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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about some of the great collaborations that have taken place throughout jazz history.

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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about lesser-known but incredibly talented jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

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    Episode Notes:

    ALBUM RECOMMENDATIONS:
    1) Bright Moments
    2) Rip, Rig And Panic
    3) Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle
    4) The Man Who Cried Fire
    5) I Talk With The Spirits – if you’re looking for a full-on flute album
    6) Volunteered Slavery – if you’d like to see how he incorporates pop music into jazz
    7) Slightly Latin – if you’re looking for something...slightly Latin
    But basically...try most any of them

    KIRK AS A SIDE MAN
    1) Oh Yeah! - by Charles Mingus
    2) The Jaki Byard Experience – by Jaki Byard
    3) Out of the Afternoon – by Roy Haynes
    4) Walking In Space – by Quincy Jones
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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about the piano stylings of Art Tatum.

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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, **GASP** it's not Chris! This week, Matthew will be taking the lead to talk about the role guitar players have in jazz. Along the way, you might find out a little more about Matthew's musical past as well.

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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris goes into detail about what John Coltrane was up to in 1965.

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    ECOMMENDATIONS:
    You’ve got to start with A LOVE SUPREME – but I highly recommend doing this ONLY AFTER you’ve looked into his earlier work.

    From there, you’ve got to look into the following 3 albums:

    TRANSITION
    SUN SHIP
    FIRST MEDITATIONS

    If you’re able to, get a hold of that live version of A LOVE SUPREME. Fortunately, for all of us, ANOTHER live version of A LOVE SUPREME is coming out this October, recorded in October around the time of the “Live In Seattle” album.

    If you like what you’ve heard so far, fill in the rest of the gaps with the following:

    JOHN COLTRANE QUARTET PLAYS…
    DEAR OLD STOCKHOLM
    LIVING SPACE
    MEDITATIONS

    And if you’re going to go the whole hog:
    ASCENSION
    LIVE IN SEATTLE
    OM

    If you would like to hear similar spiritually-related recordings, try these artists:
    Alice Coltrane – Journey To Satchidananda
    Pharaoh Sanders - Karma
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  • On this completely real and not bootlegged episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris circles back to talk about Charles Mingus again and what he was up to in the very special year of 1964.

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  • On this episode of AJDJ, Chris talks about another jazz legend who passed away far too young, Eric Dolphy.

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    If you want to hear more of Eric Dolphy's music, Chris recommends these albums where he was a band leader:

    Outward Bound
    Out There
    Far Cry
    Live At The Five Spot
    Eric Dolphy In Europe Volume 1
    Musical Prophet: The Iron Man Sessions

    And as a side man:
    Charles Mingus - Mingus At Antibes
    John Coltrane - Ole Coletrane
    Max Roach - Percussion Bittersweet
    George Russell - Ezz-thetics

    Other Notes
    One Way Of Building An Eric Dolphy Collection - https://www.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/72m4e3/one_way_of_building_an_eric_dolphy_collection/

    Charles Mingus "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting" footage Live at Antibes 1960 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=vFpuizHSkjY


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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris lights a lantern to show you the way to discover everything you ever wanted to know about Ornette Coleman

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    Chris recommends listening to:
    Ornette Coleman – The Shape of Jazz To Come

    If you like that, then try:
    Ornette Coleman – Change of the Century
    Ornette Coleman – This Is Our Music
    Ornette Coleman – Town Hall Concert
    Ornette Coleman – Science Fiction
    (and that’s just for starters…ALL of his albums on Atlantic Records are worthy)

    Other artists to try listening to if you like Ornette Coleman:
    Charles Mingus – Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (that's a lot of Mingus)
    Grachan Moncur III – Evolution
    Sun Ra – Jazz In Silhouette (not really an avant garde album, but an incredible record that’s a gateway to more Sun Ra, whose music definitely goes out there)
    Cecil Taylor – Jazz Advance

    Some other artists if you want to go way, way, way out there:
    Peter Brotzman – Machine Gun
    John Zorn – Spy Vs. Spy


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  • In this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris delves in to the life and times of Sonny Rollins, an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the 20th century.

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    Chris' First Tier Sonny Rollins' Albums:

    Saxophone Colossus

    Tour De Force

    Moving Out


    Chris' Second Tier:

    The Sound of Sonny

    Sonny Rollins, Volume 2 (on Blue Note)

    Live At The Village Vanguard

    The Bridge


    Chris' Third Tier:
    Everything else he recorded in the 1950’s (including Newk’s Time and Freedom Suite)

    Albums He played with Others That Are Worth A Listen:

    Dig – w/Miles Davis

    Bag’s Groove – w/ Miles Davis

    Monk – w/ Thelonious Monk

    Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins – w/Thelonious Monk

    Clifford Brown & Max Roach At Basin Street – w/Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet


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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Yard Bird” Parker, a hugely influential figure in the development of bebop jazz. He’s noted for his incredibly fast solos and for bringing ideas like rapidly passing chords, variations of altered chords, and chord substitutions to jazz.

