The Bill Evans Trio live at the Village Vanguard is considered a classic but we consider it terrible mainly because of bassist Scott La Faro .

Muddy Water Performs a killer set an the Newport Jazz festival in 1960. We also talk about “dentist blues” and what it means to “put a tiger in your tank” .

The great Jimmy Smith introduces the Hammond B3 organ to popular music and things get funky .

We go on the a date with Phil and Don and some of us are in love and some feel like we got stuck with the check .

Miriam Makeba is one for the ages, amazing life story, great singer, and all around wonderful person. The group loves this album .

Elvis is back and the production is great but why didn’t anyone buy this album ?

We all find Joan Baez a bit irritating, but we love talking about her debut album .

After hearing it for the first time Ben falls in love with the off-beat styling of Dave Brubeck .

Marty Robbins brings the American West to life in some of the best cowboy songs we’ve ever heard.

On this revolutionary album of modal blue Jazz episode we try and get to the root of Rob’s distaste for this album .