pianist through the lens of five albums. The first is his Blue Note debut as leader from the series of 10 inch LPs " New Sounds New Faces " called Introducing the Kenny Drew Trio. Facebook page CLICK H...

In the season finale Nick and Simon discuss Sonny Clark's ballad playing style as sideman and soloist, playing musical excerpts and discussing his playing approaches. This episode is sponsored by Open Studio - Jazz Lessons from Jazz Legends. Become a better jazz musician, guaranteed at openstudiojazz.com . Nick and Simon go on to discuss Sonny Clark's legacy, and talk about what they have learned...

In Episode 4 we discuss Sonny Clark as a leader in the trio format. We focus on two tunes in detail: "Somebody Loves Me" from what is now known as the Standards Album, and Sonny's most recorded original tune "Minor Meeting" the version (take 9) from the full edition of the trio album with George Duvivier and Max Roach. We also consider his improvising style, his compositional approach and his infl...

In this episode we explore Sonny Clark's work as leader on Blue Note records. Specifically his work with ensembles.

In this episode Nick Tomalin and Simon Whiteside discuss the music Sonny Clark recorded with Buddy de Franco, Grant Green and Dexter Gordon. Even after re-recording the Buddy De Franco section to half it's length, the original podcast plan to also include Sonny Criss and Hank Mobley meant it ran to 1.5 hours. So we decided to drop those two sections. If you would like to hear that long versio...

Send us a text In episode one  Nick Tomalin and Simon Whiteside talk about Sonny Clark's short but musically prodigious life, from his birth in July 1931 to his death in January 1963.