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Playlist for January 22, 2009 from 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Current New Orleans Time: Fri, 5:08am
Playlist Date & Time: 1/22/2009 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Program: Jazz from the French Market with Jelly Roll Justice or Suzanne Corley
Was notified this morning that David "Fathead" Newman had passed two days ago, and so I decided to begin each of the three hours with one of his tunes. Those three tunes are at the end of the playlist. Almost all of the songs played today were released during the last year.
Playlist Tracks
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Trio Da Paz & Joe Locke
All The Things You Are
Live at Jazzbaltica
MaxJazz
2008
Some of the best guitar playing around, this is innovative yet easy to listen to.
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Nicholas Payton
Nida
Into the Blue
Nonesuch
2008
Written by Nicholas father, Walter Payton, and about Nicholas' mother: Nida.
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Tom Scott featuring Nancy Wilson and Terence Blanchard
The Masquerade Is Over
Cannon Re-Loaded - An All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley
Concord
2008
Excellent Album with this song having been done on an earlier Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley release. "Cannonball" is actually a bastardization of "cannibal" because he ate so much.
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Tania and Dorise
Killing Me Softly
Street Takes
IND
2008
Tania and Dorise play daily in front of the Cafe du Monde, violin and guitar respectively. This is the Roberta Flack classic with a jazz twist.
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Sumi Tonooka Trio
Just For Now
Long Ago Today
Candid
2008
Excellent Jazz pianist from Asia who composed this particular tune.
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Robert Walter
Hillary Street
Cure All
Palmetto
2008
Took apart the Jazzfest audience with this tune in 2008, he is backed by two of New Orleans' great: Johnny Vidacovich on drums and James Singleton on bass.
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Roy Hargrove Quintet
Speak Low
Earfood
Phantom Sound and Vision
2008
His trumpet at its best --- poignant and sharp --- I received several calls during the tune trying to figure out who was playing this Kurt Weill standard.
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Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Mo Hippa
Mo Hippa
MRI Associated
2008
One of Cleary's more challenging presentations. When in NOLA be sure to check out him and his band.
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Mary Lou Williams
A Grand Night for Swinging
A Grand Night for Swinging
Highnote
2008
Virtuosity never lags on this album and especially this song.
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Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis
Mo' Betta Blues
Love Songs, Ballads and Standards
Basin Street
2008
The maestro and the student, this is a remarkable album with wonderful tunes from top to bottom. A must if you want to have a library with great standards played brilliantly.
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Larry Vuckovich
Ow!
High Wall - Real Life Film Noir
Tetrachord
2008
This San Francisco pianist and his trio have been a mainstay for Baghdad by the Bay. Here he enhances a Dizzy Gillespie classic.
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Jerry Bergonzi
Who Cares?
Tenor Talk
Savant
2008
This is a special quartet including Andrea Michelutti (ds), Dave Santoro (b) and Renato Chicco (p).
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George Kahn
Eleanor Rigby
Cover Up!
Playing Records
2008
The album has good cover songs, but this Beatles classic is done beautifully.
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Grant Stewart
Jet Stream
Young At Heart
Sharp Nine
2008
Note the pun --- Lester Young? Tardo Hammer is on piano with one of the smartest drummers Peter Washington
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Dr. Michael White
Dark Sunshine
Blue Crescent
Basin Street
2008
Dr. White's superlative album showcases his own "Katrina" tunes that are neither maudlin nor cliched. They are fantastic.
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Donald Vega
Wake Up!
Tomorrows
IND
2008
Lewis Nash (d) and David J. Grossman (b) make this trio one of the most outstanding yet under-appreciated.
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Dianne Reeves
Windmills of Your Mind
When You Know
Blue Note
2008
Steve Wilson (soprano sax) and George Duke (piano) know just when to back off and let Ms. Reeves explore the music.
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Christian Winther
Soul House
Soul House
Steeplechase
2008
Heard Winther do this last year and am happy he has shared his sounds so richly with New Orleans.
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Bridge Quartet
Milestones
Day
Origin
2008
Phil Dwyaer (ts) leads Darrell Grant (p), Tom Wakeling (b), and Alan Jones (d) in this excellent album.
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Lizz Wright
I'm Confessin'
Dreaming Wide Awake
Verve
2008
Today is Lizz Wright's birthday!
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J.J. Johnson
Jerry's Old Man
All Star Jazz - Vol. 3
1940
The late J.J.'s birthday as well - his trombone shines almost 70 years since he recorded this Renaud tune.
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Jutta Hipp
Wee Dot
Jutta Hipp and Zoot Sims
Blue Note
2008
This is a J.J. Johnson tune done by a great jazz pianist who quit and went back to here favorite art: painting. Zoot Sims is incredible on this album.
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Afro-Cuban All-Stars
Alto Songo
The Afro-Cuban All-Stars
Ind
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David "Fathead " Newman
Skylark
Diamondhead
Highnote
2008
Cedar Walton on piano with the late David Newman.
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David "Fathead" Newman
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Citiscape
Highnote
2007
Billy Strayhorn classic
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David "Fathead" Newman
New York State of Mind
Diamondhead
Highnote
2008
Does not get any better than this.
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