MONK at NINETY [THREE-POINT-ONE]

Thelonious Sphere Monk, one of the greatest pianists, composers and band-leaders of the twentieth century, was born on October 10, 1917, which means that he would have turned ninety this year. Monk died in 1982.

On Wednesday October 10, CKCU 93.1 will be celebrating the ninetieth birthday of Thelonious Monk with four hours of his music, between 8:00pm until ‘round midnight.

From 8:00 to 9:00 pm, on his show “Roots & Rhythms”, Bruce Walton will play recordings made by Monk on the Prestige, Riverside and Columbia labels between 1954 and 1964, with Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Rouse, and Coleman Hawkins.

From 9:00 to 11:00pm, “In A Mellow Tone” host Ron Sweetman will feature Monk’s
earliest studio recordings, made for the Blue Note label between October 1947 and May 1952 with sidemen Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Dorham, Milt Jackson, Al McKibbon,
Gene Ramey, Max Roach, Sahib Shihab, Idrees Sulieman and Lucky Thompson.

From 11:00pm to midnight, on his program “Rabble Without A Cause”, Bernard Stepien will attempt to draft a Thelonious Monk cookbook by looking, in the first half of the program, at some essential elements of his compositions, namely the obsessional concentration on single phrases as in Blue Monk, Raise Four, Friday the 13th, the obsessional concentration on single chord sequences as in Well You Needn’t, We See, asymmetric rhythmic patterns as in I Mean You, or even the seemingly absence of chords that sounds as if there were all kinds of them.
In the second half of the program he will look at Monk’s obviously most difficult compositions such as Skippy, Gallop’s Gallop, Humph, Introspection, Thelonious, Four In One, Trinkle Tinkle, Who Knows, Brilliant Corners and even Coming on the Hudson. If time permits, he
will talk about the deceptively simple Monk compositions that certainly sound simple but are
a nightmare for determining what to improvise on them.

CKCU-FM is a campus/community radio station, broadcasting at 93.1 FM from Ottawa, Canada, and offering alternative independent current affairs, community and music programming in approximately twenty languages. It can be heard around the world at www.ckcufm.com.

For more information on CKCU, contact Station Manager Matthew Crosier at
613-520-2600 extension 1625. For more information on their respective contributions to the Thelonious Monk celebration, contact Bruce Walton at bwalton2430@rogers.com, Ron Sweetman at ronsweetman@kalixo.com or Bernard Stepien at bernard.stepien@sympatico.ca.

PLAYLIST for OCTOBER 3, 2007

Program Topic:

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Recent releases by vocalists Kelly Eisenhour, Stacey Kent, Jennifer Scott, Alexa Weber Morales, bluesman Johnny Max, pianists Jef Neve &
Michael Jefry Stevens, saxophonist Paul Dunmall, bassist Alain Caron and drummer
Matt Wilson.


Artist: Alain Caron
Album: Conversations
Tune: Scrapper
Label: Norac

Artist: Kelly Eisenhour
Album: Seek and Find
Tune: Confession of Love [I’m Confessin’]
Label: Blujazz

Artist: Kelly Eisenhour
Album: Seek and Find
Tune: I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Label: Blujazz

Artist: Stacey Kent
Album: Collection II
Tune: Let Yourself Go
Label: Candid

Artist: Stacey Kent
Album: Collection II
Tune: Shall We Dance?
Label: Candid

Artist: John McLaughlin
Album: The Essential John McLaughlin
Tune: Dark Prince
Label: Sony BMG

Artist: Brad Turner
Album: There and Back
Tune: Caller #9
Label: Maximum Jazz

Artist: Johnny Max
Album: A Lesson I’ve Learned
Tune: [You’re] A Lesson I’ve Learned
Label: Pour Soul/JMB

Artist: Johnny Max
Album: A Lesson I’ve Learned
Tune: If That Ain’t True
Label: Pour Soul/JMB

Artist: Jef Neve
Album: Nobody Is Illegal
Tune: Until Now
Label: Universal

Artist: Jennifer Scott
Album: Live At The Cellar
Tune: Trouble In Mind
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Jennifer Scott
Album: Live At The Cellar
Tune: I Remember You
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Alexa Weber Morales
Album: Wanderings
Tune: Asi Es El Amor
Label: Patois

Artist: Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson
Album: Get Out Of Town
Tune: Get Out Of Town
Label: Imaginary

Artist: Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson
Album: Get Out Of Town
Tune: Jeepers Creepers
Label: Imaginary

Artist: Matt Wilson
Album: The Scenic Route
Tune: We See
Label: Palmetto

Artist: Matt Wilson
Album: The Scenic Route
Tune: Rejoicing
Label: Palmetto

Artist: Paul Dunmall
Album: Deep See
Tune: Cookle Hen
Label: FMR

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm

at 93.1FM in Ottawa

and around the world on the Internet at

http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

IN A MELLOW TONE for OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

“IN A MELLOW TONE”


October 3 Listen Before You Buy: The cream of the crop of recent jazz and blues releases including Paul Dunmall, Kelly Eisenhour, Stacey Kent, Johnny Max, John McLaughlin,
Alexa Weber Morales, Jef Neve, Michael Jefry Stevens, Jennifer Scott and Matt Wilson.

