“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.

Another fun show this week. A question for you, o audience: a cellist named Diedre Johnson is credited on Larry Young’s “Lawrence of Newark.” Between the spelling of “Diedre” (the less common form of “Dierdre,” I think) and the fact that there aren’t that many cellists in jazz, I’m inclined to believe that she went on to become Diedre Murray, who played with Henry Threadgill and released a number of great albums with Fred Hopkins.  I couldn’t verify it, however.

I think my friend Chris will particularly like the Amina Claudine Myers take on Marion Brown’s “Sunday Comedown.”

Also of note: towards the end of the show I played a tune from a Tribe Records compilation, inspired in part by seeing Carleton Gholz’ collection of images of Tribe back issues on flickr.

Did you particularly like anything? Feel free to discuss in the comments…

complete program (144 MB, 2 hrs 37 min)

Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)
Franco et l’OK Jazz: “Isaac Ombele” – Merveilles du Passé: 1961-1962 (African)
E.T. Mensah: “Ghana-Guinea-Mali” – Day By Day (RetroAfric)
Sound Dimension: “Love Land” – Jamaica Soul Shake Vol. 1 (Soul Jazz)
Jimmy Smith: “Minor Chant” – Back At The Chicken Shack (Blue Note)
Larry Young: “Sunshine Fly Away” – Lawrence of Newark (Castle/Sanctuary)
Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada: “Justicia” – El Nino y el Sol (ESL)
Steve Lacy: “Virgin Jungle” – The Door (RCA/Novus)
Marty Ehrlich: “Turn Circle and Spin” – Line on Love (Palmetto)
Michael Formanek: “A Walk in the Park with Kafka” – Extended Animation (Enja)
Maurice El Médioni meets Roberto Rodriguez: “Ana Ouana” – Descarga Oriental: The New York Sessions (Piranha)
Los Papacitos: “Jazzy” – Panama! 2 – Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus 1967-1977 (Soundway)
The Exciters: “Ese Muerto No Lo Cargo Yo” – Panama! 2 – Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus 1967-1977 (Soundway)
Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings: “If I Could Have You The Way I Want You” – Renegades (Delmark)
Clusone 3: “Hinde-wu” – Trio Clusone (Ramboy)
Lucky 7s: “Sunny’s Bounce” – Pluto Junkyard (Clean Feed)
Roberto Rodriguez: “Comparsa en Altamar” – El Danzon de Moises (Tzadik)
Diedre Murray/Fred Hopkins: “Minute Tango” – Stringology (Black Saint)
Amina Claudine Myers: “Sunday Comedown” – Poems for Piano: The Piano Music of Marion Brown (Sweet Earth)
Marion Brown: “Sunshine Road” – Live in Japan (DIW)
Clarinet Summit: “Satin Doll” – In Concert at the Public Theater, Vol. II (India Navigation)
Ray Brown: “Sweet Georgia Brown” – Soular Energy (Concord Jazz)
Tribe: “Benificent” – Message From The Tribe (Universal Sound)
Carl Maguire’s Floriculture: “Basic Botany” – Sided Silver Solid (Firehouse 12)