September 28, 2008

PLAYLIST for OCTOBER 1, 2008

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY:

We’ll sample ten recent jazz and blues releases recorded between 1936 and 2008.
We’ll also plug two upcoming Ottawa concerts: the Souljazz Orchestra with the
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at Barrymores on October 3, and the Harley Card Quartet
at the National Library & Archives on October 6.

Artist: Cy Touff & Sandy Mosse
Album: Tickle Toe
Tune: What’s New?
Label: Delmark

Artist: Cy Touff & Sandy Mosse
Album: Tickle Toe
Tune: Allen’s Alley
Label: Delmark

Artist: Corey Wilkes
Album: Drop It
Tune: Trumpet Player
Label: Delmark

Artist: Corey Wilkes
Album: Drop It
Tune: Drop It
Label: Delmark

Artist: Corey Wilkes
Album: Drop It
Tune: Return 2 Sender
Label: Delmark

Artist: Harley Card
Album: Non-Fiction
Tune: Fruition
Label: Dym

Artist: Souljazz Orchestra
Album: Freedom No Go Die
Tune: Mugambi
Label: Do Right! Music

Artist: Fats Waller
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Go Down Moses
Label: Storyville

Artist: Fats Waller
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed
Label: Storyville

Artist: Fats Waller
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Truckin’
Label: Storyville

Artist: Cab Calloway
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Hard Times
Label: Storyville

Artist: Cab Calloway
Album: Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Tune: Boog It
Label: Storyville

Artist: Kate Hammett-Vaughan & Bill Coon
Album: Imagination: Live at The Cellar
Tune: Bill
Label: KHV

Artist: Kate Hammett-Vaughan & Bill Coon
Album: Imagination: Live at The Cellar
Tune: I’ve Got the World On A String
Label: KHV

Artist: Jamie Davis
Album: Vibe Over Perfection
Tune: Blue Skies
Label: Unity

Artist: Jamie Davis
Album: Vibe Over Perfection
Tune: Pennies From Heaven
Label: Unity

Artist: Chris Harper
Album: Blues Is My Life
Tune: Checkin’ Up On My Baby
Label: CH

Artist: Georg Breinschmid
Album: Wien Bleibt Krk
Tune: I Pee A Hedgehog With Long-Lasting Waves
Label: Zapp

Artist: Georg Breinschmid
Album: Wien Bleibt Krk
Tune: Skubek’s Delight
Label: Zapp

Artist: Way Out West
Album: Old Grooves for New Streets
Tune: Old Grooves for New Streets #2
Label: Jazz Head

Artist: Bik Bent Braam
Album: Extremen
Tune: Haeks
Label: Buma

Artist: Bik Bent Braam
Album: Extremen
Tune: Michaelx
Label: Buma

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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 25, 2008

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER Schedule for IN A MELLOW TONE

October 1 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases by
Big Bent Braam, Georg Breinschmid, Jamie Davis, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Chris Harper,
Sandy Mosse, Cy Touff, Way Out West and Corey Wilkes.

October 8 Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry: The unlikely but successful partnership of Sonny Rollins and Don Cherry in 1962 and 1963 gave rise to seven studio
or concert recordings. We’ll sample four of these sessions.

October 15 Guitar Special: The guitar sounds of Steve Dawson, Scott Ellison,
Moonchild Haddix, Samuel James, Chris James, Liz Mandeville,
Big Dave McLean, Watermelon Slim, Byther Smith and Stickman.

October 22 Firsts: A double-header featuring guitarist Rene Thomas’ first recordings as a leader, and pianist Duke Jordan’s first Blue Note session.

October 29 Meet the Johnsons: Meet Budd, Bunk, Dink, Freddy, Henry, Howard, James P, JJ, Ken, Lonnie, Mark Courtney, Molly, Pete, Russ, Syl & Vernard Johnson.

November 5 Listen Before You Buy: The cream of the crop of recent jazz and blues releases by Damien Argentieri, Frederic Borey, Francois Carrier,
Carlos Del Junco, Gabe Hasselbach, Mike Khoury, Markus Lauterburg,
Piotr Michalowski, Ben Sidran, Thomas Silvestri, Alain Tissot, Matt Ulery
and Wayne Wallace.

November 12 The Vice-President: As the American election results come in, jazz fans already know that the Vice-Pres (or Vice-Prez) was named years ago, because of
Paul Quinichette’s stylistic resemblance to the Prez – Lester Young.
We’ll hear Quinichette in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s with Count Basie, John Carisi,
Buck Clayton, Henry Coker, Bill Doggett, Kenny Drew, Harry Edison, Curtis Fuller, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, Thad Jones, Jay McShann, Joe Newman, Oscar Pettiford,
Nat Pierce, Gene Roland, Buddy Tate, Mal Waldron & Dickie Wells.

November 19 Sheila Jordan: The great lady of jazz singing will celebrate her 80th birthday on October 18. We’ll celebrate her long and distinguished recording career.

November 26 Reel Recordings: Let’s welcome a new Canadian label with high production and musical standards, whose catalogue includes Kevin Ayers, Lol Coxhill, Elton Dean, Ken Hyder, Steve Miller, Mike Osborne, Ray Russell, Soft Heap
and Gary Windo.

“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

September 18, 2008

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

BUD POWELL:

We’ll hear this innovative pianist in his favourite setting - leading his trio –
in 25 sessions between January 1947 and April 1962. We’ll be sampling the sessions chronologically, and wherever possible I’ve chosen compositions by Bud Powell.

