RIP Freddie Hubbard

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Grammy-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died at age 70.

Hubbard's manager, David Weiss, says the musician died Monday at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack last month.

Although he had been in declining health in recent years, Hubbard continued to perform until just a few months ago. Known for both the intensity of his playing, as well as his melodic style, Hubbard's last concert was in June in New York at a party celebrating the release of his final album.

He won a Grammy in 1972 for best jazz performance by a group for the album "First Light."

Here's Freddie playing Canteloupe Island with Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams.



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Tribute to Victor Pachera

WPKN will air a tribute to the late Victor Pachera Monday, December 29th at 12 noon. The program will feature air checks and listener phone calls remembering Victor. Observant listeners will recall that Victor's program stopped airing when Harry Minot left WPKN. It's not known if Harry will make an appearance.

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Playlist, December 28, 2008

Set One
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula;
Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Dan Cavanagh; Pulse; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet; Andarta; Andarta (2008 Origin)
Benny Powell; You Got It; Nextep (2008 Origin)
J.J. Johnson; It's You Or No One; Let's Hang Out (1993 Verve)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Avi Lebo Double Trombome Quintet; Let's Play; Shades of Brass (1997 Mapleshade)
Tom Beckham; In Flight; Rebound (2008 Apria)
Anat Cohen; Jitterbug Waltz; Notes From the Village (2008 Anzic)
Cedar Walton; The Man I Love; Seasoned Wood (2008 HighNote)
Javon Jackson; One By One; Once Upon a Melody (2008 Palmetto)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Three
Sonny Rollins; Best Wishes; Road Shows Vol. 1 (2008 Doxy)
Sarah Vaughn; I Remember You; Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival (2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Sarah Vaughn; The Lamp is Low; Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival (2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Sarah Vaughn; 'Round Midnight; Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival (2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane; Epistrophy; The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (2006 Concord)
[mic break 12:00 noon]

Set Four
Fats Waller; Let's Pretend There's a Moon; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 (2006 JSP)
Ben Webster; Noah; Big Ben (2006 Proper)
Hamiet Bluiett; Oasis/The Wall; Bluiett's Barbecue Band (1997 Mapleshade)
Melvin Sparks; Cranberry Sunshine; Groove On Up (2006 Savant)
John McLaughlin; Raju; Floating Point (2008 Abstract Logix)
[mic break 12:32 p.m.]

Set Five
moe.; Crab Eyes; Warts and All (2001 Fatboy)
Mike Agranoff; Ballad of the Sandman; The Modern Folk Musician (1993 Mike Agranoff)
Grateful Dead; I Need a Miracle>Terrapin Station; The Closing of Winterland, December 31, 1978 (2003 Rhino)
Jefferson Airplane; We Could Be Together; The Worst of Jefferson Airplane (1970 RCA)
Hot Tuna; Candy Man; Keep On Truckin' (2006 Sony)
Michael Falzarano; Candy Man; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock)
[mic break 1:38 p.m.]

Set Six
Frank Zappa; Xmas Values; Civilization Phaze III (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
The Doors; The End; The Doors (1967 Elektra)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, December 21, 2008

Set One
Donald Fagen; The Nightfly; The Nightfly (1982 Warner Bros)
Grateful Dead; Cold Rain & Snow; 6/9/76 Boston Music Hall
Grateful Dead; jam > Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad > Cold Rain & Snow; Ladies & Gentleman...Fillmore East April 1971 (2000 Arista)
[mic break 10:48 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Zappa; Lumpy Gravy part one; Lumpy Gravy (1995 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Put a Motor in Yourself; Civilization Phaze III (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Evelyn a Modified Dog; One Size Fits All (1975 DiscReet)
[mic break 11:13 p.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Rat Tomago; Sheik Yerbouti (1979 DiscReet)
Frank Zappa; Ya Hozna; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Black Napkins; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
Frank Zappa; The Torture Never Stops; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
[mic break 11:40 a.m.]

