Help me choose the music for my show tomorrow.

[progmom]

We're in the middle of our fundraiser, so it's gotta be accessible and up tempo.

If you were programming a jazz show tomorrow, what would YOU play?


(oh - and we're talking jazz here)

[KitchenWitch]

1. Take the A train

[progmom]

2. Good choice!

:D

[KitchenWitch]

4. A true upbeat classic

one of my all time favorite tunes!

[Longgrain]

3. Bob Dylan...oh wait, he's not jazz?

How about classic Charlie Parker...Birdland?

[progmom]

7. Charlie Parker is always good!

:D

[4_Legs_Good]

5. Can you explain your show?

I've heard it mentioned several times in passing, but have no idea what's going on.

Sorry I'm a dufus!

david

[progmom]

6. You're no doofus!

I do a jazz show on my local NPR affiliate. Every Saturday afternoon 12-2 eastern time. You can listen at www.wemu.org

:hi:

[4_Legs_Good]

16. Totally cool!

Thanks!!! I'll give it a listen!!

david

[Dastard Stepchild]

68. Woah...

I didn't know you were on an EMU station. :)
I was signed up to attend EMU for an art degree. Lithography, to be exact. I really liked it there. And I even took a tour of the super cool automated library.
A move to Chicago ended that possibility, but I always liked that school.

[progmom]

69. That's really cool.

I got my degree in Arts Management there. :hi:

[Dastard Stepchild]

73. Well.. that's cool.

Small world. :hi:

[SheepyMcSheepster]

8. charles mingus

[progmom]

12. always excellent

do you have a favorite?

[SheepyMcSheepster]

23. how about ......

"Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul"
or
"Fables of Faubus"

i am not a jazz aficianado or anything, some jazz artist just really catch my attention.

i recently discovered Jaki Byard :D
i'm loving what he does.

[progmom]

31. Better Get Hit...

Yes - I think that's what I will do. Most excellent.

[jonnyblitz]

9. play freebird. nt

[progmom]

11. hey blitz?

[jonnyblitz]

14. i was kidding of course...

nice smiley. u always respond fast.

[progmom]

19. smileys are good for when words fail

:loveya:

[BurtWorm]

10. Un Poco Loco

by Bud Powell with unbelievable drum work by Max Roach.

[progmom]

13. YES!

Very nice. Absolutely. Thanks for the excellent taste!

[RagingInMiami]

15. I would go with the Spam Allstars

But I know you don't have it.

However, as they're a local band, I must continue to promote them.


http://www.spamallstars.com/

[progmom]

17. I love the way you promote your local musicians!

:loveya:

[RagingInMiami]

20. Ten years from now, I'm going to be one of those obnoxious guys at the bar

who'll be saying, "I was listening to that band when they were nobodies."

[progmom]

25. Aren't you already one of those obnoxious guys at a bar?

:loveya:

[RagingInMiami]

29. I was that guy even before I was legally allowed in bars

Not that it stopped me from entering the bars.

[Kenneth ken]

18. Weather Report

I'm not a hge jazz fan, but I've always found them pretty accessible.

[nytemare]

21. "You go to my head" Billie Holliday

One of my all time favorite singers!

[progmom]

27. And a beeeee-yoooo-teee-ful song

Yummy.

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Sun Ra's "Nuclear War"

:evilgrin:

[progmom]

26. Oh Rabrrrrr...

I love you, but I think you're trying to sabotage my fund raising show.


:P

[Rabrrrrrr]

65. Oh, come on! Be daring!

Give it a try and see what happens.

:-)

[leftofthedial]

24. Bill Evans

Maybe some Thelonius Monk

[BurtWorm]

28. Right now I'm listening to a wonderfully soulful samba collection

called Samba Soul 70. I don't know if you consider samba jazz, but this stuff reminds me of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter's stuff in the late 1960s. Very upbeat.

