Posted by Rafi Zabor
on March 6, 2010 @ 1:49 am | Post a comment
Opening theme: Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys [title tune] (ECM)
1. Franz Schubert/Tokyo String Quartet: String Quartet No. 12 “Quartettsatz”; Brahms Complete String Quartets/Schubert (VoxBox)
2. John Williams/Branford Marsalis/North Carolina Symphony/Grant Llewellyn: Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra; American Spectrum (BIS)
3. Alan Sondheim/All-770: Think Synk 4 4; T’other Little Tune (ESP-Disk)
4. Julius Hemphill Sextet: What I Know Now; At Dr. King’s Table (New World)
5. Benjamin Britten/Sorrel Quartet: String Quartet No. 2; Britten - String Quartets (Chandos)
6. Arvo Pärt/Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten; Music From Estonia (Chandos)
7. Iannis Xenakis/ST-X Ensemble/Henry Bornstein: Xas; Xenakis - Ensemble Music 2 (mode)
8. Steven Mackey/Prism Quartet/Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral; Bolcom/Mackey Concertos for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (Innova Recordings)
Out theme: Toby Twining/Margaret Leng Tan: Nightmare Rag; The Art of the Toy Piano (Philips)
Posted by Ben Boddie
on March 4, 2010 @ 9:40 pm | Post a comment
Artist - Song Title - CD Title - Label - Year
8:00 A.M. (Eastern)
Jae Sinnett Trio - Dolphin Dance - Theatre - J-Nett Music - 2010
Mark Weinstein - Footprints - Timbasa - Jazz Heads - 2010
Playdate - Copper Tone - Playdate - Posi-Tone Records - 2009
Jackie Ryan - The Very Thought Of You - Best Of Love Songs - Open Art Production - 2010
Eric Le Lann - Yesterdays - Le Lann, Foster, Kikoski, Weiss - Plus Loin Music - 2009
John Stein - Vivo Sonhando - Raising the Roof - Whaling City Sound - 2009
Paul Meyers Quartet - Lazy Afternoon - Paul Meyers Quartet Featuring Frank Wess - Miles High Records - 2010
Sheryl Bailey - Lament - A New Promise - MCG Jazz - 2009
Philly Joe Jones - Our Delight - Dameronia - Uptown Records - 2009
9:00
Phil Brown - Swank - Bright Side - A Caldera Entertainment - 2009
Matthew Kaminski - Taking My Time - Taking My Time - Chicken Coup Records - 2009
Josh Berman - Next Year C - Old Idea - Delmark Records - 2009
U O Project - Stop This Train - It’s Time For U - Uysses Owens, Jr. - 2009
Orrin Evans - Love Remains - Faith In Action - Posi-Tone Records - 2010
Mitch Marcus Quintet - Wonton - Countdown 2 Meltdown - Porto Franco Records - 2009
Gia Notte - I Wish You Love - Shades - Gnote Records - 2010
Phil Kelly & The Northwest Prevailing Winds - Play Tonic Buds - Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles - Origin Records - 2009
Bill Mays Trio - You Leave Me Breathless - Mays At The Movies - Steeple Chase - 2009
10:00
Pat Metheny - Soul Search - Orchestrion - Nonesuch - 2010
Dave Lemieux And House Of Soul - Acknowledgement (A Love Supreme) - Jazz Shaped - Dave Lemieux And House Of Soul - 2009
Charlie Apicela & Iron City - Sweet and Sounded - Sparks - CArlo Music Records - 2009
Roberto Fonseca - Everyone Deserves A Second Chance - Akokan - Justin Time Records - 2009
Matt Slocum - Daydream - Portraits - Chandra Records - 2009
Steve Colson - Circumstantial - The Untarnished Dream - Silver Sphinx Recordings - 2010
Monica Ramey - Dream Dancing - Make Someone Happy - Cognito Music - 2010
Fat Cat Big Band - Farewell Phoenix - Face - Smalls Records - 2009
Hiromi - Somewhere - Place To Be - Telarc Jazz - 2009
11:00
James Zollar - Spasmodic Movements - Zollar Systems - JZAZ Records - 2009
Tobias Gebb & Unit 7 - Free At Last - Free At Last - Yummy House Records - 2010
Ron Horton Featuring Antonio Zambrini - It’s A Gadget World - It’s A Gadget World - Abeat Records - 2009
