Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Jazz Podcast

Out There #14

A free jazz freakout episode of Out There, featuring the music of Sun Ra, Willam Parker, Burton Greene, Ken McIntyre and more

Early Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Jazz Podcast #14

This week's episode of Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting is about the early work of Charles Mingus, from the middle 1940s to 1956 when he signed with Atlantic records, and features his work as a leader and as a sideman in the bands of Miles Davis, Teddy Charles, Red Norvo (about whom a story from Mingus' autobiography Beneath The Underdog is shared) and more!

Out There #13 - David Murray

This episode of Out There is about the free jazz multi-instrumentalist David Murray, and explores music from throughout his career, from his first album with a trio to one of his more recent albums The David Murray Big Band Plays the Obscure Work of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Jazz Podcast #13 - Sonny Rollins

This episode of WNPM is about the early music of Sonny Rollins, and features tracks from his time in the bands of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and Bud Powell, and from his albums as a leader, up to the Freedom Suite

Out There #12

This episode of Out There features the music of Sun Ra, Roswell Rudd, Jaki Byard, and more, and also a couple of songs that didn't make it into the episodes about Eric Dolphy and Bobby Hutcherson

WNPM #12 - Clifford Brown

This week's episode of Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting is about the great jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, and features tracks from his time in the Tadd Dameron Orchestra, his quintet with Max Roach, and his albums with Sonny Rollins and others.  

Out There #11 - Abbey Lincoln

This week's episode of Out There is about the music of Abbey Lincoln, a jazz singer who was married to Max Roach in the 60's.  It starts off with a long selection from We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite, and then covers selections from her albums Abbey is Blue, Straight Ahead, and more.  

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Jazz Podcast #11

This weeks episode of WNPM is a classic episode, not focused on any particular artist or theme, but just a bunch of great jazz as you might come across it buying albums, exploring the genre.  I play some Miles Davis, Sam Rivers, Martial Soloal, Charles Mingus, and many more.  In jazz reissue news, BBE records just announced the release of a box set of Charles Mingus recordings, from a radio broadcast of his week long engagement at the Strata Concert Gallery in Detroit, 1973. Pre-order here:http://www.bbemusic.com/news/the-lost-tapes-charles-mingus-live-in-detroit/

Out There #10 - Early Cecil Taylor

This episode of Out There is about one of the most unique, mind-bending jazz pianists, Cecil Taylor, who passed away earlier this year.  It is mostly focused on his earlier work, from his performance at the 1957 Newport Jazz festival through his second Blue Note Records album Conquistador. 

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Jazz Podcast #10 - Happy (Belated) Birthday Wayne Shorter

Legendary jazz saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter turned 85 years old this past Saturday, so I decided it would be a good time to do an episode about his music.  Featuring music from his albums as a leader and as a sideman with Miles Davis, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and more.  One of the last living greats from the revolutionary changes that jazz underwent in the 60s, Shorter still tours to this day.