Charlie Apicella
From Jazz e Dintorni by ADMR Rock Web Radio
May 2, 2026 · 58 min · Season 6 · Episode 27
About this episode
This episode features a tribute to various jazz legends and explores the intersection of Hard Bop and Woodstock influences in music.
Jazz e Dintorni - S06E27 - 2026.05.02 (Charlie Apicella) Oye Como Va Hard Bop Meets Woodstock. Maybe some Pat Martino in there, too… Lemon Rind Original bit of smoldering Al Green, Philly Soul, and Motown. R emembering B.B. King September 2025 marked the 100th anniversary of B.B.’s birth and I am honored to have been interviewed by Vintage Guitar Magazine about my time with him at the very beginning of my life as a guitarist. This original is from my Blues Epic Suite pt. 2: The Chitlin’ Circuit. I hope to invoke B.B. King Live At The Regal, live in Chicago 1968’s Blues Is King, etc. Idris Fan favorite off my first Zoho record, Big Boss. Sonny Stitt, Lou Donaldson, Idris Muhammad. 64 Cadillac Our live set opener which always helps us invoke the ancestral voices. Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Larry Young. Remembering Jimi Hendrix Started as an improvisation Juma and I had been working on for some time. Sort of a frame for a collage of Jimi Hendrix quotes. My heartfelt salute to his legacy as a kind and wise person. Big Boss Sonny Fortune was the first jazz musician I heard live on stage and within only a few moments it changed my life. Several years later I heard him one night at…
Topics covered
- Jazz history
- Musical influences
- Tributes
- Improvisation
- Hard Bop
- Soul music
Keywords
- Charlie Apicella
- Jazz
- B.B. King
- Pat Martino
- Hard Bop
- Soul
- Jimi Hendrix
- Sonny Fortune
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vintage Guitar Magazine
Books & works: Blues Epic Suite pt. 2: The Chitlin’ Circuit, Live At The Regal, Blues Is King, Big Boss, Can’t Help Falling In Love, Oye Como Va, Sparks
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