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).


Additional Files

508 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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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....

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


  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 11
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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...

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


  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:04
  • Purchases: 11
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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...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 9
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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...

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


  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • 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...

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


  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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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 ...

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


  • Added: May 16, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • 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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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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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...

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


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • 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 ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, WYAP, WEJP-LP 107.1, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KHNS and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • 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...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
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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...

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


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 9
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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...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, KJZX-Austin, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 9
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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 ...

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


  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:05
  • Purchases: 11
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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...

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


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 10
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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...

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


  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
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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...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KMXT, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 9
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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...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, KHNS, WOUB, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • 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...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, WOUB, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WKAR and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:03
  • Purchases: 8
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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...

Bought by KMXT, KJZX-Austin, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 9