Fifty years ago this week, vibist and composer Gary McFarland's career was on the rise and he was playing in Seattle at a Pioneer Square jazz club called The Penthouse. Jim Wilke was there producing another weekly broadcast from the club which featured international talent during the 60s.
McFarland's music from those broadcasts has been issued for the first time as part of a DVD/CD set which includes a documentary by Kristian St.Clair about Gary McFarland. His quick rise to fame ended suddenly with his death under mysterious circumstances at the age of 38, six years after these Seattle broadcasts. McFarland's "Train Samba" was a popular hit at the time and is featured on this week's Jazz Northwest.
Also on this week's show are new releases from Seattle musicians including Jay Thomas, Eugenie Jones, Tom Collier and others prominent on the current Seattle Jazz scene.
Jazz Northwest airs Sundays at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5 KPLU and kplu.org. The program is recorded and produced by Jim Wilke and is also available as a podcast following the broadcast. Archives for the program may be found at jazznw.org.
Next week, The Lucas Pino No Net Nonet will be heard in a concert recorded at The Ballard Jazz Festival. New Yorker Lucas Pino leads an ensemble of top NW jazz musicians in his own music as featured on his recent CD.
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