Prime Time Jazz Playlist May 26th 2011

                                     

Prime Time Jazz May 28^th 2011 with Sister T on Radio Adelaide 101.5 FM

Horace Silver Blowin' The Blues Away (The Best of Horace Silver) Blue Note

Dee Dee Bridgewater The Jody Grind (Love and Peace) Verve

Gene Ammons/Richard Groove Holmes Morris The Minor (So Blue So Funky) Blue Note

Lulo Reinhardt Hobart Swing (Katoomba Birds) Waterfront Records

Bearded Gypsy Band Jazz One (Self Titled) Stobie Sounds

Daniel Schnyder The City (Title track) Enja

Antii Sarpila/Severi Pyysalo Grand Opening (Finnish Jazz 02)

Randy Brecker/Bill Evans Tattletrap (Soul Bop Band CD1) BHM productions

Joshua Redman Home Fries (Freedom in the Groove) Warner Bros

Raphael Wressnig & Enrico Crivellaro Banana Boogaloo (Live at the Off Festival) ZYX?Pepper

Mojo Juju and the Snake Oil Merchants God and the Devil (Sellin' Your Salvation) Ind

Interview with Mojo Juju

Jazzerati Eye Spy (Live at Pix Records) Ind

Lee Rienour/Pat Martino/Joey De Francesco LP ((For Les Paul) 6 String Theory) Concord

Ray Anderson Quartet Bonemeal (Title track) Raybone Music

Review Lulo Reinhardt and the Latin Swing Project at Norwood Live

                                         
Lulo Reinhardt and The Latin Swing Project at Norwood Live May 20^th

Lulo Reinhardt is the great nephew of Django Reinhardt the famous Belgian Gypsy jazz guitarist but although his own music contains elements of that style he has incorporated other genres into his music. Reinhardt describes his style as a combination of gypsy swing, Latin, samba, flamenco and jazz. He has travelled the globe finding inspiration in the music of other cultures but he also acknowledges that the most important thing is to play with different musicians.
This was certainly evident on Friday night at Norwood. Reinhardt clearly enjoyed the musical interactions between himself and other band members. In particular Daniel Weitlinger on violin blended well with Reinhardt' s. guitar. I remembered seeing Daniel with Monsieur Camembert here several years ago. At times he sounded remarkably like Stephan Grapelli! The rest of the band, . Sean Mackenzie piano Harald Becher bass and Fernando Delgado on drums ably complemented the distinctive guitar playing of Reinhardt. His Manouche guitar. Is based on the unique model that his great uncle played. Of course he included one or two of Django's tunes in his repertoire but most of the songs came from his latest CD` Katoomba Birds' recorded in Australia including a song in the style of his great uncle. All the songs but one on the album are originals written by Reinhardt. It's just very mellow and appealing music from a very gifted guitar player, tuneful jazz always with a swing! .

Back on the Track Playlist May 26th 2011

                                                     

                                           

Playlist Back on The Track May 25^th 2011 with Tess on BBB FM 89.1 Last edition!

1^st Hour Interview for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Eleanor McEvoy who plays here this week  and some eclectic music.

Theme Gene Ludwig Back on the Track

Interview with Mojo Juju of the Jitterbug Club

Lulo Reinhardt' F Django (Katoomba Birds)

Jazzerati Scoop (Live at Pix Records)

Interview with Erica from Tuba Skinny

Eleanor McEvoy The Thought Of You (I'd Rather Go Blonde)

Eleanor McEvoy Famine (What's Following me)

Ellen Jewell Bang Bang Bang (Queen of The Minor Key)

Bearded Gypsy Band Two Five One (Self titled)

2^nd Hour New and recent blues releases

Ben Waters Boogie 4 Su (Title track)

Tracy Nelson Lead The Horse To Water (Victim of the Blues)

Charles Big Daddy Stallings Fine Lady (Blues Party)

Marcia Ball Roadsie Attraction (Title track)

Blind Boys of Alabama I Saw The Light (Take The High Road)

Steve Miller Band The Walk (Let Your Hair Down)

John Mayall Emergency Boogie (Howlin' at the Moon)

Lou DeAdder You Can Count On Me (Headlights)

Jeff Chaz I Smell Somethin' Funky (Live in New Orleans)

Dean Edgecomb  and The Seventh Sons Help Me Miss Lucinda (Handful of Shadows)

Geoff Achison/Randall Bramblet One Ticket One Ride (Jammin' in the Attic)

Ben Prestage See What My Buddy Done (One Crow Murder)

Paulie Bignell Busted (Red Eye Flight)

3^rd Hour Gig guide
Rhumboogie Down The Road Apiece (Live at the Semaphore Workers Club)

Aging blues

Dino Baptiste Silver Haired Lady (Two Timing Lover Boy)

Buddy Guy 74 Years Young (Living Proof)

Turning Blue Mid Life Crisis (Years and Years)

Lucky Peterson Age Is Just A Number (Heart of Pain)

Saffire and the Uppity Blues Women Middle Age Blues Boogie (The Alligator Records 20^th Anniversary Collection)

Papa Joe Grappa You Get Old If You're Lucky (Self titled)