[ben_thayer]

30. Miles

In A Silent Way

On edit..
Up tempo? Hmmmm...
Maybe not, but still a favorite.

[6000eliot]

32. "A Night in Tunisia"

My all-time favorite.

[progmom]

34. It ranks right up there for me too!

:D

[6000eliot]

36. Bop Jazz is wicked cool.

[mcscajun]

33. Just a couple of random thoughts.

And yes, you Must "Take the A Train" -- as often as possible. :)

"Mountain Dance" -- Dave Grusin, from GRP Live in Session (1985)

"The In Crowd" -- Ramsey Lewis Trio (1965)

"Monterey" -- Fourplay, from "Between the Sheets (1993)

[progmom]

38. Funny - I have been playing the In Crowd a lot lately

:hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

35. Errol Garner? I like "Misty".

I don't know how you feel about You Came a Long Way From St. Louis - Peggy Lee and George Shering? I like that song. :)

Uhhhh... Stan Getz? :shrug:

[progmom]

37. I love that you know so much jazz!!!

How did that come about?

[RevolutionaryActs]

39. I just poke around.

Click on names I've heard of before, or play songs because I like their name. If I like the song, I play more by that person. :P

[JohnKleeb]

40. ok this is funny since I know no jazz

but Ive heard of that Masekela guy since he did a song in Going Upriver, its called Grazing in the Grass. BTW sublime has a version of no woman, no cry too.

[RevolutionaryActs]

41. HAHA

I took that out, I have heard of him. I'm just crazy.

[JohnKleeb]

42. I am musically ignorant by and large

:), btw nonameneeded wants to become a girl, you should help him.

[RevolutionaryActs]

43. Really? He does?

:rofl:

[JohnKleeb]

44. Yeah

Thats what I did and he was like DAMNIT KLEEB I AM A WOMAN. I was like ok it was just soooo unexpected. BTW lets start our own thread so progmom doesnt yell at us for threadjacking :).

[progmom]

46. I love it when you jack my threads!

:P

[JohnKleeb]

49. do you love it when I fool the whole lounge by claiming

that my Great Great Great grandmother was a slave?

[progmom]

51. I'll tell you what...

you had me fooled! :P

[JohnKleeb]

53. In many ways

I was surprised that people didnt act suspicious and on another level, not because it would be impossible to tell, and people would give me the benefit of the doubt. BTW it shoudl have been my great great grandmother not Great great great grandmother if I wanted it to be my great grandmother's mother. Ive actually seen one picture of my nana's mother, and believe me that woman does not look any black :). Pale Irish lady who died way too young :(.

[ralps]

52. Another good Hugh Masekela song is "Mandela" from his album "Hope"

From that same album is the song "Stimela (The Coal Train)" it's also great,it's about 10 minutes long.:hi: :hug: :loveya:

[progmom]

47. Well that's great.

:bounce:

[RevolutionaryActs]

56. Hehehe

Also listening to your show helps, like I now know a lot of stuff by Nina Simone. :7



I must say though my music program thingy, Version Rhapsody helps so much, because when you look up an Artist or Group it has links to related Artists and groups. It's good. :bounce:

[Wickerman]

45. Can never go wrong with Miles

Kind of Blue. Or, some Bill Evans. Even some Chet Baker. Ok, I admit it, I'm stuck in an era...

Eric Dolphy, Sun Ra, for some fun.

Most any Dave Brubeck.

On edit, I just saw your show streams, I'll try to lsiten tomorrow.

[bridgit]

48. compared to what - les mccann & eddie harris

http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=72452

[progmom]

50. Do you know that I play that on my show every week?

See - I had a feeling that there was a lot of common ground here.

:hi:

[bridgit]

54. then it simply must be...

i love being here with you - diana krall



just pooped up to go potty, work in the early am...see'ya then...

:hi:

[progmom]

55. another great suggestion!

:D

you just pooped up to go potty?

