Best of The New Jazz Archive 2011: Part 1
Series: The New Jazz Archive
From: The New Jazz Archive
Length: 00:59:00
This week on the show it’s a little year-end reprise of some of the best interviews and music from the past year. We’ll hear our conversation with Green Mill owner Dave Jemlio about his epic restoration of one of Chicago’s most legendary jazz clubs, and revisit the story of the forgotten jazz musicians that shaped the Motown sound. That plus our trip up and down America’s Blues Highway with folklorist Bill Ferris, and the story of forgotten session man Hank Garland’s role in jazzing up the early Nashville country scene are all coming up.
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This week on the show it’s a little year-end reprise of some of the best interviews and music from the past year. We’ll hear our conversation with Green Mill owner Dave Jemlio about his epic restoration of one of Chicago’s most legendary jazz clubs, and revisit the story of the forgotten jazz musicians that shaped the Motown sound. That plus our trip up and down America’s Blues Highway with folklorist Bill Ferris, and the story of forgotten session man Hank Garland’s role in jazzing up the early Nashville country scene are all coming up.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choserito Plena | Marc Ribot | Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos. | Atlantic | 1998 | 02:46 |
| Big Fat Mama, Meat Shakin' On Her Bones | Mississippi Fred McDowell | Give My Poor Heart Ease (accompanying CD). | UNC Press | 2009 | 02:07 |
| Those Clouds Are Heavy, You Dig? | Kurt Elling | Close Your Eyes. | Blue Note | 1995 | 03:09 |
| What Becomes of the Brokenhearted | Jimmy Ruffin | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, The Best of Jimmy Ruffin. | Motown | 2001 | 03:01 |
| Focus | Bill Frisell | Disfarmer. | Nonesuch | 2009 | 02:26 |
| Scarlet Ribbons for Her Hair | Hank Garland | Move! The Guitar Artistry of Hank Garland. | Legacy/Columbia | 2001 | 02:22 |
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