Audio Judo Does Jazz (Audio Judo)

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about lesser-known but incredibly talented jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Episode Notes: ALBUM RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Bright Moments 2) Rip, Rig And Panic 3) Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle 4) The Man Who Cried Fire 5) I Talk With The Spirits – if you’re looking for a full-on flute album 6) Volunteered Slavery – if you’d like to see how he incorporates pop music into jazz 7) Slightly Latin – if you’re looking for something...slightly Latin But basically...try most any of them KIRK AS A SIDE MAN 1) Oh Yeah! - by Charles Mingus 2) The Jaki Byard Experience – by Jaki Byard 3) Out of the Afternoon – by Roy Haynes 4) Walking In Space – by Quincy Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, **GASP** it's not Chris! This week, Matthew will be taking the lead to talk about the role guitar players have in jazz. Along the way, you might find out a little more about Matthew's musical past as well. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this completely real and not bootlegged episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris circles back to talk about Charles Mingus again and what he was up to in the very special year of 1964. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris discusses one of the pillars of jazz music: Miles Davis. From his early days playing be-bop with Charlie Parker, through his late period jazz fusion works, Chris talks about Miles' history and highlights some of his greatest works and must-listen albums. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Chris' Miles Davis Listening Recommendations With Miles as band leader: 1955 – The New Miles Davis Quintet 1956 – Cookin’ 1956 – Relaxin’  1956 – Workin’ 1956 – Steamin’ 1956 – Round About Midnight 1958 – Milestones 1959 – Kind of Blue 1960 – Sketches of Spain 1964 – Four And More 1970 – A Tribute To Jack Johnson With Miles as a Sideman: 1944-1948 - Charlie Parker – The Complete Recordings on Savoy and Dial 1958 - Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else Chris would be remiss if he didn't mention: 1957 - Birth of the Cool 1957 - Miles Ahead 1959 - Porgy And Bess 1965 - Cookin’ At The Plugged Nickel 1969 - In A Silent Way 1970 - Bitches Brew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of AJDJ, Chris talks about another jazz legend who passed away far too young, Eric Dolphy. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com If you want to hear more of Eric Dolphy's music, Chris recommends these albums where he was a band leader: Outward Bound Out There Far Cry Live At The Five Spot Eric Dolphy In Europe Volume 1 Musical Prophet: The Iron Man Sessions And as a side man: Charles Mingus - Mingus At Antibes John Coltrane - Ole Coletrane Max Roach - Percussion Bittersweet George Russell - Ezz-thetics Other Notes One Way Of Building An Eric Dolphy Collection - https://www.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/72m4e3/one_way_of_building_an_eric_dolphy_collection/ Charles Mingus "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" footage Live at Antibes 1960 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vFpuizHSkjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered what all the jazz about Jazz was? Matthew and Kyle (of the Audio Judo podcast) are proud to introduce you to Chris, show consultant and host of this spin-off podcast, which we hope will act as a primer for those interested in adventuring into the world of jazz. In the introductory episode, Chris, Matthew, and Kyle discuss a bit of their own history with jazz, before handing off to Chris to explain why he was interested in doing this podcast, and what he hopes to cover in the upcoming episodes. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris dives deep about another jazz legend, Charles Mingus. Nicknamed the "Angry Man Of Jazz" was feared by some for his temper, but respected by most because of his refusal to compromise his musical integrity. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Chris' Charles Mingus Listening Recommendations: 1959 - Jazz Portraits: Mingus In Wonderland 1960 - Blues & Roots 1959 - Mingus Ah Um 1960 - Mingus Dynasty 1972 - Let My Children Hear Music Chris Would Be Remiss If He Didn't Mention: 1956 - Pithecanthropus Erectus 1957 - The Clown Notes: How To Build A Charles Mingus Collection - https://www.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/703hve/how_to_build_a_charles_mingus_collection/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about his impressions of another one of the jazz masters: John Coltrane. Starting in his early days with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, through his time recording for Atlantic and Impulse! records, and to his tragic early death at the age of 40 from liver cancer in 1967, Chris will cover many of the stand-out points of Coltrane's life. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Chris' John Coltrane Listening Recommendations: First Round Of Listening: 1958 - Blue Train 1959 - Kind Of Blue (with Miles Davis) 1960 - Giant Steps 1961 - My Favorite Things 1965 - A Love Supreme Second Round Of Listening: 1956 - Mating Call (with Tadd Dameron) 1963 - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (with Kenny Burrell, re-released in 1967 as "The Kenny Burrell Quintet With John Coltrane") 1958 - Soultrane 1964 - Coltrane's Sound 1962 - Coltrane Plays The Blues 1961 - Africa/Brass 1961 - Olé Coltrane 1977 - Afro Blue Impressions Notes How To Build A John Coltrane Collection - https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/70diuq/how_to_build_a_john_coltrane_collection/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about the piano stylings of Art Tatum. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris gets very solemn about jazz great Thelonious Monk. Monk was a jazz pianist and composer noted for his unique improvisational style on the piano. He once famously said, "The piano ain't got no wrong notes," which might be the perfect description of his playing style. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Chris' Thelonious Monk Listening Recommendations: 1947 - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note Records) [or BEST OF BLUE NOTE wouldn’t be the worst “greatest hits album” you ever purchased] 1956 - Brilliant Corners (Riverside Records) 1957 - Monk's Music (Riverside Records) 1961 - Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Riverside Records) 1958 - Thelonious In Action (Riverside Records)  1958 - Misterioso (Riverside Records) 1960 - Thelonious Monk At The Blackhawk (Riverside Records) 1963 - Monk's Dream (Columbia Records) 1964 - Solo Monk (Columbia Records) Other Artist's Tribute Albums: 1958 - Steve Lacy - Reflections (all covers Monk songs) 1987 - Anthony Braxton - 6 Monk Compositions (1987) [one of the few albums from the 1980’s that I recommend] 1988 - Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk [yes, I actually sought out an album with vocals and it’s great. Recorded in 1988 and released in 1990] Notes: Thelonious Monk's 25 Tips For Musicians - https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/thelonious-monks-25-tips-for-musicians-1960.html Thelonious Monk Dancing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XjJYeCYO-hA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris lights a lantern to show you the way to discover everything you ever wanted to know about Ornette Coleman Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Chris recommends listening to: Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz To Come If you like that, then try: Ornette Coleman – Change of the Century Ornette Coleman – This Is Our Music Ornette Coleman – Town Hall Concert Ornette Coleman – Science Fiction (and that’s just for starters…ALL of his albums on Atlantic Records are worthy) Other artists to try listening to if you like Ornette Coleman: Charles Mingus – Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (that's a lot of Mingus) Grachan Moncur III – Evolution Sun Ra – Jazz In Silhouette (not really an avant garde album, but an incredible record that’s a gateway to more Sun Ra, whose music definitely goes out there) Cecil Taylor – Jazz Advance Some other artists if you want to go way, way, way out there: Peter Brotzman – Machine Gun John Zorn – Spy Vs. Spy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris delves in to the life and times of Sonny Rollins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Chris' First Tier Sonny Rollins' Albums: Saxophone Colossus Tour De Force Moving Out Chris' Second Tier: The Sound of Sonny Sonny Rollins, Volume 2 (on Blue Note) Live At The Village Vanguard The Bridge Chris' Third Tier: Everything else he recorded in the 1950’s (including Newk’s Time and Freedom Suite) Albums He played with Others That Are Worth A Listen: Dig – w/Miles Davis Bag’s Groove – w/ Miles Davis Monk – w/ Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins – w/Thelonious Monk Clifford Brown & Max Roach At Basin Street – w/Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about some of the great collaborations that have taken place throughout jazz history. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris goes into detail about what John Coltrane was up to in 1965. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com ECOMMENDATIONS: You’ve got to start with A LOVE SUPREME – but I highly recommend doing this ONLY AFTER you’ve looked into his earlier work. From there, you’ve got to look into the following 3 albums: TRANSITION SUN SHIP FIRST MEDITATIONS If you’re able to, get a hold of that live version of A LOVE SUPREME. Fortunately, for all of us, ANOTHER live version of A LOVE SUPREME is coming out this October, recorded in October around the time of the “Live In Seattle” album. If you like what you’ve heard so far, fill in the rest of the gaps with the following: JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET PLAYS… DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM LIVING SPACE MEDITATIONS And if you’re going to go the whole hog: ASCENSION LIVE IN SEATTLE OM If you would like to hear similar spiritually-related recordings, try these artists: Alice Coltrane – Journey To Satchidananda Pharaoh Sanders - Karma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Yard Bird” Parker, a hugely influential figure in the development of bebop jazz. He’s noted for his incredibly fast solos and for bringing ideas like rapidly passing chords, variations of altered chords, and chord substitutions to jazz. Click here to visit the Audio Judo Does Jazz (AJDJ) website We want to hear from you: Facebook: facebook.com/audiojudodoesjazz Twitter: @audiojudojazz Or email: jazz(at)audiojudo.com For a direct line to Chris with your questions or comments, email: chris(at)audiojudo.com We are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast Network. If you like our show check out other music related podcasts at https://www.pantheonpodcasts.com Charlie Parker Listening Recommendations: The Complete Savoy Master Takes AND The Complete Dial Master Takes Swedish Schnapps (The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8, 1951) Bird And Diz (The Genius Of Charlie Parker #4, 1950) Chris would be remiss if he didn’t mention: Charlie Parker With Strings (1949) Charlie Parker All Stars Live At The Royal Roost (Volumes 1 thru 4) (1949) Diz N’ Bird At Carnegie Hall (1947) One Night In Birdland (1950) Chris also wants to add that if you would like to hear Bird’s music in a more modern context try: Sonny Stitt – Endgame Brilliance, a two-fer album, try his disc 1 recordings of “Tune Up!” and “Constellation.” Anthony Braxton – The Charlie Parker Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices