I love hearing interesting stories about the history of certain songs, including how they became popular. In this episode I explore five different songs that have been performed frequently by jazz artists.

The first one, Scotch and Soda, nobody knows who really wrote it. The last one, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat came from an improvisation sparked by grief. And all the other musicians had to learn it by ear.

And guess who gets the royalties everytime someone plays Autumn Leaves?

What was the ‘test piece’ for jazz musicians in the 1940’s and 50’s?

Lots of interesting information and great music.