IN A MELLOW TONE for AUGUST & SEPTEMBER

August 6 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases by Jason Ajemian, Box, David Braide, Matt Brubeck, Peter Calandra,
Pamela Luss, Chris McGregor, Szilard Mezei, Mississippi Heat,
Michael Jefry Stevens and Reto Suhner.

August 13 Oscar Peterson: A celebration of the life and music of the late great Canadian jazz icon, pianist Oscar Peterson, born August 15, 1925.

August 20 Guelph Jazz Festival: A preview of the artists appearing at the Guelph Jazz Festival between September 3 and September 7. Will include Kevin Breit, Jane Bunnett, Satoko Fujii,
Barry Guy, Joane Hetu, Francois Houle,the ICP Orchestra, Rene Lussier, O.P.P., Tortoise, and John Zorn.

August 27 Pianorama: The distinctive piano styles of Steve Cohn, Jay D’Amico, Duke Ellington, Don Ewell, David Leonhardt,
Denman Maroney, Adreas Meili, Wally Rose and
Willie “The Lion” Smith.

September 3 Listen Before You Buy: Guest host Alnoor Allidina will review recent jazz and blues releases by Blues Experience,
Lloyd Garber, Joel Haynes, Todd Herbert, Stevie Holland, Homemade Jamz, Gary Morgan, Alphonse Mouzon, New Guitar Summit, Carola Rappazzo, Wadada Leo Smith, Torben Waldorf, Wolfman Washington
and Cory Weeds.

September 10 London Bridge Is Falling Down: Mike Westbrook’s jazz opera, with Chris Biscoe, Brian Godding, Paul Nieman, Graham Russell, Kate Westbrook, Peter Whyman and Le Sinfonietta de Picardie.

September 17 Lester Bowie: A tribute to the great trumpeter/composer/bandleader, concentrating on his work away from the Art Ensemble of Chicago.

September 24 Bud Powell: A survey of the career of this innovative pianist/composer/bandleader, who was born on September 27, 1924.


“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 JULY 30, 2008

I’d like to share with you the CDs that I bought during the Canadian Collectors’ Congress in Toronto at the end of April. We’ll be hearing recordings made between 1922 and 1970 by Don Byas, Oliver Cobb,
Lee Collins, Carroll Dickerson, Elgar’s Creole Orchestra, Fred Elizalde, Paul Gason, Lud Gluskin, Capt. John Handy, Ma Rainey, Joe Robichaux, the Sunset Band, Clark Terry & Claude Thornhill, reissued on specialist labels such as Frog, Hindsight, Jazz Crusade, Jazz Oracle, King Jazz, Savoy and Timeless.


Artist: Sunset Band
Album: Black Chicago Big Bands
Tune: Wolverine Stomp
Label: Frog

Artist: Ma Rainey
Album: Ma Rainey Volume 1
Tune: Bad Luck Blues
Label: King Jazz

Artist: Ma Rainey
Album: Ma Rainey Volume 1
Tune: See See Rider Blues
Label: King Jazz

Artist: Paul Gason
Album: Lud Gluskin
Tune: Down Home Blues
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Ma Rainey
Album: Ma Rainey Volume 2
Tune: Stack O’ Lee Blues
Label: King Jazz

Artist: Fred Elizalde Cinderella Roof Orchestra
Album: Fred Elizalde & the Sunset Bands
Tune: Boneyard Shuffle
Label: Timeless

Artist: Elgar’s Creole Orchestra
Album: Black Chicago Big Bands
Tune: Brotherly Love
Label: Frog

Artist: Lud Gluskin
Album: Lud Gluskin
Tune: Tiger Rag
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Lud Gluskin
Album: Lud Gluskin
Tune: Whiteman Stomp
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Carroll Dickerson
Album: Black Chicago Big Bands
Tune: Black Maria
Label: Frog

Artist: Lud Gluskin
Album: Lud Gluskin
Tune: Milenberg Joys
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Oliver Cobb
Album: Black Chicago Big Bands
Tune: The Duck’s Yas Yas yas
Label: Frog

Artist: Lud Gluskin
Album: Lud Gluskin
Tune: There’s a Wah-Wah Gal in Agua Caliente
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Joe Robichaux
Album: Joe Robichaux
Tune: I Would Do Anything For You
Label: Jazz Oracle

Artist: Don Byas
Album: Savoy Jam Party
Tune: Savoy Jam Party
Label: Savoy

Artist: Don Byas
Album: Savoy Jam Party
Tune: St. Louis Blues
Label: Savoy

Artist: Claude Thornhill
Album: Claude Thornhill
Tune: Robbins’ Nest
Label: Hindsight

Artist: Claude Thornhill
Album: Claude Thornhill
Tune: Donna Lee
Label: Hindsight

Artist: Lee Collins
Album: Club Hangover Airshots Volume 1
Tune: After You’ve Gone
Label: Jazz Crusade

Artist: Lee Collins
Album: Club Hangover Airshots Volume 2
Tune: If I Could Be With You
Label: Jazz Crusade

Artist: Clark Terry
Album: Clark Terry
Tune: Cat Meets Chick
Label: EmArcy

Artist: Clark Terry
Album: Clark Terry
Tune: Slow Boat
Label: EmArcy

Artist: Captain John Handy
Album: Television Airshots 1968 & 1970
Tune: Sunny Side of the Street
Label: Jazz Crusade

Artist: Captain John Handy
Album: Television Airshots 1968 & 1970
Tune: Untitled Blues
Label: Jazz Crusade


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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 JULY 23, 2008

THE HUMAN VOICE: Twenty-four examples of the first musical instrument.


Artist: Sylvia Bennett
Album: Songs From the Heart
Tune: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Label: Outofsight

Artist: Sylvia Bennett
Album: Songs From the Heart
Tune: Ain’t Misbehavin’
Label: Outofsight

Artist: Lainie Cooke
Album: It’s Always You
Tune: It’s Always You
Label: Harlemwood

Artist: Lainie Cooke
Album: It’s Always You
Tune: Too Close For Comfort
Label: Harlemwood

Artist: Melody Diachun
Album: EQ
Tune: Still Crazy After All These Years
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Francesca Keller
Album: Beyond
Tune: Little Chances
Label: Altrisuoni

Artist: Susan Krebs
Album: Jazz Aviary
Tune: High Flying Bird
Label: Greengig

Artist: Susan Krebs
Album: Jazz Aviary
Tune: Skylark
Label: Greengig

Artist: Alison Ruble
Album: This Is A Bird
Tune: Skylark
Label: Origin

Artist: Catherine Russell
Album: Sentimental Streak
Tune: Kitchen Man
Label: World Village

Artist: Catherine Russell
Album: Sentimental Streak
Tune: I’ve Got That Thing
Label: World Village

Artist: Ndidi Onukwulu
Album: The Contradictor
Tune: Move Together
Label: Jerico Beach

Artist: Ndidi Onukwulu
Album: The Contradictor
Tune: SK Final
Label: Jerico Beach

Artist: Joe Coughlin
Album: Things Turn Out That Way
Tune: Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear From Me
Label: Roadhouse

Artist: Joe Coughlin
Album: Things Turn Out That Way
Tune: From This Moment On
Label: Roadhouse

Artist: Anne Phillips/Scott Robinson
Album: Ballet Time
Tune: Ballet Time
Label: Conawago

Artist: Anne Phillips/Matt Perri
Album: Ballet Time
Tune: I Was Doing All Right
Label: Conawago

Artist: Shirley Eikhard
Album: Riding on the 65
Tune: Indigo Rising
Label: Shirley Eikhard Music

Artist: Shirley Eikhard
Album: Riding on the 65
Tune: Welcome to the Island Life
Label: Shirley Eikhard Music

Artist: Taeko Fukao
Album: One Love
Tune: Little B’s Poem
Label: Flat Nine

Artist: Taeko Fukao
Album: One Love
Tune: I’ve Never Been In Love before
Label: Flat Nine

Artist: Perez
Album: It’s Happenin’
Tune: Milestones
Label: Zoho

Artist: Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le
Album: Fragile Beauty
Tune: Faithfulness
Label: ACT

Artist: Huong Thanh & Nguyen Le
Album: Fragile Beauty
Tune: Plantation Song
Label: ACT


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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 JULY 16, 2008

LEGENDARY BROADCASTS: Fascinating historical radio broadcasts from the ‘thirties and ‘forties by Benny Carter, Mildred Bailey,
Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: In A Mellotone
Label: Storyville

Artist: Benny Carter
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Rose Room
Label: Storyville

Artist: Benny Carter
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Oh, Lady Be Good
Label: Storyville

Artist: Benny Carter
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Honeysuckle Rose
Label: Storyville

Artist: Benny Carter
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Fish Fry
Label: Storyville

Artist: Benny Carter
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Sleep
Label: Storyville

Artist: Benny Carter
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Melancholy Lullaby
Label: Storyville

Artist: Mildred Bailey
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: It Had To Be You
Label: Storyville

Artist: Mildred Bailey
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: The Sheik of Araby
Label: Storyville

Artist: Mildred Bailey
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: I’m Beginning To See the Light
Label: Storyville

Artist: Mildred Bailey
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Trummin’ on a Riff
Label: Storyville

Artist: Mildred Bailey
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: I’m Gonna See My baby
Label: Storyville

Artist: Count Basie
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Moten Swing
Label: Storyville

Artist: Count Basie
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: King Porter Stomp
Label: Storyville

Artist: Count Basie
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Swinging At the Daisy Chain
Label: Storyville

Artist: Count Basie
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Riff Interlude
Label: Storyville

Artist: Count Basie
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Take It, Prez
Label: Storyville

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: ‘Tain’t What You Do
Label: Storyville

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Oh, Johnny, Oh!
Label: Storyville

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Diga Diga Do
Label: Storyville

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Thank Your Stars
Label: Storyville

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: Fancy Dan
Label: Storyville

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: Stompy Jones
Label: Storyville

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: Walkin’ With My Honey
Label: Storyville

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: Mainstem
Label: Storyville

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: Carnegie Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
Label: Storyville

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Treasury Shows Volume 13
Tune: In A Mellotone
Label: Storyville

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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 BLACK & BLUES on JULY 13, 2008

On Sunday at 9:00pm, I'll be sitting in for regular host JOHN TACKABERRY on his show BLACK & BLUES.