Nancy Harms - On a Clear Day - In the Indigo - Nancy Harms - 2009
Braden-Rapp: The Strayhorn Project - Satin Doll - The Strayhorn Project - Premium Music Solutions - 2009
Holly Hofmann - Star-Crossed Lovers - Three’s Company - Capri Records - 2009
Whitney James - Tenderly - The Nature Of Love - Stir Stick Music - 2009
Hadley Caliman - Totem Pole - Straight Ahead - Origin Records - 2010
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band - Goodbye Mr. Schulz - Bright Future - OA2 Records - 2010
Posted by Ben Boddie
on March 4, 2010 @ 9:37 pm | Post a comment
Artist - Song Title - CD Title - Label - Year
8:00 A.M. (Eastern)
Aaron Immanuel Wright - Something Mainstream - Eleven Daughters - Origin Records - 2009
Jae Sinnett Trio - Fiesta - Theatre - J-Nett Music - 2010
Phil Kelly & The Northwest Prevailing Winds - Rainshadow - Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles - Origin Records - 2009
Monica Ramey - I Didn’t Know What Time It Was - Make Someone Happy - Cognito Music - 2010
Philly Joe Jones - If You Could See Me Now - Dameronia - Uptown Records - 2009
Sheryl Bailey - Carenia - A New Promise - MCG Jazz - 2009
Nancy Harms - Blue Skies - In the Indigo - Nancy Harms - 2009
Steve Hobbs - What A Difference a Day Makes - Vibes, Straight Up - Challenge Records - 2009
Hadley Caliman - Rapture - Straight Ahead - Origin Records - 2010
Charlie Apicela & Iron City - Play It Back - Sparks - CArlo Music Records - 2009
Matt Slocum - Shadows - Portraits - Chandra Records - 2009
Gabriel Riesco Project - Africa - Sculptures In Time - WUC Records - 2009
Annie Sellick - I Keep Goin’ Back To Joe’s - Street Of Dreams - Chalice Music Inc. - 2009
James Zollar - Slick - Zollar Systems - JZAZ Records - 2009
John Stein - Invitation - Raising the Roof - Whaling City Sound - 2009
Gia Notte - The Look Of Love - Shades - Gnote Records - 2010
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band - Bright Future - Bright Future - OA2 Records - 2010
Buckley Mills - I Let A Song Go Our Of My Heart - Violin On Fire - Chacra Music - 2009
Pat Metheny - Spirit Of The Air - Orchestrion - Nonesuch - 2010
Orrin Evans - Appointment In Milano - Faith In Action - Posi-Tone Records - 2010
Mitch Marcus Quintet - HH - Countdown 2 Meltdown - Porto Franco Records - 2009
Gail Pettis - Snap Your Fingers - Here In The Moment - OA2 Records - 2009
Paul Meyers Quartet - One for Miss D. - Paul Meyers Quartet Featuring Frank Wess - Miles High Records - 2010
Hiromi - Cape Cod Chips - Place To Be - Telarc Jazz - 2009
Jackie Ryan - You Are There - Best Of Love Songs - Open Art Production - 2010
Eric Le Lann - Hervé in Black and Blue - Le Lann, Foster, Kikoski, Weiss - Plus Loin Music - 2009
Matthew Kaminski - Caroline, No - Taking My Time - Chicken Coup Records - 2009
Roberto Fonseca - Drume Negrita - Akokan - Justin Time Records - 2009
Ron Horton Featuring Antonio Zambrini - Toeing The Line - It’s A Gadget World - Abeat Records - 2009
Don Braden-Mark Rapp - Chelsea Bridge - The Strayhorn Project - Premium Music Solutions - 2009
Lin McPhillips - You’re Blase - My Shining Hour - Lin McPhillips - 2010
Erica Lindsay, Sumi Tonooka - South Street - Initiation - ARC - 2009
Fred Fried And Core - Henry - Core 3.0 - Ballet Tree Jazz Productions - 2010
Whitney James - How Deep Is The Ocean - The Nature Of Love - Stir Stick Music - 2009
David Leonhardt Trio - Gymnopedie No. 1 - Bach To The Blues - Big Bang Records - 2009
Jay D’Amico Trio - M.L. Warmup - Jazz Under Glass - CAP - 2009
Posted by Rafi Zabor
on February 27, 2010 @ 4:40 am | 1 Comment
