Episodes

  • Duke Ellington's Ko-Ko

    Duke Ellington's Ko-Ko
    Aug 31 2022

    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
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    10 mins
  • Count Basie's Jumpin' At The Woodside

    Count Basie's Jumpin' At The Woodside
    Jun 22 2022

    Sources Used:

    Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpin%27_at_the_Woodside
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    13 mins
  • Benny Goodman's Flying Home

    Benny Goodman's Flying Home
    Jun 12 2022

    Sorry, I took a little break, but I'm back now.


    Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Home
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    7 mins
  • Cab Calloway's Jumpin Jive

    Cab Calloway's Jumpin Jive
    May 25 2022

    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/
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    9 mins