I thought this week’s show fell into an interestingly cohesive first several songs, despite what might seem superficially like just a lot of genre hopping.  In general, this was a week for justifying the quote marks around “jazz” in the post title.

Herculaneum (MySpace) is a Chicago based group who’ve released two albums. I had so much trouble picking one from their first (self-released) album that I ended up going back to play a second track from it!  I don’t get out to shows as much as I used to, but I’m pretty sure that they’d put on a live show that is right up my alley.  I added them to my TourFilter page! (which I usually forget to pay much attention to, but which I think is a cool feature…)

complete program (140 MB, 2 hrs 32 min)

artist: “track” – album   (label)

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre: “Humility in the Light of the Creator” – Humility in the Light of the Creator (Delmark)
Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph: “Marahaba” – Gift of the Gnawa (Flying Fish)
Charlie Jackson: “Morning Train” – God’s Got It (CaseQuarter)
Shot x Shot: “Triple Double” – Let Nature Square (High Two)
Indigo Trio (Nicole Mitchell/Harrison Bankhead/Hamid Drake): “Velvet Lounge Bounce” – Live in Montreal (Greenleaf)
Herculaneum: “Venice Beach Grass” – Herculaneum (Self-released)
Mario Pavone, Paul Bley, Matt Wilson: “Hello Again” – Trio Arc (Playscape)
Jeb Bishop Trio: “Nomads” – Bishop/Kessler/Mulvenna (Okkadisk)
Roy Campbell Ensemble: “Pharaoh’s Revenge Part 1” – Akhenaten Suite (AUMFidelity)
Robert Pete Williams: “Church On Fire With the Word of God” – Angola Prison Spirituals (Arhoolie)
Ali Farka Toure: “Yer Mali Gakoyoyo” – Radio Mali (World Circuit)
Kiko Kids Jazz: “Tunda Bichi” – Dada Kidawa (Original Music)
Trio Lissabet: “Black Tears” – Jawbone of an Ass (Cook)
Amina Claudine Myers: “Cecil B” – Jumping in the Sugar Bowl (Minor Music)
Michael Moore Quintet: “Tailwind to Kyele” – Osiris (Ramboy)
Steam: “No Go” – Real Time (Eighth Day Music)
Charles Mingus: “Original Faubus Fables” – Charles Mingus presents Charles Mingus (Candid)
Marty Ehrlich: “Waltz” – Song (Enja)
Herculaneum: “Moving In Darkness” – Herculaneum (Self-released)
Jason Adasiewicz: “Valerie” – Roll Down (482 Music)
Orlando Owoh and his Young Kenneries: “Easter Special/Baba Wa Silekin/Obinrin Asiko Logbo” – Dr. Ganja’s Polytonality Blues (Original Music)