“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.
WNUR is in the midst of its annual phone-a-thon fundraiser, so today’s show is pretty heavy on the pitching. Apologies in advance if you find all the talk tiresome. Hopefully the gems I pulled out special for today’s show make it worthwhile! And if you have the means, please consider making a contribution to the station by phoning 847-491-WNUR (we still don’t have online pledging, but that should be coming in the spring…)
complete program (133 MB, 2 hrs 26 min)
Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)
Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys: “Steel Guitar Rag” – San Antonio Rose (Bear Family)
John Zorn: “Miller’s Crake” – O’o (Tzadik)
Los Caballeros de Colon: “Con Los Caballeros” – Panama: Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus 1965-75 (Soundway)
Quintette Guineenne: “Massane Cisse” – Musique Sans Paroles (Syliphone)
Bobby Rush: “Bowlegged Woman, Knock Kneed Man” – Light: On the South Side – Pepper’s Jukebox (Numero Group)
Johnny Osborne: “We Need Love” – 100% Dynamite (Soul Jazz)
Amina Claudine Myers: “3/4 of 4/4″ – Freedom Rhythm and Sound (Soul Jazz)
Rio 65 Trio: “Sonnymoon For Two (Blues em Samba)” – Rio 65 Trio (Philips)
Golden Gate Quartet: “Dipsy Doodle” – Travelin’ Shoes (Bluebird)
Dee Alexander: “Live” – Wild is the Wind (Blujazz)
Dexter Gordon: “Broadway” – Our Man in Paris (Blue Note)
Desmond Dekker: “Mother Long Tongue” – Rockin’ Steady (Rhino)
E.T. Mensah: “St. Peter’s Calypso” – All For You (RetroAfric)
Claude Martial et Karukera Boys: “Pou Quatre Sous Gros Gateaux” – The Golden Age Of Beguine (Discovery)
Myra Melford & Be Bread: “I See a Horizon” – The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12)
Jewels and Binoculars: “Highway 61 Revisited” – The Music of Bob Dylan (Ramboy)
Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath: “Brotherhood” – Nick Tete (Fledg’ling)
Hassan Hakmoun & Adam Rudolph: “Ma’bud Allah” – Gift of the Gnawa (Flying Fish)
3 Big Guys + 1: “Three Big 5″ – 3 Big Guys + 1 (Asian Improv Records)
Albert Ayler: “Ghosts” – Love Cry (Impulse)
Eric Dolphy: “245″ – Outward Bound (Prestige)
The Nice Guy Trio: “Unicycle Cocek” – Here Comes… The Nice Guy Trio (Porto Franco)
Eri Yamamoto Trio: “We’ll Figure Out Blues” – In Each Day, Something Good (AUM Fidelity)
Quarteto Em Cy & Tamba Trio: “Zambi” – Som Definitivo (Philips)
André Jaume: “Song for Steve” – Cinoche (CELP)
Shake Keane: “Mambo Indio” – London Is The Place For Me Vol 4 — African Dreams & The Piccadilly High Life (Honest Jon’s)
Pran: “Jhala” – Raga for the Rainy Season (Sparkling Beatnik)