A-Trane November 2011

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A-Trane Playlist November 4th 2011 - Phil Dwyer's Changing Seasons

No. Song title * Artist : Recording * Label * Instrumental * [MAPL]

1 Take the A-Train * Joe Henderson/Gregory Hutchinson : Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn * Verve * yes * [----]

2 Softly As in a Morning Sunrise * John Coltrane : Complete Village Vanguard 1961 * Impulse * yes * [----]
3 Chasing the Trane * John Coltrane : Complete Village Vanguard 1961 * Impulse * yes * [----]

4 Spring * Phil Dwyer Orchestra feat Mark Fewer : Changing Seasons * Alma * yes * [MAP-]

*** Talk with Phil Dwyer ***

5 Winter * Phil Dwyer Orchestra feat Mark Fewer & Ingrid Jensen : Changing Seasons * Alma * yes * [MAP-]

6 Charade * Eric Alexander/Harold Mabern : Don't Follow The Crowd * High Note * yes * [----]
7 Sugar Ray * Eric Alexander/Harold Mabern : Mode for Mabes * Delmark * yes * [----]

8 Alert * Ernesto Cervin/Joel Frahm : There * Anzic * yes * [MAP-]
9 Have a Little Faith * Cory Weeds : Just Like That * Cellar Live * yes * [MAP-]
10 House of Chan * Gary Smulyan : Hidden Treasures * Reservoir * yes * [----]

11 Together We Wail * George Wallington feat. Phil Woods : Jazz for the Carriage Trade * Prestige [Jap] * yes * [----]
12 Creme De Funk * Phil Woods & Gene Quill : Phil & Quill with Prestige * Prestige * yes * [----]
13 Goodbye Mr. Evans * Phil Woods : 20th Anniversary Set * Mosaic * yes * [----]

14 Cookie Monster * Sharon Minemoto w. Ross Taggart : Side A * Cellar Live * yes * [MAP-]
15 Escape in Blue * Soultrain feat. Fran Jare : Trippin' On Track One * independent * yes * [MAP-]
16 Jamana be Diya * Bassekou Kouyate : I Speak Fula * Subpop * No * [----]
17 When The Spirit Moves You * Avram Fefer/Eric Revis/Chad Taylor : Ritual * Clean Feed * yes * [----]
18 Shine on Harvest Moon * Coleman Hawkins/Ben Webster : Encounters * Verve * yes * [----]

19 Rangin Kaman * Kronos Quartet with Homayun Sakhi : Rainbow * Smithsonian Folkways * No * [----]

Saxophone players front and centre on this edition of the A-Trane - not by design but by a confluence of reeds. Joe Henderson took the theme and we continued by celebrating the 50th anniversary of Coltrane's legendary stand at the Village Vanguard in 1961.

Then had a chat with Phil Dwyer about his acclaimed new release Changing Seasons, you can find the details at http://vancouverjazz.com/2011/11/changing-seasons-phil-dwyer-in-conversation.html.

Concert previews included Eric Alexander with Harold Mabern, Cory Weeds, Gary Smulyan, Ernesto Cervini/Joel Frahm, Sharon Minemoto, Fran Jare, Bassekou Kouyate and Kronos Quartet with Homayun Sakhi - whew!

Birthday celebrations for Phil Woods and Don Byas. And a fine bass clarinet feature from Avram Fefer for even more fun ... N

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A-Trane Playlist November 11th 2011 - Coat Cooke/Rainer Wiens

No. Song title * Artist : Recording * Label * Instrumental * [MAPL]

1 Take the A-Train * Gerald Wiggins : Live at Maybeck * Concord * yes * [----]

2 Round About Midnight * Miles Davis/John Coltrane : Chronicle * Prestige * yes * [----]
3 Round Midnight * Miles Davis/Wayne Shorter etc : Bootleg Series Vol 1 - Paris Live * Columbia/Legacy * yes * [----]

