Big Label Bangers

The boys love chasing after the esoteric, the brand new, the little known. But sometime, we also like to talk about the, well, big label bangers. That is, big labels in jazz terms, which really means small subsidiary branches of huge media conglomerates, but let’s not get into that now. Some famous names are back this episode and we talk about their latest releases–sometimes a great deal later than their date of death.Playlist Discussion of Brandee Younger‘s album Brand New Life (Impulse!) 2:06 Discussion of Artemis‘ album In Real Time (Blue Note) 20:08 Discussion of Brad Mehldau‘s album Your Mother Should Know (Nonesuch) 36:20 Discussion of John Coltrane‘s album Evenings at the Village Gate (Impulse!) 52:20 Pop Matters 1:10:09 … [ read more ]