PN Archives - Craig Pittman - 'Manatee Insanity'

Craig Pittman will be appearing at Books and Books in Coral Gables tomorrow night.  Here's a feature from last year about his book, Manatee Insanity.  His latest book, The Scent of Scandal, was featured on Passing Notes last week.


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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 4/29/2012

Song, Artist, Album


Fire, Chris Coretz, Aunt Nasty
Big Eater, The Bad Plus , These Are The Vistas
Riding The Nuclear Tiger, Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel, Riding The Nuclear Tiger
Missouri Uncompromised, Pat Metheny, Bright Size Life
Caravan, Chris Cortez, Aunt Nasty
Mu, Sun Ra, Atlantis
Rhythm-A-Ning, Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet, Memories of T
First Gravy, Leon Spencer, Sneak Preview!

The Gumbo Variations, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had, Muddy Waters, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues
King Harvest, The Band, The Band
Hoe-Down, Oliver Nelson, The Blues and The Abstract Truth
Welcome Back, Jared Gold, Supersonic
Iron City, Grant Green, Iron City
Chubb Sub, Medeski Martin and Wood, Friday Afternoon in the Universe
Aunt Nasty, Chris Cortez, Aunt Nasty
Freedom Jazz Dance, Brian Bromberg, Wood

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PN 198 - Craig Pittman - 'The Scent of Scandal'

The discovery of a new orchid in Peru leads to an international incident -- a new book from the award-winning journalist for the Tampa Bay Times.



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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 4/22/2012

Song, Album, Artist

The Swarm, Emmet Cohen, In The Element
Shellah V, Chris Joss, You're Been Spiked
I Brake 4 Monster Booty, John Scofield Band, Uberjam

The Impaler, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Citizen Tain
Frim Fram Sauce, Diana Krall, All For You
Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today), Ella Fitzgerald, Cole Porter Songbook (Vol. 1)
I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl, Nina Simone, The Essential Nina Simone
How We Love, Gretchen Parlato, The Lost and The Found
Resolution, Kurt Elling, The Man In The Air
Seven Steps To Heaven, Turtle Island Quartet, Who Do We Think We Are?
Naima, Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Jazz Ensemble, Naima

Song To John, Clarke/DiMeola/Ponty, The Rite of Strings
All Along The Watchtower, Turtle Island Quartet, Have You Ever Been. . .?
Guitar Playah, Melvin Sparks, It Is What It Is
Gold Smoke, The Everyday People, The Everyday People
Streetbeater (Sanford and Son), Mark Rapp's Melting Pot, Good Eats
Things Are Getting Better, Eddie Jefferson, Things Are Getting Better
Freedom Jazz Dance, Don Ellis, Live in 3 2/3/4 Time


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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 4/15/12

Song, Artist, Album

Open Country Joy, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Birds of Fire
Cantina Theme from Star Wars, Hot Club of Tucson, Audio from Concert Video
HCQ Strut, Django Reinhardt, Jazz Masters 38 (Verve)
Maple Leaf Rag, Marcus Roberts, The Joy of Joplin
Ashby Man, Charlie Hunter, Steady Groovin'
Who Am I? What Are We?, Us3 featuring Akala, Lie, Cheat, and Steal
Another Day In The Life Of Mr. Jones, The Bamboos, Step It Up
6/4 Jam, Jaco Pastorius, Jaco Pastorius
Blackjack, Donald Byrd, Blackjack
Stolen Moments - Murder By Numbers, Frank Zappa featuring Sting, Broadway the Hard Way

Moanin', Charles Mingus, Blues and Roots
Chicken An' Dumplin's, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, At The Jazz Corner of the World Volume 2
C Jam Blues, Illinios Jacquet Quartet, Live at Schaffhausen, Switzerland
The Intro and The Outro, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Gorilla
Hip Hug Her, Booker T and the MGs, The Very Best of, , ,
Milestones, The Three Souls, Rapid Fire Jazz Style
Tropicalia, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Boogaloo To Beck
Dr Beauchef, Penguin Dentist, Kneebody, Low Electrical Worker
Freedom Jazz Dance, Taylor Eigsti, Lucky To Be Me