*** Talk with Coat Cooke/Rainer Wiens ***

4 Totina * Dream Algebra (Rainer Wiens) : Free Burma * Nunca * yes * [MAP-]

*** Talk with Coat Cooke/Rainer Wiens ***

5 Y’a du bruit dans ma cabane (excerpt) * Joanne Hétu avec Ensemble SuperMusique : Y’a du bruit dans ma cabane * Ambiances Magnétiques * yes * [MAP-]
6 Filature (excerpt) * Joanne Hétu: Filature * Ambiances Magnétiques * yes * [MAP-]
7 Le discours * Joanne Hétu avec Ensemble SuperMusique : Canevas * Ambiances Magnétiques * yes * [MAP-]

*** Talk with Coat Cooke/Rainer Wiens ***

8 Thorsburger: The Works * Now Orchestra : Animal Tales * Now Orchestra Records * No * [MAP-]

9 Morceaux de Robots * L'Orkestre Des Pas Perdus : L'age de Cuivre * oppmusik * No * [MAP-]
10 Black Wall Street * Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey : Race Riot Suite * Kinnara Records * No * [----]
11 Thank You For Talking to Me Africa (Bill Laswell Mix) * Steven Bernstein's MTO : Plays Sly * Royal Potato * No * [----]

12 The Monks of Oka * Ernesto Cervini : There * Anzic * yes * [MAP-]
13 In the Sunshine of My Funny Valentine's Love * Joan Stiles/Joel Frahm/Matt Wilson : Three Musicians * Oo-Bla-Dee * yes * [----]
14 Just Like That * Cory Weeds : Just Like That * Cellar Live * yes * [MAP-]

15 Regeneration Suite * Al Henderson : Regeneration * Cornerstone * yes * [MAP-]
16 Autumn * Phil Dwyer Jazz Orchestra : Changing Seasons * Alma * No * [MAP-]

17 Blues in the Dark * Count Basie feat. Buck Clayton & Jimmy Rushing : Complete Decca * Decca * yes * [----]
18 B Count * Mario Pavone Septet : Song for (Septet) * New World * No * [----]
19 My Brain * Mose Allison : The Way of the World * Anti * yes * [----]
20 Circular Woes * Carlo De Rosa feat. Mark Shim, Vijay Iyer : Brain Dance * Cuneiform * yes * [----]

The under-rated Gerald Wiggins took the theme, then into a couple of Round Midnights from the 1st and 2nd great Miles quintets, the former a lesser known version with Trane and the latter from the recent Official Bootleg Paris 1967 - hope to feature more of this again soon, lots of wondrous music!

Then a surprise visit from Coat Cooke and Rainer Wiens in advance of the Now Orchestra/Orkestre Futura Phoenix Rising concert at the Roundhouse featuring compositions from Joane Hétu as well as Rainer Wiens.

After Thora's Burgers, I was still hungry for more creative large ensemble music so we continued with recent releases from L'Orkestre Des Pas Perdus, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra - mmmmm, tasty ....

Concert previews for Cory Weeds,and Ernesto Cervini/Joel Frahm (with a fun recent release from Joan Stiles), an ode to Remembrance Day with Al Henderson's Regeneration Suite and the weather reflected in Phil Dwyer's Autumn.

Finished the show with a sequence of November 11th birthdays - Buck Clayton, Mario Pavone (with an oblique Count Basie tribute), Mose Allison, and Mark Shim from a recent Carlo De Rosa release, how did that all fit in 3 hours?

