Philosophy of Jazz

Aired on Monday 6th July 2026, 2:00PM
Martin Luther King once wrote “Jazz speaks for life”.Jazz was born in the deep south. Now it lives in every corner of the globe, embracing all; the familiar and the strange.Jazz can be brutal or gentle, demanding or kind, but it’s never false. Jazz is the truth.That’s Phil James’ philosophy of Jazz. Join him every Monday afternoon for a look at jazz both classic and modern.To contact Philosophy of Jazz email us at philosophyofjazz@eastsidefm.org
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- 01The Song Society playlist
Jamia Cullum
I took a pill in Ibiza
- 2:38Off Limits
Clarke Boland Big Band
Wintersong
- 9:32With every breath I take
Cecile McLoren Salvant
Lush Life
- 14:04Undercurrent
Bill Evans and Jim Hall
My funny Valentine
- 20:33Second Half
Emelio Solla & La Inestable De Brooklyn
Chakafrik
- 28:11Hey Love
Lucy Yeghiazaryan
Hey Love / I thought about you
- 36:50Some like it hot
Barney Kessel
Running wild
- 42:16Bag's Groove
Miles Davis
Airegin
- 47:50Live at the Village Vanguard Vol 1
Sonny Rollins
Old devil moon
- 54:18Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins
St Thomas
- 55:17Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
Abdul Ibrahim
Manenberg
- 1:10:27Time is moved
Ten Part Invention
Bittersweet and cry
- 1:17:24Complex emotions
French Horns
The Bad Plus
- 1:26:17These are the Vistas
The Bad Plus
Heart of glass
- 1:32:12Volant
Matt Ottignon
The Third Bardot
- 1:36:13Andromache's Lament
Jenny Game
Onedelast
- 1:46:45Waiting Music
Open Thread
The Sideway
- 1:47:53Mingus Ah Hum
Charles Mingus
Better get it in your soul
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