Playlist, December 3, 2006

Set One
Stone Jazz; As Tears Go By; Stone Jazz (2003 Lightyear)
Danilo Perez; Overjoyed; Till Then (2003 Verve)
Danilo Perez; Trocando em Miúdos; Till Then (2003 Verve)
The Brubeck Brothers Quartet; Bullwinkle's Revenge; Intuition (2006 Koch)
Taylor Eigsti; Giant Steps; Lucky to be Me (2006 Concord)
Paul Carlon Octet; The Spirit Calls; Other Tongues (2006 Deep Tone)
Mayra Casales; Take the Time; Woman on Fire (2006 Afrasia)
[mic break 10:54 a.m.]

Set Two
Mark Egan; Depraw; As We Speak (2006 Wavetone)
Rashied Ali Quintet; The Big Push; Judgement Day vol. 1 (2006 Survival)
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio; Big M; Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors (2006 Delmark)
Dom Minasi Trio; All Blues; Goin' Out Again (2002 CDM)
Rodney Jones; Five For The Duck; Dreams and Stories (2005 Savant)
Gordon Johnson; Canzone Por Nino Rota; Trios Version 3.0 (2004 Tonalities)
Joe Jewell Quartet; Alone Together; Every Note Counts (2006 Joe Jewell)
[mic break 11:53 a.m.]

Set Three
John Patiticci; Circular; Line By Line (2006 Concord)
Lynne Arriale; Arise; Live (2006 In+Out)
Lynne Arriale; Come Together; Live (2006 In+Out)
Frank Rosolino; Misty; The Last Recording (2006 Sea Breeze Jazz)
[mic break 12:38 p.m.]

Set Four
Osland Saxophone Quartet; Cityscapes; Commission: Impossible (2006 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Joe Jackson; Loisaida; Body and Soul (1984 A&M)
Club D'Elf; Vision of Kali; Now I Understand (2006 Accurate)
Tabla Beat Science; Tala Matrix; Live in Stan Francisco (2002 Axiom)
Christian McBride; Ab Minor Jam; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
Grateful Dead; New Minglewood Blues; Ladies and Gentlemen... (2000 Arista)
Delta Moon; Baby Please Don't Go; Live (2003 Delta Moon)
[mic break 1:40 p.m.]

Set Five
Cosmis Jibaros; Te Veo; Yo Soy Del Mundo (2006 Cosmic Jibaros)
Joe Jackson; Heart of Ice; Body and Soul (1984 A&M)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Bones!

'Nuff said.

Playlist, November 26, 2006

Set One
Club D'Elf; Bass Beat Box; Now I Understand (2006 Accurate)
Toon Tunes; Top Cat; Funny Bone Favorites (2001 Rhino)
Wictor Wooten; Miller Time; Live in America (2001 Compass)
Russell Gunn; Epistrophy; Ethnomusicology Vol. II (2001 Justin Time)
So Percussion; July; Amid the Noise (2006 Cantaloupe)
Ray Charles + The Count Basie Orchestra; How Long Has This Been Going On?; Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006 Concord)
Ray Charles + The Count Basie Orchestra; Every Saturday Night; Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006 Concord)
[mic break 10:50 a.m.]

Set Two
Papa John DeFrancesco; House of the Rising Sun; Desert Heat (2006 Savant)
Louis Hayes & the Cannonball Legacy Band; This Here; Maximum Firepower (2006 Savant)
Sonny Rollins; Duke of Iron; Milestone Profiles (2006 Milestone)
Sonny Rollins; Remembering Tommy; Sonny, Please (2006 Doxy)
Jimmy Ponder; TNT; What's New (2006 HighNote)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Three
John Pizzarelli; The Shadow of Your Smile; Knowing You (2005 Telarc)
Lea Delaria; People Are Strange; Double Standards (2005 Telarc)
Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger; Riders on the Storm; Intrinsic (2004 Tymoni)
Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger; Light My Fire; Intrinsic (2004 Tymoni)
Miles Davis; Shhh/Peaceful; In A Silent Way (1969/2002 Columbia)
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Four
Deep Blue Organ Trio; Light My Fire; Deep Blue Bruise (2004 Delmark)
Rodney Jones; Light My Fire; Soul Manifesto Live! (2003 Savant)
Shirley Bassey; Light My Fire; Diamonds Are Forever...The Remix Album (2001 EMI)
Club D'Elf; Quilty; Now I Understand (2006 Accurate)
Club D'Elf; Vishnu Dub; Now I Understand (2006 Accurate)
Love Tank; Mossforten Tthann; Bestial Glow (2006 Phasepacket)
Ben Allison; Ruby's Roundabout; Cowboy Justice (2006 Palmetto)
John Pattitucci; Soaring; Line by Line (2006 Concord)
Toon Tunes; Popeye the Sailor; Action-Packed Anthems (2001 Rhino)
[mic break 1:02 p.m.]

Set Five
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; 12/26/75 Oakland
Big Neighborhood; Anthem for Jolyon Wagg; 11:11 (2006 Origin)
Marian McPartland & Steely Dan; Things Ain't What They Used To Be; Piano Jazz(Radio Broadcast) (2005 Concord)
Marian McPartland & Steely Dan; Chain Lightning; Piano Jazz(Radio Broadcast) (2005 Concord)
[mic break 4:47 p.m.]

Set Six
Mike LeDonne; Bones; On Fire (2006 Savant)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, November 19, 2006

Set One
Yes; A Venture; The Yes Album (1971 Atlantic)
Gary Wofsey and his Jazz Orchestra; Perpetual Change; In Stereo (2000 Ambi)
Phil Kelley & the SW Santa Ana Winds; Pleading Dim Cap; My Museum (2006 Origin)
Chad Rager Groove; Whippin' Post; 21st Century Groove (2006 Strokeland)
Milton Friedman; Pencil; From the PBS series "Free to Choose"
[mic break 10:37 a.m.]

Set Two
Milton Friedman; The Four Ways to Spend Money
Sonny Rollins; Someday I'll Find You; Sonny, Please (2006 Doxy)
Frank Morgan; Don't Get Around Much Any More; Raising the Standard (2005 Highnote)
Christian McBride; Sonic Tonic; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
Christian McBride; Hibiscus; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
[mic break 11:14 a.m.]

Set Three
Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra; Titter Pipes; TNT: A Tommy Newsom Tribute (2005 Lightyear)
Gary Wofsey and his Jazz Orchestra; The Firebird; In Stereo (2000 Ambi)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; A Pound For A Brown; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Paul Dunmati Big Band; Part One; I Wish You Peace (2004 Cuneiform)
Joe Gallant & Illuminati; The Music Never Stopped; The Blues for Allah Project (1996 Knitting Factory)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Count Basie & His Orchestra; Five O'Cock Whistle; America's #1 Band (2003 Columbia)
Count Basie & His Orchestra; Broadway; America's #1 Band (2003 Columbia)
Count Basie Octet; Neal's Deal; America's #1 Band (2003 Columbia)
Count Basie Octet; Bluebeard Blues; America's #1 Band (2003 Columbia)
Count Basie & His Orchestra; Swingin' the Blues; America's #1 Band (2003 Columbia)
Count Basie & His Orchestra; Rock-a-Bye Basie; America's #1 Band (2003 Columbia)
[mic break 12:30 p.m.]

News Summary

Set Five
Wycliffe Gordon; Shhh!!! (The Band Is Trying To Play); Cone's Coup (2006 Criss Cross Jazz)
The Jazz Circle; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Joshua (2006 Jazz Circle)
Cedar Walton; Seven Minds; One Flight Down (2006 HighNote)
Wayne Escoffery; I Should Care; Intuitiion (2004 Nagel Heyer)
Billy Hart; Mellow B; Quartet (2006 HighNote)
Miles Davis & John Coltrane; On Green Dolphin Street; The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (2004 Sony)
[mic break 1:34 p.m.]

Set Six
Zoot Sims; The Red Door; Tenorly (2001 TIM)
Houston Person/Bill Charlap; If I Ruled The World; You Taught My Heart to Sing (2006 HighNote)
Yes; Perpetual Change The Yes Album (1971 Atlantic)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Train Wreck

The Three Amigos--Bob Dylan (vocals & recorder), Peter Himmelman (guitar), Harry Dean Stanton (vocals & harmonica)--perform "Adelita" at the Chabad TV studio in 1989.



Technorati tags: Bob Dylan, Chabad

Playlist, November 12, 2006

Set One
Ray Brown Trio; Sister Sadie; Bassics (2006 Concord)
Sonny Rollins; Stairway to the Stars; Sonny, Please (2006 Doxy)
Larry Vuckovich Trio; Come Rain or Come Shine; Street Scene (2006 Tetrachord)
Joan Hickey; The Man I Love; Between the Lines (2006 OA2)
Javon Jackson; Chief Blackwater; Now (2006 Palmetto)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Phil Kelly & the Santa Ana Winds; Jeannine; My Museum (2006 Origin)
Osland Sqxophone Quartet; Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Wind Orchestra; Commission: Impossible (2006 Sea Breeze)
Kenny Burrell; Mark I; Blue Muse (2003 Concord)
Interview with Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell; Bemsha Swing; Midnight at the Village Vanguard (1995 Evidence)
Kenny Burrell; Little Sunflower; Midnight at the Village Vanguard (1995 Evidence)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Inca Roads; The Lost Episodes (1995 Ryko)
Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Frank Zappa; Zoot Allures; 7/7/82 Milano
Frank Zappa; King Kong; 7/7/82 Milano
Frank Zappa; Kung Fu; The Lost Episodes (1995 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; RDNZL; The Lost Episodes (1995 Ryko)
[mic break 12:55 p.m.]

