August 30, 2010

PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Recent jazz and blues releases by pianist Makoto Ozone, trombonist Phil Wilson, pianist Dave Peck, singer Hilary Kole, saxophonists
Dave Wilson and Adam Schroeder, harmonica/vocalist Rob Stone, Australian sextet
Way Out West, drummer Chris Massey, bassist Chris Colangelo and the twelve-piece Either Orchestra. Something for everyone!


Artist: Phil Wilson & Makoto Ozone
Album: Live !!
Tune: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave To Me
Label: Capri

Artist: Dave Peck
Album: Modern Romance
Tune: They Say It’s Wonderful
Label: Let’s Play Stella

Artist: Hilary Kole & Monty Alexander
Album: Duets
Tune: All The Way
Label: Justin Time

Artist: Hilary Kole & Hank Jones
Album: Duets
Tune: If I Had You
Label: Justin Time

Artist: Dave Wilson
Album: Spiral
Tune: My Own Prison
Label: Summit

Artist: Adam Schroeder
Album: A Handful of Stars
Tune: Just A Sittin’ and A Rockin’
Label: Capri

Artist: Adam Schroeder
Album: A Handful of Stars
Tune: Just In Time
Label: Capri

Artist: Rob Stone
Album: Back Around Here
Tune: Give Me Time
Label: Earwig

Artist: Rob Stone
Album: Back Around Here
Tune: Lot To Love About You
Label: Earwig

Artist: Way Out West
Album: The Effects of Weather
Tune: December
Label: Jazzhead

Artist: Chris Massey’s “Nue Jazz Project”
Album: Vibrainium
Tune: Change
Label: ChrisMasseyJazz

Artist: Chris Massey’s “Nue Jazz Project”
Album: Vibrainium
Tune: Mr. Twilight
Label: ChrisMasseyJazz

Artist: Chris Colangelo
Album: Elaine’s Song
Tune: Watts Important
Label: C-Note Records

Artist: Chris Colangelo
Album: Elaine’s Song
Tune: Gryffindor’s Revenge
Label: C-Note Records

Artist: The Either Orchestra
Album: Mood Music for Time Travellers
Tune: The (one of a kind) Shimmy
Label: Accurate

Artist: The Either Orchestra
Album: Mood Music for Time Travellers
Tune: Ropa Loca
Label: Accurate

Artist: The Either Orchestra
Album: Mood Music for Time Travellers
Tune: The Petrograd Revision
Label: Accurate


“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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August 29, 2010

SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER on IN A MELLOW TONE

September 1 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz and blues releases
by Chris Colangelo, Either/Orchestra, Hilary Kole, Chris Massey, Makoto Ozone,
Dave Peck, Adam Schroeder, Rob Stone, Way Out West, Dave Wilson and Phil Wilson.

September 8 Jacques Emond: The host of “Swing Is In The Air"
[Sundays from 4:00-5:30pm]will present an Homage to Willem Breuker
and play music by alto saxophonists Lou Donaldson, Herb Geller, Jackie McLean, Charlie Parker, Art Pepper & Bobby Watson.

September 15 Europe Calling: Recent releases recorded in Europe by Sevket Akinci,
Michiel Braam, Joost Buis, Mark Charig, Elastic Jargon, Gridmesh, Nico Huijbregts,
I Compani, ICP Orchestra, Alexey Lapin, Roberto Magris, Evan Parker,
Kate Westbrook and Mike Westbrook.

September 22 Mingus in Amsterdam: The April 10, 1964 concert with Johnny Coles [trumpet], Eric Dolphy [alto sax, flute and bass clarinet], Clifford Jordan
[tenor sax], Jaki Byard [piano] and Dannie Richmond [drums].

September 29 Commitment: The 1981-1983 recordings of the pioneering group Commitment with Will Connell Jr. [flutes, alto sax, bass clarinet], Jason Kao Hwang
[violin, viola & bird calls], William Parker [bass] and Zen Matsuura [drums].

October 6 Listen Before You Buy: The cream of the crop of recent jazz and blues releases by Dave Bass, Sylvia Brooks, Greg Burk, Michael Dease,
Livia Devereux, Xu Fengxia, Gunda Gottschalk, Chie Imaizumi, Darrell Katz, Klezwoods, Vicente Lebron,
Greg Lewis and Jacob Melchior.

October 13 Paul Dunmall: The great English tenor, alto and soprano saxophonist and clarinetist in sessions from May 1995, July 2000, February 2004, April 2008 & July 2009.

October 20 Guitarists: Recent releases by jazz and blues guitarists
Luther Allison, Grady Champion, Andy Cohen, Les Copeland, Jimmy Dawkins,
Terry Gillespie,Gordon Grdina, Sean Harkness, Chris James, Tomas Janzon, JW Jones,
Steve Raegele, Stickman & Tim Woods.

