Friday, May 31, 2013

Jazz Progressions Playlist: Week of 06-02-13

Segment One

Summer Sequence, Parts 1 and 2 by Woody Herman and His Orchestra
Transformation by The Brandeis Jazz Festival Ensemble
LP: Mirage: Avant-Garde and Third-Stream Jazz (New World)

Segment Two

Double Face by Contact Trio
LP: Double Face (Calig)

Aheer by Oregon
CD: Our First Record (Garden of Delights)

Segment Three

Burden of Dreams by Bill Frisell and Vernon Reid
CD: Smash and Scatteration (Rykodisc)

Song for Che by Masayuki Takayanagi
CD: Lonely Woman (Three Blind Mice)

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Classics and Beyond Playlist: Week of 06-02-13

Enrique Granados: 12 Danzas Espanolas
I. Minueto (Dedicated to Amparo Gal)
II. Oriental (Dedicated to Julian Marti)
III. Zarabanda (Dedicated to Joaquin Vancells)
IV. Villanesca (Dedicated to Torquato Tasso)
V. Andaluza (Dedicated to Alfredo G. Faria)
VI. Rondalla Aragonesa (Dedicated to D. Murrio)
VII. Valenciana (Dedicated to Cesar Cui)
VIII. Asturiana
IX. Mazurca
X. Danza Triste (Dedicated to the infant Isabel)
XI. Zambra
XII. Arabesca
Alicia de la Rocha: Piano
LP: Granados: Danzas Espanolas (London)

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Monday, May 27, 2013

Lake Air Playlist: Week of 05-26-13

Segment One

Track: Morning Glow
Artist: Onaje Allan Gumbs
Album: That Special Part of Me
Label: GRP

Track: Imagining
Artist: Janice Faber
Album: Carried Away
Label: self-released

Track: After the Curtain Closes
Artist: Matt Porter
Album: Lies We Speak, Secrets We Keep
Label: self-released

Track: Canyon Lands
Artists: Lanz and Speer
Album: Desert Vision
Label: Narada

Segment Two

Track: Astoria
Artist: Steve Laury
Album: Keepin' the Faith
Label: Columbia

Track: Medicine Man
Artist: Primal Instinct
Album: Heart of the Rainforest
Label: Earth Tone

Track: Sugar
Artist: Elin
Album: Lazy Afternoon
Label: Blue Toucan

Track: Deep at Night
Artist: Alex de Grassi
Album: Deep at Night
Label: Windham Hill

Segment Three

Track: Three Quarters
Artist: Steve Bach
Album: More Than a Dream
Label: Soundwing

Track: Last Summer Song
Artist: Acoustic Alchemy
Album: Early Alchemy
Label: GRP

Track: Going Down in Flames
Artist: Maura O'Connell
Album: Don't I Know
Label: Sugar Hill

Track: Ruby, My Dear
Artist: Tom Schuman
Album: Schuman Nature
Label: Rhombus

Sounds From the Global Village Playlist: Week of 05-26-13

Segment One

Driver, Take Me, the Train Has Left Me Behind by The La Drivers Union Por Por Group
CD: Por Por: Honk Horn Music of Ghana (Smithsonian Folkways)

Miss Lyall by Athena Tergis
CD: A Letter Home (Compass)

La Remolina by Juan Carranza
CD: Mareas (Oliver Sudden Productions)

Segment Two

Bampare Mwiriwe by Folk Ensemble Batimbo
CD: Drums of Burundi (ARC)

Ka Hanu o Ka Hanakeoki by Dennis Kamakahi
CD: 'Ohana (Dancing Cat)

Unde Quocompque by Garmarna
CD: Hildigard von Bingen (Northside)

Segment Three

Ya Bouya Kirani by Khaled
CD: Liberte (Wrasse)

Fed-A-Ray by Lord Beginner
CD: Calypso: Vintage Songs From the Caribbean (Putumayo World Music)

Wedding Song by Oleg Ponomarev
CD: Master of the Russian Gypsy Violin (ARC)

