David Brent Johnson

Night Lights is a weekly classic jazz program and jazz blog hosted and written by David Brent Johnson and produced by WFIU Public Radio (@wfiu).

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Interesting.
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@e_cdalton

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@RickyRiccardi @Mark_Stryker Seconding Ricky’s rec for the 4-CD “Portrait of the Artist” set, which also includes great notes by Dan Morgenstern.

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Jazz tributes to Martin Luther King Jr. for MLK Day. https://t.co/oAHJuq0atB

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Like his contemporary Thelonious Monk, pianist Herbie Nichols (born on this day in 1919) created a singular sound with his music. Years ago Nichols biographer Mark Miller sat down with me for this overview of Nichols' life and musical legacy: https://t.co/agTDfhp7sc

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@Mark_Stryker I just played that on the show yesterday! Picked up the CD version at Landlocked a couple of weeks ago.

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Ghostly jazz and musicians who met mysterious ends on this Halloween edition of Night Lights: https://t.co/0pCNuEx4ob

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In the late 1950s and early 60s, a Chicago-based, Black-owned record label called Vee-Jay released a strong run of hardbop jazz LPs that helped cement the company's eventual legacy as a flagship of mid-20th century African-American music. https://t.co/XuJpdUoNVV

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Mickey Tucker’s 1978 extended work “Spiritual Collage” gets its world premiere Oct 23 in Bloomington, w/Gary Bartz, Cyrus Chestnut, Greg Osby & more in support: https://t.co/uStLV4WD2w

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The new John Coltrane mural in his hometown Hamlet, NC.

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@ImagFamValues @joshtpm … and B.D. replies, “They do that for practice, dummy!” Love Doonesbury, thanks for the reference!

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Joni Mitchell's turn towards jazz in the 1970s: https://t.co/xGJfbOcS7F

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Mourning the passing of Ramsey Lewis who just left us at age 87. A wonderful musician who led an inspirational life. It has been an honor to work with him. His sound, wisdom and humor enlightened the world and he never lost his sense of fun. A true giant and a true gentleman.

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@weirdstudies Shouting from my lawn in solidarity!

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In addition to a new Freddie Hubbard set, Mosaic will soon release boxes chronicling pianist Sonny Clark and recordings from Norman Granz's 1950s Jazz at the Philharmonic shows. https://t.co/Da5xl1J7Sn

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How a founder of the late-night talk show format also served as an advocate for jazz in the 1950s & beyond: https://t.co/iS1dzOLU6v

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Alert: A MAJOR DISCOVERY--the first (and so far only) video of Hank Mobley performing has surfaced. 1968, Montmartre, Copenhagen. Kenny Drew, NHOP, Tootie Heath. One tune, "Summertime." Hank in very good form. What a gift! https://t.co/yrwihpeGmN cc: @ethan_iverson @tnyfrontrow

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Suits my mood for the end of this downbeat week.
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Before New York, there was Bloomington: a tribute to Michael Bourne’s jazz radio roots. https://t.co/wJa7wXAsa2

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Rough start to the week w/news yesterday of iconic jazz DJ Michael Bourne passing and today Impulse/CTI founder/producer Creed Taylor. https://t.co/HiMhfexCj6