Same Difference: 2 Jazz Fans, 1 Jazz Standard

All aboard for the Night Train! On this episode of Same Difference, we take a listen to various versions of this classic, slinky Jazz standard, including such artists as Louis Prima, Oscar Peterson, and Sun Valley Jazz favorites The Side Street Strutters!

It's the Mel Torme penned holiday classic "The Christmas Song" on this episode of Same Difference. We've got versions from the likes of Spyro Gyra and Vince Guaraldi under the microscope, and a wonderful discussion about the holidays... well, ok, it's just us talking about Christmas and Jazz, but you get the idea!

We let our first Patreon supporter, Jeannine, pick this episode's song, and she picked a beauty; it's the Charlie Parker standard "Now's The Time" under the Same Difference microscope this week! Enjoy versions by Parker, Sonny Rollins, and new-to-us artist Marcus Printup, as well as others. See what happens when you join our Patreon site? YOU too can pick us a song!

It's the Dave Brubeck Quartet's groundbreaking standard "Take 5" under the microscope on this episode of Same Difference. Join AJ and Johnny as they dissect several versions of this legendary Jazz tune, including artists Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, and Tito Puente!

The elegant "Stella By Starlight" is under the microscope on this episode of Same Difference. Join AJ and Johnny as they explore versions of this Jazz standard from Miles Davis, George Benson, Oscar Peterson, and others. Who knew the original version had lyrics?

For our landmark 50th episode, we went with a true classic, "Hello Dolly"! Join AJ and Johnny as they discuss various versions of this show tune gone pop tune gone Jazz, including a swinging version with Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie orchestra, and of course, the legendary Satchmo version!

Due to the COVID pandemic, the 2020 Sun Valley Jazz Festival was forced to cancel this year, so we decided to do a special episode of Same Difference and take us all back to relive last year's fun! Join us for our VERY special interview with Terry Myers, leader of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, as we talk about Jazz, the Dorsey band, Sinatra, Sun Valley, and much much more!

Is the Jazz standard "When I Fall In Love" actually Jazz, or is it merely a Pop song done by Jazz artists? Join AJ and Johnny as they examine various versions of this Nat King Cole classic in an effort to answer this most challenging question!

Notable Jazz bassist Steve "Gar" Gargaro joins us to discuss various versions of the Miles Davis standard "All Blues" for this edition of Same Difference. Join AJ, Johnny and Gar as they examine various versions from artists like Dee Dee Bridgewater, Peter Frampton, and Los Angeles based fusion Jazz band Vague!

"I Got Rhythm" takes the spotlight on this episode of Same Difference. Join AJ and Johnny as they listen to and discuss various versions of this classic Jazz standard, including renditions by The Yellowjackets, Cab Calloway, and Canada's Nikki Yanofsky! Was she really only 16 when she recorded it?