February 17 Playlist

Hi All:

A lot of old and unusual music tonight.

[Artist - Song]

Former Champions - House Fire
Jaco Pastorius - Vashkar
Jaco Pastorius - Poconos
Kittyhawk - Mo
Jaco Pastorius - Come on, Come over
Linda Ciofalo - Here comes the sun
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - the Inflated Tear
Passport - Piece for Rock Orchestra
Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echos - Get Down Everyone
Jaco Pastorius/Word of Mouth Big Band - Crisis
Linda Ciofalo - I'll blame it on the Sun
Former Champions - The String Theory
Kittyhawk - Race for the Oasis
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - What's goin' on
Passport - Eternal Spiral
Stanley Clarke (Live) - Silly Putty
Masha Campagne - O coco, Do coco
Lonnie Liston Smith (Live) - Sorceress
Jaco Pastorius - Vampira
Klaus Doldinger & Passport (Live) - Angel Wings
Stanley Clarke - School Days

January 13 Playlist

Hi All:

Tonight the focus is upon the music of the band Oregon, with some Paul Winter Consort thrown in too.

[Artist - Song]

Paul Winter Consort - Icarus
Paul Winter Consort - Wintersong
Oregon - Northstar
Oregon - Tide Pool
Oregon - Witchi Tai To
Oregon - Summer Solstice
Oregon - Undertow
Paul Winter Consort - Call of the Elephant
Paul Winter Consort - Lullaby from the Great Mother Whale to the Baby Seal Pups
Oregon - Aurora
Oregon - Dark Spirit
Oregon - Lucifer's Fall
Oregon - Charango
Paul Winter Consort - Aula de Matematica
Oregon - Person to Person
Oregon - I Remember Me
Oregon - Vision of a Dancer
Paul Winter Consort - Wolf Eyes
Paul Winter Consort - Waltz of the Ravens
Paul Winter Consort - Loon on Mud Pond

January 6 Playlist

Tonight is a catching up with new jazz evening, with a little dash of live jazz and 70s stuff tossed in...

[Artist - Song]

Desert Song - Stanley Clarke
School Days - Stanley Clarke
Marcus Goldbhaber - A Lovely way to spend an Evening
Mose Allison - Gimcracks & Gewgaws
Mose Allison - Somebody gonna have to move
Harry Manx - Voodoo Chile
Paul Desmond - Things aint' what they used to be
Paul Desmond - Here's that Rainy Day
Ralph Lalama - On the Moontrane
Sol y Canto - Fantasma
Barbara King - Miracles
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan - Perdido
Ann Hampton Callaway - Carey
Ann Hampton Callaway - Spain
Rachel Vogt - Everything is Changing
Hiromi Sonicbloom - My favorite things
Former Champions - String Theory
Hiromi - Caravan
Former Champions - moments between arcs
David Berger - Makin' Whoopie
Jeff Johnson - Pegasus in Harlem
Mose Allison - The Gettin' Paid Waltz
Harry Manx - Tijuana

Thanks for listening! See you on Saturday for "What the World Sounds Like."

December 30 Playlist

Hi All:

Tonight is the music of the Beatles.

[Album - Song]

Introducing the Beatles - Twist & Shout
BeatleJazz - Lovely Rita
Hard Day's Night - I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
Hard Day's Night - Can't Buy me Love
Hard Day's Night - A Hard Day's Night
Help - You're Going to Lose That Girl
Help - Ticket to Ride
Help - The Night Before
Help - Help
Meet the Beatles - I want to Hold Your Hand
BeatleJazz - The End
Meet The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
Meet the Beatles - This Boy
Rubber Soul - Drive My Car
Rubber Soul - Girl
Rubber Soul - You Won't See Me
Rubber Soul - Michelle
Revolver - Got to get you into my Life
Revolver - Doctor Robert
Revolver - Eleanor Rigby
Revolver - Taxman
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Title Song
Sgt. Pepper - When I'm Sixty-Four
Sgt. Pepper - Fixing a Hole
Sgt. Pepper - She's Leaving Home
Magical Mystery Tour - The Fool on the Hill
Magical Mystery Tour - Strawberry Fields Forever
Magical Mystery Tour - Flying
Magical Mystery Tour - Magical Mystery Tour
Abbey Road - Come Together
Abbey Road - Oh! Darling
Abbey Road - Here Comes the Sun
Abbey Road - You Never Give Me Your Money
Let it Be - Dig It
Let it Be - I've Got A Feeling
Let it Be - Two of Us
Let it Be - The Long and Winding Road
Live at the Hollywood Bowl - Hard Day's Night
Live at the Hollywood Bowl - Help
Live at the Hollywood Bowl - All My Loving

Hope you enjoyed stopping by for some Beatles music!

