January 30, 2011

PLAYLIST for FEBRUARY 2, 2011

LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY: Recent releases by seven trumpeters and one saxophonist.

During the program, we’ll tell you about a possibility of attending a private concert by Laila Biali on February 10, and we’ll play you a sample cut from Gord Grdina, who will be playing at the NAC Fourth Stage on February 21.


Artist: Sue Richardson
Album: Fanfare
Tune: Opening Fanfare
Label: Splash Point

Artist: Sue Richardson
Album: Fanfare
Tune: Inbetween
Label: Splash Point

Artist: Sue Richardson
Album: Fanfare
Tune: Eat Me up
Label: Splash Point

Artist: Mac Gollehon
Album: Mac Straight Ahead
Tune: Round Midnight
Label: American Showplace

Artist: Mac Gollehon
Album: Mac Straight Ahead
Tune: After You’ve Gone
Label: American Showplace

Artist: Brad Goode
Album: Tight Like This
Tune: Changes
Label: Delmark

Artist: Brad Goode
Album: Tight Like This
Tune: Climbing Out
Label: Delmark

Artist: Thomas Marriott
Album: Constraints and Liberations
Tune: Constraints and Liberations
Label: Origin

Artist: Chad McCullogh
Album: The Sky Cries
Tune: Where The Sky Cries
Label: Origin

Artist: Gord Grdina
Album: If Accident Will
Tune: The Monk
Label: Plunge

Artist: Jason Robinson
Album: Cerberus Reigning
Tune: Smoldering Ruins
Label: Accretions

Artist: Jason Robinson
Album: Cerberus Reigning
Tune: The Final Horizon
Label: Accretions

Artist: Jason Robinson
Album: Cerberus Reigning
Tune: Broken Seals
Label: Accretions

Artist: Jason Robinson & Anthony Davis
Album: Cerulean Landscape
Tune: Shimmer
Label: Clean Feed

Artist: Jason Robinson
Album: The Two Faces of Janus
Tune: Return to Pacasmayo
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Avishai Cohen
Album: Triveni
Tune: Amenu
Label: Anzic

Artist: Avishai Cohen
Album: Triveni
Tune: One Man’s Idea
Label: Anzic

Artist: Wadada Leo Smith and Ed Blackwell
Album: The Blue Mountain’s Sun Drummer
Tune: Buffalo People: A Blues Ritual Dance
Label: Kabell

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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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January 27, 2011

FEBRUARY & MARCH on IN A MELLOW TONE

February 2 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz releases, with a focus on trumpeters Avishai Cohen, Mac Gollehon, Brad Goode, Thomas Marriott, Chad McCullough, Sue Richardson and Wadada Leo Smith, plus a feature spot for three recent releases by saxophonist Jason Robinson.

February 9 Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King: In our first Black History Month program, we’ll feature musical and verbal tributes to writer Frederick Douglass and activist Martin Luther King.

February 16 Johnny Coles: In our second Black History Month program, we’ll feature black trumpeter Johnny Coles, whose career included playing with
Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Gil Evans.

February 23 Black Canadian Musicians: In our third Black History Month program, Co-Host Anna Williams plays recordings by black Canadian instrumentalists and singers.

March 2 Listen Before You Buy: The cream of the crop of recent jazz releases, with the
Aeroplane Trio, Lina Allemano, Carsten Dahl, Bob Gluck, Michael Jefry Stevens,
Gordon Lee, Jeff Palmer, Peter Paulsen, Joey Sellers, Subtle Lip Can,
Bruno Tocanne, Undivided, and Wayne Wallace.

March 9 Sax Appeal: Saxophonists Dmitry Baevsky, Jane Ira Bloom, Alex Dean,
Jake Fryer, Peter Macdonough, Mike Murley, Bud Shank, Wil Swindler,
Paul Van Kemenade and Chris Woodbury.

March 16 Henry Threadgill: Co-Host Jim Reil explores the career of seminal Chicago musician and composer Henry Threadgill through selections from the recent Mosaic 8-CD box set of Threadgill’s Columbia and RCA recordings. Outstanding and diverse music from one of the greats.

March 23 Ethiopian Jazz: Co-Host Alnoor Allidina presents two hours of Ethiopian jazz, focusing heavily on Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke.

March 30 March 30 Recordings: Co-Host Ron Steeds presents some of the jazz and blues recorded on March 30 between 1925 and 1996. We'll hear the Little Ramblers, Jimmy Noone, Jabbo Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Griffin, David Murray & Dave Burrell, the Lounge Lizards and the Keith Jarrett Trio among others.


