By Kevin Danenberg April 3, 2010
When listening to my own music collection, I tend to put something on that I like and then listen to it repeatedly all day. This immersion is a nice to really absorb every bit of an album, but it's not a good way to discover new music!
Last night, I tuned to WBGO via online streaming to hear some jazz I hadn't heard before. It's really nice having a professional DJ serving up fresh material for you.
I heard one track that really blew my mind. Listening on the radio is kind of like Downbeat Magazine's famous "Blindfold Test" column. It's fun to try to figure out who you're listening to. In this case, I was stumped. It turned out to be Joanne Brackeen performing "Picasso" on her out-of-print CD Power Talk with Ira Coleman and Tony Reedus. Well, I just ordered it. Suffice it to say I'm a Joanne Brackeen fan now.
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Totally feel you on the Blindfold Test idea. It's funny you mentioned JoAnne Brackeen, I recently broke out my Penguin Guide to Jazz recordings, in an effort to decide who to explore next (and also how to spend an iTunes gift card), and she was one for my list.
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