I've been feeling theme-y, so last night I played all solo piano on my jazz show (www.kopn.org). Given the abundance of top-shelf solo piano recordings, it would be really hard to put together a bad program on this theme, so I take no credit for the way the show sounded. It basically came together on its own.
KOPN Playlist 5-15-07
artist/song/album/record label
1. Fats Waller/Viper's Drag/The Joint is Jumpin'/Bluebird
2. McCoy Tyner/Naima/The Greeting/Milestone
3. Keith Jarrett/Radiance Part VIII/Radiance/ECM
4. Thelonious Monk/Round About Midnight/Monkisms/Piccadilly
5. Oscar Peterson/I Concentrate on You/Oscar Peterson in Russia/Pablo
6. Art Tatum/These Foolish Things/Solo Masterpieces Vol. 8/Pablo
7. Mulgrew Miller/My Man's Gone Now/Work!/Landmark
8. James Williams/New York/Maybeck Recital Hall Series Vol. 42/Concord
9. Marcus Roberts/Black and Tan Fantasy/Alone with Three Giants/Novus
10. Benny Green/Lester Left Town/Naturally/Telarc
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Guitar Heroes of Jazz
The radio station where I volunteer is doing another fund drive, so I decided to put together a little theme for my show last night, in the hope of making the begging a bit more palatable. Below is the playlist for my "Guitar Heroes of Jazz" show. Yes, many greats are missing (e.g., Wes Montgomery, most obviously), but when you only have an hour, you do what you can.
KOPN playlist 5-8-07
artist/song/album/record label
1. Joe Beck/Laura/Tri07/Whaling City Sound
2. Derek Trucks Band/Elvin/Soul Serenade/Columbia
3. Pat Martino/The Phineas Trane/Think Tank/Blue Note
4. John McLaughlin/Afro Blue/After the Rain/Verve
5. Joe Pass & Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen/Yardbird Suite/Chops/Pablo
6. Benny Green (featuring Russell Malone on guitar)/Come On Home/These Are Soulful Days/Blue Note
7. John Scofield/Alfie/En Route/Verve
8. Django Reinhardt/Djangology/Djangology/Bluebird
A couple of notes: The two songs I've heard from that new Joe Beck cd are fabulous. And man, do I need to listen to more Derek Trucks! The only money we received while I was on the air was from a guy who walked into the studio while the Trucks song was playing. He said he was in his car and just had to pull over to make a donation!
KOPN playlist 5-8-07
artist/song/album/record label
1. Joe Beck/Laura/Tri07/Whaling City Sound
2. Derek Trucks Band/Elvin/Soul Serenade/Columbia
3. Pat Martino/The Phineas Trane/Think Tank/Blue Note
4. John McLaughlin/Afro Blue/After the Rain/Verve
5. Joe Pass & Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen/Yardbird Suite/Chops/Pablo
6. Benny Green (featuring Russell Malone on guitar)/Come On Home/These Are Soulful Days/Blue Note
7. John Scofield/Alfie/En Route/Verve
8. Django Reinhardt/Djangology/Djangology/Bluebird
A couple of notes: The two songs I've heard from that new Joe Beck cd are fabulous. And man, do I need to listen to more Derek Trucks! The only money we received while I was on the air was from a guy who walked into the studio while the Trucks song was playing. He said he was in his car and just had to pull over to make a donation!
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Play It Again, Daddy!
My 2-year-old thinks it's 1984. Ever since I checked out the "Stop Making Sense" soundtrack cd from the public library a few months ago, he's decided his favorite song is "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel." This was not one of the more notable songs from the Talking Heads' extremely entertaining concert film, but somehow it's captured my tyke's imagination.
Only David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz perform on this one, although they give off a much larger sound. The tune rollicks along to Frantz's snare drum, with Byrne sounding like a madman, assuring us that (with a little practice) "you can walk, you can talk just like me!" My son dances both with me holding him or by himself, stomping around the living room and jumping in time to the cymbal crashes. He requests it constantly.
I have now heard this song no fewer than 100 times. Fortunately, it's only about two minutes long, so I guess it's only taken up about three hours and change of my life. Actually, watching the little guy dance to it is about as entertaining for me as almost anything he does.
Lately, my son allows us to listen to other songs on the album, and there are many, many fine ones. The Talking Heads were one of the best bands of their time, and that film is really a work of art. I saw it three times when it was released, and still feel mesmerized by the music and staging.
I guess the little acorn doesn't roll far from the big nut, or something like that.
Only David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz perform on this one, although they give off a much larger sound. The tune rollicks along to Frantz's snare drum, with Byrne sounding like a madman, assuring us that (with a little practice) "you can walk, you can talk just like me!" My son dances both with me holding him or by himself, stomping around the living room and jumping in time to the cymbal crashes. He requests it constantly.
I have now heard this song no fewer than 100 times. Fortunately, it's only about two minutes long, so I guess it's only taken up about three hours and change of my life. Actually, watching the little guy dance to it is about as entertaining for me as almost anything he does.
Lately, my son allows us to listen to other songs on the album, and there are many, many fine ones. The Talking Heads were one of the best bands of their time, and that film is really a work of art. I saw it three times when it was released, and still feel mesmerized by the music and staging.
I guess the little acorn doesn't roll far from the big nut, or something like that.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Radio Radio
For about the past 9 years, I've hosted a jazz show on our community radio station, 89.5 fm KOPN (www.kopn.org). It's just a one-hour deal, once a week--Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m. Central, for anyone wishing to check it out on the station's web stream.
For perhaps no one's amusement other than my own, I'll post my show's playlists here from time to time. Feel free to comment on, judge, praise, or ignore my taste in jazz.
KOPN Playlist 5-1-07:
artist/song title/album/record label
1. Paul Desmond/Take Ten/The Best of Paul Desmond/Epic
2. Allen Beeson (local trumpeter)/Oop Scop a Dop/First Time Out/Chase Music Group
3. Bobby McFerrin/Thinkin' About Your Body/Spontaneous Inventions/Blue Note
4. Bob French/Burgundy Street Blues/Marsalis Music Series Honors Bob French/Marsalis Music-Rounder
5. Miles Davis/If I Were a Bell/Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet/Prestige
6. Max Roach Double Quartet/Little Booker/Easy Winners/Soul Note
7. Arturo Sandoval/Sandu/I Remember Clifford/GRP
8. Babel Gilberto/Um Segundo/Momento/Ziriguiboom-Six Degrees
For perhaps no one's amusement other than my own, I'll post my show's playlists here from time to time. Feel free to comment on, judge, praise, or ignore my taste in jazz.
KOPN Playlist 5-1-07:
artist/song title/album/record label
1. Paul Desmond/Take Ten/The Best of Paul Desmond/Epic
2. Allen Beeson (local trumpeter)/Oop Scop a Dop/First Time Out/Chase Music Group
3. Bobby McFerrin/Thinkin' About Your Body/Spontaneous Inventions/Blue Note
4. Bob French/Burgundy Street Blues/Marsalis Music Series Honors Bob French/Marsalis Music-Rounder
5. Miles Davis/If I Were a Bell/Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet/Prestige
6. Max Roach Double Quartet/Little Booker/Easy Winners/Soul Note
7. Arturo Sandoval/Sandu/I Remember Clifford/GRP
8. Babel Gilberto/Um Segundo/Momento/Ziriguiboom-Six Degrees
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