“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: www.inamellowtone.com

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January 26, 2011

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE JANUARY 26, 2011

Halifax: St. David’s Presbyterian Church: Gerry Hemingway February 1 & 2.

Quebec City:

Montreal: Cagibi:
Casa del Popolo: Sainct Laurens: January 27. Subtle Lips Can February 3.
Casa Obscura:
Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur: Frank Lozano February 4.
Cheval Blanc: Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay January 30.
Diese Onze: Samuel Blais January 27. Felix Stussi January 29.
House of Jazz:
La Brique:
L’Envers: Dream Algebra January 28.
Lion D’Or:
Maison de la Culture Rosemont: Karen Young February 2.
Jean-Pierre Zanella February 18.
O Patro Vys: Steve Swell & Tom Walsh January 28.
Sala Rossa: Altsys Jazz Orchestra January 27.
Theatre du Grand Sault: Normand Guilbeault Ensemble+Karen Young January 28.
Upstairs:

Kingston: Public Library: Mike Murley, Rich Brown,Ted Warren February 13. Kingston Jazz Composers Collective March 13. Arlene Smith & Mark Eisenman April 10.

Toronto: Arraymusic Space: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on second Friday of each month.
Babaluu: Julie Michels every Thursday.
The Central: Creative music every Sunday afternoon.
Four Seasons Centre: Don Thompson & Bill McBirnie March 3.
Markham Theatre: Hiromi February 19.
Music Gallery:
Old Mill:
Quotes: Bill McBirnie & Canadian Jazz Quartet March 4.
Rex: The Jive Bombers January 28. Peter Hill Quintet January 31.
Somewhere There: Ghost Eye tomorrow.
Statlers: Julie Michels every Friday.
St. Jude’s Anglican Church: Bill McBirnie & Canadian Jazz Quartet February 12.
Trane Studio:
Tranzac: Kyle Brenders Quartet January 30.
Lina Allemano Four on 2nd Sunday of each month.

Vancouver:

N.Y.C. Cornelia Street Café:
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm.
Local 269:
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.
Roulette:
The Stone:
92Y Tribeca: Myra Melford’s Promised Land on January 29.

Chicago: Hungry Brain: Available Jelly February 20 & 23.
Chicago Cultural Centre: Available Jelly February 22.

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January 20, 2011

PLAYLIST for JANUARY 26, 2011

Playlist January 26, 2011

Program Topic: Vocalese the Art and the Artists – tracing the art of Vocalese from the original solos to the singers’ versions with premier practitioners like Eddie Jefferson, Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling and the Manhattan Transfer, presented by Co-Host and singer Anna Williams.

Artist: James Moody
Album: Quadromania James Moody: Just Moody
Tune: I’m in the Mood for Love
Label: Membran

Artist: King Pleasure (Clarence Beaks)
Album: Interpretation of Moods
Tune: Moody’s Mood for Love
Label: Classic World Productions Inc

Artist: Eddie Jefferson
Album: Body and Soul
Tune: There I go, there I go again (Moody’s Mood for Love)
Label: Prestige

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Kind of Blue
Tune: So What
Label: Columbia

Artist: Eddie Jefferson
Album: Body and Soul
Tune: So What
Label: Prestige

Artist: Wardell Gray
Album: Twisted: The Wardell Gray Story
Tune: Twisted
Label: Proper

Artist: Lambert Hendricks and Ross
Album: Lambert Hendricks and Ross: The Hottest New Group in Jazz
Tune: Twisted
Label: Columbia

Artist: Miles Davis
Album: Kind of Blue
Tune: Freddie Freeloader
Label: Columbia

Artist: Jon Hendricks
Album: Jon Hendricks and Friends: Freddie Freeloader
Tune: Freddie Freeloader
Label: Denon

Artist: Herbie Hancock
Album: Maiden Voyage
Tune: Maiden Voyage
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Mark Murphy
Album: Jazz Standards
Tune: Maiden Voyage
Label: 32 Jazz

Artist: Thelonious Sphere Monk
Album: Live at the It Club
Tune: Blues Five Spot (Five Spot Blues)
Label: Columbia

Artist: Giacomo Gates
Album: Blue Skies
Tune: Five Cooper Square
Label: DMP

Artist: The Quintet
Album: Jazz at Massey Hall
Tune: A Night in Tunisia
Label: Blue Note

Artist: The Manhattan Transfer
Album: Vocalese
Tune: Another Night in Tunisia
Label: Atlantic

