It was Miles Davis who once said that jazz history could be summed up with only four words: "Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker." The one and only Charlie "Yardbird" Parker would have turned 96 last Monday; he was born August 29, 1920, and died at the age of 34.
In a nod to Parker's birthday, on the next All This Jazz -- beginning at 9pm on Saturday the 3rd here on KWGS-FM -- our third-hour theme (from 11pm till midnight) will be Bird's Compositions. We'll hear classic Parker themes from the likes of Eddie Jefferson, Clifford Jordan, Julian Priester, and more.
Every Saturday night, ATJ delivers three hours of recent and classic jazz, across a wide range of styles, from 9 o'clock till midnight. (We also offer a 7pm re-airing of our show on Sunday evenings, on Jazz 89.5-2, which is Public Radio Tulsa's all-jazz HD Radio channel.)
From Geri Allen to Gerry Mulligan, Don Cherry to Don Byron, Dave Brubeck to Dave Douglas, and Kenny Wheeler to Kenny Barron, All This Jazz is delighted by modern (and post-modern!) jazz in its many forms, and we dig sharing the same with our listeners.
Join us, jazz fans!
(Also, note that ATJ playlist information can usually be found here, although you'll have to scroll down a bit...and we also maintain a Facebook page for our show. Thank you.)
Bird Songs: On the Next All This Jazz, a Charlie Parker Birthday Broadcast
