PLAYLIST for JUNE 3, 2009

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY:

Nine recent releases, by pianists Lenore Raphael and Roger Davison,
[string] Quartet San Francisco, guitar picker Kelly Joe Phelps, singer Emma-Lee, bassist Joelle Leandre, saxophonist Azar Lawrence, trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez
and organist Dave Siebels.
And we’ll give you a taste of pianist Matt Newton and saxophonist Petr Cancura,
who will be playing at Library & Archives Canada on June 16.

Artist: Lenore Raphael
Album: Class Act
Tune: One For the Byrd
Label: Swingin’ Fox

Artist: Lenore Raphael
Album: Class Act
Tune: Anthropology
Label: Swingin’ Fox

Artist: Roger Davison & Raul Jaurena
Album: Pasion por la Vida
Tune: Fuerza Milonguera
Label: Soundbrush

Artist: Roger Davison & Raul Jaurena
Album: Pasion por la Vida
Tune: Optimista
Label: Soundbrush

Artist: Quartet San Francisco
Album: Latigo
Tune: Felipe
Label: Violin Jazz

Artist: Matt Newton
Album: Push
Tune: Second Wind
Label: Fire Town

Artist: Kelly Joe Phelps
Album: Western Bell
Tune: American Exchange Hotel
Label: Black Hen

Artist: Kelly Joe Phelps
Album: Western Bell
Tune: Hattie’s Hat
Label: Black Hen

Artist: Emma-Lee
Album: Never Just A Dream
Tune: Never Just A Dream
Label: Special Agent

Artist: Emma-Lee
Album: Never Just A Dream
Tune: Jealosy
Label: Special Agent

Artist: Joelle Leandre & Quentin Sirjacq
Album: Out of Nowhere
Tune: Opening
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques

Artist: Joelle Leandre & Quentin Sirjacq
Album: Out of Nowhere
Tune: Fragment 1
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques

Artist: Joelle Leandre & Quentin Sirjacq
Album: Out of Nowhere
Tune: Fragment 2
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques

Artist: Joelle Leandre & Quentin Sirjacq
Album: Out of Nowhere
Tune: Presence
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques

Artist: Azar Lawrence
Album: Prayer For My Ancestors
Tune: Thokole
Label: Furthermore

Artist: Azar Lawrence
Album: Prayer For My Ancestors
Tune: The Baker’s Daughter
Label: Furthermore

Artist: Dennis Gonzalez
Album: Renegade Spirits
Tune: Quartege
Label: Furthermore

Artist: Dennis Gonzalez
Album: Renegade Spirits
Tune: Evil Elixir
Label: Furthermore

Artist: Dave Siebels
Album: with Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Tune: Da Blues
Label: PBGL

Artist: Dave Siebels
Album: with Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Tune: I Wish
Label: PBGL


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JUNE & JULY on IN A MELLOW TONE

June 3 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases by
Roger Davidson, Emma Lee, Dennis Gonzales, Azar Lawrence, Joelle Leandre,
Kelly Joe Phelps, Quartet San Francisco, Lenore Raphael and Dave Siebels.

June 10 Ottawa International Jazz Festival: Ron introduces some of the amazing talent which will make this year’s Jazz Festival an unforgettable experience.
Will include Toshiko Akiyoshi, Patricia Barber, Brian Blade, Chris Botti,
Michiel Braam, Jane Bunnett, Gary Burton, Benoit Delbecq, Dave Douglas, Al Green, Gypsophilia, Charles Lloyd, Pat Metheny, Amina Claudine Myers, Lenore Raphael, Enrico Rava, Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, John Stetch,
Trio M, Chucho Valdes and Alexander von Schlippenbach.

June 17 Voices: The voices of Emile-Claude Barlow, Alison Burns, Teresa Doyle,
Madeline Eastman, Liane Carroll, Aretha Franklin, Nicole Herzog, Mahalia Jackson,
Shirley Johnson, Nancy Kelly, Diane Marino, Paul Robeson, Lisa Sokolov,
Helen Schneider and Deanna Witkowski.

June 24 Ottawa Bluesfest: Blues expert Steven Neale introduces some of the artists who will be appearing at this year’s Ottawa Bluesfest between July 8 and July 19.
Will include King Sunny Ade, Ornette Coleman, Bob Corritore, Sharon Jones,
Daddy Mack, Louisiana Red, Hubert Sumlin, Toots & Maytals and Joe Louis Walker.

July 1 Canada Day Special: An All-Canadian program with Duane Andrews, Kevin Breit, Doug Cox, Ensemble SuperMusique, Bruce Freedman, Gypsophilia, Vivian Houle,
Ion Zoo, Kobo Town, Matt Newton, NOW Orchestra, Stefan Smulovitz, Jesse Stewart, Richard Whiteman and Jeff Younger.

July 8 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases by Scotty Barnhart, Bipolar, Dizzy Gillespie, George Gruntz, Roberto Magris, Michel Sajrawy,
South 9 Ensemble and Rob Thorsen.