Artist: Dave Brubeck Quartet
Album: Brubeck Time
Tune: Audrey
Label: Columbia

Artist: Kurt Elling
Album: Close Your Eyes
Tune: Those Clouds are Heavy, You Dig?
Label: Blue Note

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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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January 19, 2011

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - JANUARY 19, 2011

Halifax:

Quebec City:

Montreal:
Cagibi: Scott Thomson & Friends January 25.
Casa del Popolo: Sainct Laurens: January 27. Subtle Lips Can February 3.
Casa Obscura:
Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur:
Cheval Blanc: Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay Sunday & January 30.
House of Jazz:
La Brique:
L’Envers: Dream Algebra January 28.
Lion D’Or:
O Patro Vys: Steve Swell & Tom Walsh January 28.
Sala Rossa:
Theatre du Graund Sault: Normand Guilbeault Ensemble+Karen Young January 28.
Upstairs: Jon Irabagon Quartet Friday and Saturday. Abel Maxwell on Sunday.

Kingston: Public Library: Dave Young & Robi Botos January 23. Mike Murley, Rich Brown, Ted Warren February 13. Kingston Jazz Composers Collective March 13. Arlene Smith & Mark Eisenman April 10.

Toronto:
Arraymusic Space: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on second Friday of each month.
Babaluu: Julie Michels every Thursday.
The Central: Creative music every Sunday afternoon.
Imperial Pub: Hamid Drake & AIM musicians January 22 & 23.
Music Gallery:
Old Mill:
Rex: The Jive Bombers January 21 & 28. Vektor January 22 & 23. Peter Hill Quintet January 31.
Somewhere There: Ghost Eye tomorrow. Nicole Rampersaud January 22. Christine Duncan Voice Workshop January 23.
Statlers: Julie Michels every Friday.
Trane Studio:
Tranzac: Drumheller January 25. Lina Allemano Four on second Sunday of each month.

Vancouver:

N.Y.C.
Cornelia Street Café:
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm.
Local 269:
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.
Roulette:
The Stone:
92Y Tribeca: Myra Melford’s Promised Land on January 29.

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January 13, 2011

PLAYLIST for JANUARY 19, 2011

SKETCHES OF SPAIN: We’ll do a side-by-side comparison of the original Miles Davis/Gil Evans recordings made in November 1959 and March 1960, and the May 2008 re-recordings by Lew Soloff and the Harmonie Ensemble New York.

During the program, we’ll play you a sample cut from Zack Lober’s The Story, who will be playing at the NAC Fourth Stage on January 24.

We’ll round out the program with the music of Mike Rud, who will be appearing with Brian Browne, John Geggie and Archie Alleyne at the NAC Fourth Stage on January 29.


Artist: Miles Davis/Gil Evans
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Concierto de Aranjuez
Label: Columbia

Artist: Lew Soloff, Steve Richman & Harmonie Ensemble New York
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Concierto de Aranjuez
Label: Sheffield Lab

Artist: Miles Davis/Gil Evans
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Will O’ the Wisp
Label: Columbia

Artist: Lew Soloff, Steve Richman & Harmonie Ensemble New York
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Will O’ the Wisp
Label: Sheffield Lab

Artist: Zack Lober
Album: The Story
Tune: Gullin Bursti
Label: The Story

Artist: Miles Davis/Gil Evans
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: The Pan Piper
Label: Columbia

Artist: Lew Soloff, Steve Richman & Harmonie Ensemble New York
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: The Pan Piper
Label: Sheffield Lab

Artist: Miles Davis/Gil Evans
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Saeta
Label: Columbia

Artist: Lew Soloff, Steve Richman & Harmonie Ensemble New York
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Saeta
Label: Sheffield Lab

Artist: Miles Davis/Gil Evans
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Solea
Label: Columbia

Artist: Lew Soloff, Steve Richman & Harmonie Ensemble New York
Album: Sketches of Spain
Tune: Solea
Label: Sheffield Lab

Artist: Mike Rud
Album: Live From Lotusland
Tune: Punctilios
Label: Cellar Live

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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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January 12, 2011

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - JANUARY 12, 2011

WHAT’S ON ELSEWHERE – JANUARY 12, 2011


Halifax:

Quebec City:

Montreal:
Cagibi:
Casa del Popolo:
Casa Obscura:
Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur:
House of Jazz:
La Brique:
L’Envers:
Lion D’Or:
Sala Rossa: Lettingo January 17 & 18.
Upstairs:

Kingston: Public Library: Dave Young & Robi Botos January 23. Mike Murley, Rich Brown, Ted Warren February 13. Kingston Jazz Composers Collective March 13. Arlene Smith & Mark Eisenman April 10.

