LEADING EDGE: Recordings by international and Canadian musicians who are working at the leading edge of contemporary jazz and improvised music, using unusual instrumentation, non-musical instruments, humour, parody, provocative names and titles, extended techniques and spontaneous improvisation.
We’ll also give you a taste of the upcoming concerts by the Cory Weeds Quintet
[at the NAC Fourth Stage on October 5] and the Lina Allemano Four [at the Black Sheep Inn on October 8].
Artist: Raoul van der Weide
Album: Passages
Tune: Bokkenritdersvariatie
Label: Geest Gronden
Artist: Raoul van der Weide
Album: Passages
Tune: Etude
Label: Geest Gronden
Artist: Jean Martin/Justin Haynes
Album: Freedman
Tune: Sittin’ in a Puddle
Label: Barnyard
Artist: Jean Martin/Justin Haynes
Album: Freedman
Tune: So Cry
Label: Barnyard
Artist: Joe Morris/Simon Fell/Alex Ward
Album: The Necessary and the Possible
Tune: Improviserent
Label: Victo
Artist: Cory Weeds Quintet
Album: Everything’s Coming Up Weeds
Tune: 323 Shuter
Label: Cellar Live
Artist: Lina Allemano Four
Album: Gridjam
Tune: Also
Label: Lumo
Artist: Gerry Granelli V16
Album: Vancouver ‘08
Tune: Murder Ballad
Label: Songlines
Artist: Blah Blah 666
Album: It’s Only Life!
Tune: Blah Ouverture
Label: Barnyard
Artist: Blah Blah 666
Album: It’s Only Life!
Tune: Paso
Label: Barnyard
Artist: Blah Blah 666
Album: It’s Only Life!
Tune: Mexican Hat Dance
Label: Barnyard
Artist: Blah Blah 666
Album: It’s Only Life!
Tune: Sonata Tragica
Label: Barnyard
Artist: Brad Shepik
Album: Human Activity Suite
Tune: Human Activity
Label: Songlines
Artist: Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings
Album: Renegades
Tune: Crossroads
Label: Delmark
Artist: Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings
Album: Renegades
Tune: Windance
Label: Delmark
Artist: Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings
Album: Renegades
Tune: Renegades
Label: Delmark
Artist: Bruce Freedman African Groove Band
Album: Live at the Cellar
Tune: Oasis
Label: NOW Orchestra
Artist: Saint Dirt Elementary School
Album: Ice Cream Man Dreams
Tune: Ice Cream Man Dreams
Label: Barnyard
Artist: Saint Dirt Elementary School
Album: Ice Cream Man Dreams
Tune: Sparrow
Label: Barnyard
Artist: I Compani
Album: Circusism
Tune: Petty Theft
Label: Icdisc
Artist: I Compani
Album: Circusism
Tune: TRJRKR
Label: Icdisc
Artist: I Compani
Album: Circusism
Tune: El Star
Label: Icdisc
Artist: Anthony Braxton/Kyle Brenders
Album: Toronto [duets] 2007
Tune: Composition 356
Label: Barnyard
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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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September 24, 2009
September 17, 2009
PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
PIANO SPECIAL: A dozen recent piano releases. We’ll progress from solo piano
[by Dick Hyman and Jessica Williams] to a piano/bass duet [Laurence Hobgood and Charlie Haden] followed by five trios [led by Ben Neuman, Jon Alberts,
Frank van Bommel, Marilyn Lerner and Michael Jefry Stevens], then the augmented trio of Mike Garson, the Gene Harris Quartet, the John Beasley Septet, ending with the Bill Cunliffe Nonet. If the CD includes a blues, that’s the cut I’ve chosen.
Artist: Dick Hyman
Album: In Concert at the Old Mill Inn
Tune: Blackbird
Label: Sackville
Artist: Dick Hyman
Album: In Concert at the Old Mill Inn
Tune: Pass It Along
Label: Sackville
Artist: Jessica Williams
Album: The Art of the Piano
Tune: Triple Door Blues
Label: Mode
Artist: Laurence Hobgood
Album: When the Heart Dances
Tune: New Orleans
Label: Mode
Artist: Ben Neuman
Album: Introductions
Tune: 26-2
Label: OA2
Artist: Ben Neuman
Album: Introductions
Tune: M.J.D.