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson Past 60 Blues (Eddie Cleanhead Vinson and Roomful of Blues)

Artie White Nobody Wants You When you're Old And Grey (The Best of Artie White)

Willie Big Eyes Smith Old Woman Sweetheart (Born in Arkansas)

Charles Big Daddy Stallings Old Folks (Blues Party)

Teeny Tucker Old Man Magnet (Keep The Blues Alive)

Jazz on the Terrace Playlist May 12th 2011

Jazz on The Terrace May 12^th Playlist May 12th with Sister T on Radio Adelaide 101.5

Albert Calvo Keep Smiling (Second Thoughts) Ind

Miles Davis Doxy (Bags Groove) Prestige

Kenny Drew Jr Trio 117^th Street (Winter Flower) Milestone

Jim Rotundi Progress (The Move) Criss Cross Jazz

Randy Crawford?joe Sample End Of The Line (Feeling Good)

Marcus Valle Os Grilos (The Best Of Blue Brazil) Blue Note

Caliente Guitar Trio Machucando (Menage A Guitare) Ind

Ray Vanderby Jazz Quartet To Be Or Not To Be (Amoresque) Majique Music

Johnny Hammond Smith Lid Flippin' (Kickin' The 3 Shanachie

Jimmy Bruno Philly Joe (Midnight Blues) Concord

Jack McDuff One O Clock Jump (Screamin') Original Jazz

Back On The Track Playlist May 11th 2011

                                        

Back on the Track Playlist May 11^th 2011 BBB FM 89.1

Theme Gene Ludwig Back on the Track

Christian Howes I'm Walkin' (Out of the Blue)

Bearded Gypsy Band Man Jam (Self titled)

Korda The Lurgy (It's All Good)

Paul Robert Burton Acme Bossnova (Invocation)

Pieces of a Dream Signed Sealed Delivered (Blue Note Plays Stevie Wonder)

Solsonics Keep the Rhythm Strong (Jazz in the Present Tense)

Adam Page January in Adelaide (Seedy CD)

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Expressions (Brothers Keeper)

Hugh Masekela Languta (Still Grazing)

Fela Kuti Nobody Beg You (Africa For Africa)

2^nd Hour New Blues Releases

Charles Big Daddy Stallings Blues Party (Title track)

Marcia Ball Look BeFore You Leap (Roadside Attraction)

Ben Waters Roll `Em Pete (Boogie 4 Stu)

Geoff Achison/Randall Bamblett Rule The World (Jammin' in the Attic)

Tracy Nelson Shoot My Baby (Victim Of The Blues

Trampled Under Foot Heart On The Line (Wrong Side of The Blues)

Dean Edgecomb The Wild Card Shuffle (Handful of Shadows)

Paulie Bignell Waitin' In Your Welfare Line (Red Eye Flight)

Steve Miller Band No More Doggin' (Let Your Hair Down)

Big Head Todd and the Monsters If You've Got A Good Friend

Hot Tuna Angel of Darkness (Steady As She Goes)

3^rd Hour Gig Guide and Tribute to Robert Johnson

Lou DeAdder Backlash (Headlights)

Robert Johnson Crossroads (Steady Rollin' Man)

Robert Johnson Terraplane Blues (Steady Rollin' Man)

John Mayall's Blues Breakers Ramlin' On My Mind (Bluesbreakers0

Eric Clapton Little Queen of Spades (Me And Mr Johnson)

Chris Finnen 32/20 Blues (Electric One)

John Earl Walker Band Stop Breakin' Down (Live At Chicago blues)

Lucky Peterson I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (You Can Always Turn Around)

Diunna Greenleaf If I Had Possession over Judgement Day (From Cotton Fields To Coffee House)

Zakiya Hooker Stones In My Passway (Flavors Of the Blues)

Blues Brothers Sweet Home Chicago (Blues Brothers Soundtrack)

Review of Herbie Hancock concert May 4th 2011

Hebie Hancock Her Majestys Theatre Adelaide 4^th May 2011

Legendary jazz pianist and keyboard player Herbie Hancock returned to Adelaide on Wednesday night and gave us a fabulous concert. At 71 Hancock, a 13 time Grammy Award winner has nothing to prove. He has done it all! The man sitting next to me referred to him as `The Jimi Hendrix of the keyboard' and that certainly seems an appropriate title for him. He appeared with a trio consisting of James Genus on bass and Trevor Lawrence on drums with singer/violinist Kristina Train guesting on some numbers.

The first number which Hancock told us was a `warm up' for the band immediately demonstrated the virtuosity of all three members of the trio. Hancock moved from his Korg electronic keyboard to the Steinway piano and drummer Lawrence set a cracking pace laying down some heavy rhythms over which Hancock and Genus traded licks. Hancock loves his electronic effects and some very distorted sounds were produced including some brassy sounds from the bass guitar! 

