Worm Town needs your help!

I'm passing this message on from the woman who ran the Worm Town Kids Tent at the Gathering of the Vibes. She lost almost everything in Seaside Park and needs your help.
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Monday when we packed up the Kids Tent...

We all worked extremely long hours, and put sooo much time and effort into this years Vibes Kids Zone. We had workshops on all days, (4 on Saturday), the Parade, Andy the Music Man was awesome, the volunteers were incredible, face painters were nuts, the Teen Scene was outta sight. It was BY FAR the best we've ever done with just under 500 children, and I felt most triumphant.

Everything was packed and separated: Bins going to Bisco and bins to store for WormFest.

On Monday afternoon, I had to get my vehicle to the garage before closing and I left the Kids Tent stuff unattended at 1pm waiting to be packed into the Penske. Sometime between 3pm & 4pm, ALL of the Kids Tent bins had been completely riffled through and mostly stolen.

They took all of the equipment, lights, cords, tools, spray paint. They demolished our Boo-Boo Station with diapers, wipes, sanitizer, sun block and bug spray. They stole all of our art kits, beads, staplers, scissors and glue...everything. Except for the bag of stuffed animals, and the bins of old busted up toys. They left all the big Plastic motor toys, board games, and bins of paper.

It was my fault for not having stayed with the stuff knowing the Park was then open to the public. With 3 kids in tow , a poorly running set of wheels and an exhausted crew, I told myself it would be fine, for an hour or two.

When I got to Bisco and saw what was left of the Kids Tent that has taken me 6 years to collect, after yelling and swearing my head off, I cried my eyes out. I felt completely defeated.


So, I come to you, Vibe Tribe. If anyone has any donations they can kick out to the Kids Tent at WormFest next month, we would be eternally grateful!
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Contact: gabrielle@wormtown.com

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Playlist, August 19, 2007

Set One
Avishai Cohen; Parto Forte; After the Big Rain (2007 Anzic)
Weather Report; Black Market; 8:30 (1979 Columbia)
Weather Report; Scarlet Woman; 8:30 (1979 Columbia)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
Daniel Smith; Mood Indigo; The Swingin' Bassoon (2007 Guild)
Sophie Millman; Rocket Love; Make Someone Happy (2007 Linus)
Ragan Whiteside; Gonna Fly; Class Axe (2007 Randis)
Lisa Hilton; Both Sides Now; The New York Sessions (2007 Ruby Slippers)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
James Spaulding; Bleeker Street Blues; Blues Nexus (1994 Muse)
Alexa Weber Morales; Goddess of War; Vagabundeo/Wanderings (2007 Patois)
Arturo Sandoval & His Group; Para Empezar a Vivir; Arturo Sandoval & His Group (2007 Malanga)
Dee Daniels; Another Star; Jazzinit (2007 Origin)
[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

Pledge break

Set Four
Daniel Smith; Home at Last; The Swingin' Bassoon (2007 Guild)
Daniel Smith; A Night in Tunisia; The Swingin' Bassoon (2007 Guild)
Pledge break
Joey DeFrancesco; I Get a Kick Out of You; Plays Sinatra His Way (2004 Highnote)
Ratdog; Two Djinn>Stuff; 8/11/2007 Gathering of the Vibes
Derek Trucks; This Sky; Songlines (2006 Sony)
Darrell Scott; Folsom Prison/White Freightliner Blues; Live in NC (2006 Full Light)
[mic break 1:34 a.m.]

Set Five
Monty Alexander; You Are the Sunshine of My Life; Now is the Time (1974 PA USA)
Pat Martino; Noshufuru; The Maker (1995 Evidence)
John Pizzarelli; Honeysuckle Rose; Dear Mr. Cole (1994 Novus)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Blogging of the Vibes

Saturday night backstage. Janet met Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay.

The festival is about as packed as you could imagine. Everybody is piled in for Ratdog. Les Claypool is on stage now, playing his bass-banjo and wearing a pig mask.

Best picture from GOTV:

Playlist, August 11, 2007

Set One
Judy Mowatt; Row Jimmy; Fire on the Mountain: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead (1996 Pow Wow)
The Bobs; The Golden Road; Cover the Songs of... (1994 Rounder)
Jun Jun Clinic; Scarlet Begonias; The Electronic Tribute to the Grateful Dead (2002 Vitamin)
Grateful Dead; Playing in the Band; Hundred Year Hall (1995 Arista)
[mic break 5:14 a.m.]