Label: OA2
Artist: Jon Alberts
Album: Apothecary
Tune: In Your Own Sweet Way
Label: Origin
Artist: Jon Alberts
Album: Apothecary
Tune: Mysterioso
Label: Origin
Artist: Frank van Bommel
Album: Klinkklaar
Tune: Intuitionism
Label: Casco
Artist: Frank van Bommel
Album: Klinkklaar
Tune: Ball Shelly
Label: Casco
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Wallflower
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Corde Lisse
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Tombe
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Premonition
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Sorgen/Rust/Stevens
Album: A Scent in Motion
Tune: Freedom of Choice
Label: Konnex
Artist: Sorgen/Rust/Stevens
Album: A Scent in Motion
Tune: Sentry
Label: Konnex
Artist: Mike Garson
Album: Conversations With My Family
Tune: Blues for the Terrible Twos
Label: Resonance
Artist: Gene Harris
Album: Live in London
Tune: Blues Closer
Label: Resonance
Artist: John Beasley
Album: Letter to Herbie
Tune: 4 AM
Label: Resonance
Artist: Bill Cunliffe
Album: The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Tune: Teenie’s Blues
Label: Resonance
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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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[by Dick Hyman and Jessica Williams] to a piano/bass duet [Laurence Hobgood and Charlie Haden] followed by five trios [led by Ben Neuman, Jon Alberts,
Frank van Bommel, Marilyn Lerner and Michael Jefry Stevens], then the augmented trio of Mike Garson, the Gene Harris Quartet, the John Beasley Septet, ending with the Bill Cunliffe Nonet. If the CD includes a blues, that’s the cut I’ve chosen.
Artist: Dick Hyman
Album: In Concert at the Old Mill Inn
Tune: Blackbird
Label: Sackville
Artist: Dick Hyman
Album: In Concert at the Old Mill Inn
Tune: Pass It Along
Label: Sackville
Artist: Jessica Williams
Album: The Art of the Piano
Tune: Triple Door Blues
Label: Mode
Artist: Laurence Hobgood
Album: When the Heart Dances
Tune: New Orleans
Label: Mode
Artist: Ben Neuman
Album: Introductions
Tune: 26-2
Label: OA2
Artist: Ben Neuman
Album: Introductions
Tune: M.J.D.
Label: OA2
Artist: Jon Alberts
Album: Apothecary
Tune: In Your Own Sweet Way
Label: Origin
Artist: Jon Alberts
Album: Apothecary
Tune: Mysterioso
Label: Origin
Artist: Frank van Bommel
Album: Klinkklaar
Tune: Intuitionism
Label: Casco
Artist: Frank van Bommel
Album: Klinkklaar
Tune: Ball Shelly
Label: Casco
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Wallflower
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Corde Lisse
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Tombe
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Lerner/Brubeck/Fraser
Album: Ugly Beauties
Tune: Premonition
Label: Ambiances Magnetiques
Artist: Sorgen/Rust/Stevens
Album: A Scent in Motion
Tune: Freedom of Choice
Label: Konnex
Artist: Sorgen/Rust/Stevens
Album: A Scent in Motion
Tune: Sentry
Label: Konnex
Artist: Mike Garson
Album: Conversations With My Family
Tune: Blues for the Terrible Twos
Label: Resonance
Artist: Gene Harris
Album: Live in London
Tune: Blues Closer
Label: Resonance
Artist: John Beasley
Album: Letter to Herbie
Tune: 4 AM
Label: Resonance
Artist: Bill Cunliffe
Album: The Blues and the Abstract Truth
Tune: Teenie’s Blues
Label: Resonance
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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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September 14, 2009
PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
THE MODE LABEL: This prestigious classical label has added jazz to its catalogue,
with four delightful CDs by leading contemporary jazz musicians such as
Anthony Braxton, Roland Dahinden, John Heward, Steve Lacy and Joe McPhee.
We’ll sample all four CDs this evening, and we’ll take a moment to remind listeners of Lina Allemano’s upcoming appearance at the Black Sheep Inn on October 8.
