Episode Playlist
Audio Archive 01-06-2023 - Phil Manzanera - 801( 0:53:27)
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Hosted by Glen and Eddie. When your career begins as the lead guitarist for Roxy Music there isn't really anywhere up you can go. But Phil Manzanera certainly didn't go downhill after his stint with that band. This show covers his post-Roxy work, both solo albums and as part of the mega-supergroup 801. Listen to some of the best Prog-Rock played by the best musicians, the list of stellar contributors is far to long to list here, just awesome.
Published: 1/06/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 25-05-2023 - Art Pepper - The Jazzman's Jazzman( 0:57:10)
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Hosted by Glen and Eddie. Art Pepper is every bit the archetypal jazz musician, a huge talent but a personal life blighted by addiction. In this episode of the Audio Archive we play tracks dating from the late 1950's to shortly before his untimely death in 1982. Listen to a player who never allowed his personal circumstances to affect the clarity and delicate tone of his music. Truly a jazzman's jazzman.
Published: 25/05/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 18-05-2023 - Mark Stewart - A Man Of Passion( 0:54:27)
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Hosted by Eddie and Glen. Mark Stewart began his career as the lead vocalist for the jazz-punk band The Pop Group but he found his true calling in the genre of industrial hip-hop. In this episode we pay tribute to a man of rare passion and temper who never lost that edge. He opened many musical doors for me back in the day and never 'sold out'. Listen to an hour of passionate and angry music, made by a man who never gave up the struggle against injustice.
Published: 18/05/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 11-05-2023 - Record Fair Scores 2023( 0:57:0)
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Hosted by Eddie. The touring record fair is a major item on my calendar, especially as I haven't had many chances to go crate-digging recently. I was very happy with the 20 albums I scored and so here is a selection of them, including one record I have been hunting for 40 years or thereabouts! Featuring a mix of jazz (Freddie Hubbard), folk (Fairport Convention, rock (Ian Hunter) and indy (Sparks) there is something for everyone here.
Published: 11/05/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 04-05-2023 - Ahmad Jamal - A life in Jazz( 0:55:16)
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Hosted by Eddie and Glen. Ahmad Jamal was born in 1930 began playing the piano at the age of three. He was noted for his use of the space between the notes as well as the varied qualities of the notes themselves. This put him at odds with the prevailing bebop style of jazz but he made a space for himself within the jazz firmament. Listen to an hour of jazz with his unique touch and remember, listen to the spaces.
Published: 4/05/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 27-04-2023 - Rip, Rig And Panic!( 0:54:15)
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Hosted by Eddie. This episode of the Audio Archive is a bit unusual in that I will be showcasing not only the band but also the constituent components of it. So you will get music by Rip Rig and Panic (a band named after a Rashaan Roland Kirk album), but also music by the Pop Group (a punk band), Neneh Cherry (the lead singer) and the avant-garde jazz trumpeter Don Cherry (Neneh's stepfather). A lot of territory covered here, even by the Archive's eclectic standards. Enjoy!
Published: 27/04/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 20-04-2023 - Rashaan Roland Kirk - The Man With Three Saxes( 0:57:4)
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Hosted by Glen and Eddie. The images of Rashaan Roland Kirk playing three saxophones at once are one of the most striking images of jazz players that I have ever seen. Beginning as a child he was a true multi-instrumentalist, continuing to play multiple instruments even after a stroke paralysed one side of his body. Listen to some great jazz as Mr. Kirk plays both standards and free jazz in his unique style.
Published: 20/04/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 06-04-2023 - Miles Davis - 'Modern Miles'( 0:56:7)
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Hosted by Glen and Eddie. Miles Davis is one of the greatest jazz trumpeters to ever pick up a horn. His career lasted over five decades and he repeatedly proved himself capable of re-imagining his music for both new audiences and changing times. In this show we feature two classic sets from his 'modern' phase in which electronic instruments and music derived from sources outside of classical jazz feature heavily. Showcasing the records We Want Miles and Dark Magus.
Published: 6/04/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 30-03-2023 - Linda Ronstadt( 0:53:44)
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Hosted by Eddie. Linda Ronstadt is one of the greatest living American singers. She has sold over 100 MILLION records over her career and worked with a great variety of musicians and musical styles. In this show I play a selection of songs that showcase her incredible talent. Featuring songs written by the Rolling Stones, Warren Zevon, Little Feat, Elvis Costello and Mike Nesmith. I also play tracks from the epochal Trio album where she performs with Dolly Parton and Emmy-Lou Harris.
Published: 30/03/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 23-03-2023 - Wayne Shorter( 0:56:6)
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An eclectic music (and sometimes comedy) show from Eddie, Matt, and Glen and their extensive vinyl collections, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with support from New Zealand On Air.
