WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - December 15, 2010

WHAT’S ON ELSEWHERE – DECEMBER 15, 2010

Halifax: Festival of New & Improvised Music at Sir James Dunn Theatre from January 6 to 8, 2011

Quebec City:

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

Kingston:

Toronto:
Globe Bistro: Julie Michels December 31
Delta Hotel: Blues Summit Jan 15-17
Rex: Peter Hill Quintet December 20 and December 27
Yonge Cantre: Kellylee Evans December 19
Tranzac:
Trane Studio:
Somewhere There:
Music Gallery:
Hugh’s Place: Benefit Concert including Ron Davis Trio on January 10.
Babaluu: Julie Michels every Thursday.
Statlers: Julie Michels every Friday.

Edmonton:

Calgary:

Vancouver:

N.Y.C.
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm. [except 12/26 and Jan 2].
The Stone: Matana Roberts & Carla Kihlstedt on Friday. The Just Ornette Quartet on Sunday. Marty Ehrlich December 20.Henry Grimes, Marc Ribot, Chad Taylor & John Zorn on Dec.31.
Local 269: Fay Victor Dec 20. Ken Filiano, Darius Jones, Chad Taylor Dec 27.
Roulette:
Cornelia Street Café: Vijay Iyer December 17.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org

PLAYLIST for DECEMBER 15, 2010

ORNETTE COLEMAN REUNION QUARTET: A magnificent concert by the re-united Ornette Coleman Quartet [Ornette on alto sax, Don Cherry on pocket trumpet, Charlie Haden on bass and Billy Higgins on drums] recorded at the Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia, Italy on April 24, 1990.

We’ll also play you a cut by Christine Fagan whose CD release concert takes place at the National Arts Centre Fourth Stage on Friday [December 17].


Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Telescope
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Him and Her
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Buckminster Fuller
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Magic
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Dancing Flower
Label: Domino

Artist: Christine Fagan
Album: Once
Tune: A Dream That’s Blue
Label: Fagan

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: If You Could See My Eyes
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Spelling the Alphabet
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Word for Bird
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Singing in the Shower
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: Lonely Woman
Label: Domino

Artist: Ornette Coleman Quartet
Album: Reunion 1990
Tune: The Sphinx
Label: Domino

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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 DECEMBER 8, 2010

LULA REED: A singer with a distinctive style, who came from the church, found fame
with R&B bandleader Sonny Thompson, but gave it all up to return to the church.
Lula Marietta McClelland was born on March 21, 1926 in Minjo Junction, Ohio. She began her singing career in a church choir, but when she came of age she was encouraged by family and friends to make singing her career. Her first recording session was as vocalist Lula Reed with Sonny Thompson and his Orchestra in December 1951. One tune “I’ll Drown In My Tears” was an immediate success, and by October 1952 she was recording as a solo singer, accompanied by Sonny Thompson. On all her recordings for King, she was accompanied by Sonny Thompson, and this partnership led to them getting married. The final date for King was in August, 1956, after which they moved to the Argo label, for whom they made four sessions in 1958/59, before returning to King in 1961, who put out their recordings on their subsidiary label Federal. After four sessions for Federal, Lula moved in 1962 to the Tangerine label of Ray Charles, who had made a successful cover recording in 1959 of her initial hit “I’ll Drown In My Tears”. After five recording sessions for Tangerine, and with her marriage falling apart, Lula Reed retired from show-business and returned to the church. She died of cancer in Detroit on June 21, 2008. Tonight we’ll hear her recordings from December 1951 to February 1962 for the King and Federal labels.

We’ll also play you a cut by Drumheller, who are appearing at the Avant-Garde on December 11, and a cut by the Bernard Stepien Orchestra, whose “A Very Ayler Christmas” CD release concert takes place at the Mercury Lounge on December 14.


Artist: Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Label: Ace

Artist: Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Last Night
Label: Ace

Artist: Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Waiting To Be Loved By You
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Don’t Make Me Love You
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Blue and Moody
Tune: My Poor Heart
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Blue and Moody
Tune: Going Back To Mexico
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Your Key Don’t Fit No More
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Bump On A Log
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: A Quiet Time With Jesus
Label: Ace

Artist: Drumheller
Album: Glint
Tune: Quilted Hands
Label: Rat-Drifting

Artist: Bernard Stepien Orchestra
Album: A Very Ayler Christmas
Tune: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing/Infinite Spirit
Label: Stepien

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: I’ll Upset You Baby
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Sick and Tired
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Jealous Love
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Without Love (Ain’t It A Shame)
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: I’m Gone, Yes I’m Gone
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Living In Misery
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: Why Don’t You Come On Home
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: I’ll Drown In My Tears
Tune: I’m Giving All My Love
Label: Ace

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Blue and Moody
Tune: Three Men
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Blue and Moody
Tune: Every Second
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Blue and Moody
Tune: Sample Man
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: Waste No More Tears
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: Know What You’re Doing
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: I Got A Notion
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: Puddentane
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: I’m A Woman (Buy I Don’t Talk Too Much)
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: I Know
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed & Freddy King
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: (Let Your Love) Watch Over Me
Label: King

Artist: Lula Reed & Freddy King
Album: Boy-Girl-Boy
Tune: You Can’t Hide
Label: King

Artist: Bernard Stepien Orchestra
Album: A Very Ayler Christmas
Tune: Vibrations/Good King Wenceslas
Label: Stepien

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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 DECEMBER 1, 2010

SEASONAL SUGGESTIONS: Fifteen recent releases, many featuring saxophones, which you might consider as seasonal gifts for your friends [or yourself].

