George Klein presents an hour of the music of pianist Tommy Flanagan, part of his series on musicians from Detroit. This hour focuses primarily on Flanagan as an in-demand sideman in the 1950s & early ‘60s on albums by Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Milt Jackson with Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, J.J. Johnson, Charles Mingus with Roy Eldridge, Wes Montgomery, and Art Farmer.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
STRODE RODE
THE GROOVE YARD 233
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, April 19, 1992 [23552]
Miles Davis: Vierd Blues
Sonny Rollins: Strode Rode
Milt Jackson & Coleman Hawkins: Sandra’s Blues
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
J.J. Johnson: Hello Young Lovers
Charles Mingus & Roy Eldridge: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
Wes Montgomery: Airegin
Art Farmer: So Beats My Heart for You
Tommy Flanagan: Eclypsoe
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein at WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 1992, 2023 George Klein. Used with permission.