Greetings All You Young Jazz Lovers,

May 25th 2026 marked the passing of The Saxophone Colossus... Sonny Rollins. A man of his on invention and conviction, a true artist and pioneer, a non conformist. He seemingly reinvented himself over the years and each version was an improvement on the previous one. Not just as a performer but as a human being. Sonny Rollins believed in the future and wanted to be there and be ready for it.

"I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence. I'm a person who believes this life isn't the be-all and end-of-everything. A spiritual person doesn't feel like that." Sonny Rollins (2009)

This episode is proof of his theory because Sonny Days Are Here..... forvever.

Enjoy,

Brian "Katzpheno" Phoenix

featuring:

Little Lu (1980)

Did You See Harold Vick? (2000)

Pent-Up House (1956)

Without A Song (1962)

When Your Lover Has Gone (1956)

St. Thomas (1956)

I Could Write A Book (1963)

Blossom (1980)

Solitude (1957)

Three Little Words (1965)

MPH means miles per hour, and in this instance on Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) Podcast, MPH references the man with the horn Miles Dewey Davis. @026 marks the centennial of Miles Davis star falling to earth, what a star he was. A gifted musician with the uncanny ability to be where he needed to be in Jazz Culture, a man who embodied and in many ways influenced the ziegiest during his lifetime.

This episode touches on just a small portion of his 60 year career in music, but hey don't fret All You Young Jazz Lovers we have all year long to celebrate and appreciate Miles.

Enjoy,

Brian "Katzpheno" Phoenix

featuring:

Milestones (1958)

Seven Steps From Heaven (1963)

Jeru (1949)

Freddie Freeloader (1959)

Drad Dog (1961)

E.S.P. (1965)

Splash (1968)

Footprints (1967)

Prince Of Darkness (1967)

Madmoiselle Mabry (1968)

Aida (1981)

Catembe (1987)

U-N-I (1983)

Tutu - live version (1991)

Time After Time - live version (1991)

So What (1959)

APRIL IS JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH!

This April, we not only celebrate all things Jazz... but we celebrate specifically the centennial of not one but two Icons of Jazz Culture, Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Miles and Coltrane was a combination that just couldn't miss.. I mean they went together like peanut butter and jelly or tickle on a belly, like cheese on grits and like The Beatles had hits. All Young Jazz Lovers know their collective story and history and of course the music, the music, the music... yet never tire of indulging in the magic of their artistry one more once!

This episode of Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) is ALL TRANE... with a bit of Miles on the side. Face it, you cannot have one without the other. I also give a few worthy artists their due as they present the music of John Coltrane in their own unique way. So for you die hard Coltrane fans...this one's for you.

Enjoy,

Brian "Katzpheno" Phoenix

featuring:

John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)

Kurt Elling - Resolution - A Love Supreme pt. 2 (2003)

Gary Bartz - Your Lady (2012)

Conrad Hervig & Brian Lynch - Lonnie's Lament (2003)

John Coltrane - Equinox (1964)

Art Farmer - Naima (1983)

Giant Step NYC - Impressions (1994)

Jack DeJohnette featuring Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison - Alabama (2016)

John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - Autumn Serenade (1963)

John Blake & Grover Washington, Jr. - Moments Notice (1992)

John Coltrane - Blue Train (1957)

Pharoah Sanders - Central Park West (1981)