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A-Trane Playlist November 18th 2011

No. Song title * Artist : Recording * Label * Instrumental * [MAPL]

1 Take the A-Train (First recording!) * Duke Ellington Orchestra feat. Ray Nance : The Complete Standard Transcriptions * Soundies * yes * [----]

2 My Little Brown Book * Duke Ellington/John Coltrane : Ellington/Coltrane * Impulse * yes * [----]
3 Tell Me It's the Truth * Seattle Jazz Repertory Orch. w. Dee Daniels : Sacred Music of Duke Ellington * Origin * No * [-AP-]
4 Freedom Suite * Duke Ellington : Second Sacred Concert * Prestige * No * [----]
5 Come Sunday * Seattle Jazz Repertory Orch. w. Dee Daniels : Sacred Music of Duke Ellington * Origin * No * [-AP-]

6 New Hieroglyphics * Nancy Walker/Ted Quinlan : New Hieroglyphics * NWMusic * yes * [MAP-]
7 Secret Sun * Mikko Hilden w. Nancy Walker : Nova Scotia * Addo * yes * [MAP-]
8 Playin' Jane * Jane Fair/Rosemary Galloway/Nancy Walker : Playin' Jane * JFRGQ * yes * [MAP-]

9 Falling in Love with Love * Sheila Jordan : Portrait of Sheila * Blue Note * No * [----]
10 You Are My Sunshine * George Russell feat. Sheila Jordan : The Outer View * Riverside * No * [----]
11 Dat Dere * Sheila Jordan : Portrait of Sheila * Blue Note * No * [----]
12 The Crossing * Sheila Jordan : Winter Sunshine * Justin Time * No * [----]

13 Winter * Phil Dwyer Orchestra feat. Mark Fewer/Ingrid Jensen : Changing Seasons * Alma * yes * [MAP-]
14 Song for Anna * Daniel Jamieson's DanJam Orchestra featuring Anna Webber : Sudden Appearance * OA2/Origin * yes * [MAP-]

15 Life * Jason Adasiewicz : Sun Rooms * Delmark * yes * [----]
16 Double Demon * Starlicker w. Jason Adasiewicz : Double Demon * Delmark * yes * [----]
17 Life * Jason Adasiewicz : Sun Rooms * Delmark * yes * [----]

18 Gone By * Jillian Lebeck : Songs and Melodies * Talie Records * No * [MAPL]
19 Everyday Truth * Paul Rushka w. Jillian Lebeck : As It Happens * Pagetown * yes * [MAP-]

20 Jahbero * Gary Smulyan : Hidden Treasures * Reservoir * yes * [----]
21 Nica's Dream * John Mayer w. Roy McCurdy : So Many Stars * Reservoir * yes * [----]
22 Lulla-bye * Matana Roberts : Coin Coin Chapter 1: Le Gens de Couleur Libre * Constellation * yes * [MAP-]
23 Go West * Ted Quinlan : Streetscapes * Addo * yes * [MAP-]

Recently discovered the earliest known recording of the A-Train theme - an aircheck which predates Duke's first commercial recording by about a month! Had to include it to open the Ducal feature in advance of the Fred Stride/Dee Daniels/Marcus Mosely concert of Ellington's Sacred Music.

In our adventure, Duke shows Trane his Little Brown Book, and Dee Daniels, The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and Duke with Johnny Hodges and Alice Babs all read from it in glorious celebration.

Upcoming concert features for Nancy Walker (in a few settings), Ted Quinlan (in a couple), Jillian Lebeck (two more), Gary Smulyan and John Mayer (the other one) with Roy McCurdy.

The Sheila Jordan feature did double duty for both Sheila's 83rd birthday and Kate Hammett-Vaughan's Tribute Concerts to Sheila at the Cellar. Sheila's remarkable recordings spanned 45 years finishing with the poignant shout out to the late Len Dobbin on his favorite of Sheila's songs The Crossing.

From Winter Sunshine to Phil Dwyer's Winter and a big DanJam Band feature for Anna Weber. I've been hearing a lot of vibist Jason Adasiewicz recently and liking it so there's another set down. Snuck in Matana Robert's Lulla-bye after Nica's Dream (should it have been the other way around?) and then off to bed ....

