Playlist, February 21, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
John Moulder; Bifröst; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Saltman Knowles; Theme in Search of a Movie; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
[mic break 10:19 a.m.]

Set Two
Ahmad Jamal; A Quiet Time; A Quiet Time (2009 Dreyfus Jazz)
Marc Pompe; Shiny Stockings; Hi-Fly (2009 Marc Pompe)
Kenny MacKenzie Trio; Closer to the Day; Closer to the Day (2007 Kenny MacKenzie)
Art Blaky It's You or No One; The Jazz Messengers (1997 Columbia)
Pamela Luss; Ain't No Sunshine; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Wesla Whitfield; My Ship; September Songs (2003 HighNote)
Miles Davis; There's a Boat That's Leaving Soon for New York; Porgy and Bess (1997 Columbia Legacy)
[mic break 10:57 a.m.]

Interview with John Ellis

Set Three
John Ellis & Double-Wide; Dubinland Carnival Puppet Mischief (2010 ObliqSound)
Jimmy Smith; Laying Low; The Cat Strikes Again (2009 Inner City)
Dana Hall; I Have a Dream; Into the Light (2009 Origin)
John Hicks; All Of You; I Remember You (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 11:32 a.m.]

Set Four
Cedar Walton; Naima; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Cedar Walton; No Moe; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Fats Waller; Love, I'd Give My Live for You; The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 5 (2008 JSP)
Christopher Lehman; The Party Grind; Popjazzic (2009 Christopher Lehman)
11:55 a.m. Mandatory PSAs & Promos
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Goodbye Mr. Schulz; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
[mic break 12:04 p.m.]

Set Five
Preston Reed; Playing by Ear; Playing by Ear (1984 Flying Fish)
Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass; There's No You; Speak Love (1983 Pablo)
Charlie Hunter; High pockets and  a Fanny Pack; Gentlemen... (2010 Spire Artist)
Norman Savitt; Waterfall; Norman Savitt and Friends (2009 Balkan Samba)
George Cotsirilos Trio; Past Present; Past Present (OA2)
GRProject; Ging Gong; Sculptures in Time (2009 WUC)
Cecil Brooks III; Penn Relays; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:43 p.m.]

1:00 p.m. Glenn Roth on the Sunday Brunch Conert

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New Discovery Channel series: Headliest Catch

A look deep inside the most dangerous trade in America: Vending nitrous.

[cuts to a scene of a greasebag pounding a frozen tank against the pavement]
"so uhh basically when they freeze up... you gotta get em flowin' again. [looks around nervously] the trick is, man... you gotta... dislodge the ice... while at the same time... [looks around nervously again] not drawing too much attention... [looks over his shoulder] to yourself... or they'll confiscate your tanks... [looks around again, this time spotting someone walking towards him in a collared shirt.] SHIT! SIX UP! SIX UP! [takes off running.]"

[pans over to two dudes fist fighting near a tank]
Mike Rowe Narrates: "9 miles from the center of philly. Here, two rival gas dealers are trying to catch the same phish in the same location. Gas vending is very territorial. Each crew has their honey holes, these honey holes have been passed down on charts and road maps through generations of vendors. It's times like these, when someone's in another crew's spot, that things get ugly."

Hat tip: Polarity Brody

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Glenn Roth live on the Sunday Brunch Concert

Influenced both by talented fingerstyle artists such as Tommy Emmanuel, Michael Hedges, and Preston Reid and the bombast and melodicism of bands like Tool and 311, Glenn has developed a style of solo acoustic guitar playing that’s uniquely his own: aggressive, emotional, vibrant, melodic, in turn and often within the same song. Anyone who has marveled at Glenn’s brilliant acoustic interpretation of Iron Maiden’s Run to the Hills, a YouTube hit and a tribute to those early days of air-guitar, can attest to Glenn’s imaginative and virtuosic guitar playing.

Join us in the intimate setting of our broadcast studio for what promises to be a wonderful set of music.

Space is limited. For reservations & directions, call 203-331-9756.

Playlist, February 14, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Trance Fusion (2006 Zappa)
The Persuations; My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama; Frankly A Cappella (2000 EarthBeat)
Monica Ramey; You're the Top; Make Someone Happy (2010 Cognito Music)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; For My Beloved; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
John Moulder; Magical Space; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Gail Pettis; I Could Have Danced All Night; Here in the Moment (2010 OA2)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
John Ellis & Double-Wide; Okra & Tomatoes; Puppet Mischief (2010 ObliqSound)
Bill Heid; Little Langley; Dark Secrets (2000 Savant)
Frank Vignola; Douce Ambiance; 100 Years of Django (2010 Azica)
David Berkman Quartet; Along Came Betty; Live at Smoke (2009 Challenge)
[mic break 11:15 a.m.]

Set Three
Miles Davis; Boplicity; Birth of the Cool (1989 Capitol)
Miles Davis; Buzzard Song; Porgy and Bess (1997 Sony)
Cyrus Chestnut; Lean On Me; Spirit (2009 Jazz Legacy)
Saltman Knowles; Shesh; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
Kristine Mills; Burden of Choice; Bossanovafied (2009 Kristine Mills Music)
Orrin Evans; Don't Call Me Wally; Faith in Action (2010 Posi-Tone)
Bob Sneider & Paul Hofmann; Warm Welcome; Serve and Volley (2010 Origin)
Frank Vignola; Sounds of Silence; Looking Up (2009)
Great Ceasar's Ghost; Les Brers in A Minor; First There is a Mountain (2009 greatcg.com)
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Four
Ahmad Jamal; Hi Fly; A Quiet Time (2009 Dreyfus Jazz)
Playdate; Remember the Goldfish; Playdate (2009 Posi-Tone)
Pat Metheny; Orchestrion; Orchestrian (2010 Nonesuch)
[mic break 12:41 p.m.]

Set Five
Thomas Lorenzo Quartet; Blue Secrets; Spanish Breeze (2009 Barcelona Music)
Swamp Cabbage; Feedbag; Squeal (2008 Zoho)
Tom Waits; Falling Down; Glitter and Doom Live (2009 Anti-)
Larry Kucharz; Pastel 9515; Pastels (2009 International Audiochrome)
Karsh Kale; Milan; Liberation (2003 Six Degrees)
Talvin Singh; Sutrix; OK (1998 Island)
Grateful Dead; Playing in the Band; Three From the Vault (2007 Rhino)
Grateful Dead; That's It for the Other One; Three From the Vault (2007 Rhino)
Grateful Dead; Wharf Rat; Three From the Vault (2007 Rhino)
[mic break 1:47 p.m.]

Set Six
David Berger Jazz Orchestra; Me And You; Sing me a Love Song (2009 Such Sweet Thunder)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Playlist, February 7, 2010

Live video streaming on U-Stream http://ustre.am/4elj

Set One
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; Hotel California; Impact (2009 RG)
Edward Ratliff; March for a Lost Cause; Those Moments Before (2009 Strudelmedia)
U.O. Project; Red Chair; It's Time for U (usojazzy.com)
David Berkman Quartet; Weird Knack; Live at Smoke (2009 Challenge)
Hadley Caliman; Cigar Eddie; Straight Ahead (2010 Origin)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Amanda Carr; How Am I to Know; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Julian Yeo; Whatever Lola Wants; Deep Purple Dreams (2010 Yeomo Productions)
The Jay D'Amico Trio; Ballata; Nocturne (2009 CAP)
Q'd Up; Sketches of Trane; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Dana Hall; Tin Soldier; Into the Light (2009 Origin)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
The Zeke Martin Project; Teen Town; U4RIA (2009 Zeke Martin)
Mort Weiss; Tea for Two; Raising the Bar (2009 SMS Jazz)
Roberta Donnay; Put It Where You Want It; What's Your Story (2007 Pacific Coast Jazz)
GRProject; Seul B; Sculptures in Time (2009 WUC)
Fried Fried and Core; Sadie; Core 3.0 (2010 Ballet Tree)
Lady K and the Kings of Swing; Every Day I Have the Blues; Live at Blackhawk (2009 Kayjazz)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Wayne Escoffery; No Sesert; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
Charlie Hunter; Tout Ce Quie Brilule N Pas Or; Gentlemen, I Negelected to Inform You that You will not be getting paid (2010 Spireartists)
Laurie Morvan Band; Nothin' But the Blues; Fire it Up! (2009 Screaming Lizard)
Swamp Cabbage; Delegation; Squeal (2008 Zoho)
Jimmy Herring; New Moon; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Robert Lusson & The Social Beat; Egalitarian Cafe; Loveland (2009)
[mic break 12:39 p.m.]

