Playlist, April 29, 2007

Set One
Charles Earland; Sister Sadie; The Mighty Burner (2004 HighNote)
Chad Rager Groove; Whipping Post; 21st Century Groove (2006 Strokelnd)
Miles Davis; Milestones; Miles in Berlin (2005 Sony)
Mark Murphy; All Blues; Bop for Miles (2004 HighNote)
Giacomo Gates; Four; Blue Skies (1995 DMP)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Miles Davis; Ah-Leu-Cha; At Newport 1958 (2001 Sony)
Frank Morgan; 'Round Midnight; City Nights (2004 HighNote)
Wayne Wallace; R.S.V.P.; Dedication (2006 Patois)
[mic break 10:55 a.m.]

11-11:30 a.m.
Interview with Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger

11: 30 a.m.
Pledge break

Set Three
Frank Morgan; Cherokee; City Nights (2004 HighNote)
Count Basie/Joe Turner; The Honeydripper; The Bosses (1974 Pablo)
John Surman Quartet; Moonshine Dancer; Stranger Than Fiction (1994 ECM)
John Surman Quartet; Running Sands; Stranger Than Fiction (1994 ECM)
Kenny Burrell; Sultry Seranade; Ellington a la Carte (1993 Muse)
Jane Stuart; It Might as Well Be Spring; Beginning to See the Light (2006 Jane Stuart)
Hendrik Meurkens; I Can't Get Started; New York Samba Jazz Quartet (2007 Zoho)
[mic break 1:31 p.m.]

Set Four
Leonisa Ardizzone Quartet; Nature Boy; Afraid of the Heights (2006 Ardijenn)
Ray Barretto & New World Spirit; Effendi; Taboo (1994 Concord)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; What Might Have Been; Only In New York (DMP)
Ricky Ford; Nigeria Blues; Tenor Madness Too! (1995 Muse)
[2:00 p.m.]

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The making of Apostrophe & Over-nite Sensation

Parts 2, 3, 4 & 5 are also up on YouTube.
(Hat tip: Kill Ugly Radio)

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Premiums for April 22nd

CDs ($50 pledge)

Wayne Escoffery, Veneration
Anais Mitchell, The Brightness (2)
Eric Alexander, It's All in the Game
Gerry Mulligan, Folio Collection
Stanly Turrentine, The Story of Jazz
Count Basie, Volume 10 - 1939
Count Basie, Volume 11 - 1939
Sonny Stitt, Folio Collection (2)
Earl Hines, At Home
Robert Cray, Take Your Shoes Off
Michael Coppolla, Monster Guitar
Andrew Lamb, Portrait in the Mist
The Real Group, Live in Stockholm
Richie Hart, Greasy Street

Playlist, April 22, 2007

Set One
Earth Wind & Fire, That's The Way of the World; The Best of (1978 Columbia)
Don Braden; You Can't Hide Love; Workin' (2006 HighNote)
Tower of Power; Ebony Jam; In the Slot (1975 Warner Bros)
Frank Zappa; Village of the Sun>Echidna's Arf; Zappa Picks by Larry LaLond of Primus (2002 Rykodisc)
The Meters; Fire on the Bayou; Funkify Your Life (Anthology) (1995 Rhino)
[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Two
Duke Ellington; Skin Deep; The 1952 Seattle Concert (1995 RCA)
David "Fathead" Newman; Caravan; Chillin' (1999 HighNote)
Duke Ellington; Caravan; The 1952 Seattle Concert (1995 RCA)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Duke Ellington; Harlem Suite; The 1952 Seattle Concert (1995 RCA)
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Fundraising

Set Four
Eric Alexander; It's All in the Game; It's All in the Game
John Pattitucci; The Root; Line by Line (2006 Concord)
John Pattitucci; Agitato Line by Line (2006 Concord)
John Pattitucci; Circular; Line by Line (2006 Concord)
Etta Jones; Second Time Around; Sings Sammy Cahn (1999 HighNote)
Bobby Broom; Can't Buy Me Love; Song and Dance (2007 Origin)
[mic break 1:24 p.m.]

Set Five
Fats Waller; My Mommy Sent Me to the Store; The Indespensable Fats Waller vol. 9/10 (1993 BMG)
Fats Waller; Fats Waller's Original E-Flat Blues; The Indespensable Fats Waller vol. 9/10 (1993 BMG)
Emerson Lake & Palmer; Toccata; Welcome Back My Friends (1973 Manticore)
Dean Schmidt; Pop Star; I Know Nothing (2007 OA2)
Frank Zappa; Dog Breath; Zappa Picks by Jon Fishman of Pfish (2002 Rykodisc)
Emerson Lake & Palmer; Piano Improvisations>Take a Pebble; Welcome Back My Friends (1973 Manticore)
[2:00 p.m.]

