Movie Notes - Jimmy Smith Documentary

I don't know how strong your German is -- mine's not exactly ausgezeichnet -- but there's enough English language dialogue and concert footage in this fine documentary about jazz organist Jimmy Smith to compensate for the occasional verbal obscurity.  This was produced in 1965 in West Germany, and runs a full hour and a half.  Enjoy. I make no claims to know anything about international copyright here, either.



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PN 228 - Marc Maron

This year, stand-up comic and podcaster Marc Maron is starting a big tour, publishing a new book, and launching a television series.  He makes a South Florida appearance this weekend.


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Listener's Notes - Mary Lou Williams Interview

Forwarded from Vancouver radio host Nou Dadoun -- his A-Trane has been on CFRO since 1986 -- comes an excellent interview with pianist, arranger, and composer Mary Lou Williams, who visited the city in 1977.  Dadoun wrote a companion piece for the Vancouver Jazz website, also.  The prolific Williams was a noted arranger and composer, active from the 1920s until her death in 1981, and was a friend and mentor of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Tadd Dameron, and many others. Listen to the interview here.

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PN Unscripted - Marc Maron

Stand-up comic and podcasting legend Marc Maron just had a good year, and in 2013 he's looking forward to the "Out of the Garage Tour," to a new book, and to the debut of his television show on the Independent Film Channel.  Plus, we talk about podcasting, vinyl, and guitars.  Maron will be appearing at the Improv Comedy Club in Fort Lauderdale on January 4, 5, and 6.




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Video Jukebox - David Gilmore

Jazz guitarist and composer David Gilmore gets the nod for this week's V-Juke.  In a selection of eight videos, see Gilmore playing with his high-powered Numerology ensemble, and in a variety of configurations with Christian McBride, Wil Calhoun, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Jaleel Shaw, and many more.

Gilmore will be my guest for the "Segment3" feature on this coming weekend's Sunday Time Warp on 88.9 FM WDNA.



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88 Jazz Place Afternoon - Playlist 1/1/13

Song, Artist, Album

Caravan, Medeski Martin and Wood, Notes From The Underground
A Change Is Gonna Come, Anat Cohen, Notes From The Village
The Times They Are A-Changin', Joshua Redman, Timeless Tales
Bemsha Swing, Ginger Baker Trio, Falling Roof
Theloniously Speaking, Woody Shaw, Bemsha Swing
Straight No Chaser, Memories of T, Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet
Blues for Queen D, Milt Jackson, Sa Va Bella
Can't Stand A Broke Man, Ruth Brown, A Good Day for the Blues
Dark Prince, Gerri Allen, The Gathering
Descent to Barbados, Tia Fuller, Angelic Warrior
You Do Something To Me, Sonny Rollins, The Bridge
Wagon Wheels, Joey DeFrancesco, Wonderful! Wonderful!
Selfless Cold and Composed, Wave Mechanics Union, Further to Fly
Unpack Your Adjectives, Sarah Gazarek, Blossom and Bee
Dapper Dan, Lonnie Smith, The Healer
Giant Steps, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, The Blessing
Interplay, Coltrane/Jaspar/Sulieman/Young, Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors
Fate, Branford Marsalis Quartet, Braggtown
Dance of the Niblets, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Megawatts
Brother With The Mint Green Vine, Cyrus Chestnut, Soul Food
Red Mask, Tony Williams, Angel Street
Mohawk, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Bird and Diz
Sweet Georgia Brown, Django Reinhardt, Jazz Masters 38
Blue in Green, Dena DeRose, Travelin' Light
Walking My Baby Back Home, Oscar Peterson - Stephane Grappelli, Quartet - Volume 1
In A Sentimental Mood, Cedar Walton with Abbey Lincoln, The Maestro
Lush Life, Kurt Elling, Dedicated To You
The Hardbop Grandpop, Horace Silver, The Hardbop Grandpop
On My Way To Harlem, Gregory Porter, Be Good
Freedom Jazz Dance, Cynthia Felton, Freedom Jazz Dance

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Guest Host - 88 Jazz Place

Friends of Note! Stalwart Road Agents and Privateers of the Sunday Time Warp! Shake off the fog of last night's party and ease into the new year with South Florida's finest selection of jazz from the voluminous WDNA library. I'll be serving as guest host today for 88 Jazz Place -- afternoon watch starts at six bells. In other words, I'll be on the air from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. I'll be playing music from some of our January jazz birthdays -- Milt Jackson, John McLaughlin, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Joe Pass, Django Reinhardt, Cedar Walton, Cyrus Chestnut, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, Ruth Brown, and Joshua Redman.  Tune it in on 88.9 FM WDNA or online at WDNA.org.

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WDNA Program Schedule - Fall 1987

Have fun looking through the scores of shows available on 88.9 FM WDNA in this vintage, hand-drawn program schedule from 1987 -- when the community really was a very numerous part of community public radio!  By the way, there's still time left in the calendar year to make a tax-deductible donation to WDNA, one of your favorite cultural institutions! You can still be a part of the station by becoming a member.  Who knows what your 2013 taxes may look like with the "fiscal cliff" looming?  (As to image below, I think I found two or three current day programmers on the 1987 schedule.)