The show will focus on JSP BLUES BOXES:
We’ll sample six of the JSP boxed sets of blues from the ‘twenties and ‘forties – by guitarist/singer/composer Blind Lemon Jefferson, guitarist/singer/composer Blind Blake,
pianist/singer/composer Leroy Carr,
guitarist/singer/composer Charley Patton,
alto saxophonist/singer/composer Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
and pianist/singer/composer Sunnyland Slim.

Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Album: The Complete Classic Sides
Tune: Got the Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Album: The Complete Classic Sides
Tune: Long Lonesome Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Album: The Complete Classic Sides
Tune: Black Horse Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Album: The Complete Classic Sides
Tune: Beggin Back
Label: JSP

Artist: Blind Blake
Album: All the Published Sides
Tune: West Coast Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Blind Blake
Album: All the Published Sides
Tune: Blake’s Worried Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Blind Blake
Album: All the Published Sides
Tune: Come On Boys Let’s Do That Messin’ Around
Label: JSP

Artist: Blind Blake
Album: All the Published Sides
Tune: Skeedle Loo Doo Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Leroy Carr
Album: The Early Recordings
Tune: How Long, How Long Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Leroy Carr
Album: The Early Recordings
Tune: Tennessee Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Leroy Carr
Album: The Early Recordings
Tune: You’ve Got To Reap What You Sow
Label: JSP

Artist: Leroy Carr
Album: The Early Recordings
Tune: Gambler’s Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Charley Patton
Album: Complete Recordings 1929-1934
Tune: A Spoonful Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Charley Patton
Album: Complete Recordings 1929-1934
Tune: Down the Dirt Road Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Charley Patton
Album: Complete Recordings 1929-1934
Tune: Shake It & Break It
Label: JSP

Artist: Charley Patton
Album: Complete Recordings 1929-1934
Tune: Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson [with Cootie Williams]
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: When My Baby Left Me
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson [with Cootie Williams]
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: Cherry Red Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson [with Cootie Williams]
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: Somebody’s Got To Go
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson [with Cootie Williams]
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: Juice Head Baby
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: It’s A Groovy Affair
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: Just A Dream
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: Cleanhead Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Eddie Vinson
Album: Honk For Texas
Tune: King For A Day Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: Farewell Little Girl
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: Illinois Central
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: Across the Hall Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: No Whiskey Blues
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: Jivin’ Boogie
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: Keep Your Hands Out Of My Money
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: 5 Foot 4 Gal
Label: JSP

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: Sunnyland Slim & His Pals
Tune: I Want My Baby
Label: JSP


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“Black & Blues” is on CKCU every Sunday 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

PLAYLIST for JULY 9, 2008

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Recent releases by thirteen jazz and blues artists; six guitarists, three saxophonists, one bassist, one big band, one composer and one cooperative quartet. And a brief interlude featuring three artists appearing at the Ottawa Bluesfest.

Artist: Myriam Alter
Album: Where Is There
Tune: It Could Be There
Label: Enja/JustinTime

Artist: Ryan Blotnick
Album: Music Needs You
Tune: The Quiet Space Left Behind
Label: Songlines

Artist: Stanley Jordan
Album: State of Nature
Tune: Forest Garden
Label: Mackavenue

Artist: Jimmy Bruno
Album: Maplewood Avenue
Tune: PA Turnpike
Label: Affiliated Artists

Artist: Bobby Broom
Album: The Way I Play
Tune: Donna Lee
Label: Origin

Artist: David Maxwell
Album: Max Attack
Tune: Twisted Tendons
Label: Dixie Frog

Artist: Holmes Brothers
Album: Speaking In Tongues
Tune: Man of Peace
Label: Alligator

Artist: Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Album: Heads Up
Tune: Woman In The Castle
Label: Alligator

Artist: Luther Hughes
Album: Spectacular!
Tune: Bohemia After Dark
Label: Primrose Lane

Artist: Jon Irabagon
Album: Outright!
Tune: Groovin’ High
Label: Innova

Artist: Michael Pedecin Quintet
Album: Everything Starts Now…..
Tune: One Of Us
Label: JazzHut

Artist: Gust Spenos Quartet
Album: Swing Theory
Tune: Ow
Label: GS

Artist: Pool Players
Album: Way Below the Surface
Tune: A Rumoured Version of Ourselves
Label: Songlines

Artist: Dave Specter
Album: Live In Chicago
Tune: Feel So Bad
Label: Delmark

Artist: Duke Robillard
Album: A Swinging Session
Tune: The Lonesome Road
Label: Stony Plain

Artist: Duke Robillard
Album: A Swinging Session
Tune: Swinging With Lucy Mae
Label: Stony Plain

Artist: John Cooper Jazz Orchestra
Album: Baecker Jazz Workshop Service
Tune: St. Anthony’s Light
Label: Baecker

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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