Thursday, July 1, 2010

Playlist: July 1, 2010

Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron * * *House Party Starting * * * Hot House * * * Novus

Joe Lovano and Gonzalo Rubalcaba * * * Ugly Beauty * * * Flying Colors * * * Blue Note

Kahil El'Zabar and David Murray * * * We Is * * * We Is: Live at the Bop Shop * * * Delmark

Casandra Wilson * * * Sleepin' Bee * * * Loverly * * * Blue Note

Spencer Katzman Threeo * * * 5 is the New 3 * * * 5 is the New Three * * * 6V6

Franz Jackson and the Salty Dogs * * * St. Louis Blues * * * Yellow Fever * * * Delmark

Charles Mingus * * * Jelly Roll * * * Mingus Ah Um * * * Columbia

Josh White * * * Jelly Jelly * * * Classic Blues, Vol. 2 * * * Smithsonian Folkways

Robert Johnson * * * Phonograph Blues * * * Complete Recordings of Robert Johnson * * * Columbia

Snooks Eaglin * * * Mean Old World * * * New Orleans Street Singer * * * Smithsonian Folkways

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Playlist: June 24, 2010


Paul Schult, "Jazz at the Savoy," circa 1953, acrylic(?) on paper, 8" x 10".

Hoagy Charmichael * * * New Orleans * * * Hoagy Sings Charmichael * * * Pacific Jazz

Jack Teagarden * * * Shake Your Hips * * * 1930 - 1934 * * * Classics Records

Nat King Cole Trio * * * Swingin' the Blues * * * The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions * * * Blue Note

Joe Venuti's Blue Four * * * Wild Cat * * * Eddie Lang & Joe Venuti: the New York Sessions 1926 - 1935 * * * JSP Records

Joe Morris & Matt Maneri * * * Transmitter * * * You & Me * * * Soul Note

Kurt Rosenwinkel * * * Minor Blues * * * The Next Step * * * Verve

Casandra Wilson * * * St. James Infirmary * * * Loverly * * * Blue Note

Los Silvertones * * * Carmen * * * Panama! 3: Calypso, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Tipica on the Isthmus 1960-75 * * * Sound Way

Hot Club of Detroit * * * Blues Up and Down * * * Night Town * * * Mack Avenue

Carolina Chocolate Drops * * * Sandy Boys * * * Genuine Negro Jig * * * Nonesuch

Snooks Eaglin * * * Driftin' Blues * * * New Orleans Street Singer * * * Smithsonian-Folkways

Dock Boggs * * * Coal Creek March * * * Appalachia: Music From Home * * * Lonesome Records

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Playlist: June 17, 2010

T. Renner, "'X' for Bill Dixon," 2010, acrylic on paper, 11" x 8.5".

Bill Dixon 7-Tette * * * The 12th December * * * New Music: Second Wave * * * Savoy

Bill Dixon * * * Thoughts * * * Thoughts * * * Soul Note

Bill Dixon & Tony Oxley * * * The Statesman * * * Papyrus, Vol. 1 * * * Soul Note

Bill Dixon * * * Vade Mecum * * * Vade Mecum * * * Soul Note

Bill Dixon & Tony Oxley * * * Crawlspace * * * Papyrus, Vol. 2 * * * Soul Note

Bill Dixon * * * Incunabula * * * Vade Mecum, Vol. 2 * * * Soul Note

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Playlist: April 29, 2010


Painting by Bill Schult


Just filling in for someone who couldn't make their show this week. Still debating whether I want to do a summer show.

New Orleans Owls * * * White Ghost Shivers * * * Dixieland Jazz * * * MCPS

Benny Goodman * * * When Buddah Smiles * * * Benny Goodman * * * Time Life Music

King Cole Trio * * * Go Bongo * * * King Cole Transcriptions * * * Blue Note

Gene Krupa * * * Knock Me A Kiss * * * Gene Krupa * * * Time Life Music

Charlie Barnet * * * Cuban Boogie Woogie * * * Charlie Barnet * * * Time Life Music

Jerry Gonzalez * * * Bye-Ya * * * Latin Jazz: La Combinacion Perfecta * * * Smithsonian-Folkways

