“Conference of the Birds” is my weekly radio program on WNUR-FM. It airs on Tuesdays from 5-7:30 am Chicago time (UTC-5). And, of course, when technology cooperates, you can just come here for the archives.
I had a lot of fun with this week’s show, even though there were no callers. (There may have been some technical issues with the over-the-air signal, but the internet worked fine.)
Sadly, a good portion of today’s show was devoted to Fred Anderson, who passed away since last week’s show, and who will be sent home Tuesday evening. Even though I haven’t been to the Velvet or seen Fred perform in longer than I’d like, I was really moved to remember his kind and gentle presence at so many musical events of my past. Thank you for all the music, sir, and I can only imagine the jam sessions you can get into now…
Also, I misannounced the Occidental Brothers song before but not after it was played. They are in fact playing on Thursday at the Taste of Chicago and Saturday, July 10th at the Folk and Roots festival. Don’t miss ‘em!
Finally, welcome to Stephen who is doing the show after me this summer and who’d thought of calling his show “Conference of the Birds!” He started with “Interception” from the classic Dave Holland album and I left that at the end of this week’s recording.
Listen:
download complete program (146 MB, 2 hrs 39 min)
Artist: “Track” – Album (Label)
Stevie Wonder: “I Gotta Have a Song” – Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Motown)
Bobby “Blue” Bland: “Ain’t No Love” - Windy City Soul
L’Orchestre Jeunesse de Paul-Emile Haliar: “La Vie Critique” – Tumbélé! Biguine, afro & latin sounds from the French Caribbean, 1963-74 (Soundway)
Dizzy Gillespie & Machito: “Exuberante” – Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods (Original Jazz Classics)
Jamie Lidell: “Multiply” – Multiply (Warp)
Uptighty: “Let’s Take It To The Lounge” – Uptighty (Mud)
Ignace de Souza: “Anyenko” – The Great Unknowns (Original Music)
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International: “Ɔdɔ Bra WaWaWa” – Ɔdɔ Sanbra (ODBDI)
E.T. Mensah: “Asembon Tie M’ansem” – All For You (RetroAfric)
Mighty Sparrow: “Mae Mae” – Volume Four (Ice)
The Ogyatanaa Show Band: “You Monopolise Me” – Ghana Special: Modern Highlife Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81 (Soundway)
King Sunny Ade: “Ja Fun Mi (instrumental)” – Nigeria 70 (Strut)
Haruna Ishola and his Apala Group: “Ganiyu Ajimobi” – Apala Messenger (Indigedisc)
Max Romeo and the Upsetters: “I Chase the Devil” – War Ina Babylon (Mango)
Sam Cooke: “Summertime” – The Best of Sam Cooke (RCA)
Jamie Lidell: “Multiply (in a Minor Key)” – KEXP Song of the Day (KEXP)
Tim Maia: “Do Your Thing, Behave Yourself” – Tim Maia (1973) (Polydor)
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou: “Yao-Yao” – Reminiscin’ In Tempo African Dancefloor Classics (Popular African Music)
Alice Coltrane: “Turiya and Ramakrishna” – Ptah the El Daoud (Impulse)
Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake/Harrison Bankhead: “Ode to Tip” – Timeless (Delmark)
Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake/Harrison Bankhead/Jim Baker: “Birdhouse” – Birdhouse (Okkadisk)
Fred Anderson Quartet: “Bombay (Children of Cambodia)” – The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. 1 (Unheard Music Series)
Sonny Rollins: “Alfie” – Soundtrack to Alfie (Impulse)