Set Two
Professor Louie & the Crowmatix: Jack-a-Roe; Flyin' High (Woodstock)
Garth Hudson; Dark Star; The Sea to the North (Breeze Hill)
Grateful Dead/John Oswald; 73rd Star Bridge Sonata; Grayfolded (Plunderphonics)
[mic break 5:47 a.m.]

Set Three
Nanci Griffith; Boots of Spanish Leather; Other Voices/Other Rooms (1993 Elektra)
Darrell Scott; Helen of Troy, PA: Live in NC (2004 Full Light)
Sam Bush; White Bird; Laps in Seven (2006 Sugar Hill)
Frank Zappa; Sleep Dirt>The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 6:26 a.m.]

Set Four
The Derek Trucks Band; Sailing On; Songlines (2006 Sony)
Frank Zappa; Easy Meat; 1980-10-17 Dallas
Ozric Tentacles; Yaboop Yaboop; Sliding Gliding Worlds (2000 Snapper)
Allan Holdsworth; Three Sheets to the Wind; Road Games (1983 Warner Bros)
Brand X; Dance of the Illegal Aliens; Product (1979 Passport)
[mic break 7:03 a.m.]

Set Five
Christian McBride; Out Jam/Via Mwandishi; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
Sheila Chandra; Speaking in Tongues III; The Zen Kiss (1994 Real World)
Bruford; Seems Like a Lifetime Ago; Feels Good to Me (1977 Polydor)
The Bobs; Kill Your Television; Plugged (1995 Rounder)
Frank Zappa; City of Tiny Lites; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisk)
[mic break 7:45 a.m.]

Set Six
The Bobs; Strawberry Fields Forever; Cover the Songs of... (1994 Rounder)
Grateful Dead Weather Medley
[8:00 a.m.]

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Blogging of the Vibes

We're in the middle of the second day of the Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport's Seaside Park. Railroad Earth is playing right now, sounding good on Radio Vibes. It's been a lot of work setting up this broadcast, but we've been on the air since yesterday morning. Working with Tiger Rose has been fun. We are in a production tent behind the stage with our own plasma screen to watch the video feed. It was sweltering in there yesterday, but today it was a great place to stay out of the rain. I'm home now, warm and dry.

Wavy Gravy summed it up best this afternoon: "There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing."

Almost everybody is having a good time, although I'm sure you could find a few complainers in the crowd. U-Melt played a great set to kick things off yesterday, and Dark Star Orchestra with Donna Jean sitting in was amazing.

You can hear most of the festival on WPKN all weekend.

Oh yes, the Bridgeport police ride around on Segways.
UPDATE: (7/28/08) I'm not sure why this page is getting so many visits, but I guess it's because we're so close to the Vibes. There's coverage on the Radio Vibes on WPKN blog, and personal observations here on this blog.

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Playlist, August 5, 2007

Set One
Karl Latham; Higher Ground; Resonance (2007 DropzoneJazz)
Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra; Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me; High Octane (2006 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Arturo Sandoval & The Latin Jazz Orchestra; Turi; Arturo Sandoval & The Latin Jazz Orchestra (2007 Malanga)
Grateful Dead; Eyes of the World; Dick's Picks 17 (2000 GDP)
[mic break 10:52 a.m.]

Set Two
Alexa Weber Morales; Ave Rara; Vagabundeo/Wanderings (2007 Patois)
Bebel Gilberto; Night and Day; Momento (2007 Ziriguiboom)
Joey Calderazzo; Amanecer; Amanecer (2007 Marsalis)
Charmaine Clamor; My Funny Brown Pinay; Flippin' Out (2007 FreeHam)
[mic break 11:21 a.m.]

Set Three
Professor Louie & the Crowmatix; Jack-a-Roe; Flyin' High (Woodstock)
Ryan Montbleau Band; One Fine Color; One Fine Color (2006 7 not0
Charlie Musselwhite; In Your Darkest Hour; One Night in America (2002 Telarc)
Mark Hummel; Sometimes Baby; Golden State Blues (2002 Electro-Fi)
Lowell Fulson; Stormin' and Rainin'; 1946 to 1953 (JSP)
[mic break 11:51 a.m.]

