Playlist for November 12, 2009 from 4:00PM - 7:00PM

Playlist Date & Time: 11/12/2009 4:00PM - 7:00PM

Program: Jazz from the Market with Jelly Roll Justice

Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson was the highlight of the show, generously offering his thoughts and feelings about jazz, from his mentor Alvin Batiste to his latest album "Warm It Up Warmdaddy".  We also paid respects to several musicians whose birthdays are today or near-enough thereto.

Playlist Tracks

Mose Allison "The Seventh Son" Oxford American Southern Sampler Oxford American 2000 This iconic Allison tune is offered in celebration of his 82nd birthday.
Pharoah Sanders and Idris Muhammed "Easy to Remember" Live Evidence 2003 Happy birthday young Idris Muhammed who has not lost the beat in 70 years.
Ellis Marsalis Quartet "'Round Midnight" An Open Letter to Thelonious Monk ELM 2008 For three-quarters of a century this jazz master, composer and educator has graced us.
Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson "In the Garden of Swing" Warmdaddy in the Garden of Swing Atlantic/Wea 1994 One of his own first terrific and innovative albums.
Plunge "Orion Rising" Dancing On Thin Ice IND 2009 Mark McGrain (trom), James Singleton (bass) and Tim Green (sax) just cookin'.
Osland Dailey Jazztet "Eighty-One" Evidence Sea Breeze 2009 Challenging and daring, expect much more from this talent.
Allen Toussaint "Egyptian Fantasy" The Bright Mississippi Nonesuch 2009 Beautiful rendition of this Sidney Bechet/John Reid composition.
Yoshiaki Masuo and Larry Goldings "Wet Dog" Life Is Good Unknown 2008 Count on the unexpected from Goldings, including the barking dog on this cut.
Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson "What Is That Thing" Warm It Up Warmdaddy New Jazz 2009 His latest album, this brilliant and generous alto (and sopranino) sax player just glows.
Trio Da Paz and Joe Locke "Bachiao" Live at Jazzbaltica Max Jazz 2008 Very hip and quick moving tune with tons of subtlety.
Todd Coolman "Could You Imagine?" Perfect Strangers ArtistShare 2008 Mark Saltman tune that is captivating and spontaneous.
Sumi Tonooka Trio "Moroccan Daze" Long Ago Today IND 2008 This is Sumi's own song and it has many Middle Eastern rhythms.
Sonny Rollins "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Sampler Blue Note 2008 Lerner and Loewe wrote this for My Fair Lady, but in Rollins' hands it seems fresh and clean.
Spirit of New Orleans "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do" Mahogany Hall Stomp Spirit of New Orleans 2009 Very new release with fabulous sounds that befits the musicians from two continents.
Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson "Fore" Warm It Up Warmdaddy New Jazz 2009 Warmdaddy has taken some standards and re-composed them (for lack of a better term) in his own incredible way.
Eddie Palmieri "In Walked Bud" Listen Here! Concord 2005 Palmieri adds a great Latin twist to Monk and more.
Vavavoom "Nuages" Melomania IND 2006 Terrific rendition by this (now defunct) New Orleans band of Django Rheinhardt classic.
Donald Vera "Wake Up!" Tomorrows IND 2008 Lewis Nash on drums and David J. Grossman on bass round out an excellent trio.
Dizzy Reece "Groovesville" Star Bright EMI Japan 2008 This is a remaster of the 1959 recording --- still clean and exciting 50 years later.
Gonzalo Rubalcaba "El Guerrillero" Music for Now - Winter 2005 What a haunting refrain by this Cuban master who also plays with "Interactivo"