Kind of Bird

Kind of Bird Louisville’s classic jazz radio show! Fridays 7-8 am on 97.1 WXOX-FM & streaming at artxfm.com

17/07/2025
12/07/2025

A good deal of the controversy that surrounded Buddy Rich, a.k.a. “The World’s Greatest Drummer,” during his seven-decade career had more to do with his … Read More "Buddy Rich and the “Bird and Diz” Album: The Controversy Continues"

08/07/2025

Jazz historian Chuck Haddix tells the story of Charlie Parker’s rise to the throne of bebop in a new recording on Verve. Read & buy at Everything Jazz

08/07/2025

Tenor saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster hooked up in 1957 to record one of jazz’s great feel-good albums, "Encounters", for Verve.

Happy Birthday to Louis! 🎺
04/07/2025

Happy Birthday to Louis! 🎺

27/06/2025

Lately, our posts have been centered around major milestones in Louis Armstrong’s life, such as the OKeh Records Cabaret and Style Show of 1926 or the recording of Satch Plays Fats from 1955.…

24/06/2025

Louis Armstrong, hotel room, Seattle, 1954

Photo by Milt Hinton. Copyright Milton J. Hinton Photographic Collection

Source: Slate

19/06/2025
Don Byas!
19/06/2025

Don Byas!

Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with Swing and bebop. He played with

19/06/2025

Supremely fertile and prolific, John Coltrane’s 1958 sessions for the Prestige label marked the saxophonist’s creative rebirth.

Bird!
18/06/2025

Bird!

Discover 9 essential Charlie Parker tracks that define the genius of bebop. From “Ornithology” to “Embraceable You,” explore Bird’s timeless brilliance and why his music still swings hard today.

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