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What is Mainstream Jazz? Is the term still relevant? Who coined the phrase?

find out in this episode

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Often Nick and Simon run out of time so occasionally we will record a special episode. We felt that the previous episode was far too brief and so in true jazz musician tradition we improvised an extended episode. Because of that here is the full correct quote from Raymond Chandlers essay " the simple art of Murder"

“down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor—by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world"

This is a " two blokes talking about" format so if there are some errors please forgive us. Please let us know if this sort of extended episode is something you like and would like more of via our website

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In this episode we delve into the dark world of jazz and the detective.

jazz has become associated with the gumshoe the likes of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe and the film Noir femme fatale. " so I drew my smith and Wesson 9mm and Nick was soon sining like a canary"

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We have done Christmas specials before which are about Christmas jazz albums or specific Christmas jazz songs This year we are offering suggestions for gifts for jazz lovers including " the smell of jazz"

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In this episode we discuss Philip Larkin [ the English Poet] and his love of jazz and his hate of other jazz

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We talk about the some of the big figures in jazz education Dizzy Gillespie, Hal Crook, Jerry Coker, John Meghan, Jamey Aebersold, Mark Levine and Barry Harris.

There are others we couldn't fir into the 5 minutes

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