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As we all know jazz is a very very broad category
but The Real Enjoyment Of Jazz focuses
on what I'd describe as 'mainstream jazz'......having
just said that 'mainstream' sounds quite dull and boring
doesn't it?.....and The Real Enjoyment Of Jazz is anything
but that.
Maybe
the easiest way of describing the show's content (apart
from simply clicking on the icon and enjoying the show
first hand which is by FAR the best way!!) is to tell
what its NOT ....... I exclude early boogie woogie.....in
fact I exclude the 20s and 30s completely and there's
almost nothing from the 40s............I exclude atonal
avant garde jazz......I exclude 'elevator' music/muzak...............so
what does that leave? .....simply the very best melodic
jazz by the greatest artists who've ever graced a recording
studio or stage.
The
Content
Mainly its from the early fifties to the current day but
within those vague parameters we're trying to get as much
variety as possible into each show......piano solos, big
bands, vocals, sax/trumpet quintets, guitar solos, jazz
interpretations of classics and pop tunes, piano/bass/drums
trios, groups featuring every instrument that's ever been
used, to good effect, in jazz........but all with the
one essential ingredient in common .....QUALITY!!!
The Artists
Yes
many (in fact ...most) of the biggest names in jazz.....Ellington,
Getz, Bill Evans, Miles,
Dizzy, Basie, Mulligan,
Blakey, Lee Morgan,
Chet, Hawkins, Al
Cohn, Desmond, Sims,
Cannonball.................. but we'll
also be featuring those wonderful jazz artists whose names
never went beyond the jazz world despite having served
us so well over the jazz spectrum..... despite their enormous
talents .......just to give you some idea of who they
are here's just an extract of the pianists we'll be featuring
on future shows.......Abdullah Ibrahim,
Ray Bryant, Hampton Hawes,
Al Haig, Sal Mosca,
Sonny Clark, Kenny Drew,
Red Garland, Barry Harris,
Russ Freeman, Eddie Costa,
Wynton Kelly, Michel Petrucciani,
Tete Montoliu, Don Shirley,
Horace Silver....and so on ...and on
....but hopefully that'll give you an idea of the huge
pool of talent that we'll be working with given that that
was only a sample of the pianists!
Plus
we'll be featuring some of the current crop of talented
musicians who're helping to keep the jazz flame alive......Bill
Charlap, Steve Davis, Scott
Hamilton, Eldar Djanirov, Mike
DiRubbo.
The
DJ
Mike Winn is simply a humble jazz enthusiast
who wants to share his love of jazz with you......minimal
waffle between the tracks....well almost!......and its
free.....so please enjoy a new hour of mainstream jazz
every week.
The
Source
All from my own collection.......I've been (avidly) collecting
since I was 16 .....after my 'If Moment'.......and the
accompanying ghastly photos will suggest that its been
a very long time since I was 16......I've got over 16,000
jazz albums to choose from......and that number is quietly
increasing every month.......so we shouldn't have to worry
about running out of quality mainstream jazz. The vast
majority of the collection is obviously on vinyl so yes
there might be the occasional pop or crackle but I'll
ensure that I keep the quality of the broadcast up to
match the high standards of the music....and where I have
the track on CD I'll use that version.
PLEASE
ENJOY!
My
Introduction To Jazz
Do you remember the great 60's film called 'If'.....the
Lindsay Anderson film that gave Malcolm McDowell his first
starring role....it was all about rebellious schoolboys......but
the point of this ramble is one scene where one schoolboy
plays a particular track of an album to his chum....in
that case it was Sanctus from Missa
Luba..........well I had a similar 'If Moment'
at school when a friend played me one particular track
....and in my case it was Diminuendo And Crescendo
In Blue from Ellington At Newport......a recording
of Duke's brilliant set at the 1956 Newport
Jazz Festival....and that was it for me ....I was a lifetime
jazz fan (Yes I know jazz 'purists' like to look down
on performances like that .....ones that became popular.....but
they are simply being elitist and keen to keep jazz to
a very small minority of so-called intellectuals......but
real jazz is far better than that and simply exists to
give all of us enjoyment).
Jazz
can swing, be upbeat, romantic, evocative, moody, sentimental,
fun, melancholic, challenging, surprising, emotional,
loud, quiet, contemplative..........whatever you want
it to be to either suit or change your mood......but above
all else it needs to be 'enjoyable' ...and that's the
whole point of this weekly jazz radio show.
ENJOY!!
Each
week the latest show will be added to the site.
1. Just double click on the 'play symbol'
next to the appropriate show and sit back and enjoy -
it should only take a few seconds to start downloading.
You can fast forward / rewind / pause / stop. You may
need to click twice to activate this!
or
2. Click on the word 'MP3 file' which is the original method
and download to your MP3 Player
If
you are having difficulties - please email me mike@mikewinn.co.uk