Opening theme: Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys [title tune] (ECM)
1. Thelonious Monk: Well You Needn’t; Monk’s Music (Riverside)
2. Charles Mingus: Reincarnation of a Lovebird; The Clown (Atlantic)
3. Billie Holiday: Fine and Mellow; Rare Live Recordings 1934-1959 (ESP Disk)
4. Aretha Franklin: Mary, Don’t You Weep; Amazing Grace (Atlantic)
5-6. Count Basie (Jones-Smith, Inc.): Oh, Lady Be Good; Evenin’; Super Chief (Columbia)
7. Count Basie: Taxi War Dance; America’s #1 Band (Columbia/Legacy)
8. Dietrich Buxtehude/Daniel Taylor: Klag-Lied; Lamento (Atma)
9. Sonny Rollins: Blues for Philly Joe; Newk’s Time (Blue Note)
10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/RIAS Chamber Choir/Ferenc Fricsay/Maria Stader: Kyrie; Great Mass in C Minor (DGG)
11. Louis Armstrong: Tight Like This; Hot Fives and Sevens (Columbia)
12. Fats Waller: Your Feet’s Too Big; The Very Best of Fats Waller (Columbia)
13. Charlie Christian/Dizzy Gillespie/Thelonious Monk: Swing to Bop; The Immortal Charlie Christian (Essential Media Group)
14. Charlie Parker/Jay McShann: Hootie Blues; The Charlie Parker Story (Black Label)
15. Johann Sebastian Bach/The Monteverdi Choir/The English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner: O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht; Cantatas BWV 106, 118/231, 198 (Arkhiv)
16. Ben Webster/Harry “Sweets” Edison: Sunrise Blues; Essential Sextet Jazz Masters (Stardust)
17. Duke Ellington/John Coltrane: My Little Brown Book; Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse)
Posted by Rafi Zabor
on February 19, 2010 @ 10:02 pm | Post a comment
Opening Theme: Sergei Prokofiev/San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas: Dance of the Knights; Romeo and Juliet (RCA Red Seal)
1. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra/Yevgeny Mravinsky: Symphony No. 5; Tchaikovsky Symphonies Nos. 4, 5, 6 (DGG)
2. Sergei Prokofiev/San Francisco Symphony/Michael Tilson Thomas: Romeo and Juliet [excerpts]; Romeo and Juliet (RCA Red Seal)
Posted by Rafi Zabor
on February 13, 2010 @ 3:29 am | Post a comment
Opening theme: The Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys [title tune] (ECM)
1. Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman: Endangered Species; Song X: Twentieth Anniversary (Nonesuch)
2. Ingram Marshall/Kronos Quartet: Fog Trope II in F; Kingdom Come (Nonesuch)
3. John Adams/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra/David Robinson: Doctor Atomic Symphony; Doctor Atomic Symphony/Guide to Strange Places (Nonesuch)
4. Gyorgi Ligeti/Berlin Philharmonic/London Vocals/Jonathan Nott: Requiem; The Ligeti Project IV (Teldec)
5. Aretha Franklin: Wholy Holy; Amazing Grace (Atlantic)
6. Terry Riley/Kronos Quartet/Wu Han: The Cusp of Magic [title tune] Nonesuch
7. Julius Hemphill/K. Curtis Lyle: Drunk on God; Julius Hemphill Big Band (Elektra Musician)
Out theme: The Art Ensemble of Chicago: Strawberry Mango; Coming Home Jamaica (WEA/Atlantic)
Posted by Ben Boddie
on February 11, 2010 @ 9:32 pm | Post a comment
Artist - Song Title - CD Title - Label - Year
8:00 A.M. (Eastern)
Matt Slocum - Seven Stars - Portraits - Chandra Records - 2009
Bill Mays Trio - The Summer Knows - Mays At The Movies - Steeple Chase - 2009
Ron Horton Featuring Antonio Zambrini - Shorter - It’s A Gadget World - Abeat Records - 2009
Lissy Walker - I Remember You - Life Is Sweet - Strawberry Canyon Records - 2009
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band - Knight For A Day - Bright Future - OA2 Records - 2010
James Zollar - Chicago Preffered - Zollar Systems - JZAZ Records - 2009
