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The Hot Box

Donald Helme

The Hot Box covers the best in Irish recorded jazz, set it in the wider context of the international language that is jazz.

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  • Mar 25, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min

    The Hot Box #137 – New Releases

    A selection of some wonderful music from albums released in recent weeks, from concert performances in the 1990s to brand new compositions and recordings both Irish and American. Track list for The Hot Box #137 – New Releases There Will Never Be Another You: Oscar Peterson Quartet from the album “City Lights”recorded in 1994 Strange Taste: Michael Buckley from the album Ebb And Flow recorded in 2024 Fun One: Oz Noy from the album Fun One recorded in 2024 Milestones: Oz Noy from the same album Lion Song: Emmet Cohen from the album Vibe Provider recorded in 2024 Vibe Provider: Emmet Cohen from the same album Christian Sands: Ain’t That The Same from the album Embracing Dawn recorded in 2024 Kelly’s Blues: Oscar Peterson from the album City Lights Tune In: Live Broadcast: Every two weeks on Jazz Radio Eire. Listen Live Listen Back: Catch past episodes on The Hot Box Jazz and Jazz Ireland. Subscribe to The Hot Box: Via Android: Subscribe on Android By Email: Subscribe by Email Spread the Word: Help us grow our jazz community by sharing The Hot Box with your friends and on social media. Your support keeps us going!

  • Mar 11, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min

    The Hot Box #136 – In Memory of Lou Donaldson

    He was born in 1926 and lived to be just 98 years old, having played in public well into his 80s. Donaldson was an alto saxophonist who began his career as a disciple of Charlie Parker, with whom he played, but, as part of the group of young players recruited to Blue Note Records in the 1950s he developed a more soulful sound. In the hour-long tribute to his music, we sample that great era of jazz, “Hard Bop” in which Donaldson was so important. Track list for The Hot Box #136 – In Memory of Lou Donaldson Watusi Jump: Lou Donaldson: “Here ’Tis” Hipty Hop: Lou Donaldson: “A Man with a Horn” Spaceman Twist: Lou Donaldson “The Natural Soul” Wee Dot: Art Blakey: “A Night at Birdland Volume Two” Alligator Boogaloo: Lou Donaldson “The Scorpion” Polka Dots and Moonbeams: Lou Donaldson “Gravy Train” The Sermon: Jimmy Smith: Blue Note “The Sermon” All tracks are on the Blue Note Records label. Tune In: Live Broadcast: Every two weeks on Jazz Radio Eire. Listen Live Listen Back: Catch past episodes on The Hot Box Jazz and Jazz Ireland. Subscribe to The Hot Box: Via Android: Subscribe on Android By Email: Subscribe by Email Spread the Word: Help us grow our jazz community by sharing The Hot Box with your friends and on social media. Your support keeps us going!

  • Feb 18, 2025 · 59 min

    The Hot Box #134 – Roy Haynes

    The Hot Box 134 is devoted to the memory of the great drummer Roy Haynes. Haynes died, at the age of 99 in November last year, secure in his place as one of the greatest drummers of all time. His career spanned the whole of the era of modern jazz, his first big job being with Charlie Parker in then1940s. Track list for The Hot Box #134 – Roy Haynes Red Rose: Roy Haynes/Henri Renaud: Vogue Records Moose the Mooch: Roy Haynes: Dreyfus Jazz Ah Leu Cha: Roy Haynes: Dreyfus Jazz Hoe Down: Oliver Nelson: Impulse Light Blue: Thelonius Monk: Riverside Bouncing with Bud: Bud Powell: Blue Note Bud Powell: Blue Note Questions and Answers: Gary Burton: Concord Smoke Stack: Andrew Hill: Blue Note Reaching Fourth: McCoy Tyner Like Minds: Gary Burton Tune In: Live Broadcast: Every two weeks on Jazz Radio Eire. Listen Live Listen Back: Catch past episodes on The Hot Box Jazz and Jazz Ireland. Subscribe to The Hot Box: Via Android: Subscribe on Android By Email: Subscribe by Email Spread the Word: Help us grow our jazz community by sharing The Hot Box with your friends and on social media. Your support keeps us going!

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