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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