The Beauty of Charlie Parker's Lines

Kirk sits down with musician and podcaster Emily Reese to talk about the beauty of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," the distinct sound of Davis/Evans/Mulligan's "Birth of the Cool," the joys of the Knight Rider theme, and her podcast Level with Emily Reese, which focuses on the wide world of video game music. 

FEATURED/DISCUSSED:

• Emily's music podcast Level with Emily: https://www.levelwithemily.com
• "Singin' the Blues" feat. Frankie Trumbauer on C Melody Sax
• "Move," by Miles Davis and "Jeru," "Rocker," and "Venus de Milo" by Gerry Mulligan, arr Gil Evans from Birth of the Cool released 1957
• "Knight Rider Theme" by Stu Phillips, 1982
• "Funky Fanfare" and "People's Choice" by Keith Mansfield from the KPM 1000 Series of Library Recordings
• "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold, recorded by Cynthia Fee, 1985
• "Density," "Transluce,"  "Among Ruins" from Citizen Sleeper by Amos Roddy, 2022
• "Rameau: Les Cyclopes" by Jean Phillipe Rameau, as performed by Trevor Pinnock
• The Complete Beethoven Symphonies as recorded by John Elliot Gardiner's Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra
• Stargazer by Dave Douglas, 1994

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