Unfortunately, I didn’t feel very inspired about today’s show. I was tired and still kind of sore from weekend exercise and just not real peppy. That said, I always love playing “School Days,” and I liked the Elvin Jones tune I discovered at the studio today too.
The real kick, though, was remembering to share this tidbit: the late Bo Diddley and Leroy Jenkins both learned violin from the same teacher, a man named “O.W. Frederick,” who is the namesake and honoree of the Leroy Jenkins tune played today. I didn’t know the origin of the title, but recognized the name when I read this interview published shortly after Bo Diddley’s death. I serendipitously saw the Jenkins album as I was rooting around in the J section of our library. No, the real kick was that someone called in to inquire about that tune. I always love playing a tune that motivates someone to bother calling.
complete program (128 MB, 2 hrs 20 min)
James P. Johnson: “You’ve Got To Be Modernistic” - Snowy Morning Blues (Decca)
Lee Konitz/Brad Mehldau/Charlie Haden: “Cherokee” - Alone Together (Blue Note)
Mark Helias: “The Comb Over” - Fictionary (GM Recordings)
Jason Adasiewicz: “Small Potatoes” - Roll Down (482 Music)
Matt Ulery’s Loom: “Good Morning” - Music Box Ballerina (Woolgathering)
Hampton Hawes Trio: “Hamp’s Blues” - Volume One (Contemporary)
Jodie Christian: “Blues Holiday” - Experience (Delmark)
Fred Anderson Quartet: “Birdhouse” - Birdhouse (Okkadisk)
Air: “Midnight Sun” - Air Raid (Trio Records)
Michael Formanek: “Rivers” - Low Profile (Enja)
Rob Brown Ensemble: “Ghost Dog” - Crown Trunk Root Funk (AUM Fidelity)
School Days: “What About (for Bobby Hutcherson)” - In Our Times (Okkadisk)
Elvin Jones: “Agenda” - Poly-currents (Blue Note)
Leroy Jenkins’ Sting: “O.W. Frederick” - Urban Blues (Black Saint)
Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath: “MRA” - Travelling Somewhere (Cuneiform)
