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Same Difference: 2 Jazz Fans, 1 Jazz Standard

Dec 21, 2020

It's the Mel Torme penned holiday classic "The Christmas Song" on this episode of Same Difference. We've got versions from the likes of Spyro Gyra and Vince Guaraldi under the microscope, and a wonderful discussion about the holidays... well, ok, it's just us talking about Christmas and Jazz, but you get the idea!


Dec 7, 2020

We let our first Patreon supporter, Jeannine, pick this episode's song, and she picked a beauty; it's the Charlie Parker standard "Now's The Time" under the Same Difference microscope this week! Enjoy versions by Parker, Sonny Rollins, and new-to-us artist Marcus Printup, as well as others. See what happens when you...


Nov 23, 2020

It's the Dave Brubeck Quartet's groundbreaking standard "Take 5" under the microscope on this episode of Same Difference. Join AJ and Johnny as they dissect several versions of this legendary Jazz tune, including artists Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, and Tito Puente!


Nov 9, 2020

The elegant "Stella By Starlight" is under the microscope on this episode of Same Difference. Join AJ and Johnny as they explore versions of this Jazz standard from Miles Davis, George Benson, Oscar Peterson, and others. Who knew the original version had lyrics?


Oct 26, 2020

For our landmark 50th episode, we went with a true classic, "Hello Dolly"! Join AJ and Johnny as they discuss various versions of this show tune gone pop tune gone Jazz, including a swinging version with Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie orchestra, and of course, the legendary Satchmo version!