Toronto:
Arraymusic Space: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on second Friday of each month.
Babaluu: Julie Michels every Thursday.
The Central: Creative music every Sunday afternoon. Ken Aldcroft January 16.
Delta Hotel: Blues Summit Jan 15-17.
Music Gallery:
Old Mill: Mark Eisenman Trio January 15.
Rex: The Jive Bombers January 14, 21, 28.
Somewhere There: Ghost Eye tomorrow. Christine Duncan workshop January 16.
Statlers: Julie Michels every Friday.
Trane Studio:
Tranzac: The Rent January 14.

Vancouver:

N.Y.C.
Cornelia Street Café:
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm.
Local 269:
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.
Roulette:
The Stone:

January 06, 2011

PLAYLIST for JANUARY 12, 2011

Co-Host Jim Reil introduces himself, musically speaking, with a taste of what you can expect from his future shows - from vintage Ellington to last year’s Allison Miller and Mary Halvorson.


Artist: Allison Miller
Album: Boom Tic Boom
Track: Cheyenne
Label: Foxhaven Records 2010

Artist: Allison Miller
Album: Boom Tic Boom
Track: CFS (Candy Flavored Sidewalks)
Label: Foxhaven Records 2010

Artist: Abdullah Ibrahim
Album: Echoes From Africa
Track: Zikr
Label: Enja 1979

Artist: David Torn
Album: Prezens
Track: AK
Label: ECM 2007

Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: Never No Lament: The Blanton Webster Band
Track: Concerto for Cootie
Label: RCA

Artist: Quincy Jones
Album: This Is How I Feel About Jazz
Track: Boo's Blues
Label: Hallmark Recordings 1957

Artist: Vijay Iyer
Album: Solo
Track: Black & Tan Fantasy
Label: Act Music + Vision 2010

Artist: Keith Jarrett
Album: Paris/London - Testament
Track: Part VII - Salle Pleyel, Paris (Live)
Label: ECM 2009

Artist: Ernst Reijseger
Album: Janna
Track: Jangelma
Label: Winter & Winter 2002

Artist: Henry Threadgill
Album: The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings
Track: Bermuda Blues
Label: Mosaic 2010

Artist: Isaiah Ceccarelli
Album: Lieux-dits
Track: La luna dessedyanta
Label: Ambiances Magnétiques 2006

Artist: Mary Halvorson Quintet
Album: Saturn Sings
Track: Mile High Like (No. 16)
Label: Firehouse 12 2010

Artist: Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Album: Infernal Machines
Track: Transit
Label: New Amsterdam 2009

Artist: Dave Douglas
Album: A Single Sky
Track: Campaign Trail
Label: Greenleaf 2009


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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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January 05, 2011

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - JANUARY 5, 2011

WHAT’S ON ELSEWHERE – JANUARY 5, 2011


Halifax: Festival of New & Improvised Music at Sir James Dunn Theatre from January 6 to 8.

Quebec City:

Montreal:
Cagibi:
Casa del Popolo:
Casa Obscura:
Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur:
House of Jazz:
La Brique:
L’Envers:
Lion D’Or:
Sala Rossa:
Upstairs:

Kingston: Public Library: Dave Young & Robi Botos January 23. Mike Murley, Rich Brown, Ted Warren February 13. Kingston Jazz Composers Collective March 13. Arlene Smith & Mark Eisenman April 10.

Toronto:
Babaluu: Julie Michels every Thursday.
The Central: Creative music every Sunday afternoon.
Chalkers Pub: Mark Eisenman Trio January 8.
Delta Hotel: Blues Summit Jan 15-17.
Hugh’s Place: Benefit Concert including Ron Davis Trio on January 10.
Music Gallery:
Old Mill: Mark Eisenman Trio January 15.
Placebo Space: Weasel Walter, Mary Halvorson, Peter Evans & 3 other groups on Friday.
Rex: The Jive Bombers January 7, 14, 21, 28.
Somewhere There: Ancient Egypt on Friday.
Statlers: Julie Michels every Friday.
Trane Studio:
Tranzac: Lina Allemano Four on Sunday.

Vancouver:

N.Y.C.
Cornelia Street Café:
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm. Also Ken Aldcroft & William Parker January 7.
Local 269: Michael Bisio & Francois Grillot January 10.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.
Roulette:
The Stone:
University of the Streets: Dom Minasi String Quartet on January 11.

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