Passing Notes

5/25/14

Segment3 - Theo Croker

Trumpeter, composer, and bandleader teams up with producer and vocalist Dee Dee Bridgwater for his new album, AfroPhysicist, an engaging mix of jazz, soul, rock, and funk.

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5/24/14

Trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Theo Croker brings his blend of funk, soul, and jazz to his latest release on the Okeh label, AfroPhysicist. Here's a digital jukebox of performances from Croker from over the past few years. He'll be the featured guest on Segment3 of the Sunday Time Warp tomorrow afternoon.

4/21/14

Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 4/20/14

Song, Artist, Album

Greasy Granny, Charlie Hunter Trio, Bing Bing Bing!

Eddie Harris, Eric Alexander, Chicago Fire

Eddie Harris, David Hazeltine, For All We Know

Blossom and Bee, Sara Gazarek, Blossom and Bee

Cottontail, Duke Ellington, Compact Jazz - Duke Ellington and Friends

Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Gene Autry, single

All the Single Ladies, Omaha Diner, Omaha Diner

Jade, Medeski Martin and Wood with Nels Cline, Woodstock Sessions, Volume 2

Inner Urge, Joe Henderson, Inner Urge

Footprints, Miles Davis, Miles Smiles

Watermelon in Easter Hay, Frank Zappa, Live performance

Resurrection Blues, Cassandra Wilson, Traveling Miles

Easter Bunny Boogie, William Clarke, Deluxe Edition

Easter Blues, Guitar Shorty, Alone in His Field

Actual Proof, Herbie Hancock, Thrust

Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection, Reservoir Dogs Soundtrack

Freedom Jazz Dance, Harold McKinney, Voices and Rhythms of the Creative Profile

4/20/14

Vine - Egger to Share

4/19/14

Video Jukebox - Jeff Beck

We all have out guitar heroes, but for my money one of the absolute best in terms of musical imagination, technique, and rock and roll attitude is Jeff Beck. This week the jukebox features Beck in settings old and new, playing with the likes of Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons. There's a ton of concert footage of Jeff Beck online, but these are some of my favorite shorter clips. Rock on!

4/15/14

Crate Notes - Record Store Day and Hip Hop Is Read

Two items for today, pirate minions of note. First up, all of you vinyl fans should be sure to get out on Saturday, April 19, and support your local independent record store as part of National Record Store Day. Not only will you find music-lovers and other similar nerdery in those shops, but many artists provide special one-day only vinyl only releases. Here's a list of special releases for the day.

I also stumbled on this great website for those who might be curious about where the original samples for some of their favorite hip hop tracks came from. Hip Hop Is Read has been building a Sample Set Index for some time now, and it's a fascinating resources to explore -- be ready to set aside time to listen, though.

Record Store Day 2014
Hip Hop Is Read - Sample Set Index

4/13/14

Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 4/13/14

Song, Album, Artist

Going To Meet The Man, Larry Goldings Trio, As One

Groove's Groove, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Soul Message

The Archer or the Arrow, The Motet, Live

Go To Orange, B'Shnorkestra, Go To Orange

Carnival, Stanton Moore, Conversations

Big Greaze, Stanton Moore, Conversations

The Chase, Stanton Moore, Conversations

Lauren Z, Stanton Moore, Conversations

Three Hundred Pounds of Joy, Howlin' Wolf, His Best

When My Left Eye Jumps, Buddy Guy, The Very Best Of

Onion Rings, Freddy King, The Very Best Of

I Love The Life I Live - I Live The Life I Love, Muddy Waters, His Best 1956 to 1964

Dirge Blues, Marian McPartland, Plays the Music of Mary Lou Williams

Blues on My Mind, Blue Mitchell, Out of the Blue

Swamp Chomp, Diplomats of Solid Sound, Let's Cool One

Blue-Eyed Peas, Karl Denson, Chunky Pecan Pie

Tilt, Cadillac Jones, Junk In the Trunk

Freedom Jazz Dance, Eddie Harris, Freedom Jazz Dance

Video Notes - Space Mouse

Segment3 - Stanton Moore

Drummer Stanton Moore (Galactic, Garage A Trois) takes a turn back to the roots of things in his album, Conversations, a jazz trio album that features a number of New Orleans composers.

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Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

4/10/14

Video Jukebox - Stanton Moore

You probably know drummer Stanton Moore from his work with Galactic and Garage A Trois, but he keeps a busy schedule of sitting in with all sorts of groups, appearing and teaching at clinics, and generally building an impressive Empire of the Drum. His most recent recording project is a foray into a more traditional jazz setting -- the piano trio -- on his upcoming release, Conversations. In the meantime, enjoy a few of Moore's more solo-ish appearances for this week's Video Jukebox. Moore will be talking about Conversations in general and setting up tracks from the album on this Sunday's upcoming Time Warp on WDNA.

4/9/14

Movie Notes - Stax-Volt Revue 1967 European Tour

Right now I'm reading the outstanding history of the Stax/Volt record label and recording studio by Robert Gordon, Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion. In addition to the many insights the book provides into the work of Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Duck Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, and all the rest, it puts the institution of Stax squarely in proper place as part of the history of the great city of Memphis and the civil rights movement in general. One of my favorite parts of the book is author Gordon's account of the Stax/Volt European Tour in 1967, which brought a certain soul sensibility to new parts of the world. Booker T and the MGs were the band for the tour, and they tore it up night after night. I found a compressed version of one of the dates on that tour, the Stax gang playing for an audience in Norway (Oslo, I presume). Jackson and Dunn are amazing, to be sure.