October 27 Great Lady Singers: Ron’s nominations for the six greatest lady jazz singers: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sheila Jordan, Anita O’Day, Sarah Vaughan
and Dinah Washington.

Funding Drive: This year’s CKCU Funding Drive runs from Friday October 22 to Sunday November 7. You can donate by filling in a pre-pledge form, pledging on-line at www.ckcufm.com or by phoning 613-520-3920 during the Funding Drive. Your support is essential for jazz and blues programming at CKCU.

“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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August 19, 2010

PLAYLIST for AUGUST 25, 2010

SAX APPEAL: Tonight we have fifteen saxophonist leaders; five playing soprano sax, two playing alto sax, and eight playing tenor sax. We’ll work our way down from soprano to alto and on to tenor.


Artist: Tineke Postma
Album: The Traveller
Tune: The Eye of the Mind.
Label: KTD

Artist: Dave Anderson Quartet
Album: Clarity
Tune: Juror Number 2
Label: PonyBoy

Artist: Michael Zilber
Album: The Billy Collins Project
Tune: The Blues
Label: OA2

Artist: Wellstone Conspiracy
Album: Motives
Tune: Doop Dee Doop
Label: Origin

Artist: Dave Liebman
Album: Quest: Searching for the New Sound of Be-bop
Tune: Third Visit
Label: Storyville

Artist: Paul van Kemenade
Album: Contemplation
Tune: Princess Beauty
Label: DNL

Artist: Paul van Kemenade
Album: Contemplation
Tune: The Mountain
Label: DNL

Artist: Peter Epstein
Album: Abstract Realism
Tune: Creamy Center
Label: Origin

Artist: Cory Weeds
Album: The Many Deeds of Cory Weeds
Tune: Roofin’ It
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Kelly Jefferson Quartet
Album: Next Exit
Tune: Mandelbrot
Label: Cellar Live

Artist: Ken Peplowski
Album: Noir Blue
Tune: Nobody Else But Me
Label: Capri

Artist: George Brooks Summit
Album: Spirit and Spice
Tune: Monsoon Blues
Label: Earth Brother

Artist: Rich Corpolongo Trio
Album: Get Happy
Tune: Chi Chi
Label: Delmark

Artist: James Moody
Album: 4B
Tune: Along Came Betty
Label: IPO

Artist: Tobias Delius
Album: Luftlucht
Tune: Guest Room/ Luftlucht
Label: ICP

Artist: Odean Pope Quartet
Album: Fresh Breeze
Tune: 956
Label: CIMP

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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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August 12, 2010

PLAYLIST for AUGUST 18, 2010

GUELPH JAZZ FESTIVAL: A preview of the artists who will be appearing at the Guelph Jazz Festival between September 8 and September 12. We’ll be hearing from
Muhal Richard Abrams, Jason Ajemian, Jim Black, Jane Bunnett, Taylor Ho Bynum, Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille, Ken Filiano, Henry Grimes, Marilyn Lerner,
George Lewis, Charles Lloyd, Rob Mazurek, Roscoe Mitchell, Marc Ribot, Jesse Stewart and Chad Taylor.


Artist: Muhal Richard Abrams
Album: Colors in Thirty-Third
Tune: Piano-Cello Song
Label: Black Saint

Artist: Quinsin Nachoff [with Jim Black]
Album: Magic Numbers
Tune: Branches
Label: Songlines

Artist: Jane Bunnett & Don Pullen
Album: New York Duets
Tune: Nice Work
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang [with Taylor Ho Bynum & Ken Filiano]
Album: Stories Before Within
Tune: From East 6th Street
Label: Innova

Artist: Chicago Underground Trio [Jason Ajemian, Rob Mazurek, Chad Taylor]
Album: Chronicle
Tune: Resistance
Label: Delmark

Artist: Marilyn Crispell
Album: For Coltrane
Tune: Lazy Bird
Label: Leo


Artist: Andrew Cyrille, Mark Dresser, Marty Ehrlich
Album: C/D/E
Tune: Aubade
Label: Jazz Magnet

Artist: Henry Grimes Trio
Album: Live at the Kerava Jazz Festival
Tune: Flowers for Albert
Label: Ayler Records

Artist: Marilyn Lerner
Album: Miss Overboard
Tune: Something Said
Label: Justin Time

Artist: George Lewis
Album: Solo Trombone Record
Tune: Lush Life
Label: Sackville

Artist: Charles Lloyd
Album: Rabo de Nube
Tune: Rabo de Nube
Label: ECM

Artist: Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis, Muhal Richard Abrams
Album: Nonaah
Tune: Tahquemenon
Label: Nessa

Artist: Roscoe Mitchell
Album: Nonaah
Tune: Sing
Label: Nessa

Artist: Marc Ribot [with Henry Grimes & Chad Taylor]
Album: Spiritual Unity
Tune: Spirits
Label: Pi

Artist: Jesse Stewart
Album: Music For Found Objects
Tune: Different Strokes
Label: C3R

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato [with Taylor Ho Bynum]
Album: American Tour
Tune: Grass
Label: Splasc[h]


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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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August 05, 2010

PLAYLIST for AUGUST 11, 2010

PIANORAMA: Ten contemporary pianists playing in a variety of styles and in combinations ranging from solo to sextet.


