Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week on the Jazz Continuum: A birthday tribute to the "singing" bassist Slam Stewart; A 1957 look at Philly trumpeter Lee Morgan at age 19 performing with the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra, recording Blue Trane with John Coltrane and recording The Cooker as a leader; Monk works performed by Miles Okazaki, Paul Motian, Geri Allen and Randy Weston; 2024 releases form Nasheet Waits and Tarbaby both featuring compositions by Andrew Hill; Wrapping things up with a few tracks from the new release Odyssey from London based tenor saxophonist, bandleader and composer Nubya Garcia; Then concluding the show with a Lee Morgan tune performed by Trombonist Steve Turre from his new album Sanyas... [ read more ]
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