The Jazz Real Book
By Jay Sweet
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In this podcast, Jazz History professor, biographer, musician, and popular podcaster Jay Sweet will help guide you through the tunes included in the Jazz Real Book. For decades, this book (often called "The Jazz Bible") has been a resource for jazz musicians looking to learn jazz standards and repertoire. This podcast will discuss essential recordings and details associated with the songs in the Jazz Real Book, the musicians who created the material, and the recordings that inspire jazz musicians and fans worldwide.
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Four and Miles Davis’ First Great Quintet
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May 17, 2026 |
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Chick Corea- Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
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May 14, 2026 |
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Oteil Burbridge and Lamar Williams Jr. Interview-The Offering Album
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May 12, 2026 |
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Forest Flower and Charles Lloyd
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May 10, 2026 |
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Interview with Mitch Glickman -A Symphonic Jazz Salute to Maurice White
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May 05, 2026 |
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(I Love You) For Sentimental Reason and Dean Martin
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May 03, 2026 |
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Eric Darius Interview
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May 01, 2026 |
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Marc Turner Interview
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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For Heaven's Sake and Kenny Barron
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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John Beasley Interview
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Miles Davis- Miles In The Sky
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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For All We Know and Dave Brubeck
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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Steve Wilson Interview
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Herbie Hancock-Speak Like A Child
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Footprints and Miles Davis' Miles Smiles (With Guest Mike Kaplan)
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Follow Your Heart and John McLaughlin
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Martin Wind Interview
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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502 Blues and Jimmy Rowles
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Simon Mogul Interview
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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500 Miles High and Return to Forever
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Joe Lovano Interview
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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A Fine Romance and Marian McPartland
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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“Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum” and Rudy Van Gelder
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention -We're Only IN It For The Money (with Guest Steve DeLuca)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Kirk Whalum Interview
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Falling In Love With Love and Helen Merrill
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Steve Tibbetts Interview
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Falling Grace and John Scofield
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Thelonious Monk -Underground -(From 30 Albums For 30 Years Podcast)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Björn Meyer Interview
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Fall and Miles Davis’ Nefertiti
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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E.S.P. and Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Interview with Few Of A Kind ( Andrew Gutauskas , Ben Russell, Yousif Sheronick)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Equipoise and Stanley Cowell
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Soulive Interview (Alan and Neal Evans)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Equinox and Bassist Steve Davis
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Will Downing Interview
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Epistrophy and Kenny Clarke
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Jordan Williams Interview
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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El Gaucho and Joe Chambers
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Eighty One and Ron Carter
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Sullivan Fortner Interview
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Ecclusiastics and Charles Mingus
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Easy To Love and Gene Ammons
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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John Goldsby Interview
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Easy Living and Paul Desmond
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Mauricio Morales and Adam Hersch Interview
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Easter Parade and Roy Eldridge
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Alan Broadbent Interview
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Always and Irving Berlin
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Steve Smith Interview (Vital Information and Journey) Part 2
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Steve Smith On Jack DeJohnette -Interview (Part 1)
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Dreamsville and Henry Mancini
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Anthony Stanco Interview
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Dream a Little Dream Of Me and Diana Krall
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Jerome Sabbagh Interview
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Donna Lee and Claude Thornhill
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Paquito D'Rivera Interview
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore and Nat King Cole
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Wolfgang Muthspiel Interview
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Don't Blame Me and Ethel Waters
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Domino Biscuit and the album Hotel Hello (Burton and Swallow)
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Tyler Bullock and Esteban Castro Interview
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Dolphin Dance and George Coleman
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Marc Johnson Interview
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Dolores and Tony Williams
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Doin' The Pig and Bill Goodwin
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Jay Beckenstein (Spyro Gyra) Interview
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Django and Modern Jazz Quartet
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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David O'Rourke Interview
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Dizzy Atmosphere and Arturo Sandoval
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Braxton Cook Interview
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Dexterity and Barry Harris
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Abena Koomson Davis and Steve Davis Interview
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Desert Air and ECM Records
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Emilio Castillo (Tower of Power) Interview
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Desafinado and Herbie Mann
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Anthony Wilson Interview
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Deluge and Reggie Workman
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Fred Hersch Interview
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Detour Ahead and Herb Ellis