Set Four
Ben Allison; Tricky Dick; Cowboy Justice (2006 Palmetto)
Mike LeDonne; Bones; On Fire (2006 Savant)
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band; Hot House; Dizzy's Business (2006 MCG Jazz)
Charnett Moffett; Parade; Planet Home (1995 Evidence)
Cedar Walton; Little Sunflower; One Flight Down (2006 HighNote)
Wayne Escoffery; Is This the Same Place I'm In?; Intuition (2006 Nagel Heyer)
[mic break 1:42 p.m.]

Set Five
Henri Rene and his Orchestra; Hansel And Pretzel; Space Age Pop vol 2: Mallets in Wonderland (1995 RCA/BMG)
The Three Suns; Autumn Leaves; Space Age Pop vol 2: Mallets in Wonderland (1995 RCA/BMG)
Uncle Moon; Thank Heaven for Little Girls; Homestyle (2006 Uncle Moon)

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Playlist, Sunday, November 5, 2006

Set One
Barbara Sfraga & Center Search Quest; Hang On, Fly Home; Timelessness Frozen in Time (2006 SyncTinCity)
One O'Clock Lab Band; Doktor Creepface; Lab 2006 (2006 North Texas Jazz)
Eric Dolphy; The Baron; Out There (2006 Concord)
Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau; Find Me in Your Dreams; Metheny Mehldau (2006 Nonesuch)
Mike LeDonne; Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing; Night Song (2005 Savant)
[mic break 10:42 a.m.]

Set Two
Barbara Sfraga & Center Search Quest; Tell Me Something Good; Timelessness Frozen in Time (2006 SyncTinCity)
Ronnie Laws; Tell Me Something Good; Pressure Sensitive (1975/1995 Blue Note)
Jim Hall; Alone Together; Hallmarks: The Best of (2006 Concord)
Bill Frisell/Ron Carter/Paul Motian; Monroe; Bill Frisell/Ron Carter/Paul Motian (2006 Nonesuch)
Miles Davis; All Blues; The Best of Seven Steps 1963-1964 (2006 Columbia)
Chad Rager Groove; Whippin' Post; 21st Century Groove (2006 Modern Groove/Strokeland)
[mic break 11:31 a.m.]

Set Three
Joe Jewell Quartet; While We're Young; Every Note Counts (2006 joejewell.com)
Radam Schwartz; Slow Burner; Conspiracy for Positivity (2006 Blue Ark)
Cecil Brooks III; Bird of Beauty; Double Exposure (2006 HighNote)
Liam Sillery; Slow Joe; On the Fly (2006 OA2)
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Trouble Man; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
[mic break 12:12 p.m.]

Set Four
Bill Anschell; Alone Together; More to the Ear Than Meets the Eye (2006 Origin)
Joe Jewell Quartet; Alone Together; Every Note Counts (2006 joejewell.com)
Joan Hickey; Black Magic Woman; Between the Lines (2006 OA2)
Return to Forever; Captain Señor Mouse; Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973 Polydor)
The Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra; Autumn Mist; In Progress (2006 Pony Bay)
[mic break 12:51 p.m.]

Set Five
Don Aliquo; Spiral Staircase; Jazz Folk (2006 Young Warrior)
Freddie Hubbard; Suite Sioux; Red Clay (1970/2002 CTI)
Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet; Witchi-Tai-To; Witchi-Tai-To (1974 ECM)
Frank Zappa; Alien Orifice; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More vol. 6 (1993 Ryko)
Jim Hall; Stern Stuff; Hallmarks: The Best of (2006 Concord)
[mic break 1:30 p.m.]

Set Six
Rabih About-Khalil; Shrewd Woman; Journey to the Centre of an Egg (2005 ENJA)
Frank Zappa; Drowning Witch; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More vol. 3 (1988 Ryko)
The Who; Won't Get Fooled Again; Who's Next (1972 Polydor)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Me and the boy

Originally uploaded by kimyo.

Drumming at the WPKN drum circle.

Premiums for today's program

CDs - $50 pledge:

James Moody - Homage
Jackie McLean - Demon's Dance
Charles Mingus - Tonight at Noon
Sonny Stitt - Autumn in New York
Charlie Parker - The Story of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald - Montreux 1975
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella in London

Playlist, October 29, 2006

Set One
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Freedom Jazz Dance; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
Big Neighborhood; Mad Harold's Tea Party; 11:11 (2006 Origin Records)
Bobby Hutcherson; Dialogue; Dialogue (2002 Blue Note)
Pierre Favre; Girimella; Window Steps (1996 ECM)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Horace Silver; The Hippest Cat in Hollywood; The Hardbop Grandpop (1996 Impulse)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Frank Zappa; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; The Lost Episodes (1996 Ryko)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers; I Hear a Rhapsody; Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers (1961/1996 Impulse)
[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Three
Carla Marciano 4tet; Pennies From Heaven; A Strange Day (2005 Black Saint)
The Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra; Harper's Choice; In Pursuit of the 9th Man (2006 hipnotic com)
Paul Agranoff; The Ballad of the Sandman; The Modern Folk Musician (1993 Mike Agranoff)
Rush; The Spirit of Radio; Permanent Waves (1980 Mercury)
[mic break 11:37 a.m.]

Pledge Break
1:00 p.m.
Live from...Where? with the Robert Silverman Trio
2:00 p.m.

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Zappa Plays Zappa video

Four tasty little suckers from the Zappa Family Trust.

Two very recent solos, one from Steve Vai and one from the Dweez.
Also a couple of spring tour snippet.

Playlist, October 22, 2006

Set One
Dave Holland; Four Winds; Conference of the Birds (1973 ECM)
James Moody; Lazy Afternoon; Homage (2006 Savoy)
Matt Marshak, Did You Know; Groovosphere (2006 Nuance)
Osland Saxophone Quartet; Saxophone Quartet #2; Commission: Impossible (2006 Sea Breeze)
[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Two
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Blue Moment; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
station ID 10:57 a.m.
Mike LeDonne; Could It Be I'm Falling In Love; On Fire (2006 Savant)
Ron Levy; Some Sorta Blue; Best of B-3 Organic Grooves (2004 Levtron)
Papa John DeFrancesco; Pokuscabadabra; Desert Heat (2006 Savant)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Goblin Girl; You Are What You Is (1982 Barking Pumpkin/RYKO)
Frank Zappa; Theme From the 3rd Movement Sinister Footwear; You Are What You Is (1982 Barking Pumpkin/RYKO)

Pledge break (11:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.)

Mal Waldron Quintet; The Git Go; The Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard (1987 Soul Note)
Station ID 1:07 p.m.
Grateful Dead; Scarlet Begonias>Fire on the Moutain; 1978-10-22 Winterland
[mic break 1:37 p.m.]

Set Four
Grateful Dead; We Can Run; 1989-10-14
Dizzy Gillespie; Manteca; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
Dizzy Gillespie; Anthropology; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
Dizzy Gillespie; Oop-Pop-A-Da; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
Dizzy Gillespie; Cubano Bop; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
Dizzy Gillespie; Victory Ball; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
Dizzy Gillespie; That Old Black Magic; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, October 15, 2006

Set One
Sue Pasquale & the Windy City Be-Bop Trio; Stolen Moments; Molstly Bop (2006 Pasquale Music)
Jimmy Smith; C Jam Blues; Milestone Portraits (2006 Milestone)
Mort Weiss; Autumn Leaves; The B3 and Me (2006 SMSJazz)
Joan Hickey; Herbris; Between the Lines (2006 OA2)
The Jim Cutler Jazz Orchestra; Autumn Mist; In Progress (2006 Pony Boy)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Inca Roads; Bonn 12-JUN-2004
Phil Kelly & the Santa Ana Winds; Bluelonious; My Museum (2006 Origin Records)
Mingus Big Band; Free Cell Block F; Live in Tokyo (2006 Sue Mingus)
[mic break 11:17 a.m.]

Set Three
Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau; Unrequited; Metheny/Mehldau (2006 Nonesuch)
Pledge break 11:35 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Wallace Roney; Mystikal; Mystikal (2005 HighNote)
George Russell; Othello Ballet Suite Part II; Othello Ballet Suite (1981 Soulnote)
Frank Zappa; The Torture Never Stops; 10/19/80 Dallas
Grateful Dead; Scarlet Begonias; 10/14/89 Meadowlands
Lovetank; Home; Bestial Glow (2006 Phasepacket)
Vijay Iyer; Imagine; Reimagining (2006 Savoy)
Marylin Harris; They're Gonna Love Me; Round Trip (2006 Wrightwood)
[mic break 1:41 p.m.]

Set Four
Charles Mingus; Ode to Bird and Dizzy; At UCLA 1965 (2006 Sue Mingus)
[2:00 p.m.]

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The Ed Palermo Big Band live!

Ed Palermo on NPR's Weekend Edition.

