NO ROOM FOR SQUARES-JAZZORIZIT-WITH VINTAGE VINYL AT MILK, READING, SESSION 75, 5/8/14. LISTEN TO THE SESSION ON MIXCLOUD-JIM B. DONOVAN.
OK SO I KNOW THIS EVENING IS A LITTLE SELF INDULGENT AND NOT THE MOST HEAVILY ATTENDED OF THE EVENINGS I AM INVOLVED IN, BUT IT IS RATHER DIFFERENT FROM OTHER NIGHTS IN READING, AND IT GIVES ME A CHANCE-THANKS TO MILKS TIM-TO PLAY AND SHARE THE JAZZ/SOUL MUSIC I SO LOVE. ON BALANCE ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION IS “PROPER JAZZ”, ESPECIALLY WHEN IDRIS WAS BEING FEATURED (MARKED ON THE PLAYLIST AS IM, WHEN HE WAS PLAYING WITH OTHERS), BUT CERTAINLY WHEN THELONIOUS AND MILES DO GET ON THE BAR REALLY SPARKLES, AND REALLY FITS THE AMBIENCE. I NAMED CHECKED EVERY HALF HOUR OR SO, AND MUCKED UP THE INTRODUCTION DUE TO SOMEONE I KNOW ARRIVING AT THAT VERY TIME! STANDOUTS FOR ME WERE “PRAYER” AND “AFRO BLUE”. PLUS ATTEMPTING TO ADD A LITTLE BLUES INTO THE EVENING I PLAYED 2 ALAN LOMAX FIELD RECORDED TUNES FROM 1959. SO ENJOY THIS LITTLE SLICE OF JAZZ ON A SUMMERS DAY, AND A FEW WEEKS OFF FOR ME FROM PLAYING OUT, BUT I WILL RETURN AT THE END OF AUGUST. REGARDS-Jim
MADLIB——STEPPING INTO TOMORROW
NINO DE LUCA—RAPIMENTO IN SICILLA
AIRTO/SIVUCCA—BRANCHES OF THE ROSE TREE
CAROLE KING—JAZZMAN
GRANT GREEN/IM—CEASE THE BOMBING
EDDIE PALMIERI—HARLEM RIVER DRIVE
BOY BLUE—BOOGIE CHILDREN/ALAN LOMAX RECORDING
KOOP—WALTZ FOR KOOP
JILL SCOTT—SLOWLY SURELY
THELONIOUS MONK—BLUE MONK/JAZZ ON A SUMMERS DAY S/T
ROBERTA FLACK—I CAN SEE THE SUN IN LATE DECEMBER
REUBEN WILSON/IM—-I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
RAMP—EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE
CHARLES EARLAND—SHINING BRIGHT
SARAH VAUGHAN—THINKING OF YOU
IDRIS MUHAMMAD—DANCING IN THE LAND OF LOVELY LADIES
LOU DONALDSON/IM—SUMMERTIME
KENNY RANKIN—PEACEFUL
GREGORY PORTER—ON MY WAY TO HARLEM
SONNY ROLLINS—ST. THOMAS
CACERES—ROMPE CON TODO
MICHAEL OLATUNJI—SOUL MAKOSSA PART 1
MONGO SANTAMARIA—AFRO BLUE, LIVE
ELLA FITZGERALD—JAZZ SAMBA, LIVE
SARAH VAUGHAN—INNER CITY BLUES
MARK MURPHY—STOLEN MOMENTS
NUYOURICAN SOUL—BLACK GOLD-4-HERO MIX
IDRIS MUHAMMAD—SUPER BAD
LOU DONALDSON/IM—SAY IT LOUD, I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD
GRANT GREEN/IM—LET THE MUSIC TAKE YOUR MIND
CHARLES EARLAND/IM—BLACK TALK
IDRIS MUHAMMAD—COULD HEAVEN EVER BE LIKE THIS
ROY AYERS—EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE
GANGSTARR—ABOVE THE CLOUDS
RAMSEY LEWIS—LES FLEUR
GALLIANO—PRINCE OF PEACE
ROY BUDD—PAVANNE
MEL TORME—CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND
LETTA M’BULA—WHAT’S WRONG WITH GROOVIN’
JULIE LONDON—CRY ME A RIVER
WILLIE BOBO—KOJAK THEME
TOMMY CHASE—KILLER JOE
BURT BACHARACH—SOUTH AMERICAN GETAWAY
DONALD BYRD—DOMINOES
UNDERWOLVES—BIRD SONG
DJ SHADOW—INFLUX, SKIT
FORREST CITY JOE—STOP BREAKING DOWN, ALAN LOMAX RECORDING
MILES DAVIS—SO WHAT
MAL WALDRON—ROCK ONE FOR JIMBO SAN
PEPE BRADDOCK—DEEP BURNT
GREGORY PORTER—1960 WHAT
NRFS IS A “JAZZISNOTAFOURLETTERWORD”, PRODUCTION, 2014.
