Alto player Tom Weeks from San Francisco is a recent discovery, one I’m finding quite interesting. He’s definitely risk-taking and explorative as evidenced by the track with his trio that I played in a previous show, and on the two opening quartet tunes that open this episode. You’ll definitely hear more from Tom Weeks. As always there are new releases to sample – pianist Satoko Fujii’s third album with her “This Is It!” trio, solo bass from Andrew Schiller, Silke Eberhart’s Potsa Lotsa XL, alto saxophonist Jonathan Reisin, German bass trombonist Maxine Troglauer, Seb Rochford’s Polar Bear and a preview of Mary Halvorson’s upcoming “About Ghosts”. Closing the show is a tribute to singer-pianist Andy Bey, a huge favourite of mine, who sadly passed away at the end of April.
00:00 Tom Weeks Quartet * The Catbird Seat – Wolfsblood * Nailed * USA
07:36 Tom Weeks Quartet * The Catbird Seat – Wolfsblood * Oakland Rot * USA
15:05 Host speaks
17:36 Satoko Fujii This Is It * Message – Libra * Message * Japan
26:15 Steve Lehman * The Music Of Anthony Braxton – Pi Recordings * 23b + 23g * USA
34:16 Andrew Schiller * Rumble Rubble Ripple – Endectomorph * You Must Believe In Spring * USA
39:08 Host speaks
41:51 Potsa Lotsa XL * Amoeba’s Dance – Trouble In The East * Lingulate * Germany
48:55 Fire! Orchestra * Echoes – Rune Grammofon * I See Your Eye (Part 2) * Sweden
56:16 Spindrift * Trio Studies – Jazzhausmusik * VII * Germany
1:03:38 Host speaks
1:05:10 Maxine Troglauer * Hymn – Fun In The Church * Hymn * Germany
1:12:35 Eva Novoa, Masa Kamaguchi & Gerald Cleaver * Eva Novoa, Masa Kamaguchi & Gerald Cleaver – 577 Records * Popcorn In Your Brain * USA
1:16:36 Phil Haynes * Return To Electric – Corner Store * Paraphernalia * USA
1:24:02 Host speaks
1:25:20 Jonathan Reisin * Too Good X Unreality – Boomslang * Walk And Talk * USA
1:33:43 Papanosh * Oh Yeah Ho – Yellowbird * Canon/Snow Day * France
1:42:02 Premazzi-Nasser Quartet * From What I Recall – Origin * Iacchus * Italy/USA
1:49:00 Host speaks
1:51:21 Mary Halvorson * About Ghosts – Nonesuch * Carved From * USA
1:56:43 Polar Bear * Dim Lit – Edition * Urban Kilt * Scotland
2:03:01 Host speaks
2:05:33 Andy Bey & The Bey Sisters * Now! Hear! – Prestige * Since I Fell For You * USA
2:10:36 Andy Bey * Tuesdays In Chinatown – NCoded Music * Invitation * USA
2:17:35 Andy Bey * Pages From An Imaginary Life – Highnote * I’ve Got A Right To Sing The Blues * USA