The arrival of Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance, the Big Band's latest CD, prompted a recent visit by Palermo and more than a dozen band members to NPR's Studio 4A for a performance -- and a conversation with Andrea Seabrook.

There are some tasty audio tracks here.

Update: Ed will be on WPKN with Tom Makucevich this Thursday, October 19 at 2:00 p.m.

Technorati tags: Zappa, Ed Palermo

Playlist, October 8, 2006

Set One
Flat Earth Society; Hilton's Heaven; Psychoscout (2006 Bonk/Crammed)
Mark Egan; As We Speak; As We Speak (2006 Wavetone)
Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood; Tequila and Chocolate; Out Louder (2006 Indirecto)
[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Two
Don Braden; You Can't Hide Love; Workin' (2006 HighNote)
Mort Weiss; Love Letters; The B3 and Me (2006 SMSJazz)
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Witch Doctor; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
Barbara Sfraga; Angel Eyes/Sunshine of your Love; Oh, What a Thrill (1999 Naxos)
Interview with Barbara Sfraga
Michael Brecker; Arc of the Pendulum; Time is of the Essence (1999 Verve)
[11:30 a.m. -12:45 p.m. Pledge break]

Set Four
Cedar Walton; Seven Minds; One Flight Down (2006 HighNote)
Billy Hart; Charvez; Quartet (2006 HighNote)
Jerry Berzonzi; Stumbelina; Tenor of the Times (2006 Savant)
[mic break 1:13 p.m.]

Set Five
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Dwarf Nebula Processional March; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; A Pound for a Brown; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
The Taylor Fidyk Big Band; When Johnny Comes Marching Home; Live at Blues Alley (2006 OA2)
Flat Earth Society; Snaggletooth; Psychoscout (2006 Bonk/Crammed)
Frank Zappa; Fire & Chains; Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Strictly Genteel; Make A Jazz Noise Here (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
[2:00 p.m.]

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"Speaking truth to power" = heckling

Let's see...elite, top-shelf Ivy college hosts a controversial speaker (invited by a student group). People who oppose the speaker heckle, interrupt, and rush the stage. End of [civilized] discussion.

The best part is the self-serving statement from the hecklers:

We celebrate free speech: for that reason we allowed the Minutemen to speak, and for that same reason we peacefully occupied the stage and spoke ourselves. Our peaceful protest was violently attacked by members of the College Republicans and their supporters, who are the very same people who invited the Minutemen to our campus in the first place. The Minutemen are not a legitimate voice in the debate on immigration. They are a racist, armed militia who have declared open hunting season on immigrants, causing countless hate crimes and over 3000 deaths on the border. Why should exploitative corporations have free passes between nations, but individual people not? No human being is illegal.

Huh? Slowly now, line by line:

We celebrate free speech: for that reason we allowed the Minutemen to speak, and for that same reason we peacefully occupied the stage and spoke ourselves.

No, you rushed the stage, interruped the speaker and took over. That's not allwoing them to speak.

Our peaceful protest was violently attacked by members of the College Republicans and their supporters,

As opposed to your own act of violence, which you fail to see as such.

The Minutemen are not a legitimate voice in the debate on immigration.

"I disagree; therefore they have no right to speak."

They are a racist, armed militia who have declared open hunting season on immigrants, causing countless hate crimes and over 3000 deaths on the border.

Sources, please? It's easy to say someone has caused "countless" hate crimes when you don't have to count them. Don't forget to provide your sources tying them to over 3000 deaths.

Why should exploitative corporations have free passes between nations, but individual people not?

That's a red herring. You were discussing your behavior before you changed the subject.

No human being is illegal.

Human beings are not illegal, but sometimes their actions are. Congratulations. You hit all the talking points and slogans. You shut down speech that you found objectionable. G-d help us all if you come into power. Now go read The Gulag Archipelago.

Technorati tags: Columbia, Minutemen, Jim Gilchrist, thugs

Male Restroom Etiquette

An important public service documentary. Learn it well; our civilization depends on it.

Playlist, October 1, 2006

Set One
McCoy Tyner; Sama Layuca; Milestone Profiles (2006 Milestone)
John Coltrane; I Hear a Rhapsody; Lush Life (2006 Concord)
Coleman Hawkins; I'll Never Be The Same; The Hawk Relaxes (2006 Prestige)
[mic break 10:26 a.m.]

Set Two
Sonny Rollins; St. Thomas; Saxophone Colussus (2006 Prestige)
Charnett Moffett; Rain Drops; Internet (2005 Piadrum)
Mike Stern; Leni Goes Shopping; Who Let the Cats Out? (2006 Heads Up)
Mike Stern; Roll With It; Who Let the Cats Out? (2006 Heads Up)
Pat Metheny Group; San Lorenzo; Travels (1984 ECM)
[mic break 11:07 p.m.]

Set Three
Geri Allen; Portraits and Dreams; Timeless Portraits and Dreams (2006 Telarc)
Barbara Sfraga and Center Search Quest; Hang On, Fly Home; Timless Frozen in Time (2006 Sync TimiCity)
Sue Pasquale & the Windy City BeBop Trio; How High the Moon/Ornithology; Mostly Bop (2006 Pasquale Music)
[mic break 11:27 a.m.]

Pledge break

Set Four
Flat Earth Society; Anthem 2004; Psycho Scout (2006 Bonk/Crammed)
The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band; Maiden Voyage; Live at Blues Alley (2006 OriginArts)
Barbara Sfraga and Center Search Quest; Love Breaks Free; Timelessness Frozen in Time (2006 Sync TimiCity)
Eric Alexander; Typhoon 11; It's All In The Game (2006 HighNote)
Cedar Walton; Billy Strayhorn Medley; One Flight Down (2006 HighNote)
Houston Person with Bill Charlap; If I Ruled the World; You Taught My Heart to Sing (2006 HighNote)
Cedar Walton; Dolphin Dance; One Flight Down (2006 HighNote)
[mic break 1:43 p.m.]

Set Five
The Ed Palermo Big Band; RDNZL; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Musical premiums for today's program

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• Casey Driessen, 3-D
• Sam Bush, Laps in Seven
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Confirmed: I am humor-challenged

I responded to a snarky headline in the New Haven Independent, saying in essence that I didn't think a mugging was something to joke about.

I must be humor-challenged. "Just Don't Take the Pooch" seems very light-hearted for a crime headline. I'm sure the mugging victim is laughing it up after four thugs took his stuff. Maybe Melissa Bailey, Paul Bass, and the Independent readers think a "spontaneous redistribution of wealth" is an acceptable form of urban tzedakah, but there are still some people who think of it as crime.

I have it on good authority -- well, as much authority as an Independent reader can carry -- that I am indeed humor-challenged. There must be some government grant money available to rehabilitate me, or at least buy me a copy of Zinn's History.

Yes, you are humor-challenged.

I take my dog to the Edgewood run frequently, and could easily have been in that victim's place. Even so, I don't object to a little humor in the Independent's reporting of non-violent crime.

Things in our fair city are a little tense. Curmudgeony is not the answer.

The crime may only have been non-violent because the victim was outnumbered 4-1 and he gave up his stuff without a fight. I have a scar on my face because I did fight for my property the last time a group of yutes tried to rob me. It's good for a laugh every time I look in the mirror.

Technorati tags: snark, yutes, leftist, geek

Cognitive dissonance

The only explanation I can think of is that this geek joined the cause to get laid. Something tells me he's not succeeding.

Technorati tags: Hizballah, Manchester, leftist, geek

This is the "peace and justice" movement

Human rights activist Reza Moradi protested against support for terrorists during the "Time To Go" demo in Manchester, 23 September. His female friend gets manhandled by Ghada Razuki of Stop The War Coalition.

They always talk about democracy, but the standard operating procedure is "free speech for me, but not for thee." Try disputing the "peace and justice" activists on WPKN and see how far you get.

Technorati tags: Reza Moradi, Manchester, leftist, Stop The War Coalition

No power, no program today

There is a power outage in our building, and WPKN is off the air today. I'll be back next week.

Technorati tags: WPKN, playlist, Morning Maniac Music, radio

L'Shanah Tovah

Hebrew Crunk!

Haben sie Juden blut?

Senator Allen (VA) asked about whether he has Jewish ancestry, and his response. Video link.

UPDATE: Anne at Boker Tov, Boulder points out that Sen. Allen is what the Nazis called Mishlinge 2.

Playlist, September 17, 2006

Set One
Steely Dan; Things I Miss the Most; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Bill Evans; Easy Living; Plays for Lovers (2006 Riverside)
Bill Evans; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Plays for Lovers (2006 Riverside)
Jerry Bergonzi; Bob Berg; Tenor of the Times (2006 Savant)
[mic break 10:37 a.m.]