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 2
Label: Mode
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 3
Label: Mode
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 4
Label: Mode
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 8
Label: Mode
Artist: Lina Allemano
Album: Pinkeye
Tune: My Man’s Gone Now
Label: Lumo
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: Jet Flight
Label: Mode
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: Dienstagslied
Label: Mode
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: Pisces
Label: Mode
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: El is the Sound of Joy
Label: Mode
Artist: Roland Dahinden (with Anthony Braxton)
Album: Trios
Tune: Free Lines, Part One
Label: Mode
Artist: Steve Lacy
Album: Recessional (for Oliver Johnson)
Tune: Recessional (for Oliver Johnson)
Label: Mode
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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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with four delightful CDs by leading contemporary jazz musicians such as
Anthony Braxton, Roland Dahinden, John Heward, Steve Lacy and Joe McPhee.
We’ll sample all four CDs this evening, and we’ll take a moment to remind listeners of Lina Allemano’s upcoming appearance at the Black Sheep Inn on October 8.
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 2
Label: Mode
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 3
Label: Mode
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 4
Label: Mode
Artist: Joe McPhee & John Heward
Album: Voices: Ten Improvisations
Tune: Improvisation 8
Label: Mode
Artist: Lina Allemano
Album: Pinkeye
Tune: My Man’s Gone Now
Label: Lumo
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: Jet Flight
Label: Mode
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: Dienstagslied
Label: Mode
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: Pisces
Label: Mode
Artist: Respect Sextet
Album: Sirius Respect: The Music of Sun Ra & Stockhausen
Tune: El is the Sound of Joy
Label: Mode
Artist: Roland Dahinden (with Anthony Braxton)
Album: Trios
Tune: Free Lines, Part One
Label: Mode
Artist: Steve Lacy
Album: Recessional (for Oliver Johnson)
Tune: Recessional (for Oliver Johnson)
Label: Mode
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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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September 03, 2009
PLAYLIST for SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
Program Topic: Hiromi Uehara
Guest host Jean Thibault has chosen cuts from five CDs by Japanese pianist Hiromi: Brain (2004), Spiral (2005), Time Control (2007), Beyond Standard (2008) and
Duet with Chick Corea (2008).Approx time: 106:03 Minutes
Artist: Hiromi Uehara
Album: Brain
Tune: 3- Wind Song 05:40
6- Green Tea Farm 04:34
8- Legend of the Purple Valley 10:47
Label: Telarc 2004
Artist: Hiromi Uehara
Album: Spiral
Tune: Music for three piece Orchestra
2- Open Door - Tunning – Prologue 10:13
3- Déjà vu 07:45
4- Reverse 05:09
5- Edge 05:14
Label: Telarc 2005
Artist: Hiromi’s Sonic Bloom
Album: Time Control
Tune: 4- Deep into the Night 08:55
6- Time and Space 07:55
Label: Telarc 2007
Artist: Hiromi’s Sonic Bloom
Album: Beyond Standard
Tune: 9- I’ve got Rhythm 05:51
Label: Telarc 2008
Artist: Hiromi with Chick Corea
Album: Duet Chick Corea and Hiromi
Tune: CD1 6- Bolivar Blues 08:46
CD2 5- Do Mo (Corea Children’s Song 2) 13:02
6-Concerto de Aranjuez (J. Rodrigo) 12:12
Label: Concord Music Group 2008
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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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Guest host Jean Thibault has chosen cuts from five CDs by Japanese pianist Hiromi: Brain (2004), Spiral (2005), Time Control (2007), Beyond Standard (2008) and
Duet with Chick Corea (2008).Approx time: 106:03 Minutes
Artist: Hiromi Uehara
Album: Brain
Tune: 3- Wind Song 05:40
6- Green Tea Farm 04:34
8- Legend of the Purple Valley 10:47
Label: Telarc 2004
Artist: Hiromi Uehara
Album: Spiral
Tune: Music for three piece Orchestra
2- Open Door - Tunning – Prologue 10:13
3- Déjà vu 07:45
4- Reverse 05:09
5- Edge 05:14
Label: Telarc 2005
Artist: Hiromi’s Sonic Bloom
Album: Time Control
Tune: 4- Deep into the Night 08:55
6- Time and Space 07:55
Label: Telarc 2007
Artist: Hiromi’s Sonic Bloom
Album: Beyond Standard
Tune: 9- I’ve got Rhythm 05:51
Label: Telarc 2008
Artist: Hiromi with Chick Corea
Album: Duet Chick Corea and Hiromi
Tune: CD1 6- Bolivar Blues 08:46
CD2 5- Do Mo (Corea Children’s Song 2) 13:02
6-Concerto de Aranjuez (J. Rodrigo) 12:12
Label: Concord Music Group 2008
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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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