:rofl:

[bridgit]

62. no wait, one for the road...

carnival - bola sete at the monterey fazz festival



all done...night-night...

:boring:

[RagingInMiami]

57. Another local Latin jazz band. This one called Suenalo Sound System

Miami's own premier jam collective. Suenalo Sound System synthesizes powerful lyrics, slamming bass lines, dueling guitars, psychedelic electro-funk and at the core, a supercharged kinetically driven percussion section. Merged together in late 2002 by a love to play music, Suenalo Sound System's unique flavor brings hope to the underground of a city which at times may appear to lack an innovative sound.

The foundation of the band consists of two guitar players, a keyboardist, bassist, drummer, two percussionists one sax player and two lead vocalists....however, S.S.S is constantly amplified with various special guests, including some of the most talented local artists and Grammy winners and nominees.

As diverse as Miami itself, these musician's hometown's span the U.S., South America, and the Caribbean. Therefore, it is no accident that their unique brand of groove fuses together reggae, rhythm & blues, cumbia, funk, samba, rock and roll and salsa. These soulful artists delicately weave in and out of their roots to bring us a new special brand of improvisational Latin Jam.

A sound sample
http://www.suenalomusic.com/soundfiles/web2.mp3

The website from where I cut the above paragraphs
www.suenalomusic.com

[Radical Activist]

58. Gil Scott Heron

Would that fit in with your show? He has some upbeat stuff. Play The Revolution Will Not Be Televised or Free Will.

I'm not well versed in Jazz so I don't have any good suggestions. I really want to start buying some more Jazz albums though.

[progmom]

60. I played Gil for NSMA a few weeks ago

H2O-gate Blues.

Since it's the fund raiser and I want a silly happy go-to-you-phone-and-make-a-pledge vibe, I am going stay away from political stuff. Next week though....!

[Radical Activist]

76. pppttthhhh!

That sounds so practical and reasonable. Whatever! ;)

What time does your show start again and in what time zone?

[progmom]

79. noon eastern time

I'm just on for 2 hours - blink and you'll miss me. :P

[jpgray]

59. For classic jazz I'd take a cut off Jazz at Massey Hall by the Quintet

Bud Powell, Mingus, Bird, Dizzy Gillespie, and Max Roach all together.

[progmom]

63. "We'd like to play a tune, by my worthy constituent, Mr Dizzy Gillespie!"

I love Bird's intro to Salt Peanuts!

Great suggestion!

:loveya:

[TahitiNut]

61. Up-tempo, huh? Marian McPartland, Error Garner, Monty Alexander ...

... Oscar Peterson ("Bag's Groove" is on of my favs and, of course, "Night Train" aka "Happy Go Lucky Local").
There's the Stan Getz/João Gilberto/Antonio Carlos Jobim version of "Desafinado" that I love.
There's the Monty Alexander/Ray Brown/Russell Malone version of "Fly Me To The Moon" that's super.
I'm a bit of a Monty Alexander freak, so I like all of his stuff. He does wonderful up-tempo (with his unique Carib flavor) renditions of standards like "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" (which I love), "I've Got You Under My Skin," and "Straighten up and Fly Right." (I've owned and loved his 'Full Steam Ahead' and 'Trio' albums for ages.)

Stick the original recording of "Unsquare Dance" in there (with the Gerry Mulligan? laugh at the end) by Brubeck just for a change of pace from the up-tempo stuff.

Do some Ella and Louis. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a good choice - but you really can't miss with them.

Add some Bill Evans ... "What Is This Thing Called Love?" perhaps.

Then, end the show with "Bellavia" by Chuck Mangione. :evilgrin:
(If there're some sunny/stormy clouds in the Michigan sky, it'd be awesome.)