Artist: Beegie Adair
Album: Into Somethin’
Tune: In Walked Bud
Label: Adair Music Group

Artist: Antonio Adolfo & Carol Saboya
Album: Live
Tune: Abertura/Ouverture
Label: Points South

Artist: Antonio Adolfo & Carol Saboya
Album: Live
Tune: Fotografia
Label: Points South

Artist: Antonio Adolfo & Carol Saboya
Album: Here and There
Tune: Every Time We Say Goodbye
Label: AAM

Artist: Antonio Adolfo & Carol Saboya
Album: Here and There
Tune: Nuvens Douradas
Label: AAM

Artist: Ran Blake/Christine Correa
Album: Out of the Shadows
Tune: Deep Song
Label: redpianorecords

Artist: Ran Blake/Christine Correa
Album: Out of the Shadows
Tune: Fine and Dandy
Label: redpianorecords

Artist: Ran Blake/Christine Correa
Album: Out of the Shadows
Tune: When Malindy Sings
Label: redpianorecords

Artist: Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden
Album: Jasmine
Tune: Body and Soul
Label: ECM

Artist: Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden
Album: Jasmine
Tune: No Moon At All
Label: ECM

Artist: Salvatore Bonafede Trio
Album: Sicilian Opening
Tune: Ideal Standard
Label: Jazzeyes

Artist: Hal Galper
Album: E Pluribus Unum
Tune: Rapunzel’s Luncheonette
Label: Origin

Artist: Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson Trio
Album: “Six”
Tune: It’s Only A Paper Moon
Label: Konnex

Artist: Stevens, Siegel & Ferguson Trio
Album: “Six”
Tune: It Never Entered My Mind
Label: Konnex

Artist: Trichotomy
Album: Variations
Tune: Branching Out
Label: NaimJazz

Artist: Russ Kassoff
Album: Bird Fly By
Tune: The Groove Merchant
Label: RHK Jazz

Artist: Andrew Oliver Sextet
Album: 82% Chance of Rain
Tune: 800 Turtles
Label: OA2

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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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August 01, 2010

PLAYLIST for AUGUST 4, 2010

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Fifteen recent jazz and blues releases in a wide variety of styles.

Artist: John Skillman’s Barb City Stompers
Album: De Kalb Blues
Tune: De Kalb Blues
Label: Delmark

Artist: Gordon Grdina’s Box Cutter
Album: New Rules For Noise
Tune: Burning Bright
Label: Spool

Artist: Gordon Grdina’s Box Cutter
Album: New Rules For Noise
Tune: The Bad News
Label: Spool

Artist: Scenes
Album: Rinnova
Tune: Ambleside
Label: Origin

Artist: Corey Christiansen
Album: Outlaw Tractor
Tune: Starstepper
Label: Origin

Artist: Yotam
Album: Resonance
Tune: Daahoud
Label: Jazz Legacy

Artist: Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott
Album: East-West Trumpet Summit
Tune: It’s You Or No One
Label: Origin

Artist: Monica Ramey
Album: Make Someone Happy
Tune: I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
Label: Cognito

Artist: Carrie Wicks
Album: I’ll Get Around To It
Tune: Baby, Get Lost
Label: OA2

Artist: Willie Buck
Album: The Life I Love
Tune: She’s All Right
Label: Delmark

Artist: Willie Buck
Album: The Life I Love
Tune: Found My Baby Gone
Label: Delmark

Artist: Drumheller
Album: Glint
Tune: Please Dance
Label: Rat-Drifting

Artist: Drumheller
Album: Glint
Tune: Sketch #11
Label: Rat-Drifting

Artist: Curtis Fuller
Album: I Will Tell Her
Tune: Time Off
Label: Capri

Artist: Sultans of String
Album: Yalla Yalla!
Tune: Gardens of Lebanon
Label: MCK

Artist: Sultans of String
Album: Yalla Yalla!
Tune: Pinball Wizard
Label: MCK

Artist: James Ousley
Album: Back Home
Tune: Clearing
Label: Tie Records

Artist: Speak
Album: Speak
Tune: Amalgam in the Middle
Label: Origin

Artist: The Mark Lomax Trio
Album: The State of Black America
Tune: Stuck In A Rut
Label: In A Rhyme

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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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