Discovering Jazz

Episode 315, Why'd They Call It That, Part 2 29.04.2025 ↓

Some titles seem random, others very much related to the music. I explore that here.

Episode 314: Why'd They Call It That? Part 1 22.04.2025 ↓

The logic (or lack of logic) behind titles of selected jazz tunes.

Archives: Episode 108, Discoveries Thanks to Online Friends 15.04.2025 ↓

Some music posted by online friends, from May, 2020

Archives: Episode 106, Caravan,Smile,Days of Wine & Roses,Solar,Speak Low,Stella by Starlight 08.04.2025 ↓

From May, 2020, I feature five well-known tunes with some stories and two recordings of each one.

Episode 313: Albums Currently on the Jazz Charts, Part 2 01.04.2025 ↓

I spot check some of the current albums being played on jazz radio, and play a track from those that stand out for me.

Episode 312: Albums High on Jazz Charts for 2025 25.03.2025 ↓

Listening to a few of the albums played a lot on North American Jazz Radio Stations so far in 2025

Episode 311-Art Tatum,Oscar Peterson,Geri Allen,Brad Mehldau 18.03.2025 ↓

Selected recordings by four great jazz pianists, as described by Robert Doerschuk in his book 88 Giants of Jazz Piano

Episode 310: Giants of Jazz Piano Part 2 11.03.2025 ↓

Jellyroll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, and Ahmad Jamal

Episode 309: 88 The Giants Of Jazz Piano, Part 1 04.03.2025 ↓

Part 1, Music and Descriptions from 4 of the pianists described in Robert L. Doerschuk's

Archives: Episode 110, Racism-Jazz As Part of the Solution 25.02.2025 ↓

Another podcast from the archives to celebrate Black History Month.

Archives: Episode 95, Black History Month 18.02.2025 ↓

Black History and Jazz, program from February 2020

Episode 308: A Final Kick at 2024 11.02.2025 ↓

A random selection of albums from 2024, as chosen by jazz critics.

Episode 307: Nine Favourite Discoveries from 2024 04.02.2025 ↓

Of the 1,022 albums critics put on their Best of 2024 lists, I choose my nine favourites.

Episode 306: Some Personal Favourites from 2024 28.01.2025 ↓

Some of my favourite albums I couldn't quite fit into my 'top 9'.

Episode 305: More of the Finest Jazz Albums From 2024 21.01.2025 ↓

Starts with dance music, followed by more albums jazz fans love!

Episode 304: The 11 highest rated Jazz albums of 2024 14.01.2025 ↓

Jazz albums from 2024 placed on 'Best Of' Lists by 17 to 41 Reviewers.

Episode 303: Best of 2024, Part 2 07.01.2025 ↓

Some of my choices from the critics 'best of' lists

Episode 302: Greatest Jazz Albums of 2024 Part 1 31.12.2024 ↓

Playing recordings that jazz lovers and critics say are the best of 2024.

Episode 301: Christmas and Holiday Jazz for (and from) 2024 24.12.2024 ↓

I play seasonal recordings released this year.

Episode 300: Recordings Chosen to Celebrate My 300th Episode 17.12.2024 ↓

Recordings I simply feel like playing; some old and some new.

Episode 299: More Random Selections From My Downloads 10.12.2024 ↓

Leading up to my 300th episode, a 'different' kind of review of past podcasts.

Episode 298: Random Picks From My Jazz Downloads 03.12.2024 ↓

Some very interesting and wonderful recordings chosen randomly from my download.s.

Episode 297: Vinyl and Shellac 26.11.2024 ↓

Music from vinyl lp's and 78rpm records that I recently acquired.

Episode 296: Everyone Makes Fun of Accordions 19.11.2024 ↓

This episode proves the accordion's value in jazz. Some incredible players and quite the variety of sounds!

Episode 295: Some More Recent Canadian Albums 12.11.2024 ↓

Canadian albums from the past year that I'm enjoying discovering.