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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 4/8/12

Song, Artist, Album


Elation, Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan, The Sequel
Cherokee, Freddie Hubbard, Video of performance at Blue Note Japan in 1990
Bulgarian Bulge, Don Ellis, Tears of Joy

San-Ho-Zay, Freddie King, The Very Best of Freddie King
Farther On Up The Road, Lonnie Mack, Memphis Wham!
Born Under A Bad Sign, Albert King, The Very Best of Albert King
Bold As Love, Jimi Hendrix, Axis: Bold As Love
Better Off Dead, The New Mastersounds, Be Yourself
Gauntlet, Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nittin Mitta, Tirtha
Plain Song, John Scofield, A Moment's Peace
Hurricane Season, Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave, Backatown
Steam, Jamie Ousley, A Sea of Voices
Guero Bounce, Galactic, Carnivale Electricos

Blind Man Can See It, James Brown, In The Jungle Groove
Live At The Club, Lack of Afro, Press On
Jealous Guy, Ben Allison and Man Size Safe, Little Things Run The World
Kicking Up Dust, Robert Walter, Super Heavy Organ
Manah Manah, Cake, B-Sides and Rarities
Freedom Jazz Dance, Jimmy Carl Black, Freedom Jazz Dance


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Sunday Time Warp - Membership Edition #2

I had a great time last week hanging out with Michael Valentine during the Sunday Time Warp's membership drive show.  We had almost a dozen new members join WDNA during our two hour show -- an very hopeful showing considering  that STW has been on the air for only a month.  I also had a very nice call in-studio from a listener who totally appreciated our playing 'Inca Roads' by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.  At any rate, please tune in again today (from 1-3 pm), enjoy the music and conversation -- and, of course, if you can, become a member of the station and support serious jazz, blues, and work music in South Florida and around the world.

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PN Archive - 'Law of the Swamp'

The shooting of Trayvon Martin has stirred up much justifiable outrage. From 2005, here's a Flak Audio podcast concerning Florida's then-new 'Stand Your Ground' law, one of the issues involved in the conversations over Martin's death.

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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 3/18/12

Song, Artist, Album

Start-Stop, Medeski Martin and Wood, Combustication
Smells Like Teen Spirit, Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio
Think Of One, Robert Glasper, Double Booked
Why Do We Try, Robert Glasper and Stokley Williams, Black Radio
Smeels Like Teen Spirit, The Bad Plus, These Are The Vistas
Maiden Voyage, Robert Glasper Trio, Mood
Sweet Home Chicago, Magic Sam, West Side Soul
Farther On Up The Road, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Greatest Hits, Volume 1 - The Duke Recordings
Rock Me, Muddy Waters, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues
Bip Bop, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, The Blues Don't Bother Me
Rocket 88, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, James Cotton, Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down
Ghost Riders in the Sky, Ryan Davidson Trio, Ryan Davidson Trio
Moohah the DJ, Joe Dukes, The Soulful Drums of Joe Dukes
Funky McSunke, The Mother Funk Conspiracy, The Mother Funk Conspiracy
Crown Vic, Artanker Convoy, Mature Fantasy
Up From The South, The Budos Band, The Budos Band
Skippy's Dream, Duke Robillard, Wobble Walkin'
A Change Is Gonna Come, Soullive with Derek Trucks, Nigel Hall, Ledisi, video from Bowllive III
Bean's, Jimmy McGriff and Groove Holme, Groove Merchant Super Funk Collection - Return of Jazz Funk
Freedom Jazz Dance Hall, New York Jazz-Ska Ensemble, New York Jazz Ska Ensemble


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PN 192 - Daniel Clowes - 'The Death Ray'

Comics creator Daniel Clowes (Eightball, Ghost World, Art School Confidential) talks about his non-superheroic superhero Andy -- sometimes known as The Death-Ray!





