Set List for 24 September 2008

Today's show was 2 hours in length as I filled in for Rachel the host of Global Madness.  The show was definitely heavy on the funk with a lot of fusion and organ music, especially the new release from the Oliver Lake Organ Trio, Makin' It.  I highly recommend that you check this release out.  It is funky as all get out, yet Lake still takes it left of center.

Well without further ado, the songs played this afternoon are:

• The Roy Hargrove Quintet, "Mr. Clean", Earfood (EmArcy)
• S.M.V., "Thunder", Thunder (Heads Up International)
• George Duke, "Everyday Hero", Dukey Treats (Heads Up International)
• Guillermo Klein y los Guachos, "Volante", Filtros (Sunnyside Communications)
• John McNeil/Bill McHenry Quartet, "Marvos Manny", Rediscovery (Sunnyside Communications)
• Adam Niewood & His Rabble Rousers, "Demented Lullabye", Epic Journey (innova Recordings)
• Sean Noonan's Being Brewed by Noon, "Noonbrews", Live from New York and Beyond... (innova Recordings)
• Matt Ulery's Loom, "Pink Sea and Wondering Without", Music Box Ballerina (Woolgathering Records)
• William Parker, "O'Neal's Bridge", Double Sunrise over Neptune (AUM Fidelity)
• William Parker, "Neptune's Mirror", Double Sunrise over Neptune (AUM Fidelity)
  
• Oliver Lake Organ Trio, "Olla's Blues", Makin' It (Passin' Thru Records)
• organissimo, "Groovadelphia", Groovadelphia (Big O Records)
• Garaj Mahal, "Semos", w00t (Owl Studios)
• Esperanza Spalding, "I Know You Now", Esperanza (Heads Up International)
• Oliver Lake Organ Trio, "In Walked John", Makin' It (Passin' Thru Records)
  
• Oliver Lake Organ Trio, "Gano", Makin' It (Passin' Thru Records)
  

WMEB Jazz Charts - Week Ending 19 September 2008

This week's jazz charts as reported for CMJ NMR Issue #1076

1. Paul Shapiro, Essen (Tzadik)
2. Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico, Songs of an Other (ECM Records)
3. Eri Yamamoto Trio, Redwoods (AUM Fidelity)
4. Anat Cohen, Notes from the Village (Anzic Records)
5. Anna Maria Flechero, Within the Fourteenth Hour (Anna Maria Flechero)
6. Roswell Rudd Quartet, Keep Your Heart Right (Soundscape Series)
7. Dr. Michael White, Blue Crescent (Basin Street Records)
8. Misha Alperin, Her First Dance (ECM Records)
9. Cassandra Wilson, Loverly (Blue Note Records)
10. Kenny Garrett, Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium (Mack Avenue Records)

Setlist for 17 September 2008

Today's show went much smoother than last week's.  I hope that if you listened, you enjoyed the music.  If you didn't, here is what you missed...

• Eri Yamamoto Trio, "Bumpy Trail", Redwoods (AUM Fidelity)
• Anat Cohen, "Washington Square Park", Notes from the Village (Anzic Records)
• Cassandra Wilson, "Arere", Loverly (Blue Note Records)
• Anna Maria Flechero, "Misty", Within the Fourteenth Hour (Anna Maria Flechero)
• Roswell Rudd Quartet, "I'm Going Sane (One Day at a Time)", Keep Your Heart Right (Soundscape Series)
• Dr. Michael White, "Alegria", Blue Crescent (Basin Street Records)
• Misha Alperin, "Jump", Her First Dance (ECM Records)
• Paul Shapiro, "Dunkin' Bagel", Essen (Tzadik)
• Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico, "Sassuni Oror", Songs of an Other (ECM Records)

Peace,

Les

WMEB Jazz Charts - Week Ending 12 September 2008

Greetings!  This week's jazz chart for WMEB, as reported to CMJ is:

1. Kenny Garrett, Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridum (Mack Avenue Records)
2. James Carter, Present Tense (EmArcy)
3. Evan Parker Transatlantic Art Ensemble, Boustrophedon (ECM Records)
4. Yuganaut, This Musicship (ESP-Disk')
5. Elisabeth Kontomanou, Back to My Groove (Plus Loin Music)
6. Chris Speed, Chris Cheek, Stephane Furic Leibovici, Jugendstil (ESP-Disk')
7. Pete Zimmer Quartet, Chillin' Live @ Jazz Factory (Tippin' Records)
8. Kenny Barron, The Traveler (Sunnyside Communications)
9. William Parker, Double Sunrise over Neptune (AUM Fidelity)
10. Ted Nash, The Mancini Project (Palmetto Records)

All of the above albums are fabulous, each for different reasons.  My favorites, in no particular order, right now are Double Sunrise over Neptune, Jugendstil, and The Mancini Project.

Peace!

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Paix,
Les

Setlist for 10 September 2008

Today's show was a bit crazy...I left a meeting late, my car wasn't ready from the garage, and I received a call right as I was about to leave for my show.  Needless to say, it started two minutes late and seemed I never caught up.  "One World Family" was played in dedication to the victims of the 11 September 2001 tragedies and their families.  Anyway, without further ado, here is the setlist that was.  Peace, Les

• Kenny Garrett, "The Ring", Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium (Mack Avenue Records)
• Evan Parker Transatlantic Art Ensemble, "Furrow 2", Boustrophedon (ECM Records)
• Yuganaut, "Stimulus", This Musicship (ESP-Disk')
• Kahil El'Zabar Trio, "One World Family" Love Outside of Dreams (Delmark Records)
• James Carter, "Dodo's Bounce", Present Tense (EmArcy)
• Elisabeth Kontomanou, "Back to My Groove", Back to My Groove (Plus Loin Music)

Greetings!

Greetings! I'm Les, host of Streams of Consciousness on WMEB, 91.9 FM in Orono, ME.  Streams of Consciousness (Wednesdays from 4 to 5 PM) is a show dedicated to the best in jazz and improvised music, with a focus on recent releases.  Soon, I will post the url for the live stream so you can listen from anywhere you have a computer and a high-speed connection.

I will post the show setlists, links to other sites and album reviews for some of my favorite releases.

Peace