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Jazz is the art of storytelling, but to fully understand what's being said, you need to speak the language. Often, the jazz performer will take a pointed view, whether in melody, improv, or lyric and lay it on the listener. In this hour, we will sample some snarky stuff, that is jazz with an attitude. Dig the sounds and see if you pick up on the whole story.
Artist | Track | Album |
Les McCann Ltd. | The Great City | Beaux J. Pooboo |
Thelonious Monk | Bemsha Swing | Brilliant Corners |
Mose Allison | Your Mind is on Vacation | Allison Wonderland – the Mose Allison Anthology |
Joe Henderson | Mode for Joe | Mode for Joe |
Mose Allison | You Can Count on Me to Do My Part | Wild Man on the Loose |
Giacomo Gates | I Told You I Love You, Now Get Out | Centerpiece |
Dave Tull | The Stoplight at the End of the Street | Texting and Driving |
Charles Mingus | A Foggy Day | Passions of a Man: the Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 |
Kurt Elling | Los Angeles (Moose the Mooch) | The Passion of Charlie Parker |
Bobby Troup | Hungry Man | Bobby Troup |
Ben Sidran | Song for a Sucker Like You | Live At Montreux |