This interview on International Jazz Radio with Jazzmeeting host Cynthia Thijs Coenraad from the Netherlands, encapsulates Phil Morrison’s decades-long career in the world of jazz!  In his own words, Phil describes his experiences, from the time he was a teenager to the present, as a bassist, composer, and songwriter.   The program presents some recordings of Phil’s original music, which includes tribute compositions, dedicated to the great activists for racial and social justice, MLK Jr and Nelson Mandela as well as originals “Remember Ibo Landing” and “Down in Rio”.  The great jazz vocalist, Freddy Cole, opens the program with a beautiful song co-written by Phil Morrison and Ron Zack!

 

Link to Interview with music.
https://www.jazzmeeting.com/october-19-2022-i-interview-with-phil-morrison/

 

Freddy Cole – Speak to Me of You – 5:04
Interview Phil Morisson Part I – 11:36
The Phil Morrison Trio; Joe Watts – Remember Ibo Landing – 4:31
Charlie Parker; Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy Atmosphere – Live – 4:05
Bud Powell – All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm – 3:02
The Phil Morrison Trio; Joe Watts – Mandela – 4:48
The Phil Morrison Trio; Joe Watts – His Message (For MLK Jr.) – 4:11
Interview Phil Morisson Part II – 14:45
Harry Allen; Dave Blenkhorn – Down in Rio – 4:24
Christian McBride Trio – Hallelujah Time – 4:03