Annie Sellick - I Love Paris - Street Of Dreams - Chalice Music Inc. - 2009
Sheryl Bailey - East to Wes - A New Promise - MCG Jazz - 2009
SaltmanKnowles - Cry - Yesterday’s Man - Pacific Coast Jazz - 2009
9:00
John Stein - Elvin! - Raising the Roof - Whaling City Sound - 2009
DonBraden-Mark Rapp - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing - The Strayhorn Project - Premium Music Solutions - 2009
Steve Hobbs - The Woody the Woodpecker Song - Vibes, Straight Up - Challenge Records - 2009
Gia Notte - My Funny Valentine - Shades - Gnote Records - 2010
Phil Kelly & The Northwest Prevailing Winds - B D Bunz - Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles - Origin Records - 2009
Hadley Caliman - You Leave Me Breathless - Straight Ahead - Origin Records - 2010
David Berger Jazz Orchestra - Sing Me A Love Song - Sing Me A Love Song - Such Sweet Thunder - 2009
Eric Le Lann - Ayam - Le Lann, Foster, Kikoski, Weiss - Plus Loin Music - 2009
David Leonhardt Trio - Prelude In A Minor - Bach To The Blues - Big Bang Records - 2009
10:00
Mitch Marcus Quintet - Ron And The Machete - Countdown 2 Meltdown - Porto Franco Records - 2009
Matt Vashlishan - Inner Urge - No Such Thing - Origin Records - 2009
Josh Berman - Db - Old Idea - Delmark Records - 2009
Steve Colson - Digression - The Untarnished Dream - Silver Sphinx Recordings - 2010
Aram Shelton - Western Promenade - Two Cities - Delmark Records - 2009
Pat Metheny - Expansion - Orchestrion - Nonesuch - 2010
Roberto Fonseca - Siete Potencias (Bu Kantu) - Akokan - Justin Time Records - 2009
U O Project - T.I. - It’s Time For U - Uysses Owens, Jr. - 2009
Project Trio - Dr. Nick - Project Trio - Project Trio - 2010
11:00
Paul Meyers Quartet - I Cover the Waterfront - Paul Meyers Quartet Featuring Frank Wess - Miles High Records - 2010
Holly Hofmann - Three’s Company - Three’s Company - Capri Records - 2009
Tobias Gebb & Unit 7 - Blues For Drazen - Free At Last - Yummy House Records - 2010
Nancy Harms - Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise - In the Indigo - Nancy Harms - 2009
Fred Fried And Core - Leanne’s Number - Core 3.0 - Ballet Tree Jazz Productions - 2010
Erica Lindsay, Sumi Tonooka - Mari - Initiation - ARC - 2009
Whitney James - How Deep Is The Ocean - The Nature Of Love - Stir Stick Music - 2009
Hiromi - BQE - Place To Be - Telarc Jazz - 2009
Lady K And The Kings Of Swing - My Foolish Heart - Live at BlackHawk - Kayjazz Productions - 2009
Posted by Rafi Zabor
on February 6, 2010 @ 10:52 pm | Post a comment
Opening Theme: The Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys [title tune] (ECM)
1. Joe Locke: Like Joe; Force of Four (Origin)
2. Jon Hassell: Darbari Bridge; Maarifa Street (Nyen Music)
3. Sergei Prokofiev/St. Petersburg Philharmonic/Yuri Temirkanov: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”; Symphony Nos. 1 & 5 (RCA)
4-6. The Art Ensemble of Chicago: Tnoona; Fanfare for the Warriors; The Key; Fanfare for the Warriors (Atlantic)
7. Dmitri Shostakovich/Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein:
Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 1 – Symphony No. 7 “Leningrad” (DGG)
8 – 9. Laurie Anderson: Poison; Night in Baghdad; Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology (Warner)
10. Jordi Savall/Antoine Charpentier: Nuit; Invocation à la Nuit (Alia Vox)
11. Benjamin Britten/Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Ronald Thomas: Prelude and Fugue; Britten – Music for Strings (Chandos)
Out theme: Lester Bowie/Brass Fantasy: One Love; When the Spirit Returns (Birdology)
Posted by Ben Boddie
on February 4, 2010 @ 9:35 pm | Post a comment