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A Whale Blows in Brooklyn

The Gowanus Lounge updates a report on a whale sighting in Brooklyn. Not in the ocean off Coney Island, mind you, but in the infamous Gowanus Canal. Will wonders never cease.

Marine biologists are on the scene and say the whale appears to be in good health. They also say the whale will be hard to coax away from the Gowanus unless he/she actually wants to leave.

It's probably nothing to worry about unless the whale shows up in Park Slope pushing a double-wide stroller.

Previously: Breaking: Whale in the Gowanus Canal.

UPDATE: Sludgie died late Wednesday afternoon. WCBS-TV also points out that the whale was in Gowanus Bay, but not the canal itself.

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Flood

I got water in my basement. Not a lot, but the couple of inches I got were enough to ruin my office and make a big mess. Blogging will be very light until I get back to normal. At this point I don't even know what I'm going to learn between 11 p.m. and 12 midnight.

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Playlist, April 15, 2007

Set One
The Greyboy Allstars; What Happened to TV?; What Happened to Television? (2007 Sci Fidelity)
The Bob Florence Limited Edition; Mirror Images; Eternal Licks & Grooves (2007 Mama)
Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra; Miraflores; Meeting of the Waters (2007 OA2)
Woody Shaw; Rashaan's Run; Live Volume Two (2001 HighNote)
[mic break 10:38 a.m.]

Set Two
Illinois Jacquet; Diggin' the Count; Jumpin' at Apollo (2002 Delmark)
Illinois Jacquet; Bottoms Up; Jumpin' at Apollo (2002 Delmark)
Illinois Jacquet; Ghost of a Chance; Jumpin' at Apollo (2002 Delmark)
David Chevan's Yizkor Project; Yizkor for Martyrs
Warren Byrd/David Chevan; Water From An Ancient Well; This is the Afro-Semitic Experience (2002 Reckless DC)
[phone interview with David Chevan]
[pledge break 11:30]

Set Three
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample; But Beautiful; Feeling Good (2007 PRA)
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample; Rio De Janiero Blue; Feeling Good (2007 PRA)
Kurt Elling; Change Partners/If You Never Come to Me; Nightmoves (2007 Concord)
Alain Pérez; Donna Lee; En el Aire (2007 Ayva)
Dean Schmidt; Suffering Through the Beauty; I Know Nothing (2007 OriginArts)
Larry Willis; Insidious Behavior; Blue Fable (2007 HighNote)
[mic break 1:31 p.m.]

Set Four
Sarah Golden; Boopy Doopy Doo
Reuben Wilson; Funk Farm; Movin' On (2007 Savant)
Don Braden; The Vail Jumpers; Workin' (2006 HighNote)
[2:00 p.m.]

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iTunes Signature Maker!

Dig this! The iTunes Signature Maker (iTSM) analyzes your music collection and creates a short audio signature to represent who you are and what you listen to. I'll post my signature when I can figure out where to put my audio files.

Blind Faith

Nice.

Chloe

Mary Lynn Rajskub was featured in a recent Geek magazine interview. There are some great pictures, if you're into that kind of thing. Next to Jack, she is my favorite character on 24.

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The strangely-colored chip

We went to T.G.I. Friday's the other day. The chips are branded in company livery, white and red. The red chips have a disturbing scarlet color. It looks kind of orange here, but the actual color is a brighter red.

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Playlist, April 8, 2007

Set One
Wayne Escoffrey; I Waited For You; Veneration (2007 Savant)
Greg Osby; Diode Emissions; Channel Three (2006 Blue Note)
Hal Galper/Jeff Johnson/John Bishop; Naima; Furious Rubato (2007 Origin)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Misha Tsiganov; Dark Eyes; Always Going West (2007 PowerLight)
Rebecca Parris; Alone Together; You Don't Know Me (2007 Saying It With Jazz)
The Stryker/Slagle Band; Bird Flew; Latest Outlook (2007 Zoho)
Pete BarenBregge/Frank Russo; New Joy; A Thousand Eyes (2007 Summit)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Robert Glasper; Canvas; Canvas (2006 Blue Note)
The Bob Florence Limited Edition; Invitation; Eternal Licks & Grooves (2007 Mama)
Andy Narell; Tabanca; Tatoom (2007 Heads Up)
Steve Herberman Trio; Be Nimble; Action:Reaction(2006 Reach Music)
Wallace Roney; Stargaze; Mystikal (2005 HighNote)
Wallace Roney; Just My Imagination; Mystikal (2005 HighNote)
[mic break 12:08 p.m.]

