Show Notes
Jon Batiste is back on the Track Star Podcast, this time joining Jack in the "band room" to pick up right where they left off.
They dive deeper into the importance of music, explore Jon's personal voice memos and notes filled with unreleased demos and musical ideas, and talk about jazz traditions, Monk's meditations, and the artists who have shaped the way Jon listens and plays.
Along the way, they break down a legendary live performance by Duke Ellington, listen to recordings from Art Tatum, Ella Fitzgerald, Bud Powell, and Keith Jarrett, and explore the history and improvisation at the heart of jazz. And, of course, the conversation turns into some unexpected jamming of their own.
This Episode's Track List:
Moonglow - Art Tatum
Beethoveen Blues - Jon Batiste
Black Mozart - Jon Batiste
HK Jam - Jon Batiste (Voice Memo)
Holy Water - Jon Batiste (Voice Memo)
Always Know - Jon Batiste
Diminuendo in Blue - Live - Duke Ellington
Blue Skise - Ella Fitzgerald
In Walked Bud - Thelonious Monk
You Go To My Head - Bud Powell
In Walked Bud - Jon Batiste
Jelly Roll - Earl Hines
Redbeans - Jon Batiste
Blues for Basie - Oscar Peterson
American Symphony - Jon Batiste (Voice Memo)
Köln, January 24, 1975, Part I - Live - Keith Jarrett
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