The Jazz Scene Playlist: Week of 05-26-13

Segment One

Track: Leila
Artist: Amina Figarova
Album: Twelve
Label: In+Out

Track: It's a Wonderful World
Artist: Brother Jack McDuff
album: The Best of Kenny Burrell
Label: Concord Music Group

Track: Three for Me
Artist: Josh Rzepka
Album: Midwest Coast
Label: self-released

Segment Two

Track: Rhode Island is Famous for You
Artist: Ray Kennedy
Album: The Ray Kennedy Trio Plays the Music of Arthur Schwartz
Label: Arbors

Track: If You Were Mine
Artist: Stephanie Nakasian
Album: Billie Remembered
Label: Inner City

Track: All of You
Artist: Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update
Album: Brotherhood
Label: Origin

Segment Three

Track: How Sweet it is
Artist: The John Burnett Seing Orchestra
Album: West of State Street, East of Harlem
Label: Delmark

Track: A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Artist: Regina Carter
Album: I'll Be Seeing You
Label: Verve

Track: Che-Low
Artist: Hal Gaylor Trio
Album: The Trio: Rediscovered
Label: String Jazz

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Jazz Progressions Playlist: Week of 05-26-13

Segment One

Eedy Peedy ty Elton Dean
CD: Elton (Duns Limited Edition)

Segment Two

Tao by Toshi Tsuchitori and Mototeru Takagi
LP: Origination (Alm)

As Deafness Increases by Paul Rutherford and Paul Lovens
LP: Paul Rutherford and Paul Lovens (Po Torch)

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Classics and Beyond Playlist: Week of 05-26-13

Segment One

Antonin Dvorak: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191
I. Allegro
II. Adagio ma non Troppo
III. Finale: Allegro Moderato - Andante - Allegro Vivo
Janos Starker: Cello
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati: Conductor
LP: Starker: Dvorak: Violoncello Concerto, Bruch: Kol Nidrei (Mercury)

Segment Two

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, Op. 8, RV 269 "La Primavera" (Spring)
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro Pastorale
Koichi Oki: Organ, Synthesizer
Ken Yajima: Guitar
Akira Ishikawa: Drums
LP: Shiki (The Four Seasons) (Joker)

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Upstate Radio Theatre Playlist: Week of 05-26-13

Dangerous Assignment "Ghost Ship" 3-11-53
Philco Radio Time "Guests: Peter Lorre and Kay Thompson" 11-12-47

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Sounds From the Global Village Playlist: Week of 05-19-13

Segment One

Track: Tamborea
Artist: Energipsy
Album: Flamenco Rumba
Label: ARC

Track: Stolt Ingrid
Artist: Ranarim
Album: Till the Light of Day
Label: Northside

Track: Legends
Artist: David Hewitt
Album: The Storyteller
Label: Rhythm Safari

Track: Is All Not One?
Artist: Tony Scott
Album: Music for Zen Meditation and Other Joys
Label: Verve

Segment Two

Track: Awede Orisa
Artist: Adewale Ayuba
Album: Fuji Time
Label: Agogo

Track: Track: Sans Souci
Artist: Miguel Calo y su Orqesta
Album: Buenos Aires Cafe
Label: Narada

Track: Oran Do Mhac Leoid Dhun Bheagain
Artists: Alison Kinnaird and Christine Primrose
Album: The Quiet Tradition
Label: Temple

Track: Dans Une Station
Artist: Princess Erika
Album: Tant Qu'il y Aura
Label: Epic

Segment Three

Track: Raja Mati
Artist: Nada
Album: Tandava, Vol. 2
Label: Sounds True

Track: Summertime at Bamako
Artit: Keletigui Diabate
Album: Jazz Around the World
Label: Putumayo World Music

Track: Taniec Zbojnicki
Artist: Jan Krzysiak
Album: Fire in the Mountains, Vol. 2
Label: Yazoo

