PLAYLIST for APRIL 2, 2008

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Eleven recent jazz and blues issues.
We start with ‘twenties-style jazz from tuba/leader Mike Walbridge, and proceed into the ‘thirties with banjoist/leader Cynthia Sayer. Then it’s time for three singers, Melody Breyer-Grill, Elli Fordyce and Betty Harris. A plug for Lenny Breau at the GCTC in Ottawa leads us to bassist/leader Howard Britz and a more contemporary sound. Now the gentlemen get their chance to sing; we’ll contrast classically-trained Gregory Hickman-Williams with back-alley-trained bluesman Little Arthur Duncan. Unconventional music comes from the aptly-named Ironica Orchestra, and then it’s time for two flute-playing leaders. Firstly, Keith Marks and his Foreign Funk, and then we take the program out with two exciting cuts by the dynamic Chicago group led by Nicole Mitchell.

Artist: Mike Walbridge
Album: Crazy Rhythm
Tune: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Label: Delmark

Artist: Mike Walbridge
Album: Crazy Rhythm
Tune: Sugar
Label: Delmark

Artist: Mike Walbridge
Album: Crazy Rhythm
Tune: I Would Do Anything For You
Label: Delmark

Artist: Cynthia Sayer
Album: Attractions
Tune: Shakin’ the Blues Away
Label: CS

Artist: Cynthia Sayer
Album: Attractions
Tune: Swing de Paris
Label: CS

Artist: Melody Breyer-Grell
Album: Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Tune: Love Walked In
Label: Rhombus

Artist: Melody Breyer-Grell
Album: Fascinatin’ Rhythm
Tune: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
Label: Rhombus

Artist: Ellie Fordyce
Album: Something Still Cool
Tune: When Sunny Gets Blue
Label: EF

Artist: Ellie Fordyce
Album: Something Still Cool
Tune: Almost Like Being In Love
Label: EF

Artist: Betty Harris
Album: Intuition
Tune: How To Be Nice
Label: Evidence

Artist: Betty Harris
Album: Intuition
Tune: Still Amazed
Label: Evidence

Artist: Lenny Breau
Album: Cabin Fever
Tune: East Side
Label: True North

Artist: Howard Britz
Album: Here I Stand
Tune: Scatterbug
Label: Tee Zee

Artist: Howard Britz
Album: Here I Stand
Tune: Lucky Friday the 13th
Label: Tee Zee

Artist: Gregory Hickman-Williams
Album: Passages
Tune: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Label: Shoal Creek

Artist: Gregory Hickman-Williams
Album: Passages
Tune: Good Morning Heartache
Label: Shoal Creek

Artist: Little Arthur Duncan
Album: Live at Rosa’s Blues Lounge
Tune: 44 Blues
Label: Delmark

Artist: Little Arthur Duncan
Album: Live at Rosa’s Blues Lounge
Tune: I Got To Go
Label: Delmark

Artist: Ironica Orchestra
Album: Passeggiata Dei Buddies
Tune: Ours 64
Label: Malasartes

Artist: Ironica Orchestra
Album: Passeggiata Dei Buddies
Tune: Passeggiata II
Label: Malasartes

Artist: Keith Marks
Album: Foreign Funk
Tune: Foreign Funk
Label: Markei

Artist: Nicole Mitchell
Album: Black Unstoppable
Tune: Navigator
Label: Delmark

Artist: Nicole Mitchell
Album: Black Unstoppable
Tune: Cause & Effect
Label: Delmark

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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

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

PLAYLIST for MARCH 26, 2008

FRANCOIS HOULE: A celebration of the career and recordings of Canada’s #1 jazz and improvised music clarinetist. We’ll sample his recordings from 1992 to 2006 as a sideman, as a partner in a small group of improvisers, and as a leader.

Artist: Benoit Delbecq Quintet
Album: Pursuit
Tune: Poursuite
Label: Songlines

Artist: Francois Houle/Marilyn Crispell
Album: Any Terrain Tumultuous
Tune: Oblique
Label: Red Toucan

Artist: Benoit Delbecq/Francois Houle
Album: Dice Thrown
Tune: Ezerville
Label: Songlines

Artist: Fields/Houle/Roebke
Album: Hornets Collage
Tune: Alliance
Label: Nuscope

Artist: Fields/Houle/Roebke
Album: Hornets Collage
Tune: When She Speaks She Speaks
Label: Nuscope

Artist: Houle/Leandre/Strid
Album: 9 Moments
Tune: Moment Premier
Label: Red Toucan

Artist: Houle/Leandre/Strid
Album: 9 Moments
Tune: Moment Donne
Label: Red Toucan

Artist: Lenny Breau
Album: Five O’Clock Blues
Tune: Little Blues
Label: Adelphi

Artist: Francois Houle/Evan Parker/Benoit Delbecq
Album: La Lumiere de Pierres
Tune: Moonlight Through Stone
Label: psi

Artist: Francois Houle et Cetera
Album: Hacienda
Tune: Scoochie
Label: Songlines

Artist: Francois Houle Trio
Album: Schizosphere
Tune: Prayer
Label: Red Toucan

Artist: Francois Houle
Album: Au Coeur du Litige
Tune: Skronk II
Label: Spool

Artist: Francois Houle Quintet
Album: In The Vernacular
Tune: Sticks and Stones
Label: Songlines

Artist: Francois Houle
Album: Aerials
Tune: Double Jeux
Label: Drip Audio

Artist: Francois Houle
Album: Aerials
Tune: Pour Sidney
Label: Drip Audio

Artist: Francois Houle
Album: Aerials
Tune: Persina
Label: Drip Audio

Artist: Francois Houle
Album: Aerials
Tune: Pour Jimmy
Label: Drip Audio

PLAYLIST for MARCH 19, 2008

VOLTAIRE DE FAUT: A special program on the legendary Voltaire “Volly” De Faut, the first of the Chicagoan jazz clarinetists. We’ll follow his recording career from 1924 to 1972, playing with The Bucktown Five, Merritt Brunies, Kitty Irvin, Jelly-Roll Morton, Ray Miller,
Jean Goldkette and Art Hodes.
This program is dedicated to the memory of JEFF HEALEY, who loved this music.

Artist: The Bucktown Five
Album: Those Fabulous Gennetts Volume #2
Tune: Steady Roll Blues [take B]
Label: Timeless

Artist: The Bucktown Five
Album: Those Fabulous Gennetts Volume #2
Tune: Chicago Blues
Label: Timeless

Artist: The Bucktown Five
Album: Those Fabulous Gennetts Volume #2
Tune: Someday Sweetheart
Label: Timeless

Artist: Merritt Brunies & his Friars Inn Orchestra
Album: Merritt Brunies
Tune: Up Jumped the Devil
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Merritt Brunies & his Friars Inn Orchestra
Album: Merritt Brunies
Tune: Angry
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Merritt Brunies & his Friars Inn Orchestra
Album: Merritt Brunies
Tune: Clarinet Marmalade
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Merritt Brunies & his Friars Inn Orchestra
Album: Merritt Brunies
Tune: Sugar Foot Stomp
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Merritt Brunies & his Friars Inn Orchestra
Album: Merritt Brunies
Tune: Up Jumped the Devil
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Merritt Brunies & his Friars Inn Orchestra
Album: Merritt Brunies
Tune: Masculine Woman, Feminine Man
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Kitty Irvin
Album: Vocal Blues & Jazz 1921-1930
Tune: Copenhagen
Label: Document

Artist: Voltaire De Faut acc. By Jelly-Roll Morton
Album: Jelly-Roll Morton 1924-1926
Tune: Wolverine Blues
Label: Classics

