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Overlooked: Points of Departure Part 1 (Disease) (Audio)
This live broadcast from Overlook Mountain will be the first in a multipart series devoted to showcasing overlooked jazz musicians whose careers were sadly cut short by early deaths: from disease, addiction, accidents, murder and mysterious circumstances. The series, “Points of Departure,” will survey 89 musicians across 110 years of recordings, beginning with a rag by Scott Joplin from 1907 and ending on a recording by trumpeter Jaimie Branch from 2017. “Overlooked" host Rob Saffer along with jazz archivist Marc Epstein have selected recordings that are points of departure to envision what these talented artists might have done had they lived longer.
Playlist:
Scott Joplin- Rose Leaf
Freddie Keppard- Scissor Grinder Joe
Fats Waller - Stompin’ the Bug
Bix Beiderbecke - At the Jazz Band Ball
Johnny Dodds- Blue Clarinet Stomp
Bubber Miley - Blues with a Feelin’
Chick Webb - Harlem Congo
Hershel Evans - Doggin’ Around
Charlie Christian- I Got Rhythm
Jimmy Blanton-Pitter Panther Patter
Sid Catlett- Hot House
Charlie Parker - Lover Man
Django Reinhardt- Blues Riff
Albert Ammons and Gene Ammons -S.P. Blues
Fats Navarro - Wail
Oscar Pettiford- Blues in the Closet
Addison Farmer -Blue Lights
Herbie Nichols- The Third World
Paul Chambers- Whims of Chambers
Bobby Jaspar- Wee Dot
Art Tatum - Just One of Those Things
Tadd Dameron- Mating Call
Lester Young - Pres Returns
Hampton Hawes-Summertime
Shadow Wilson- Rhythm-A-Ning
After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of familiar to rare, classic to weird. Live from the shadow of Overlook Mountain in Ulster County.
Host Rob Saffer is the former Executive Director and Producer of the Creative Music Foundation. While living in Brooklyn for 25 years, he served on advisory boards for Celebrate Brooklyn and Symphony Space. He also curated the Brooklyn Museum’s summer jazz series and helped found The Mingus Big Band.