Published: 23/03/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 16-03-2023 - Best of 2022( 0:51:55)
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Hosted by Eddie. 2022 was a great year for my record collection. I obtained. by various (legal) means a great selection of vinyls and CDs and in this show I present a selection of the best music. Featuring The Meters, The Crusaders, Wanda Jackson, The Beach Boys, Paul Simon and the epochal soundtrack album Super Fly by Curtis Mayfield (which cost me $3)!
Published: 16/03/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 09-03-2023 - Recent Records - The Derek Edition( 0:54:26)
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Hosted by Eddie. In a new development in my record collecting, this time a bunch of albums came into my hands courtesy of a friend's band-mate Derek. This show is just a sample of the great stuff that he provided. I feature songs by the Byrds, Gwen Guthrie, Deep Purple and PP Arnold and showcase Gold Soul, a 1970 compilation from Stax Records that is just brilliant. Thanks Derek!
Published: 9/03/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 02-03-2023 - Squeeze (UK)( 0:50:50)
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Hosted by Eddie. Squeeze are something of a super-group and a one-hit wonder. Their most well-known song by far is 'Cool For Cats' but they have made many great songs over the years. Centered on the pairing of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook the band have boasted a litany of great musicians: Jools Holland, Paul Carrack (Roxy Music) and Amiee Mann to name just three! Listen to an hour of superbly crafted bitter-sweet UK pop.
Published: 2/03/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 23-02-2023 - Erroll Garner( 0:51:54)
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Hosted by Glen and Eddie. Erroll garner is a jazz pianist who never really got the accolades his talent deserved. He began playing at 3 (!) and never learned to read music, playing by ear for his entire career. He came between the great players of the early jazz years (Fats Waller) and the virtuosos of the bebop era (Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson) and so fell into the shadow of both.
Published: 23/02/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 16-02-2023 - Dexter Gordon and the Tower of Power( 0:52:11)
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Hosted by Eddie. Dexter Gordon was an American jazz saxophonist who was considered among the most influential of the bebop era. Standing 6'6" tall he was known as 'Long Tall Dexter' and had a genial and humorous stage presence. In this edition of the Audio Archive we feature him with another expert saxophonist, James Moody, in the sessions that came to be dubbed the 'Tower of Power.' Enjoy some great jazz played by some of the best!
Published: 16/02/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 09-02-2023 - Mark Stewart and Tackhead( 0:53:27)
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Hosted by Eddie. This episode of the Audio Archive features a pair of groups that produced music that was on the boundaries of dub, funk, industrial, electronica and hip-hop. Two people from Britain; Adrian Sherwood (master mixologist) and Mark Stewart (founding member of the Pop Group) met and made music with the core of the house band at Sugarhill Records (Grandmaster Flash). The result was a series of truly great, if intense, albums.
Published: 9/02/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 19-01-2023 - Soundtracks( 0:53:11)
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Hosted by Glen and Eddie. This episode of the Audio Archive features the soundtracks from four great films. Cinema and music have always been closely linked, but in some films the music plays a major role and we have selected two pairs of great films. In the first half we feature the Blues Brothers (starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) and the Jim Jarmusch film Mystery Train, playing some classic R&B, Rock and Roll and Blues.
Published: 19/01/2023 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 29-12-2022 - Japan( 0:53:3)
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Hosted by Glen and Eddie. Japan were an English band that formed in Catford (South London) in 1974. The name was initially a placeholder until the band could think of something else, they never did. Associated with the New Wave movement more because of their clothes and manner rather than their music, which had more depth and nuance than many other bands of that genre.
Published: 29/12/2022 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 22-12-2022 - The Crusaders( 0:54:39)
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Hosted by Eddie. The Jazz Crusaders formed in 1960 and shortened their name to widen their appeal in 1971. They were able to play in many styles and reached their commercial apex with the 1979 release Street Life featuring Randy Crawford on vocals. This show features tracks from Soul Shadows (a Japanese compilation), Free As The Wind and Scratch (a live set). Scratch is notable as the cover is bright pink, a visual pun, as it is the colour of Pepto-Bismol an American brand of antacid.
Published: 22/12/2022 11:00:00 p.m.
Audio Archive 15-12-2022 - Son Of Prog( 0:55:58)
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Hosted by Matt, Glen and Eddie. At the Audio Archive we love complex music and one of these genres is Prog(ressive) Rock. Expanding on the basic forms of rock and blues music Prog takes in many other musical styles and adds extra artistic elements. This show is one of a series in which we explore this fascinating music, one hour at a time. In this episode we feature Family, Isotope, Spirit, Jack Bruce, Laura Nyro and Genesis.
Published: 15/12/2022 11:00:00 p.m.