Artist: Ray Miller
Album: Ray Miller & His Brunswick Orchestra
Tune: I Want You To Want me To Want You
Label: Timeless

Artist: Jean Goldkette
Album: Jean Goldkette Bands 1924-1929
Tune: Take A Good Look At Mine
Label: Timeless

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Friars Inn Revisited
Tune: That’s A Plenty
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Up In Volly’s Room
Tune: Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Up In Volly’s Room
Tune: After You’ve Gone
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Up In Volly’s Room
Tune: Jackass Blues
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Up In Volly’s Room
Tune: Volly’s Room
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Up In Volly’s Room
Tune: I Know That You Know
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Up In Volly’s Room
Tune: Sobbin’ Blues
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Friars Inn Revisited
Tune: Angry
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Friars Inn Revisited
Tune: Sobbin’ Blues
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Friars Inn Revisited
Tune: Panama
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Friars Inn Revisited
Tune: Clarinet Marmalade
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Friars Inn Revisited
Tune: NORK Blues
Label: Delmark

Artist: Art Hodes
Album: Friars Inn Revisited
Tune: Ja Da
Label: Delmark

PLAYLIST for MARCH 12, 2008

Program Topic:

Listen Before You Buy: Nine recent jazz and blues issues: artists from Canada, France, Norway, South Africa and the United States: Two vocalists, one blues singer/guitarist, some Latin funk, some space guitar, a bassist/composer, a trombonist/composer and two drummer band-leaders; that’s variety!

Artist: Mike Ellis
Album: Bahia Band
Tune: Bags’ Groove
Label: Alpha Pocket

Artist: Sathima Bea Benjamin
Album: A Morning In Paris
Tune: I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good
Label: Ekapa

Artist: Virginie Teychene
Album: Portraits
Tune: You Make Me Feel So Young
Label: Altrisuoni

Artist: Virginie Teychene
Album: Portraits
Tune: Take the “A” Train
Label: Altrisuoni

Artist: Peter Paulsen
Album: Change of Scenery
Tune: Tight Lipped
Label: Wahbo

Artist: Darren Sigesmund
Album: Strands
Tune: Metamorphosis
Label: Timely Manor

Artist: Ronnie Earl
Album: Hope Radio
Tune: Katrina Blues
Label: Stony Plain

Artist: Ronnie Earl
Album: Hope Radio
Tune: New Gospel Tune
Label: Stony Plain

Artist: Ken Serio
Album: Live……In The Moment
Tune: Blue Lake
Label: Tripping Tree

Artist: Ken Serio
Album: Live……In The Moment
Tune: Eighty One
Label: Tripping Tree

Artist: Pierre Tanguay
Album: Departure
Tune: Laurence
Label: Malasartes

Artist: Pierre Tanguay
Album: Departure
Tune: Margaux
Label: Malasartes

Artist: Pierre Tanguay
Album: Departure
Tune: Nazumi
Label: Malasartes

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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 MARCH 5, 2008

Julie Driscoll/Julie Tippetts: Our International Women’s Day featured artist this year is jazz singer Julie Tippetts, who started her career as pop singer Julie Driscoll.

Artist: Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger
Album: Street Noise
Tune: All Blues
Label: Marmalade

Artist: Julie Driscoll
Album: 1969
Tune: Walk Down
Label: Eclectic

Artist: Julie Driscoll
Album: 1969
Tune: Leaving It All Behind
Label: Eclectic

Artist: Julie Driscoll
Album: 1969
Tune: A New Awakening
Label: Eclectic

Artist: Robert Wyatt
Album: Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Tune: I’m A Believer
Label: Hannibal

Artist: Julie Tippetts
Album: Sunset Glow
Tune: Now If You Remember
Label: Disconforme

Artist: Julie Tippetts
Album: Sunset Glow
Tune: Behind the Eyes
Label: Disconforme

Artist: Julie Tippetts
Album: Sunset Glow
Tune: Oceans and Sky (and Questions Why?)
Label: Disconforme