October 10 Thelonious Monk on Blue Note: To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of this great composer, pianist and band leader, Ron will feature Monk’s earliest studio recordings, made for the Blue Note label between October 1947 and May 1952 with sidemen Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Dorham, Milt Jackson, Al McKibbon, Gene Ramey, Max Roach, Sahib Shihab, Idrees Sulieman, Lucky Thompson and Shadow Wilson.

October 17 Bing Crosby’s Radio Show: When Bing Crosby had his own radio show, one of his favourite guests was Louis Armstrong. We’ll hear Bing and Louis together in 1949, 1950 and 1951.

October 24 United Nations Day: To celebrate United Nations Day, we bring you jazz from around the world.

October 31 Listen Before You Buy: Ron reviews recent jazz and blues releases including
Andy Biskin, Mason Casey, Eddie Daniels, Kenny Davern, Miles Davis, Sleepy John Estes,
Ken Peplowski, Jim Robinson, Mem Shannon, Turtle Island Quartet, and Carol Wellsman.

November 7 Copenhagen: Using the magic of radio, we fly you all to beautiful Copenhagen to spend the evening listening to Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Johnny Griffin,
Warne Marsh, Zoot Sims and Teddy Wilson. Book the date now!

November 14 IAJRC: Ron attended the annual convention of the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors in Chicago in August, and bought recordings by Sean Bergin, Barney Bigard, Benoit Delbecq, Tommy Flanagan, Tyree Glenn, Francois Houle, Miff Mole, J. R. Monterose, Hot Lips Page, Evan Parker, Ernst Reijseger and Rex Stewart which he’d like to share with you.

November 21 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases by Matthew Bourne, Joey Calderazzo, Michael Camacho, Giulio Granati, Manhattan New Music Project,
McNeil Jazz Ensemble, David Occhipinti, Dorian Perotin, Bobby Rush and Mike Westbrook.

November 28 Sax Appeal: The saxophone stylings of Carlo Actis Dato, Jane Fair,
Marsha Heydt, Dave Mullen, P. J. Perry Edward Petersen, David Rogers and Campbell Ryga.

“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm
at 93.1FM in Ottawa, and around the world on the Internet at:
http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

For playlists for each program, check: http://www.inamellowtone.com

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Program Topic:

REEDS: The sounds of the bassoon, the clarinet, and the soprano, tenor and baritone saxophones.


Artist: Joe Temperley/Harry Allen
Album: Cocktails For Two
Tune: In A Mellotone
Label: Sackville

Artist: Andy Biskin
Album: Early American
Tune: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
Label: Strudelmedia

Artist: Andy Biskin
Album: Early American
Tune: Old Folks at Home
Label: Strudelmedia

Artist: Dan Block
Album: Almost Modern
Tune: Dizzy Atmosphere
Label: Sackville

Artist: Dan Block
Album: Almost Modern
Tune: Koko
Label: Sackville

Artist: Daniel Smith
Album: The Swingin’ Bassoon
Tune: Mood Indigo
Label: Zah Zah

Artist: Daniel Smith
Album: The Swingin’ Bassoon
Tune: St. Thomas
Label: Zah Zah

Artist: Geoff Lapp
Album: Stained Glass
Tune: Yo Bro
Label: Elephant

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Pan Piper
Label: Columbia

Artist: John McLaughlin
Album: The Essential John McLaughlin
Tune: Two Sisters
Label: Sony BMG

Artist: Lol Coxhill/Steve Miller
Album: The Story So Far….Oh, Really?
Tune: Wimbledon Baths
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Lol Coxhill/Steve Miller
Album: The Story So Far….Oh, Really?
Tune: Reprise for Those Who Prefer It Slower
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Lol Coxhill/Steve Miller
Album: The Story So Far….Oh, Really?
Tune: Soprano Derivative/Apricot Jam
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Muhledy
Album: Active Sleep
Tune: I-Town
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: David Murray
Album: Sacred Ground
Tune: Sacred Ground
Label: Justin Time

Artist: Joe Temperley/Harry Allen
Album: Cocktails For Two
Tune: Cocktails For Two
Label: Sackville

Artist: Andre Larue
Album: La Rue du Jazz
Tune: Coup de Phil
Label: Effendi

Artist: Paul Dunmall
Album: The Golden Lake
Tune: The Golden Lake
Label: Duns


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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm

at 93.1FM in Ottawa

and around the world on the Internet at

http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

Program Topic:

GUITARS: String along with nine guitarists, from as far away as Denmark and as near as Ottawa: Antonio Forcione, Jeff Healey,
Jean-Marc Hebert, Jon Hemmersam, Michel Heroux,
John McLaughlin, Dom Minasi, Steve Parisien & Danny Weis.