Artist - Song Title - CD Title - Label - Year
8:00 A.M. (Eastern)
Hadley Caliman - Cigar Eddie - Straight Ahead - Origin Records - 2010
Aaron Immanuel Wright - Laura - Eleven Daughters - Origin Records - 2009
Bill Mays Trio - Pure Imagination - Mays At The Movies - Steeple Chase - 2009
SaltmanKnowles - Blues For Sale - Yesterday’s Man - Pacific Coast Jazz - 2009
U O Project - The Maestro “Blues” - It’s Time For U - Uysses Owens, Jr. - 2009
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band - Goodbye Mr. Schulz - Bright Future - OA2 Records - 2010
Monica Ramey - Passion Flower - Make Someone Happy - Cognito Music - 2010
Eric Le Lann - Today I fell in love - Le Lann, Foster, Kikoski, Weiss - Plus Loin Music - 2009
John Stein - Moanin’ - Raising the Roof - Whaling City Sound - 2009
9:00
Roberto Fonseca - Lo Que Me Hace Vivir - Akokan - Justin Time Records - 2009
Erica Lindsay, Sumi Tonooka - The Gift - Initiation - ARC - 2009
David Leonhardt Trio - Prelude In G Major - Bach To The Blues - Big Bang Records - 2009
Gia Notte - What’ll I Do - Shades - Gnote Records - 2010
Braden-Rapp - Isfahan (Elf) - The Strayhorn Project - Premium Music Solutions - 2009
Gabriel Riesco Project - Africa - Sculptures In Time - WUC Records - 2009
Gail Pettis - Night And Day - Here In The Moment - OA2 Records - 2009
Matt Slocum - Homage - Portraits - Chandra Records - 2009
Jason Bodlovich Quartet - Beatnik - The Culprit - Moonrise Productions - 2009
10:00
Phil Kelly & The Northwest Prevailing Winds - Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles - Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles - Origin Records - 2009
Mitch Marcus Quintet - Countdown 2 Meltdown - Countdown 2 Meltdown - Porto Franco Records - 2009
Thomas Lorenzo Quartet - Bailas? - Spanish Breeze - Barcelona Music - 2009
Annie Sellick - Some Cats Know - Street Of Dreams - Chalice Music Inc. - 2009
Curt Berg & The Avon Street Quintet - Can’t Get Off This Train - At Stagg Street Studio - Origin Records - 2009
Fat Cat Big Band - Road Song For Stacy Dillard & Alexi David - Face - Smalls Records - 2009
Nancy Harms - Cry Me a River - In the Indigo - Nancy Harms - 2009
Tobias Gebb & Unit 7 - Spitball - Free At Last - Yummy House Records - 2010
RON Horton Featuring Antonio Zambrini - Waiting For That - It’s A Gadget World - Abeat Records - 2009
11:00
Fred Fried And Core - Melody Four - Core 3.0 - Ballet Tree Jazz Productions - 2010
Josh Berman - Nori - Old Idea - Delmark Records - 2009
Dan Dean - In Walked Bud - 2 5 1 - Origin Records - 2010
Whitney James - Whisper Not - The Nature Of Love - Stir Stick Music - 2009
Hiromi - Somewhere - Place To Be - Telarc Jazz - 2009
Aram Shelton - Big News - Two Cities - Delmark Records - 2009
Havana Carbo - The Shining Sea - Phantoms Of Love - Modl Music - 2009
Pat Metheny - Spirit Of The Air - Orchestrion - Nonesuch - 2010
Posted by Rafi Zabor
on January 30, 2010 @ 4:40 am | Post a comment
Opening theme: Dmitri Shostakovich/Mariinsky Soloists, Orchestra, and Chorus/Valery Gergiev/Vladislav Sulimsky: Interlude, “Brrr, Brrr, Brrr”; The Nose (Mariinsky)
1. Anne Akiko Meyers/Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Smile (Koch)
2. Sergei Prokofiev/St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra/Yuri Temirkanov: Symphony No. 5 [title tune] (RCA Red Seal)
3. Dmitri Shostakovich/Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra/Yevgeny Mravinsky: Symphony No. 10 [title tune] (Erato)
4. Sonny Rollins: Way Out West [title tune] (Contemporary/OJC)
5. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Are You Real?; Moanin (Blue Note)