Artist: Ovary Lodge
Album: Ovary Lodge
Tune: Fragment No. 6
Label: Ogun

Artist: Gary Windo
Album: His Master’s Bones
Tune: Letting Go
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Harry Miller
Album: Bracknell Breakdown In Conference
Tune: Dancing Demon
Label: Ogun

Artist: Harry Miller
Album: Bracknell Breakdown In Conference
Tune: New Baby
Label: Ogun

Artist: Keith Tippett & Julie Tippetts
Album: Love In Koln
Tune: Rain-Bow
Label: Dejavu-Retro

Artist: Annie Whitehead
Album: Soupsongs Live
Tune: Sea Song
Label: Jazzprint

Artist: Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts/
Louis Moholo-Moholo/Canto General
Album: Viva La Black Live At Ruvo
Tune: Thoughts To Geoff
Label: Ogun

Artist: Roxanne Potvin
Album: Careless Loving
Tune: Ain’t It A Shame
Label: -----------


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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

SCHEDULE for MARCH & APRIL

March 5 Julie Tippetts: This year’s International Women’s Day program features English jazz singer Julie Tippetts, who started her career as pop singer Julie Driscoll. We’ll hear Julie with Brian Auger, Canto General, Mark Charig, Elton Dean, Nick Evans, Harry Miller,
Louis Moholo-Moholo, Keith Tippett and Robert Wyatt.

March 12 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases by Sathima Bea Benjamin, Ronnie Earl, Mike Ellis, Jon Larsen,
Peter Paulsen, Ken Serio, Darren Sigesmund, Pierre Tanguay and Virginie Teychene.

March 19 Voltaire De Faut: A fascinating exploration of the recording career of pioneer Chicago clarinetist Voltaire “Volly” De Faut, including his recordings with Merritt Brunies, Art Hodes, Kitty Irvin,
Ray Miller, Jelly-Roll Morton & Muggsy Spanier.

March 26 Francois Houle: A portrait of Canada’s #1 jazz clarinetist. Will include his recordings with Marilyn Crispell, Benoit Delbecq, Dave Douglas and Evan Parker.

April 2 Listen Before You Buy: A selection from recent recordings by Grazyna Auguscik, Melody Breyer-Grell, Howard Britz, Eric Brochard, Little Art Duncan, Elli Fordyce, Paulinho Garcia,
Jean-Luc Guionnet, Betty Harris, Greg Hickman-Williams,
Ironica Orchestra, Keith Marks, Nicole Mitchell, Edward Perraud, Quartetski, Damian Rivero, Cynthia Sayer and Mike Walbridge.

April 9 The Joy of Sax: The distinctive saxophone stylings of Jane Ira Bloom, David Borgo, Ari Brown, Jean Derome, Keefe Jackson, Lee Konitz, Fraser MacPherson, Adnan Marquez-Borbon,
Jason Robinson, Sabertooth, Francois Theberge and Richard Underhill.

April 16 Copenhagen: Once again our friends at Storyville have invited us all to an evening of great jazz in Copenhagen; this time the featured artists are Benny Carter, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Kenny Drew, Harry Edison and Bud Powell.

April 23 FIMAV: A preview of the Festival International de Musique Actuelle in Victoriaville which this year runs from May 15 to 19. Artists announced so far include Jean Derome, Fred Frith, Rene Lussier, Joe McPhee, Roscoe Mitchell, Martin Tetreault,Otomo Yoshihide and John Zorn.

April 30 Trumpets & Guitars: The trumpets of Jake Bergevin, Richard Boulger, Brad Goode, Clark Terry and Cuong Vu, and the guitars of Bernard Falaise, John Gzowski, Paul Hemmings, Piers Lawrence, John-Alex Mason, Doug Munro, and Giancarlo Nicolai promise a lively evening of jazz in many styles.

“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