Tag: Patrick Foster

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2087: A Brief History of Bebop Part 3: Beyond Bebop

    Episode 2087: A Brief History of Bebop Part 3: Beyond Bebop

    It’s time for another history series, listener! Patrick leads you through the development and history of bebop, the style that marked the beginning of modern jazz. In the final installment, Patrick discusses three important jazz movements that arose from bebop: Cool Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz and Hard Bop.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2086: A Brief History of Bebop Part 2: The Stars of Bebop

    Episode 2086: A Brief History of Bebop Part 2: The Stars of Bebop

    It’s time for another history series, listener! Patrick leads you through the development and history of bebop, the style that marked the beginning of modern jazz. In this second episode, we follow bebop’s spread and learn about the musicians who took up the style, with a focus on four who rose to prominence: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2085: A Brief History of Bebop Part 1: Overview and First Recordings

    Episode 2085: A Brief History of Bebop Part 1: Overview and First Recordings

    It’s time for another history series, listener! Patrick leads you through the development and history of bebop, the style that marked the beginning of modern jazz. In the first episode, the origins of bebop, along with the key players and first records, are covered.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2083: Perfect Pop: Spiritualized ‘Cool Waves’

    Episode 2083: Perfect Pop: Spiritualized ‘Cool Waves’

    We close out the week with a dose of Perfect Pop. Patrick inducts “Cool Waves” by Spiritualized, from their mind-blowing 1997 album Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space. It’s a beautiful song that may even have the power to help cure the common cold.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2072: ’80s Album Madness – Second Round Update

    Episode 2072: ’80s Album Madness – Second Round Update

    It’s time for another Suburbs Pod Sports Break! Jim and Patrick are joined by analysts Bill Mulligan and Jason Goebel to recap the second-round results in the Sales Quadrant and Critics Quadrant. The tournament continues through April 8.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2071: Bob Dylan Album Hall of Fame: Bringing It All Back Home

    Episode 2071: Bob Dylan Album Hall of Fame: Bringing It All Back Home

    Vasant Ramamurthy joins Patrick to induct Bob’s 5th album, Bringing It All Back Home. This classic marked Dylan’s first steps into recording with a full electric band and features landmark songs like “Subterranean Homesick Blues” and “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue.”

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2070: Bob Dylan Album Hall of Fame: Desire 

    Episode 2070: Bob Dylan Album Hall of Fame: Desire 

    Inspired by Jason Goebel’s revival of the Bob Dylan Album Hall of Fame, Patrick leaps into the void by inducting Bobby’s 1976 LP Desire.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2069: Pre-Disco Bee Gees: Part Four

    Episode 2069: Pre-Disco Bee Gees: Part Four

    Listener Paul Hayden suggested creating some episodes on the music of the Bee Gees before they hit the disco floor and caught Saturday Night Fever and here they are! In the final episode of the series, Paul and Patrick examine the changes the band made when they switched to Atlantic Records, tuned in to the radio and worked with producer Arif Mardin.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2068: Pre-Disco Bee Gees: Part Three

    Episode 2068: Pre-Disco Bee Gees: Part Three

    Listener Paul Hayden suggested creating some episodes on the music of the Bee Gees before they hit the disco floor and caught Saturday Night Fever and here they are! The third episode in the series finds the band torn apart by Robin’s departure. He did return, but lean times fell upon the band during the years covered by Paul and Patrick, 1970-1973.

  • Thumbnail for Episode 2067: Pre-Disco Bee Gees: Part Two

    Episode 2067: Pre-Disco Bee Gees: Part Two

    Listener Paul Hayden suggested creating some episodes on the music of the Bee Gees before they hit the disco floor and caught Saturday Night Fever and here they are! In this episode, the second in the series, Paul and Patrick cover the band’s work from late 1967 through their concept album Odessa, which caused a major rift between the Gibb brothers.