Set Two
Joe Henderson; Canyon Lady; Milestone Profiles (2006 Milestone)
Big Neighborhood; The Rise and Fall of the Deceivers; 11:11 (2006 Origin)
Frank Morgan; Nefertiti; Raising the Standard (2005 HighNote)
Frank Morgan; Don't Get Around Much Any More; Raising the Standard (2005 HighNote)
Roberta Gambarini; No More Blues; Easy to Love (2006 Groovin' High)
Sarah Vaughn; My Old Flame; Sings for Lovers (2006 Riverside)
Joel Harrison; I Walk the Line; Free Country (2003 ACT)
Joel Harrison; Here Comes the Sun; Harrison on Harrison (2005 HighNote)
Alex Skolnick Trio; Money; Transformation (2004 Magnatude)
Alex Skolnick Trio; Pinball Wizard; Goodbye to Romance (2002 Skol Productions)
Jack DeJohnette/Miroslav Vitous/Terje Rypdal; Believer; Jack DeJohnette/Miroslav Vitous/Terje Rypdal (1979 ECM)
Weather Report; Boogie Woogie Waltz; Sweetnighter (1973 Columbia)
[mic break 12:04 p.m.]

Set Three
Miles Davis; (side 3); In Concert (1973 CBS)
Henry Kaiser & Wadada Leo Smith; Miles Star; Yo Miles! Skygarden (2004 Cuneiform)
Trio East; Hat in Hand; Best Bets (2006 Origin)
Tomasz Stanko; Domino; From The Green Hill (1999 ECM)
Guillermo Gregorio; Construction with Coplanar; Coplanar (2005 New World)
Frank Zappa; Times Beach II; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 1:20 p.m.]

Set Four
Jimmy Ponder; Wave; Ain't Misbehavin'; (1999 HighNote)
Roberta Gambarini; Easy to Love; Easy to Love (2006 Groovin' High)
Richard Davis; Forest Flower; Forest Flowers (2000 32 Jazz)
Miles Davis All Stars; Solar; Walkin' (2006 Concord)
Larry Vuckovich Trio; Blue Bohemia Suite; Street Scene (2006 Tetrachord)
[mic break 1:54 p.m.]


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WPKN Observes September 11th

Never Forget

May their memories be a blessing.

Playlist, September 10, 2006

Set One
Miles Davis; Shhh/Peaceful; In A Silent Way (1969/2002 Sony)
[mic break 10:37 a.m.]

Set Two
Grover Washington, Jr.; Mr. Magic; Greatest Performances (1983 Motown)
Kenny Garrett; G.T.D.S; Simply Said (1999 Warner)
Deodato; Also Sprach Zarathustra; Prelude (1972 CTI)
Return to Forever; Song to the Pharoah Kings; Where Have I Known You Before? (1974 Polydor)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
Jay Hoggard; Come Sunday; Something 'Bout Believing (1999 Twin)
Ahmad Jamal; Chega de Saudade (Gary Burton solo); Live in Concert (2000 Just Jazz)
John Coltrane; Lush Life; Lush Life (2006 Prestige)
Gloria Lynne; It's Autumn; This One's On Me (1998 HighNote)
Mike LeDonne; Continuum; Night Song (2006 Savant)
Eric Reed; Maria; Pure Imagination (1998 Impulse)
Eric Reed; Hello, Young Lovers; Pure Imagination (1998 Impulse)
[mic break 12:20 p.m.]

Set Four
Oscar Levant; Preludes for Piano; Levant Plays Gershwin (1987 CBS)
Billie Holiday; The Can't Take That Away From Me; The Original Authentic Recordings (2000 Just Jazz)
Billie Holiday; Lover Come Back To Me; The Original Authentic Recordings (2000 Just Jazz)
Jimmy Scott; How Long Has This Been Going On?; Milestone Profiles (2006 Milestone)
[mic break 12:40 p.m.]

Set Five
Ahmad Jamal; One; Live in Concert (2000 Just Jazz)
[1:00 p.m.]

Live Broadcast: Swing 39 from Kasbah Garden in New Haven
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, September 3, 2006

Set One
The Temptations; Papa Was a Rolling Stone; All Directions (1972 Motown)
Andrew Bassie Campbell; Oh Jah (remix); Live & Direct (2006 Andrew Bassie)
Christian McBride; Bitches Brew; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
Christian McBride; Out Jam/Via Mwandishi; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
Hancock/Hubbard/Turrentine; Gibraltar; In Concert vol. 2 (1974 CTI)
[mic break 11:01 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Morgan; Walkin'; Reflections (2006 HighNote)
Moncef Genoud; Times Square Circle; Aqua (2006 Savoy)
Billie Holiday; What a Little Moonlight Can Do; God Bless the Child: The Very Best Of (2006 Columbia)
Count Basie; Taxi War Dance; One O'Clock Jump: The Very Best of (2006 Columbia)
Swing 39; Stomping at Decca; Live From Where? (2005 Swing 39)
Trudy Lynn; Everbody's Got a Blues Song to Sing; I'm Still Here (2006 Sawdust Alley)
The Brecker Brothers; Tabula Rasa; Sneakin' Up Behind You: The Very Best of (2006 Columbia)
[mic break 11:44 a.m.]

Set Three
Miles Davis; Autumn Leaves; In Europe (2005 Columbia)
Miles Davis; Milestones; In Europe (2005 Columbia)
Miles Davis; I Thought About You; In Europe (2005 Columbia)
[mic break 12:24]

Set Four
Larry Vuckovich Trio; Come Rain or Come Shine; Street Scene (2006 Tetrachord)
Larry Vuckovich Trio; Oh, You Crazy Moon; Street Scene (2006 Tetrachord)
Dafnis Prieto; One Day Suite: Morning; Absolute Quintet (2006 Zoho)
Casey Driesen; Sugarfoot Rag; 3D (2006 Sugar Hill)
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Freedom Jazz Dance; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
[mic break 1:00 p.m.]

Set Five
Swing 39; Limehouse Blues; Live From Where? (2005 Swing 39)
The Sai Ghose Quartet; Cinq-to-mesh; New Blood (2006 Summit)
Matthias Lupri Group; Wondering & Wandering; Metalix (2006 Summit)
Charnett Moffett; Jubilant; Internet (2006 Piadrum)
Tony Levin; What Would Jimi Do; Resonator (2006 Narada)
Tony Levin; Sabre Dance; Resonator (2006 Narada)
[mic break 1:45 p.m.]

Set Five
Swing 39; Limehouse Blues; Live From Where? (2005 Swing 39)
The Sai Ghose Quartet; Cinq-to-mesh; New Blood (2006 Summit)
Matthias Lupri Group; Wondering & Wandering; Metalix (2006 Summit)
Charnett Moffett; Jubilant; Internet (2006 Piadrum)
Tony Levin; What Would Jimi Do; Resonator (2006 Narada)
Tony Levin; Sabre Dance; Resonator (2006 Narada)
[mic break 1:45 p.m.]

Set Six
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Trouble Man; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
Grateful Dead; Box of Rain; Fallout From the Phil Zone (1997 Arista0
[2:00 p.m.]


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Sunday, August 27, 2006

Set One
Ella Fitzgerald; Medley: Taking a Chance on Love/I'm in the Mood for Love; Newport Jazz Festival Live at Carnegie Hall (1973 Columbia)
Sarah Vaughn; I've Got a Crush On You/A Foggy Day; Send in the Clowns: The Very Best of (2006 Sony)
Frank Sinatra; Something; Greatest Hits vol. 2 (1972 Reprise)
Joel Harrison; While My Guitar Gently Weeps; Harrison on Harrison (2006 HighNote)
Randy Johnston; Third Time Around; Somewhere in the Night (1997 HighNote)
[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Two
Miles Davis; Filles de Kilimanjaro; Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969/2002 Sony)
Fernando Tarrés; Alfonsina y El Mar; The Outsider (1995 Savant)
Mike LeDonne; Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing; Night Song (2006 Savant)
Ronnie Laws; Tell Me Something Good; Pressure Sensitive (1975 Blue Note)
Radam Schwartz; Serenade in Blue; Conspiracy for Positivity (2005 Blue Ark)
The Crusaders; Melodies of Love; Live in Japan (1993 GRP)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Three
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band; For Takemitsu #2; For J.G. (2005 Sea Breeze)
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band; Manteca; Savanna (2000 Sea Breeze)
Rodney Jones; Five for the Duck; Dreams and Stories (2005 Savant)
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Bemsha Swing; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
Ike Quebec; Easy; Have You Had Your Vitamin B-3 Today? (2001 Label M)
Jimmy Smith; Bewitched; The Other Side of Jimmy Smith (1970 MGM)
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band; My Favorite Things; For J.G. (2005 Sea Breeze)
[mic break 12:15 p.m.]

Set Four
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band; Caravan; Savanna (2000 Sea Breeze)
Richard Davis; Elephant Boy; Way Out West (1980 Muse)
Doug Ramey; Casbah; Introducing (1978 SteepleChase)
Jimmy Ponder; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; What's New (2005 HighNote)
Nicole Pasternak; Wonderful; In A Word (2005 Garagista)
Frank Sinatra; Someone to Watch Over Me; The Columbia Years (2003 Sony)
Freddy Cole; Getting Some Fun Out of Life; Because of You (2006 HighNote)
[mic break 1:02 p.m.]

Set Five
Nancy Wilson; Let's Fall In Love All Over; Now I'm A Woman (1970 Capitol)
Dizzy Gillespie; & the Mitchell Ruff Duo; Dartmouth Duet; In Concert (1971 Mainstream)
Dizzy Gillespie; & the Mitchell Ruff Duo; Woodyn' You; In Concert (1971 Mainstream)
Hal Galper; Inner Journey; Inner Journey (1973 Mainstream)
Larry Vuckovich Trio; As Time Goes By Mambo; Street Scene (2006 Tetrachord)
[mic break 1:28 p.m.]

