10/6/14

Playlist - Sunday Time Warp 10/5/14






















Song, Artist, Album
In A Silent Way/Waterfall, Weather Report, Live and Unreleased
Wayne's Way, John McLaughlin, Industrial Zen
Teddy Ruxpin, Kneebody, audio rip from live performance
Steps, Rudy Rotta & Brian Auger, Caputred Live

Parks N' Wreck, Wil Blades, Field Notes
Addis, Wil Blades, Field Notes
(I Can't Stand) The Whole Lott of You, Wil Blades, Field Notes
Leo's Cat, Will Bernard, Party Hats

Dirty Water, The Sugarman 3, What The World Needs Now
Red House, Buddy Guy, Stone Free: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix
Hall of Shame, Chris Cain, Hall of Shame
Hey Bartender, Koko Taylor, Deluxe Edition
I Ain't Drunk, Albert Collins, Cold Snap
Taking Care of No Business, Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience (MCA Box)
Bad Bad Whiskey, Amos Milburn, audio rip from video archive
Gimme A Pigfoot and a Bottle Of Beer, Bessie Smith, The Collection

Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Hospitality, audio rip from The Onion's AV Club
M-B, Machine and the Synergetic Nuts, Leap Second Neutral
Battle of Bongo Hill, The Herbalizer, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Freedom Jazz Dance, Alex Berdashky, audio rip from live performance

Segment3 - Wil Blades


Hammond B3 Wil Blades player talks about how he came to the instrument, getting to know Dr. Lonnie Smith, and the musical freedom he's found on his latest album, 'Field Notes.'

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9/28/14

Playlist - Sunday Time Warp 9/28/14














Song, Artist, Album
You're Still The One, Otis Brown III featuring Gretchen Parlato, The Thought Of You
You've Got A Friend, Jesse Fischer featuring Gretchen Parlato, Homebrew
Blues for Yna Yna,  Richard "Groove" Holmes, Living Soul
Kalas, Butti 49, White Martini
Doomed, Galactic, Ruckus
Body and Soul, Charlie Haden & Jim Hall, Charlie Haden & Jim Hall
Gold Prism Incorporated, The Bad Plus, Inevitable Western
Kindred Spirits, Carmen Lundy, Soul To Soul
The More I Find Out The Less I Want To Know, Delta Generators, Get On The Horse
Down The Road, C2C, single
Change in Speak, De la Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
Bra, Cymande, Cymande
No Strings Attatched, The Mad Lads, The Best of the Mad Lads
Groovin' in New Orleans, Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band, Melvin Taylor and the Slack Band
The Long Man, Dennis Binder, The Roots of Hip-Hop
Barrytown Ben Folds, The Best Imitation of Myself - A Restrospective
The Star Spangled Banner, Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Social Music
Tom Sawyer, The Alex Skolnik Trio, Last Day In Paradise

Freedom Jazz Dance, D Tr3o featuring Martin Shaw, audio rip from live performance

8/20/14

Video Jukebox - Wil Blades

Our newest video jukebox features organist Wil Blades playing with his own trio and in the company of musicians like Billy Martin, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Stanton Moore, Will Bernard, Donald Harrison, Rez Abbasi, and more.  Wil Blades will be a featured guest on this weekend's Sunday Time Warp, and he'll be talking about his latest album, Field Notes.

Wil Blades


8/17/14

PN Unscripted - Frank Deford



In a recently unearthed and reconstructed interview, writer Frank Deford talks about his 2010 novel, Bliss, Remembered, Leni Riefenstahl, the various pleasures of writing, and the general state of sports.

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Bliss, Remembered
Deford's page at NPR
Deford's page at Sports Illustrated

Playlist - Sunday Time Warp 8/17/14




















Song, Artist, Album

Kidney Stone, The Apples, Attention!
Last Beat, Nomo, Ghost Rock!
Everybody Boogaloo, Big Boss Man, Winner

Molar Melancholia, Chris Greene Quartet, Music Appreciation
The Moose Is Loose!, Chris Greene Quartet, Music Appreciation
Future Emperor of Evanston, Chris Greene Quartet, A Group Effort

Back Home Blues, Charles Mingus, Mingus Three
I Feel So Good (I Wanna Boogie), Magic Sam, West Side Soul
Ships On The Ocean, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy, Hoodoo Man Blues
Big Boss Man, Jimmy Reed, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues
Red House, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues
Just Won't Burn, Susan Tedeschi, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues

I Want To Feel Good Pt 2, The Bad Plus, Made Possible
Nobody Cares About The Railroads Anymore, Harry Nilsson, Harry
Big Girls Don't Cry, Omaha Diner, Omaha Diner
Heart of the Sunrise, Wave Mechanics Union, Second Season
Freedom Jazz Dance, Brian Bromberg, Wood

Segment3 - Chris Greene

Saxophonist and composer Chris Greene leads his quartet with an open mind, lots of musical freedom, and an appetite for hard work.  He talks about the musical legacy of Chicago, how he runs his group, and teething.