Set Four
Frank Zappa; The Closer You Are; Them Or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Mothers of Invention; WPLJ; Burnt Weenie Sandwich (1969 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Charva; The Lost Episodes (1996 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Love of My Life; Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets (1968 Verve)
Frank Zappa; Love of My LIfe; Son of Cheep Thrills (1999 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Cheap Thrills; Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets (1968 Verve)
Mothers of Invention; You Didn't Try to Call Me; Cruisin' with Ruben and the Jets (1968 Verve)
Frank Zappa; Fountain of Love; The Lost Episodes (1996 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; The Air; Uncle Meat (1968 Reprise)
[mic break 12:11 a.m.]

Set Five
Frank Zappa; Here LIes Love; You Can't Do That on Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Inventions; Directly From My Heart to You; Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; The Lost Episodes (1996 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up; Joe's Garage (1979 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Son of Orange County > More Trouble Every Day; Roxy and Elsewhere (1974 Warner Bros)
[mic break 12:53 p.m.]

Set Six
Mothers of Invention; The M.O.I. American Pageant; Absolutely Free (1998 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; The Black Page; You Can't Do That on Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Harder Than Your Husband; You Are What You Is (1995 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Sofa No. 2; One Size Fits All (1975 Warner Bros)
[1:30 p.m.]


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Grateful Dead Scarlet Begonias jam

One more before I go to bed. This is an outtake from the Grateful Dead Movie. I don't know what it is, but I love that crackling funky sound the Dead had in 1974.



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Sesame Street "Subway" video

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Mets get rid of Heilman, get a Putz

It's pronounced "puts" and he's supposed to be good, but after what I've seen coming out of the Mets bullpen the past two years the headline seemed appropriate. J.J. Putz will be the setup man for Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez. Schoeneweis and Smith are also gone, with Sean Green coming in for middle relief. Let's hope that Omar Minaya made the right moves.

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RIP George Kirschner

George was a legendary history teacher at the former Walden School in New York. He lived well into his 80s, lucid until the end. George's influence was felt far and wide among his former students of many years. I was not as attentive or engaged as I could have been when I had him for 11th grade American History, but he made the subject come alive. Farewell, teacher. You will be missed.

KIRSCHNER--George. Beloved grandfather and greatgrandfather, father, husband, teacher, and friend will be remembered for his contagious smile and energy, unwavering principles, profound sense of justice, unequivocal commitment to activism, and open and welcoming heart. Born in New York City, George served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. He began as a brewer, later went to college, and found his professional love as a teacher of history at the Walden School in New York City. He is survived by his children, Carl and Sandy, his grandchildren Emily, Jessie, Jonathan and Amanda, and his great-granddaughter Mia. Funeral services are private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders.

UPDATE: You can leave comments for George's family in the guestbook.

UPDATE: A lot of people are landing here from Google and going to the guestbook. Hello to all Walden alumni & faculty. Here's a link to Doctors Without Borders.

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Playlist, December 14, 2008

Set One
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Carlos Garnett; Giant Steps; Moon Shadow (2001 Savant)
Billy Hart; Mellow B; Quartet (2006 HighNote)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; Timeless; Gently (2002 DMP)
[mic break 10:29 a.m.]

Set Two
Jeff Coffin Mu'tet; Tag > Al's Greens; Mutopia (2008 Compass)
Joe Baione; Down Fuzz; Oh Yeah! (2008 Jeo Baione)
Ray Mantilla; Midnight Sun; Good Vibrations (2006 Savant)
Sarah Vaughn; What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life; Send in the Clowns: The Very Best of (2006 Sony)
Curtis Fuller; Maze; Keep It Simple (2006 Savant)
[mic break 11:08 a.m.]

Set Three
Kristin Korb; Why Can't You Behave; Why Can't You Behave (2008 Double K)
Sonny Stitt; Getting Sentimental Over You; It's Magic (2005 Delmark)
Bill Heid; Asian Persuasion; Asian Persuasion (2008 Doodlin)
Victor Bailey; Nothing But Net; That's Right (2001 ESC)
JJ Grey & Mofro; Move it On; Orange Blossoms (2008 Alligator)
Shemekia Copeland; Walk On; Talking to Strangers (2002 Alligator)
[mic break 11:47 a.m.]

