Archive for November, 2010

This is the week of November 30th, 2010

We open with In A Mellotone, a classic from Duke Ellington. We then hop down to New Orleans for a feature on Aaron Neville. We close with 28 versions of "Guantanamera" and "Perfidia" featuring Celia Cruz, Beny More, Perez Prado, and Lucrecia among a host of other musicians.


VARIOUS ARTISTS / “Cuban Classics”
Tue, Nov 30th, 2010 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »

AARON NEVILLE / ‘Aaron Neville Mixtape”
Tue, Nov 30th, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »

DUKE ELLINGTON / “Duke In A Mellotone Mixtape”
Tue, Nov 30th, 2010 | Posted in Classic | 1 Comment »

This is the week of November 22nd, 2010

This week we head deep into classic jazz from the seventies presented by Cannonball Adderley featuring the Nat Adderley Sextet with narration by Rick Holmes. Next we enjoy music from dance club diva Joi Cardwell. We conclude with dazzling Brazilian vocalist Flora Purim singing the music of Milton Nascimento.


FLORA PURIM / “Flora Sings Milton Mixtape”
Mon, Nov 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »

JOI CARDWELL / “Joi Cardwell Mixtape”
Mon, Nov 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »

CANNONBALL & NAT ADDERLEY with RICK HOLMES / “Cannonball Presents Mixtape”
Mon, Nov 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »

This is the week of November 16th, 2010

Still studying Miles. This week we feature Miles Davis playing standards. Then we hop down under to New Zealand for latest releases from Ladi6 and Trinity Roots. Then we get a bunch of artists covering the same standards that Miles covered: Nancy Wilson, Hugh Masekela, Ray Charles and Cleo Laine, Donald Harrison, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner, Lina Nyberg, Ron Carter, Dara Tucker, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Mark Murphy, Esther Phillips, Nina Simone, Eve Cornelious, Eddie Harris, Will Downing, Ben Webster, Kenny Burrell, Shirley Horn, Bireli Lagrene & Sylvain Luc, Cassandra Wilson, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Vijay Iyer, and Inspiration.


VARIOUS ARTISTS / “Standards”
Tue, Nov 16th, 2010 | Posted in Cover | 3 Comments »

LADI6, TRINITY ROOTS / “Kiwi Music”
Tue, Nov 16th, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | No Comments »

MILES DAVIS / “Miles Plays Standards”
Tue, Nov 16th, 2010 | Posted in Classic | 1 Comment »

This is the week of November 8th, 2010

Five hours of music. Forty-three selections. Old masters. Young talent. This is Kind of Blue far, far beyond, featuring: Miles Davis & John Coltrane, Bobby Lyle, The Swingle Singers, Conrad Herwig, Eddie Jefferson, Jean-Michel Pilc, Monty Alexander, John Santos, World Saxophone Quartet, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Wes Montgomery, Jon Hendricks, Gerald Wilson, Ray Brown, Al Jarreau, Alisa Ohri, Sameer Gupta, Soul Cycle, Russell Gunn, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Cassandra Wilson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Vahag Petian & Clarence Johnson III, Mark Murphy, Steve Turre, Take 6, Rebirth Brass Band, Dee Dee Bridgewater, The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra, Jeremy Taylor, Jazz At Lincoln Center (Wynton Marsalis), and Eve Cornelious & Chip Crawford.


VARIOUS ARTISTS / “All Blues” & “Flamenco Sketches”
Mon, Nov 8th, 2010 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »

VARIOUS ARTISTS / “Blue In Green”
Mon, Nov 8th, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »

VARIOUS ARTISTS / “So What” & “Freddie Freeloader”
Mon, Nov 8th, 2010 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »

This is the week of November 2nd, 2010

Check out seminal Afro-Cuban percussionist/composer Chano Pozo, enjoy live music from the mature Wynton Marsalis, and be inspired by 15 versions of "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" featuring Leontyne Price, Illinois Jacquet, Nina Simone, Lance Hayward & Milt Hinton, Dionne Farris, Shirley Scott, Irma Thomas, composer Billy Taylor, Lucky Peterson, Junior Mance, Lighthouse Family, Dave Braham, Sharlene Hector, and Jhelisa.


VARIOUS ARTISTS / “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” Mixtape
Tue, Nov 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »

WYNTON MARSALIS / “Wynton Live”
Tue, Nov 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »

CHANO POZO / “Chano Pozo Mixtape”
Tue, Nov 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Classic | 2 Comments »