Brian Nation
Jun 2, 2006, 01:38 PM
Gavin Walker's "The Jazz Show" is heard Mondays 9PM to midnight on CITR (http://www.citr.ca/) 101.9 FM and online (http://www.citr.ca/default.asp?id=19&mnu=19). Each show features an entire album at 11PM.
The 11:00PM Jazz Features this month:
June 5: The Jazz Festival preview with guest Coastal Jazz and Blues Society’s Media Director John Orysik. A full three hours.
June 12: Chick Corea “Trio Music`”.
June 19: McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson “Time for Tyner”.
June 26: The Jazz Show with a guest host.
June 5: In what has become an annual feature Gavin Walker and “The Jazz Show” present the Jazz Festival preview with Gavin’s guest co-host the redoubtable Media Director of the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society the eloquent John Orysik. John and Gavin preview the Jazz Festival for the full three hours.....don’t miss this one!
June 12: Tonight we celebrate the 65th birthday of a gentleman who is still with us and still at the helm of some of the most creative and dynamic jazz today.....pianist/composer and musical genius Armando “Chick” Corea. Corea was born on June 12, 1941 in Chelsea, Massachusetts into a musical family. Corea started on piano at six and drums at eight (he is to this day an excellent drummer). Corea worked with Mongo Santamarta in the great Conguero’s Latin band then went on to another Latin based band led by percussionist Willie Bobo then worked with trumpeter Blue Mitchell and flutist Herbie Mann and tenor great Stan Getz from 1962 to 1968. During this time Corea established himself as one of the most sought after pianists in jazz and also began to have his compositions and arrangements heard on scads of recordings dates. What really turned Corea into a jazz superstar was his tenure with Miles Davis. Corea proved himself to be a master of not only the acoustic piano but one of the most identifiable and individual voices on the electric piano. Corea was with Davis for two years and left Miles in 1970 with bassist Dave Holland to form the cutting edge band with drummer Barry Alschul and altoist Anthony Braxton called “Circle”. Corea left the band suddenly as he felt that this band despite everyone’s enormous talents were wasting their time playing music that was “way beyond the ability of people to connect with”. Corea then formed the famous “Return to Forever” band and began developing his unique concept of exploring every facet of music from “fusion” to classical to acoustic jazz and beyond giving himself the nickname of “Mr. Chameleon”. Tonight we meet up with Mr. Corea in one of his frequent returns to pure acoustic jazz with this stunning live performance in concert in Germany in 1984 with the great Czech bassist Miroslav Vitous and the one and only “Mr. Snap Crackle” drummer Roy Haynes. The very same band that was on Corea’s classic 1968 date “Now He Sing, Now He Sobs”. In “Trio Music” we hear it all from Solo piano to features for Haynes and Vitous. Happy 65th birthday Mr. Corea. I don’t think you are anywhere near ready for retirement yet!
June 19: Two very important people are coming to this year’s Jazz Festival and although they won’t be playing together at the festival, they have enjoyed each other’s company in many concerts and record dates. Tonight’s feature is one of those sessions. Although it is under pianist McCoy Tyner’s leadership it is Hutcherson’s vibes that carry the melodic lead on the quartet selections. This recording was done for Blue Note in May of 1968 and is called “Time for Tyner”. Three Tyner originals feature the quartet plus one great Rogers and Hart standard called “I didn’t know what time it was”. One track is another standard by the trio without Hutcherson and another standard played solo by Tyner. The supporting cast is Hutcherson’s homeboy from L. A. bassist Herbie Lewis and the late Freddie Waites on drums who cook throughout. This is a fine album that has been unjustly overlooked in the Tyner discography so check it out with us tonight. Bobby Hutcherson’s vibes and McCoy Tyner’s piano make a very inspired musical pairing.
June 26: Gavin will be at the Jazz Festival tonight but the show will continue with a guest host.
Coming in July:
July 3: Johnny Coles “Little Johnny ‘C’:.
July 10: Lee Morgan “Lee Mogan at the Lighthouse”.
July 17: “The Modern Jazz Quartet with guest Paul Desmond”.