Track: Ban Ban Quere
Artist: Tito Puente
Album: Mucho Puente
Label: Tico

The Jazz Scene Playlist: Week of 05-19-13

Segment One 

Zec by Thad Jones 
CD: Detroit-New York Junction (Blue Note) 

Skylark by Svend Asmussen 
CD: Makin' Whoopee!...and Music! (Arbors) 

Trezia by Frank Wess 
LP: Flute of the Loom (Enterprise) 

Segment Two 

I Hear a Rhapsody by Steve Nelson 
CD: Communications (Criss Cross) 

It Never Entered My Mind by Jonathan Poretz 
CD: A Lot of Livin' to Do (self-released) 

Boplicity by Miles Davis 
CD: Birth of the Cool (Capitol) 

Segment Three 

Solar by Pat Metheny 
CD: Question and Answer (Geffen) 

Blues for Jack by Ron Hockett 
CD: Finally Ron (Arbors) 

All or Nothing at All by Freddie Hubbard 
CD: Open Sesame (Blue Note)

Jazz Progressions Playlist: Week of 05-19-13

Segment One

Assist 3 by Barry Guy
LP: Assist (Jazz and Now)

Just 8 by Barre Phillips
LP: For All It Is (Japo)

Segment Two

All Green by Xhol Caravan
CD: Electrip (Garden of Delights)

Abracadabra by Passport
CD: Hand Made (Warner Brothers)

Segment Three

Thanks Again by Marc Johnson
CD: Bass Desires (ECM)

Angle of Incidents by David Torn
CD: Best Laid Plans (ECM)

Friday, May 17, 2013

Lake Air Playlist: Week of 05-19-13

Segment One

Kid Gloves by Larry Carlton
CD: Kid Gloves (GRP)

Amber by Matthew Montfort
CD: Guitar Works (Narada)

New York State of Mind by Dianne Schuur
CD: Deedles (GRP)

Touch by John Klemmer
CD: Touch (MCA)

Segment Two

Angelina by Earl Klugh
CD: Earl Klugh (Blue Note)

Northern Lights by Emily Bear
CD: Diversity (Concord)

Garden in the Rain by Diana Krall
CD: Love Scenes (Impulse!)

Tokyo Blue by Najee
CD: Tokyo Blue (EMI)

Segment Three

Sermonized by Joe Sample
CD: Spellbound (Rhino)

Black Garden View by Christopher Franke
CD: Pacific Coast Highway (Sonic Images)

Fall Down as the Rain by Joe Crookston
CD: Fall Down as the Rain (self-released)

Jade's World by George Howard
CD: A Nice Place to Be (MCA)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Classics and Beyond Playlist: Week of 05-19-13

Segment One

Camille Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor Op. 78
I. Adagio - Allegretto Maestoso - Poco Adagio
II. Allegro Moderato - Presto - Maestoso - Piu Allegro
Orchestre National de la ORTF
Bernard Gavoty: Organ
Jean Martinon: Conductor
LP: Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor (Angel)

Segment Two

J.S. Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major BWV 564
I. Toccata
II. Adagio
III. Fugue
Jacques Loussier: Piano
Pierre Michelot: Bass
Christian Garros: Drums
CD: The Jacques Loussier Trio Play Bach No. 5 (Decca)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

Lake Air Playlist: Week of 05-12-13

Segment One

Track: Every Step of the Way
Artist: David Benoit
Album: Every Step of the Way
Label: GRP

Track: Feet First
Artist: Bill Connors
Album: Swimming With a Hole in My Body
Label: ECM

Track: Nameless
Artist: Vanessa Torres
Album: Without Sight
Label: self-released

Track: Remember When
Artist: Bobby Broom
Album: Clean Sweep
Label: GRP

Segment Two

Track: Ecstasy
Artist: Jeff Kashiwa
Album: Peace of Mind
Label: Domo

Track: Full Circle
Artist: Michael Gettel
Album: Intricate Balance
Label: Miramar

