Atlantic Archives - JAZZ IMPRESSIONS

Routes: A Jazz Impressions Podcast – Episode 9

We take flight in Episode 9 with two classic live cuts: Joe Henderson’s ‘Junk Blues’ and Don Pullen & George Adams’ ‘Saturday Night In The Cosmos’. But what’s the best route? Via Italy and Japan? Or as the crow flies? Ornithophobics need not apply. Thanks for all your support in this first year of the podcast and stay tuned for more Routes in the new year. Keep watching the skies!

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Routes: A Jazz Impressions Podcast – Episode 6

In this tribute episode, we join the dots between Stanley Cowell’s heartfelt composition ‘Sienna: Welcome My Darling’ and Chick Corea’s swirling, impressionistic ‘Litha’. Plus we delve into Sweden, beekeeping and the discography of L. Ron Hubbard – and be sure to listen out for Ollie’s uncanny impression of a shakuhachi.

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Routes: A Jazz Impressions Podcast – Episode 5

This time we break free of our jazz shackles, tracing a path between the psychedelic folk rock of Crosby, Stills and Nash’s ‘Wooden Ships’ and the ’90s bossa-infused hip-hop of ‘Runnin’ by The Pharcyde. We dive into West Coast rock and rap, the genius of J Dilla and a certain cartoon bird…

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Routes: A Jazz Impressions Podcast – Episode 4

In episode 4 we connect two very different tracks recorded 10 years apart – the free-leaning post-bop of Eric Dolphy’s ‘Green Dolphin Street’ and the dark, funky, cinematic vibes of Gary Burton’s ‘Las Vegas Tango’. Plus hip-hop and samples and films, oh my!

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Billy Cobham – Heather

From John Abercrombie’s Timeless classic on ECM, we follow the guitarist to another proto-ambient wonder of the fusion world: Billy Cobham’s ‘Heather’ from the Atlantic album Crosswinds (1974).

Max Roach – Effi

The previous post focussed on ‘Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting’ from Charles Mingus’ political and earthy album Blues & Roots. Today, I look at the album Members, Don’t Git Weary, released on Atlantic in 1968 by a musical contemporary of Mingus, the great Max Roach, one of the most influential drummers in the history of jazz. Roach was a bebop pioneer and changed the way drummers played jazz, elevating the drummer from accompanist to major player.

Charles Mingus – Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting

You just heard altoist Jackie McLean, a man with the (actually very common) distinction of playing with and having his teeth knocked out by Charles Mingus, one of the greatest composers and bassists in jazz history, and a great friend of Joni Mitchell (that’s not a euphemism).