Quintessential Jazz

26/02/2011 1h 1min
Quintessential Jazz

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Episode Synopsis

No pretense of ambience in this mix, just straight forward jazz.  I came across an interesting list here... Quintessential Jazz Songs.

The Jazz 100 is a list compiled by listeners of jazz24.org & NPR Music.  It's kinda fun to read some of the comments because the listeners get very passionate about the list.  Much of the list is very recognizable & some of the tracks I'd never heard before, so it was great to dig in & discover music I probably should have known about for a long time.

So this mix is just a quick compilation of just a few tracks from the list, with the exception of the Paul Desmond tune(it just worked perfectly following Take 5 with Take Ten).

Even though this deviates from from the usual ambient I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.



T R A C K L I S T :

00:00    Miles Davis - So What
09:20    Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana(the song of the tree)
13:33    Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentmental Mood
17:40    Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
27:44    Dave Brubeck - Take 5
32:57    Paul Desmond - Take Ten
36:00    Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - The Girl from Ipanema
41:05    Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments
49:32    Wayne Shorter - Footprints
54:57    Bill Evans - Waltz for Debbie
01:53    end