Set Four
Dar Williams; The Christians and the Pagans; Mortal City (1996 Razor & Tie)
Oscar Peterson; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; An Oscar Peterson Christmas (1995 Telarc)
Duke Ellington; Solitude; Masterpieces by Ellington (2004 Sony)
David Murray Big Band; Dewey's Circle; Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1986 Black Saint)
Herbie Hancock; River; River: The Joni Letters; 2007 Verve)
Eric Alexander Quartet; Blues Like; Prime Time (2008 HighNote)
[mic break 12:33 p.m.]

Set Five
Zach Deputy; Chicken Pot Pie
Michael Falzarano; New Shirt; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock)
Hot Tuna; Good Morning Little Schoolgirl > Walking' Blues; Live At Sweetwater Two (2004 Eagle)
Donna Jean & the Tricksters; So Hard; Donna Jean & the Tricksters (2008 Heart of Gold)
Buckethead; The Ballad of the Buckethead; Monsters & Robots (1999 Higher Octave)
NRBQ; Trouble at the Henhouse; Tapdancin' Bats (1983 Rounder)
[mic break 1:05 p.m.]

Set Six
Erroll Garner; Just One of Those Things; Dreamstreet & One World Concert (1995 Telarc)
Charles Earland; Ready 'n Able; Ready 'n Able (1995 Muse)
Roni Ben-Hur; So Nice; Anna's Dance (2001 Reservoir)
[1:30 p.m.]

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Playlist, December 7, 2008

Set One
Grateful Dead; Cold Rain and Snow; Dick's Picks 18 (2000 GDP)
Herbie Hancock; River; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Clay Giberson; From the Outside; Spaceton's Approach (2008 Origin)
Tim Green & Trio Cambia; Linus and Lucy; Change of Seasons (2008 OA2)
David Sancious; The Bridge; The Bridge (1981 Elektra Musician)
[mic break 10:46 a.m.]

Set Two
Lester Young; Sometimes I'm Happy; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
Lester Young; After Theatre Jump; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach; Daahoud; Pure Genius (1982 Elektra Musician)
Coleman Hawkins; The Man I Love; Sirius (1975 Pablo)
[mic break 11:12 a.m.]

Set Three
George Duke; Images of Us; Dukey Treats (2008 Heads Up)
Cedar Walton; Hindsight; Seasoned Wood (2008 HighNote)
Pearl Harbor newscast
FDR Speech to Congress 12/8/1941
Lester Young; Tea for Two; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
The Roches; The Hallelujah Chorus; Keep On Doing (1982 Warner Bros)
The Doors; Break on Through; The Doors (1967 Elektra)
The Paul Winter Consort; Icarus; Icarus (1972 Living Music)
[mic break 11:55 a.m.]

Set Four
The Paul Winter Consort with the Dmitri Pokrovsky Singers; Down in Belogorod (1987 Earth Music Products)
Steely Dan; Green Book; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Dubmatix; Burning Fire Dub; Renegade Rocker (2008 7 Arts Ent.)
James Newton; O'Keeffe; Echo Canyon (1984 Celestial Harmonies)
Porter Batiste Stoltz; Funky Miracle>Sing a Simple Song>Rainy Day Women; Moodoo (2008 Highsteppin')
Vida Blue; Most Events Aren't Planned; Vida Blue (2002 Elektra)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Five
Charlie Parker; A Night in Tunisia; Boss Bird: Studio Recordings 1944-1951 (2005 Proper)
Fats Waller; Handful of Keys; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 (JSP
Enrico Rava; Chanana; Sting Band (1984 Soul Note)
M'Boom; It's Time; Collage (1984 Soul Note)
Donna Jean & the Tricksters; So Hard; Donna Jean & the Tricksters (2008 Heart of Gold)
S.M.V.; Lil' Victa; Thunder (2008 Heads Up)
Victor Wooten; Bass Tribute; Soul Circus (2006 Vanguard)
Weather Report; A Remark You Made; Heavy Weather (1976 Columbia)
[mic break 1:22 p.m.]

