Tonight s Jazz Feature is Part 2 of a regular annual tradition on The Jazz Show and highlights September s "back to school, back to work tradition". Basically a little enjoyable and fun music education with Maestro Bernstein explaining "What is Jazz". This is an easy and sometimes humorous explanation of what Jazz is and what Jazz isn t in terms that one doesn t need a music education to understand. Leonard Bernstein made it a life long effort to bring music to the people and to make the most complex music easy to understand. There is also a bit of unintentional humor in this recording made in 1956 and these bits will make today s person grin a little. However this is by and large an important document and always worth hearing again. Enjoy Maestro Bernstein and the many musicians involved in this project like Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Phil Woods, Miles Davis and John Coltrane and of course Maestro Leonard Bernstein..Leonard BernsteinWhat is Jazz
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Tonight s Jazz Feature is a very regular tradition on The Jazz Show at this time of year which of course is "back to school, back to work etc" This presentation although historical is an important document even if one has heard it before where Maestro Leonard Bernstein discusses what is and what isn t Jazz. Bernstein understood and respected Jazz music and it s players and composers and held them to the same high esteem as his classical counterparts. Part 1 is what is and what isn t Jazz and Part 2 delves into the construction of a popular song and then with the help of many major musicians like Coleman Hawkins, Phil Woods, Miles Davis etc. demonstrates what Jazz players can do to improvise on that song and interpret it in their way. Of course there are a few dated and funny references as well as this was recorded in the mid-1959s but with the narration and the participation of these master musicians, this remains a fun and educational recording. What is Jazz with Leonard Ber