The latest show:
No.1090
- I’ll’ start my program with tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate track from “With Torsten Zwingenberger Swingtet” recorded april 15th 1986 with Hendrik Meurkens: vibes, Otto Weiss: piano, Dieter Gutzkow: bass, Torsten Zwingenberger: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Harry Allen with a track from “Hey, Look me over” recorded in 2004 with Joe Cohn: guitar, Joel Forbes: bass, Chuck Riggs: drums
- On vocals you’ll hear Jimmy Witherspoon track from his album “Live in London 1966” with Dick Morrissey: tenor sax, Harry South: piano, Phil Bates: bass, Phil Seamen: drums
- The Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra track from “The Unreleased WDR Jazz Recordings” recorded December 13th 1961 with solists Sahib Shihab: baritone sax, Francis Coppieters: piano, Peter Erich: bass, Stuff Combe: drums
- Alto saxophonist Benjamin Herman, Bassist Joris Teepe and drummer John Engels track from “When Will The Blues Leave” recorded june 15th 2020
- The Ben Webster special , track 151/520 now his “Copenhagen Recording” October 1st 1965 with Kenny Drew: piano, Niels H.O. Pedersen: bass, Alex Riel: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander track from “Prime Time” recorded april 22nd 2007 with David Hazeltine: piano, John Webber: bass, Joe Farnsworth: drums
- Tenor saxophonist Ronnie Scott track from his album “BBC Jazz Club 1964-1966” with Stan Tracey: piano, Freddie Logan: bass, Bill Eyden: drums
- Pianist Pim Jacobs with his band, Ruud Jacobs: bass, Peter Ypma: drums, Frits Landesbergen: vibes, Bernard Berkhout: clarinet, Wim Overgaauw: guitar recorded in 1987
- Blues guitarist/singer & bluesharp B.J. Hegen track from his album “A Lost Blues Tape” recorded july 1987 with Eric Zuidema: guitar, Jan Warntjes: piano, Cynthio Ooms: bass, Willem Drenth: drums
- Pianist John Burch track from his album “The John Burch Octet” recorded march 15th 1963 with Mike Falana: trumpet, John Mumford: trombone, Graham Bond: alto sax, Stan Robinson: tenor sax,Miff Moule: baritone sax, Jack Bruce: bass, Ginger Baker: drums
Updates:
Show no.1000
Coming October will mark another milestone in the history of Take 5 Jazz. After twenty-two years we soon reach the thousandth show. I would ask of you to help me, much as I did when I reached the 500th show: please send me any rare or special jazzy or bluesy material, or send me a spoken promo, to make this show even more memorable!
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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
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.
Photos
In some cases, before or after concerts, I had the privilege of meeting some of the artists whose music is featured in my show.
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