July 15 Keyboards International: An evening featuring international pianists and organists such as Alberto Braida, Michiel Braam, Dave Brubeck, Joey DeFrancesco, Nico Huijbregts, Hank Jones, Helge Lien, Roberto Magris, Misha Mengelberg and
Frank van Bommel.

July 22 Don Cherry: The historic live recordings made in March 1966 at the
Café Montmartre in Copenhagen by Don Cherry, Gato Barbieri, Karl Berger
& Aldo Romano.

July 29 Reed Masters: Clarinets and saxophones as played by Garvin Bushell,
Benny Carter, Richard Hadlock, Stan Harrison, Red Holloway, Jon Irabagon,
Rozanne Levine, Jason Robinson, Ben Webster, Frank Wess and Phil Woods.

“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

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PLAYLIST for MAY 27, 2009

BENNY GOODMAN: The great clarinetist, composer and bandleader was born on May 30, 1909, so tonight we are celebrating the centennial of his birth. According to Tom Lord’s JAZZ DISCOGRAPHY, Benny was recorded 1,011 times as a musician, including 831 times as a leader, so to bring this vast career into focus, I’ll be choosing 27 cuts from the 68 sessions that Benny Goodman and guitar innovator Charlie Christian made together between August 19, 1939 and June 11, 1941.

At the end of this program, we’ll give you a taste of John Stetch and Dave Douglas, who will be appearing on the opening night of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival on June 25.

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: Homeward Bound [Flying Home]
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: Rose Room
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Seven Come Eleven
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Soft Winds
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Honeysuckle Rose
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: AC-DC Current
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: Memories of You
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Till Tom Special
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Gone With “What” Wind
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: I Surrender Dear
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: The Sheik of Araby
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Poor Butterfly
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Six Appeal [My Daddy Rocks Me]
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: These Foolish Things
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: Good Enough To Keep
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Lester’s Dream
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: I Never Knew
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: Wholly Cats
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Royal Garden Blues
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: As Long As I Live
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Benny’s Bugle
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Breakfast Feud
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: I’ve Found A New Baby
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: Solo Flight
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Charlie Christian
Tune: Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
Label: Masters of Jazz

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Genius of Electric Guitar
Tune: A Smooth One
Label: Giants of Jazz

Artist: John Stetch
Album: TV Trio
Tune: The Flintstones
Label: Brux

Artist: Dave Douglas
Album: Soul On Soul
Tune: Mary’s Idea
Label: BMG

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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

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PLAYLIST for MAY 20, 2009

CHRIS McGREGOR: Sometime in 1969, South African pianist/composer Chris McGregor participated in two recording sessions in London for Polydor with the cream of the South African exiles and the most adventurous young British musicians. The South African exiles were Chris, Mongezi Feza, Louis Moholo, Dudu Pukwana, the British musicians were Evan Parker, John Surman & Danny Thompso, and expatriate American Barre Phillips played bass on some tracks. The results of the two sessions were four tunes by a trio of Chris, Barre and Louis, and five tunes by a septet of Chris, Mongezi, Dudu, Evan, John, Louis, Barre or Danny.

For reasons that are not clear, none of this music was issued at the time, and these recordings have remained an intriguing and elusive mystery until 2008, when they was issued as two CDs by Fledgling Records of London [www.thebeesknees.com].

As well as playing each of these exciting CDs in full, we’ll take a couple of moments to listen to Kevin Turcotte, who joins John Geggie and Ted Quinlan on the NAC Fourth Stage on May 23, and Mike Murley, David Occhipinti and the Jireh Gospel Choir, who will be part of the 1000 Islands Jazz Festival from May 29 to June 6.

Artist: Chris McGregor Trio
Album: Our Prayer
Tune: Moonlight Aloe
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Chris McGregor Septet
Album: Up to Earth
Tune: Moonlight Aloe
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Chris McGregor Trio
Album: Our Prayer
Tune: Church Mouse
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Chris McGregor Septet
Album: Up to Earth
Tune: Yickytickee
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Chris McGregor Septet
Album: Up to Earth
Tune: Union Special
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Michael Bates Outside Sources
Album: A Fine Balance
Tune: Charcoal
Label: Between the Lines

Artist: Mike Murley & David Occhipinti
Album: Duologue Vol. 2
Tune: Sheep Walking
Label: Occdav

Artist: Chris McGregor Trio
Album: Our Prayer
Tune: Spike Nord
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Chris McGregor Septet
Album: Up to Earth
Tune: Up to Earth
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Chris McGregor Trio
Album: Our Prayer
Tune: Our Prayer
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Chris McGregor Septet
Album: Up to Earth
Tune: Years Ago Now
Label: Fledgling

Artist: Jireh Gospel Choir
Album: Jazz Festival 2009
Tune: Wade In the Water
Label: 1000 Islands

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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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PLAYLIST for MAY 13, 2009

THE BLUES BOX: The Danish record company Storyville has issued a seven CD and one DVD boxed set appropriately named THE BLUES BOX. The box contains recordings made in Denmark and Switzerland in the ‘fifties, ‘sixties and ‘seventies by visiting American blues artists, generally of the pre-Chicago generation. Of the nineteen artists featured tonight, two play harmonica, seven are guitarists, and ten are pianists; all of them sing. I have tried to choose cuts where these artists perform their own compositions, and preferably lesser-known compositions, although in the blues composition is a pretty fluid concept.

