The Jazz Jam

On this week's episode we get a jazz history lesson while listening to Louis Armstrong's live performance "Satchmo at Pasadena". The players on this album are foundational to the early roots of jazz. Featured styles include ragtime, stride, swing and some vocals as well. Our overall combined rating for the album is 8.3/10, make sure to take a listen to our thoughts and how we came up with that score!
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On this week's episode we remember the life and legacy of the late great organist Joey DeFrancesco by reviewing his album entitled "In the Key of the Universe". This album is a spiritual journey that swings and grooves as hard you would expect from Joey. He is joined by a fantastic cast that includes a reemergence of the free jazz virtuoso Pharaoh Sanders. Our overall combined rating for the album is 8.9/10, make sure to take a listen to our thoughts and how we came up with that score!
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On this week's episode we listened to an album with a legendary jazz singer, Nancy Wilson. It's an excellent collaboration of Nancy Wilson's voice with Cannonball Adderley's alto sax from the early '60s. While this 1961 recording was the first time Wilson was with Adderley in the studio, it was not the first time they had worked together. Our overall combined rating for the album is 9.1/10, make sure to take a listen to our thoughts and how we came up with that score!
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On this week's episode we analyze the newly released album "Two Continents One Groove" by drummer T.S. Monk. Monk is the son of jazz legend Thelonious Monk and he carries on his fathers' legacy well with this live recording which was actually pulled from two separate performances in 2014 and 2016. Our overall combined rating for the album is 8.0/10, make sure to take a listen to our thoughts and how we came up with that score!
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On this week's episode we discuss an album hailed by jazz critics as one of Dexter Gordon's greatest ever, "Go!".  It was Dexter's third LP for Blue Note Records. It heralded a remarkable upturn in the tenor saxophonist’s career, which briefly bloomed in the late 40s before floundering during the next decade as a result of his battle with heroin addiction. Our overall combined rating for the album is 9.2/10, make sure to take a listen to our thoughts and how we came up with that score!
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On this week's episode we take a look at the most recent album from South African jazz pianist Nduduzo Makhathini. He draws on Zulu and precolonial traditions and wide-ranging cosmological and intellectual curiosities. Our overall combined rating for the album is 7.8/10, make sure to take a listen to our thoughts and how we came up with that score!
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On this week's episode we dive deep into the classic album Soul Station from the saxophone great Hank Mobley. This 1960 album defined an era of Hard Bop in jazz and has one of the best rhythm sections that could ever be assembled. Our overall combined rating for the album is 9.3/10, make sure to take a listen to our thoughts and how we came up with that score!
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