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August 24

Week 276: “Black Ego” by Digable Planets

If you’ve never heard of Digable Planets, or if you only vaguely remember them as…

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July 6

Week 269: “Melodie au Crepuscule” by Django Reinhardt

I had a friend at university who pretty much never called anyone by their real…

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June 8

Week 265: “Big Dream” by Antonio Sanchez

Drummers don’t get enough respect. They have the most high-demand, low-recognition job in the traditional…

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March 9

Week 252: “But Beautiful” by Clark Terry and Oscar Peterson

When I found out about Clark Terry, I couldn’t believe it had taken me so…

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January 12

Week 244: “Infant Eyes” by Wayne Shorter

I’ve always thought that a baby’s cuteness peaks at around 8-14 months old. It’s the…

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December 22

Week 241: “It’s De-Lovely” by Sarah Vaughan

We’re deep enough into the Christmas season that you might be getting a bit tired…

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December 1

Week 238: “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus

Whatever happened to hats? I mean, people still wear hats. But these days, most hats…

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November 17

Week 236: “Hopopono” by GoGo Penguin

Jazz has come to an interesting point in the life cycle of musical genres. It’s…

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September 29

Week 229: “Sleepy Lagoon” by Harry James

I’m a bit of a sucker for plaques. I might be late for a meeting,…

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August 25

Week 224: “Gee But I’d Like To Make You Happy” by The Boswell Sisters

Being a professional entertainer is probably tough in any era, but can you imagine trying…

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July 14

Week 218: “The Laziest Gal In Town” by Carsie Blanton

Like most of Cole Porter’s songs, there are several versions of this one that deserve…

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May 5

Week 208: “Conference of the Birds” by Dave Holland Quartet

There’s a group of pigeons who sit on a telephone wire that I walk past…

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April 7

Week 204: “Sarah’s Song” by David Downing

According to a friend of mine who has spent most of his time around classical…

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February 3

Week 195: “You Go To My Head” by Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday’s 1952 recording of this song is the one that’s usually included on her…

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January 27

Week 194: “Deep Cold” by Carl Bray

A few days from now, groundhogs across North America will cheerfully emerge to let us…

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December 23

Week 189: “Skating” by The Vince Guaraldi Trio

Skating is one of those classic winter activities that I never really got into. I’m…

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November 18

Week 184: “My Little Brown Book” by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane

Here are some highlights from the early years of Belgian inventor Adolphe Sax: Born in…

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September 30

Week 177: “Try Your Wings” by Blossom Dearie

The first time I heard it, one of the things I liked about “Try Your Wings”…

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August 12

Week 170: “Blue in Green” by Miles Davis

Does anyone else find improvisation amazing? Anytime I see a jazz musician come up with…

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August 5

Week 169: “Dawn Patrol” by Portico Quartet

Here’s an instrument you may not have heard of: the Hang. Part steel drum, part…

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