Set Four
Conrad Herwig; Solar; Sketches of Spain Y Mas: The Latin Side of Miles Davis (2006 Halfnote)
Miles Davis; Tout de Suite; Filles de Kilimanjaro (2002 Sony)
Grady Tate; Everybody Loves my Baby; From the Heart (2006 Halfnote)
[mic break 12:29 p.m.]

Set Five
Darby Dizard; This Time the Dream's on Me; Down for You (2004 One Soul)
Ryan Haines Big Band; Wednesday's Friend; People & Places (2006 Sea Breeze)
Ali Ryerson; My One and Only Love; Jammin' at the Jazz Corner (2007 Sweet Jazz)
Etta Jones; Second Time Around; Always in Our Hearts (2004 Highnote)
Irene Reid; Second Time Around; Movin' Out (2003 Savant)
Mike LeDonnne; You'll See; Smokin' Out Loud (2004 Savant)
[mic break 1:32 p.m.]

Set Six
John Hicks; Angel with a Briefcase; Music in the Key of Clark (2002 Highnote)
Avishai Cohen; Smash; As Is...Live at the Blue Note (2007 HalfNote)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, July 22, 2007

Set One
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
The Greyboy Allstars; What Happened to TV?; What Happened to Television? (2007 Sci Fidelity)
Papa Grows Funk; Go!; Mr. Patterson's Hat (2007 Funky Krewe)
Don Patterson; Theme from The Odd Couple; The Genius of the B-3 (1991 Muse)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]

Set Two
Professor Louie and the Crowmatix; Blind Willie McTell; The Spirit of Woodstock (2004 Woodstock)
Lisa Markley; Eve Takes the Fall; The Sky is Blue and Sometimes Cries (2007 Soona Songs)
Darby Dizard; The Old Black Magic; Down for You (2004 One Soul)
Le Pause del Silenzio; Freedom Jazz Dance; Freedom Jazz Dance (1992 Soul Note)
[mic break 10:59 a.m.]

Set Three
The Best of the 2006 Detroit Jazz Festival, part 2
Moutin Reunion Band; MRC
Lou Donaldson; Lou's Blues
Marcia Ball; Just Kiss Me, Baby
Lewis Nash; Beyond the Bluebird
Shahida Nurullah; Felicidade
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Pigmy Twylyte
[mic break 12:01 p.m.]

Set Four
Dave Stryker; The Great Divide; The Chaser (2006 Mel Bay)
John Simon Trio; Nomis; Legacy (1996 Muse)
Karl Latham; Smanish Castle Magic; Resonance (2007 DropzoneJazz)
Johnny McLaughlin; New York On My Mind; Electric Guitarist (1978 Columbia)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Five
Joe Friedman; A Darker Shade of Rose; Cup O'Joe (2006 NASMusic)Johnny McLaughlin; Are You the One? Are You the One?; Electric Guitarist (1978 Columbia)
Phish; Foam; 7/13/91
Frank Zappa; Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk; Broadway the Hard Way (1989 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 1:11 p.m.]

Set Six
Vaughn DeLeath; Bridgeport By The Sea
Alexa Weber Morales; Agua de Beber.guas de Março; Vagabundeo/Wanderings (2007 Patois)
Barbara Sfraga & Center Search Quest; Tell Me; Timelessness Frozen in Time (2006 SyncTimiCity)
[1:30 p.m.]

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Playlist, July 15, 2007

Set One
Barney McClure Trio; Opus de Riff; Spot (2007 OA2)
Bobby Broom; Superstar; Song and Dance (2007 Origin)
Larry Willis; Landscape; Blue Fable (2007 Highnote)
The Paul Carlon Octet; Smada; Other Tongues (2006 Deep Tone)
[mic break 10:34 a.m.]

Set Two
Paul Serrato & Co.; Nighthawks; Pianomania (2007 SDJ Music)
Brian Torff; House of Dzugu; Life in East Bumblepuck (2007 Brian Torff)
Lonnie Smith; Impressions; Afro Blue (1997 MusicMasters)
Pat Martino; Impressions; Consciousness (1974 Muse)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Ahmad Jamal; Lament; Big Byrd (1996 Verve)
Randy Weston; Little Niles; Earth Birth (1997 Verve)
Max Roach Double Quartet; Hi-Fly; Bright Moments (1987 Soul Note)
Jack DeJohnette; Milton; Irresistible Force (1987 impulse!)
[mic break 11:44 a.m.]

