Father's Day Special! "Daddy-O: Father-and-Son Teams in Jazz"
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz
From: WFIU
Length: 00:59:02
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"Hey Dad, can I borrow the saxophone keys?" Night Lights crosses the generational divide with an exploration of father-and-son teams in jazz. How did Duke Ellington come to use his son Mercer as a songwriter? What father-and-son record date prompted a young jazz reviewer named Studs Terkel to proclaim it "an ear opener for jazz bigots and cultists?" What famous saxophonist used his 10-year-old son as a drummer on a recording date for a renowned jazz label? Which two regionally-known jazz veterans gained some well-deserved limelight as a result of their sons' rise to fame in the jazz world? Find out all of this and more on "Daddy-O: Father-and-Son Teams in Jazz" on this Night Lights Father's Day special!
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Piece Description
"Hey Dad, can I borrow the saxophone keys?" Night Lights crosses the generational divide with an exploration of father-and-son teams in jazz. How did Duke Ellington come to use his son Mercer as a songwriter? What father-and-son record date prompted a young jazz reviewer named Studs Terkel to proclaim it "an ear opener for jazz bigots and cultists?" What famous saxophonist used his 10-year-old son as a drummer on a recording date for a renowned jazz label? Which two regionally-known jazz veterans gained some well-deserved limelight as a result of their sons' rise to fame in the jazz world? Find out all of this and more on "Daddy-O: Father-and-Son Teams in Jazz" on this Night Lights Father's Day special!
Timing and Cues
Total Program Length: 59:00
00:00 Segment 1: Program Intro
Incue: Theme Music
01:00 Segment 2: Optional Cutaway for News
06:00 Segment 3: Program Part 1
Outcue: “…Father-and-Son Teams in Jazz’ on Night Lights.”
30:55 Segment 4: MIDPOINT BREAK (1:00 music bed)
31:55 Segment 5: Program Part 2
59:00 End Program
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