Johnny D's Jazz Journal

About The Program

John D'Agostino likes to add color, dimension, and fun to the listening experience by sharing the illuminating anecdotes and trivia scribbled in the margins of jazz history. He also enjoys programming shows around unifying themes- instrumentation, subject matter, special events, the seasons, great songwriters. On "Johnny D's Jazz Journal", he does all that and more.

Latest Blog by John D'Agostino

The Low Down

Perhaps I started feeling empathy for bass players many years ago when I realized that low-noters were replacing drummers in the jokes that musicians like to tell. As a drummer, I was relieved when an old joke such as, â€œHow do you know when a stage is perfectly level? â€” the drummer is drooling from both corners of his mouth,â€ was changed to make bass players the objects of ridicule. But it also occurred to me that it was a positive development for people to be thinking about bassists at all.

Here's what John D'Agostino is talking about:

Here are a few CD selections featured most recently:

Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

May 12th at 4 PM Hour
	4:55 PM	Duke Ellington	“Satin Doll” — Hot Summer Dance
	4:49 PM	Frank Sinatra	“I'll Remember April” — Point Of No Return
	4:40 PM	Jane Monheit	“A Gente Merece Ser Feliz” — The Heart Of The Matter
	4:35 PM	Stefano Battaglia Trio	“Ismaro” — Songways
	4:25 PM	Thelonious Monk	“Bright Mississippi [Live]” — Live At The It Club [Disc 2]
	4:20 PM	Eldar Djangirov	“Sweet Georgia Brown” — Eldar
	4:15 PM	Max Roach	“The Casbah” — Jazz In 3/4 Time / Rich Verse's Roach
	4:12 PM	Duke Ellington	“Caravan [Album Version]” — The Duke's Men: Small Groups Volume I
	4:03 PM	The Don Braden/Julie Michels Project	“Eddieish” — Come Together

May 12th at 3 PM Hour
	3:59 PM	Ella Fitzgerald	“I Got Rhythm” — For The Love Of Ella [Bonus Tracks] [Disc 1]
	3:56 PM	Sonny Rollins	“Oleo #2” — Live in Europe 1959. Complete Recordings (Bonus Track Version)
	3:48 PM	GRP All-Star Big Band	“Donna Lee” — GRP All-Star Big Band
	3:42 PM	Dave Brubeck	“Indiana [Album Version]” — Interchanges '54
	3:35 PM	Emily Bear	“Jazz Angles” — Diversity
	3:31 PM	The Wayne Riker Five	“Ten Cent Toll” — Kindred Souls
	3:28 PM	Woody Herman	“Four Brothers” — The Essence of Woody Herman
	3:23 PM	Benny Green	“Benny's Crib” — Magic Beans
	3:18 PM	Madeleine Peyroux	“You Don't Know Me” — The Blue Room
	3:15 PM	Bud Powell	“Ornithology” — Bud Powell: Eigh Classic Albums
	3:13 PM	Les Paul and Mary Ford	“How High The Moon” — Capitol Records 50th Anniversary: Memories Are Made of This Pt. 1 - The 50's And 60's
	3:02 PM	Gaea Schell	“Alone Together” — After The Rain

May 5th at 4 PM Hour
	4:53 PM	Billy Cobham Band	“Cancun Market” — Live in Leverkusen
	4:45 PM	Santana	“Oye Como Va” — Abraxas
	4:37 PM	Micahel Blanco	“No Time Like The Present” — No Time Like The Present
	4:28 PM	Pat Metheny	“Sueno Con Mexico” — The Orchestrion Project [Disc 2]
	4:24 PM	Paco De Lucía	“Playa Del Carmen” — Zyryab
	4:21 PM	Chano Domínguez	“Serpent's Tooth” — Flamenco Sketches
	4:15 PM	James Taylor	“Mexico” — Gorilla
	4:08 PM	Stan Getz	“Coba” — Apasionado
	4:02 PM	Tom Gershwin	“Harlem Nocturne” — Sweet Pastimes

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