This is a programme dedicated to the cool sounds of the mods. A genuine youth movement originated in Great Britain in the swinging sixties years. London was the coolest place on earth between 1962 to 1964 when young people flew there in hordes to hang around the smokey jazz clubs in Soho. Vespas riding through the narrow streets of Central London and mini skirts wore by the thin London young girls. Jazz, Blues and Soul was the music to listen and great bands were emerging every day immersed in these sounds. Small Faces, Graham Bond Organisation, The Artwooods, Rod Stewart the Mod singing in the Steampacket of Long John Baldry, The Birds (with the right spelling and counting with future Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood), the Action, The Attacks, The Zoot Money Big Roll band, The Creation, the Who, etc. Even the non-mod bands were influenced and the rest of the world was soon catching up and following all the action happening in London. Even Bob Dylan changed his folk days attire for the Carnaby Street style. So please stay connected, relax and enjoy the cool sounds of the Mods! A podcast programme dedicated to Russell Taylor who passed away 4 years ago and is missed so much by friends and music lovers. He was the founder of Crocodile records and the best man to be found behind a counter in a record shop. His encyclopaedic knowledge of the best music was the best guide to browsing among piles of records.
Essential info
email - [email protected]
Website - https://www.nudirectionsfm.com
NDFM Music player - https://pod.co/nudirections
Please enjoy the music We love.
NDFM
Playlist
1- My generation (instrumental) - THE WHO (in the introduction)
2- When I’m in the crowd - THE JAM
3- Organ grinder’s - JIMMY SMITH
4- Wade in the Water - RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO
5- Route 66 - NAT KING COLE
6- In and out - RICHARD “GROOVES” HOLMES
7- Where you belong - EDDIE BOYD
8- I’m with you all the way - DOROTHY BERRY & JIMMY NORMAN
9- Watch your step - BOBBY PARKER
10- My babe - LITTLE WALTER 1
1- Can I get a witness - MARVIN GAYE
12- Time is on my side - IRMA THOMAS
13- I’m the one who loves you - THE IMPRESSIONS
14- Going to a go-go - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
15- This old heart of mine (is weak) - THE SUPREMES
16- Cool Jerk - THE CAPITOLS
17- Who’s makin love - JOHNNIE TAYLOR
18- Liquidator - HARRY J ALL STARS
19- Summer breeze - JACKIE MITTOO
20- Bring down the birds - HERBIE HANCOCK
21- Keep on Running - THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
22- Sweet thing - GEORGIE FAME & THE BLUE FLAMES
23- Come home baby - ROD STEWART & P P ARNOLD
24- In my lonely room - THE ACTION
25- I’m looking for a saxophonist doubling French horn wearing size 37 boots - THE ARTWOODS
26- No good without you - THE BIRDS
27- Zoot suit - THE HIGH NUMBERS (later know as THE WHO)
28- I gotta move - THE KINKS
29- Biff bang pow! - THE CREATION
30- Oh Baby! - THE GRAHAM BOND ORGANISATION
31- You need loving - SMALL FACES
32- Shout - LULU & THE LUVVERS
33- Head over heels - THE STYLOS
34- Stop stop stop - GRAHAM GOULDMAN
35- It’s all over now baby blue - THEM
36- Everybody needs somebody to love - THE ROLLING STONES
37- Shake - OTIS REDDING
38- Call me lightning - THE WHO
Jazz Matters
Jazz Matters is a not-for-profit hobby project that I’m extremely proud of.
It began life in May 2021 as NuDirections, a weekly radio show on a London community station. That spirit of discovery still runs through everything I do.
But today, Jazz Matters has evolved into a global podcast platform for Jazz and World music lovers — reaching over 40,000 open-minded listeners across 57 countries on more than 24 platforms.2025/6 marks a new era. My love of music has always gone beyond Jazz, so I’ve created two distinct but connected spaces here
Jazz Matters: Podcasts, Playlists and Music Videos.
Jazz Lines: Blogs, Interviews, Gallery & Pulse for Who's Shaping the Scene.
I’m also preparing a full digital relaunch from my new studio, from 1st May 2026, then every Jazz Matters podcast, mix, and special will stream exclusively from my website—no third-party platforms and no algorithms. Until then, you can listen here and on 24+ podcast platforms.
Alongside the music, you’ll find in Jazz Lines, my platform for blogs, interviews, gallery, and pulse that links to things that catch my ear and eye. A bold new chapter begins soon. New location. New music player. New studio.
Jazz Matters. Because the music — and everything around it — truly does.
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