Jazz Bastard Podcast

Patrick Burnette
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Two strikingly handsome middle-aged men get together every other week to discuss jazz in depth. Irreverent, irascible, engaged.

  1. Jazz Bastard Podcast 344 - Sonnymoon for Two Bastards - Part 1

    6d ago

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 344 - Sonnymoon for Two Bastards - Part 1

    The great Sonny Rollins left this dimension on May 25, 2026, and the boys find it only fitting to devote two episodes to the jazz colossus. This first installment looks at four albums from the magical 1950s, when every album Sonny released was an event and even John Coltrane was just an up and coming challenger. Sonny Rollins: TENOR MADNESS!, VOLUME 2, NEWK'S TIME, SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS.

    1h 42m
  2. Jazz Bastard Podcast 343 - Do You CTI What I CTI?

    Jun 17

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 343 - Do You CTI What I CTI?

    Back on Episode 247.5 Pat gave an overview of Creed Taylor's famous (infamous?) CTI label that bestrode the first half of the nineteen seventies like a jazz colossus. Now we've got both members of the 'cast weighing in on four of the label's better productions. So comb your sideburns (and your shag rugs) and settle in for a discussion of the best jazz-oriented baby-making label of the first half of the "me" decade. Milt Jackson – SUNFLOWER; Antonio Carlos Jobim – STONE FLOWER; Joe Farrell – OUTBACK; Airto – FREE.

    1h 18m
  3. Jazz Bastard Podcast 342 - Frankly, Mr. Bastard

    Jun 3

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 342 - Frankly, Mr. Bastard

    We've done vocalists before, but never devoted an episode to the Chairman of the Board. Now we have, so that's off the bucket list. Listen as the boys discusses five of fantastic Mr. Frank's platters, and opine where newbies should get to know this cultural shibboleth. Frank Sinatra - SWING AND DANCE WITH FRANK SINATRA, IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS, CLOSE TO YOU, I REMEMBER TOMMY, FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA AND ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM.

    1h 33m
  4. Jazz Bastard Podcast 341 - EC UMMMM

    May 20

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 341 - EC UMMMM

    A common canard about jazz is that the acoustic variety was unsaleable during the 1970s, and while there's a germ of truth in it, lots of exceptions prove that particular rule. This podcast looks at three releases from the early seventies and a little-known English gem from the late sixties. Two of the releases are tasty treats from Manfred Eicher's ECM label, though Mike has a more graphic way of putting it. Mike Taylor – TRIO; Bennie Maupin – JEWEL IN THE LOTUS; Catalyst – PERCEPTION; Paul Bley – OPEN TO LOVE.

    1h 25m
  5. Jazz Bastard Podcast 340 - What Shall We Play from Record Store Day?

    May 6

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 340 - What Shall We Play from Record Store Day?

    As this Spring’s Record Store Day flood of releases floats past our wondering eyes on the stream of time, Pat and Mike discusses four selections you might want to pluck out of the metaphoric water to add to your own collections. Let’s hope we don’t damp your enthusiasm too much. Among other insights, we learn the piano tuner at the Jazz Showcase didn’t have perfect pitch, because he didn’t exist. Michel Petrucciani – KUUMBWA; Cecil Taylor – FRAGMENTS; Mal Waldron – STARDUST AND STARLIGHT AT THE JAZZ SHOWCASE; Buster Williams – PINNACLE.

    1h 26m
  6. Jazz Bastard Podcast 339 - More Sugar on the Frosted Flakes, Please

    Apr 22

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 339 - More Sugar on the Frosted Flakes, Please

    The boys take a peek at four releases from 2025 sprawling all over the map. If you ever wondered what would happen if Dave Brubeck met an African percussion ensemble, you're about to find out. You'll also find out why evocations of the "young lions" period gives Pat PTSD, how a vocalist / trumpeter's new release deals with actual trauma, and why putting more sugar on your frosted flakes still won't help you catch up with a mononym keyboard wonder-woman. Domo Branch – HAND OF GIFTS; Raphael Pannier – LIVE IN ST. LOUIS, SENEGAL; Hiromi – OUT THERE; Emma Jean Thackray – WEIRDO.

    1h 24m
  7. Jazz Bastard Podcast 338 - Take the Smoove with the Rough

    Apr 8

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 338 - Take the Smoove with the Rough

    Every now and then the boys bring vocal albums into the mix, but vocal group albums - now those are rarities. This time they take on two, at as opposite ends of the soul spectrum as it's possible to get. There's still room for releases led by instrumentalists, this time by a somewhat "out" bassist and a vibraphonist playing with how "in" he can get. Mario Pavone – TOULON DAYS; Andy Bey and the Bey Sisters – ROUND MIDNIGHT; Warren Wolf – SMOOVE VIBES; Dave Holland and Norma Winstone – VITAL SPARK.

    1h 35m
  8. Jazz Bastard Podcast 337 - From New Age to Nuclear

    Mar 25

    Jazz Bastard Podcast 337 - From New Age to Nuclear

    We try to cover a wide gamut of improvised music in the podcast, buttoday's episode must surely have the widest spread of any recent offering. We've got spiritual jazz from the late sixties, a quartet featuring clarinet from a few weeks ago, an album by a British mover and shaker that could easily be filed under New Age, and an encounter between a saxophonist and guitar player that will leave most listeners cowering under their sofas. In pop matters, Pat learns that even Korean ladies can be F-boys and then pontificates about his latest live encounter with vibes-meister Joel Ross.  Shabaka Hutchings – PERCEIVE ITS BEAUTY ACKNOWLEDGE ITS GRACE; Fred Frith John Butcher – THE NATURAL ORDER ; Gary Bartz – ANOTHER EARTH; Martin Wind – STARS.

    1h 39m
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Two strikingly handsome middle-aged men get together every other week to discuss jazz in depth. Irreverent, irascible, engaged.

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  • Creator
    Patrick Burnette
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2026
  • Episodes
    356
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Jazz Bastard Podcast
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