Set Six
Charles Mingus; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Live at Montreux (DVD 2004 Montreux Sounds)
Ben Webster & Sweets Edison; How Long Has This Been Going On?; Ben & Sweets (1962 Columbia)
Frank Morgan; I'll be Around; Reflections (2006 HighNote)
Stan Getz & the Oscar Peterson Trio; Pennies From Heaven; Stan Getz & the Oscar Peterson Trio (1958 Verve)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Playlist, August 20, 2006

Set One
Steely Dan; I Got The News; Aja (1977/1999 MCA)
Theolonious Monk; Raise Four; Underground (2003 Sony)
Don Braden; You Can't Hide Love; Workin' (2006 HighNote)
Manu Katche; No Rush; Neighbourhood (2005 ECM)
Jerry Bergonzi; Stumbelina; Tenor of the Times (2006 Savant)
[mic break 10:42 a.m.]

Set Two
Cal Tjader; Here; Solar Heat (2005 Just Jazz)
Donald Fagen; The Goodbye Look; The Nightfly (1982 Warner)
Spyrogyra; Morning Dance; Morning Dance (1979 Transcontinent)
Christian McBride; E Jam; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

Set Three
Larry Vuckovich; Reza; Cast Your Fate (2003 Quicksilver)
Larry Vuckovich; Ah, Se Eu Pudesse; Cast Your Fate (2003 Quicksilver)
The Carla Bley Band; 440; Musique Mecanique (1979 WATT)
Jim Hall/Ron Carter Duo; St. Thomas; Alone Together (1974 Milestone)
Joey DeFrancesco; Teach Me Tonight; Plays Sinatra His Way (2004 HighNote)
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Four
Ron Carter; Uptown Conversation; Uptown Conversation (1969 Atlantic)
Ron Carter; Ten Strings; Uptown Conversation (1969 Atlantic)
Ron Carter; Half A Row; Uptown Conversation (1969 Atlantic)
Miles Davis; Autumn Leaves; Seven Steps (2005 Sony)
[mic break 12:50 p.m.]

Set Five
Miles Davis; Autumn Leaves; Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-64 (2005 Sony)
Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
Steely Dan; Do It Again; Can't Buy A Thrill (1972 MCA)
Steely Dan; Two Against Nature; Two Against Nature (2000 Giant)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Donald Fagen; What I Do; Morph The Cat (2006 Reprise)
Steely Dan; Home At Last; Aja (1977 MCA)
Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth II; Katy Lied (1975 MCA)
[mic break 1:44 p.m.]

Set Six
James Moody; Homage; Homage (2006 Savoy)
Russell Gunn; Night and Day; Mood Swings (2003 HighNote)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, August 13, 2006

Set One
Miles Davis; Two Faced; Water Babies (2002 Sony)
Graham Haynes & No Image; D's Vamp; What Time It Be!; (1991 Muse)
Greg Osby; Please Stand By; Channel Three (2005 Blue Note)
Miroslav Vitous & Jan Garbarek; Forthcoming; Atmos (1993 ECM)
Arthur Blythe; Exhaust Suite; Exhale (2003 Savant)
[mic break 10:47 a.m.]

Set Two
Mike LeDonne; After The Rain; Night Song (2005 Savant)
Chico Hamilton; Forest Flower; Back in My Disc Jockey Days (2001 Label M)
Jerry Garcia & David Grisman; Bags' Groove; So What (1998 Acoustic Disc)
Jazz Is Dead; Dark Star; Blue Light Rain (1998 Zebra)
John Oswald/Grateful Dead; The Speed of Space; Grayfolded (Plunderphonics)
Modern Jazz Quartet; Bags' Groove; European Concert (2000 Label M)
[mic break 11:46 a.m.]

Set Three
Eddie Harris; I Can't Get Started With You; A Tale of Two Cities (1991 Virgin)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; TV Blues; Only in New York (1994 dmp)
So-Called Jazz Sextet; Duke's Choice; Vermont Avenue (1994 Accurate)
Jimmy Ponder; Angel Eyes; Thumbs Up ((2001 HighNote)
The Jane Miller Trio; Summertime; Secret Pockets (1998 Pink Bubble)
Gary Peacock/Ralph Towner; Inside Inside; Oracle (1994 ECM)
Anouar Barhem; Badhra; Thimar (1998 ECM)
Beppe Gambetta/Caro Aonzo/David Grisman; Costumi Siciliani; Traversata (2001 Acoustic Disc)
Codona; Malinye; Codona 2 (1981 ECM)
[mic break 12:45 p.m.]

Set Four
Herbie Hancock; It Ain't Necessarily So; Gershwin's World (1998 Polygram)
Keith Jarrett Trio; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes; Tribute (1989 ECM)
Harry Allen., Randy Sandke & RIAS Big Band Berlin; Cloudy; The Music of the Trumpet Kings (1997 Nagel-Heyer)
Cindy Blackman; Eternal Justice; Someday... (2001 HighNote)
Freddie Hubbard; Echoes of Blue; Live at the Left Bank (2001 Label M)
[mic break 1:30 p.m.]

Set Five
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Blue Moment; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
The Klezmatics; Ershter vals; Shvaygn = Toyt (1998 Rounder)
Grateful Dead; Morning Dew; Dick's Picks vol. 14 (1999 GDP)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, August 6, 2006

Set One
Chicago; Dialogue; The Very Best of (2002 Rhino)
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Resolution; A Love Supreme (2004 Palmetto)
John Coltrane; I Want to Talk About You; Soultrane (2006 Prestige)
Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane; Epistrophy; The Complete Riverside Recordings (2006 Riverside)
[mic break 10:37 a.m.]

Set Two
Moncef Genoud; Lushlife; Aqua (2006 Savoy)
Lisa Hilton; City Streets; Midnight in Manhattan (2006 Ruby Slippers)
John Adams; Straight No Chaser; Trios (2006 Congruent)
John Stein; Happy Hour; Concerto Internacional de Jazz (2006 Whaling City Sound)
Planet Jazz; Mommy, Mommy NO!; In Orbit (2006 Sharp Nine)
[mic break 11:17 a.m.]

Set Three
George Shearing Quintet; Theme: Oh Look at Me Now/You Are There; Lullaby of Birdland and More (2006 Request Records)
Gene Krupa; Honeysuckel Rose; Stan Getz/Gene Krupa/Maynard Ferguson (Live Jazz from Club 15)(2006 Request Records)
Ramona Borthwick; Home; A New Leaf (2006 Whaling City Sound)
Eldar; Dat Dere; Live at the Blue Note (2006 Sony)
Clark Woodard/Joe Farrell; The Misfit; Clark Woodard/Joe Farrell (2006 BCS)
Helen Sung Trio; Voyage; Helenistique (2006 Fresh Sound)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Interview with Northeast Organic Farming Association

1:35 p.m.
Set Four
Moncef Genoud; Sliding Shadows; Aqua (2006 Savoy)
Roberta Gambarini; On the Sunny Side of the Street; Easy to Love (2006 Groovin' High)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Have Horn, Will Blow; The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis vol. 1 (2006 Concord)
Hank Jones & Frank Wess; Something Went Wrong; Hank & Frank (2006 Lineage Records)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Tisha b'Av

The ninth day in the Jewish month of Av.

It is a day of many calamities in Jewish history (from OU.org):

1. The sin of the spies caused Hashem to decree that the Children of Israel who left Egypt would not be permitted to enter the land of Israel;

2. The first Temple was destroyed;

3. The second Temple was destroyed;

4. Betar, the last fortress to hold out against the Romans during the Bar Kochba revolt in the year 135, fell, sealing the fate of the Jewish people.

5. One year after the fall of Betar, the Temple area was plowed.

6. In 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain issued the expulsion decree, setting Tisha B'Av as the final date by which not a single Jew would be allowed to walk on Spanish soil.

7. World War I – which began the downward slide to the Holocaust – began on Tisha B’av.

Is Jane kidding or what?

This picture appeared in a Jane Hamsher blog entry in the Huffington Post, but the properties show that it's hosted at the poodle dog puddle. It looks like the photo was deleted from the HuffPo, but it came from here: http://www.firedoglake.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/4931cdbe-934f-4622-97c7-9629e6b7f8a3.jpg

Hey Lamont, you big dummy! Is this the kind of support you want?

UPDATE: Timing is everything. This image was published the day Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were in Bridgeport to announce their endorsement of Ned Lamont.