Set Six
Jeff Coffin Mu'tet; Emma Ya; MuTopia (2008 Compass)
Ryan Montbleau Band; Honeymoon Eyes; One Fine Color (2006 7 Not)
John McLaughlin; Glancing Backwards; Where Fortune Smiles (1975 ATV)
Stan Getz; 500 Miles High; Captain Marvel (1975 Columbia)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, November 30, 2008

Set One
Grateful Dead; Cold Rain and Snow; Dick's Picks 14 (1999 GDP)
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Dirk Quinn Band; Evil Birdman of Funk; QuinnTet (2008 Efficient Chimps)
Corey Christiansen; Steele; Roll With It (2008 Origin)
[mic break 10:26 a.m.]

Set Two
Victor Wooten; The Lesson; Palmystery (2008 Heads Up)
McCoy Tyner; Passion Dance; Guitars (2008 Halfnote)
Bill Cantrall; Like I Said; Axiom (2008 UpSwing)
Cosmologic; Face in the Crowd; Eyes in the Back of My Head (2008 Cuneiform)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; Freedom Song; Swing Out (2008 MCG Jazz)
[mic break 11:07 a.m.]

Set Three
Kenny Garrett; Sketches of MD; Sketches of MD (2008 Mack Avenue)
3 Cohens; Gigi et Amelie; Braid (2007 Anzic)
Oscar Utterström Quintet; Open Secret; Home (2008 Right Turn)
Dan Cavanagh; Black Rattle; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Miles Davis; Honky Tonk; The Cellar Door Session 1970 (2005 Sony)
Miles Davis; What I Say; The Cellar Door Session 1970 (2005 Sony)
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Four
Tim Green & Trio Cambia; Linus and Lucy; Change of Seasons (2008 OA2)
Typhanie Monique, Neal Alger & Friends; Christmas Time is Here; Yuletide Groove (2008 Tymoni)
David Webster; River Grill; Dance on the Moon (2007 Bug Gua)
Toninho Horta; If Everyone Was Like You; To Jobim With Love (2008 Resonance)
Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben-Hur; I Concentrate on You; Smile (2008 Motema)
John Pizzarelli; Happy Talk; With a Song in My Heart (2008 Telarc)
Pat Metheny; "It's For You"; Works (1994 ECM)
[mic break 12:55 p.m.]

Set Five
Grateful Dead; He's Gone>Gloria Jam>C.C. Rider; 12/1/79 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA)
Arlo Guthrie; Alice's Restaurant (The Massacree Revisited); Alice's Restaurant (1996 Rising Son)
[mic break 1:52 p.m.]
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Lolrat of the day

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Playlist, November 23, 2008

Set One
Grateful Dead; Desolation Row; Postcards of the Hanging (2004 Rhino)
Oingo Boingo; Capitalism; Only A Lad (1981 A&M)
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic; The Simpsons; Pyroclastics (1992 Cuneiform)
Steely Dan; Godwhacker; Everything Must Go (2003 Giant)
[mic break 10:19 a.m.]

Set Two
Bill Evans; Our Delight; The Best of (2004 Riverside)
Houston Person; Blues for H.P.; The Party (1991 Muse)
Gil Evans Orchestra; Mixed; Into the Hot (1988 Impulse!)
Woody Shaw; Love Dance; Live Volume One (2000 Highnote)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble; Iko-Iko/Aicho; Year of the Snake (2003 Innova)
Loggins & Messina; Angry Eyes; On Stage (1974 Columbia)
The Mothers; Happy Together; Fillmore East June 1971 (1971 Reprise)
Isley Brothers & Jimi Hendrix; Testify; In The Beginning (1972 Buddah)
Stanley Turrentine; Don't Mess with Mr. T; T Time (1995 MusicMasters)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Four
Horace Silver; Rocky's Overture; Rockin' with Rachmaninoff (2003 Bop City)
Duke Ellington; Skin Deep; Ellington Uptown (2004 Columbia Legacy)
Typhanie Monique, Neal Alger & Friends; Baby, It's Cold Outside; Yuletide Groove (2008 Tymoni)
Jackie Green; Uphill Mountain; Giving Up The Ghost (2008 429)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Interview with Dave Webster