Set Five
Ben Sidran; Tangled Up In Blue; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Keith Price; Zoom Zoom (part three); Breakfast of Champions (2009 keithprice.ca)
Christopher Lehman; Midnight Breeze; Popjazzic (2009 Christopher Pehman(
JJ Grey & Mofro; WYLF; Orange Blossoms (2008 ALCD)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]


Sarah Blacker on the Sunday Brunch Concert

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Sarah Blacker live in our studio this Sunday Brunch Concert

Sarah Blacker will make you dance a jig in the street, while she stomps, claps, and cheers you on! She’ll get a kick out of the way the music moves you, and will be equally as moved. She’ll even make your toughest bassist cry with the amount of passion she pours into each musical note she produces. She’ll treat you like an old friend before a show and stop you dead in your tracks once she starts to sing.

Join us in the intimate setting of our broadcast studio for what promises to be a wonderful set of music.

Space is limited. For reservations & directions, call 203-331-9756.

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Playlist, January 31, 2010

Set One
Marco Benevento; The Weathermen; Live at Tonic (2007 Ropeadope)
KJ Denhert; What's My Name; Lucky 7 (2007 Motema)
Steve Colson; Parallel Universe; The Untarnished Dream (2009 Silver Sphinx)
[mic break 10:46 a.m.]

Set Two
Dan Dean; 'S Wonderful; 251 (2010 Origin)
Matt Vashlishan; Sailing; No Such Thing (2010 Origin)
Jimmy Herring; Only When It's Light; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; There's a Small Hotel; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
Lady K & the Kings of Swing; Luck Be a Lady; Live at Blackhawk (2010 Kayjazz)
Q'd Up' Llévame ya al Mundo de las Maravillas; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
Saltman Knowles; They Don't Really Care for Us; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
Monica Ramey; Tenderly; Make Someone Happy (2010 Cognito)
U.O. Project; N'Awlins Greens; It's Time for U (2010 usojazzy.com)
Susie Meissner; I'm Old Fashioned; I'll Remember April (2009 Lydian Jazz)
Keith Price; Confucius Corner; Breakfast of Champions (2010 keithprice.ca)
Out To Lunch; Dr. Dre's Bar Mitzva > Skip; Melvin's Rockpile (2009 Accurate)
The David Leonhardt Trio; Simple Gifts; Bach to the Blues (2009 Big Bang)
Ben Sidran; Blowin' in the Wind; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; That's the Way; Impact (2009 RG)
[mic break 12:23 p.m.]

Set Four
Charlie Hunter; You Look Good in Orange; Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid (2010 Spire Artist Media)
Grateful Dead; Weather Report Suite; 1974-02-23 Winterland

[1:00 p.m.]
Michaela Mussolino; Live From Where? 2005-10-19
[2:00 p.m.]


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Pee-Wee Gets an iPad!

Pee-wee Gets An iPad! from Pee-wee Herman

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Playlist, January 24, 2010

Set One
Dan Dean; It's On; 251 (2010 Origin)
Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Pan Ga To; Abyss (2009 ObliqSound)
McCoy Tyner; Understanding; Dimensions (1984 Elektra)
[mic break 10:25 a.m.]

Set Two
Steve Colson; Maybe; The Untarnished Dream (2009 Silver Sphinx)
The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra; Parisian Thoroughfare; The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra (2009 151)
Dan Dean; In Walked Bud; 251 (2010 Origin)
Joey DeFrancesco; Down the Hatch; Organic Vibes (2006 Concord)
Papa Grows Funk; Walkin' in Our Own Shoes; Mr. Patterson's Hat (2007 Funky Krewe)
Medeski, Martin & Wood; Everyday People; Combustication (1998 Blue Note)
Medeski, Martin & Wood; Mami Gato; End of the World Party
[mic break 11:09 a.m.]

Set Three
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Super Grover; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
Waverly Seven; Call Me Irresponsible; Yo! Bobby (2007 Anzic)
Cedar Walton; Over the Rainbow; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Miles Davis; It's Only a Paper Moon; Harold Arlen 100 (2005 Concord)
Keith Price; Breakfast of Champions; Breakfast of Champions (2009 KeithPrice.ca)
The Afro-Semitic Experience; A Crooked Path; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC Music)
[mic break 11:49 a.m.]

Set Four
Lawson Rollins; Moonlight Samba; Espirito (2009 Infinita)
The Jay D'Amico Trio; Prelude in C Minor; Nocturne (2009 CAP)
Steps Ahead; Radio Active; Modern Times (1984 Elektra)
Weather Report; Black Market; Live and Unreleased (2002 Sony)
Phish; Bathtub Gin; Hampton Comes Alive (1999 Elektra)
Mike Stern; Bird Blue; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
[mic break 12:39 p.m.]

Set Five
Al DiMeola; Mata Hari; Scenario (1984 Columbia)
Soulfege; Beans N Rice; Take Back the Mic (2008 ASAFO Media)
Swamp Cabbage; New Voodoo Boogaloo; Squeal (2008 ZOHO)

1:00 p.m. Sunday Brunch Concert: Sushi Grade Panda



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Concert for Haiti

Saturday, Jan. 30th, 7:30 p.m.
FTC on Stage One
70 Sanford St., Fairfield, CT

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Playlist, January 17, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Arturo Sandoval; Flight to Freedom; Flight to Freedom (1991 GRP)
Dave Siebels; I Wish; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGI)
Mike Stern; Big Neighborhood; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
The Bobs; Purple Haze; Sing the Songs of... (1991 Kaleidoscope)
Ben Sidran; Tangled Up in Blue; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Vernon Neilly & Friends; I Wish; A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2009 Boosweet)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Interview with Jerry Vigorito of Band Together about the Concert for Haiti on Jan. 30th.

Set Two
Wayne Escoffery; Cross Bronx; Uptown;
Phish; Boogie On Reggae Woman; 6/5/09 Wantagh NY
Cedar Walton; Another Star; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
Mads Tolling; The Chicken; The Playmaker (2009 City Hall)
Hadley Caliman; Cigar Eddie; Straight Ahead (2010 Origin)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; Katelyn; Bright Future (2010 OA2)
James Spaulding; Warm Valley; Duke of Elegant: Gems from the Duke Ellington Songbook (2009 HighNote)
The Afro-Semetic Experience; Obatala; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC Music)
Horace Silver; I'll Know; Silver's Blue (1989 CBS)
[mic break 11:48 a.m.]

Set Three
Stan Bock Ensemble; Ain't Nothin' New; Your Check's in the Mail (2007 OA2)
Dan Dean; Georgia on My Mind; 251 (2010 Origin)
Mark Murphy; All Blues; Kind of Blue Revisited: The Miles Davis Songbook (2009 HighNote)
Joey DeFrancesco; Dig; Joey D! (2008 HighNote)
[mic break 12:23 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Organic Soul LIVE in our studio

1:30 p.m. Mark Naftalin LIVE from the Pequot Library

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Playlist, January 10, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Miles from India; Spanish Key; Miles from India (2008 Four Quarters)
[mic break 10:28 a.m.]

Set Two
Saltman Knowles; Theme in Search of a Movie; Yesterday's Man (2010 Pacific Coast Jazz)
Bill Evans Trio; Peace Piece; Everybody Digs Bill Evans (1987 Fantasy)
Marco Benevento; Teardrop Tea; Live at Tonic (2008 Rope
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band; Manteca; I'm BeBoppin' Too (2009 Half Note)
Roy Hargrove Big Band; My Funny Valentine; Emergence (2009 Groovin' High)
Edward Ratliff; Movin' On Over; Those Moments Before (2009 Strudelmedia)
Dave Siebels; The Coupe; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Dave Siebels; Not That There's Anything Wrong with That; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Joey DeFrancesco; Whichole; Snap Shot (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Three
The Oscar Peterson Trio; Happy-Go-Lucky Local; Night Train (1997 PolyGram)
The Oscar Peterson Trio; C-Jam Blues; Night Train (1997 PolyGram)
Mike Longo Trio; Love For Sale; Sting Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
Houston Person; Too Late Now; Mellow (2009 HighNote)
The Heath Brothers; Ballad From Leadership Suits; Endurance (2009 Jazz Legacy)
Wayne Escoffery; Maya's Waltz; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
The Oscar Peterson Trio; Now's the Time; Night Train (1997 PolyGram)
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Four
Frank Zappa; Dog Meat; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Rykodisc)
Organissimo; Señor Buffet; Groovadelphia (2008 Big O)
Cecil Brooks III; Penn Relays; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Five
One O'Clock Lab Band; Dark Matters; Lab 2009 (2009 North Texas Jazz)
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; New York New York; Impact (2009 RG)
Quartette Indigo; So What?; Kind of Blue Revisited: The Miles Davis Songbook (2009 HighNote)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)

1:00 p.m.  Sunday Brunch Concert: Le Nozze di Carlo (recorded 3/15/06)

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Playlist, January 3, 2010

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
The Beatles; Magical Mystery Tour; Magical Mystery Tour (1967 EMI)
Wayne Wallace; Going Up!; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Wayne Escoffery; You Know I Care; Uptown (2009 Positone)
Coleman Hawkins; La Mer; The Hawk in Paris (1956 RCA)
Don Braden; Three of a Kind; The Time is Now (1991 Criss Cross)
Eric Alexander; You Must Believe in Spring; Revival of the Fittest (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 10:38 a.m.]

Set Two
Joey DeFrancesco; Fly Me to the Moon; Snap Shot (2009 HighNote)
Don Patterson; Theme from Love Story; The Genius of the B-3 (1973 Muse)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
Charlie Parker; Cheryl; The Complete Royal Roost Performances Vol. 3 (Savoy)
Charlie Parker; Slow Boat to China; The Complete Royal Roost Performances Vol. 3 (Savoy)
Charlie Parker; Chasin' the Bird; The Complete Royal Roost Performances Vol. 3 (Savoy)
[mic break 11:17 a.m.]

Set Four
Red Garland; If I Were a Bell; Red Garland's Piano (2006 Concord)
The Bill Evans Trio; If You Could See Me Now; Moonbeams (1962 Riverside)
The Ray Brown Trio; Milestones; Bass Face (1993 Telarc)
Cedar Walton; Over the Rainbow; Voices Deep Within (2009 HighNote)
The Mike Longo Trio; Dance Cadaverous; Sting Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
McCoy Tyner Trio; Naima; Live at Sweet Basil (1995 Evidence)
McCoy Tyner Trio; Will You Still Be Mine?; Live at Sweet Basil (1995 Evidence)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Five
Cedar Walton; On Green Dolphin Street; Underground Memoirs (2005 HighNote)
Roy Hargrove; Re-Evaluation; Of Kindred Souls (1993 RCA/Novus)
David "Fathead" Newman; Goldfinger; Cityscape (2006 HighNote)
Max Roach Double Quartet; Hi-Fly; Bright Moments (1987 Soul Note)
RG Royal Sound Orchestra; Hotel California; Impact (2009 RG)
Paquito D'Rivera; Wapango; Celebration (1988 Columbia)
Edward Ratliff; Well-Dressed and Elegant; Those Moments Before (2009 Strudelmedia)
Pamela Luss; Don'cha Go Away Mad; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:53 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert
The Point 2/3/08 Part 2
Kim & Eddy Lawrence 3/1/09
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, December 27, 2009

A Jam Band New Years: NYE Shenanigans from the Wayback Machine

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Phish; Gamehenge Time Phactory > Auld Lang Syne > Weekapaug Groove; New Year's Eve 1995 (2006 Jemp)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Joan Baez; Tunisian New Year Song; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Joan Baez; Me and Bobby McGee; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Joan Baez; Bye Bye Love; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; Kesey/Countdown; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; Iko Iko; 12/31/81 Oakland Auditorium
[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Three
Umphrey's McGee; Nothing Too Fancy; 12/31/05 Aragon Ballroom
Umphrey's McGee; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/05 Aragon Ballroom
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Set Four
Yonder Mountain String Band; NYE Countdown; 12/31/06 Fillmore Auditorium
Yonder Mountain Ohh La La; 12/31/06 Fillmore Auditorium
moe. Lazarus; 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall
moe. NYE Countdown; 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall
moe. Raise A Glass; 12/31/07 Radio City Music Hall
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

Set Five
Grateful Dead; Midnight Madness; 12/31/82 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; Sugar Magnolia; 12/31/82 Oakland Auditorium
Grateful Dead; NYE Countdown; 12/31/86 Kaiser Convention Center
Grateful Dead; Touch of Grey; 12/31/86 Kaiser Convention Center
Grateful Dead; Let it Grow; 12/31/86 Kaiser Convention Center
[mic break 12:15 p.m.]

Set Seven
Zen Tricksters; jam (NYE countdown); 12/31/04 Tribeca Blues
Zen Tricksters; All You Need is Love; 12/31/04 Tribeca Blues
Zen Tricksters; Viola Lee Blues; 12/31/04 Tribeca Blues
Station ID 1:02 p.m.
The Breakfast; Sundance; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
The Breakfast; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
The Breakfast; Echidna's Arf; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
The Breakfast; Phaddy Boom Baddy; 12/31/08 Toad's Place
[mic break 1:29 p.m.]

Set Eight
JJ Grey and Mofro; NYE Coundown; 12/31/08 Freebird Live
JJ Grey and Mofro; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/08 Freebird Live
JJ Grey and Mofro; Dirtfloorcracker; 12/31/08 Freebird Live
Grateful Dead; NYE Countdown; 12/31/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena
Grateful Dead; Not Fade Away; 12/31/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena
The Radiators; Auld Lang Syne; 12/31/99 Mardi Gras World
Grateful Dead; Ken Nordine's Flibberty Jib; 12/31/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena
[2:00 p.m.]



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Playlist, December 20, 2009

The Zappa Birthday Special

Archive audio: (the whole show)


Set One
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Friendly Little Finger; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
Frank Zappa; Wonderful Wino; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
Frank Zappa; Frogs with Dirty Little Lips; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Whipping Post; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Zappa; The Central Scrutinizer; Joe's Garage (1979 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; The Joe's Garage; Joe's Garage (1979 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Society Pages; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; I'm A Beautiful Guy; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Beauty Knows No Pain; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Charlie's Enormous Mouth; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Cocaine Decisions; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Nig Biz; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 3 (1988 Rykodisc)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Cocaine Decisions; Palermo, Italy 7/11/82
Frank Zappa; Ya Hozna; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Scratch and Sniff; Trance Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; City of Tiny Lights; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; That Ol' G Minor Thing Again; Guitar (1988 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Duke of Electric Prunes; Orchestral Favorites; (1979 DiscReet)
[mic break 11:41 a.m.]

Set Four
Frank Zappa/Petit Wazoo; Imaginary Diseases; Imaginary Diseases (2005 Zappa)
Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo; Greggery Peccary; 9/10/72 Hollywood Bowl
Frank Zappa/Grand Wazoo; Low Budget Dog Meat; 9/10/72 Hollywood Bowl
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Five
Mothers of Invention; Call Any Vegetable; Absolutely Free (1967/1988 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Invocation & Ritual Dance of the Young Pumpkin; Absolutely Free (1967/1988 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; King Kong; Ahead of Their Time (1993 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Status Back Baby > Trouble Every Day Variations; 5/3/68 Denver
Frank Zappa/Mothers; No Waiting for the Peanuts to Dissolve; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Mothers of Invention; Dwarf Nebula Processional & Dwarf Nebula; Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 Bizzarre)
Mothers of Invention; My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama; Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 Bizzarre)
Mothers of Invention; Mom & Dad; We're Only In It for the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; We're Only In It for the Money (1968)
[mic break 12:56 p.m.]

Set Six
Frank Zappa; What's New in Baltimore?; FZ Meets the Mothers of Prevention (1985 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Alien Orifice; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 6 (1992 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Bowling on Charen; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Peaches en Regalia; 2/26/1978 Brussels
Frank Zappa; The Torture Never Stops; 2/26/1978 Brussels
Frank Zappa; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Rykodisc)
[mic break 1:53 p.m.]
Frank Zappa; Strictly Genteel; Make a Jazz Noise Here (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Here we go

FURTHUR AND PRICELINE.COM REACH AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

PRESS RELEASE

Sunday, December 13, 2009-For Immediate Release

FURTHUR AND PRICELINE.COM REACH AMICABLE SETTLEMENT

Top level management for Furthur, Incorporated and Priceline.com have reached a settlement avoiding costly litigation for patent and trade infringements. Both the Grateful Dead community and the Online travel consumer market breathed a collective sigh of relief as the negotiated arrangement both resolved current tensions and paved the way for future cooperation between the two mega corporations.

A high level negotiating team for Priceline.com was led by none other than celebrity spokesperson William Shatner. Furthur, Incorporated was represented by musician, Bob Weir. The two met for several hours and were assisted in their discussions by representatives of several related and interested parties, such as: The American Interpretative Hearing Association which provided sign language interpretation of the negotiations, Lee Majors-representing the Bionic Ear, and others.

The main point of contention was the allegation that Bob Weir of Furthur, Inc was utilizing a vocal style copied almost verbatim of Priceline.com's William Shatner. This vocal style is known as "Shatnerizing" or "Shatneresque". Shatnerizing has been described as the use of a monotone, deadpan delivery with inflection meant to leave the listener puzzled and amused. It is characterized by the utilization of awkward pauses and unnatural phrasing between words and sentences. Mr. Shatner had perfected the technique and was perplexed when he learned that Weir was using his method while singing. Shatner stated " When I-------- Shatnerize------on the--------commercials,-------I do it-----as-----a joke. I--------am actually-------making fun------of------myself. I never-------imagined that--------someone would------try------and sing----using that style.". After listening to recordings of the new band Furthur, attorneys for both sides agreed that Weir had appropriated Shatners vocal style.

Attorneys for Furthur, Inc tried to argue that it was not intentional, that Mr. Weir was simply older now, and despite over 40 years in the rock and roll industry he had literally "forgotten how to sing". When deposed however, Mr. Weir admitted that he was "Shatnerizing" on purpose, stating that "these songs, especially the Garcia songs are just too good to sing right anymore. I chop them up on purpose. I mean, if Phil can sing the Jerry songs in his own way, I need a way to destroy those good old tunes too". When pressed, Weir agreed that he was trying to create a new style. He said "Look, we know what Jerry would have wanted and we know what the fans want to hear and we don't give a sh-t. Some folks think Phil and I sing the Garcia songs out of love and respect for Jerry, that's just not true. We trash his tunes cause we can. It's our band now. We are proving that we are just as much creative geniuses as Garcia was".

The deal will allow Weir to continue to "Shatnerize" his vocals with Furthur and will also signal a corporate merging between Priceline.com and Furthur, Inc. Weir has agreed to become the TV pitchman for Priceline.com upon Shatners retirement or death, whichever comes first thus assuring continuity for the travel corporation. Priceline.com has agreed to become the sole strategic partner to Furthur, Inc for fans to purchase flight and lodging arrangments.

The negotiations had some other side benefits as well. Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart was brought back into the fold and cut a deal allowing him to portray "Mr. Spock" in any new Star Trek Movies that may be on the horizon.

Furthur guitar player and vocalist John Kadlecik had his entire Star Trek action figure collection signed by Shatner in the deal. "Not too many people know that I was a Trekkie first and a Deadhead later" JK stated. "To me, Space is more than a bathroom break during a show. It is the Final Frontier".

Furthur consultant Jill Lesh learned how to perform both the Vulcan "Death Grip" and the "Mindmelt".

(Hat tip: TheDHJ)

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Playlist, December 13, 2009

Set One
Bangor Flying Circus; Norwegian Wood; Bangor Flying Circus (1969 One Way)
Neuhuman; neversaiditwasreconoitering; Neuhuman (
Mark Karan; Time Will Tell; Walk Through the Fire (2009 Dig)
Neil Diamond; The Chanukah Song
Umphrey's McGee; Turn & Run; Mantis (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Jim McPherson; Left Out in the Cold; A Promise Kept (2009 Kosher Dill)
[mic break 10:47 a.m.]

Set Two
Umphrey's McGee; Turn & Dub; Mantis (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Half Pint; Days I Can't Forget; Classics in Dub (1995 Hightone)
Gov't Mule; Hard to Handle > Hard to Dubya; Mighty High (2007 ATO)
Frank Zappa; Diplodocus; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Mo Boma; Walk LIke a Pygmy; Myths of the Near Future (1996 Extreme)
The Section; Underture; The String Quartet Tribute to The Who's Tommy (2002 Vitamin)
The Kennedy Experience; Little Wing; The Kennedy Experience (1999 Sony)
Meridian Arts Ensemble; Purple Haze; Smart Went Crazy (1993 Channel Crossings)
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

Set Three
Herbie Hancock; River; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Wayne Escoffery; Road From Eilat; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
Wayne Escoffery; Gulf of Aqaba; Uptown (2009 Posi-Tone)
Frank Jackson; What Do I Want for Christmas; single (2009 Kasis)
Jacques Schwarz-Bart; Mendé Chiraj (DJ Spinna Remix); Abyss (2009 ObliqSound)
Omar Sosa; Night of the Four Songs; Across the Divide (2009 Half Note)
Lonnie Smith; Freedom Jazz Dance; Jungle Soul (2006 Palmetto)
[mic break 12:22 p.m.]

Set Four
The Afro-Semetic Experience; A Torah Afloat in a Leaky Boat Lands in Congo Square; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC)
Dizzy Gillespie; Manteca; The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1995 Bluebird)
Phish; Manteca; A Picture of Nectar (1992 Elektra)
Gerald Wilson Orchestra; Aram; Detroit (2009 Mack Avenue)
Vijay Iyer; Somewhere; Historicity (2009 ACT)
Jason Lindner; Seven Ways; Gives You Now vs Now (2009 Anzic)
Johnny Lytle; Milestones; Possum Grease (1995 Muse)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert:  The Point (recorded 2/3/2008)

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Playlist, December 6, 2009

Set One
The Aftro-Semitic Experience; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul; The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul (2009 Reckless DC)
Mike Longo; West Side Story Medley; Sing Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
Pamela Luss; Nice and Easy; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
Helio Alves; It's Clear; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
The Kevin Hays Trio; Fool on the Hill; You've Got a Friend (2009 JazzEyes)
Houston Person; Sunny; Mellow (2009 HighNote)
[mic break 10:43 a.m.]

Set Two
Hank Jones/Oliver Jones; What Am I Here For?; Pleased to Meet You (2009 Justin Time)
Anne Drummond; Bossa for Copacabana; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
Bop Tweed; Eroaneous; Two (2009 Mothlight)
Mike Stern; Big Neighborhood; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
John Moulder; Magical Space; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger; Baby It's Cold Outside; Yuletide Groove (2008 Tyme)
[mic break 11:22 a.m.]

Set Three
Wayne Wallace; Mojito Cafe; Bien Bien (2009 Patois)
Interview with Matthew DeTroy & Carol Piro of Zoot Planet
Joey DeFrancesco; Eighty One; Snap Shot (2009 Highnote)
Q'd Up; Dark City Streets; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Q'd Up; Dearly Beloved; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Betty Buckley; The Surrey with the Fringe on Top; Quintessence (2008 Playbill)
Gretchen Parlato; Doralice; In a Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
Matt Vashlishan; Amalgamation; No Such Thing (2009 Origin)
Wayne Escoffery; No Desert; Uptown (2009 Positone)
[mic break 12:29 p.m.]

Set Four
Phil Kelley & the Northwest Prevailing Winds; Note-o-Riot-ee; Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles (2009 Origin)
Fahir Atakoglu; High Street; Faces & Places (2009 Far & Here)
Cedar Walton; Voices Deep Within; Voices Deep Within (2009 Highnote)
Eric Alexander; You Must Believe in Spring; Revival of the Fittest (2009 Highnote)
[1:00 p.m.]
Sunday Brunch Concert: Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger


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Tomorrow on Morning Maniac Music

Dec. 6th WPKN Benefit with ZOoT PLANeT

11:30 a.m. Matthew DeTroy will join us in the studio.
7:30 p.m. Concert at FTC on Stage One, 70 Sanford Street, Fairfield, CT.

Blast away with this crew of seasoned local musicians as they make their debut on Stage One. Delivering sultry and snappy swing era classics diced with jazz and blues, ZOoT PLANeT will teleport you to a time and place where the roots of great music blends with the sensibility of sound in the millennium. Whether you're a rug cutter or a seat tapper, you're in for a treat that's out of this world! The ZOoT crew is - Matthew DeTroy (keys), Carol Piro (vocals), Bruce Couillard (sax/vocals), Hans Broecking (drums), Tim DeHuff (guitar), Rich Zurkowski (bass). In support of live, local radio ZOoT pLAnEt shares proceeds with WPKN.

Dec. 6th Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger

1:00 p.m. Typhanie Monique & Neal Alger will join us for an hour of music and conversation.

While many musical units are formed with a specific agenda, the jazz duo of Typhanie Monique, vocals, and Neal Alger, guitar, came about mostly by chance.  With a background that contains R&B icons Tina Turner and Lionel Richie from her mother's listening habits, Typhanie came to discover jazz in her teenage years.  After studying jazz vocal technique in college, Monique moved to Chicago and formed a successful funk/acid-jazz group Peking Turtle and performed at many venues in the midwest.  Neal too eventually embraced jazz by his late teens but came into it from a different angle; Neal grew up listening and performing hard rock/progressive rock.  Chicago became home for Alger after college as well, and he freelanced with local jazz luminaries and fronted his own trio.

In the holiday spirit of an inclusive 'musical family', YULETIDE GROOVE, the newest project from Alger and Monique, features many special guests including rising Hammond B3 organ star Tony Monaco.  Monaco brings an infectious beat, a rock-solid swing, and warm vocals to the chestnut "Baby It's Cold Outside" while Monique revels in Monaco's vitality, turning in an inspired vocal performance.  A horn trio of trumpet, sax, and trombone brings a lush but not overly sentimental flavor to Vince Guaraldi's "Christmastime is Here" and the classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".  The sultry sexiness of "Santa Baby" is beautifully enhanced by a cha-cha arrangement which features the contagious musical exuberance of latinos pianist Darwin Noguera and trumpeter Victor Garcia.
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Playlist, November 29, 2009

Set One
S.M.V.; Classical Thump; Thunder (2008 Heads Up)
Ben Sidran; Everything is Broken; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Mike Stern; Check One; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
The Wiyos; Green Bottle #6; Broken Land Bell (2009 The Wiyos)
The Les DeMerle Band; Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me; Gypsy Rendezvous (2009 Origin)
Norah Jones; Light as a Feather; The Fall (2009 Blue Note)
Joey DeFrancesco; Fly Me to the Moon; Snap Shot (2009 Highnote)
[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Two
John Moulder; Cold Sea Triptych; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Jacques Schwartz-Bart; Dio Pann; Abyss (2009 ObliqSound)
Eric Alexander; Love-Wise; Revival of the Fittest (2009 Highnote)
Marius Nordal; School Days; Boomer Jazz (2009 Origin)
Stuart Dempster/Tom Heasley/Eric Glick Rieman; Interzone; Echoes of Syros (2009 Full Bleed)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; It's A Big Wide Wonderful World; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
[mic break 11:26 a.m.]

Set Three
Houston Person; Too Late Now; Mellow (2009 Highnote)
Pamela Luss; Don'cha Go Away Mad; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; Don'cha Go Away Mad; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
The Russ Spiegel Jazz Orchestra; Count Up; Transplants (2009 RuzzTone)
Frank Sinatra; That's Life; Sinatra: New York (2009 Reprise)
Phil Kelly & the Northwest Prevailing Winds; Ewe Doo on Bubbas Shoux; Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles (2009 Origin)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Set Four
Steely Dan; Green Earrings; Alive in America (1995 Giant)
Frank Zappa; The Black Page; Make a Jazz Noise Here (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Phish; David Bowie/Moby Dick; At the Roxy (Atlanta '93) (2008 Jemp)
Emerson Lake & Palmer; Hoedown; Welcome Back My Friends... (1973 Manticore)
Grateful Dead; Estimated Prophet >  Eyes of the World; Dick's Picks Vol. 15 (1999 Grateful Dead Productions)
[mic break 1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: The Crooked Jades 4/3/2006

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Fran-O-Rama!

While I'm recuperating from pneumonia, the show must go on. Fran Fried will take the driver's seat this Sunday for a show I'm sure you're not gonna wanna miss.

At 1:00 p.m., King for a Day will play a live set with Fran hosting the Sunday Brunch Concert. Tune in and enjoy!

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A nice review of Sunday's live McLovins set

As I start to recover from pneumonia, it's a pleasure to read the write-up of the festivities from the McLovins' fanblog, Dave Smith's One and One and One Make Three.

I had no idea how sick I was during this broadcast, and I sure hope I didn't infect anybody.

Here's the audio from the show. How hard did they play? Jason "Basslovin" said it best: You know you played hard when you have blisters on fingers you didn't use.

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Playlist, Sunday, November 15

Set One
Q'd Up; Brother Joy; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Fahir Atakoglu; Into You; Faces & Places (2009 Far & Here)
Kristina; Valentin; Offshore Echoes (2009 Patois)
Rez Abazzi; Insulin; Things to Come (2009 Sunnyside)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
Cecil Brooks III; Penn Relays; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
Bob Albanese Trio; Yesterday's Gardenias; One Way/Detour (2009 Zoho)
Ray Brown Trio; Mainstem; Live at Starbucks (2000 Telarc)
The Les DeMerle Band; Pent Up House; Gypsy Rendezvous (2009 Origin)
Mads Tolling; The Chicken; The Playmaker (2009 City Hall)
Interview with Glenn Roth
Glenn Roth; Labyrinth
Fareed Haque & the Flat Earth Ensemble; Big Bhangra; Flat Planet (2008 Owl Studios)
Barbara Sfraga & Center Search Quest; Hang On, Fly Home; Timelessness Frozen in Time (2006 SyncTimiCity Productions)
[mic break 11:29 a.m.]

Set Three
Dave Siebels; The Coupe; with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Pamela Luss; You Belong to Me; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Josh Moshier & Mike Lebrun; Misfortunately Pleasant; Joy Not Jaded (2009 OA2)
Ray Levier; Bait Tone Blues; Ray's Way (2009 Origin)
Jimmy Herring; One Strut; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Ben Sidran; Rainy Day Women #12 & 35; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
Tears for Fears; Brian Wilson Said
The String Cheese Incident; L.A. Woman; Trick or Treat (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Phish; Punch You in the Eye; New Years Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
Marius Nordal; Good Vibrations; Boomer Jazz (2009 Origin)
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Hadley Big Band; I Could Have Told You; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
[mic break 12:48 p.m.]

Set Five
Garaj Mahal; Mondo Garaj; Mondo Garaj (2002 HomeGrown Music)
Helio Alves; Sweeping the Chimney; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
[1:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, November 8, 2009

Set One
Herbie Hancock; Nefertiti; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
Mike Longo Trio; West Side Story Medley; Sting Like a Bee (2009 CAP)
Big Nick Nicholas; Somewhere; Big Nick (1985 India Navigation)
Big Nick Nicholas; Autumn in New York; Big and Warm (1983 India Navigation)
Eldar; The Exorcist; Virtue (2009 Sony)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
Fahir Atakoglu; ... and Places; Faces and Places (2009 Far & Here)
Marius Nordal; Strawberry Fields; Boomer Jazz (2009 Origin)
Dana Hall; Into the Light; Into the Light (2009 Origin)
Wayne Escoffery; Cross Bronx; Uptown (2009 Positone)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Chelsea Baratz; In Faith (Mobetta Remix); In Faith (2009)
Terell Stafford-Dick Oatts Quintet; Meant for You; Bridging the Gap (2009 Planet Arts)
Nicole Zuraitis; Deed I Do; Spread the Word (2008 Nicole Zuraitis)
Ben Sidran; Ballad of a Thin Man; Dylan Different (2009 Bonsai)
The Manhattan Transfer; 500 Miles High; The Chick Corea Songbook (2009 Four Quarters)
Anne Drummond; Bossa for Copacabana; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
James Moody; Homage; Homage (2004 Savoy)
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

Set Four
Amanda Carr & the Kenny Kadley Big Band; It's A Big Wide Wonderful World; Common Thread (2009 OMS)
Miss Tess; Train Ride to Caroline; Darling, Oh Darling (2009 Miss Tess)
Mark Weinstein/Omar Sosa; Walking Song; Tales from the Earth (2009 Otá)
Kocani Orkestar; Bayram sekieri; Alone at My Wedding (2002 Crammed Discs)
Meridian Arts Ensemble; Big Swifty/Harry, You're a Beast/The Orange County Lumber Truck/T'mershi Duween/Dupree's Paradise; Smart Went Crazy (1993 Channel Crossing)
Josh Mosher & Mike Lebrun; Eleven Toe Waggle; Joy Not Jaded (2009 OA2)
[mic break 12:22 p.m.]

Set Five
Gov't Mule; Railroad Boy; By a Thread (2009 Evil Teen)
The String Cheese Incident; Exodus; Trick or Treat (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Phish; Harpua>2001>Harpua; Live Phish Vol. 2
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]
Almost Live: Stacy Phillips & Paul Howard; 1/6/2008 Kasbah Garden Cafe
[2:00 p.m.]

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Radio Golden web site

I've moved my web site to RadioGolden.com. Be sure to check the Announcements page for current and future program notes.

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Playlist, November 1, 2009

Archived audio of entire program


Set One
Yes; Close to the Edge; Close to the Edge (1972 Atlantic)
Yes; Starship Trooper; The Yes Album (1971 Atlantic)
Gary Wofsey & his Jazz Orchestra; Perpetual Change; In Stereo (2000 Ambi)
[mic break 10:37 a.m.]

Set Two
Gary Wofsey; A Love Supreme; In Japan (1986 Ambi)
Gary Wofsey; Petrushka; In Japan (1986 Ambi)
11:01 a.m. Interview with Pamela Luss

Pamela Luss; Star Eyes; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
Rez Abazzi; Dream State; Things to Come (2009 Sunnyside)
John Moulder; Magical Space; Bifröst (2009 Origin)
Bill Bruford's Earthworks; Nerve; All Heaven Broke Loose (1991 E.G.)
[mic break 11:38 a.m.]

Set Three
Denise La Grassa; Deep Down Love; April Dreams (2009 Deelagee)
Gretchen Parlato; In A Dream; In A Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
Miles Davis; My Ship; Miles Ahead (1957/1997 Columbia)
Louis Armstrong; St. Louis Blues; Satch Blows the Blues (2002 Columbia)
Terrell Stafford-Dick Oatts Quintet; Time to Let Go; Bridging the Gap (2009 Planet Arts)
[mic break 12:03 p.m.]

Set Four
Wayne Wallace; In a Sentimental Mood; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Q'd Up; In Pursuit of Guacamole; Quintessence (2009 Jazz Hang)
Gabriel Espinosa; LP 07; From Yucutan to Rio (2009 Zoho)
Cecil Brooks III; Theme from "Mannix"; Hot Dog (2009 Savant)
[mic break 12:34 p.m.]

Set Five
The McLovins; Rhyme & Reason; Conundrum (2009 Triple J)
The Lynne Arriale Trio; Come Together; Come Together (2004 Motema)
Fahir Atakoglu; Rio da Noite; Faces & Places (2009 Far&Here)
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[mic break 1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Boris Garcia (recorded 3/15/09)

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Phish is raging at Festival 8

Nice costume!



The musical Hallowe'en costume will be Exile on Main St.

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Musical Hallowe'en treats

Here are a few shows worth checking out for Hallowe'en

Caravan of Thieves - FTC Stage One
Cosmic Jibaros -Acoustic Cafe
King for a Day - Two Boots
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams - Gramercy Theatre, NYC

Ice Painting

Did you ever wonder how the lines and logos on a hockey rink were created? Here are a couple of videos demonstrating the fine art of ice painting.

GIANT Center, Hershey, PA (hat tip: Uni Watch)



NHL Playoff Logo




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Groovadelic Saturn images

Space.com has a wonderful collection of images taken from the Cassini probe.

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Playlist, October 25, 2009

Not much of a playlist today. Rod & I will be doing fundraising. The audio treats will include some highlights from Radio Vibes. Please support WPKN.

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Chloe's ID badge

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RIP Captain Lou Albano

PWinsider.com reports that Captain Lou Albano died today at age 76. I remember him as manager to the greatest heels in the WWWF when it was still a regional promotion that I had to watch on Channel 47 with the circular UHF antenna. Safe crossing, Captain! Thanks for the memories.



I would do a tribute this Sunday, but my program has been preempted for a cover tunes marathon.

UPDATE: It was a fun morning with Cliff rolling out the sometimes strange cover tunes. Thanks to everybody who made a pledge to WPKN. (10/18/2009)

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Ship of Fools

Playlist, October 11, 2009

Set One
Grateful Dead; That Would Be Something; Dick's Picks 17 (2000 GDP)
Katie King; Come Together; Harry's Fight (2008 OA2)
Sara Gazarek; Blackbird; Yours (2005 Native Language)
Erin Bode; Here, There & Everywhere; Don't Take Your Time
Quintetto Vocale Italiano Le Pause Del Silenzio; Here, There & Everywhere; Freedom Jazz Dance (1992 Soul Note)
Dani; Oh! Darling; Fried Glas Onions: Memphis Meets the Beatles Vol. 2 (2005 Inside Sounds)
[mic break 10:28 a.m.]


Set Two
Grateful Dead; Baba O'Reilly/Tomorrow Never Knows; Dick's Picks 27 (2003 GDP)
Phish; Sea and Sand; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
Phish; Drowned; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
Alex Scolnick; Pinball Wizard; Goodbye to Romance: Standards for a New Generation (2002 Skol Productions)
The Chieftains; Behind Blue Eyes; An Irish Evening (1992 BMG)
[mic break 11:06 a.m.]
Interview with Gretchen Parlato
Interview with Evy McPherson

Set Three
Rachel Z Trio; Free Man in Paris; Moon at the Window (2002 Tone Center)
Interview with Adam Dotson of Rubblebucket (http://myspace.com/Rubblebucket)
Denise Donatelli; Be Cool; What Lies Within (2008 Savant)
Herbie Hancock; Free Man in Paris; River: The Joni Letters (2007 Verve)
David Lahm; Coyote; Jakes Takes on Joni Mitchell (1999 Arkadia)
[mic break 12:25 p.m.]

Set Four
Marco Benevento; Fearless; Live at Tonic
The Disco Biscuits; Astronomy Domine; 2009-04-19 Bridgeport CT
Phish; Cities; 2009-06-02 Wantagh NY
Yonder Mountain String Band; Girlfriend is Better; Mountain Tracks Volume 4 (2006 Frog Pad)
Lorenza Ponce; White Bird; Mystic Fiddler (2001 Melodia)
Pamela Luss; Ain't No Sunshine; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
The Holmes Brothers; Beast of Burdern; Paint It, Blue: Songs of the Rolling Stones (1997 House of Blues)
Frank Zappa; Purple Haze > Sunshine of Your Love; The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
The Bobs; White Room; 20 Songs 20 Years (2003 Primarily A Cappella)
The Bobs; Helter Skelter; 20 Songs 20 Years (2003 Primarily A Cappella)
[mic break 1:25 p.m.]

Set Five
Moonalice; Stella Blue; 2009-07-25 Gathering of the Vibes
Dave Alvin; Loser; West of the West (2006 Yep Roc)
Levon Helm; Tennessee Jed; Electric Dirt (2009 Dirt Farmer)
Simply Red; Heaven; Picture Book (1985 Elektra)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Congratulations, President Obama

Playlist, October 4, 2009

Set One
Tom Beckham; In Flight; Rebound (2008 Apria)
Carmen Lundy; Quiet Times; Good Morning Kiss (2002 Justin Time)
George Duke; For All We Know; In a Mellow Tone (2006 BPM)
Frank Sinatra w/Ella Fitzgerald; Moonlight in Vermont/I May Be Wrong; Classic Duets (2002 Capitol)
Miles Davis; Miles Ahead; Miles Ahead (1957 Columbia)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Dan Cavanagh's Jazz Emporium Big Band; Having Built in Deeper Waters; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Joe Martin; Far; Not By Chance (2009 Anzic)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; South of Capricorn (2007 OA2)
The Taylor/Fidyk Big Band; Maiden Voyage; Live at Blues Alley (2006 OA2)
The Phillip Walker Big Band; Don't be Afraid of the Dark; Live at Biscuits & Blues (2002 M.C. Records)
Stan Bock Ensemble; Ain't Nothin' New; Your Check's in the Mail (2007 OA2)
[mic break 11:09 a.m.]

Set Three
Pamela Luss; Canadian Sunset; Sweet & Saxy (2009 Savant)
Joel Frahm & Bruce Katz; Spirit in the Dark; Project A (2009 Anzic)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Long Hard Slog; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkboy)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Metric System; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkboy)
Jimmy Carpenter; Upswing; Toiling in Obscurity (2008 Jimmy Carpenter)
Les Claypool; Phantom Patriot; Of Whales and Woe (2006 Prawnsong)
Gilfema +2; Twins; Gilfema +2 (2008 ObliqSound)
Chelsea Baratz; Philo's Groove; In Faith (2009 self)
Rob McConnell Tentet; Like Someone in Love; Thank You, Ted (2002 Justin Time)
Miles Davis; Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus); Porgy and Bess (1997 Columbia Legacy)
Bonerama; Hard Times; Hard Times (2009 Highsteppin')
[mic break 12:15 p.m.]

Set Four
Fareed Haque; Bengali Bud; Big Bhangra (2008 Owl Studios)
Frank Zappa; City of Tiny Lites; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
Return to Forever; After the Cosmic Rain; The Anthology (2008 Concord)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]

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Olympics in Rio: what could be better?

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A random Sunday afternoon

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Playlist, September 27, 2009

Set One
Larry Coryell; Cedars of Avalon; Cedars of Avalon (2002 Highnote)
Yashmin Charnet-Abler; Totally You; Remember Me (2007 Bossa Nova)
Anne Drummond; Frevo; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
Guinga; Mi Menor; The Mondo Series: Mondo Samba (2002 Mondo Melodia)
[10:22 a.m.]

Set Two
Carter/Medeski/McBride; Street of Dreams; Heaven on Earth (2009 Half Note)
Jimmy Carpenter; Sinner Street; Toiling in Obscurity (2009 self)
Dave Siebels; I Wish; With Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PGBL)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkboy)
Barney McClure Trio; Daydream; Spot (2007 OA2)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Straight Life/Mr. Clean; Infinity (2008 Patois)
[mic break 11:03 a.m.]

Set Three
Furthur; Shakedown Street>New Speedway Boogie; 2009-09-19 Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA
[mic break 11:41 a.m.]

Set Four
Bonerama; Turn On Your Love Light; Hard Times (2009 Highsteppin')
Michael Bellar As-Is Ensemble; Heavyweight Love Match; Turned On Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
Mark Murphy; Photograph; Lucky to be Me (2002 Highnote)
Frank Morgan Quartet; Come Sunday; Bebop Lives! (1987 Contemporary)
The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra; Flamenco Sketches; The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra (2009 151 Records)
Billy Higgins; Plexus; Bridgework (1987 Contemporary)
Cat Stevens; Into White; Tea for the Tillerman (1970 Universal)
Weather Report; Blackthorn Rose; Mysterious Traveller (1974 Columbia)
Eddie Harris; Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova; Free Speech (1974 Atlantic)
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts; Little B's Poem; Scenie Route (2006 Palmetto)
Woody Herman; Apple Honey; The Thundering Herds 1945-1947 (1988 Columbia)
[mic break 12:47 p.m.]


Set Five
Elli Fordyce; Softly as I Leave You; Sings Songs Spun of Gold (2009 Fordyce)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, September 20, 2009

Set One
Roberta Gambarini; Multi-Colored Blue; Easy to Love (2006 Groovin' High)
Patricia Talem; Tarde Solar; Patricia Talem (2009 Nu Groove)
Bob Sneider/Joe Locke; Theme from Blow Up; Nocturne for Ava (2009 Origin)
John Coltrane; Invitation; Standard Coltrane (2009 Prestige)
[mic break 10:34 a.m.]

Set Two
Wynton Marsalis; Chambers of Tain; Live at Blues Alley (1988 Columbia)
Oslandaily Jazztet; Spiral Dance; Evidence (2009 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Joe Locke/David Hazeltine Quartet; Those Peacocks; Mutual Admiration Society 2 (2009 Sharp Nine)
[mic break 11:11 a.m.]

Set Three
Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben-Hur; You Are a Story; Smile (2008 Motema)
The McLovins; Dynne; Conundrum (2009 Triple J)
Count Basie (Benny Goodman Sextet); Til Tom Special; Basically Basie (2005 JSP)
Jon Anderson; New Civilization; In the City of Angels (1988 Columbia)
Bobby & the Midnites; Rock in the '80s; Where the Beat Meats the Street (1984 Columbia)
New York Mary; Sunrise; New York Mary (1976 Arista)
Michael Bellar/The As-Is Ensemble; Misty Mountain Hop; Turned On Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
Dread Zeppelin; When the Levee Breaks; 5,000, 000* (1991 I.R.S.)
Mitch Paliga; QP Doll; Fall Night (2008 Origin)
Frank Zappa; Zoot Allures; Zoot Allures (1976 Warner Bros)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Jim McPherson; Left Out in the Cold; A Promise Kept (2009 Kosher Dill Music)
Jim McPherson; Keeper of the Flame; A Promise Kept (2009 Kosher Dill Music)
Mike Stern; Coupe de Ville; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
Bug; Gadfly; The Gadfly (2009 Origin)
Frank Zappa; Diplodocus; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Jeff Coffin Mu'tet; Tag > Al's Greens; Mutopia (2008 Compass)
[mic break 12:51 p.m.]

Set Five
Wayne Wallace; In a Sentimental Mood; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Harrison/Blanchard; Infinte Heart; Black Pearl (1988 Columbia)
Steve Davis; The Blues; Eloquence (2009 Jazz Legacy)
McCoy Tyner; Ballad for Aisha; Solo (2009 Half Note)
Wes Montgomery; Bock to Bock (Buddy's Original #2); Beginnings (1975 Blue Note)
[mic break 1:20 p.m.]

Set Six
Bobby Broom; In Walked Bud; Plays for Monk (2009 Origin)
Umphrey's McGee; Bridgeless; 2008-08-03 Gathering of the Vibes
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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l'Shana Tova, mateys!

Who went and put Talk Like a Pirate Day on Rosh Hashanah? Long John Silverstein?? Happy New YEARRRRRRRR!!

Constitution Day

Today is the 222nd anniversary of the U.S. Constitution.

Leslie Carbone has some nice comments.
Here is a news roundup from Google.

Playlist, September 13, 2009

Set One
Bobby Broom; Ruby My Dear; Plays for Monk (2009 Origin)
Oslandailey Jazztet; Evidence; Evidence (2009 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Robin Eubanks & EB3; Solo Latin; 1+1+1=4 and More (2007 REM)
[mic break 10:24 a.m.]

Set Two
Wayne Wallace; Going Up!; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Holland/Rubalcaba/Potter/Harland; Ask Me Why; Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (2009 Monterey Jazz)
Diane Hubka; Angel Eyes; I Like it Here (2009 SSJ)
Tom Harrell; Sea Serpent; Prana Dance (2009 Highnote)
Joey DeFrancesco; Blues Up and Down; Joey D! (2009 Highnote)
[mic break 11:02 a.m.]

Set Three
Mads Tolling Trio; Dreaming in 7-4; Speed of Light (2007 self)
Sam Bush; Laps in Seven; Laps in Seven (2006 Sugar Hill)
Frank Zappa; Pound for a Brown; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Dave Brubeck; Unsquare Dance; Time Further Out (1961)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Four
Ron Carter; Cut and Paste; Dear Miles (2007 Blue Note)
Wayne Wallace; Freedom Jazz Dance; Bien Bien! (2009 Patois)
Stefon Harris and Blackout; Gone; Urbanus (2009 Concord)
Ernestine Anderson; A Song for You; A Song for You (2009 Highnote)
Etta Jones; Don't Misunderstand; My Mother's Eyes (1978 Muse)
Michael Bellar/The As-Is Ensemble; Fred Jones pt. 2; Turned On Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
Etienne Charles; Douens; Folklore (2009 EC)
[mic break 12:09 p.m.]

Set Five
Claudio Roditi; A Vontade Mesmo; Brazilliance x 4 (20098 Resonance)
Raul de Souza; La La Song; Don't Ask My Neighbors (1978 Capitol)
Egberto Gismonti; Frevo; Academia de Danças (1981 ECM)
Teresa Cristina and Grrupo Semente; Para Não Contrariar Voce; Putumayo Presents Brazilian Café (2009 Putumayo)
Patricia Talem; Ze Feliz; Patricia Talem (2009 Nu Groove)
Portinho Trio; Who's Smokin'?; Vinho Do Porto (2008 MCG Jazz)
[mic break 12:41 p.m.]

Set Six
Gene Bertoncini & Roni Ben-Hur; Killing Me Softly; Smile (2008 Motema)
Vic Juris; Portabelo Market; Roadsong (1978 Muse)
Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]

Set Seven (bonus set)
Herbie Mann; Oh How I Want to Love You; Brazil - Once Again (1978 Atlantic)
Flora Purim; Samba Michel; Everyday Everynight (1978 Warner Bros.)
Mike Gordon; Dig Further Down; Green Sparrow (2006 Rounder)
Phish; Light; Joy (2009 Jemp)
Hot Buttered Rum; A Great Many Things; Limbs Akimbo (2009 Hot Buttered Rum)
Mads Tolling Trio; Speed of Light; Speed of Light (2007 self)
Gretchen Parlato; In a Dream; In a Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band; Aguas de Marco; Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band (2009 Primrose)
[mic break 1:50 p.m.]


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Playlist, September 6, 2009

Set One
Alberts/Johnson/Britton; Footprints; Apothecary (2009 Origin)
McCoy Tyner; Just Feelin'; Solo (2009 Half Note)
PRISM Quartet/Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Badinerie; Concertos for Saxophone Quartet (2009 Innova)
Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band; Satellite Twelve; Glenn Cashman & the Southland Big Band (2009 Primrose Lane Music)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
Jerry Bergonzi; Out of Nowhere; Simply Put (2009 Savant)
The Lanny Morgan Sextet; Minor March; "6" (2009 Lanny Morgan)
Marshall Vente Trio; Brasilian Folk Song; Marshall Arts (2008 Chicago Sessions)
South Nine Ensemble; For Her; Doing it Augie Style (2009 Playtime Music)
Bethany Smith Staelens; All or Nothing at All; The Big Band Theory (2008 Kotteb)
[mic break 11:01 a.m.]


Set Three
The Peter Hand Big Band; Stormy Weather; The Wizard of Jazz: A Tribute to Harold Arlen (2009 Savant)
Frank Morgan; Blue Monk; Reflections (2006 Highnote)
Dave Siebels; Girl Talk; with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (2008 PBGL)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Love Walked In; Infinity (2008 Patois)
Carter/Medeski/ McBride/Rogers/Baron; Slam's Mishap; Heaven on Earth (2009 Half Note)
[mic break 11:39 a.m.]

Set Four
Patricia Talem; Ze Feliz; Patricia Talem (2009 Nu Groove)
Anne Drummond; Frevo; Like Water (2009 ObliqSound)
Portinho Trio; Pools; Vinho do Porto (2008 MCG Jazz)
PSA & program announcements
Michael Bellar/The As-Is Ensemble; Fur Turban; Turned on Turned Up (2009 Left Three Lanes)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Five
Emmit-Nershi Band; Surfing the Red Sea; New Country Blues (2009 SCI Fidelity)
Kyle Hollingsworth; Wide Open; Then There's Now (2009 SCI Fidelity)
The Incredible Sandwich; It's Gone; The Incredible Sandwich (2009 Mule Train)
[mic break 12:31 p.m.]

Set Six
The Heath Brothers; Autumn in New York; Endurance (2009 Jazz Legacy)
Richie Cole w/Brass; Manteca; Kush: The Music of Dizzy Gillespie (1995 Heads Up)
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band; I'm BeBoppin' Too; I'm BeBoppin' Too (2009 Half Note)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[1:00 p.m.]



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Playlist, August 30, 2009

Set One
Barney McClure; Daydream; Spot (2007 OA2)
Roni Ben-Hur; Eretz; Signature (2005 Reservoir)
Holland/Rubalcaba/Potter/Harland; Minotaur; Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (2009 Monterey Jazz Festival)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Ivan "Funkboy: Bodley; A Skunk and a Monkey; Pigs Feet & Potted Meat (2009 Funkyboy)
Reuben Wilson; Still Groovingl; Azure Te (2009 Showplace)
Bobby Broom; Work; Plays for Monk (2009 Origin)
Louis Hayes; Angel Eyes; The Time Keeper (2009 Allegro)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
Elli Fordyce; Let's Get Lost; Sings Song Spun of Gold (2009 Fordyce)
Roberta Gambarini; So In Love; So In Love (2009 Groovin' High)
Roy Hargrove Big Band; Velera; Emergence (2009 Groovin' High)
Cyrus Chestnut; Lean On Me; Spirit (2009 Jazz Legacy Productions)
Scotty Barnhart; Put On a Happy Face; Say it Plain (2009 Dig)
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Set Four
Eddie Harris/Ellis Marsalis; Out of This World; Homecoming (2009 ELM)
Louis Hayes; Peace; The Time Keeper (2009 Allegro)
Portinho; Who's Smokin'?; Vinho do Porto (2008 MCG)
Jon Alberts/Jeff Johnson/Tad Britton; On Green Dolphin Street; Apothecary (2009 Origin)
Jerry Bergonzi; Come Fly With Me; Simply Put (2009 Savant)
[mic break 11:56 a.m.]


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A fitting commentary

Two Mets fans at Wrigley Field.



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Stay classy, Philly fans

Update: The video has been pulled by YouTube for copyright reasons. It showed a Phillies fan at Citi Field dumping a beer on, then punching, a Mets fan.

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On Vacation

No show today. I know you'll miss me, but Rod Richardson will do Nothing to ease your pain.

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Stay classy, Phils fans!

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Playlist, August 16, 2009

Set One
Diverse; Every Now and Then; Diverse (2009 Origin)
S.M.V.; Pendulum; Thunder (2008 Heads Up)
Joe Locke/David Hazeltine; If It's Magic; Mutual Admiration Soceity 2 (2009 Sharp Nine)
Lake Street Dive; Death on Pluto; Promises, Promises (2008 FYO)
Hiromi's Sonicbloom; Real Clock vs. Body Clock = Jet Lag; Time Control (2007 Telarc)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Irene & her Latin Band; It's Too Darn Hot; A Song of You (2009 VRC)
Russell Gunn; Love Me in a Special Way; Love Stories (2008 Highnote)
Jen Chapin; You Haven't Done Nothin'; ReVisions: Songs of Stevie Wonder (2009 Chesky)
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band; Birks' Works; I'm BeBoppin' Too (2009 Half Note
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Frank Zappa; Soul Polka; Trance Fusion (2006 Zappa)
[mic break 11:02 a.m.]
Interview with Ed Palermo

Set Three
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Portinho; Pools; Vinho Do Porto (2008 MCG Jazz)
Helio Alves; It's Clear; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
Vernon Neilly; For Once in My Life; A Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2009 Boosweet)
Miles Davis; It's About That Time (remix); Evolution of the Groove (2007 Columbia)
Gretchen Parlato; E.S.P.; In A Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
The Point; Why Not?; The Point
[mic break 12:12 p.m.]

Set Four
Phish; Slave to the Traffic Light; 2009-08-014 Hartford
Pat Metheny Group; Phase Dance; Travels (1983 ECM)
Bobby McFerrin/Winton Marsalis; B 'n' W; The Young Lions (1983 Elektra)
Lee "Scratch" Perry; Fungus Dub; Dubblestandart (2009 Collision)
Kyle Hollingsworth; Phat Cat; Then There's Now (2009 Sci Fidelity)
JJ Grey & Mofro; WYLF; Orange Blossom (2008 Alligator)
[mic break 12:48 p.m.]

Set Five
Mike Stern; That's All It Is; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
Susan Tedeschi; Butterfly; Back to the River (2009 Verve)
Ana Popovic; Wrong Woman; Blind For Love (2009 Eclecto Groove)
The McLovins; Guillotine Machine; Conundrum (2009 Triple J)
The Wiyos; Uncork the Whiskey; Broken Land Bell (2009 The Wiyos)
Phish; Piper > Water in the Sky; 2009-08-014 Hartford
[mic break 1:39 p.m.]

Set Six
Gretchen Parlato; I Can't Help It; In A Dream (2009 ObliqSound)
Joey DeFrancesco; Nancy (With the Laughing Face); Joey D! (2008 Highnote)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, Sunday, August 9, 2009

Set One
Grateful Dead; Birdsong; 1982-12-27 Oakland, CA; Sick Bits
Dj Cheb i Sabbah; Rupa Tujhe Deva; Krishna Lila (2002 Six Degrees)
Phish; Pebbles & Marbles; Round Room (2002 Elektra)
Reckoning; Shakedown Street > 2001; Live at Stonehenge XVIII
[mic break 10:55 a.m.]

Set Two
The McLovins; Conundrum; Conundrum (2009 Triple J)
Mike Stern; Moroccan Roll; Big Neighborhood (2009 Heads Up)
Percy Hill; Fallen; Double Feature (1997 Percy Hill)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Where I Come From; Where I Come From (2009 Woodstock)
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Linda; The Best Of (2006 Columbia Legacy)
Asleep at the Wheel; My Baby Thinks She's a Train; Back to the Future Now (1997 Epic)
Donna Jean Godchaux Band; You Ain't Woman Enough; 2009-07-23 GOTV
[mic break 11:40 a.m.]

Set Three
Courtney Fortune; Care of Cell 44; Speak Love (2009 Origin)
Diverse; Busy Sunday; Diverse (2009 Origin)
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood; Tootie Ma is a Big Fine Thing; Out Louder (2006 Indirecto)
Lynne Arriale; Wrapped Around Your Finger; Nuance (2009 Motema)
Sting; Shadows in the Rain; The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985 A&M)
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Four
Gerald Clayton; Trapped in Dream; Two-Shade (2009 ArtistShare)
Kevin Deitz; Arch Cape; Skylines (2009 Origin)
Daniel Sadownick; Bronx Bop; There Will Be a Day (2009 In Time)
Bobby Broom; Bemsha Swing; Plays for Monk (2009 Origin)
[mic break 12:32 p.m.]

Set Five
Andy Narell and Relator; Pans on Sesame Street; University of Calypso (2009 Heads Up)
Ana Popovic; Lives that Don't Exist; Blind for Love (2009 Eclecto Groove)
Dave Fiuczynski; Arcadia Finlandis; KiF Express (2008 FuzeLicious Morsels)
Darrell Scott; River Take Me; Live in NC (2004 Full Light)
[mic break 12:56 p.m.]

Set Six
Grateful Dead; Ripple; Ladies and Gentlemen... (2000 Arista)
Phil Lesh & Friends; Patchwork Quilt; There and Back Again (2002 Columbia)
Grateful Dead; Visions of Johanna; Fallout from the Phil Zone (1997 Arista)
Grateful Dead; The Wheel > The Other One > Black Peter; 1982-12-27 Oakland, CA; Sick Bits
[mic break 1:40 p.m.]

Set Seven
The Point; Toad Finds Love
McLovins; Matrix; 2009-08-06
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]


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