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Playlist July 30, 2006

Set One
Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (MCA 1973)
Ronnie Laws; Always There; Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note 1995 reissue)
Return to Forever; Theme to the Mothership; Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (Polydor 1973)
Rita Lee; Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds; Bossa 'n Beatles (Ghordo Music 2006)
John Adams; Palladium; Trios (Congruent 2006)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
Ray Mantilla; Flying Home; Good Vibrations (Savant 2006)
Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa; Common Ground; Raw Materials (Savoy 2006)
James Moody; Lazy Afternoon; Homage (Savoy 2006)
Weather Report; A Remark You Made; Heavy Weather (Columbia 1977)
James Moody; Message to Moody; Homage (Savoy 2006)
Weather Report; Mysterious Traveler; Mysterius Traveler (Columbia 1974)
Jerry Garcia; The Wheel; Garcia (Warner Bros. 1972)
Jerry Garcia & David Grisman; Milestones; So What (Acoustic Disc 1998)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Three
Alien Fashion Show; Roxanne; Alien Fashion Show (Surfdog 1998)
Lou Lanza; Roadhouse Blues; Opening Doors (Cexton 2004)
Erin Boheme; Teach Me Tonight; What Love Is (Concord 2006)
Lisa B.; Our House; What's New, Pussycat? (Piece of Pie 2006)
Kimber Manning; Blue Skies; Eventually (Kimber Manning 2006)
Brad Mehldau Trio; Boomer; House on Hill (Nonesuch 2006)
Kenny Wheeler; My New Hat; It Takes Two! (Cam Jazz 2006)
Cecil Brooks III with Gene Ludwig; Bird of Beauty; Double Exposure (Savant 2006)
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Freedom Jazz Dance; Jungle Soul (Palmetto 2006)
[mic break 12:24 p.m.]

Set Four
Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet; Witchi-Tai-To; Withchi-Tai-To (ECM 1974)
Frank Zappa; The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life; (Barking Pumpkin 1991)
Charles Mingus; Newcomer; Mingus Moves (32 Jazz 1999)
Kenny Wheeler; Eight Plus Three/Alice My Dear; A Long Time Ago (ECM 1999)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; Mofongo; Old School New Lessons (MCG Jazz 2006)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; A Pound For A Brown on the Bus; (Cuneiform 2006)
[mic break 1:19 p.m.]

Set Six
Jerry Garcia & David Grisman; So What; So What (Acoustic Disc 1998)
Grateful Dead; China>Rider; Hundred Year Hall (Arista 1995)
Grateful Dead; Visions of Johanna; Fallout From the Phil Zone (Arista 1997)
Jerry Garcia/David Grisman/Tony Rice; Guitar Space; The Pizza Tapes (Acoustic Disc 2000)
Jerry Garcia/David Grisman/Tony Rice; Summertime; The Pizza Tapes (Acoustic Disc 2000)
[2:00 p.m.]

Set Five
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Blue Moment; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
The Klezmatics; Ershter vals; Shvaygn = Toyt (1998 Rounder)
Grateful Dead; Morning Dew; Dick's Picks vol. 14 (1999 GDP)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, July 23, 2006

Set One
Wycliffe Gordon; Mr. P.C.; Cone's Coup (Criss Cross 2006)
David Berger & the Sultans of Swing; Bumper Cars; Hindustan (Such Sweet Thunder 2006)
Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Hananthappa; Forgotten System; Raw Materials (Savoy 2006)
Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown; Fats Meets Bird Medley; Celebration (HighNote 2005)
Charlie Parker; Ko-Ko; Now's the Time: The Revolutionary Charlie Parker; (Savoy 2006)
[mic break 10:38 a.m.]

Set Two
Vincent Herring; Norwegian Wood; Ends and Means (HighNote 2005)
Eric Alexander; Ruby My Dear; It's All in the Game (HighNote 2006)
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane; Bye-Ya; At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note 2005)
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane; Sweet and Lovely; At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note 2005)
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane; Blue Monk; At Carnegie Hall (Blue Note 2005)
John Coltrane; Three Little Words; The Heavyweight Champion (Atlantic/Rhino 1995)
[mic break 11:21 a.m.]

Set Three
Woody Shaw; Jitterbug Waltz; Two More Pieces of the Puzzle (32 Jazz 1998)
John Coltrane; Cherryco; The Heavyweight Champion (Atlantic/Rhino 1995)
Don Braden; Brighter Days; Workin' (HighNote 2006)
Irene Reid; More Than Yesterday; I Ain't Doing Too Bad (Savant 1999)
[mic break 12:03 p.m.]

Set Four
Oscar Castro-Neves & Paul Winter; Anna Luiza; Brazilian Days (Living Music 1998)
Frank Zappa; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; The Lost Episodes (Ryko 1996)
Frank Zappa; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More, Volume 6 (Ryko 1992)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Cuneiform 2006)
Frank Zappa; The Orange County Medley; Make A Jazz Noise Here (Barking Pumpkin 1991)
Beachfront Property; Icarus; Straight Up (Cexton 1993)
Paul Winter Consort and Friends; Icarus; Silver Solstice (Living Music 2006)
[mic break 12:43 p.m.]

Set Five
Nat Adderly Quintet; Work Song; Workin' (Timeless 1993)
Art Tatum; Lady Be Good; God is in the House; HighNote (1998)
Mike LeDonne; After the Rain; Night Song (Savant 2005)
Bob Mintzer Big Band; Sunset; Departure (DMP 1993)
Elvis Costello; Put Away Forbidden Toys; My Flame Burns Blue (Deutsche Grammophon 2005)
Danny Gratton/Joey DeFrancesco; Well You Needn't; Relentless (Big Mo 1994)
Joris Teepe's Groningen Art Ensemble; Racer X; Jazz In Jazz Out (Planet Arts 2005)
[mic break 1:36 p.m.]

Set Six
The Ed Palermo Big Band; RDNZL; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Cuneiform 2006)
Mark Murphy; Misty/Northern Lights; Jazz Standards (32 Jazz 1998)
Ray Mantilla; Blues for Queen D; Good Vibrations (Savant 2006)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, July 16, 2006

Set One
Kenny MacKenzio Trio; Olive Green; (II)
Frank Kimbrough; Waiting in Santander; (Play)
Mike Nock; Ondas; (Ondas)
Cyrus Chestnut; Kattin'; (The Dark Before the Dawn)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
Wycliffe Gordon; Shhh!!! (The Band Is Trying To Play); (Cone's Coup)
Al Grey; South Side; (Centerpiece: Live at the Blue Note)
Dakota Staton; The Masquerade is Over; (Isn't This A Lovely Day)
Christian McBride Band; Aja; (Sci-Fi)
[mic break 11:17 a.m.]

Set Three
Akio Sasajima & Ron Carter; Darn That Dream; (Akioustically Sound)
Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny; The Moon Song; (Beyond the Missouri Sky)
Pat Metheny Group; Dismantling Utopia; (Quartet)
Pat Metheny Group; The First Circle; (First Circle)
[mic break 11:50 a.m.]

Set Four
Randy Weston; The Last Day; (Tanjah)
NAU Jazz Ensemble; Kids Are Pretty People; (Vintage Year)
Ken Nordine; A Good Year for Spiders; (A Transparent Mask)
Joni Mitchell; The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines; (Mingus)
Tori Amos; The Power of Orange Knickers; (The Beekepers)
Erin Boehme; One Night With Frank; (What Love Is)
Frank Sinatra; Three Coins in the Fountain; (Capitol Collector's Series)
Hank Mobley; Three Coins in the Fountain; (Another Workout)
[mic break 12:26 p.m.]

Set Five
Thelonious Monk Quartet w/John Coltrane; Monk's Mood; (At Carnegie Hall)
Thelonious Monk; Rhythm-a-ning; {Monk in Paris Live at the Olympia)
T.S. Monk; Mosaic; (Higher Ground)
Irene Reid; Love Won't Let Me Wait; (Movin' Out)
Jimmy Smith; Midnight Special; (Milstone Profiles)
[mic break 1:04 p.m.]

Set Six
McCoy Tyner; Sama Layuca;(Milestone Profiles)
Ken Nordine; Fibonacci Numbers; (A Transparent Mask)
Wayne Shorter; Mysterious Traveler; (Footprints: The Life and Music of Wayne Shorter)
Noah Golden; Not This One; (Untitled)
[1:30 p.m.]

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Playlist, July 9, 2006

Set One
John Adams; All Blues; Trios
Metta Quintet; Underground; Subway Songs
Metta Quintet; The Subway Suite Part I; Subway Songs
Vincent Herring; The Song Is Ended; Ends and Means
(mic break 10:40 a.m.]

Set Two
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Ed Spargo; Beauty and the Beast; Ed Spargo
Jerry Bergonzi; Acookarache; Tenor of the Times
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane; Well You Needn't; The Complete Riverside Recordings
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Sleep Dirt; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Set Three
Cecil Brooks III with Gene Ludwid; Tea For Two; Double Exposure
Don Braden; You Can't Hide Love; Workin'
Stanley Turrentine; Don't Mess With Mister T.; Don't Mess With Mister T.
[mic break 11:54 a.m.]

Set Four
Moncef Genoud; Summertime; Aqua
Metta Quintet; The Subway Suite Part II; Subway Songs
Metta Quintet; The Subway Suite Part III; Subway Songs
Frank Sinatra; There Used to Be a Ballpark; Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back
Hank Jones & Frank Wess; All or Nothing at All; Hank & Frank
Les Brown & His Orchestra; Joltin' Joe DiMaggio; Baseball (Ken Burns Film Soundtrack)
[mic break 12:30 p.m.]

Set Five
"Killer" Ray Appleton/Melvin Rhyne Quintet; Blue 'n' Boogie; Latin Dreams
Lonnie Smith; Impressions; Afro Blue
Christian McBride; D Shuffle Jam; Live at Tonic
[mic break 1:11 p.m.]

