Now playing, and playing until noon, October 8: the Jo Jones Centennial Festival on WKCR-FM. Papa Jo Jones, drummer extraordinaire, was born on October 7, 1911.
WKCR-FM is one of the great resources for non-trending music. The station is hurting: throw some money its way if you like what you hear.
[Thanks to Music Clip of the Day for spreading the news.]
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I think that Jammin the blues is the best jazz film ever made. There are so many great shots of Lester Young, Harry Edison, and others, but I particularly love the moment when Sid Catlet hands over the drum sticks to Jo Jones without a beat being missed between them!
Adair, I think I’m with you on that. Jazz on a Summer’s Day is great in its own way, but I like keeping the focus on the musicians.
Jammin’ the Blues is at YouTube, for anyone’s who’s curious.
Michael is right on the mark about WKCR-FM, a fantastic station. "Bird Flight" is perhaps its oldest and most famous program, in which jazzologist Phil Schaap gives fascinating in-depth lectures on the immortal Charlie Parker. (Despite decades of doing this show,Schaap is still discovering new things in Parker's recordings!) It is like a university education in jazz.
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