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James Cotton at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center - 3/17

I'm up in chilly New England for a few days this week, but I'll be happy to get back to South Florida, my home, and my family for the weekend.  Even better, my best girl and I have a date to see James Cotton at the brand spanking new South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, which is little more than five minutes from the house.  Lucky us.  If you don't know who Cotton is, you can check out his Wiki page or his artist page at Alligator Records.  My wife looked him up and said, "Holy s--t, he's from Tunica!" -- because she's from Mississippi, everybody: West Point.  At any rate, we'll be there, trying to eat a little food from Harvey's Smokehouse before the show.  Say hello if you spot us!

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PN Video Jukebox - Clark Terry

The Video Jukebox returns this week with a score of videos featuring one of the patriarchs of the music -- and a legendary teacher -- Clark Terry.  I'll review Clark's new autobiography later in the week.










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Sunday Time Warp - 3/11/12

Hey kids, don't forget to tune in this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for this week's Sunday Time Warp -- jazz, blues, and funk from all over the place.  On this show we've got some real old school blues, some real straight-ahead jazz from the 60s (Bu, Miles, Jimmy Smith), as well as the usual mix of creative backbeats.  If the pickings have been a little slim on Passing Notes of late, keep in mind that the Notes are a labor of love, and when civilian life gets busy (jobs, toddlers, pets, lawn care, cold care), sometimes a hiatus can creep up on a guy.  Have no fear, though, as it looks like routines have been retooled at the home office to provide sufficient time to return to our regular features: From the CD Stack, the Video Jukebox, and fresh Passing Notes.  Upcoming broadcasts and podcasts include comics artist Dan Clowes, Senator Bob Graham, Bobbie Ann Mason, and public radio legend Bob Edwards.  Stay tuned!

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Sunday Time Warp - 3/4/12 Playlist

Song, Artist, Album


Blue Juice, Jimmy McGriff, The Worm
Berda's Bounce, Terell Stafford, New Beginnings
Kumquat Kids, Eddie Henderson, Sunburst
Concerto for Billy the Kid, George Russell, The Jazz Workshop
The Bar-B-Que Man, Sonny Stitt, Turn It On!
Prototype, Wallace Roney, Prototype
Listen Here!, Listen Here, The Gene Harris Quartet
French Quarter, DJ Logic, The Anomaly
Bring Down The Birds, Herbie Hancock, Blue Breakbeats, Volume 4
Mystic Brew, Vijay Iyer Trio, Historicity
Here Comes Charlie, Charles Earland, Black Talk!
I Love The Live I Live, I Live The Life I Love, Muddy Waters, His Best - 1956 to 1964
Knock On Wood, King Buster, single
54-46 That's My Number, Toots and The Maytals, single
Knock On Wood, Eddie Floyd, Knock on Wood
Boom Boom (Out Goes the Light), Little Walter, His Best
Little Walter Rides Again, Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood, Out Louder
Hang Up Your Hang Ups, Herbie Hancock, Flood
Freedom Jazz Dance, Lonnie Smith, Jungle Soul


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Sunday Time Warp - 2/26/12 Playlist

Song, Album, Artist

The Mighty Burner, Charles Earland, Black Talk!
Smash, Avishai Cohen, Continuo
Dakan, Ben Allison, Peace Pipe
Running Away, Monty Alexander, Harlem-Kingston Express
Kung Fu Fighting (Remix), DJ Rob Smith
Calling All Units To Broccalino, Calibro 35, Rittornano Queli Di Calibro 35
Madness, Miles Davis Quintet, Nefertiti
Bank Robbery, John Lee Hooker (with Miles Davis and Taj Mahal), The Jack Nitzsche Story - Vol. 2 - Hard Workin Man
Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker, Greatest Hits
Faith, Afro Strut, Amp Fiddler
Oumou, Sam Yahel, Hometown
Rhythm-A-Ning, Branford Marsalis Quartet, Metamorphsen
Manteca, The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, Dizzy's 80th Birthday Party
Funky Bird,  Galactic, Coolin' Off
Teddy Ruxpin, Kneebody, You Can Have Your Moment
Bloody Oil, Medeski Martin and Wood, End of the World Party
Iron Man, The Bad Plus, Give
Freedom Jazz Dance, Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Fonk the World


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Sunday Time Warp - 2/19/12 Playlist

Thanks to everyone who tuned in and double thanks to listeners who said hello.  Tune in next week, 1-3 pm on 88.9 FM or wdna.org.  Too bad the web feed was out today.