Set Six
Tony Purrone; Cousin Mary; Incubation
Bobby Previte; Airstrip One; The Coalition of the Willing
Cecil Brooks III with Gene Ludwid; Cute; Double Exposure
[1:30 p.m.]

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Sometimes I just wonder

how somebody in Uruguay ends up at one of my playlists.

Continent: South America
Country: Uruguay (Facts)

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The Debate

I'm not exactly liveblogging it, but it's almost as interesting to look around the blogosphere as it is to listen to the candidates.

I'm not sold on either of these guys. Senator Lieberman has been in office 18 years. That's long enough to become out of touch with his constituents. Lamont has the backing of Kos--the kiss of death in almost every campaign.

LOL! Lieberman is a Reagan democrat. He just said, "There you go again."

UPDATE: The moderator finally stopped Lieberman from interrupting his opponent.

Lieberman seems to orbit around two talking points: I bring home the pork, and Lamont is running a one-issue campaign.

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Invasion of the carpetbagging bloggers

Not content with her fire dog lake or wherever she belongs, Oregon blogger Jane Hamsher and her dogs have decided to stay in the Constitution State through the now-meaningless August 8th primary. Paul Bass has been hanging out with her, and reports

For now Hamsher has an extended-stay motel room in Meriden. She's hoping to rent a farmhouse in Guilford through the primary; a bunch of her West Coast buddies want to stay with her and the poodles to witness and blog history themselves.

Just what we need. She's a dangerous driver too.

Somewhere around Meriden I realized Hamsher was breaking two Connecticut laws at once: the dashboard needle tugged at the 90 mark, and she was dialing and talking on the celly while steering.

She sounds like a candidate for a Darwin Award.

Playlist, July 2, 2006

Set One
Sonny Rollins; Biji; Milestone Profiles
Joel Harrison; Taxman; Harrison on Harrison
Erin Bode; Here, There & Everywhere; Don't Take Your Time
Quintetto Vocale Italiano Le Pause Del Silenzio; Here, There & Everywhere; Freedom Jazz Dance
Beatlejazz; Lovely Rita; With A Little Help From Our Friends
[mic break 10:49 a.m.]

Set Two
Ben Allison; Across the Universe; Buzz
Beatlejazz; Within You/Without You; A Bite of the Apple
Joel Frahm; Mother Nature's Son; Don't Explain
Joel Harrison; Here Comes The Sun; Harrison on Harrison
Armen Donelian; I Will; Wave
Brad Mehldau Trio; Martha My Dear; Day Is Done
Beatlejazz; Lovely Rita; With A Little Help From Our Friends
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

On-air Fundraising

Set Three
Jimmy Smith; Sum Serious Blues; Milestone Profile
John Lewis; Willow Weep For Me; Evolution
Ray Mantilla; Flying Home; Good Vibrations
Grismore/Scea Group; Crush; Well Behaved Fish
"Killer" Ray Appleton/Melvin Rhyne Quartet; The Very Thought of You; Latin Dreams
[mic break 1:20 p.m.]

Set Four
Khan Jamal; Eleanor Rigby; Cubano Chant
Hank Jones & Frank Wess; The Very Though of You; Hank & Frank
Rodney Jones; Serena; Dreams and Stories
Joe Pass; 500 Miles High; Virtuoso #2
Karrin Allyson; All You Need to Say (Never Say Yes); Footprints
[mic break 1:48 p.m.]

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Oh Boy! Jane's Here!

Jane Hamsher is visiting New Haven today, and she's got a lump in her throat from the newest Ned Lamont campaign advertisement. Some kids reading a script; sorry, it doesn't move me.

Not all the firedogs are feeling so sentimental. One found an opportunity to attack somebody not related to the current thread.

I get the impression that Michelle Malkin is a product of her husbands ideology and not her own. She is intelligent but not smart enough to have her own say, a parrot of her husband and the conservative movement, she may not realize that she’s not a WASP or JAP or even blond but she does crave the attention. Mabuhay Maglalang bana mabaling or in Pink Flamingo’s that stands for pah pah ooh mow mow.

I wonder what this poster is getting at? Hmmmmmmmm......

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Radio Piece III

Ahhh...late Wednesday night, and Tom Makucevich is filling in for Amir. He's playing his Radio Piece III album Tesseract and Monuments, which is one of my favorite recording of all time. It's happy, bubbly and quirky. I used to listen to it all the time when I had a job doing technical illustrations.

My state is ground zero for the battle for the Senate, and the shit is hitting the fan around Israel, but for a moment I can lean my head back, close my eyes, and enjoy some excellent music. Thanks, Tom!

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Stop the Presses! Jane's coming!

Jane Hamsher is coming to New Haven on Thursday, no doubt to meet with Ned Lamont's nutroots suporters.

That firedoglake thing reads like a cult of personality. At least she drove some traffic to WPKN Today a few weeks ago. Right now she seems to be the poster child for Lieberman Derangement Syndrome. Somebody should clue Jane and the folks at Lamont Blog that Michelle Malkin did not actually endorse Joe Lieberman. If this is "reality-based" blogging, I am the walrus.

Technorati tags: Lamont, Lieberman, nutroots, New Haven, Jane Hamsher

Playlist, June 25, 2006

Set One
Christian McBride; Out Jam/Via Mwandishi>Mwandishi Outcome Jam>The Comedown (LSD Jam); Live at Tonic
Casey Driessen; Sugarfoot Rag/Freedom Jazz Dance; 3D
Eddie Jefferson; Freedom Jazz Dance; Things Are Getting Better
Eddie Jefferson; Chameleon; Godfather of Vocalese
Herbie Hancock; Chameleon; Headhunters
Chembo Corniel & Andrea Brachfeld; Freedom Jazz Dance; Beyond Standards
[mic break 11:02 a.m.]

Set Two
Erin Bode; Don't Take Your Time; Don't Take Your Time
Jane Monheit; Taking A Chance on Love; Jazz Vocalists Hear & Now
Nnenna Freelon; Lover Man; Jazz Vocalists Hear & Now
The Calvin Owens Show; Best Worst Day; I Ain't Gonna Be Yo' Dog No Mo'
John Faddis; The Hunters & Gatherers; Teranga
[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

11:30 a.m. On-air fundraising
12:45 p.m. Interview with Erin Bode

Set Three
Erin Bode; Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You; Don't Take Your Time
Donald Fagen; Mary Shut the Garden Door; Morph The Cat
Steely Dan; Babylon Sisters; Alive in America
Melvin Sparks; She's A Bad Mama Jama; Groove On Up
Patric Cornelius; Winds of Change; Lucid Dream
McCoy Tyner; The Greeting; Milstone Profiles
[mic break 1:33 p.m.]

Set Four
Pat Metheny Group; The Awakening; Imaginary Day
The Jazz Circle; Stolen Moments; Joshua
Frank Zappa; Strictly Genteel; Make A Jazz Noise Here
[2:00 p.m.]

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Notes on today's program

Lots of new releases on the shelf this week, including the Ed Palermo Big Band. I tried to find Ponty's "Canteloupe Island," but it was nowhere to be found. I have an original import LP of "King Kong" at home, but that doesn't help me right now. We also have new music from Melvin Sparks and Ray Mantilla. Milestone came out with a "Profiles" series of some of its artists, and a new Monk & Coltrane CD is out: the Complete Riverside Recordings from 1957.

The new CD openers are here. They are round, translucent things that look like fat lollipops on a key chain; the design is similar to the wristwatch. If you are a retailer and you want some to give out to customers, drop me a line.

The new Monk/Coltrane release is as good as expected. I also made a happy discovery in the library: Remi Kabaka/Abbdul Lasisi Amao/Steve Winwood. It's wrapping up my electric set right now, and then we're in for a change in style.

Today's final set is bookended by two versions of Darrell Scott's "River Take Me." The first is a new recording by Sam Bush, who played on the original; the closer is a live version by Darrell himself.

UPDATE: I'll try to post audio from the unhinged phone call I took on air during my show.

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Playlist, June 18, 2006

Set One
The Ed Palermo Big Band; RDNZL; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
David Berger & The Sultans of Swing; No Refill; Hindustan
Thad Jones & Mel Lewis; Tiptoe; Thad Jones & Mel Lewis (Blue Note Reissue Series)
Duke Ellington; Joog Joog; The World of Duke Ellington Vol. 2
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Benny Goodman; Pick Yourself Up; The Complete Benny Goodman Vol III: 1936
Melvin Sparks; Cranberry Sunshine; Groove On Up
Luisito Quintero; Percussion Madness; Percussion Madness
Ray Mantilla; Midnight Sun; Good Vibrations
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Frank Zappa; The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue; The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life
Eric Dolphy; G.W.; The Best of Eric Dolphy
[mic break 11:20 a.m.]

Set Three
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane; Monk's Mood; The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings
Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane; Crepuscule With Nellie; The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings
Jimmy Scott; Mood Indigo; Jimmy Scott (Milestone Profiles)
Helen Sung Trio; H*Town; Helenistique
Bill Evans; Blue in Green; Bill Evans (Milestone Profiles)
Miles Davis; Two Bass Hit; At Newport 1958
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Four
The Soft Machine; Out-Bloody-Rageous; Grides
Ed Spargo; Caddy; Ed Spargo
Helmet of Gnats; Yesterday's Brain; Helmet of Gnats
Cheb i Sabbah; Esh 'Dani, Alash Mshit: The Rai of Light Club Remix
Abdorahman Nurak; Aktamak Kötamak; The Rough Gide to the Music of Central Asia
Remi Kabaka/Abbdul Lasisi Amao/Steve Winwood; Irin-Ajo; Aiye-Keta
[mic break 12:52 a.m.]

