A-Trane December 2006

[Nou Dadoun]

Playlist for December 1st, 2006:

No. Song title Artist : Recording Label Instr. [MAPL]

1 Take the A Train Anita O'Day : Sings the Winners Verve No [----]

2 Countdown (Alt) John Coltrane : Heavyweight Champion Atlantic Yes [----]
3 Countdown Mike Zilber/Steve Smith : Reimagined Vol 1: Standards Blue Jay Yes [-A--]
4 Giant Steps Mike Zilber/Steve Smith : Reimagined Vol 1: Standards Blue Jay Yes [-A--]

5 Hip Hampton Hawes/Harold Land/Scott LaFaro : For Real Contemporary Yes [----]
6 These Foolish Things Hampton Hawes Trio : Vol. 2: The Trio Contemporary Yes [----]
7 Stella by Starlight Hampton Hawes Trio : This is Hampton Hawes Vol. 1 Contemporary Yes [----]
8 Yardbird Suite Hampton Hawes/Poll Winners : Four! Contemporary Yes [----]

9 Rag Durgeshuari Ta Ki Ta : Ta Ki Ta demo Yes [MAP-]
10 Rag Bhairavi Ta Ki Ta : Ta Ki Ta demo Yes [MAP-]

11 Orange Was the Colour of Her Dress Charles Mingus : Live at Ronnie Scott's '72 private Yes [----]

12 Champa Theme Michael Blake : Kingdom of Champa Intuition Yes [MAP-]
13 Harvest Slowpoke : Home demo Yes [MAP-]
14 Harvest Moon Sisters Euclid : Run Neil Run-Songs of Neil Young Northern Blues Yes [MAP-]
15 Jar of Hair Slowpoke : Redemption Intuition Yes [MAP-]
16 Afro Blake Michael Blake : Drift Intuition Yes [MAP-]

17 Calder's Circus The Tiptons : Tsunami Spoot Yes [----]
18 Zemrude The Tiptons : Drive Spoot No [----]
19 Snodog The Tiptons : Drive Spoot Yes [----]

20 Evil Ways Robert Jr. Lockwood/Otis Spann : Walkin' the Blues Candid No [----]
21 Sunnyland Special Robert Jr. Lockwood : Sweet Home Chicago Testament No [----]
22 Great Northern Stomp Otis Spann : Otis Spann is the Blues Candid Yes [----]
23 I Got Ramblin' Robert Jr. Lockwood : Otis Spann is the Blues Candid No [----]

24 All Blues Mike Zilber/Steve Smith : Reimagined Vol 1: Standards Blue Jay Yes [-A--]

My computer was in the shop all last week so I didn't get a chance to post last week's playlist. Gigs: Mike Zilber, Michael Blake, The Tiptons, Ta Ki Ta etc. Passages: Anita O'Day, Robert Jr. Lockwood. Dedication to Sarah for her birthday and Calder for his Circus.

[Nou Dadoun]

Still catching up...

Playlist for December 8th, 2006

No. Song title Artist : Recording Label Instr. [MAPL]

1 Take the A Train World Saxophone Quartet : Play Ellington Nonesuch Yes [----]

2 Countdown John Coltrane/Wilbur Hardin : Countdown Savoy Yes [----]
3 Dial Africa John Coltrane/Wilbur Hardin : Gold Coast Savoy Yes [----]

4 Ya Annas (Oh People!) Ahmed Abdul-Malik/Johnny Griffin : Jazz Sahara Riverside/OJC Yes [----]
5 Allah Youssou N'Dour : Egypt Nonesuch No [----]
6 Oud Blues Ahmed Abdul-Malik : Sounds of Africa New Jazz/Prestige Yes [----]

7 Distant Gord Grdina : Think Like the Waves Songlines Yes [MAP-]
8 Arab Klap Pierre Dorge & New Jungle Orch. : Zig Zag Zimfoni Stunt Yes [----]
9 Folk Song for Rosie Paul Motian/Charles Brackeen : Le Voyage ECM Yes [----]
10 You Were Just Here (for Philip) Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet : Way Out East Songlines Yes [MAP-]
11 Strathcona Gord Grdina : Think Like the Waves Songlines Yes [MAP-]

12 Untitled Rabih Abou-Khalil/Kronos Quartet : Stuttgart Jazz Summit '92 private Yes [----]
13 Foxy Lady Kronos Quartet : Stuttgart Jazz Summit '92 private Yes [----]

14 All Manic Billy Tipton Mem Sax Qrt : Box New World Yes [----]
15 Hands Down The Tiptons : Drive Spoot Yes [----]
16 Calder's Circus The Tiptons : Tsunami Spoot Yes [----]
17 Gemini Rising The Tiptons : Drive Spoot Yes [----]

18 Monterey Suite: Bring It On Dave Holland Big Band/Chris Potter : Overtime Sunnyside Yes [----]
19 Next Best Western Chris Potter : Underground Sunnyside Yes [----]
20 Velocity Fred Stride Big Band : Forward Motion Cellar Live Yes [MAP-]

21 Confessin' the Blues Jay McShann : Hootie Blues Stony Plain No [M-P-]
22 Thanks for the Memory Anita O'Day/Cal Tjader : Take 2 Verve Yes [----]
23 Jazz Tumbau Thing Zapato Negro : Zapato Negro Cellar Live Yes [MAP-]

24 Dou Dou Rose World Saxophone Quartet : Four Now Justin Time Yes [M-P-]


Inadvertently ended up with a bit of an African sub-theme (I don't always know which way any particular show is going to go); had new releases with ZN and FS, short tributes to Anita and Hootie, and some gigs with East Van Strings, the Tiptons etc.

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