Firstly I would like to thank each and every one of you who donated during CKCU's recent Funding Drive. Through your generosity, CKCU went beyond its target of $109,000, and In A Mellow Tone achieved its target of $2,400. My sincere thanks to you all.
Attached you will find the December/January schedule for In A Mellow Tone. A lot of the programs are based on recent releases; as each year ends there is a flood of new releases. To make coherent programs out of this avalanche, we'll feature Canadian artists on December 2, European labels on December 9, Big Bands on December 16, vocalists, trombonists and guitarists on January 6 and saxophonists, pianists and blues artists on January 13.
On December 23 I'm doing a program that I have meant to do for years; a study on the Father of Blues Piano, the great Jimmy Yancey. The next week [December 30] I'll look back across the year 2009 and play some of the recordings that pleased me most. The last two programs in January 2010 will be devoted to a prodigous project - recording every published composition of Thelonious Monk- carried out in a brilliant and inspired manner by Alexander von Schlippenbach and his associates.
I hope that you will be able to tune in and enjoy these programs.
Cheers,
Ron.
December 2 Gift List – Canadian: Suggestions of seasonal gifts by Canadian jazz and blues performers. Will include Ken Aldcroft, Lina Allemano, Terry Clarke,
Field Trip, John Geggie, Normand Guilbeault, John Hanson, Michael Herring,
Kirk McDonald, Andy Milne, Not the Wind Not the Flag, October Trio, Ted Quinlan, Darren Sigesmund, Cory Weeds and Dave Young.
December 9 Dutch Treat: Recent recordings issued on Dutch, German, Italian and Swiss labels by Abbatoir, James Carter, Carlo Actis Dato, FM Trio, Gianni Lenoci, Juozas Milasius, Pablo Montague, New Nicks, Lewis Porter, Marc Rossi, Eric Vloeimans and Wolter Wierbos.
December 16 Contemporary Big Bands: Meet The Aggregation, Fred Hess Big Band,
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Palermo Big Band, Barry Romberg Ensemble & Southland Big Band.
December 23 Jimmy Yancey: The recordings of Jimmy Yancey, “The Father of Blues Piano”, whose piano playing was beautifully simple and simply beautiful. We’ll play his recordings from May 1939, October 1939, September 1940, December 1943, June 1951 and July 1951.
December 30 Best of 2009: Ron plays some of his favourite acquisitions in 2009, including Ab Baars, Sean Bergin, Bobby Bradford, Alex Cline, Chris McGregor, Harry Miller, MOPDTK, King Oliver, Roswell Rudd, John Stevens, Keith Tippett, Stan Tracey and Corey Wilkes.
January 6 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases [with an emphasis on vocals, trombones and guitars] by Charito, Steve Davis, Graham Dechter, Angela Hagenbach, Jeff Hamilton, Al Henderson, Rachelle House, Kristina, Nick La Riviere, Pamela Luss, Joe Martin, Dom Minasi, Antoinette Montague,
Oslandarly Sextet, Edward Ratliffe, Massimo Sammi, Ben Sidran, Kelley Suttenfield, and Wayne Wallace.
January 13 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases [with an emphasis on saxes, pianists and blues] by American Music Project, Chelsea Baratz, John Beasley, Keith Bennett, Sharel Cassity, Crepuscule Trio, Jon Gordon, Chris Green, Komeda Project, Mike Longo, Chris Potter, Pulse, Q’d Up, Art Sherrod,
Rossano Sportiello, Victor Wainwright, Joe Louis Walker and James Weidman.
January 20 Monk’s Casino Part 1: Alexander von Schlippenbach [piano],
Axel Dorner [trumpet], Rudi Mahall [bass clarinet], Jan Roder [bass] and
Uli Jennessen [drums] play every published Thelonious Monk composition.
An amazing achievement.
January 27 Monk’s Casino Part 2: Alexander von Schlippenbach [piano],
Axel Dorner [trumpet], Rudi Mahall [bass clarinet], Jan Roder [bass] and
li Jennessen [drums] play every published Thelonious Monk composition.
An amazing achievement.
“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 and monthly schedules check: http://www.inamellowtone.com
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Bill Coleman, 1904-1981
About Me
- Ron Sweetman
- Ron Sweetman has been an activist for jazz and blues since arriving in Canada in 1969. He was a founder member of L’Atelier de Musique Experimentale (1972), Jazz Ottawa (1976), and Music Now (1997). He has written for CODA magazine since 1970, and has been a member of the Down Beat International Critics Poll since 1982. He has hosted his weekly jazz and blues radio show “In A Mellow Tone” on CKCU-FM 93.1 since May 1976. In his spare time, Ron is a management consultant.
