Jazz and Jewish Music - S02E18

We explore the more than century old tradition of Jewish contributions to jazz and see that Jews melding jazz with traditional music is hardly new. We’ll revisit the music from the Jewish composers of Tin Pan Alley and the big band era, hear the story of the Jewish family that helped Louis Armstrong score his first trumpet, and the important roles Jewish Americans have played as jazz promoters and record producers. One from the vaults – this episode was produced for Jazz Connections, an earlier version of The New Jazz Archive. 

Episode Transcript

Host: Jeff Haas

Music

• Zawel Kwartin “Mizmor LeDavid”
• Steven Bernstein “Issachar”
• Serge Gainsbourg “Intoxicated Man”
• Jan Garber and His Greater Columbia Recording Orchestra “Puttin’ on the Ritz”
• Coleman Hawkins “Body and Soul” 
• Billie Holiday “The Man I Love” 
• Oscar Peterson Trio “I Feel Pretty”
• Aretha Franklin “How Deep Is The Ocean”
• Benny Goodman “Bach Goes To Town” 
• Benny Goodman “Let’s Dance”
• Benny Goodman “Get Happy”
• Benny Goodman “Benny Rides Again”
• Avishai Cohen “Nu Nu”
• Artie Shaw “Interlude in B-Flat”
• Artie Shaw “Begin the Beguine”
• Artie Shaw “Nightmare”
• Artie Shaw and Helen Forrest “Comes Love”
• Steven Bernstein “B'archu”
• Louis Armstrong “Go Down Moses”
• Louis Armstrong “Cornet Chop Suey”
• Louis Amrstrong “St. James Infirmary” 
• Louis Armstrong “Mack the Knife”
• David Gould “Leha Dodi Dub”
• Erik Friedlander “Ahuvati Sheli Livnat Tzavar” 

Radio broadcast produced by Lou Blouin and Jeff Haas

Radio broadcast audio engineering by Jack Conners and Brock Mormon

Podcast audio remastering by Sam Boase-Miller

Transcripts by Erik Saras

Theme Song: Jeff Haas Trio & Friends “Giving In”

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