Full Moon Hacksaw

Series produced by KRDP

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Full Moon Hacksaw is a weekly two-hour radio series spotlighting an eclectic mix of classic and modern Jazz and Blues music, hosted by Arizona radio veteran Tom "Hacksaw" Coulson.

The program is free and stations have the option of carrying it in one of three formats:
(a) 2 consecutive hours weekly,
(b) Two non-consecutive one hour programs weekly, or
(c) As a one hour program weekly (either hour 1 or hour 2)

Full Moon Hacksaw features great stories, rare and emerging recordings, as well as conversations with musicians and aficionados.

Produced by Radio Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, the program is available nationally to college, community, and public radio stations from Pacifica Radio and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX).


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515 Pieces

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Some of our tracks have street-smart credibility, others high-art trends. Like any family reunion, we get the “theater of the absurd.” pianist Sir ...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 8
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In the beginning there was jazz, and it cried out with the human voice for instruments. Those very instruments turned around and influenced the hum...

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 8
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Pianist Kenny Barron and his recent quintet are featured from a recent release, and no one sang like June Christy who we appreciate more with each ...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:04
  • Purchases: 8
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Themes for this first radio episode of a new year are: “2022 Releases in Review” with six tracks, and “Jazz of the 1970s” with four tracks from tha...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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Let’s continue cultural engagement of the arts, after all, violence and violins together are not a good idea. We’ve got a classic from the ‘40s, sh...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
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We’re glad Verve Records found the “Lost Berlin Tapes” of Ella Fitzgerald, starting our program saying “I don’t know TOO many…” Bobby Watson and Cy...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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Fresh back from the Tucson Jazz Festival, we continue ’23 with high level music. For example bassist Domi Edson brings in pianist Spencer Zweifel a...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Give up and something happens: Memphis piano starts our engine with Phineas of the Newborn family, then to a jam session in miniature direct from C...

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  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 9
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Highlights of our presentation this week contain Brazilian rhythms, first off the voice of Shirl Zorn, accompanied only by guitar and percussion to...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
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We don’t often go to fusion jazz on purpose, but it happens in a few places this episode from Full Moon Hacksaw headquarters. Pete Escovedo plays t...

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 8
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Two happening tracks together set our tone, trumpeter Eddie Henderson pays tribute to Bobby Hutcherson and the Blue Note All Stars celebrate the st...

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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We made it to jazz radio show # 2000, sure glad of that. It’s only taken 10, 20, 30 40 + years to do it, how much longer should we go? This episode...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 9
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Herbie Mann is a jazz flute player remembered today, but his cohort also playing flute is Bobby Jaspar on our vintage opening number, continuing in...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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While under the influence of tradition from the artists we play, we feel we’ve found our calling and have reached home. This is our tribute to Wayn...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 10
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We pull all the stops out and let jazz’s greatest go at it. Joe Williams is “Smack Dab in the Middle” of Count Basie and Newport, with “gallons of ...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:05
  • Purchases: 11
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We’re here for the next still-suffering music fan. Tommy Flanagan’s piano is backed by Ron Carter’s bass & Tony Williams’ drums, then we spin three...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 9
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In a healthy stealthy frame of mind we present 21st Century charanga music from Senegal, Babacar y Sabor Internacional including traditional violin...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 9
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Straight from the trajectory, our KRDP Phoenix radio studio. Recordings come in, get collected, sent back out live on the air. Combinations of mult...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
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We will NOT run out of radio coffee this show…Don’t spill any now, liquid gold ya know. Veteran alto saxophonist Bobby Watson opens music up, from ...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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They’ve got an awful lot of coffee up in Erroll Garner’s piano room. And speaking of melody first, a most successful ivory tickler in that arena le...

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 10