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Seth Abramson Interview
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Dedicated To You and Johnny Hartman
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Marel Hidalgo Interview
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Dearly Beloved and Stanley Turrentine
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Eric Alexander Interview
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Dear Old Stockholm and The Folk-Jazz Connection
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Joe Farnsworth Interview #2
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Days and Nights Waiting and Charles Lloyd
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Stanley Clarke Interview (Replay from 2/14/2023)
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Day Waves and Stanley Clarke
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Patrick Zimmerli Interview
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Darn That Dream and Dexter Gordon
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Dancing On The Ceiling and Chet Baker
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Daahoud and Harold Land
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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D Natural Blues and Wes Montgomery
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Marcus Miller Interview
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Crystal Silence (The song and the album )
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Pasquale Grasso Interview
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May 27, 2025 |
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Crescent and Jimmy Garrison
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May 25, 2025 |
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Countdown and Art Taylor
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May 18, 2025 |
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Could It Be You and Victor Silvester
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May 11, 2025 |
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Wayne Shorter-Adam's Apple
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May 07, 2025 |
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Cotton Tail and Ben Webster
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May 04, 2025 |
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Coral and Keith Jarrett
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Sam Sadigursky Interview
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Ron Carter Interview (2022)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Contemplation and Ron Carter
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Confirmation and Max Roach
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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The Real McCoy with guest Steve Myerson
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Conception and George Shearing
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Endea Owens Interview
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Con Alma and Dizzy Gillespie
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Como En Vietnam and Gary Burton
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Come Sunday and Johnny Hodges
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Chitlins Con Carne and Kenny Burrell
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Dan Pugach Interview
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Chippie and Don Cherry
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Tal Yahalom Interview
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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A Child is Born and Thad Jones
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White and Pérez Prado
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Cherokee and Clifford Brown
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Steve Bryant Interview
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Chelsea Bridge and Billy Strayhorn
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) and João Gilberto
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Dave Stryker Interview
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Chelsea Bells and Steve Swallow
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Ceora and Hank Mobley
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Captain Marvel and Chick Corea
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Central Park West and McCoy Tyner
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man and Teddy Wilson
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Donald Vega Interview
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Call Me Irresponsible and Bobby Darin
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Call Me and Nancy Wilson
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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C'est Si Bon and Eartha Kitt
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Byrdlike (Birdlike) and Freddie Hubbard
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Butterfly and Herbie Hancock
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Naomi Moon Siegel Interview
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Warren Wolf Interview
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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But Beautiful and Stan Getz
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Broadway and Oscar Peterson
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Broad Way Blues and Ornette Coleman
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Bright Size Life and Jaco Pastorius
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Charlie Burnham Interview
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Boplicity, Gil Evans and The Birth of The Cool
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Kurt Rosenwinkel Interview
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Body and Soul and Coleman Hawkins
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Brian Bromberg Interview
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Bluesette and Toots Thielemans
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Blues for Alice and Red Rodney
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Blue Train and Lee Morgan
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Blue Room and Tommy Dorsey
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Buster Williams Interview
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Blue Monk and Thelonious Monk
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Blue in Green and Miles Davis' Kind of Blue Album
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Blue Bossa and Kenny Dorham
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Alvester Garnett Interview
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Black Orpheus and Charlie Byrd
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Black Nile and Elvin Jones
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Black Narcissus and Joe Henderson
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Black Diamond and Roland Kirk
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Black Coffee and Sarah Vaughan
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Mindi Abair Interview
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Big Nick and The Pairing of Jazz Legends
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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James Popik Interview
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Don Braden Interview
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Joe Brent and Sara Caswell from 9 Horses Interview
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Giorgi Mikadze Interview
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May 21, 2024 |
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Aaron Irwin Interview
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May 14, 2024 |
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Billy Mohler Interview
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May 08, 2024 |
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Esperanza Spalding Interview
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May 01, 2024 |
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Chris Pinnella Interview
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Stephane Wrembel Interview
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Terence Blanchard - A Jazz Real Book Interview
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Introducing the Jazz Real Book Podcast
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Jan 08, 2024 |