The New Jazz Listener Podcast

Episode 17 - The New Jazz Listener - Alston Georges

This episode from the NJL Archive features a younger member of our community, performing arts and social justice theater student Alston Georges, son of a former guest. He shared some of his favorite jazz records with us. -- Songs played in this episode (by title, artist & album): 1. Under a Blanket of Blue - Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Relaxes (Remastered) 2. Sing a Song of Song - Kenny Garrett - Songbook 3. The Kid From Red Bank (1994 Remaster) - Count Basie and His Orchestra - The Complete Atomic Basie 4. Yes or No - Wayne Shorter - JuJu 5. Swallow - Casiopea - Casiopea 6. Tow Yard Trouble - Part 1 & 2 - Jordan Seigel - The Baltimorons (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 16 - ELEW

In this episode, we talk to ELEW, the great pianist, composer, and DJ known for pioneering Rockjazz. -- Songs played in this episode (by title, artist & album): 1. What's Goin' On (feat. Valerie Simpson) - Quincy Jones - Smackwater Jack 2. Sister Annie (feat. Bill Frisell, Burniss Travis, Nate Smith, Rane Moore, Zekkereya El-Magharbel & Sara Caswell) - Alive With Ghosts Today (feat. Bill Frisell, Burniss Travis, Nate Smith, Rane Moore, Zekkereya El-Magharbel & Sara Caswell) 3. Fortress Around Your Heart (feat. Sting) - ELEW - Fortress Around Your Heart (feat. Sting) - Single 4. Spartacus - Branford Marsalis Quartet - Crazy People Music 5. One Finger Snap - Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (Expanded Edition) 6. Gratitude - The Great Big Joy Machine - The Great Big Joy Machine ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 15 - The New Jazz Listener - Ch'An

This episode from the NJL Archive was in collaboration with the Embassy of Barbados in the US during the weekend celebrating the country's 57th year of independence in Dec 2023, and our guest was the amazing Bajan singer Ch'An. -- Songs played in this episode (by title, artist & album): 1. Simple Things (Hinterlude I) - Ch'An - Lost. 2. Song of the New Moon - Chuck Mangione - Chase the Clouds Away 3. Perdido - Sarah Vaughan - Orchestral Jazz Classics 4. Five Pound Box Of Money - Pearl Bailey - Jingle Bells Cha Cha Cha - Single 5. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - 20th Century Masters / The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong 6. Paranoid Android I - Brad Mehldau - Mon chien Stupide (Bande originale du film) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 14 - Ludwig Laisné

In this episode, we talk to a bona fide jazz aficionado from France, the president of the Hot Club of Lyon Jazz club, and a member of the French "Académie du Jazz", Mr. Ludwig Laisné. -- Songs played in this episode (by title, artist & album): 1. Stronger Than You Think - René Marie - Sound of Red 2. Rude Crude Lude - Chassol - Rude Crude Lude - Single 3. Klamath - Christophe Lincontang Trio - Klamath 4. Michel Graillier - Keep on Kicking - Dream Drops 5. Joel Forrester - Patience - *Private Recording from Ludwig's Own Studio* 6. My Flaming Heart (1992 Remaster) - Nat "King" Cole - At the Movies ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 13 - Carole Boston Weatherford

In this episode, we talk to the award winning author, critic, and poet, Carole Boston Weatherford. -- Songs played in this episode (by title, artist & album): 1. Circus (Live at the Bern Jazz Festival 2000) - Roy Hargrove - Circus (Live at the Bern Jazz Festival 2000) - Single 2. Danse des horloges sans aiguilles - Ryan Keberle, Frank Woeste & Vincent Courtois - Reverso - Between Two Silences 3. Prayer To the Saint of the Brokenhearted - Somi - If The Rains Come First 4. Mister Magic - Grover Washington, Jr. - Mister Magic 5. Spreadin' Rhythm Around - Billie Holiday - Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944, Vol. 1 6. Dilo - Cochemea - Dilo - Single ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.