Set Four
Kenny Garrett; November 15; Songbook (1997 Warner Bros)
Vincent Herring; Simple Pleasure; Simple Peasure (2001 Highnote)
Karl Latham; Manic Depression; Resonance (2007 Dropzone Jazz)
Lonnie Smith Trio; Voodoo Chile; Purple Haze: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1995 MusicMasters)
[mic break 12:21 p.m.]

Set Five
John Coltrane; Nature Boy; Legacy (2002 impulse!)
Joel Harrison; Blue Ghosts of Bourbon Street; Harbor (2007 Highnote)
Pat Metheny Group; Part Four; The Way Up (2005 Nonesuch)
[mic break 1:00 p.m.]

Set Six
Herbie Hancock; Chameleon; Headhunters (1974 Columbia)
Herbie Hancock; Watermelon Man; Headhunters (1974 Columbia)
Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band; A Night in Tunisia
Duke Ellington/Coleman Hawkins; Mood Indigo; Duke Ellington meets Coleman Hawkins (1995 impulse!)
Darby Dizard;
[mic break 1:51 p.m.]
Ron DiSalvo; Wasabi; Essense of Green (2007 Origin)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, July 1, 2007

Set One
John Hicks; I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry; Sweet Love of Mine (2006 Highnote)
Bob DeVos; Mojave; Shifting Sands (2006 Savant)
Sonny Rollins; Sonny, Please; Sonny, Please (2006 Doxy)
Woody Shaw
[mic break 11:52 a.m.]

Set Two
Best of the 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival, Part 1:
The Clayton Brothers Quintet; Saturday Night Special
Diane Schuur & the Wayne State University Big Band
James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band; Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Ahmad Jamal; Poinciana
Joe Locke; It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)
Johnny O'Neal; Tight
Donald Harrison; Cool Breeze
The Jaco Pastorius Word of Mouth Big Band; Soul Intro/The Chicken
[mic break 11:58 a.m.]

Set Three
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra; Central Park North; Thad Jones Legacy (1999 New World Recordings)
McCoy Tyner; The Greeting; Counterpoints: Live in Tokyo (2004 Milestone)
Richard Davis; Manhattan Safari; Live at Sweet Basil (1994 Evidence)
Charlie Haden; Law Years; The Montreal Tapes (1994 Verve)
The Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra; The Checkered Demon; Meeting of the Waters (2007 OA2)
[mic break 12:51 p.m.]

Set Four
Joe Pass; Moritat; Virtuoso in New York (2004 Pablo)
Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood; Julia; Out Louder (2006 Indirecto)
Joe Jackson; Medley: Eleanor Rigby/Be My Number Two/Home Town/It's Different for Girls; Summer in the City (2000 Sony)
Steely Dan; Negative Girl; Two Against Nature (2000 Giant)
Umphrey's McGee; The Bottom Half; The Bottom Half (2007 Sci Fidelity)
Bela Fleck; New South Africa; Live Art (1996 Warner Bros)
[mic break 1:38 p.m.]

Set Five
Symphonic Pink Floyd; Breathe; Us and Them (1995 Point)
Easy Star All Stars; The Great Gig in the Sky; Dub Side of the Moon (2003 Easy Star)
Grateful Dead; China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider; Hundred Year Hall (1995 Arista)
[2:00 p.m.]


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I wasn't expecting this

Jaco Pastorius on VH1's list of top hotel trashers.

Playlist, June 24, 2007

Set One
Papa Grows Funk; Gorillafaceugmopotamust; Mr. Patterson's Hat (2007 Funky Krewe)
Starr Parodi; For What It's Worth; Common Places (2006 Sonicpoppler)
Paul Serrato & Co.; Traces; Pianomania (2007 SDJ)
Misha Tsaganov; Dark Eyes; Always Going West (2007 Powerlight)
McCoy Tyner; The Greeting; Milestone Profiles (2006 Milestone)
[mic break 10:49 a.m.]

Set Two
Kurt Elling; Tight; Nightmoves (2007 Concord)
The Shook-Russo Quartet; No Answer; The Shook-Russo Quartet (2006 Summit)
Larry Willis; Who's Kidding Who; Blue Fable (2007 Highnote)
Robin Eubanks; X-Base; Live Vol. 1 (2007 Robin Eubanks)
Yellowjackets; Mother Earth; Altered State (2005 Heads Up)
Yellowjackets; Youth Eternal; Altered State (2005 Heads Up)
Jazz Is Dead; Eyes of the World; Laughing Water (1999 Zebra)
[mic break 11:45 a.m.]