Artist: Jean-Marc Hebert
Album: L’Autre
Tune: Salif
Label: Malasartes

Artist: Steve Parisien
Album: Bright Start
Tune: Over the Rainbow
Label: SP

Artist: Steve Parisien
Album: Bright Start
Tune: If I Only Had A Brain
Label: SP

Artist: Steve Parisien
Album: Bright Start
Tune: Can’t Take That Away From Me
Label: SP

Artist: Steve Parisien
Album: Bright Start
Tune: Calliope
Label: SP

Artist: Geoff Lapp
Album: Stained Glass
Tune: Zack in the Box
Label: Elephant

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Will ‘O the Wisp
Label: Columbia

Artist: Jeff Healey
Album: Among Friends
Tune: I Wish I Were Twins
Label: Sensation

Artist: John McLaughlin
Album: Trio of Doom
Tune: Continuum
Label: Sony BMG

Artist: John McLaughlin
Album: Trio of Doom
Tune: Papa Oriente
Label: Sony BMG

Artist: Antonio Forcione/Charlie Haden
Album: Heartplay
Tune: Anna
Label: Naim

Artist: Antonio Forcione/Charlie Haden
Album: Heartplay
Tune: If
Label: Naim

Artist: Antonio Forcione/Charlie Haden
Album: Heartplay
Tune: Nocturne
Label: Naim

Artist: Michel Heroux
Album: Conversation
Tune: Valse #2
Label: Effendi

Artist: Michel Heroux
Album: Conversation
Tune: Marginal Way
Label: Effendi

Artist: Michel Heroux
Album: Conversation
Tune: 4 + 3
Label: Effendi

Artist: Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi
Album: The Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi Quartet
Tune: Inside Out
Label: CDM

Artist: Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi
Album: The Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi Quartet
Tune: Sprint
Label: CDM

Artist: Danny Weis
Album: Sweet Spot
Tune: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Label: Marshmellow

Artist: Danny Weis
Album: Sweet Spot
Tune: Country Licks
Label: Marshmellow

Artist: Danny Weis
Album: Sweet Spot
Tune: Graham Street Shuffle
Label: Marshmellow


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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm

at 93.1FM in Ottawa

and around the world on the Internet at

http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

Program Topic:

STEVE LACY-ROSWELL RUDD QUARTET:
Previously unissued cuts from four sessions in 1962, 1999 and 2002.


Artist: Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet
Album: Early and Late
Tune: Tune Two
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet
Album: Early and Late
Tune: Think of One
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet
Album: Early and Late
Tune: Blinks
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Donny McCaslin
Album: Seen From Above
Tune: Frontiers
Label: Arabesque

Artist: Geoff Lapp
Album: Stained Glass
Tune: With A Song In My Heart
Label: Elephant

Artist: Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet
Album: Early and Late
Tune: The Bath
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet
Album: Early and Late
Tune: The Rent
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Miles Ahead
Tune: The Duke
Label: Columbia

Artist: Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet
Album: Early and Late
Tune: Twelve Bars
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Jeff Healey
Album: Among Friends
Tune: Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow
Label: Sensation

Artist: John McLaughlin
Album: The Essential John McLaughlin
Tune: Doxy
Label: Columbia

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm

at 93.1FM in Ottawa

and around the world on the Internet at

http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Schedule for IN A MELLOW TONE

Dear Jazz Fan,

Attached below is the SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER schedule for "IN A MELLOW TONE". I hope that you will appreciate the variety of music that you can hear in the next two months, ranging from Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby to Thelonious Monk, Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd.
In the more general programs there'll be a great range of jazz and blues styles represented, as usual.

Speaking of Thelonious Monk, we at CKCU will be doing something rather special on October 10 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his birth; there will be three consecutive feature programs on Monk on Roots & Rhythms [8:00-9:00pm], on In A Mellow Tone [9:00 -11:00pm] and on Rabble Without A Cause [11:00pm - round about midnight]. So don't forget to tune in when you've voted!

And this is a good time to alert you that CKCU's annual FUNDING DRIVE will run this year from Friday October 19 to Sunday November 4; please mark this in your diary and be ready to make your pledge to keep jazz on the airwaves. I don't have all the details yet, but can tell you that this year on In A Mellow Tone we'll be encouraging you all to pledge on behalf of your pets, who will then be acknowledged as official COOL CATS or HIP HOUNDS. We'll find suitably jazzy descriptions for ALL your pets; just try us!.