I'll be back next week with a theme show, and I'll be on air Saturdays for a few months, 5-9pm, doing a world music show called "What the World Sounds Like."

Happy Holidays!

December 16 Playlist

Hi All:

So ... tonight was going to be a theme show featuring the Four Freshmen of the Apocalypse. But ... I had a conversation about big band music with my brother, and the rest is soon to be history.

[Song - Artist]

Oh Lonely Winter - The Four Freshmen
Joie de Vivre - Bob Thompson
Basie - Frank Capp/Nat Pierce Orchestra
Mr. Softie - Capp-Pierce Orchestra
I Can't Get Started - Tutti Camarata
Tutti's Trombones - Tutti Camarata
Stompin' at the Savoy - Si Zentner
Thinkin' Man - Si Zentner
Wild Honeysuckle - Si Zentner
Swinging for the Fences - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Count Bubba - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
New York Shuffle - Capp-Pierce Orchestra
You are so Beautiful - Capp-Pierce Orchestra
Chops, Fingers and Sticks - Capp-Pierce Orchestra
Dream of You - Si Zentner
When a Gypsy makes his violin Cry - Si Zentner
Shufflin' Blues - Si Zentner

A Jug or Not - Capp-Pierce Orchestra
Fiesta in Brass - Capp-Pierce Orchestra
Bugle Blues - Tutti Camarata

The Pink Panther Theme - Tutti Camarata
Lullaby in Rhythm - The Four Freshmen

D-Train - Boston Horns
Sparks - Boston Horns
Ain't we got Fun - Bob Thompson
What the world needs now is Love - Capp-Pierce Orchestra

Thanks for dropping in! I'll be off next week, and back on December 30.

December 9 Playlist -- Special Guest DJ

Hi All:

Tonight's playlist is courtesy of Katie Haverly of Vox Celeste (), who was the special guest DJ.

[Song - Artist - Album ]

Immunity - Katie Haverly - The City
For the Widows In Paradise, for the Fatherless In Ypsilanti - Sufjan Stevens - Michigan
The Ark - Dr. Dog - Fate
The Secret To Quiet - The Mercury Program - All The Suits Began To Fall Off
Oxygen - Willy Mason - Another Prodigal Summer
Oh Albany We Hope - We Are Jeneric - In The Parlor With The Moon
Alice - Tom Waits - Alice
Les Oiseaux Vont Chanter - The Red Stick Ramblers - Made In The Shade
Lover, You Should Have Come Over - Jeff Buckley - Grace
Breathe In - Frou Frou - Details
He War - Cat Power - You are Free
The Bar Is A Beautiful Place - Ryan Adams - Gold [Bonus]
Wednesday - Katie Haverly - Live on WAMC-FM
Bridge to Nowhere - Sam Roberts - Chemical City
The Tourist - Radiohead - OK Computer
A Gift For Melody Lane - The Avett Brothers - Mignonette
Magic - Bruce Springsteen - Magic
Deer Hunter - Kamikaze Hearts - Oneida Road
Rearviewmirror - Pearl Jam - Vs.

Thanks for stopping by!

December 2nd Playlist

Hi All:

Tonight's special focus is on the music of Claude Bolling and Microscopic Septet.

[Artist - Song]

Claude Bolling - California Suite
Microscopic Septet - The Dream Detective
Claude Bolling - Black Folks
Microscopic Septet - Lobster in the Limelight
Microscopic Septet - The Visit
Claude Bolling - (Baroque & Blue) Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano
Claude Bolling - Blue Kiss from Brazil
Claude Bolling - Javanaise
Microscopic Septet - Baghdad Blues
Microscopic Septet - Crepuscule with Nellie
Microscopic Septet - In the Mission
Claude Bolling/Alexandre Lagoya - Hispanic Dance
Claude Bolling/Lagoya - Mexicaine
Microscopic Septet - Second Avenue
Microscopic Septet - Why Not?
Microscopic Septet - Let's Flip!
Claude Bolling - Jazzomania
Claude Bolling - Le Piege

See you all next week when we have some special guests in the house!

(Kudos to everyone who recognized the songs used by NPR from both of these artists.)