Israel Matzav: Gaza's 'great food shortage'?

Carl in Jerusalem has a brief photo essay about Gaza's "great food shortage".

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Playlist, February 1, 2009

Set One
Andreas Öberg; Funky Tango; My Favorite Guitars (2008 Resonance)
The Derek Trucks Band; Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni; Songlines (2006 Sony)
Lake Street Dive; Dupont; Promises, Promises (2008 Fyo)
Tim Warfield; Oasis; One for Shirley (2008 Criss Cross Jazz)
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band; Punta Del Soul; Act Your Age (2008 Immergent)
[mic break 10:35 a.m.]

Set Two
Don Braden; Willow Weep for Me; Gentle Storm (2008 HighNote)
Joe Baione; Bag's Groove; Oh Yeah! (2008 Joe Baione)
Clayton Brothers; Walking Bass; Brother to Brother (2009 Artist Share)
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; Vice Versa; Collective Creativity (2008 3Sixteen)
[mic break 11:08 a.m.]

Set Three
Art Blakey; Nica's Dream; The Prime Source (2007 Proper)
Frank Sinatra; East of the Sun (and West of the Moon); All or Nothing at All (2006 Proper)
Chris Potter 10; Estrellas del Sur; Song For Anyone (2007 Sunnyside)
McCoy Tyner; Slapback Blues; Guitars (2008 Half Note)
[mic break 11:38 a.m.]

Set Four
Ernie Watts Quartet; Hot House; To the Point (2007 Flying Dolphin)
Frank Morgan; Equinox; Early Trane: The John Coltrane Songbook (2008 HighNote)
Colleen McNabb; For All We Know; Don't Go to Strangers (2008 Zucca)
Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra; Andalucia; Live (2008 DIVA Jazz)
Denise Perrier; 'S Wonderful; The Second Time Around (2008 Chez Perrier)
[mic break 12:11 p.m.]

Set Five
Fats Waller; I Got the Ritz From the One I Love; The Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2 (2006 JSP)
Art Tatum; It's the Talk of the Town; Piano Grand Master (2003 Proper)
The John Hicks Legacy Band; After the Morning; Mind Wine (2008 Savant)
John Stetch; The Flintstones; TV Trio (2008 Brux)
Henry Kaiser; Meet the Flintstones; Lemon Fish Tweezer (1992 Cuneiform)
Henry Kaiser/Wadada Leo Smith; Miles Star; Yo Miles! Sky Garden (2004 Cuneiform)
David "Fathead" Newman; Shakabu; Song for the New Man (2004 HighNote)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]

Set Six
Harvie S; Darn That Dream; Now Was the Time (2008 Savant)
Karrin Alllyson; Help Me; Wild for You (2004 Concord)
Herbie Hancock; Court and Spark; River: The Joni Letters (2006 Verve)
Frank Zappa; Outside Now; Broadway the Hard Way (1989 Barking Pumpkin)
[1:30 p.m.]

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Playlist, January 25, 2009

Set One
Brade Goode; Betcha By Golly Wow; Polytonal Dance Party (2008 Origin)
Steely Dan; King of the World; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
Frank Zappa; N-Lite; Civilization Phaze III (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Two
David "Fathead" Newman; Diamondhead; Diamondhead (2008 Highnote)
David "Fathead" Newman; Cant We Be Friends; Diamondhead (2008 Highnote)
David "Fathead" Newman; New York State of Mind; Diamondhead (2008 Highnote)
Ray Charles; Ain't Misbehavin'; The Genius After Hours (1985 Atlantic)
[mic break 11:01 a.m.]

Set Three
Pat Metheny; The Red One; Day Trip (2008 Nonesuch)
Elmore James; Something Inside Me; Kind of the Slide Guitar (2003 Licensemusic)
Santana; Toussaint L'Overture; Santana (2004 Columbia)
Out To Lunch; The Good Doctor; Excuse Me While I Do the Boogaloo (2007 Accurate)
Jimmy Herring; Lost; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
[mic break 11:35 a.m.]

Set Five
Kelly Harland; All the Things You Are; Sings Jerome Kern (2008 Origin)
Matt Ulery's Loom; Slow and Awake; Music Box Ballerina (2008 Woolgathering)
Dan Cavanagh; A Time of Reckoning; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey; Muskogee Smalls; Welcome Home (1999 Accurate)
Mystic Bowie; Neva Run Away (ballad); CD sampler (2008 Mystic Bowie)
Stan Bock Ensemble; Jinriksha; Your Check's in the Mail (2007 OA2)
The Ben Sidran Hammond Quartet; Subterranean Homesick Blues; Cien Noches (2008 Nardis)
[mic break 12:45 p.m.]