Playlists for each program are generally posted to my website a few days before the program airs. Check at: www.inamellowtone.com.

I really hope that you'll enjoy these programs; feel free to send me your comments at ronsweetman@kalixo.com.

Cheers,

Ron.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER Schedule for IN A MELLOW TONE

“IN A MELLOW TONE”


September 5 Listen Before You Buy: The cream of the crop of recent jazz releases by Gustavo Aguilar, Claudia Quintet, Lafayette Gilchrist, Jerry Manasia, Albrecht Maurer, Michael McClennan,
Pete McGuinness, Kalman Olah, Jaco Pastorious and Erik Truffaz.

September 12 Steve Lacy- Roswell Rudd Quartet: Previously unreleased recordings from 1962, 1999 and 2002 with sidemen
Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch, Dennis Charles and
Bob Cunningham.

September 19 Guitars: String along with Alain Caron,
Antonio Forcione, Jean-Marc Hebert, Jon Hemmersam, Michel Heroux, Ed Johnson, John McLaughlin, Dom Minasi, Steve Parisien and Danny Weis.

September 26 Reeds: Enjoy the clarinet of Andy Biskin, the sax of Harry Allen, Dan Block, Lol Coxhill, Paul Dunmall, Andre Larue, Muhledy, David Murray and Joe Temperley,
and the bassoon of Daniel Smith.

October 3 Listen Before You Buy: The cream of the crop of recent jazz and blues releases including Paul Dunmall, Kelly Eisenhour, Stacey Kent, Johnny Max, John McLaughlin, Alexa Weber Morales,
Jef Neve, Michael Jefry Stevens, Jennifer Scott and Matt Wilson.

October 10 Thelonious Monk on Blue Note: To celebrate the 90th birthday of the great composer and pianist, Ron will feature his earliest studio recordings, made for the Blue Note label between October 1947 and May 1952 with sidemen Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson, Kenny Dorham, Milt Jackson, Al McKibbon, Gene Ramey, Max Roach, Sahib Shihab, Idrees Sulieman, Lucky Thompson and Shadow Wilson.

October 17 Bing Crosby’s Radio Show: When Bing Crosby had his own radio show, one of his favourite guests was Louis Armstrong.
We’ll hear Bing and Louis together in 1949, 1950 and 1951.

October 24 United Nations Day: To celebrate United Nations Day, we bring you jazz from around the world.

October 31 Listen Before You Buy: Ron reviews recent jazz and blues releases including Andy Biskin, Mason Casey, Eddie Daniels,
Miles Davis, David Rogers, Mem Shannon, Turtle Island Quartet, and Carol Wellsman.

“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm
at 93.1FM in Ottawa, and around the world on the Internet at:
http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

For playlists for each program, check: http://www.inamellowtone.com

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 5, 2007

Program Topic: LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Ten recent jazz releases in a variety of styles.


Artist: Jeremy Manasia
Album: Witchery
Tune: No Good Man
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Kalman Olah
Album: Always
Tune: Polymodal Blues
Label: Merless

Artist: Lafayette Gilchrist
Album: 3
Tune: Spheres of Existence
Label: Perspicacity

Artist: Donny McCaslin
Album: Seen From Above
Tune: Mick Gee
Label: Arabesque

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Miles Ahead
Tune: Springsville
Label: Columbia

Artist: Gustavo Aguilar
Album: Unsettled On An Old Sense of Place
Tune: Contrafactum for Scelsi
Label: Henceforth

Artist: Gustavo Aguilar
Album: Unsettled On An Old Sense of Place
Tune: Dirae’s Theory
Label: Henceforth

Artist: Jaco Pastorius
Album: The Essential Jaco Pastorius
Tune: Donna Lee
Label: Sony BMG

Artist: Joni Mitchell
Album: The Essential Jaco Pastorius
Tune: The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
Label: Sony BMG

Artist: Albrecht Maurer
Album: Movietalks
Tune: Jour de Fete - Avant
Label: WDR

Artist: Albrecht Maurer
Album: Movietalks
Tune: Cyberlola
Label: WDR

Artist: Albrecht Maurer
Album: Movietalks
Tune: Jour de Fete - Passe
Label: WDR

Artist: Claudia Quintet
Album: For
Tune: Three Odes
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Erik Truffaz
Album: Arkhangelsk
Tune: Miss Kiba
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Erik Truffaz
Album: Arkhangelsk
Tune: Red Cloud
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Pete McGuinness
Album: First Flight
Tune: First Flight
Label: Summit

Artist: Michael McClennan
Album: Sing In Me Muse
Tune: Good As Golson
Label: MMcC

Artist: Michael McClennan
Album: Sing In Me Muse
Tune: Mr. D’s New Shoes
Label: MMcC

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm

at 93.1FM in Ottawa

and around the world on the Internet at

http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com