4/6/14

Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 4/6/14

Song, Artist, Album

Song X, Ornette Coleman & Pat Metheny, Song X: 20th Anniversary Edition

6/4 Jam, Jaco Pastorius, Jaco Pastorius

John McLaughlin, Miles Davis, Bitches Brew

Cucumber Slumber, Weather Report, Mysterious Traveler

Say That To Say This, Trombone Shorty, Say That To Say This

Little Walter Rides Again, Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood, In Case The World Changes Its Mind

The Moil, Galactic, Ruckus

Soul-Limbo, Booker T and the MGs, The Very Best of

Fencewalk, Mandrill, The Best of Mandrill

Sorceress, Return To Forever, Romantic Warrior

Cold Sweat, The Mighty Imperials, Thunder Chicken

Hang Up Your Hang Ups, Herbie Hancock, Man-Child

Give Up The Funk, Parliament, World of Funk: Ultimate Funk Hits

Freedom Jazz Dance, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Second Wind

Vine - Hello My Froggy

Funk-Fusion Meltdown (Membership Drive Edition)

Because our listeners helped us reach and surpass our membership drive goal last week -- pledging 158% of what we needed -- I've put together a special funk-fusion edition of the show. We feature music from Parliament, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Mandrill, Herbie Hancock, Galactic, Mahavishnu Orchestra, MSMW, Return to Forever, The Mighty Imperials, Weather Report, and more. Henshaw's got his bellbottoms, vest, and boots on. It's the last day of the drive, so make sure you pledge your support and become a member of WDNA.

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4/1/14

Video Jukebox - Chick Corea

In anticipation of next week's membership drive Funk and Fusion meltdown, the jukebox will take a run through part of the wide and varied music from Chick Corea -- his early years with Blue Mitchell and Miles Davis, his fusion years with Return to Forever, and the wider range of projects in more recent decades -- the Elektric and Akoustic Bands, the New Trio, the Five Peace Band, the Vigil, and even a tribute show from Jazz at Lincoln Center. So much music, so many Chicks.

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3/31/14

Video Notes - Dyson Duck

WDNA Jazz History Lecture - Shelly Berg on the Great American Songbook

If you're not too busy watching your favorite baseball team here on Opening Day 2014, you might check out pianist and composer Shelton "Shelly" Berg, Dean of the University of Miami Frost School of Music as he gives a talk and performance on the history and legacy of the Great American Songbook. Berg will show us how a small group of mostly immigrant musicians born around the turn of the 20th century created art is small packages -- the remarkable form of the popular song. The talk is tonight (3/30), and admission is FREE to everyone. The event starts at 7:00 pm in WDNA's Jazz Gallery at 2921 Coral Way.

3/30/14

PN Unscripted - Mark Kurlansky on Hank Greenberg

Author Mark Kurlansky turns his versatile skills to a biography of Detroit Tiger great Hank Greenberg, a hero who didn't want to be one, and one of the most notabe Jewish-American athletes of the 20th century.

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Hank Greenberg: The Hero Who Didn't Want To Be One

Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 3/30/14

A special thanks to everyone who called in (or logged on) and gave so generously during the show today. We set a pretty ambitious goal for the show and, with your participation, raised 158% of our objective. Big thanks to Jesse Fischer, who donated copies of his album Homebrew as special premiums. As promised, because we met our goal, I will play a special Funk/Fusion Meltdown Special next week. Wear your fireproof pants!

Song, Artist, Album

So What, Miles Davis, Kind of Blue

Who The Devil, The Wood Brothers, The Muse

Swiss Cheese D, Ben Allison, The Stars Look Very Different

Doxy, Sonny Rollins, The Definitive Sonny Rollins on Prestige Riverside and Contemporary

Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan, Pretzel Logic

Miami Jazz Scene, Jean Caze, Miami Jazz Scene

Basement Jam, Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle, Homebrew

Flat Broke Blues, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Cherry Red

Just Keep Lovin' Her, Little Walter Trio, Delmark - 60 Years of Blues

Brother Can You Spare a Dime?, Dr John & Odetta, Strike a Deep Chord: Blues Guitars for the Homeless

Money Blues, LaVern Baker, Sings Bessie Smith

The In-Crowd, Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit

You've Got A Friend, Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle (featuring Gretchen Parlato), Homebrew

Never Remember, Kneebody, Kneebody

Transatlantic, Quantic, Apricot Morning

With Plenty of Money and You, Basie/Bennett, Basie Swings Bennet Sings

Sunday Time Warp - Membership Drive Edition

This week and next I'll be calling upon listeners -- over the air and online -- to either renew their WDNA station membership or become a new member. As incentive, this weekend only, I'll be giving away special Sunday Time Warp premiums: copies of Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle's Homebrew, as well as books -- biographies of Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderly, and Billy Eckstein. In general, the station has also listed a number of fine CD's available for just a basic membership -- collections from Art Pepper, Chet Baker, Cole Porter, and Sonny Rollins, releases from Eddie Palmieri, Palo!, and Gregory Porter, and -- my favorite -- a 60th anniversary blues collection from Delmark. Also, we'll reset music from some of the best Segment3 guests from the past six months. You could give online anytime, but it does help my show if you can wait and give during the broadcast. If we make our goal for the show, next week I will play an entire show's worth of fusion -- old and new. Between 1 and 3 pm, when the time comes, go here to DONATE!

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