Take 5 Jazz

The latest show:

program no. 1254

Start my program with tenor saxophonists Benny Golson & Pharoah Sanders, track from the lp “This one is for you, John” recorded December 20-21, 1983 with Cedar Walton: piano, Ron Carter: bass, Jack DeJohnette: drums
Trumpeter Dizzy Reece, track from the lp “Comin’ On” recorded april 3^rd 1960 with Stanley Turrentine: tenor sax, Bobby Timmons: piano, Jimmy Merritt: bass, Art Blakey: drums
Pianist Freddie Redd, track from the lp “The Music from the Connection” recorded February 15^th 1960 with Jackie McLean: alto sax, Michael Mattos: bass, Larry Richie: drums
Tenorist Frank Socolow, track from the lp “Sextet” recorded November 1956 with Eddie Bert: trombone, Sal Salvador: guitar, Eddie Costa: piano, Bill Takus: bass, Jimmy Campbell: drums
The Ben Webster special, track 309/520, this week Ben’s lp “Radio house 1965”
Trumpeter Miles Davis, track from “Olympia-Paris” recorded march 20^th 1960 with John Coltrane: tenor sax, Wynton Kelly: piano, Paul Chambers: bass, Jimmy Cobb: drums
Pianist Walter Bishop, Jr, track from the lp “Bish Bash” recorded august 2^nd 1964 with Frank Haynes: tenor sax, Eddie Khan: bass, Dick Berk: drums
Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, track from the lp “Keystone Corner S.F.” recorded march 23^rd 1979 with George Cables: piano, Rufus Reid: bass, Eddie Gladden: drums
The Duke Ellington Orchestra, track from “The Great 1963 Paris Concert”
Trumpeter Blue Mitchell, track from the lp “Boplicity” recorded march 22^nd 1971 with Jimmy “The Nighttrain” Forrest on tenor sax, Walter Bishop, Jr; electric piano, Larry Gales: bass, Doug Sides: drums
Pianist Himiko Kikuchi, track from the cd “All Right” recorded in 1982with tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts, percussionist Steve Forman and drummer Jim Robinson

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About Take 5 Jazz

In the weekly show of Take 5 Jazz I will take you into the great world of Jazz. Beyond the mainstream and well known recordings, my show is an entrance to the vast range of all the various styles within the genre, such as Bebop, West Coast jazz, and most notable: Latin. Jazz music knows many faces: from the old American Jazz standards to the British scene, and from big bands to Cool Jazz; ranging from the oldest to the most recent of recordings, every week some of the finest from my collection will be played.

One of my aims is present something unknown every week; to give some airplay to those musicians to whom people pay too little attention to, as well as providing rare recordings of well-known musicians. Take 5 Jazz offers a blend of the familiar and unfamiliar, mostly jazz and sometimes a bit of blues, but always with the intent to find something new and interesting.

Jan Klein, the man behind Take 5 Jazz

An article in a Dutch newspaper, marking the 300th show of Take 5 Jazz.
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Back in 1997 people, who knew about my passion for Jazz, asked me to start a radio show at a local radio station. Rather than generic pop music usually aired, this new show, Take 5, offered the best Jazz and Blues that was within my ever-expanding collection.

My collection spans a great number of LPs and CDs, and started in the early seventies. At the time, as a little boy, I bought my first LP: Cal Tjader’s Latin Kick. This marked the beginning of my love for the genre. The quality of his sound and the quality of performance drew me to Ben Webster. Ben, like Cal, is one of the cornerstones of my collection.

For several years I aired this music, but times change. Progressing from a small local radio station to the World Wide Web, I became fully independent. Now I am able to share my love for the music with an audience from all over the world!

For over forty years after I collected every known recording that Cal Tjader produced, making me one of the few in the world who managed to complete the entire discography of Cal. The combination of Jazz and Latin was what started my love for Jazz, and thus it was something I wanted to give special attention in my show. From October 14, 2002, to July 31, 2018, I aired my entire collection: one track a week, every week. It was a monumental task, and I am proud that I managed to complete it.

Once I reached the end of my Cal Tjader special, I had to switch to a different musician. A poll amongst my listeners finalized my decision: for 520 weeks in a row there will be at least one track of Ben Webster in my show!

Cal Tjader and Ben Webster are but two examples of the musicians that I count amongst my favourites. The long and wonderful history of the Jazz genre has brought forth many musical geniuses. And while Jazz might originate from the United States, those gifted in the art of music are born all over the world. The jazz scene in Britain, for instance, featured artists such as Tubby Hayes and Phil Seamen. And for me, hailing from Holland, there are many ‘local’ musicians whom I admire, whose albums I collected. The most notable of these are Jan Akkerman and Rob Franken.

For a more expansive summary of the musicians whose music I appreciate, click here.

A few years ago I picked up a hobby. Next to my big love for listening to jazz music, and sharing this passion through my show Take 5 Jazz, I’ve started painting.

Please take a look on this page, where I share some of my paintings.