Set Six
John McLaughlin; Raju; Floating Point (2008 Abstract Logix)
Gilfema +2; Cove; Gilfema +2 (2008 ObliqSound)
David Fiuczynski; Fung Wah Express; KiF Express (2008 Fuze)
Art Blakey; A Night in Tunisia; The Prime Source (2005 Proper)
Lake Street Dive; The Panhandling Song; Promises, Promises (2008 FYO)
Joey DeFrancesco; The Champ; The Champ (1999 Highnote)
[mic break 1:29 p.m.]

Set Seven
Ken Schaphorst Big Band; Market Street; After Blue (1991 Accurate)
Phish; Bathtub Gin; Hampton Comes Alive (1999 Elektra)
Boris Garcia; Skootch; Once More Into the Bliss (0208 Dig)
John Scofield; Hit the Road, Jack; That's What I Say (2005 Verve)
[2:00 p.m.]

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RIP David "Fathead" Newman

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jazz musician David "Fathead" Newman, who was a tenor soloist with the Ray Charles Band, died Tuesday. He was 75.

His manager, Karen Newman, said Newman died of pancreatic cancer in a hospital in Kingston, N.Y.

A Dallas native, Newman left college to tour with Charlie Parker's mentor, Buster Smith.

According to his Web site, Newman spent twelve years with the Ray Charles Band starting in 1954. He began as the baritone player and became the star tenor soloist.

He returned to Dallas and led his own bands before moving to New York City. As a studio musician he worked on recording projects with musicians including Herby Mann, Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville.



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Playlist, January 18, 2009

Set One
Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 MCA)
Bill Heid; Kirai; Asian Persuasion (2008 Doodlin)
Take 6; What's Going On; The Standard (2008 Heads Up)
Jazz Is Dead; Eyes of the World; Laughing Water (1999 Zebra)
Jaco Pastorius; Stuttgart Aria II; Heavy'n Jazz & Stuttgart Aria (1999 Jazzpoint)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
Coleman Hawkins; It Sends Me; The Essential Sides Remastered 1934-1936 (2006 JSP)
Cedar Walton; Clockwise; Seasoned Wood (2008 HighNote)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown; I'm Beginning to See the Light (1999 Blue Thumb)
Arturo Sandoval; A Night in Tunisia; The Best of (1997 Milan)
[mic break 11:13 a.m.]

Set Three
Ray Levier; Ralph's Piano Waltz; Ray's Way (2009 Origin)
Larry Willis; The Offering; The Offering (2008 HighNote)
Buddy Rich; Goodbye Yesterday; Time Out (2007 Lightyear)
Louis Armstrong; My Heart; Hot Fives & Sevens Vol. 1 (1999 JSP)
Mike LeDonne; After the Rain; The John Coltrane Songbook (compilation) (2008 Highnote)
Mike LeDonne; Bleeker Street Theme; FiveLive (2008 Savant)
Denise Donatelli; Be Cool; What Lies Within (2008 Savant)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Set Four
Colleen McNabb; Save Your Love For Me; Don't Go to Srangers (2009 Zucca)
Leo Kottke; Chamber of Commerce; One Guitar, No Vocals (1999 Private Music)
Phish; The Squirming Coil; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
The Who; Getting in Tune; Who's Next (1995 Polydor)
Jaco Pastorius; Jaco Reggae; Heavy'n Jazz & Stuttgart Aria (1999 Jazzpoint)
Weather Report; Fast City; Live & Unreleased (2002 Columbia)
[mic break 12:40 p.m.]

Set Five
Tony Monaco; Someday My Prince Will Come; Live at the Orbit Room (2008 Chicken Coop)
Harvie S; Confirmation; Now Was the Time (2008 Savant)
KJ Denhert; Message in a Bottle; Vivo a Umbria Jazz (2008 Motema)
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band; Señor Mouse; Act Your Age (22008 Immergent)
[mic break 1:12 p.m.]

Set Six
Buddy Rich; Joy Spring; Time Out (2007 Lightyear)
Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussein; Funky Zena; Global Drum Project (2007 Shout Factory)
The John Hicks Legacy Band; Blues in the Pocket; Mind Wine - The Music of John Hicks (2008 Savant)
[1:30 p.m.]



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The Dead Spring Tour 2009 "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!"

I wasn't going to post anything about the ticket prices and VIP tour packages for The Dead's 2009 spring tour. It's disappointing that tickets are out of my price range, but that's life. Then I heard this rant. It's worth a listen.
The audio is not safe for work!



UPDATE 4/14/2009: Hello Deadheads! You can get song-by-song tweets here http://twitter.com/tourtweet. You can listen to the Greensboro show here. Enjoy.

UPDATE 4/26/09: Listen to the audience recordings on Archive.org.

UPDATE 5/16/09: Apparently this is the last night of their tour, and Sirius is carrying the show live. Back in the day, the Grateful Dead would occasionally broadcast a concert on a local radio station. Now you have to subscribe to satellite radio to get the broadcast. It goes along with the $100 ticket prices.

UPDATE 2/25/10:  It looks like the video was removed. Supposedly Bob Weir was on CNBC's "Street Signs" announcing that Furthur ticket prices would be around $40, but I haven't been able to find the article.

Technorati tags: 2009 tour, Grateful Dead, Live Nation, custy

Playlist, January 11, 2009

Set One
Grateful Dead; Next Time You See Me; Hundred Year Hall (1994 Arista)
JJ Grey & Mofro; The Truth; Orange Blossom (2008 Alligator)
Pamela Luss; Why Did I Choose You; Magnet (2008 Savant)
Herbie Hancock; Edith and the Kingpin; River: The Joni Letters (2006 Verve)
Danny Green; Panic Nap; With You in Mind (2008 Alante)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Infinity; Infinity (2008 Patois)
[mic break 10:35 a.m.]

Set Two
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie Orchestra; (I Don't Stand a) Ghost of a Chance WIth You; Digital III at Montreaux (1980 Pablo)
Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie Orchestra; Flying Home; Digital III at Montreaux (1980 Pablo)
The Hard-Bop Saxophone Quartet; Blue Bossa; Don't Step on Your Neck (1999 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Enrico Pieranunzi/Jim Hall; Duologue 3; Duologues (2005 CAM Jazz)
Oregon; If; Prime (2005 Came Jazz)
La Orquesta Magica de la Habana; Morenita; Putumayo Presents Cafe Cubano (2008 Putumayo)
[mic break 11:11 a.m.]

Set Three
Toni Jannotta; Borderline; Is It Magic? (2008 Aerie)
Louis Armstrong; Willie the Weeper; The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens Volume II (1988 Columbia)
Sonny Rollins; Easy Living; Road Shows Volume 1 (2008 Doxy)
Igor Stravinsky; Ragtime for 11 Instruments; Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky (1999 Sony)
Otis Rush; Groaning the Blues; The Essential Otis Rush (2000 Fuel 2000)
Duke Ellington; Caravan; Duke's Joint! (1999 Buddha)
[mic break 11:47 a.m.]

Set Four
Greg Osby; Vertical Hold; Channel Three (2005 Blue Note)
Ratdog; Two Djinn; Evening Moods (2004 Hybrid Recordings)
Milt Jackson Quintet; Blues in the Basement; That's the Way it Is (1969 Impulse!)
Six 13; D'ror Yikra; Encore (2008 Sameach Music)
Lester Young; East of the Sun; The Lester Young Story (2005 Proper)
JJ Grey & Mofro; WYLF; Orange Blossom (2008 Alligator)
[mic break 12:21 p.m.]

Set Five
Andy Scott; Out of the Blue; Don't Tempt Fate (2008 Andyjazz)
Chick Corea & Origin; L.A. Scenes; Change (1999 Stretch)
Coleman Hawkins; Star Dust; The Essential Sides Remastered 1929-1939 (JSP)
Jimmy Herrinig; Lifeboat Serenade; Lifeboat (2008 Abstract Logix)
Delta Moon; Titawhirl; Howlin' (2005 Delta Moon)
[mic break 12:46 p.m.]

Set Six
Oscar Peterson; Ellington Medley; Digital at Montreux (1980 Pablo)
Adrian Belew; No Such Guitar; Coming Attractions (2000 Thirsty Ear)
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic; One Thousand Questions, One Answer; Collective Creativity (2008 3Sixteen)
Mike LeDonne; Manteca; FiveLive (2008 Savant)
[mic break 1:15 p.m.]

Set Seven
New Riders of the Purple Sage; Where I Come From (11/29/08 Petaluma CA)
Michael Falzarano; How Long Blues; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock Records)
Interview with Michael Falzarano
Michael Falzarano; When There's Two There's Trouble; We Are All One (2008 Woodstock Records)
Don Braden; Two of a Kind; Gentle Storm (2008 HighNote)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Interview with Michael Falzarano

Today at 1:30 p.m. on WPKN:

Michael Falzarano (www.michaelfalzarano.com)is a veteran rhythm guitarist who has spent years on the road with the likes of Hot Tuna. More recently, he has been touring with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. We caught up with him at a recent NRPS concert, where Michael talked about his new solo CD, "We Are All One," and the CD he is producing for the New Riders.

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Israel Matzav: Near-pogrom in Antwerp

Israel Matzav: Near-pogrom in Antwerp

Things are heating up for Jews in Belgium. A protest turned violent in the Jewish quarter of Antwerp.

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Playlist, January 4, 2009

Set One
Herbie Hancock; Court and Spark; River: The Joni Letters (2006 Verve)
Joni Mitchell; Dreamland; Dreamland (2004 Rhino)
Dave Holland Sextet; The Sum of All Parts; Pass It On (2008 Dare2)
Don Braden; Gentle Storm; Gentle Storm (2008 HighNote)
Roy Assaf & Eddy Khaimovich Quartet; On the Way...; Andarta (2008 Origin)
[mic break 10:40 a.m.]

Set Two
Joe Baione; Oh Yeah!!!; Oh Yeah! (2008 Joe Baione)
Wayne Wallace; TBA; Infinity (2008 Patois)
Funky Pieces of Silver; Song For My Father; The Horace Silver Songbook (2007 Highnote)
Randy Brecker; Sambop; Randy in Brasil (2008 MAMA)
[mic break 11:07 a.m.]

Set Three
Tim Warfield; Sometimes You Got To Let the People Know; One for Shirley (2008 Criss Cross)
Victor Wooten; 2 Timers; Palmystery (2008 HeadsUp]
Stanley Jordan; All Blues; State of Nature (2008 Mack Avenue)
Dan Cavanagh; Having Built in Deeper Water; Pulse (2008 OA2)
Jeff Berlin; This Is Your Brain on Jazz; In Harmony's Way (2001 M.A.J.)
[mic break 11:43 a.m.]

Set Four
Andreas Öberg; Troublant Bolero; My Favorite Guitars (2008 Resonance)
Denise Donatelli; Crystal Silence; What Lies Within (2008 Savant)
The John Hicks Legacy Band; Mind Wine; Mind Wine: The Music of John Hicks (2008 Savant)
Benny Powell; You Got It; Nextep (2008 Origin)
The Clayton Brothers; Wild Man; Brother to Brother (2008 artistShare)
[mic break 12:18 p.m.]

Set Five
Freddie Hubbard; Echoes of Blue; Live at the Left Bank (2001 Label M)
Freddie Hubbard; Yesterday's Dreams; First Light (1971 CTI)
Freddie Hubbard; Prophet Jennings; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Freddie Hubbard; Hub-Tones; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers; Caravan; Caravan (1962 Riverside)
The John Coltrane Quartet; The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions (1961 Impulse)
Wayne Shorter; Moon of Manakoora; Wayning Moments (2000 Koch)
Freddie Hubbard; Bob's Place; The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1996 Impulse)
[mic break 1:25 p.m.]

Set Five
Freddie Hubbard; Echoes of Blue; Live at the Left Bank (2001 Label M)
Freddie Hubbard; Yesterday's Dreams; First Light (1971 CTI)
Freddie Hubbard; Prophet Jennings; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Freddie Hubbard; Hub-Tones; Hub-Tones (1961 Blue Note)
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers; Caravan; Caravan (1962 Riverside)
The John Coltrane Quartet; The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions (1961 Impulse)
Wayne Shorter; Moon of Manakoora; Wayning Moments (2000 Koch)
Freddie Hubbard; Bob's Place; The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1996 Impulse)
[mic break 1:25 p.m.]

Set Six
Phish; Reba; Live volume 11 (2002 Elektra)
Frank Zappa; RDNZL; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 2 (1988 Barking Pumpkin)
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
[2:00 p.m.]


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RIP Freddie Hubbard

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

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

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

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

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



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Tribute to Victor Pachera

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

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Playlist, December 28, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Playlist, December 21, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Grateful Dead Scarlet Begonias jam

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



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Sesame Street "Subway" video

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Mets get rid of Heilman, get a Putz

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

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RIP George Kirschner

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

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

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

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

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Playlist, December 14, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Playlist, December 7, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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