We’ll also plug Ranee Lee and Oliver Jones, who’ll be at Centrepointe on May 14, and
Kevin Turcotte, who joins John Geggie and Ted Quinlan on the NAC Fourth Stage on May 23.

Artist: Lonnie Johnson
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Raining on the Cold, Cold Ground
Label: Storyville

Artist: Otis Spann
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Worried Life Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sunnyland Slim
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Prison Bound Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Speckled Red
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Oh! Red
Label: Storyville

Artist: Speckled Red
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: St. Louis Stomp
Label: Storyville

Artist: Ranee Lee & Oliver Jones
Album: Just You, Just Me
Tune: Just You, Just Me
Label: Justin Time

Artist: Steve Holt featuring Kevin Turcotte
Album: Catwalk
Tune: Up Jumped Chuck
Label: Sackville

Artist: Little Brother Montgomery
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Willie Anderson’s Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sippie Wallace
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Bedroom Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sippie Wallace
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Up The Country Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Roosevelt Sykes
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: 44 Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Big Joe Williams
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: El Peso Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Big Joe Williams
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Saturday Night Jump
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sleepy John Estes
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Mountain Cat Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: Robert Pete Williams
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Greyhound Blues
Label: Storyville

Artist: John Henry Barbee
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: I Ain’t Gonna Pick No More Cotton
Label: Storyville

Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Black Brown and White
Label: Storyville

Artist: Memphis Slim
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Big City Girl
Label: Storyville

Artist: Memphis Slim
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Fattening Frogs For Snakes
Label: Storyville

Artist: Champion Jack Dupree
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: In The Evening
Label: Storyville

Artist: Eddie Boyd
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Five Long Years
Label: Storyville

Artist: Eddie Boyd
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: A Reel Good Feeling
Label: Storyville

Artist: Jay McShann
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: Cherry Red
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: The Story of Sonny Boy Williamson
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sonny Boy Williamson
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: I Can’t Understand
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: The Chariot Is Coming
Label: Storyville

Artist: Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
Album: The Blues Box
Tune: I’m Crazy About Your Pie
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 MAY 6, 2009

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Ten recent jazz and blues releases by trumpeter
Vitaly Golovnev, pianists Eyran Katsenelenbogen and Paul Sullivan,
blues guitarists/singers Ricky Gene Hall and Dave Fields,
singers Meryl Romer and Mark Winkler, violinist Mark O’Connor,
the Trio Hot and alto saxophonist Paul van Kemenade.

We’ll also plug Ranee Lee and Oliver Jones, who’ll be at Centrepointe on May 14.

Artist: Vitaly Golovnev
Album: To Whom It May Concern
Tune: Waiting
Label: Tippin’

Artist: Vitaly Golovnev
Album: To Whom It May Concern
Tune: To Whom It May Concern
Label: Tippin’

Artist: Eyran Katsenelenbogen
Album: 88 Fingers
Tune: Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
Label: Eyran

Artist: Eyran Katsenelenbogen
Album: 88 Fingers
Tune: Groovin’ High
Label: Eyran

Artist: Paul Sullivan
Album: Break Away
Tune: Holy Mackerel
Label: River Music

Artist: Ranee Lee & Oliver Jones
Album: Just You, Just Me
Tune: Autumn Leaves
Label: Justin Time

Artist: Ricky Gene Hall
Album: Bam!
Tune: Postman
Label: Yard Dawg

Artist: Ricky Gene Hall
Album: Bam!
Tune: Just My Luck
Label: Yard Dawg

Artist: Dave Fields
Album: All Wound Up
Tune: Ain’t No Crime
Label: FMI

Artist: Meryl Romer
Album: So Sure
Tune: I’ve Waited Long Enough
Label: Lady Pearl Music

Artist: Meryl Romer
Album: So Sure
Tune: Close Your Eyes
Label: Lady Pearl Music

Artist: Mark Winkler
Album: Till I Get It Right
Tune: Spring Is Where You Are
Label: Free Ham

Artist: Mark Winkler
Album: Till I Get It Right
Tune: Till I Get It Right
Label: Free Ham

Artist: Mark O’Connor
Album: Live In New York
Tune: Funky Swing
Label: OMAC

Artist: Trio Hot
Album: Jink
Tune: Yuo Zuo
Label: Nemu

Artist: Trio Hot
Album: Jink
Tune: Stop and Go and Run
Label: Nemu

Artist: Trio Hot
Album: Jink
Tune: Jink
Label: Nemu


Artist: Paul van Kemenade
Album: Two Horns and a Bass
Tune: Goodbye Welcome
Label: Past Perfect

Artist: Paul van Kemenade
Album: Two Horns and a Bass
Tune: Same Two Horns, Same Bass
Label: Past Perfect

Artist: Paul van Kemenade
Album: Two Horns and a Bass
Tune: In A Sentimental Mood
Label: Past Perfect



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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