Discovering Jazz

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.

Episode 294: Recent Canadian Albums, Part 1 05.11.2024 ↓

Some popular and recommended new albums out of Canada, many of which have made the North American jazz charts.

Episode 293: More Jazzed up TV Themes, Crazier Ones! 29.10.2024 ↓

Focusing this week on the crazier themes---or at least the crazier interpretations.

Episode 292: TV Themes and Jazz, Part 2 22.10.2024 ↓

From Jack Benny to Mission: Impossible

Episode 291: Popular TV Shows and Jazz, Part 1 15.10.2024 ↓

From Dragnet to Game of Thrones....popular tv themes played jazz style.

Episode 290: Critically Acclaimed Jazz Albums, 2017-23, Pt. 3 08.10.2024 ↓

My favourite episode from this 3-part series of acclaimed albums.

Episode 289: Highly Rated Albums from Last 7 Years, Part 2 01.10.2024 ↓

Selections from 8 Great Albums, 2017-2023

Episode 288:Critics Choices from the Last 7 Years, part 1 24.09.2024 ↓

I play tracks from albums that I liked that were also chosen by reviewers in their 'best of ' lists over the past 7 years.

Episode 287: Vocal Jazz Mix Tape From a Few Years Back. 17.09.2024 ↓

How the music and the musicians are as important as the singers.

Episode 286: Jazz Jam Tunes Part 3 10.09.2024 ↓

I play and talk about more tunes that I hear played at jazz jams at Edmonton's Yardbird Suite

Episode 285, Songs I Hear At Jam Sessions Part 2 03.09.2024 ↓

Recordings of tunes that are often called out at Edmonton's Yardbird Suite Jam Sessions.

Episode 284: Songs I Hear at Jazz Jams 27.08.2024 ↓

Wondering why jazz jammers like playing these tunes.

Episode 283: Cole Porter and Jazz, Part 3 20.08.2024 ↓

Some of the recordings recommended by Ted Gioia---plus a few others---of Cole Porter Tunes.

Episode 282: Cole Porter and Jazz, Part 2 14.08.2024 ↓

Further exploration a to why jazz musicians and fans love Cole Porter