Set Five
David Webster; Dance on the Moon; Dance on the Moon (2007 Buga Gua)
Boris Garcia; She Wasn't Born to Follow; Once More Into the Bliss (2008 Rykodisc)
Jimmy Herring; New Moon; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Dave Brubeck; One Alone; One Alone (2000 Telarc)
Brad Goode; Astra Projection; Polytonal Dance Party (2008 Origin)
Al Grey Jimmy Forrest Quintet; You Are the Sunshine of My Life; Truly Wonderful (1992 Stash)
[mic break 1:20 p.m.]
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Giant)
[1:30 p.m. Morning Mommy Update]

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Playlist, November 16, 2008

Set One
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2004 Giant)
Phish; Harry Hood; A Live One (1995 Elektra)
Garaj Mahal; Jamie's Jam; w00t (2008 Owl Studios)
Return to Forever; Vulcan Worlds; The Anthology (2008 Concord)
[mic break 10:36 a.m.]

Set Two
Steve Ramsdell; Cascades; Looking For... (2008 Kopaesthetics)
Pat Metheny; Snova; Let's Move (2008 Nonesuch)
Mike Stern; 55 Dive; Is What it Is (1994 Atlantic)
McCoy Tyner; Blues on the Corner (with John Scofield); Guitars (2008 HalfNote)
[mic break 11:01 a.m.]

Set Three
Anat Cohen; After the Rain; Notes from the Village (2008 Anzic)
Dan Cavanagh; Tunnel Vision; Pulse (2008 OA2)
James Newton; Peace; Romance and Revolution (1987 Blue Note)
Wayne Wallace; Love Walked In; Infinity (2008 Patois)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Four
Danilo Perez; Another Autumn; Across the Crystal Sea (2008 Decca)
Herbie Hancock; Court and Spark; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Elaine Lucia; All Dressed Up with a Broken Heart; Lets Live Again (2008 Songflower)
Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet; You Don't Know What Love Is; Andarta (2008 Origin)
Spiros Exaras World-Jazz Ensemble; Virtue is Gone; Phrygianics (2002 Laughing Buddha)
[mic break 12:10 p.m.]

Set Five
Skip WIlkins Quintet; December (As I Would Have It); The Paint-Peeler (2008 Dreambox Media)
Roy Hargrove & Antonio Hart; Work Song; The Tokyo Sessions (1992 Novus)
Cynthia Holiday; I LIke What I See; All the Way (2008 Miles High)
McCoy Tyner Big Band; Fly With the Wind; The Turning Point (1992 Verve)
[mic break 12:47 p.m.]

Set Six
Jimmy Herring; Splash; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
MFSB; Love is the Message; Love is the Message (1973 Philadelphia International)
Weather Report; Black Market; Live & Unreleased (2002 Columbia)
Either Orchestra; Yezamed Yebaed; Afro-Cubism (2002 Accurate)
Mothers of Invention; Son of Suzy Creamcheese; Absolutely Free (1995 Rykodisc)
Club D'Elf; Quilty; Now I Understand (2006 Accurate)
Wayne Shorter; Yamanja; Phantom Navigator (1987 Columbia)
[mic break 1:37 p.m.]