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ChrisGreeneJazz

8/15/14

Video Jukebox - Chris Greene Quartet


Coming up on this weekend's Sunday Time Warp, a Segment3 feature with saxophonist Chris Greene as he talks about recording and performing with his quartet, the jazz scene in Evanston and Chicago, and this year's release, Music Appreciation.  In the meantime, here's a video selection of eight performances from over the years.

Chris Greene Jazz


PN 251 - Chris Becker - 'Freedom of Expression'

Terri Lyn Carrington, one of 37 artists
interviewed for 'Freedom of Expression'

The face of jazz is always changing, as is its voice, and more women than ever are expressing themselves in the music.  Writer Chris Becker interviewed 37 musicians for his book, Freedom of Expression, and he is crowdfunding its production.  Donate to the publication of Freedom of Expression through indiegogo.


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Women in Jazz Book Project

8/6/14

PN 247 - On the Pulse of Morning/In a Silent Way

In memory of and tribute to the great Maya Angelou, a mix of her inaugural poem set to the music of Miles Davis.


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The works in this mix are owned by their respective authors. Please visit the websites for their estates and learn more about their work.

Maya Angelou website
Miles Davis website

8/4/14

PN 249 - Nowhere in Particular


Getting off the grid is a mixed blessing. Sometimes, all you have with you is a Harry Nilsson anthology, Tristam Shandy, a few mismatched versions of Minecraft -- and each other.

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8/3/14

Playlist - Sunday Time Warp 8/3/14














Song, Artist, Album
Monk's Dream, Larry Young, Unity
Come Together, Lynne Ariale Trio, Come Together
Angel of Sunlight, Alice Coltrane and Carlos Santana, Illuminations

Inner Urge, Noel Johnston, Salted Coffee
Because, Noel Johnston, Salted Coffee
Salted Coffee, Noel Johnston, Salted Coffee
Star Fleet, Brian May and Friends, The Star Fleet Project

Chitlins Con Carne, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, The Sky Is Crying
Sweet Home Chicago, Corey Harris & Keb Mo, Martin Scorcese Presents The Blues
In A Sentimental Mood/Layla, Eric Clapton with David Sanborn, Legends Live at Montreux
Home In Your Heart, The Derek Trucks Band, Joyful Noise
Sweet Home Chicago, Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings
I Can't Turn You Loose, Otis Redding, The Very Best Of

Dream On, Alex Skolnik Trio, Goodbye to Romance: Standards for a New Generation
Addis, Wil Blades, Field Notes
Bent Nails, Snarky Puppy, Ground Up
Freedom Jazz Dance, Zeca Neves Project, Tribute to Miles Davis

Segment3 - Noel Johnston


The versatile guitarist Noel Johnston talks about Eddie Van Halen, his latest album, Salted Coffee, and why he is perfectly content to stay in the mini music mecca of Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Noel Johnston website 

8/2/14

Video Jukebox - Noel Johnston




Today we have four videos from Dallas-Fort Worth based guitarist Noel Johnston, whose latest album is 'Salted Coffee.'  Noel's a versatile player who will be a guest on this weekend's Segment3 feature on the Sunday Time Warp.  You can get a taste of his playing on this four-song jukebox selection featuring the title track from his new album, standards from John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock, and more.

8/1/14

PN 250 - A Very Good Year




The tendency of some jazz fans to look too much to the past isn't helping jazz in the present tense. What if folks in 1959 were similarly obsessed with the year 1904?

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7/27/14

Playlist - Sunday Time Warp 7/27/14














Song, Artist Album

Sham Time, Eddie Harris, The Electrifying Eddie Harris
Radio Song, Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society
Paranoid Android, Studio Jazz Band - Frost School of Music | audio rip from video
95 South, Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle, Homebrew
Brooklyn, Mos Def, Black On Both Sides
We Live in Brooklyn Baby, Roy Ayres, He's Coming
Everyday Sunshine, Fishbone, The Reality of My Surroundings
Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Roy Ayres, Evolution
Chinese Checkers, Booker T and the MG's, The Very Best Of
I'm Tore Down, Freddie King, The Very Best Of
Just For A Little While, The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band, Chain Smokin' Texas Style
Part Of Me, Joe Louis Walker, Blues Survivor
Strange Things Happen, James Cotton, Deep in the Blues
Saturday Night Fish Fry, Buddy Guy, Heavy Love
Wrathful Wisdom, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gamak
Lifting The Building, David Holmes, Music from the Movie 'Ocean's Twelve'
Black Goldman Sachs,by Dead Kenny G's, Operation Long Leash
Pimbo In Bocca, Calibro 35, Rittornanoi Quelli di Calibro 35
Freedom Jazz Dance, Alain Caron, Le Band

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.