Home » Jazz Articles » Radio & Podcasts » It Takes Two to Jazz: Part I

It Takes Two to Jazz: Part I

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
February 21, 2020
View read count

Click the play button to listen

This week we focus on the art of the duo. A challenging format as one does neither have the complete freedom of a solo nor the support of a larger band. Yet, in the hands of the right artists, it can produce magical music.

Happy listening!

Ben Allison

bass, acoustic
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat.

Ted Nash

saxophone
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Ted Nash &

Pyeng Threadgill

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00

Geri Allen

piano
1957 - 2017

" data-original-title="" title="">Geri Allen,

Marcus Belgrave

trumpet
1936 - 2015

" data-original-title="" title="">Marcus Belgrave "Number Four" Maroons (Blue Note) 0:16

Host talks 4:46

Joe Henderson

saxophone
1937 - 2001

" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Henderson,

Christian McBride

bass
b.1972

" data-original-title="" title="">Christian McBride "Isfahan" Lush Life -The Music of Billy Strayhorn (Verve) 6:00

Fabrizio Bosso

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Fabrizio Bosso,

Julian Oliver Mazzariello

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Julian Oliver Mazzariello "You Don't Know What Love Is" Tandem (Verve) 11:55

Michael Blake

saxophone, tenor
b.1964

" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Blake,

Kresten Osgood

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Kresten Osgood "Creole Love Call" Control This (Clean Feed) 16:30

Host talks 26:30

Gunter Sommer

b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">Gunter Sommer,

Till Bronner

trumpet
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Till Bronner "Third Shot" Sommer: Baby's Party (Intakt) 28:09

Charlie Hunter

guitar
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Hunter,

Leon Parker

drums
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Leon Parker "The Last Time" Duo (Blue Note) 30:10

Marc Ducret

guitar
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Marc Ducret,

Herb Robertson

trumpet
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Herb Robertson "Pour Agnes" News from the Front (JMT) 33:11

Jim Hall

guitar
1930 - 2013

" data-original-title="" title="">Jim Hall,

Joey Baron

drums
b.1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Joey Baron "Bag's Groove" Conversations (ArtistShare) 36:50

Host talks 38:50

Roberto Ottaviano

saxophone, soprano
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Roberto Ottaviano,

Mal Waldron

piano
1925 - 2002

" data-original-title="" title="">Mal Waldron "A Night In Tunisia" Black Spirits Are Here Again (DIW) 40:22

Gil Evans

composer / conductor
1912 - 1988

" data-original-title="" title="">Gil Evans,

Steve Lacy

saxophone, soprano
1934 - 2004

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Lacy "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" Paris Blues (OWL) 48:11

Don Byron

clarinet
b.1958

" data-original-title="" title="">Don Byron,

Jason Moran

piano
b.1975

" data-original-title="" title="">Jason Moran "Himm" Ivey-Divey (Blue Note) 56:50

Host talks 1:02:12

Steve Kuhn

piano
b.1938

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Kuhn,

Joe Lovano

drums
b.1952

" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Lovano "Central Park West" Mostly Coltrane (With Joe Lovano) (ECM) 1:03:34

PREVIOUS / NEXT

American Beauty: Musical Treasures o...
< Previous

Displace
Next >

Support All About Jazz

All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

Go Ad Free!

To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.

Showcase

Giveaway

Eligible winners: 3
Days remaining: 21

SMOKE Sessions Records Music Giveaway

Song of the Day

Country Nocturne

From Skyline
by Dave Pope

buy

Playlist

Premium

Bryan Lubeck

guitar, acoustic

Weekly newsletter

Get more of a good thing

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories and includes your local jazz events calendar.

Radio & Podcasts

THE OUTER VIEW

Stanley Cowell, Charlie Rouse, and Darius Jones

with Jerome Wilson

THE JAZZ CONTINUUM

DC Jazz Fest + Homework Music

with David Brown

ALLSTON BOYLSTON

George Coleman, Anne Mette Iverson, Sylvie...

with Hobart Taylor

EXPLORATION

Tribute To Living Legend Sonny Rollins; Other...

with David W. Daniels

Tune in daily to hear the internet's top jazz programs including Mondo Jazz, Jazz Bastard, Spotlight On, Liner Notes, World of Jazz, Allston Boylston, One Man's Jazz, The Outer View, Neon Jazz, A Broad Spectrum, Bitches Brew and more. View our program schedule and check this week's JazzWeek Radio Chart.

Program Guide: