Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Lake Air 1610

Listen

Segment One

Spring Dance by Checkfield
CD: Distant Thunder (American Gramaphone)

That'll be the Phone by Don Ross
CD: Guitar Fingerstyle (Narada)

I've Learned by Lisa Simone
CD: My World (Sound Surveyor)

5-5-7 by The Pat Metheny Group
CD: Letter From Home (Geffen)

Segment Two

Oasis by Eric Marienthal
CD: Oasis (GRP)

Light Darkening by Allaudin Mathieu
Double CD: 20 Years of Narada Piano (Narada)

I Try by Will Downing
CD: A Dream Fulfilled (Verve)

Cityscape by Gary Chang
CD: Soul of the Machine (Windham Hill)

Segment Three

101 Eastbound by Fourplay
CD: Fourplay (Warner Brothers)

Green Mountain Trail by Sean Harkness
CD: Aloft (Windham Hill)

No Sense by Yoio Cuesta
CD: Back to the 40s (Errabal)

En Vogue by The Blue Knights
CD: Blue Night (Innovative Communication)

Sunday, March 27, 2016

The Jazz Scene 1610

Listen

Segment One

You Must Believe in Spring by Bill Evans
CD: You Must Believe in Spring (Warner Brothers)

Waltz for Lenny by Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach
CD: Unspoken (Outnote)

Seven Come Eleven by The Jim Hall Trio
CD: Jazz Guitar (Pacific Jazz)

Segment Two

Phinupi by Kenny Burrell
CD: Blue Lights, Vol. 2 (Blue Note)

It Has to Be You by Isabella Lundgren
CD: It Has to Be You (Ladybird Productions)

Swing Piece by Manu Katche
CD: Third Round (ECM)

Segment Three

Tones for Joan's Bones by Blue Mitchell
CD: Boss Horn (Blue Note)


Thursday, March 24, 2016

Jazz Progressions 1610

Listen

Segment One

Across the Indian Ocean by Etna
CD: Etna (Mellow)

Balls to the Wall by Alphonso Johnson
CD: Yesterday's Dreams (Wounded Bird)

Future Primitive by Vital Information
CD: Orion (Wounded Bird)

Segment Two

Do You Know How the Shadows Work? by Rick Jensen
CD: Drag Your Dead Through the Streets for All to See (self-released)

Passing Monument 14 by Slawterhaus
CD: Monumental (Intakt)

Segment Three

Donaueschingen by The Rainer Truby Trio
Rebirth by A Forest Mighty Black
Blue Movie by Force and Paul
CD: Compost 050 (Compost)

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Classics and Beyond 1610

Listen

Segment One

Keith Emerson: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Keith Emerson: Piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Mayer: Conductor
Double CD: Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Works, Vol. 1 (Castle)

Segment Two

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Keith Emerson: Keyboards
Greg Lake: Bass
Carl Palmer: Drums/Percussion
Double CD: Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Works, Vol. 1 (Castle)

Aaron Copland: Hoedown (Taken From Rodeo)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
CD: Trilogy (Shout! Factory)

Segment Three

Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Tarkus
I. Eruption
II. Stones of Years
III. Iconoclast
IV. Mass
V. Manticore
VI. Battlefield
VII. Aquatarkus
CD: Tarkus (Castle)

Friday, March 18, 2016

Sounds From the Global Village 1609

Listen

Amarok by Mike Oldfield
CD: Amarok (Virgin)

NOTE: Due to time constraints, the final 5:30 of this piece had to be removed.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Lake Air 1609

Listen

Segment One

Queen by Collective Peace
CD: Introducing Collective Peace (Bling UniverCity)

Unseen Rain by Glen Helgeson
CD: Rising Current (Worldview)

Lady Love Me (One More Time) by George Benson
CD: In Your Eyes (Warner Brothers)

There's Only You by Art Porter
CD: Undercover (Verve/Forecast)

Segment Two

Olivia by Marcus J
CD: Passion Speaks Louder (self-released)

Waterfall by Sandy Owen
CD: Soliloquy (Ivory)

Our Love is Here to Stay by Windy "Goddess" Barnes
CD: Them There Eyes (WCE)

Cafe Amore by Spyro Gyra
CD: Carnaval (MCA)

Segment Three

The Closer I Get to You by Peter White
CD: Reflections (CGR Productions)

The Venice Dreamer (Part Two) by George Winston
CD: Winter Into Spring (Windham Hill)

When I Think of You by Nicholas Cole
CD: Smooth Jazz Vocal Grooves (Trippin N Rhythm)

Flying Things by Peter Melnick
CD: The Dinosaurs! (Narada)

Saturday, March 12, 2016

The Jazz Scene 1609

Listen

Segment One

Play Me the Blues by Joe Castro
CD: Groove Funk Soul (Rhino/Atlantic)

Jade et Melody by Sylvain Luc
CD: Sud (Dreyfus)

Pardon Me Pretty Baby by Coleman Hawkins
CD: Somebody Loves Me (KEM Enterprises)

Segment Two

Romaine by The Modern Jazz Quartet
CD: Pyramid (Atlantic)

So Small by Maartje Meijer
CD: Inner Circle (Membran Right Management)

Jungle Juice by The Horace Silver Quintet
CD: Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note)

Segment Three

Sun Bay by Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani
CD: The Third Man (ECM)

Labyrinth by The Adam Rogers Quintet
CD: Apparitions (Criss Cross)

Altitude by The Lionel Hampton Sextette
CD Box Set: The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941 (Mosaic)

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Jazz Progressions 1609

Listen

Segment One

Venetian Splash by Napalis
LP: Napalis (Negram)

Stardrive by Stardrive
CD: Intergalactic Trot (Wounded Bird)

Segment Two

Power by Stanley Clarke
CD Box Set: The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection (Epic/Legacy)

Flight Over Rio by Al di Meola
CD Box Set: Original Album Classics (Columbia)

Segment Three

Double Image by Joe Zawinul
CD: Zawinul (Atlantic)

Mirror Image by Jack DeJohnette
CD: The DeJohnette Complex (Original Jazz Classics)

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Classics and Beyond 1609

Listen

Segment One

Jean-Baptiste Quentin: Sonata III in Three or Four Parts for Violins, Transverse Flutes, Viol and Continuo
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Primiere et Seconde Aria
IV. Presto
Nevermind
Louis Creac'h: Violin
Anna Besson: Flute
Robin Pharo: Viola da Gamba
Jean Rondeau: Harpsichord
CD: Conversations (Alpha Classics)

Segment Two

James MacMillan: Oboe Concerto
I. Marcato e Ritmico
II. Largo
III. Allegro
Britten Sinfonia
James MacMillan: Conductor
CD: Vaughan Williams/MacMillan: Oboe Concertos (Harmonia Mundi)

Segment Three

Dimitri Terzakis: String Quartet No. 2
Berner Streichquartett
Alexander Van Wijnkoop and Eva Zurbrugg: Violins
Henrik Crofoord: Viola
Walter Grimmer: Cello
CD: Terzakis: The Gates of Night and Day: Chamber Works (CPO)

Monday, March 7, 2016

Friday, March 4, 2016

Sounds From the Global Village 1608

Listen

Segment One

Wankolota by Jabu Khanyile
CD: Grand Masters Collection: Sound Offerings From South Africa (Gallo)

'Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha/The Lark on the Strand/An Fhallaingín Mhuimhneach /Trim the Velvet by The Chieftains
CD: Chieftains 1 (Claddagh)

Muestro Senyor Elohenu by Yasmin Levy
CD: Romance and Yasmin (Connecting Cultures)

Segment Two

Sika by Dominik Coco
CD: Dans la Calebasse de Mon Ile (Don's Music)

Fanta by Jali Nyama Suso
CD: Gambie: L'art de la Kora (Ocora)

MÃ¥lfrid Mi Fruve by Bukkene Bruse
CD: Bukkene Bruse (Grappa)

Segment Three

Żegnam by Tara Fuki
CD: Winna (Indies Scope)

Tzenni by Noura Mint Seymali
CD: Tzenni (Glitterbeat/Shellshock)

Pintate by Los Hacheros
CD: Bambulaye (Chulo)

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Lake Air 1608

Listen

Segment One

Affair in San Miguel by The Rippingtons
CD: Welcome to the St. James Club (GRP)

Late Last Night by Deborah Henson-Conant
CD: On the Rise (GRP)

The Coming Rains by Bruce Cockburn
CD: The Charity of Night (Rykodisc)

One Step Away by Davol
CD: Paradox (Silver Wave)

Segment Two

Bahia Funk by Lee Ritenour
CD: Color Rit (GRP)

A State of Grace by Michael Gettel
CD: Romance: Music for Piano (Narada)

Beauty's Inner Smile by George Anderson
CD: Positivity (Secret)

At 17 by John Klemmer
CD: Barefoot Ballet (MCA)

Segment Three

One Passion by Michael Paulo
CD: One Passion (MCA)

Nordenham by Carl Verheyen
CD: Alone (Cranktone)

Not Like This by Al Jarreau
CD: Jarreau (Warner Brothers)

How Long Has This Been Going on? by Dave Grusin
CD: The Gershwin Connection (GRP)