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We have the Chuck Stewart Songbook – a collection of standards from an artist whose instrument was his camera. If you’ve ever scanned through iTunes, dug through the crates at a record store, or watched a documentary or movie, chances are you know Chuck Stewart‘s work. His creative eye and sense for the “defining” moment yielded a bounty of iconic images with the likes of John Coltrane, James Brown, Billie Holiday, Quincy Jones, Led Zeppelin that graced the covers of Impulse, Verve, Columbia, CTI, Atlantic Records, and scores more. We pay tribute to him with the music he covered through posthumous interview clips, and commentary by renowned photographer Brian Cross, aka B+, Tad Hershorn of the Jazz Institute at Rutgers University, and the legendary Sonny Rollins.

SONG CREDITS FOR THIS EPISODE:

THEME: Jazz Phantom by Chomsk’ (from the album “Different Beats” on Magentic Records).

Turiya and Remakrishna by Alice Coltrane (from the album “Ptah, The El Daoud” on Impulse Records).

I’m a Greedy Man by James Brown (from the album “There It Is” on Universal Records).

Peace Piece by Bill Evans (from the album “Everybody Digs” on Universal Records).

Ascension by John Coltrane (from the album “Ascension” on Impulse Records).

Up Against the Wall by John Coltrane (from the album “Impressions” on Impulse Records).

The Bridge by Sonny Rollins (from the album “The Bridge” on RCA/Victor Records).

The Baron by Eric Dolphy (from the album “Out There” on Concord Music).

Riot by Miles Davis (from the album “Nefirtiti” on Columbia Records).

Save Me by Nina Simone (from the album “Silk and Soul” on RCA/Victor Records).

Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin (from the album “Led Zeppelin I” on Atlantic Records).

Heart-O-Matic love by Bo Diddley (from the album “Rare and Well Done” on Chess Records).

Outside Woman Blues by Cream (from the album “Disreali Gears” on ATCO Records).

Gypsy Queen by Gabor Szabo (from the album “Jazz Raga” on Impulse Records).

Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen by Santana (from the album “Santana” by Columbia Records).

Electric Flute Thing by The Blues Project (from the album “Live at the Cafe Au-Go-Go” on Verve/Forecast Records).

Lady From Girl Talk by Oliver Nelson (from the album “Sound Pieces” on Impulse Records).

Theme to Ironside by Quincy Jones (from the album “Smackwater Jack” on A&M Records).

Pyramid by Duke Ellington (from the album “Afro Bossa” on Reprise Records).

Over the Rainbow by Dizzy Gillespie (fromt he album “Clef Series”).

ABOUT THE MAJOR SCALE:

Your attention please to a new program that celebrates and takes a fresh and bold look at the great American art form- JAZZ!!!

The Major Scale is the title, the motto and the mission are, Jazz- past, present, future, and everything in between. A lot of focus will be on new and fresh sounds, deep cuts, closer looks at underrated artists, taking a different look at some of the titans of the genre, and getting the two cents worth from a number of surprise guests and sources.

The Major Scale can boast amongst it’s guests- legends like Herbie Hancock, Tom Scott, and Ahmad Jamal. The up and coming and the underrated-Kamasi Washington, Mia Doi Todd, Michael Blake. Fresh perspectives and commentary from the likes of Rock legend Al Kooper, who weighed in on the gospel. From The New Yorker, Amanda Petrusich expounds on her article about the movement to rename the Williamsburg Bridge in honor of Sonny Rollins. We explore the Soul-Jazz experiments of the Rascals. Grace Kelly from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert talks about her pop-up/flash mob concerts. Plus Thundercat, Henry Mancini, Ghostface Killah, Jaimie Branch, Nels Cline, Badbadnotgood, Cecil Taylor, and more get pick up on the Major Scale radar.

Produced in Central Florida, this program seeks to become one of the defining voices of this Native American art form, and everything else that finds itself under it’s umbrella. Think about programming and content found on the likes of World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA. Tiny Desk from Washington D.C., and KEXP Live from Seattle, WA. and that’s what the Major Scale strives to do.

For the curious, and lovers of music who like the details in between.

ABOUT KYLE EAGLE (Host):

Kyle Eagle has been a contributing writer and producer for the NPR-WBGO, WUCF, WPRK, Wax Poetics, The Orlando Weekly, Artbourne, and The Fiscal Times, as well as several music and film releases- Light in the Attic’s documentary “This Is Gary McFarland”, and an upcoming film on composer Jack Nietzsche. Recordings- Call Me-Jack Wilson, Live at the Penthouse, Grachan Moncur III, Chico Hamilton, and Andy Bey.

ABOUT CHRIS BARANYI (Producer):

Chris Baranyi is a sound engineer and music producer. He splits his time between designing AV systems for theme parks and recording music. Chris has worked with many Orlando area musicians with backgrounds in jazz, fusion, hip-hop, funk, new age, and classical. Some of which have been featured on NPR’s Echoes. His passion includes jazz, vintage microphones, and hot sauces.