Special guest Gordon Bazsali Jr joins us for our 17th episode to discuss the 1986 film Round Midnight, directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It stars famed bebop tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, a role that earned him an academy award nomination. We talk about the music performances in the film, notable for being real, authentic, live performances; the all-star cameos by some of the giants of the 1980s playing the bebop of the late ‘50s; the film’s take on the theme of addiction; and dip into some side conversations on jazz in Korea and our fantasies of Paris in the 1950s.

Gordon is a jazz trumpet player and a composer of a wide variety of styles and genres. You can hear his music at gordonbazsali.bandcamp.com.