We’ll also plug three upcoming Ottawa concerts: Ken Aldcroft at the Avant-Garde
on September 25, the Souljazz Orchestra with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at Barrymores on October 3, and the Harley Card Quartet at the National Library & Archives on October 6.

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Bud’s Bubble
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Tempus Fugit
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Ornithology
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: So Sorry Please
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Hallelujah
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Oblivion
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Be Bop Piano 1944-1951
Tune: Parisian Thoroughfare
Label: Jazz Legends

Artist: Ken Aldcroft
Album: Vocabulary
Tune: Ballad
Label: Trio

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Lover Come Back To Me
Tune: It Could Happen To You
Label: Magic Music

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Lover Come Back To Me
Tune: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Label: Magic Music

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: In March With Mingus
Tune: Budo
Label: Magic Music

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: In March With Mingus
Tune: Woodyn You
Label: Magic Music

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Sure Thing
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Definitive
Tune: Glass Enclosure
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Souljazz Orchestra
Album: Freedom No Go Die
Tune: Insurrection
Label: Do Right! Music

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Buttercup
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Best of Bud Powell on Verve
Tune: It Never Entered My Mind
Label: Verve

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Lover Come Back To Me
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Dance of the Infidels
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Best of Bud Powell on Verve
Tune: Willow Grove
Label: Verve

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Best of Bud Powell on Verve
Tune: Ladybird
Label: Verve

Artist: Harley Card
Album: Non-Fiction
Tune: Non-Fiction
Label: Dym

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud’s Bubble
Tune: Bebop
Label: Quadromania

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Bud!
Tune: Bud on Bach
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Time Waits
Tune: Dry Soul
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Scene Changes
Tune: Comin’ Up
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: Shaw Nuff
Tune: Crossing the Channel
Label: Xanadu

Artist: Bud Powell
Album: In Copenhagen
Tune: Bouncing With Bud
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

September 12, 2008

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

LESTER BOWIE:
The great trumpeter, composer and long-time member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago
in the role of band-leader.

Artist: Lester Bowie
Album: Rope-A-Dope
Tune: Mirage
Label: Muse

Artist: Lester Bowie & Phillip Wilson
Album: Duet
Tune: Finale
Label: IAI

Artist: Lester Bowie
Album: The 5th Power
Tune: God Has Smiled On Me
Label: Black Saint

Artist: Lester Bowie
Album: The Great Pretender
Tune: The Great Pretender
Label: ECM

Artist: Lester Bowie
Album: All the Magic!
Tune: For Louie
Label: ECM

Artist: Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
Album: I Only Have Eyes For You
Tune: Coming Back, Jamaica
Label: ECM

Artist: Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy
Album: Avant Pop
Tune: The Emperor
Label: ECM

Artist: Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
Album: Twilight Dreams
Tune: Thriller
Label: Venture

Artist: Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy
Album: Twilight Dreams
Tune: Night Time (Is the Right Time)
Label: Venture


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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 09, 2008

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

LONDON BRIDGE IS BROKEN DOWN:
A jazz opera by Mike and Kate Westbrook.

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Berlin Wall: Presence of the Beloved
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Berlin Wall: Belle-Vue Berlin Wall
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Vienna: Viennese Waltz
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Vienna: Fur Sie
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Picardie: Picardie Three
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Picardie: Picardie Four
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Picardie: Une Fenetre
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Picardie: Picardie Six
Label: BGO

Artist: Mike Westbrook
Album: London Bridge Is Broken Down
Tune: Picardie: Aucassin et Nicolette
Label: BGO

Artist: Lester Bowie
Album: When the Spirit Returns
Tune: One Love
Label: Birdology
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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 01, 2008

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

NEW RELEASES: Alnoor Allidina plays recent releases.

Artist: Gary Morgan & PanAmericana!
Album: Felicidade
Tune: Batuki Di Bangu
Label: Universal-MCA

Artist: Gary Morgan & PanAmericana!
Album: Felicidade
Tune: Because Why?
Label: Universal-MCA

Artist: Cory Weeds Quartet
Album: Big Weeds
Tune: Corrupted Mango
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Album: Doin' The Funky Thing
Tune: Shake Your Booty / Funk Thing Part 1
Label: Zoho

Artist: Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Album: Doin' The Funky Thing
Tune: Crescent City Starlights
Label: Zoho

Artist: Alphonse Mouzon
Album: Jazz in Bel-Air
Tune: Peace on Earth
Label: Tenacious

Artist: Alphonse Mouzon
Album: Jazz in Bel-Air
Tune: After the Rain
Label: Tenacious

Artist: New Guitar Summit
Album: Shivers
Tune: Flying Home
Label: Stony Plain

Artist: New Guitar Summit
Album: Shivers
Tune: Shivers
Label: Stony Plain

Artist: New Guitar Summit
Album: Shivers
Tune: Jim Jam
Label: Stony Plain

Artist: Stevie Holland
Album: Before Love Has Gone
Tune: Carioca
Label: 150 Music

Artist: Stevie Holland
Album: Before Love Has Gone
Tune: Make Our Garden Grow
Label: 150 Music

Artist: Todd Herbert
Album: The Tree of Life
Tune: Tree of Life
Label: Metropolitan

Artist: Todd Herbert
Album: The Tree of Life
Tune: Herbs of Healing
Label: Metropolitan

Artist: Joel Haynes Trio
Album: Transitions
Tune: The Wobbler
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Camela Rappazzo
Album: Joseph City
Tune: Ask Coral
Label: Independent

Artist: Camela Rappazzo
Album: Joseph City
Tune: Old Black Magic
Label: Independent

Artist: Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
Album: Tabligh
Tune: DeJohnette
Label: Cuneiform
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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