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A-Trane Playlist November 25th 2011 - Paul Motian

No. Song title * Artist : Recording * Label * Instrumental * [MAPL]

1 Take the A-Train * Betty Roche w. Eddie Costa : Take the A-Train * Bethlehem/Charley * No * [----]

2 If I Were a Bell * Miles Davis/John Coltrane : Jazz at the Plaza * Sony/Legacy * yes * [----]
3 If I Were a Bell * Eddie Costa/Paul Motian : Guys & Dolls Love Vibes * Coral/Verve * yes * [----]
4 Fantasm * Paul Motian : Psalm * ECM * yes * [----]

5 Blues for an African Friend * Tony Scott/Bill Evans/Paul Motian : Sung Heroes * Sunnyside * yes * [----]
6 Ida Lupino * Paul Bley/John Gilmore/Paul Motian : Turns * Savoy * yes * [----]
7 Holiday for Strings * Paul Motian & The Electric Bebop Band : Holiday for Strings * W+W * yes * [----]

8 Nardis * Bill Evans/Scott LaFaro/Paul Motian : Explorations * Riverside * yes * [----]
9 Turn Out the Stars * Paul Motian/Bill Frisell/Joe Lovano : Bill Evans * JMT * yes * [----]
10 Lost in a Dream * Paul Motian/Jason Moran/Chris Potter : Lost in a Dream * ECM * yes * [----]

11 Fifth House * Gary Smulyan : Hidden Treasures * Reservoir * yes * [----]
12 Jammin' Uptown * Alvin Queen/Ray Drummond : Jammin' Uptown * Just a Memory * yes * [----]
13 It's Only a Paper Moon * Bill Charlap/Kenny Washington : Live at the Village Vanguard * Blue Note * yes * [----]
14 Bud's Idea * Gary Smulyan : Hidden Treasures * Reservoir * yes * [----]

15 Scrapple from the Apple * Lee Konitz/Warne Marsh/Paul Motian : Live at the Half Note * Verve * yes * [----]
16 The Way You Look Tonight * Paul Motian w. Lee Konitz : Motian on Broadway Vol III * JMT * yes * [----]
17 Folk Song for Rosie * Paul Motian/Charles Brackeen : Le Voyage * ECM * yes * [----]

18 Looking Up * Hugh Fraser : Looking Up * Jazz Image/CBC * yes * [MAP-]
19 Place St. Henri * Oscar Peterson : Canadiana Suite * Limelight * yes * [MAP-]
20 Gentle Piece * Kenny Wheeler : Music for Large & Small Ensembles * ECM * yes * [MAP-]

21 Conception Vessel * Paul Motian/Keith Jarrett : Conception Vessel * ECM * yes * [----]
22 Think Like the Waves * Gord Grdina/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian : Think Like the Waves * Songlines * yes * [MAP-]

23 Sunny Sunday * Jaclyn Guillou : To the City * Solid Singer * No * [MAPL]
24 Harvest * Michael Blake/Slowpoke : At Home * Sunnyside * yes * [MAP-]
25 Corner of Cairo and Main * Saul Berson : Intricacy * Moco Loco * yes * [MAP-]

This A-Trane largely turned over to a tribute to the great Paul Motian who passed away earlier this week at the age of 80. The fact that the show remained so varied is a tribute in itself to his flexibility, his longevity and his innate musicality which made his deft touch essential to so many contexts. Collaborations featured included Eddie Costa, Tony Scott, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Gord Grdina and his own projects featuring amongst others Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, Chris Potter, Charles Brackeen, Chris Cheek, Ben Monder, and the list goes on. In the next few weeks, I'll try to squeeze in more of the (many) projects and collaborations which there simply wasn't time to touch on in a single show.

Also took some interludes for upcoming (at that time) concerts Gary Smulyan with Ray Drummond and Kenny Washington, The Hard Rubber Orchestra's Canadian Jazz Composers included Hugh Fraser, Oscar Peterson and Kenny Wheeler. Jaclyn Guillou (also celebrating a birthday), Michael Blake (in town for gigs and a recording session) and Saul Berson (still upcoming Wednesday at the Cellar).