Hancock introduced the band and chatted to the audience explaining that we would be hearing some tunes from his now not so new recording `The Imagine Project' which was released last June and saw Hancock collaborating with musicians from around the world to promote unity and harmony with our fellow human beings. Of course this had to include the song `Imagine' sung  with an interesting interpretation by Kristina Train.  Many of us remember Tinariwen, a band from Mali in West Africa who were the hit of Womadelaide a few years back with their hypnotic desert grooves. Singer Kristina Train with help from pre-recorded backing gave us the Tinariwen song Tamatant Tilay and segued into Exodus, a very powerful sound and groove. She sang and played violin on another song from `The Imagine Project, Bob Dylans' Times They Are A Changing' which was hardly recognisable from the original. Her last song with the band was Space Captain recently revived on the album by Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi but Train sang it very soulfully and the funky bass lines from Genus were a good substitute for Truck's guitar.

Hancock began his musical life as a classical performer and this legacy was reflected in a 15 minute improvisation on the Steinway Piano showing his more delicate and lyrical style of playing. This was interspersed with some great fusion from the 70's. The Korg and the Key Tar were put to good use in these tunes. Hancock played a very funky version of Watermelon Man based on the Headhunters one rather than the earlier piano version. This seemed to segue into Chameleon and some other riffs that sounded familiar but which I couldn't quite identify. This was high high energy! After 2 hours and 15 minutes the band left the stage but returned for an encore with his huge 1983 pop hit Rockit with Hancock showing his keyboard wizardry on his Keytar! As a finale to the finale the band danced to a recording of Rockit after they finished playing it! After 2 and a half hours we left the theatre feeling very satisfied having seen a jazz legend still at the top of his game!

Prime Time Jazz Playlist April 28th 2011

                                         

Prime Time Jazz Playlist April 28^th 2011 with Sister T Radio Adelaide 101.5FM

Herbie Hancock Driftin' (Takin' Off) Blue Note

Christian Howes Bobby's Bad (Out Of The Blue) Resonance Records

Cannonball Adderley Quintet Why Am I Treated So Bad (Title track) Capitol Jazz

Blue Mitchell Bump It (Stratosonic Nuances) RCA

Joe Jones For Big Hal (Psychedelic Soul Jazz) Prestige

Till Bronner Bumpin' (Oceana) Emercy/Umgd
Jazzerati The 4^th Floor (Live at Pix Records ) Ind
Gene Harris and the Three Sounds On Green Dolphin Street (Live at The It Club) Blue Note

Loni Thomson Nowhere (Rewind) (Ind)

Insomnie The Wrong Club (One Hour At A Time) (Ind)

Milt Jackson Bags and Strings Talkin' Verve Verve

Steve Coleman And The Five Elements Alt Shift Return (The Tao of Mad Phat) BMG Int'

Kenny Burrell Mark 1 (Be Yourself  HighNote

Bobby Broom Mo' (Modern Man) Delmark

Tony Monaco Trio White Dude Special (Master Chops `T') Summit

Randy Brecker The Sleaze Factor (Into The Sun) Concord

Touché Manha De Carnivaal (A Touch of Touché) (Ind)

Ray Barretto and New World Spirit World's I Love (My Summertime) Owl

Back on the Track Playlist April 27th

                  

Back on the Track playlist April 27

1^st Hour Jazz, Soul, Funk

Theme Gene Ludwig Back on the Track

Jazzerati Hot Pursuit (Live at Pix Records)

Christian Howes/Robben Ford Fingerprints (Out of The Blue)

Tim Neal Caravan (Live at Bernies)

James Taylor Quartet It's Your World (Blow Up- A JT Collection)

Melvin Sparks Texas Twistr (Title track)

Ritchie Hart Tyrone (Greasy Street)

Mobiustrips move On (The M Factor)

Monty Alexander Do The Kool Step (Monty Meets Sly and Robbie)

Phoebe Snow (Let The Good Times Roll (Phoebe Snow)

2^nd Hour Tribute to Dutch Tilders New and recent blues releases

Dutch Tilder Dutchmansd Boogie (DT Direct)

Dutch Tilders Woking Man's Blues (Single)

Dutch Tilders Dutchmans' Blues (Going On A Journey)

Dutch Tilders Baby What's Wrong (The Blues Had a Baby)

Dutch Tilders Going On A Journey (Title track)

Dutch Tilders Been a good Time Here (Going On A Journey)

Jackpots (Playing The Blues (By The Rules)

Steve Miller Band Can't Be Satisfied (Let Your Hair Down)

Jeff Chaz You're Wearin' Out Your Welcome (Live in New Orleans)

Kat Kings Whatcha Gonna Do (The Winning Hand)

Randall Bramlett/Geoff Achison Tell me Somethinbg I Don't Know (Jammin' In The Attic)

3^rd Hour Gig guide and more new and recent blues releases

Bondi Cigars Cradle Of The Blues (Universal Stew)

Interview with Al Britton

Bondi Ciagrs Life After You (32 Premium Quality Cuts)

Bondi Cigars You Get That (32 Premium Quality Cuts)

Paulie Bignell Come On And Dance (Red Eye Flight)

Kal David Live It Out To The End (Crossroads of My Life)

Trampled Underfoot Have A Real good Time (Wrong Side of The Blues)

Diesel Cross Cut Saw (7 Axes)

Tom Richarson Project Take Your Shoes Off (Guide Your Ship)