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    Charlie Parker Listening Recommendations:

    The Complete Savoy Master Takes AND The Complete Dial Master Takes

    Swedish Schnapps (The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8, 1951)

    Bird And Diz (The Genius Of Charlie Parker #4, 1950)


    Chris would be remiss if he didn’t mention:

    Charlie Parker With Strings (1949)

    Charlie Parker All Stars Live At The Royal Roost (Volumes 1 thru 4) (1949)

    Diz N’ Bird At Carnegie Hall (1947)

    One Night In Birdland (1950)


    Chris also wants to add that if you would like to hear Bird’s music in a more modern context try:

    Sonny Stitt – Endgame Brilliance, a two-fer album, try his disc 1 recordings of “Tune Up!” and “Constellation.”

    Anthony Braxton – The Charlie Parker Project


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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris gets very solemn about jazz great Thelonious Monk. Monk was a jazz pianist and composer noted for his unique improvisational style on the piano. He once famously said, "The piano ain't got no wrong notes," which might be the perfect description of his playing style.

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    Chris' Thelonious Monk Listening Recommendations:
    1947 - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note Records) [or BEST OF BLUE NOTE wouldn’t be the worst “greatest hits album” you ever purchased]
    1956 - Brilliant Corners (Riverside Records)
    1957 - Monk's Music (Riverside Records)
    1961 - Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Riverside Records)
    1958 - Thelonious In Action (Riverside Records) 
    1958 - Misterioso (Riverside Records)
    1960 - Thelonious Monk At The Blackhawk (Riverside Records)
    1963 - Monk's Dream (Columbia Records)
    1964 - Solo Monk (Columbia Records)

    Other Artist's Tribute Albums:
    1958 - Steve Lacy - Reflections (all covers Monk songs)
    1987 - Anthony Braxton - 6 Monk Compositions (1987) [one of the few albums from the 1980’s that I recommend]
    1988 - Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk [yes, I actually sought out an album with vocals and it’s great. Recorded in 1988 and released in 1990]

    Notes:
    Thelonious Monk's 25 Tips For Musicians - https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/thelonious-monks-25-tips-for-musicians-1960.html
    Thelonious Monk Dancing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=XjJYeCYO-hA
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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris dives deep about another jazz legend, Charles Mingus. Nicknamed the "Angry Man Of Jazz" was feared by some for his temper, but respected by most because of his refusal to compromise his musical integrity.

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    Chris' Charles Mingus Listening Recommendations:
    1959 - Jazz Portraits: Mingus In Wonderland
    1960 - Blues & Roots
    1959 - Mingus Ah Um
    1960 - Mingus Dynasty
    1972 - Let My Children Hear Music

    Chris Would Be Remiss If He Didn't Mention:
    1956 - Pithecanthropus Erectus
    1957 - The Clown

    Notes:

    How To Build A Charles Mingus Collection - https://www.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/703hve/how_to_build_a_charles_mingus_collection/
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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris talks about his impressions of another one of the jazz masters: John Coltrane. Starting in his early days with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, through his time recording for Atlantic and Impulse! records, and to his tragic early death at the age of 40 from liver cancer in 1967, Chris will cover many of the stand-out points of Coltrane's life.

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    Chris' John Coltrane Listening Recommendations:

    First Round Of Listening:
    1958 - Blue Train
    1959 - Kind Of Blue (with Miles Davis)
    1960 - Giant Steps
    1961 - My Favorite Things
    1965 - A Love Supreme

    Second Round Of Listening:
    1956 - Mating Call (with Tadd Dameron)
    1963 - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (with Kenny Burrell, re-released in 1967 as "The Kenny Burrell Quintet With John Coltrane")
    1958 - Soultrane
    1964 - Coltrane's Sound
    1962 - Coltrane Plays The Blues
    1961 - Africa/Brass
    1961 - Olé Coltrane
    1977 - Afro Blue Impressions

    Notes

    How To Build A John Coltrane Collection - https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/Jazz/comments/70diuq/how_to_build_a_john_coltrane_collection/
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  • On this episode of Audio Judo Does Jazz, Chris discusses one of the pillars of jazz music: Miles Davis. From his early days playing be-bop with Charlie Parker, through his late period jazz fusion works, Chris talks about Miles' history and highlights some of his greatest works and must-listen albums.

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    Chris' Miles Davis Listening Recommendations

    With Miles as band leader:
    1955 – The New Miles Davis Quintet
    1956 – Cookin’
    1956 – Relaxin’ 
    1956 – Workin’
    1956 – Steamin’
    1956 – Round About Midnight
    1958 – Milestones
    1959 – Kind of Blue
    1960 – Sketches of Spain
    1964 – Four And More
    1970 – A Tribute To Jack Johnson

    With Miles as a Sideman:
    1944-1948 - Charlie Parker – The Complete Recordings on Savoy and Dial
    1958 - Cannonball Adderley – Somethin’ Else

    Chris would be remiss if he didn't mention:
    1957 - Birth of the Cool
    1957 - Miles Ahead
    1959 - Porgy And Bess
    1965 - Cookin’ At The Plugged Nickel
    1969 - In A Silent Way
    1970 - Bitches Brew
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  • Have you ever wondered what all the jazz about Jazz was? Matthew and Kyle (of the Audio Judo podcast) are proud to introduce you to Chris, show consultant and host of this spin-off podcast, which we hope will act as a primer for those interested in adventuring into the world of jazz.
    In the introductory episode, Chris, Matthew, and Kyle discuss a bit of their own history with jazz, before handing off to Chris to explain why he was interested in doing this podcast, and what he hopes to cover in the upcoming episodes.

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