Dick Hyman * * * Shreveport Stomp * * * Jelly and James * * * Sony Masterworks

Matt Maneri Quartet * * * Blue Decco * * * Blue Decco * * * Thirsty Ear

Dave Holland Quartet with Cassandra Wilson * * * Equality * * * Dream of the Elders * * * ECM

Duke Ellington * * * In A Sentimental Mood * * * Duke Ellington * * * Time Life Music

Julius Hemphill Sextet * * * Shorty * * * Five Card Stud * * * Black Saint

Charles Mingus * * * New Now, Know Now * * * Mingus Dynasty * * * Legacy

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Playlist: December 17, 2009

[Note: It was "explore the stacks" day. I went into the studio with absolutely nothing in my hands or my head. This is what I came up with....]

Esperanza Spalding * * * Cuerro Y Alma (Body and Soul) * * * Esperanza * * * Heads Up

Evelyn Rubio Y Calvin Owens Orchestra Azul * * * El Gato * * * La Mujer Que Canta Blues * * * n/a

Ambrose Field & John Potter * * * Being Dufay * * * Being Dufay * * * ECM New Series

Leroy Fine [Joel Spiegelman & the Moscow Radio Orchestra] * * * Blue Towers * * * Blue Towers: Symphonic Music of Leroy Fine * * * Delos

Anthony Braxton * * * Cut Three, Side Two * * * New York, Fall 1974 * * * Arista

Bragatissimo * * * Tango III * * * Tango Nuevo * * * North Pacific Music

Max Roach * * * Ezz-thetic * * * + 4 * * * Trip

Oliver Lake Quintet * * * Hat and Beard * * * Dedicated to Dolphy * * * Black Saint

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Playlist: December 10, 2009

Jeremy Davenport * * * The Lady Is A Tramp * * * We'll Dance 'Til Dawn * * * Telarc

Louis Armstrong * * * Mack the Knife * * * Jazz Best: 20 Immortal Jazz Standards * * * Music Power

Dinah Washington * * * Me and My Gin * * * Fly Me To the Moon * * * Restoration Hardware

Ella Fitzgerald * * * I've Got You Under My Skin * * * I Get A Kick Out of You * * * Verve

Frank Sinatra * * * I Get A Kick Out of You * * * The Frank Sinatra Collection * * * Deja Vu

Dardanelle * * * It Could Happen To You * * * The 1992 Stash Sampler * * * Stash

Jimmy Scott * * * Darn That Dream * * * But Beautiful * * * Milestone

Allen Toussaint * * * Long, Long Journey * * * The Bright Mississippi * * * Nonesuch

Nat King Cole * * * I Don't Get Around Much Any More * * * Unforgetable * * * Longines Symphonette Recording Society

Louis Armstrong * * * Save It, Pretty Mama * * * Hot Fives & Sevens, Vol. 3 * * * JSP

Hoagy Charmichael * * * Stardust * * * Gennett Records Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 * * * Gennett

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Playlist: December 2, 2009

Fats Waller * * * Chant of the Groove * * * Ain't Misbehavin' * * * Proper

Count Basie with Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross * * * Swingin' the Blues * * * Sing Along with Basie * * * Routlette

Hank Jones * * * Honeysuckle Rose * * * Ain't Misbehavin' * * * Galaxy

Tony Scott * * * The Lady is a Tramp * * * The Modern Art of Jazz * * * Seeco

Earl Hines * * * Trav'lin Light * * * Fatha * * * Columbia

Charles Mingus * * * Jelly Roll * * * Mingus Ah-Um * * * Columbia

Steve Allen * * * St. Louis Blues * * * Plays the Piano Greats * * * Hamilton

Johnny Maddox * * * It's A Long, Long Way to Tipperary / I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier * * * Ragtime Piano 1917 -1918 * * * Dot

Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing * * * How Long Blues * * * Blues by Basie * * * Columbia

Fred Astaire * * * Nice Work If You Can Get It * * * Let's Face the Music and Dance * * * Living Era

Andre Kostelanetz * * * Medley from Girl Talk * * * Kostelanetz Plays Gershwin * * * Columbia

Charlie Howze * * * Drop Me Off in Harlem * * * On the Piano * * * Horchow