Tag Archives: Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz
St. John…Coltrane
The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 13th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name. It’s the only episode that doesn’t begin with the series’ … Continue reading
Early Jazz, New Orleans, and the Will To Survive
The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 4th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name. The episode is about Early Jazz, the importance of New … Continue reading
Basie, KC, and Swing
The Video/Audio below is an excerpt from the 9th show of my radio series Voices and Freedoms: A History of Jazz, based on my 1976 book of the same name. The episode is about Swing, the style and era when … Continue reading