2-5-1
Nick Tomalin snd Simon Whiteside host a variety of podcasts about jazz .From the short vignettes of two pianist, five minutes, one podcast through to the Two pianist, Five Podcasts, One subject and in depth look at the life work and piano stylings of single pianists. So far Sonny Clark and Kenny Drew have been covered.
2-5-1
2-5m-1-S1E36-Rent Parties
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Simon Whiteside and Nicholas Tomalin
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Season 1
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Episode 36
The rent party was a phenomenon that occurred from 1920-1950's to raise the money needed to meet the cost of accommodation, which was often higher for black tenants. They were covertly advertised on simple cards as "Social Parties" or "Whist Parties" Rent parties in Harlem could have music provided by stride piano stars like Fats Waller or James P Johnson. Harlem renaissance poet and man about town Langston Hughes collected these cards and some of his collection is viewable here and here.
to steal from the master
" Not too slow and not too fast
but a hip old podcast while it lasts"
which in this case is 5 minutes!