Set Three
Duke Ellington; The Mooche; Volume 1: 1926-1929 (2005 JSP)
Duke Ellington; East St. Louis Toodle-oo; Volume 1: 1926-1929 (2005 JSP)
Duke Ellington; Hop Head; Volume 1: 1926-1929 (2005 JSP)
The Other Side of Ellington; I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good; The Other Side of Ellington (1999 Palmetto)
Steely Dan; East St. Louis Toodle-oo; Greatest Hits (1978 ABC)
Dr. John; It Don't Mean a Thing; Duke Elegant (2000 Blue Note)
[mic break 12:25 p.m.]

Set Four
Aquarium Rescue Unit; Elevator to the Moon; Warrent Haynes Presents Benefit Concert Volume 2 (2007 Evil Teen)
Assembly of Dust; Speculator; Honest Hour (2004 Hybrid)
Phish; Wading in the Velvet Sea; Hampton Comes Alive (1999 Elektra)
U-Melt; Schizophrenia; Unbelievable Meltdown (2004 nu-Q-lir)
The DIsco Biscuits; Caterpillar; The Wind at Four to Fly (2006 Sci Fidelity)
Grateful Dead; Playing in the Band>The Wheel>Playing (reprise); Dick's Picks Volume 18 (2000 Grateful Dead Productions)
[2:00 p.m.]

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An epic beatdown

When the win probability flatlines that early in the game, when you lose by 9 runs in a four-hit shutout...that's an epic beatdown.



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Playlist, June 17, 2007

Set One
Grateful Dead; Eyes of the World; Dick's Picks Vol. 15 9/3/77 (1990 Grateful Dead)
Eldar; Prarie Village; Re-Imagination (2007 Masterworks Jazz)
Paul Serrato & Co.; Flashback; Pianomania (2007 SDJ Music)
Gino Stitson; Y Note?; Bamisphere (2007 Polyvocal)
McCoy Tyner Big Band; Peresina; Journey (1993 Verve)
[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Two
Robin Eubanks & EBB; Me Myself & I; Live Vol. 1 (2007 Robin Eubanks)
Robin Eubanks & EBB; Mojo Jojo Live Vol. 1 (2007 Robin Eubanks)
U-Melt; Green Paper Society; Red Square 10/28/06 (umelt.com)
Jean Luc Ponty; Celtic Steps; The Acatama Experience (2007 Koch)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
Kenny Barron; Well You Needn't; The Perfect Set (2005 Sunnyside)
David "Fathead" Newman; Girl Talk; Life (2007 Highnote)
Kate McGarry; The Heather on the Hill; The Target (2007 Palmetto)
Vince Norman/Joe McCarthy Big Band; South of Capricorn; Words Cannot Express (2007 OA2)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Set Four
Ron Carter; My Funny Valentine; Dear Miles,; 2006 Blue Note)
Ron DiSalvo; Six Shades of Green; Essense of Green (2007 Origin)
Jessica Johnson; Blue Skies; Till it Happens to You (2007 Jessica Johnson)
Karl Latham; Manic Depression; Resonance (2007 DropzoneJazz Records)
Miles Davis; Spanish Key; Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1969) (2001 Sony)
Miles Davis; It's About That Time/Willie Nelson; Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1969) (2001 Sony)
[mic break 12:52 p.m.]

Set Five
Wilson, Purdie & Green; Flippity Flop; The Godfathers of Groove (2006 Showplace)
Barney McClure Trio; Opus de Riff; Spot (2007 OA2)
Sam Yahel Trio; A Paz; Truth and Beauty (Origin)
Frank Zappa; Sleep Dirt; Sleep Dirt (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution; Sleep Dirt (1991 Barking Pumpkin)
[1:30 p.m.]

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Playlist, June 10, 2007

Set One
Donal Fagen, The Nightfly, The Nightly (1982 Warner Bros)
Mike Agranoff; Ballad of the Sandman; The Modern Folk Musician (1993 Mike Agranoff)
Harry Chapin; W*O*L*D; Short Stories (1973 Elektra)
Rush; The Spirit of Radio; Permanent Waves (1980 Phonogram)
[mic break 10:41 a.m.]

