Somebody listening called in extremely excited about the Howard Rumsey track and sounded like he might try to become a regular listener.  Also had a caller happy with Miles Davis and looking for more electric Miles.

The Vandermark Five are having release concerts for their new album “Beat Reader” at the Green Mill this Friday and Saturday nights.  I think I’m going to try to go on Saturday.

I found this nice link providing more background on the beautiful and strange daxophone.

Tune in again next week from 5 am – 7:30 am Chicago time at 89.3 MHz FM or online at www.wnur.org

PS I need to come up with a themed show for phoneathon in a few weeks — your suggestions are solicited!

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)
Ernest Dawkins’ New Horizons Ensemble  : “Mean Ameen ” – Mean Ameen  (Delmark)
Sidney Bechet : “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” – Runnin’ Wild (Blue Note)
The Microscopic Septet : “Bee Beep” – Seven Men in Neckties (Take the Z Train) (Cuneiform)
Szilárd Mezei Quintet : “Inkább (“Rather”)” – Cerkno (Leo)
Alberto Braida/Wilbert de Joode : “Is It Here?” – Reg Erg (Red Toucan)
Imo Brothers International : “Nneji Special” – Imo Love (Original Music)
Ari Brown : “Richard’s Tune” – Live at the Green Mill (Delmark)
George Russell Septet : “Blues in Orbit” – The Stratus Seekers (Riverside)
Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-stars : “Witch Doctor” – Mexican Passport (Contemporary)
Mario Pavone Sextet : “Zines” – Deez to Blues (Playscape Recordings)
Hans Reichel : “For Those Who Love Propellers” – Lower Lurum: A Guitar and Daxophone Operetta (Rastascan)
Keefe Jackson’s Project Project : “Wind-Up Toy” – Just Like This (Delmark)
Vandermark Five : “Further From the Truth (for Walker Evans)” – Beat Reader (Atavistic)

I’ve been wanting to get back into the habit of posting my playlists, but have let various dumb things delay me. I’ve decided not to let the formatting bother me, and not to worry about providing commentary or links. I’m also going to “fudge” the posting times so that they appear to have been posted at the end of my show, not out of tricksiness, but because if I get compulsive, I may go back and post historical playlists and that will make more sense if they appear “at the right time.”

Remember that you can listen “live” from 5 am – 7:30 am Chicago time on Tuesdays, and you can actually follow the playlists as they happen via Twitter, at least for me and one other DJ who’s picked up on that idea. You can also make requests via phone (+1 847 866 9687) or IM (AOL Instant Messenger: wnurdj)

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)
Dr. Sir Warrior & Oriental Brothers International: “Na Kwa Echeki” – Heavy on the Highlife (Original Music)
William Parker/Raining on the Moon: “Gilmore’s Hat” – Corn Meal Dance (AUMFidelity)
Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet: “Voodoo” – Voodoo (Black Saint)
John Zorn/George Lewis/Bill Frisell: “News for Lulu (live version)” – News for Lulu (Hat Art)
François Houle 5: “Old Blues” – In the Vernacular: The Music of John Carter (Songlines)
John Carter: “Enter from the East” – Dauwhe (Black Saint)
Joseph Jarman/Famoudou Don Moye Magic Triangle: “Jimbo Kwezi” – Calypso’s Smile (AECO)
Wes Montgomery: “Fried Pies” – Boss Guitar (Riverside)
Noertker’s Moxie: “Dona del Cantir” – Sketches of Catalonia V. 2: Miró (Edgetone)
André Jaume: “Paraphrase” – Cinoche (CELP)
Steve Coleman: “Wights Waits for Weights” – Motherland Pulse (JMT)
Hotel X: “Afro Blue” – A Random History of the Avant-Groove (SST)
Kahil El’ Zabar’s Ritual Trio: “Crumb-puck-u-lent” – Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors (Delmark)
Triptych Myth: “Stem Cell” – Triptych Myth (Hopscotch)
Cannonball Adderly Quintet: “Autumn Leaves” – Somethin’ Else (Blue Note)
Steam: “Tableau Shot (for Peter Greenaway)” – Real Time (Eighth Day Music)
Joe Harriott Quintet: “Coda” – Free Form (Redial/Polygram)