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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We’re here at all hours because we enjoy doing radio in our sleep. Popular Latin jazz star Ray Barretto keeps the “Rhythm of Life,” and our continu...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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Return to sender? Hacksaw unknown: From a large orchestra composition, Dizzy Gillespie’s horn is heard with two drum sets and conga player. Then th...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KECG, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
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Way in, very much so. Positive energy surrounds our beginnings with new releases, first up with A & M Octet (that’s bari for baritone sax and bone ...

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  • Added: May 16, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 10
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Beyond the hackamore, we have purpose & direction with media & application. Marlena Shaw sings with gobs of soul from the Montreaux festival (she’s...

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  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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The main thing is that vinyl be visible (video proof on Facebook Live, YouTube and Instagram Hacksaw Jazz). Musical offerings range from Latin in e...

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  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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There is mileage left on our music here. In our continuing tribute to the late Wayne Shorter as tenor saxophonist and composer, we spin the leadoff...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 9
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We have ingress & egress to our music with still a little mileage left. A classic from trumpeter Lee Morgan begins the festivities, then the word f...

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:04
  • Purchases: 11
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Doing our best to document, sample and share jazz over the years, we catch up with our collection and revisit a couple lost decades in the process....

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
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We may not be going all out, but we’re letting more in. After a classic Miles recording called “Oleo,” we present the 100th anniversary of the Genn...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 11
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Whether morning drive in the EST zone, or afternoons in Europe, we hope listeners are in good spirits today. You can never lose when it’s “Party Ti...

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 9
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We are doing plenty of shade bathing defending against the heat, it has to be from the music. Anthony E. Nelson (the Major from 1960s black and whi...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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Plenty of shade bathing preferring our heat thru music instead of the index. High-note trumpet man Maynard Ferguson still grabs us, and from a prev...

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 10
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When you’re smiling, Hacksaw smiles with you. From a Latin standpoint, trombonist Doug Beavers and guest vocalist paint for us. Legendary Illinois ...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 8
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Pianist Oscar Peterson hosts a real jam, in his prime with top-notch players of the day, in front of a hard-core Swiss jazz festival. We get a chan...

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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Newcomer Lorca Hart is leader/drummer from New Mexico with guest saxophonist Dayna Stephens to begin, followed by who might be called B3 organ inno...

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 10
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This episode is chock full of vintage vinyl, some of it shifted shellac. Take for instance a small Count Basie group recorded by John Hammond pre W...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
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Tell the truth, shame the devil: New jazz releases, and artists today, still deliver. We feature a batch from the Origin label, as well as their OA...

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 11
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Whatever we have to do spiritually to get past the sun going down, starting with a group of new releases which got past the first round and now adv...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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We hit the ground running with recent music by sax man Corey Weeds, who also produces a lot of great recorded jazz by various musicians today. From...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
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We sound our horn a lot, but don’t worry, it only works INSIDE the jazz vehicle. Bob Dorough was one of a kind, writing, singing and playing piano ...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 8