Set Two
Jimmy Smith; The Sermon (live); All The Way Live (1981 Milestone)
Charlie Parker; Bird of Paradise; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Sonny Rollins; I'm Old Fashioned; Sunny Days, Starry Nights (1984 Milestone)
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra; Ma'aelsalama; In Pursuit of the 9th Man (2006 Hipnotic)
Joey Calderazzo; Sea Glass; Amanecer (2007 Rounder)
Kate McGarry; Blue in Green; The Target (2007 Palmetto)
Miles Davis; Solar; Walkin' (2006 Concord)
[mic break 11:32 a.m.]

Set Three
Kenny Barron Trio; Solar; Live at Bradley's (2001 Sunnyside)
Stefon Harris & Blackout; Summertime; Evolution (2004 Blue Note)
The Damon Grant Project; Giant Steps; Improvisation (2002 Damon Grant)
Typhani Monique & Neal Alger; Caravan; In This Room (2007 Tymoni)
The Damon Grant Project; Caravan; Improvisation (2002 Damon Grant)
Kahil El'Zabar's Infinity Orchestra; Nu Art Claiming Earth; Transmigration (2007 Delmark)
[mic break 12:27 p.m.]

Set Four
Mike LeDonne; Bones; On Fire (2006 Savant)
Rez Abbasi; Life Goes; Bazaar (2006 Zoho)
Charles Earland Tribute Band; Pick Up The Pieces; Keepers of the Flame (2002 Highnote)
[mic break 1:01 p.m.]

Set Five
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet; Pere; Funk Tango (2007 Paquito)
Sueños Latin-Jazz; Guajira Mi Mujer; Azol Oscuro (2006 Motophone)
Cedar Walton; Serenata; Latin TInge (2002 Highnote)
David Sanchez; Prince of Darkness; Travesia (2001 Columbia)
[mic break 1:28 p.m.]

Set Six
Jean-Luc Ponty, Point of No Return; The Acatama Experience (2007 Koch)
Pat Metheny Group; Imaginary Day; Imaginary Day (1997 Warner Bros)
Grateful Dead; Desolation Row; Postcards of the Hanging (2001 Rhino)
[2:00 p.m.]

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June 6, 1944

In memory of and gratitude to those who came ashore against the steel breeze on that morning in France.

Playlist, June 3, 2007

Set One
Mothers of Invention; Amerika Drinks; Absolutely Free (1988 Rykodisc)
Donald Fagen; The Nightfly; The Nightly (1982 Warner Bros)
Steve Turre; Thandiwa; Keep Searchin' (2006 Highnote)
Ray Mantilla; Camino Al Cielo Too; Good Vibrations (2006 Savant)
Joel Harrison; Blue Ghosts of Bourbon Street; Harbor (2007 Highnote)
Steve Lacy-Roswell Rudd Quartet; The Bath; Early and Late (2007 Cuneiform)
[mic break 10:56 a.m.]

Set Two
The Visitors-Earl Grubbs/Carl Grubbs; In My Youth; In My Youth (1972 Muse)
The Visitors-Earl Grubbs/Carl Grubbs; The Juggler; In My Youth (1972 Muse)
Kahil El'Zabar's Infinity Orchestra; Soul to Groove; Transmigration (2007 Delmark)
Kahil El'Zabar's Infinity Orchestra; Transmigration; Transmigration (2007 Delmark)
[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

Set Three
Gary Burton & Stephane Grappelli; Here's That Rainy Day; Paris Encounter (1972 Atlantic)
Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle; Harris County; Battery Milk (2007 Hyena)
Andrew Distel; The Window Across the Way; Stepping Out of a Dream (2007 Madandy)
Joey Calderazzo; Sea Glass; Amanecer (2007 Rounder)
Hiromi; Open Door - Tuning - Prologue (From Music for Three-Piece Orchestra); Spiral (2005 Telarc)
[mic break 12:05 p.m.]