Song, Artist, Album

When the Sun Goes Down, Lack of Afro, Press On
Ramblin', Ornette Coleman, Change of the Century
Mob Job, Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman, Song X
Son of Mr. Green Genes, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats
Some Cow Fonque (More Tea, Vicar?), Buckshot LeFonque, Buckshot LeFonque
Action Figure Party, Greg Kurstin, ction Figure Party
Contra Los Roboticas Mutantes, Spam Allstars, Contra Los Roboticas Mutantes
Red Mask, Tony Williams, Angel Street
Nothin But Trouble, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter
Blues at Midnight, Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Super-Sonic Jazz
Basehead, Corey Harris, Greens From the Garden
Mothership Connection (Star Child), Parliament, Mothership Connection
Star Trek Theme, Jeffrey Benson and Charles Alexander Quartet, A Handful of Stars
Theme from the Six Million Dollar Man, Joohyun Park
Old School Cylons, Greyboy Allstars, What Happened to Television?
It Gets Better, Miles Davis, Star People
Where's The Music?, Medeski Martin and Wood, Let's Go Everywhere
Freedom Jazz Dance, Ronnie Laws, A Tribute To the Legendary Eddie Harris

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Sunday Time Warp - Jazz, blues, and funk for the weekend

It's been a while since I've had a regular music show on the air -- I went on hiatus in 2007 just before my wife and I started having all those bouncing baby boys -- but I'm completely excited to announce that WDNA will be airing my new show, Sunday Time Warp, every Sunday from 1 to 3 pm.  The types of music will stay rooted in jazz both old and new, with a healthy infusion of blues, funk, and other flavors of creative backbeats.  The first show is February 19, so let your family, friends, and even enemies know about the Sunday Time Warp.  If you're in South Florida, tune in at 88.9 FM; anywhere else in the world, stream it online at wdna.org.  Passing Notes, of course, will continue as usual at 11:05 am on Fridays, right after the BBC News.  Thanks for tuning in, downloading, or otherwise giving up a little access-love.

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PN 187 - Pete Hamill - 'Deadline Artists' and 'Tabloid City'

The great journalist talks about writing under pressure and the decline of the newspaper business.  Pete Hamill's work was recently included in the anthology Deadline Artists, and his latest novel is Tabloid City.

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Playlist - Jazz Cafe - 2/5/12

Song, Artist, Album














The Burner, The Sound Stylistics, Greasin' The Wheels
Booker's Waltz, Carol Morgan Quartet, Blue Glass Music
Pretty Ugly, Alex's Axiom, Uncommon Sense
New Muse, Jack DeJonette, Sound Travels
Epistrophy, Goldberg/Jackson/Avital, Yes!
Simply Put, John Scofield, Simply Put
Black Truman (Harry the Hottentot), Dead Kenny G's, Operation Long Leash
Diablo's Dance, Wes Montgomery, Echoes of Indiana Avenue
I Will, John Scofield, A Moment's Peace
Drive My Car, Soulive, Rubbersoulive
Jealous Guy, Ben Allison and Man Size Safe, Little Things Run The World
Milestones, Bill Evans Trio, Waltz for Debby
Chim Chim Cheree, John Coltrane, The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
Let's Move, Pat Metheny, Day Trip
Coconut Boogaloo, Medeski Martin and Wood, Combustication
Nothin' But Trouble, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter
Arava, Avishai Cohen, Continuo


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Guest Host - Jazz Cafe - 2/5

The regular host of Jazz Cafe, Ed Blanco, is getting ready to watch his New York Giants as they prepare to lose to my New England Patriots, so I'll be taking over for Ed from 7 to 9 am tomorrow morning.  It's been a longish hiatus away from the airwaves for Passing Notes, but I expect to be gradually easing into a more active presence on the radio and online.  As usual, for the Jazz Cafe, I'll be playing the usual mix of jazz, blues, and creative backbeats in the first hour, and new music from the home office in the second hour.  Tune in here in South Florida at 88. FM or online anywhere at wdna.org. Thanks!

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