“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.

Well, ain’t that a shame. I was pretty into this week’s show, and the archiving failed. At least this week it’s pretty clear that the issue goes back to my recurring issues with Comcast service, where I’ve had off-and-on access for a couple of weeks.  Since the archiver runs at home, that was that. You’ll have to take my word (or listen for more plays in future weeks) that the new Dave Douglas album sounds promising (yes, that’s his take on Otis Redding’s “Mr. Pitiful” that I played today.)

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)

Alemayehu Eshete: “Ambassel (fast)” – Éthiopiques V. 22: More Vintage! (Buda Musique)
Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy: “Mr. Pitiful” – Spirit Moves (Greenleaf Music)
Prince Nico Mbarga: “Christiana” – Aki Special (Rounder)
Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls: “The Keys to Freedom” – Seize the Time (Naim Jazz)
Brass Monkey Brass Band: “Mission Shuffle” – The Highest Good (Brass Monkey Brass Band / CD Baby)
Ornette Coleman & Prime Time: “Voice Poetry” – Body Meta (Harmolodic/Verve)
Tony Malaby: “Sonoita” – Paloma Recio (New World Records)
Joseph Spence with the Pinder Family: “Jesus on the Mainline” – Glory (Rounder)
Tom Cora: “There Will Be a Happy Meeting (Traditional after the rendition of Joseph Spence)” – Gumption in Limbo (Sound Aspects)
Roy Haynes: “Brown Skin Girl” – When It’s Haynes It Roars (Dreyfus)
Wayne Horvitz & Zony Mash: “Stompin’ at the Cranium” – Brand Spankin’ New (Knitting Factory)
Groove Holmes: “Renee” – Hot Tat (Muse)
Khan Jamal Percussion and Strings Quartet: “Rhythm Thang” – Cool (Porter Records)
Paul Giallorenzo: “Steamin’ in Cleveland” – Get In To Go Out (482 Music)
The Niko Higgins Ensemble: “Figuring” – From Eye to Ear (Engine)
Paul Steinbeck: “Fredology (1-2-3-4)” – Sun Set (Engine)
Henry Threadgill’s Make a Move: “Platinum Inside Straight” – Everybodys Mouth’s a Book (Pi Recordings)
Noertker’s Moxie: “Elephants and Dinosaurs” – Sketches of Catalonia, vol. 3: Suite for Gaudí (Edgetone)
Splatter Trio & Debris: “Compositions 69L + (122 + 69I) + 69D” – Jump or Die: Splatter Trio & Debris Play Anthony Braxton (Music & Arts)
Michael Musillami Trio + 3: “Wisteria Hysteria Blues” – From Seeds (Playscape)