Red Garland was one of the big beasts of the 1950s New York jazz scene recording  many albums as leader with  his  trio, he was also part of the first...

Simon and Nick discuss the book Blue Notes in Black and White a book about the relationship between jazz image and jazz music.  Below is the blurb fro...

The rent party was a phenomenon that occurred from 1920-1950's to raise the money needed to meet the cost of accommodation,  which was often high...

What is Quartal Harmony? Who brought it into jazz in a big way and when?Nick and Simon discuss these points

Here are 2 examples of quartile harmony to support the previous podcast

When is a dominant chord not a dominant chord?When it's a tritone substitution!We try to demystify this term and speak about its use in jazz harm...

The Flamingo ClubThe  Flamingo Club (not to be confused with Club Flamingo of Police Squad!)was a London nightclub active from 1952-1969. It was initi...

Book ReviewTed Gioia has written 11 books on music, many of them on jazz. Simon wrongly said that the first book of Ted's he read was West Coast ...

Archer StreetWe discuss the role of a single Soho street in the lives of musicians looking for work in London from the 1920s until the 1960s Watch the...

In our third interview with people who promote, facilitate and help proliferate Jazz.Sebastian Scotney is the driving force behind London Jazz News a ...

Tete Montoliu was a spanish pianist who had a long and successful career. As part of our " pianists under the radar" we discuss him and his ...

Riverside records only ran from 1953 to 1964 but in that time captured some of the greats of the period. Orin Keepnews was the producer of a majority ...