Deep in the Stacks: Your Daily Jazz LP Podcast
Every day, Danny from Kissa Kissa -- the Japanese-style jazz vinyl bar in Crown Heights, Brooklyn -- pulls one album from the stacks and tells you who made it, why it matters, and what to listen for. Three minutes, one record you need to hear. Calendar-driven picks tied to recording dates and artist birthdays, plus deep cuts from the Kissa Kissa collection.
Episodes
3 episodes
Leapin' and Lopin' — Sonny Clark (Blue Note, 1961)
By nineteen sixty-one, Clark had been a Blue Note fixture for years -- Cool Struttin' had made his name, and sideman dates with everyone from Dexter Gordon to Jackie McLean cemented his reputation. But this session shows a different pianist.
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Primitive Modern — Gil Melle (Prestige, 1956)
Gil Melle was the first white musician signed to Blue Note Records, a visual artist who painted album covers for Miles Davis, and a jazz innovator who walked away from the genre after just three albums.
Featured tracks: Iron Works, Adventure Swin...
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3:42