KUTX Liner Notes

Series produced by KUT

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Liner Notes highlights the significance of the great lives, works and moments in jazz history.

Hosted by Rabbi, historian and jazz musician Neil Blumofe and produced for KUTX and KUT’s Views and Brews by Rebecca McInroy, you can hear Liner Notes every Sunday morning on KUTX 98.9 during Jazz with Jay Trachtenberg.

We would love to know your thoughts on this new project, email us at viewsandbrews@kut.org and put "Liner Notes" in the subject line.


30 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
John Coltrane
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: John Coltrane
Jazz legend John Coltrane offered a spiritual dimension to the jazz conversation and continues to inspire innovation amongst musicians today. In th...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:34
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Miles Davis and Kind of Blue
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Miles Davis
In this short segment Rabbi Neil Blumofe highlights the significance of Mile Davis' album Kind of Blue.

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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Thelonious Monk
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk was an original voice in the shaping the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano playing continue t...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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Charles Mingus
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus is considered one of the most creative and original voices in American jazz. Uniquely sensitive to the plight of the dispossessed, h...

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:38
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Louis Armstrong
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter Louis Armstrong is consider one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. With his innovations in ensemble playing and his dis...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
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Benny Goodman
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Benny Goodman
In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
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Bud Powell
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Bud Powell
As we recognize Bud Powell as one of the most influential jazz pianists of the 20th century, we must also acknowledge how much of his greatness and...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
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Billie Holiday
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." As we look back on her life a...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 03:04
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Clifford Brown
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Clifford Brown
Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique yet his life was tragically cut short in a car accident w...

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
Dizzy Gillespie
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Dizzy Gillespie
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe explores what Gillespie's legacy can teach us about the revolutionary aspect of humor, and how we can live...

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  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
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Ella Fitzgerald
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Ella Fitzgerald
Coming from a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17, after singing in the style of the Boswell s...

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  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Art Tatum
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Art Tatum
Self taught pianist, Art Tatum is acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. Listen as Rabbi Neil discusses the life of the inn...

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  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cab Calloway
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Cab Calloway
Singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi- di -hi- di-ho” man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies ma...

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  • Added: May 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
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Stan Getz
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Stan Getz
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to a...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Horace Silver
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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Horace Silver's powerful and transcendent musical pieces pushed him beyond the label of jazz pianist. His specific composing and instrumentation of...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Milt Hinton
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Milt Hinton
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe discusses the significance of Hinton’s life, his work and his perspective, and offers a view of what his l...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
Lena Horne
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Lena Horne
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe talks about the revolutionary life and work of Lena Horne.

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Hank Mobley
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Hank Mobley
In this short feature Rabbi Neil Blumofe illuminates the importance of those who will not settle for a glory in mediocrity, but who urge others to ...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sarah Vaughan
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Sarah Vaughan
With her ability to banter with the audience and outspoken sense of humor Sarah Vaughn was best described as “sassy.” Her first big break came afte...

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Tadd Dameron
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Series: KUTX Liner Notes
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Rabbi Neil Blumofe examines American jazz musician in this week’s Liner Notes short. The composer, arranger and pianist is most well known for his ...

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  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2