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ECM records have a place in Jazz only rivalled by the classic American Labels like Blue Note, Prestige. There are clear comparisons with Blue Note,A Unique looka Particular sounda roster of important musicians You can see a Pinterest collection of ECM covers here In this episode we discuss these and other pointsThis is our website This is our InstagramThis is our Facebook group

A picture that is well known to those in jazz and beyond was taken August 12th 1958 for esquire Magazine by Art Kane. we discuss it in this episode. The documentary is available hereThis is our website This is our InstagramThis is our Facebook group

The fame of Andy Warhol has lasted a lot longer than fifteen minutes but perhaps his jazz album cover artwork is less well known than his soup tins, Marilyn Monroes or his Velvet underground Banana Cover. We discuss these in this episode many are collected in this blog by The Music Aficionado here with some thoughtful insights, more can be found on the discos site hereThis is our w

Pat Moran was active as a Jazz pianist in the 1950s-1960s and played with many good artists particularly on the west coast. Her trio album with Scott La Faro 1957 is a real gem in our opinion. Her Classical training has furnished her with a great facility at the piano and her fast runs are crisp and well phrased. The complete trio album released by Fresh Sounds combines the Scott l

Nick and Simon talk about the artist Romare Bearden Who was connected to the jazz scene in more than one way. His most well know works are collage and often depict jazz subjects. He went to School with Billy Eckstein and wrote Seabreeze with him which featured on the Branford Marsalis album Romare Bearden Revealed a cultural figure whose foundation supports his legacy and the artis

Simon and Nick talk about the long running radio show hosted by Marion McPartland.episodes are still available to stream from NPR like this one with Gene HarrisThis is our website This is our InstagramThis is our Facebook group

This episode is based around the book " Blue Rhythm Fantasy" which is concerned , primarily, with the Work of arranger Chappie Willet. A freelancer who set up an office in the Times Square district calling it The Broadway Music clinic. He was a successful African American entrepreneur and worked for some of the top acts of his day including Louis Armstrong. This is our we

Nick And Simon Discuss the short lived but influential London Jazz club "Club Eleven", named after the number of founder members, began life just before Christmas in 1948. It was a co-operative arrangement designed to bring bebop to the attention of the jazz public at large. The musicians involved were Ronnie Scott, Hank Shaw, Leon Calvert, Johnny Rogers, Bernie Fenton, T

Nick And Simon talk about the Jazz Novel Blow up a storm published in 1959 [ a seminal year in Jazz history]This is a first novel by the director, producer and dramatist, Garson Kanin, whose short stories have appeared in Esquire, Vogue and the Atlantic Monthly. Written in the first person and told in flashback this is a dramatist's recollections of his early days in jazz -- d

Simon & Nick discuss the Score to Mr Benn by Don Warren an Alias for Duncan Lamontwho for several decades Lamont worked as a freelance musician (on flute and clarinet as well as saxophone), based around Archer Street in Soho and playing in the surrounding jazz clubs. He often performed with British bands accompanying American vocalists, including Fred Astaire, Tony Bennett, Bin