WNUR Jazz Show, June 17 2004

Today marked my first day back on the air since I left Northwestern in 1999. I’m happy to say that in general, WNUR hasn’t changed much. The current rack-mounted disc players are less friendly than the old Tascam ones. There are now two PCs in the studio (plus the one that manages and monitors the transmitter); one of the PCs is wired into the sound board and is used to play PSAs. I guess the other one is just for internet access.

As usual, I didn’t really premeditate the program very much. I threw a handful of CD’s I’ve been enjoying in my backpack and relied (a bit too much) on the new releases drawer, since it’s so quick to browse them.

For those who aren’t familiar with WNUR, the programming is traditionally laid out in genre-blocks, which is somewhat uncommon for college radio. Since 5:00 am – 7:30 am is about the only time I can get to Evanston to DJ, I’m doing a “jazz” show. Well, that and the fact that I was involved in the “jazz” show for about ten years while I was first a student and then an employee of Northwestern University.

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)

Muhal Richard Abrams and Malachi Favors: “Two Over One” – Sightsong (Black Saint)
Chico Freeman: “Two Over One” – Beyond the Rain (Contemporary)
Walt Dickerson: “Infinite You” – This is Walt Dickerson! (Prestige/New Jazz)
Steve Lacy: “Cliches” – The Door (Novus)
Marilyn Crispell Trio: “Flight of the Bluejay” – Storyteller (ECM)
Leo Smith/Ikue Mori: “Demai” – The Unknown Masada (Tzadik)
Ted Sirota‘s Rebel Souls: “Knife” – Breeding Resistance (Delmark)
Brotherhood of Breath: “Andromeda” – Bremen to Bridgwater (Cuneiform)
Rabih Abou-Khalil: “Dr. Gieler’s Wiener Schnitzel” – Morton’s Foot (Enja)
Barrage Double Trio: “Polarity (for Andrew Hill)” – Utility Hitter (Quinnah)
Tripleplay: “Hook and Ladder” – Expansion Slang (Boxholder)
Sticks and Stones: “Isfahan” – Shed Grace (Thrill Jockey)
Jimmy Giuffre 3: “Emphasis” – Emphasis, Stuttgart, 1961 (Hat Art)
The Exciting Trio: “Remembering Tokyo/The Last Alaskan” – In Chicago There Is Willy (482 Records)
Ron Carter 5tet: “Softly as in a Morning Sunrise” – Where? (Prestige/New Jazz)
James P. Johnson: “Muscle Shoals Blues” – Running Wild (1921-1926) (Tradition)
Horace Tapscott: “Sketches of Drunken Mary” – The Dark Tree (1) (Hat Art)
Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake: “Louisiana Strut” – Back Together Again (Thrill Jockey)
Johnny Dyani: “Blame it on the Boers” – Afrika (Steeplechase)
Trevor Watts: “Tar (Ta)” – T. Watts & the Celebration Band (Arc)

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