Set Four
Arturo Sandoval & the Latin Jazz Orchestra; Turi; Arturo Sandoval & the Latin Jazz Orchestra (2006 Malanga)
Sueños Latin-Jazz; Azul Oscuro; Azul Oscuro (2006 Motophone)
Mingus Big Band; Eclipse; Tonight at Noon (2001 Dreyfus)
Cliff Eberhardt; The High Above and the Down Below; The High Above and the Down Below (2007 Red House)
Joey DeFrancesco; S'Bout Time; The Philadelphia Connection (2002 Highnote)
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]

Set Five
Joey DeFrancesco; Oleo; The Philadelphia Connection (2002 Highnote)
Papa Grows Funk; Gone Gonzo; Mr. Patterson's Hat (2007 Funky Krewe)
Weather Report; Freezing Fire; Tale Spinnin' (1975 Columbia)
Medeski Martin & Wood; Hypnotized; Note Bleu (2006 Blue Note)
The Firesign Theatre; Driving for Dopers; Dear Friends (1972 Columbia)
Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre; The Underwater World of Jacques Cocteau (1989 Rounder)
Bethany & Rufus; St. James Infirmary; 900 Miles (2006 Hyena)
Jimi Hendrix; Little Wing; Hendrix in the West (1972 Reprise)
[mic break 1:44 p.m.]

Set Six
Sueños Latin-Jazz; Hiroshi; Azul Oscuro (2006 Motophone)
Arturo Sandoval; New Cha-Cha; Rumba Palace (2007 Telarc)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, May 27, 2007

Set One
Miles Davis; Orbits; Miles Smiles (1967 Columbia)
Miles Davis; Circle; Miles Smiles (1967 Columbia)
Miles Davis & John Coltrane; Love For Sale; The Complete Columbia Recordings (1975 Columbia)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Miles Davis; Concierto de Aranguez; More Music from the Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert (1987 Columbia)
Miles Davis +19; Blues for Pablo; Miles Ahead (1957 Columbia)
Miles Davis +19; New Rhumba; Miles Ahead (1957 Columbia)
Miles Davis +19; The Meaning of the Blues; Miles Ahead (1957 Columbia)
Miles Davis +19; Lament; Miles Ahead (1957 Columbia)
[mic break 11:06 a.m.]

Set Three
Miles Davis; Ah-Leu-Cha; At Newport 1958 (1964 Columbia)
Miles Davis; Straight, No Chaser; At Newport 1958 (1964 Columbia)
Charlie Parker; 52nd Street Theme; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; Ko Ko; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; Groovin' High; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; Hot House; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; Salt Peanuts; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
[mic break 11:43 a.m.]

Set Four
Miles Davis & John Coltrane; Sid's Ahead; The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (1965 Columbia)
Miles Davis & John Coltrane; Sweet Sue, Just You (false start with discussion by Leanard Bernstein & Miles Davis); The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (1965 Columbia)
Miles Davis & John Coltrane; On Green Dolphin Street, Just You (alternate take); The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (1965 Columbia)
Miles Davis; So What; Kind of Blue (1959 Columbia)
[mic break 12:23 p.m.]

Set Five
Miles Davis; Someday My Prince Will Come; In Person At the Blackhawk (2003 Sony)
Miles Davis; Milestones; In Europe (2005 Sony)
Miles Davis; If I Were a Bell; The Best of Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings 1963-1964 (2005 Sony)
Miles Davis; So Near, So Far; Seven Steps to Heaven (2005 Sony)
[mic break 1:04 p.m.]

Set Six
Miles Davis; Petits Machines (Little Stuff); Filles de Kilimanjaro (1969 Columbia)
Miles Davis; Sweet Pea; Water Babies (1976 Columbia)
Miles Davis; Splash; Water Babies (1976 Columbia)
Miles Davis; Pharoah's Dance; Bitches Brew (1969 Columbia)
Miles Davis; Gone; Porgy & Bess (2000 Sony)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, May 20, 2007

Set One
The Who; Overture; Tommy (1969 MCA)
The Who; Love Ain't For Keeping; Who's Next (1970 MCA)
The Who; Amazing Journey/Sparks; Tommy (1969 MCA)
The Who; I'm The Face; Thirty Years of Maximum R & B (1994 MCA)
The Who; My Generation/Magic Bus; Live at Leeds (1971 MCA)
The Who; Getting in Tune; Who's Next (1970 MCA)
[mic break 10:59 a.m.]