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PN Unscripted - Mark Leyner

With over a decade between his last novel and his latest, The Sugar Frosted Nutsack, the hilarious Mark Leyner recounts the many different genres and media in which he's been working.


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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 12/30/12

Song, Artist, Album

On Green Dolphin Street, The Three Sounds, Moods
Kingdom of Not, Sun Ra and His Arkestra, Greatest Hits: Easy Listening for Intergalactic Travel
Speak No Evil, Chester "CT" Thompson, Mixology
Mothership Connection (Star Child), Parliament Funkadelic, Mothership Connection
Manah Manah, Cake, B-Sides and Other Rarities
French Quarter, DJ Logic, The Anomaly
Midnight Dancer, Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle, Retro Future
Cyberphunk, Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle, Retro Future
Tanqueray and Tonic, Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle, Retro Future
Digital Savanna, Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle, Retro Future
Come Together, Lynne Arriale Trio, Live
Bebe's Blues, Betty Carter, I Can't Help It
Mister, You've Gone And Got The Blues, Freddy Cole, Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B
The Hustle Is On, T-Bone Walker, The Very Best Of
Meet Me Down In Froggy Bottom, Mississippi Fred McDowell, The Best Of
The Same Old Blues, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Back to Boogaloosa
Maple Plank, Stanton Moore, III
Teddy Ruxpin, Kneebody, You Can Have Your Moment
Ghumba Zumba, Billy Martin's Wicked Knee, Heels Over Head
Tilt, Cadillac Jones, Junk In The Trunk
Freedom Jazz Dance, Cornell Dupree, Bop n' Blues


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Segment3 - Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle

Jesse Fischer talks about the songs on the new album, Retro Future, his do-it-yourself ethos, and keeping things live and human in the midst of all kinds of technology.




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PN Unscripted - Mark Helprin

The author of Winter's Tale and A Solider of the Great War discusses his new novel, In Sunlight and In Shadow, a love story set in mid-20th century New York.

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PN 227 - Chris Ware - 'Building Stories'

The innovative comics creator Chris Ware talks about his instant classic, Building Stories -- a complex set of books, pamphlets, posters, and ephemera that comes in a box.



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Reader's Notes - JazzWax on 'Strange Fruit'

Many people will know Billie Holiday's chilling performance of the song "Strange Fruit," one of the great American songs of the 20th century and a strident, poetic protest of racism.  Our friend Marc Meyers over at JazzWax runs a feature today that takes a look at the 1945 dramatic production of the same name -- although the author of the book and the play claimed no inspirational connection between the story and the song.  Check out the blog entry at JazzWax.  One of Billie Holiday's performances of the song is below.



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Video Jukebox - Jesse Fischer

Composer, bandleader, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Fischer (who also worked on crafting some of these videos) provides the focus for this week's video jukebox.  Included in this week's playlist are a number of guest artists (one of them being Gretchen Parlato) and a seasonal tune, "Let It Snow."

Jesse Fischer will be the guest on this week's Segment3 feature on the Sunday Time Warp.



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PN Unscripted - Hari Kunzru

An extended conversation with Hari Kunzru about his new novel, Gods Without Men, touching on UFOs, Wall Street, the Mojave Desert, and other manifestations of the sublime.


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Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 12/23/12

Song, Artist, Album

Swiss Cheese D, Ben Allison, Riding the Nuclear Tiger
Walking The Dog, Jack McDuff, The Re-Entry
Sleigh Ride, George Shearing, Jazz Yule Love
Zat You, Santa Claus?, Louis Armstrong, Yule Be Miserable
Black Talk, Charles Earland, Black Talk!
Ghost Mall, Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola, Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead
Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead, Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola, Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead
Rust Belt, Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola, Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead
Damn Right I'm Somebody, T. J. Kirk, If Four Was One
Frosty, Albert Collins, Martin Scorcese Presents the Blues
Chevrolet, Taj Mahal, The Best of
Trust In Me, Etta James, Her Best
40 Days and 40 Nights, Muddy Waters, His Best - 1956-1964
Hit Em Up Style, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Audio from Live Performance
When I See An Elephant Fly, Cliff Edwards and the Hall Johnson Orchestra, Dumbo Soundtrack
Dope Head Blues, Victoria Spivey, Complete Recorded Works - Volume 1
McGriffin', Jimmy McGriff, The Dream Team
Tension, Donny McCaslin, Casting for Gravity
1968, Bill Frisell, Unspeakable
Freedom Jazz Dance, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jungle Soul


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Segment3 - Charlie Hunter

Charlie Hunter brings along his seven-string guitar while teaming up with drummer Scott Amendola for a new album, Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead.


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Charlie Hunter






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PN Unscripted - Alan Cheuse

Cheuse talks about his new collection, Paradise or Eat Your Face, as well as his interest in the Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier.



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PN 226 - Marc Myers - 'Why Jazz Happened'

Noted music and arts journalist Marc Myers examines some of the forces that help explain the development of the sounds and styles of jazz in his new social history, Why Jazz Happened.


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Marc Myers' blog - JazzWax.com





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