Episode #2

No podcast yet again today. Fortunately though, this time next week I should have copies for my first three shows up and ready to share. In the meantime another simple playlist will have to suffice. It was a busy show today with my son Felix constantly trying to turn my microphone on and off (and when I was talking on air he was quick to tell me I talk too much), and Tim Hoover popping in to gush over Duke Ellington's Money Jungle. I hope that enthusiasm was evident through the content of the show itself. For the most part today, I stuck with classics on the jazz front celebrating Elvin Jones' birthday with a variety of recordings, and then threw in some new stuff from Billy Martin and Nick Fraser  for good measure. I even found a way to include Julia Holter's Loud City Song and Forrest Sword's Engravings, two records I can't recommend highly enough. Anyways, here's the playlist.

1.) John Coltrane - "Acknowledgement" (From the album A Love Supreme)
2.) Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet - "Nuttin' Out Jones" (From the album Illumination!)
3.) Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet - "Gettin' On Way" (From the album Illumination!)
4.) Billy Martin's Wicked Knee - "Sugarfoot Stomp" (From the album Heels Over Head)
5.) Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - "Caravan" (From the album Money Jungle)
6.) Mountains - "Millions of Time" (From the album Mountains, Mountains, Mountains)
7.) Forrest Swords - "Onward" (From the album Engravings)
8.) Boundary - "Long Story Short" (From the album Boundary)
9.) Julia Holter - "Maxim I" (From the album Loud City Song)
10.) Ornette Coleman - "Sleep Talking" (From the album Sound Grammar)
11.) Nick Fraser - "Tricycle" (From the album Towns and Villages)
12.) Albert Ayler - "In Heart Only" (From the album Live in St. Paul de Vance)

Episode #1

I finally kicked things off yesterday. The show was a bit all over the place, but I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless. I'm still getting set up for posting podcasts with the episodes on here, so I don't have that ready for you yet. Once they're ready I'll make sure to post them on here. In the meantime here's the playlist from yesterday's show. Throughout the show I had tracks from Nick Fraser's latest record Towns and Villages playing underneath me while I talked. I didn't include those tracks on the following playlist.

Cecil Taylor - "Steps" (from the album Unit Structures)
The Joe Henderson Trio - "'Round Midnight" (from the album Joe Henderson in Japan)
Steve Reid featuring the Legendary Brotherhood - "Lions of Judah" (from the album Nova)
Oren Ambarchi - "Knots" (from the album Audience of One)
The Nick Fraser Quartet - "Sketch #12" (from the album Towns and Villages)
The September Trio - "Additives" (from the album Destructive Element)
The September Trio - "Ordinary Weirdness" (from the album Destructive Element)
Mostly Other People Do the Killing - "Can't Tell Shipp from Shohola (from the album Slippery Rock)

As you can see, I stuck with a lot of classics to kick things off, and then finished with some new cuts. I can't recommend Harris Eisenstadt's The September Trio's record Destructive Element enough. So if you enjoyed the two tracks I played yesterday, be forewarned, you'll be hearing a lot more in the weeks to come. Speaking of which, in spite of the holiday next week Monday, I will still be doing my show. So make sure to stay tuned for more!

Amping the Show vol. 2

One of my greatest concerns about hosting a jazz-focused show has to do with maintaining the integrity of the show while also following the CRTC Canadian content quotas. Thank the good Lord for players like Nick Fraser who continuously pump out fascinating pieces. Make sure to check out his quartet at the West End Cultural Centre on September 25th. Here's a video of him with the Lina Allemano Four to get you ready.