Set Four
Nick Moran Tio; The Secret Life; The Messenger (2006 Consolidated Artists Productinos)
The Greyboy Allstars; Old School Cyclons; What Happened to Television (2007 Sci Fidelity)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; Not Quite Yet; Old School New School (2006 Manchester Craftmen's Guild)
Sonny Stitt; Four; It's Magic (2005 Delmark)
Sonny Stitt; On Green Dolphin Street; It's Magic (2005 Delmark)
Kate McGarry; Blue in Green; The Target (2007 Palmetto)
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts; 25 Years of Rootabagas (2006 Pamletto)
Hal Galper/Jeff Johnson/John Bishop; Milestones; Furious Rubato (2007 Origin)
[mic break 12:58 a.m.]

Set Five
Curtis Fuller; Western Sunrise; Keep It Simple (2005 Savant)
Bebo Valdés Trio; Romance en La Habana; El Arte del Sabor (2001 Blue Note)
Django Reinhardt; Debussy's Reverie; Django in Rome (2003 JSP)
Django Reinhardt; Night and Day; Django in Rome (2003 JSP)
The Nate Najar Trio; Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most; I'm All Smiles (2006 Blue Line)
Anat Cohen & The Anzic Orchestra; Samba De Orfeu/Strutting' With Some Barbeque; Noir (2007 Anzic)
Peter Apfelbaum & the New York Hieroglyphics; Shotgun Bouquet; It Is Written (2005 ACT)
[mic break 1:43 p.m.]

Set Six
Blues River Orchestra; Transference; Blues River Orchestra (2007 Phoenix)Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger; Caravan; In This Room (2007 Tymoni)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Birds

Temperature: 39°F

I haven't done a bird post in a while. Today there was a red-winged blackbird at the feeder, but he flew away before I could get my camera. I'll try again.

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Let's Go Mets!

How satisfying is it to be 3-0, see the World Series Champion Cardinals 0-3, and leave St. Louis with a sweep? We're picking up where we left off last season, with good pitching, solid defense, and some run-scoring.

No baseball tonight, but you can groove to your choice or early or late Dead from this date in history.

April 5, 1969 - Avalon Ballroom
April 5, 1991 - The Omni

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The Great American (Idol) Songbook

I finally got what I've been wanting to see--standards on American Idol. Melinda and Lakisha knocked it out of the park as usual. There never has been any doubt it will be these two in the final. Sanjaya gave us a nice reading of "Dancing Cheek to Cheek," and Phil got stuck with a crooning, sweetened arrangement of "Night and Day" that completely took the shine off the song.

Back to pop next week, but it was nice to hear the songs I like for a change.

UPDATE: Jordin's turn with "On A Clear Day" was also star quality. Most poignant moment: Gina Glocksen singing "Smile" after being eliminated.

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Premiums for April 1st

CDs ($50 pledge)

Sonny Stitt, Folio Collection
The Bluelights, Rub That Rhythm
Chad Rager Groove, 21st Century Groove

Playlist, April 1, 2007

Set One
John Coltrane; Acknowledgement (Live); A Love Supreme (2002 impulse!)
John Coltrane; Resolution (Live); A Love Supreme (2002 impulse!)
[mic break 10:29 a.m.]

Set Two
Hiromi's Sonicbloom; Time Difference; Time Control (2007 Telarc)
Ximo Tebar; My Evidence; Eclipse (2006 Omix)
Jack Foster; Nirvana in the Notes; Evolution of Jazzraptor (2003 Muse-Wrapped)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
[mic break 10:59 a.m.]

Set Three
Mothers of Invention; Absolutely Free; We're Only In It for the Money (1995 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Flower Punk; We're Only In It for the Money (1995 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Purple Haze; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Sunshine of Your Love; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Let's Move to Cleveland; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Mothers of Invention; Who Needs the Peace Corps?; We're Only In It for the Money (1995 Rykodisc)
Grateful Dead; Morning Dew; Ladies and Gentlemen... (2000 Arista)
[mic break 11:31 a.m.]

Pledge break 11:30-12:45
12:45-1:30 p.m. Conversation with John Motavalli and listeners about the latest Iran hostage crisis.

Set Four
Hiromi's Sonicbloom; Time and Space; Time Control (2007 Telarc)
Chad Rager Groove; Whipping Post; 21st Century Groove (2006 Strokeland)
Grace Kelly; East of the Sun, West of the Moon; Every Road I Walked ((2006 Pazz)
[mic break 1:54 p.m.]

Wayne Wallace; El Duende Africano; The Reckless Search for Beauty (2006 Patois)
[2:00 p.m.]

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