“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM.  It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-6). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives.

No great insights or themes about this week’s show, but I very much liked the Glenn Horiuchi tune, and I’m wondering why I didn’t notice Atomic’s “Prayer” more directly when I first got that album.

complete program (136 MB, 2 hrs 29 min)

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)

Lee Konitz Quartet: “People Will Say We’re In Love” – Tranquility (Verve)
Rudresh Mahanthappa Indo-Pak Coalition: “Palika Market” – Apti (Innova)
The Dorf: “Licht” – The Dorf (Leo)
Jürg Wickihalder Overseas Quartet: “The Moonwalk” – Furioso (Intakt)
Rudresh Mahanthappa: “Enhanced Performance” – Codebook (Pi)
Human Feel: “Darker Joys” – Speak To It (Songlines)
Wayne Horvitz & Zony Mash: “Stompin’ At The Cranium” – Brand Spankin’ New (Knitting Factory Works)
David Murray Quartet: “Easy Alice” – The Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen (DIW)
Randy Weston African Rhythms: “Portrait of Cheik Anta Diop” – Khepera (Polygram)
Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra: “Prelude/Mount Harissa” – Far East Suite (Asian Improv)
William Parker Quartet: “The Golden Bell” – Petit Oiseau (AUM Fidelity)
Glenn Horiuchi: “Out Root (dedicated to Teddy Picou)” – Calling Is It and Now (Soul Note)
John Kirby: “Tunisian Trail” – Chronological Classics 1941-1943 (Classics)
Eric Boeren 4tet: “A Fuzzphony” – Joy of a Toy (BVHaast)
Atomic: “Prayer” – Feet Music (Jazzland)
Vox Arcana: “Chi Harp Call in E” – Vox Arcana (Self-released)
Dennis González: “Evil Elixir” – Renegade Spirits (Furthermore)
Guy Klucevsek/Phillip Johnston: “Slippin’ on a Star” – Tales from the Cryptic (Winter & Winter)
Marion Brown: “West India” – Three for Shepp (Impulse)