From Bach to Miles Davis, with Emily Reese

<p>Kirk sits down with musician and podcaster Emily Reese to talk about the beauty of Bach's "Goldberg Variations," the distinct sound of Davis/Evans/Mulligan's "Birth of the Cool," the joys of the Knight Rider theme, and her podcast <a href="https://www.levelwithemily.com">Level with Emily Reese</a>, which focuses on the wide world of video game music. </p><p><strong>FEATURED/DISCUSSED:</strong></p><ul><li>Emily's music podcast <i>Level with Emily</i>: <a href="https://www.levelwithemily.com">https://www.levelwithemily.com</a></li><li>"Singin' the Blues" feat. Frankie Trumbauer on C Melody Sax</li><li>"Move," by Miles Davis and "Jeru," "Rocker," and "Venus de Milo" by Gerry Mulligan, arr Gil Evans from Birth of the Cool released 1957</li><li>"Knight Rider Theme" by Stu Phillips, 1982</li><li>"Funky Fanfare" and "People's Choice" by Keith Mansfield from the KPM 1000 Series of Library Recordings</li><li>"Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold, recorded by Cynthia Fee, 1985</li><li>"Density," "Transluce,"  "Among Ruins" from Citizen Sleeper by Amos Roddy, 2022</li><li>"Rameau: Les Cyclopes" by Jean Phillipe Rameau, as performed by Trevor Pinnock</li><li>The Complete Beethoven Symphonies as recorded by John Elliot Gardiner's Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra</li><li>Stargazer by Dave Douglas, 1994</li></ul><p><strong>-----LINKS-----</strong></p><p><strong>SUPPORT STRONG SONGS</strong><br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic">Paypal</a> | <a href="https://patreon.com/StrongSongs">Patreon.com/Strongsongs</a></p><p><strong>MERCH STORE</strong><br /><a href="https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/">store.strongsongspodcast.com</a></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA</strong><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/strongsongs">@StrongSongs</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/kirkhamilton">@Kirkhamilton</a> | IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a></p><p><strong>NEWSLETTER</strong><br /><a href="https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe">https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subsc