Set Seven
Miles Davis; Flamenco Sketches; Kind of Blue (1959 Columbia)
Frank Zappa; Sofa #2; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your LIfe (1990 Barking Pumpkin)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2004 Giant)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Lolcat of the day

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Playlist, November 9, 2008

Set One
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2004 Giant)
S.M.V.; Classical Thump; Thunder (2008 Heads Up)
Garaj Mahal; Hotel; w00t (2008 Owl Studios)
McCoy Tyner; My Favorite Things; Guitars (2008 Half Note)
McCoy Tyner Big Band; High Priest; The Turning Point (1992 Verve)
Bill Evans; Night and Day; The Best of (2004 Fantasy)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
(In memory of Victor Pachera)
Bix Beiderbecke; Rhythm King; Bix Restored Vol. 4 (2002 Sunbeam)
Bix Beiderbecke; Louisiana; Bix Restored Vol. 4 (2002 Sunbeam)
Bix Beiderbecke; Concerto in F; Bix Restored Vol. 4 (2002 Sunbeam)
Benny Goodman; Clarinet a la King; King Porter Stomp (2002 Prism Leisure)
Benny Goodman; 'S Wonderful; King Porter Stomp (2002 Prism Leisure)
Benny Goodman; Pink Panther Theme; Hello Benny (2003 Capitol)
[mic break 11:03 a.m.]

Set Three
Charlie Parker; Body and Soul; A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003 JSP)
Charlie Parker; Honeysuckle Rose; A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003 JSP)
Charlie Parker; Warming up A Riff; A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003 JSP)Charlie Parker; Billie's Bounce; A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003 JSP)Charlie Parker; Now's the Time; A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 (2003 JSP)
[mic break 11:22 a.m.]

Set Four
Ernie Watts Quartet; Hot House; To The Point (2008 Flying Dolphin)
John Pizzarelli; I Want to Recognize the Tune; With a Song in My Heart (2008 Telarc)
Corey Christiansen; Roll With It; Roll With It (2008 Origin)
Katie King; Alone Together; Harry's Fight (2008 OA2)
Katie King; Come Together; Harry's Fight (2008 OA2)
Kenny Garrett; Wayne's Thang; Sketches of MD (2008 Mack Avenue)
[mic break 12:04 p.m.]

Set Five
Dan Cavanaugh; Having Built in Deeper Waters; Pulse (2008 OA2)
McCoy Tyner; Greensleeves; Guitars (2008 Half Note)
Jimmy Herring; Lifeboat Serenade; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Bryan Doherty Band; Dreading Science; Rigamarole (2008 Origin)
Jeff Bujak; I > Cake; Peaces of Man and Machine (2006 Lizardflag)
[mic break 12:49 p.m.]

Set Six
(In memory of Jimmy Carl Black)
Mothers of Invention; Concentration Moon > Mom & Dad; We're Only In It for the Money (1995 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention: The Return of the Hunch-Back Duke > Trouble Every Day > Proto-Minimalism; You Can't Do That on Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Lonesome Cowboy Burt; 200 Motels (1997 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Teen-age Wind > Harder Than Your Husband; You Are What You Is (1981 Rykodisc)
[mic break 1:19 p.m.]

Set Seven
Duke Ellington; Mood Indigo; Masterpieces (2004 Sony)
Kenny Burrell; Sultry Serenade; Ellington a la Carte (1993 Muse)
Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette; I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me; The Out-of-Towners (2004 ECM)
[mic break 1:52 p.m.]
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2004 Giant)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Quote of the day

Someone once described democracy as 51% of the people agreeing to rob the other 49%.

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RIP Victor Pachera

Victor Pachera, host of "Jazz Classics" on WPKN, has left the building.

Obituary

He was born in Tarrytown, N.Y., on June 19, 1931, to the late Guerino Pachera and Maria Formaggioni Pachera, and lived in Bridgeport for 70 years. A graduate of Central High School in 1949, Mr. Pachera was employed by the Sikorsky Division of United Technologies Corporation until his retirement. An avid reader and insatiable intellectual, he had an astute mind for such diverse fields as 20th Century American and European art, history, music, contemporary humor, and military aviation. Victor is best known as the host of "Jazz Classics", a weekly show broadcast on WPKN radio devoted to American Jazz from the 1920's to the end the swing era, which was one of the longest running WPKN programs. As the voice of "Jazz Classics", Victor had a strong fan base of admiring listeners, and was widely known for his authoritative commentary on the lives and musical styles of legendary players and singers.

UPDATE: Guest book for Victor.

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Wizard of Washington

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Der Fuehrer's Face

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