Didn't you used to be Tom Scott?In this episode we talk about the relationship of fame/commercial success and Jazz. During May 2024 several Jazz musi...
Friday, August 7, 20202-5-1-S2E1- Introducing Kenny Drew
Nicholas Tomalin and Simon Whiteside are back for a new series of 2-5-1 Two Pianists,Five Podcasts, One Subject. In this series the subject is pianis...
Monday, June 1, 20202-5-1-S1E5-Sonny Clark Ballad Style & Legacy
In the season finale Nick and Simon discuss Sonny Clark's ballad playing style as sideman and soloist, playing musical excerpts and discussing hi...
Friday, May 15, 20202-5-1-S1E4-Sonny Clark's Style and Trio Recordings
In Episode 4 we discuss Sonny Clark as a leader in the trio format. We focus on two tunes in detail: "Somebody Loves me" from what is now kn...
Friday, May 1, 20202-5-1-S1E3- Sonny Clark as Leader
In this episode we explore Sonny Clark's work as leader on Blue Note records. Specifically his work with ensembles.
Friday, April 17, 20202-5-1-S1E2-Sonny Clark as Sideman
In this episode Nick Tomalin and Simon Whiteside discuss the music Sonny Clark recorded with Buddy de Franco, Grant Green and Dexter Gordon. Even afte...
Tuesday, March 31, 20202-5-1- S1E1-The life and works of Sonny Clark
In episode one Nick Tomalin and Simon Whiteside talk about Sonny Clark's short but musically prodigious life, from his birth in July 1931 to his...