Episode 225: Say it Right! Name Pronunciations, Pt. 2

It’s often really difficult for a podcaster, interviewer, or mc to know how to pronounce a particular jazz artist’s name. Sometimes the artist themselves might even ‘change’ the pronunciation to accommodate the more ‘common’ pronunciations.

I’ve done a lot of research on a few names. I’ve listened to interviews, concert videos (where they introduce themselves), and utilized other people’s research. In this episode and last weeks I give what I believe is the ‘correct’ pronunciation for a number of familiar and not so familiar jazz artists.

And I play great recordings by some of them. You’ll hear

-Sheila Jordan and Harvie Swartz

-Allison Au

-Bob Dorough

-Karrin Allyson

Trish Clowes

-Jimmy Giuffre

-Phineas Newborn Jr.

-Jan Garbarek and Palle Danielsson playing with Keith Jarrett

-Sinatra with Antonio Carlos Jobim

-Joe Zawinul and Jaco Pastorious as part of Weather Report.

And you’ll hear some proper pronunciations and mis-pronunciations.