Track: Something to Believe in
Artist: Clannad
Album: Sirius
Label: RCA

Track: September Nights
Artist: Dave Valentin
Album: Kalahari
Label: GRP

Segment Three

Track: Grid-Lock
Artists: Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour
Album: Harlequin
Label: GRP

Track: Sylvia's Waltz
Artist: David Qualey
Album: Soliloquy
Label: Windham Hill

Track: Gettin' Used to Leavin'
Artist: Christine Lavin
Album: Beau Woes and Other Problems of Modern Life
Label: Philo

Track: Realizing
Artist: Toby Koenigsberg
Album: Sense
Label: Origin

Sounds From the Global Village Playlist: Week of 05-12-13

Segment One

Track: Lemalin
Artist: Rachid Halihal
Album: Arabian Music From Morocco
Label: ARC

Track: The House Carpenter
Artist: Mick McAuley
Album: Celtic Crossroads
Label: Putumayo World Music

Track: Badra of Mari and Djairi
Artist: "A mixed group"
Album: Music From South New Guinea
Label: Smithsonian Folkways

Track: El Meneito
Artist: Grupo Barlovento
Album: The Rough Guide to the Music of Venezuela
Label: World Music Network

Segment Two

Track: Prosopa Byzantina
Artist: Michalis Terzis
Album: Best Greek Songs
Label: ARC

Track: Djiguene
Artist: Dobet Gnahore
Album: Na Afriki
Label; Cumbancha

Track: E Quando
Artist: Paulinho Garcia
Album: My Very Life
Label: Chicago Sessions

Track: Njavvi
Artist: Wimme
Album: Barru
Label: Northside

Segment Three

Track: Forbidden Love
Artists: Michael Brook and Djivan Gasparyan
Album: Black Rock
Label: Real World

Track: Mali
Artist: Kalaban Coura
Album: African Blues
Label: Putumayo World Music

Track: Corren
Artist: Gossos
Album: Espana
Label: Putumayo World Music

The Jazz Scene Playlist: Week of 05-12-13

Segment One

Dishwater by Lee Morgan
CD: Dizzy Atmosphere (OJC)

Mr. PC by Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross
CD: The Hottest New Group in Jazz (Columbia)

"Siciliano" From Sonata No. 2 in E Flat Major for Flute and Harpsichord by The Jacques Loussier Trio
CD: Play Bach No. 5 (Decca)

Segment Two

Django by Grant Green
CD: Idle Moments (Blue Note)

The Third by Art Farmer and Donald Byrd
CD: Two Trumpets (Fantasy)

Segment Three

All the Things You Are by Keith Jarrett
CD: Standards, Vol. 1 (ECM)

Hotel Hello by Gary Burton and Steve Swallow
CD: Hotel Hello (ECM)

Pent-Up House by Ron Eschete and Mort Weiss
CD: No Place to Hide: A Duet (SMS Jazz)

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Jazz Progressions Playlist: Week of 05-12-13

Segment One

Return to Forever by Chick Corea
CD: Return to Forever (ECM)

Moon Germs by Joe Farrell
CD: Moon Germs (Epic/Legacy)

Segment Two

Gageg by Kollektiv
LP: Kollektiv (Brain)

Segment Three

Heavy Resin by Karizma
CD: Document (Hudson)

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Classics and Beyond Playlist: Week of 05-12-13

Segment One

John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Teares
I. Lachrimae Antiquae
II. Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
III. Lachrimae Gementes
IV. Lachrimae Tristes
V. Lachrimae Coactae
VI. Lachrimae Amantis
VII. Lachrimae Verae
Quintette de Violes de la Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
LP: Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Teares (Harmonia Mundi)

Segment Two

Lejaren Hiller: Machine Music: For Piano, Percussion and Tape
Phyllis Rapeport: Piano
Thomas Siwe: Percussion
Kenneth Gaburo: For Harry
Kenneth Gaburo: Tape
Herbert Brun: Futility: For Speaker and Tape
Marianne Brun: Speaker
LP: Electronic Music From the University of Illinois (Heliodor)

