Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry

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Length:

1 hour

Type of Show:

Music

Photo: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

Join King Henry on a 50-year journey through Jazz and Blues from the earliest recorded music through the 1960's. We will hear how Jazz and Blues evolved from Ragtime and Mississippi Delta Blues to Cool Jazz and Electric Blues. Many of the records we will hear are over 100 years old and are from King Henry's personal collection.

Upcoming episodes:

21 Mar 2024: Episode 1 (Repeat) - Origins of Jazz
28 Mar 2024: Episode 2 (Repeat) - Birth of the Blues
4 Apr 2024: Episode 3 (Repeat) - New Orleans Jazz
11 Apr 2024: Episode 4 (Repeat) - Ma Rainey and Her Daughters
18 Apr 2024: Episode 5 (Repeat) - Swing Jazz
25 Apr 2024: Episode 6 (Repeat) - Country Blues
2 May 2024: Episode 7 (Repeat) - Bebop Pioneers
9 May 2024: Episode 8 (Repeat) - Urban Blues
16 May 2024: Episode 9 (Repeat) - Hard Bop
23 May 2024: Episode 10 (Repeat) - Electric Blues
30 May 2024: Episode 11 (Repeat) - Cool Jazz

Past Episodes

Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 11 - Cool Jazz Aired: Thursday, March 14, 2024

The emergence of cool jazz in the 1950's and early 1960's.

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Photo: Miles Davis, 1957 (credit: Herman Leonard Photography)
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 10 - Electric Blues Aired: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Electric and Jump Blues from the late 1940's through the 1950's, including a few of the artists' later tracks.

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Photo: John Lee Hooker (credit: Robert Knight)
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 9 - Hard Bop Aired: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Hard bop jazz in the second half the 1950's and early 1960's.

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Photo: Art Blakey, 1960
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 8 - Urban Blues Aired: Thursday, January 11, 2024

The roots of Urban Blues, including Boogie-Woogie and Chicago Blues.

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Photo: Muddy Waters, 1950
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 7 - Bebop Pioneers Aired: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Origins of Bebop Jazz in the mid-1940's though mid-1950's.

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Photo: Dizzy Gillespie, 1947
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 6 - Country Blues Aired: Thursday, December 7, 2023

Jug band, Piedmont, and folk blues from the 1920's through the 1940's.

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Photo: The Memphis Jug Band at the W. C. Handy Park in Memphis, Tennessee
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 5 - Swing Jazz Aired: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Swing Jazz in the 1930's and 1940's.

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Photo: Benny Goodman
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 4 - Ma Rainey and Her Daughters Aired: Thursday, November 16, 2023

The great female blues singers of the 1920's and 1930's.

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Photo: Ma Rainey
Roots of Jazz and Blues - Episode 3 - New Orleans Jazz Aired: Thursday, November 9, 2023

The roots of New Orleans jazz, featuring King Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton.

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Photo: Jelly Roll Morton
Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry - Episode 2 - Birth of the Blues Aired: Thursday, November 2, 2023

The birth of the Mississippi Delta blues, featuring music from the 1920's by Charlie Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Tommy Johnson.

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Photo: Blind Lemon Jefferson

Roots of Jazz and Blues with King Henry

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