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Piano Jazz for February 21, 2008
1:05 PM - 2:00 PM
[Program Website]
Today's Highlight: "Max Roach"
Drummer Max Roach was one of the legendary jazz drummers - an innovator and co-creator of what became known as bebop. In this Piano Jazz program from 1998, Roach relates a few of his many musical memories of performing with such greats as Charlie Parker, Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. With bassist Ray Drummond, McPartland and Roach are together here on "Joy Spring" and "Now's The Time."
For over 20 remarkable years, jazz pianist Marian McPartland and her guests have teamed up for an hour of weekly jazz sessions. Whether it's solos, collaboration, reminiscences, or straight talk about influences and style, no two Piano Jazz sessions are ever the same.
More than 500 exciting, talented, jazz professionals (newcomers and all-time favorites) have joined Marian over the years. In fact, Piano Jazz, a production of South Carolina Educational Radio, has been hailed as the "definitive" place to hear the greats of jazz.
Why? Piano Jazz hits a perfect balance between historical perspective and sheer entertainment, a formula that has made the series the longest-running national performance program on public radio.
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