Take 5 Jazz

The latest show:

program no. 1301

In my program this week; vibraphonist Carl Schulze, track from “Last Resort” recorded july 31^st 1986 with MartijnBreebaart: keyboards, Marnix Busstra: guitar, Norbert Sollewijn: bass, Oscar Schulze: drums, Nippy & Shana Noya: percussion
Tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons, track from the lp “And friends at Montreux” recorded july 7^th 1973 with Hampton Hawes: fender piano, Bob Cranshaw: bass, Kenny Clarke: drums, Kenneth Nash: percussion
Pianist Pete Jolly, track from the lp “Strike Up the Band” recorded February 2^nd 1980 with Art Pepper: alto sax, Bob Magnusson: bass, Roy McCurdy: drums
Bassist Hans Backenroth ( 2 tracks) from his new cd “For Ray, Milt and M.J.Q.” cd was released on Prophone Records with pianist Daniel Tilling, vibraphonist Roger Svedberg and drummer Oscar Johansson Were
Tenor saxophonist Curtis Amy, track from the Mosaic box recorded in 1960 with Roy Brewster: trombone, Paul Bryant: organ, Clarence Jones: bass, Jimmy Miller: drums
The Ben Webster special, track 355/520this week Ben’s lp “Ben Webster meets Oscar Peterson” recorded November 6^th 1959 with Ray Brown: bass, Ed Thigpen: drums
Second track from the New Hans Backenroth release!!
International Jazz festival Loosdecht recorded in 1971 with Jerry van Rooyen: leader Ack van Rooyen: trumpet, Cees Smal: trumpet, Jiggs Whigham: trombone, Piet Noordijk & Herb Geller: alto sax, Ferdinand Povel & Tony Coe: tenor saxes, Herman Schoonderwalt: baritone sax, Rob Franken/ Frans Elsen: piano, Rob Langereis: bass, Tony Inzalaco: drums
Pianist Bill Evans, track from the lp “Live at Birdland” recorded march 12^th 1960 with Scott Lafaro: bass, Paul Motian: drums
The Woody Herman Big Band featuring Tito Puente, track from “Puente’s Beat” recorded September 1958 with Al Cohn, Paul Quinichette, Ray Barretto
Bassist Will Lee, track from the cd “Bird House” recorded February 16^th 2001 with Warren Chiasson: vibes, Bill Lee: piano, Billy Hart: drums
Pianist ( on fender Rhodes) Hampton Hawes, track from the cd “Montreux azz Festival” recorded july 7^th 1973 with Bob Cranshaw: electric bass, Kenny Clarke: drums
Tenor saxophonist Sam “The Man” Taylor, track from the lp “Love theme from the Godfather” recorded in 1972
The Great Jazz Trio, track from the lp “Standard Collection” recorded in 1987on Denon records with Eddie Gomez: bass, Jimmy Cobb: drums, Lewis Eley & Tetsuo Yamada: violin, Hiroshi Watanabe: viola, Hiroto Kawamura: cello

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.