July 24: Charles McPherson “Today’s Man”.
July 31: Kenny Burrell “Guitar Forms”.
The 11:00PM Jazz Features this month:
June 5: The Jazz Festival preview with guest Coastal Jazz and Blues Society’s Media Director John Orysik. A full three hours.
June 12: Chick Corea “Trio Music`”.
June 19: McCoy Tyner and Bobby Hutcherson “Time for Tyner”.
June 26: The Jazz Show with a guest host.
June 5: In what has become an annual feature Gavin Walker and “The Jazz Show” present the Jazz Festival preview with Gavin’s guest co-host the redoubtable Media Director of the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society the eloquent John Orysik. John and Gavin preview the Jazz Festival for the full three hours.....don’t miss this one!
June 12: Tonight we celebrate the 65th birthday of a gentleman who is still with us and still at the helm of some of the most creative and dynamic jazz today.....pianist/composer and musical genius Armando “Chick” Corea. Corea was born on June 12, 1941 in Chelsea, Massachusetts into a musical family. Corea started on piano at six and drums at eight (he is to this day an excellent drummer). Corea worked with Mongo Santamarta in the great Conguero’s Latin band then went on to another Latin based band led by percussionist Willie Bobo then worked with trumpeter Blue Mitchell and flutist Herbie Mann and tenor great Stan Getz from 1962 to 1968. During this time Corea established himself as one of the most sought after pianists in jazz and also began to have his compositions and arrangements heard on scads of recordings dates. What really turned Corea into a jazz superstar was his tenure with Miles Davis. Corea proved himself to be a master of not only the acoustic piano but one of the most identifiable and individual voices on the electric piano. Corea was with Davis for two years and left Miles in 1970 with bassist Dave Holland to form the cutting edge band with drummer Barry Alschul and altoist Anthony Braxton called “Circle”. Corea left the band suddenly as he felt that this band despite everyone’s enormous talents were wasting their time playing music that was “way beyond the ability of people to connect with”. Corea then formed the famous “Return to Forever” band and began developing his unique concept of exploring every facet of music from “fusion” to classical to acoustic jazz and beyond giving himself the nickname of “Mr. Chameleon”. Tonight we meet up with Mr. Corea in one of his frequent returns to pure acoustic jazz with this stunning live performance in concert in Germany in 1984 with the great Czech bassist Miroslav Vitous and the one and only “Mr. Snap Crackle” drummer Roy Haynes. The very same band that was on Corea’s classic 1968 date “Now He Sing, Now He Sobs”. In “Trio Music” we hear it all from Solo piano to features for Haynes and Vitous. Happy 65th birthday Mr. Corea. I don’t think you are anywhere near ready for retirement yet!
June 19: Two very important people are coming to this year’s Jazz Festival and although they won’t be playing together at the festival, they have enjoyed each other’s company in many concerts and record dates. Tonight’s feature is one of those sessions. Although it is under pianist McCoy Tyner’s leadership it is Hutcherson’s vibes that carry the melodic lead on the quartet selections. This recording was done for Blue Note in May of 1968 and is called “Time for Tyner”. Three Tyner originals feature the quartet plus one great Rogers and Hart standard called “I didn’t know what time it was”. One track is another standard by the trio without Hutcherson and another standard played solo by Tyner. The supporting cast is Hutcherson’s homeboy from L. A. bassist Herbie Lewis and the late Freddie Waites on drums who cook throughout. This is a fine album that has been unjustly overlooked in the Tyner discography so check it out with us tonight. Bobby Hutcherson’s vibes and McCoy Tyner’s piano make a very inspired musical pairing.
June 26: Gavin will be at the Jazz Festival tonight but the show will continue with a guest host.
Coming in July:
July 3: Johnny Coles “Little Johnny ‘C’:.
July 10: Lee Morgan “Lee Mogan at the Lighthouse”.
July 17: “The Modern Jazz Quartet with guest Paul Desmond”.
July 24: Charles McPherson “Today’s Man”.
July 31: Kenny Burrell “Guitar Forms”.