Upstate Radio Theatre Playlist: Week of 05-12-13

Adventure Ahead "Robinson Crusoe" 9-2-44
Ports of Call "Guyana" 1936

Monday, May 6, 2013

Lake Air Playlist: Week of 05-05-13

Segment One

Track: Letting Go
Artist: Laura McMillan
Album: Linger Longer
Label: self-released

Track: Soft Summer Breeze
Artist: Steve Khan
Album: Tightrope
Label: Columbia

Track: Searching
Artist: Joan Burch
Album: Taking Flight
Label: self-released

Track: Vitra
Artists: John Stowell and Ulf Bandgren
Album: Throop
Label: Origin

Segment Two

Track: In the Fast Lane
Artist: Jean-Luc Ponty
Album: Storytelling
Label: Columbia

Track: Rice Fields
Artists: Ira Stein and Russel Walder
Album: Elements
Label: Windham Hill

Track: Akasha Wind
Artist: Anne Hills
Album: Woman of a Calm Heart
Label: Rounder

Track: Breezin' Easy
Artist: Tom Scott
Album: Intimate Strangers
Label: Columbia

Segment Three

Track: The Highlands
Artist: Daryl Stuermer
Album: Steppin' Out
Label: GRP

Track: Water Caves
Artist: Liz Story
Album: Solid Colors
Label: Windham Hill

Track: Hello Again
Artist: Return to Forever
Album: Musicmagic
Label: Columbia

Track: Paradise Cove
Artist: Russ Freeman
Album: Nocturnal Playground
Label: Brainchild

Sounds From the Global Village Playlist: Week of 05-05-13

Segment One

Amidinine by Bombino
CD: Nomad (Nonesuch)

Esmeralda by Ashik
CD: Gypsy Heart (New Earth)

Moliendo Cafe by Son de Pueblo
CD: Traditional Songs and Dances From Colombia (ARC)

Segment Two

Kakuleh by Zohreh Jooya
CD: Journey to Persia (ARC)

Hola-Gola by Elemotho
CD: My Africa (ARC)

Liberte by Carla Bruni
Little French Songs (Verve)

Segment Three

Sto'pa Kai Sto Xanaleo by Michalis Terzis
CD: Magic of the Greek Bouzouki (ARC)

Now We Are Free by Celtic Thunder
CD: Mythology (Verve)

Mali Koori by Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
CD: Jama Ko (Out Here)

Saturday, May 4, 2013

The Jazz Scene Playlist: Week of 05-05-13

Segment One

Lush Life by Joshua Redman
CD: Walking Shadows (Nonesuch)

Ms. Oaks I Presume by Marc Bernstein and Good People
CD: Hymn for Life (Origin)

Reflections by Emily Bear
CD: Diversity (Concord)

Segment Two
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Three Gifts (From a Nigerian Mother to God) by Anthony Branker and Word Play
CD: Uppity (Origin)

Weep They Will by Clipper Anderson
CD: Ballad of the Sad Young Men (Origin)

I Have a Dream by Kendrick Scott and Oracle
CD: Conviction (Concord)

Segment Three

I've Never Been in Love Before by Rich Thompson
CD: Less is More (Origin)

Goodbye by Michael Feinstein
CD: A Change of Heart: Songs of Andre Previn (Concord)

Some Always by Gerald Clayton
CD: Life Forum (Concord)

Friday, May 3, 2013

Jazz Progressions Playlist: Week of 05-05-13

Segment One

Heat by Evan Parker
LP: Tracks (Incus)

Segment Two

South East Wins by Etna
CD: Etna (Mellow)

Nova (Musica de la Llum) by Iceberg
LP: Coses Nostres (Bocaccio)

Segment Three

Communication No. 5 by Jazz Composers Orchestra
LP: Communication 1964 (Fontana)

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Classics and Beyond Playlist: Week of 05-05-13

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
I. Largo - Allegro Moderato
II. Allegro Molto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro Vivace
Concertgebow Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Director
LP: Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 (London)