[progmom]

64. Now it looks like maybe TahitiNut needs his own show!

Great taste, my friend!!! :pals:

[TahitiNut]

67. Hey... I bought my speakers (AR-9's) for up-tempo jazz 35 years ago.

I've been a jazz junkie for 40 years, mostly up-tempo, traditional jazz. (I'm just not into Spider Martin at all.)

Those AR-9's are tight, clean, and without the boominess that most drain-bead acid heads seem to like. They're monsters, though ... about five feet high and 16"x18", I get a hernia every time I move. Monuments to my insanity. (I like baroque, too. Vivaldi esp.)

The first date I had with my ex-wife back in '70-71 was Dave Brubeck's 'Reunion' tour concert at Meadowbrook. Damned near came down with pneumonia but was enthralled every second. I was ringside at Blues Alley (in D.C.) for Monty Alexander, and lived in Rochester, NY, for about 9 years ... home of the Mangione family (who the Diz' visited frequently) and the Eastman School (where Gap taught).

[Red State Rebel]

66. First Circle - Pat Matheny

Love it!

[EstimatedProphet]

70. Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Bela Fleck

[progmom]

71. Definitely some Ellington this week!!!

:bounce:

[Dastard Stepchild]

72. I kind of like Don Byron...

I bought the Ivey-Divey cd on a whim, and I really enjoy it. I'm not very well versed in jazz, but I find this album really enjoyable... especially the song "I've Found A New Baby."

[progmom]

74. Hey there, new best friend!

:pals:


I loved Ivey-Divey too!

[Dastard Stepchild]

75. Oh wow :)

I'm not surprised that you know this one, but most people get that quizzical "huh?" face when I mention this CD. Then I tell them to put their confusion aside and just go buy the CD. They ALWAYS thank me later. :)

[oxymoron]

77. Here's a few

From an old jazz singer that loves vocals.

Carmen McRae - "You Took Advantage of Me" - The Rogers and Hart Songbook

Carmen McRae - "At Long Last Love" - The Great American Songbook

Helen Humes - "Pennies From Heaven" - Swinging' With Humes

Sarah Vaughan - "All the Things You Are" - Sarah for Lovers

Sarah Vaughan - "Until I Met You" - The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan

Ella Fitzgerald - "Jersey Bounce" - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

Ella Fitzgerald - "This Could Be The Start of Something Big" - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

Diane Schurr - "How High the Moon" - In Tribute

[progmom]

80. I like the way you think.

Carmen McRae is my absolute favorite. :D

[Duncan Grant]

78. Vince Jones: "Hindered on His Way to Heaven"

http://www.vincejones.com.au/albums/futuregirl.html

There's also a great old one by Matt Bianco (featuring Basia) called "Half a Minute" - more of a fusion between jazz and latin rhythms but OMG, infectious. :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

81. Please, pretty please, some Etta James???

Singing Wallflower???? I'd love you forever and pay for your lunch!!!! :hug:

[bettyellen]

82. good pic, i'd love some etta this morning.......

[progmom]

85. let me see about that

if not wallflower, would any etta do?

[ScreamingMeemie]

88. Yes. Any Etta. I just love her!

:hi:

[Spider Jerusalem]

83. "Accessible"? Guess that means Eric Dolphy is out, huh?

Okay...how about George Shearing's solo piano version of Greensleeves from "My Ship"? Or Father Tom Vaughan's version of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", if you've got it...

[progmom]

84. eric dolphy works

anthony braxton doesn't. :P

[Spider Jerusalem]

86. Okay, then...how about "Hat and Beard"?

[immoderate]

87. Dolphy's "Green Dolphin" is one of the best.

And I'll renew some of my requests.

Mount Harrissa -- Ellington
In a Sentimental Mood -- Ellington/Coltrane (Have you the Johnny Frigo version?)
Don't Fence Me In -- Rollins
Something by Dorothy Donegan


--IMM

[trof]

89. I like The 4 Freshmen and 5 Trombones album.

I like anything by the Frosh.
Best vocal jazz group ever.