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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525 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Being an obsessive collector is now is paying off in a decluttering process with dandy things to share with anyone who wishes to tune-in, a lot not...

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


  • Added: May 05, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 10
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Self-isolating with the radio, from down San Diego way come sax man Christopher Hollyday and his trumpeter Gilbert Castellenos. Up the coast Art Pe...

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


  • Added: Apr 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 10
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We’re losing them fast, and not just to coronavirus. Bassist Jymie Merritt, a Jazz Messenger, is heard in two Art Blakey tracks in a tribute, on an...

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


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 11
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Blues from Texas and LA begin our festivities, Arnett Cobb and Joe Liggins respectively. The only thing McCoy Tyner has in common is piano, but we ...

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


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 11
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We have lost trumpeter Wallace Roney at age 59 to coronavirus. We feature his playing with Tony Williams, and as one of the few to solo alongside M...

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


  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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Who’da thunk hippie band Canned Heat could bring John Lee Hooker’s music such life, but to stay in the mainstream we must have Miles and Coltrane. ...

Bought by KHNS, WEJP-LP 107.1, KMXT, WMOT, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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Long-time sponsor Gifts Anon (two words on Facebook) felt it wise to keep our annual remote broadcast scheduled from Scottsdale Arizona, despite th...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, WYAP, WEJP-LP 107.1, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 12
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Radio has been the go-to in any world crisis now for one hundred years. Emergency information notwithstanding, radio becomes important for humor, e...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KMXT, KHNS, WEJP-LP 107.1, WMOT and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 11
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A few new releases to open on the spot, brand spankin’ new is a prime recent live date from the late pianist Harold Mabern. Tributes continue with ...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1, WVBI-LP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 8
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We are fortunate to have the Jones jazz brothers. Hank and Elvin together from Detroit. Setting the tone for new blood, singer Lizzie Thomas from t...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:57
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From among the first 2020 album releases, hear trumpeter John Sneider lead a tidy and syncopated group, checking vitals and getting blood circulati...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, WYAP, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 11
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Swing is the thing, hear Johnathan Ng play that fiddle and you’ll feel it, for vintage jazz radio hear DJ Symphony Sid’s theme played by Dizzy Gill...

Bought by KHNS, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP and more


  • Added: Feb 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 10
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We’re thinking of Basie this week, Swinging the Blues in tribute by pianist Gene Harris. Partially indoctrinated, next it’s the Boogie Blues with G...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1, KRZA, WMOT and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
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Chet Baker says it best for starters, “Jumping off a Clef,” then pleasant trombone arrangements from Joey Sellers. From Cuba’s Ruben Gonzalez to bl...

Bought by KRZA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, WYAP, WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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West coast jazz with Shorty Rogers begins our festivities of varied tempos, the mood contemplative next with Bill Evans. Energy is provided by Eric...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 10
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Music about animals by pianist Yelena Eckemoff begins the earliest of 2020 releases, a lot of vocalists reminding us of the Double Six of Paris bac...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WYAP, KRZA, WMOT and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8
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Latin and Brazilian jazz rhythms begin our recital but we soon make a stop at the Village Vanguard for the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. With reluctanc...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, WYAP, WEJP-LP 107.1, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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We borrow influence from the classical and pop sides for our jazz and blues this episode, as one album title aptly states "variety is the spice." F...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS, and WMOT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 4
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Ultra mellow we start with a tribute to Nica with an underlying Thelonious Monk theme. We start the new decade by reviewing the better releases of ...

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, WEJP-LP 107.1, KRZA, WMOT and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 9
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John Coltrane bookends our show this week, both on tenor and soprano sax. Also 1958 seems to be a favored year of chance, since that is how we mix ...

Bought by KHNS, WYAP, WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2019
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 8