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Memphis produced George Coleman, Hank Crawford, Booker Little, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Jamil Nasser, Charles Lloyd, Harold Mabern, and Louis Smith. And that’s the shortlist.
What the heck was going on there? The great Phil Schaap explains.
Jazz on the Tube’s in-depth looks at the jazz scene across America
Boston
The Boston Chronicles
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/the-boston-chronicles-richard-vacca/
Detroit
Jazz from Detroit
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/jazz-from-detroit/
Kansas City
Jazz Secrets Revealed
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/jazz-secrets-revealed/
LA
Kareem Abdul Jabar on LA’s Central Avenue
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/kareem-abdul-jabar-on-las-central-avenue/
New Orleans
John Swenson – New Atlantis
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/nolarebirth/
New Orleans Remix
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/jack-sullivan-new-orleans-remix/
Roget Lewis – The good news from New Orleans
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/roger-lewis-and-the-good-news-from-new-orleans/
San Francisco
Harlem of the West – The San Francisco Jazz Era
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/harlem-of-the-west-the-san-francisco-jazz-era/
Jazz on the Barbary Coast
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/the-birthplace-of-jazz/
St. Louis
The City of Gabriels
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/podcast-st-louis-city-of-gabriels/
Texas
Texan Jazz
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/interview-with-dave-oliphant-about-texan-jazz/
Ornette – Deep from the Heart of Texas
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/ornette-deep-from-the-heart-of-texas/
– Ken McCarthy
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Interview with Cisco Bradley
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This book is a model for jazz biography (and really for a biography of any creative person.) It not only documents the striving of an individual artist, in this case, William Parker, but also the dynamic communities that are essential for the development of artists.
I strongly recommend this book for music educators, music students, and anyone who wants to get “under the hood” of what goes into making an artist who succeeds in expanding the boundaries of the art.
Anyone interested in (or nostalgic for) the stunning flowering of creative music that took place in the 1970s when, believe it or not, rents in the East Village and Soho of Manhattan were low and musician-operated venues were abundant will also love this book.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
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You can order the book “Music, Math and Mind” from you local independent bookstore or online here.
You can learn more about Dave’s music here: DaveSoldier.com
References
“Puerto Rico” – Eddie Palmieri
“Jeleo” – Steve Beck, composed by Dave Soldier
Bo Diddley on the Ed Sullivan Show (1955)
Stuff Smith’s Unfinished Concerto arranged by Dave Soldier, played by Miranda Cuckson
Work with children
Da Hiphop Raskalz
San Mateo Ixatan, Guatemala
“Osage Stomp” and “Get with It” – Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys (1935)
Hezekiah Leroy Gordon “Stuff” Smith (1909-1967) – Toured Texas extensively in the ’20s
Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman (Texas) with Charlie Haden (Missouri) and Don Cherry (Oklahoma) (1959)
BONUS
As I mentioned in the interview, we were only going to be able to scratch the surface of Dave’s work on this call. One areas he’s done work in is exploring the musicality of animals. If they can recognize and make music, we may need to recalibrate how we view and treat them.
“Rain” – Elephant Orchestra. Instruments built and directed by Richard Lair and Dave Soldier in Lampang, Thailand (2006)
You can order Dave’s book “Music, Math and Mind” from you local independent bookstore or online here.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
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Remembering Eddie Durham with Topsy Durham
Recollections with Eddie’s daughter Topsy
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Jazz on the Tube is declaring 2020 the “Year of Eddie Durham.”
If you don’t know Eddie Durham (1906-1987), buckle your seat belts. He’s one the the secret sources of the music we call jazz.
Take Eddie out of the equation and a whole lot of things that made jazz jazz would never have happened.
He’s easily one of the most important musicians in the history of jazz and therefore one of the most important musicians in the history of American music.
Whose careers were nourished by Eddie Durham’s genius?
How about these for starters?
The Oklahoma City Blue Devils, Benny Moten, Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, Charlie Christian, Lester Young, Glenn Miller – and this is just the short list!
Music referenced in this interview
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1. Moten’s Swing (1933) – (00:00)
2. Hittin’ the Bottle (1935) – (03:24)
3. Topsy (1937) – (06:24)
4. Good Morning Blues (1937) – (09:38)
5. Swinging the Blues (1938) – (12:26)
6. Countless Blues (1938) – (15:10)
7. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (1938 – two takes) – (18:07)
8. Jumpin’ at the Woodside (1939) – (24:09)
9. In the Mood (1939) – (27:18)
Documentary about Eddie Durham by the Center for Texas Music History
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
The Annual San Marcos Texas, Eddie Durham Tribute Sponsored by the Calaboose African American History Museum
The secret creative “spark plug” behind the success of the Blue Devils, Jimmy Lunceford, Lester Young, Freddie Green, Charlie Christian and Count Basie. Arranger of Glen Miller’s “In the Mood” too!
People, Podcasts, Video
From the book “Swing Under the Nazis” by Mike Zwerin.
In the middle of an interview, Miles Davis looked at the camera and said: “I’m no accident.”
I think that’s true of everyone who has achieved something great in music.
A little about the early years of Django Reinhardt. His achievements were no accident either.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Duke Ellington