Jazz Anecdotes

Liner notes in audio form basically. In each episode, I focus on a new jazz song and its story. I hope you enjoy it! Also on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFW8W2pCP9ESi4rh03Km8g

Duke Ellington's Ko-Ko

Duke Ellington's Ko-Ko was a 1940 composition and is one of his most unappreciated works. Sources used:  All Music: https://www.allmusic.com/song/ko-ko-mt0002328368  Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Square Scalar: https://scalar.usc.edu/works/jazz-education/media/Congo%20Square.pdf Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Blanton#Later_life_and_career

08-31
10:17

Count Basie's Jumpin' At The Woodside

Sources Used: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpin%27_at_the_Woodside

06-22
12:46

Benny Goodman's Flying Home

Sorry, I took a little break, but I'm back now. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Home

06-12
06:44

Cab Calloway's Jumpin Jive

A great piece by Cab Calloway. Sources used: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpin%27_Jive My Modern Met: https://mymodernmet.com/cab-calloway-jumpin-jive-nicholas-brothers/

05-25
09:22

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