The Jcoolin’s Podcast

Billy Strayhorn Composer , Arranger and JAZZ Pianist -unknown Writer for Duke Ellington

Podcast is about Billy Strayhorn AKA Sweet Pea AKA Strays  -Arranger , Composer Lyricist , Pianist and Innovator of the Modern Music Also Civil Rights supporter Of Dr King.  Still DON’T know he is KNOW MORE OF HIS COLLABORATION WITH DuKe Ellington Orchestra of where Strayhorn  began and Duke Ended or  did he ? He is virtually  unknown in Jazz music or received the notoriety and Royalties for music he composed and Arranged such as : Lush Life , Take the A Train ,  Something To Live For , PASSION Flower and Satin Doll just to name a few.  STAYHORN  is BORN September 29^th 1915 in Dayton, Ohio and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa . Also Strayhorn was the first Openly Gay Blackman in Jazz .

The life of JAZZ Composer, Arranger and Pianist Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn AKA Sweet Pea AKA Strays  -Arranger , Composer Lyricist , Pianist and Innovator of the Modern Music Also Civil Rights supporter Of Dr King.  Still DON’T know he is KNOW MORE OF HIS COLLABORATION WITH DuKe Ellington Orchestra of where Strayhorn  began and Duke Ended or  did he ? He is virtually  unknown in Jazz music nor received the notoriety and Royalties for music he composed and Arranged : Lush Life, TAKE the A Train ,  Something To Live For , PASSION Flower and Satin Doll just to name a few.  STAYHORN  BORN September 29^th 1915 in Dayton, Ohio and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa.  Billy Strayhorn also Broadway musicals  with Orson Wells and helped develop Be Bop at Minton's Playhouse. Why you don't know Billy Strayhorn...Maybe was because he was Gay .

Billy Strayhorn-SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR

The life of Strayhorn  and Ellington's so called collaboration and contribution to the Modern music Be Bop.  Composer, Bebop Innovator, Lyricist , Pianist and Classical Music

Billy Strayhorn Something To Live For

The life of composer ,pianist ,lyricist and Jazz Innovator relationship to Ellington and Be bop

MTUME JAZZ AND HIP HOP

This podcast features musician, writer and singer  James Mtume writer,  of Juicy Sampled over 100 in Hip Hop. Also Mtume wrote tunes for Stephanie Mills, Phyllis Hyman, Donnie Hathaway and many other high profile musicians such as Miles Davis

James Mtume ,Jazz and Hip HOP

This podcast features James Mtume Percussionist son of Percy Heath of the Heath Bros was Composer, Singer ,Jazz Musician  and Activist. Mtume played with Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Pharoah Sanders. Mtume also wrote the tune Juicy Fruit that was sampled over 100  times most famously by Biggie Smalls .  As a compose he wrote tunes for Stephanie Mills , Roberta Flack , Donnie Hathaway and many others but there is more to tell...

The Two Palladiums and R&B And Jazz

This podcast is about the legendary Palladium Ballroom dancehall where Latin Music Mambo was created from 1948 -1966 and Palladium Concert hall and Club 1976 both existed in Manhattan . Also show covers R&B the stepchild of Jazz that wasn't recognized until now.

The Incredible Betty Davis

Podcast on Betty Davis life, music and Miles Davis relationship .

The Incredible Betty Davis

Show  discussed the life, music  and  Funk  Rock singer marriage  to  trumpeter MiIes Davis.

Thelonius Monk In Search Of a Movie Theme

The recent controversy about A supposed casting and film on Monk that got Hollyweird