We’ll also play you a cut by Drumheller, who are appearing at the Avant-Garde on December 11, and a cut by the Bernard Stepien Orchestra, whose “A Very Ayler Christmas” CD release concert takes place at the Mercury Lounge on December 14.


Artist: Hadley Caliman & Pete Christlieb
Album: Reunion
Tune: Little Dex
Label: Origin

Artist: Christina Dahl Trio
Album: Now Is Now
Tune: Lovely Angel
Label: Storyville

Artist: Ab Baars
Album: Time to do my Lions
Tune: The Rhythm is in the Sound
Label: Wig

Artist: Eli Degibri
Album: Israeli Song
Tune: Jealous Eyes
Label: Anzic

Artist: John Goldman’s Quadrangle
Album: Outside the Box
Tune: Monk’s Mood
Label: jgjazz

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

Artist: Bernard Stepien Orchestra
Album: A Very Ayler Christmas
Tune: Deck the Halls
Label: Stepien

Artist: Bruce Williamson Quartet
Album: Standard Transmission
Tune: Sweet and Lovely
Label: Origin

Artist: Benjamin Herman
Album: Hypochristmastreefuzz
Tune: Blues After Piet
Label: Roach

Artist: Richard Underhill
Album: Free Spirit
Tune: Hustle Up
Label: Stubby

Artist: Dan Adler
Album: Back to the Bridge
Tune: Silver & Gold
Label: Emdan

Artist: Tom Rizzo
Album: Imaginary Numbers
Tune: Oleo
Label: Origin

Artist: Soft Machine Legacy
Album: Live Adventures
Tune: Gesolrout
Label: Moonjune

Artist: Peripheral Vision
Album: Peripheral Vision
Tune: Says You
Label: Step3

Artist: Mario Romano Quartet
Album: Valentina
Tune: Via Romano
Label: Alma

Artist: UOU
Album: Home
Tune: Cat’s Play
Label: Tippin’

Artist: Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington
Album: Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Two
Tune: Wishful Thinking
Label: 0A2

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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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DECEMBER & JANUARY on IN A MELLOW TONE

December 1 Seasonal Suggestions: Recent jazz releases, with an emphasis on
instrumental performances and particularly saxophonists: Will be chosen from
Dan Adler, Ab Baars, Hadley Caliman, Pete Christlieb, Christina Dahl, Eli Degribi, John Goldman, Benjamin Herman, Michael Herring, Aaron Lington, Tom Rizzo,
Mario Romano, Don Scott, Soft Machine Legacy, Paul Tynan, Richard Underhill,
UOU and Bruce Williamson.

December 8 Lula Reed: A singer with a distinctive style, who came from the church, found fame with R&B bandleader Sonny Thompson, but gave it all up to return to the church. We’ll hear her recordings from 1951 to 1962 for the King and Federal labels.

December 15 Ornette Coleman Quartet Reunion: The magnificent 1990 Italian concert by the reunited Ornette Coleman Quartet of Ornette Coleman [alto sax], Don Cherry [trumpet], Charlie Haden [bass] and Billy Higgins [drums].

December 22 Teddy Wilson: This elegant pianist in solo, trio, quartet, sextet and big band performances recorded between 1939 and 1983.

December 29 The Best of 2010: Ron’s choice of the best jazz and blues recordings that he acquired during 2010.

January 5 Listen Before You Buy: Recent jazz releases. Will be chosen from
Jason Adasiewicz, Alaniaris, Avishai Cohen, Tom Culver, Chris Dahlgn,
Exploding Star Orchestra, Tania Gill, Brad Goode, Phil Hawkins, Darcy Hepner,
Jazz Passengers, Matt Jorgensen, Dave Liebman, Mathias Lupri, Sue Richardson,
Keith & Julie Tippett and Undivided.

January 12 Jim Reil: Co-Host Jim Reil introduces himself, musically speaking, with a taste of what you can expect from his future shows-from vintage Basie and Ellington to last month’s Vandermark 5 and Mary Halverson.

January 19 Sketches of Spain: Miles Davis and Gil Evans recorded these pieces in November 1959 and March 1960. Trumpeter Lew Soloff re-recorded five of them with Steve Richman conducting the Harmonie Ensemble New York in May 2008. We’ll compare the two recordings tune by tune.

January 26 Vocalese: Co-Host and singer Anna Williams brings us Vocalese: the Art and the Artists – tracing the art of Vocalese from the original solos to the singers’ versions with premier practitioners like King Pleasure,
Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling and the Manhattan Transfer.


“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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