Interview with Jerry Vigorito about Band Together benefit concert

Set Two
Fats Waller; A Porter's Love Song; Distilled
Fats Waller; Somebody Stole My Gal; Distilled
Fats Waller; Sweet Sue, Just You; Distilled
Fats Waller; Got A Bran' New Suit; Distilled
Fats Waller; I'm On A See-Saw; Distilled
Fats Waller; (Oh Susannah) Dust Off That Old Pianna; Distilled
[mic break 11:28 a.m.]

Set Three
Christian McBride; Divergence; Number Two Express (1996 Verve)
Ray Brown/John Clayton/Christian McBride; Papa Was a Rolling Stone; SuperBass 2 (2001 Telarc)
Christian McBride; Technicolor Nightmare; Live at Tonic (2006 Ropeadope)
[mic break 12:00 p.m.]

Set Four
Sun Ra; Outer Nothingness; Heliocentric Worlds (2005 Syndicore)
Sun Ra Arkestra; Mayan Temples; Mayan Temples (1990 Black Saint)
Sun Ra & his Myth Science Arkestra; Voice of Space; Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy (1992 Evidence)
[mic break 12:31 p.m.]

Set Five
Hot Club Sandwich; Twilight in Turkey; Green Room (2007 Modern Hot)
Bethany & Rufus; Samson & Delilah; 900 Miles (2006 Hyena)
They Might Be Giants; In The Middle, In The Middle; No! (2002 Idlewild)
Frank Zappa; A Pound For A Brown; You Can't Do That on Stage Any More Volume 5 (1992 Rykodisc)
Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle; GoGo's Theme; Battery Milk (2007 Hyena)
They Might Be Giants; I Am Not Your Broom No! (2002 Idlewild)
Alex DeGrassi/Michael Manring/Christopher Garcia; Homestyle; demania (2006 Tropo)
Joel Harrison; Hudson Shining; Harbor (2007 Highnote)
The Doobie Brothers; Listen to the Music (Malibu remix); What is Hip? Remix Project Volume One (2004 Warner Bros)
The Greyboy Allstars; Pigeons Under Water; What Happaned to Television? (2007 Sci Fidelity)
[mic break 1:28 p.m.]

Set Six
Charlie Bertini's AppleJazz Band; Caravan; Classic Performances (2006 AppleJazz Records)
Robert Irving; New Momentum; New Momentum (2007 Sonic Portraits)
Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra; Another Star; High Octane (2006 Sea Breeze Jazz)
Ryan Haines Big Band; Thicker Than Water; People & Places (2006 Sea Breeze Jazz)
John Hicks; Things We Did Last Summer; Sweet Love of Mine (2006 Highnote)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, May 13, 2007

Set One
Mothers of Invention; WPLJ; Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1969 Reprise)
Mothers of Invention; Holiday in Berlin; Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1969 Reprise)
[mic break 10:20 a.m.]

Set Two
Cecil Brooks III with Gene Ludwig; Serenade in Blue; Double Exposure (2006 Savant)
Cecil Brooks III with Gene Ludwig; Tea for Two; Double Exposure (2006 Savant)
John Scofield; Kubrick/Green Tea; A Go Go (1998 PolyGram)
Wayne Wallace; Tune Up; The Reckless Search for Beauty (2006 Wayne Wallace)
MIles Davis; If I Were a Bell; The Best of Seven Steps 1963-1964 (2005 Sony)
[mic break 10:59 a.m.]

Set Three
Zvonimir Tot; Blue Quest; Blue Quest (2006 GrooveArt)
Pamela Luss; Over the Rainbow; Your Eyes (2007 Savant)
Etta Jones; My Romance; Doin' What She Does Best (1998 32 Jazz)
Gregory Tarrdy; Blues to Professor Pickens; Serendipity (1998 Impulse!)
[mic break 11:25 a.m.]

Pledge Break 11:40-1:00

Set Four
Charlie Parker; Cherokee; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; Scrapple From the Apple; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; Ornithology; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
Charlie Parker; Hot House; Chasin' the Bird (2005 Proper)
[mic break 1:33 p.m.]

Set Five
Gary Burton; Open Your Eyes You Can Fly; The New Quartet (1973 ECM)
Mothers of Invention; Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue; Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970 Warner Bros.)
Ben Allison; Apostles of the Ugly; Medicine Wheel (1998 Palmetto)
Armando Rodriguez-Victor Rendon Latin Jazz Orchestra; Palabras de Mujer; Havana Blues (1998 Palmetto)
[2:00 p.m.]

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