Set Five
Sam Bush; River Take Me; Laps in Seven
Bruce Springsteen; Kitty's Back; The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
The Ed Palermo Big Band; A Pound For A Brown; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance
Darrell Scott; River Take Me; Live in NC
[1:30 p.m.]

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Lamont's backers show their true colors

Check this diary by Grand Moff Texan at Daily Kos:

Isryale

Juan Cole is, apparently, not too bothered by the fact that he's not going to Yale and who could blame him? Presented with the choice of living and working in Ann Arbor or Hartford New Haven, I'd rather be a Wolverine too. But that's not what this is about. I have a problem with the fact that Yale decided not to hire someone because a bunch of Israel-first, rightwing flacks went and scared Yale's Jewish donors, and they in turn scared administrators at Yale.

Now check out the cartoons. Is this guy living in 1938 or what?

Hey, Lamont, you big dummy! This is coming under the auspices of the guy in your TV commercials. Do you approve this message?

Your candidacy is through unless you dump Markos "screw them" Zuniga. How about it, Ned? Are you going to distance yourself from the sewer or roll in it?

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Home-schoolers at risk in Belgium

Brussels Journal Editor Threatened with Prosecution over Homeschooling

Yesterday my husband Paul Belien, the editor of this website, was summoned to the police station and interrogated. He was told that the Belgian authorities are of the opinion that, as a homeschooler, he has not adequately educated his children and, hence, is neglecting his duty as a parent, which is a criminal offence. The Ministry of Education has asked the judiciary to press charges and the judiciary told the police to investigate and take down his statement.

Their crime? Refusing to sign an official “declaration of homeschooling” in which they agree to school their children “respecting the respect [sic] for the fundamental human rights and the cultural values of the child itself and of others.”

The declaration does not specify what “respecting the respect for the fundamental human rights and the cultural values of the child itself and of others” means. It states, however, that government inspectors decide about this and adds – and here is the crux of the matter – that if the parents receive two negative reports from the inspectors they will have to send their child to an official government recognized school.

That's Big Brother for you. The people who complain about fascism in this country should try living in progressive Europe.

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The Revenge of Marxism

A great essay from Fjiordman at Gates of Vienna:

What happened is that while the “hard” Marxism of the Soviet Union may have collapsed, at least for now, the “soft” Marxism of the Western Left has actually grown stronger, in part because we deemed it to be less threatening. The “hard” Marxists had intercontinental nuclear missiles and openly said that they would “bury” us. The soft Marxists talk about tolerance and may seem less threatening, but their goal of overthrowing the evil, capitalist West remains the same. In fact, they are more dangerous precisely because they hide their true goals under different labels. Perhaps we should call it “stealth Socialism” instead of soft Socialism.

One of the readers of Fjordman blog once pointed out that we never had a thorough de-Marxification process after the Cold War, similar to the de-Nazification after WW2. He was thinking of the former Soviet Union and the countries in Eastern Europe, but he should probably have included their Marxist fellow travellers, their sympathizers and apologists in the West. We never fully confronted the ideology of Marxism, and demonstrated that the suffering it caused for hundreds of millions of people was a direct result of Marxist ideas. We just assumed that Marxism was dead and moved on, allowing many of its ideals to mutate into new forms and many of its champions to continue their work uninterrupted, sometimes filled with a vengeance and a renewed zeal for another assault on the capitalist West.

Read it all.

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Playlist, June 11, 2006

Set One
Bob Mintzer Big Band; Go Go; Old School: New Lessons
Christian McBride; Sonic Tonic; Live at Tonic
Frank Kimbrough; Jimmy; Play
Frank Kimbrough; Play; Play
Cannonball Adderly; The Happy People; The Happy People
[mic break 10:53 a.m.]

Set Two
Ahmad Jamal; Appreciation; Live in Concert
Max Roach & Cecil Taylor; Duets Part II; Historic Concerts
Kenny MacKenzie Trio; Plata; II
Don Sebesky; Naima; Full Cycle
Frank Sinatra; Fools Rush In; The Essential Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Etta Jones; I Love Paris; Don't Go To Strangers
New Air featuring Cassandra Wilson; Apricots On Their Wings; Air Show No. 1
Klezmer Conservatory Band; Voilin Doyne; Old World Beat
Klezmer Conservatory Band; Watch Your Step; Old World Beat
[mic break 11:42 a.m.]

Set Three
Billy Preston; Outta Space; I Wrote A Simple Song
Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Aquatarkus; Tarkus
Don Braden; Feel Like Makin' Love; Workin'
Eric Alexander; Let's Stay Together; Alexander the Great
[mic break 12:12 p.m.]

Set Four
Miroslav Vitous; Freedom Jazz Dance; Mountain in the Clouds
Grateful Dead; Here Comes Sunshine; Dick's Picks Volume 1
Mordy Ferber; Zipora; Mr. X
Ralph Towner; If; Time Line
Preston Reed; Deadline; Halfway Home
Yes; Time and a Word; YesShows
Yes; Going For The One; YesShows
Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia; Space; Well-Matched
Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia; Positively 4th Street; Well-Matched
Jack's Waterfall; Vision; Calling All Angels
[mic break 1:27 p.m.]

Set Five
Harry Nilsson; It Had To Be You; A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night
Charlie Haden/Quartet West; Lonely Town; The Art of Song
Eladr; Dat Dere; Live at the Blue Note
[2:00 p.m.]

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Not Settled! Not Forget!

While I'm in the video mood, here's one called 未解決 (Not Settled).


If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — for ever.
- George Orwell, 1984

FM

Back before WPKN was on 24/7 and I used to do a morning show, I would sign the station on for the day. This song is one of my favorite broadcast day openers.



For serious Dan fans, here are two vintage videos of the original lineup. David Palmer rocks out on tambourine on "Reelin' in the Years" and sings lead on "Do It Again" (check out Skunk on the congas).

If you're wondering what ever happened to Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Pete Blackwell at (parenthetical remarks) reports that

It turns out that the former Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers ax man is a consultant to the U.S. government on missile defense and terrorist tactics.

Apparently he's also reelin' in the dough, making more as a defense consultant than he ever did in show biz. He hasn't forgotten music, though. According to Wikipedia,

He also occasionally plays in The Coalition of the Willing, a band comprised of Andras Simonyi, Hungarian Ambassador to the United States; Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to South Korea; Daniel B. Poneman, formerly of the United States National Security Council and now of The Scowcroft Group; and Lincoln Bloomfield, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs.

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Playlist, June 4, 2006

Set One
Donald Fagen; Morph the Cat; Morph the Cat
Clark Woodard/Joe Farrell; 500 Miles High; Clark Woodard/Joe Farrell
Yellowjackets; Jacketown; Twenty Five
Stanley Clarke; Lopsy Lu; Live 1976-1977
Jeff Beck; Thelonious; Blow By Blow
Jeff Beck; Freeway Jam; Blow By Blow
[mic break 10:48 a.m.]

Set Two
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams; Slambovia; A Good Thief Tips His Hat
Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams; Flapjacks from the Sky; Flapjacks from the Sky
Sam Bush; Laps in Seven; Laps in Seven
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones; Fugue from Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in A minor (BWV 889); The Hidden Land
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones; P'lod in the House; The Hidden Land
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint; Six-Fingered Man; The River in Reverse
Duke Robillard; I'll Do Anything But Work; Guitar Groove-a-Rama
Kerry MacKenzie Trio; Easy Yoke Dance; II
[mic break 11:27 a.m.]

Set Three
Edsel Gomez; NYC Taxi Ride; Cubist Music
Frank Kimbrough; Lucent; Play
Larry Goldings; Valsinha; Quartet
Melvin Sparks; Bambu; Melvin Sparks
The Derek Trucks Band; Sahib Ter Bandi/Maki Madni; Songlines
Janira; Sara; Time and Seasons
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Four
Sam Bush; White Bird; Laps in Seven
Djursvallens Spelmän; Fingals Cave; Drag That Fiddle
Sammy Figueroa; Bebé; ...and Sammy Walked In
Robin Rogers; My And My Chauffer Blues; Crazy Cryin' Blues
Ralph Towner; Freeze Frame; Time Line
Oregon; Tammurriata; Prime
[mic break 1:48 p.m.]

Set Five
Enrico Pieranunzi; Duologue 1; Duologues
David Byrne-Brian Eno; The Jezelebl Spirit; My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
Manu Katche; November 99; Neighborhood
Roni Ben-Hur; Eretz; Signature
John Oswald; La Estrella Oscura; Grayfolded
Erin Bode; Here, There and Everywhere; Don't Take Your Time
[mic break 1:35 p.m.]

Set Six
Zappa Plays Zappa; Pygmy Tylite; Millan 5/27/06
Zappa; Hot Plate Heaven at the Green Hotel; Broadway the Hard Way
Carlos Franzetti; Nefertiti; The Jazz Camerata
Joel Harrison; Sing Me Back Home; Free Country
[2:00 p.m.]

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