Suite History: Duke Ellington, Oliver Nelson, and John Carter

[ghost of miles]

Suite History: Duke Ellington, Oliver Nelson, John Carter,and the African-American Odyssey features music from Ellington's Black, Brown and Beige, Nelson's Afro-American Sketches, and Carter's Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music, all extended works that depict the black experience from Africa to slavery and the difficulties of post-emancipation life in America. The program also includes commentary from historian Michael McGerr (I'll be posting a full transcript of our conversation later today on the Night Lights blog). "Suite History" airs Saturday, Feb. 9 at 11:05 p.m. EST on WFIU-Bloomington and at 9 p.m. Central Time on WNIN-Evansville. It also airs tomorrow evening at 10 EST on Michigan's Blue Lake Public Radio. The program will be posted for online listening Monday morning in the Night Lights archives.

Note: a future program will be devoted to a more in-depth and singular exploration of John Carter's Roots and Folklore.

Next week: "Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz."

Edited February 9, 2010 by ghost of miles

[papsrus]

Thank you for posting this. I'll be tuning in Sunday.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Next week: "Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz."

Aha! Can you give me idiot-proof instructions on how to listen to this, please Ghost?

MG

[ghost of miles]

Next week: "Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz."

Aha! Can you give me idiot-proof instructions on how to listen to this, please Ghost?

MG

MG, it's actually going to be a repeat, so it's already archived for online listening:

Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz

Do you have RealPlayer? If not, you can download a basic, free version here.

EDIT: I went back and looked at the old thread for this show--I think you should just click "open".

Edited February 9, 2008 by ghost of miles

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Next week: "Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz."

Aha! Can you give me idiot-proof instructions on how to listen to this, please Ghost?

MG

MG, it's actually going to be a repeat, so it's already archived for online listening:

Say It Loud: Black-Pride Soul Jazz

Do you have RealPlayer? If not, you can download a basic, free version here.

EDIT: I went back and looked at the old thread for this show--I think you should just click "open".

Thanks - I got Real Player last week. Now listening. But it's so extremely quiet. I almost have to put my ear to the screen. Is there a volume control? I can't see one?

MG

[Guest Bill Barton]

"sweet"

[ghost of miles]

Suite History: Duke Ellington, Oliver Nelson, John Carter and the African-American Odyssey is now archived for online listening. Part 1 and Part 2 of the full interview that I did with historian Michael McGerr for this program are transcribed and posted on the website as well...Michael talks about the historical contexts from which these extended works emerged. (He's quite an Ellington devotee, and I'm hoping that some day he'll undertake a bio of DKE.)

Note to MG: there should be a volume control on your RealPlayer box, just to the right of the stream. However, I do know that in the past there was an issue with Night Lights being recorded at too low a volume--I'm pretty sure in the past 1-2 years the engineers have been boosting it a bit.

Edited February 9, 2010 by ghost of miles

[papsrus]

Suite History: Duke Ellington, Oliver Nelson, John Carter and the African-American Odyssey is now archived for online listening. Part 1 and Part 2 of the full interview that I did with historian Michael McGerr for this program are transcribed and posted on the website as well...Michael talks about the historical contexts from which these extended works emerged. (He's quite an Ellington devotee, and I'm hoping that some day he'll undertake a bio of DKE.)

Note to MG: there should be a volume control on your RealPlayer box, just to the right of the stream. However, I do know that in the past there was an issue with Night Lights being recorded at too low a volume--I'm pretty sure in the past 1-2 years the engineers have been boosting it a bit.

Thanks for posting this. Very much enjoying it. I've just recently started listening to Black Brown & Beige, so this broadcast provides some needed context for me. The Nelson suite I am completely unfamiliar with, but from the recordings here, it sounds very good indeed. Interesting that he was initially reluctant to write the suite. I am familiar with Castles of Ghana, but nothing else of Carter's mammoth contribution here.

Anyways, thanks again for providing this. Very much enjoying it.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Suite History: Duke Ellington, Oliver Nelson, John Carter and the African-American Odyssey is now archived for online listening. Part 1 and Part 2 of the full interview that I did with historian Michael McGerr for this program are transcribed and posted on the website as well...Michael talks about the historical contexts from which these extended works emerged. (He's quite an Ellington devotee, and I'm hoping that some day he'll undertake a bio of DKE.)

Note to MG: there should be a volume control on your RealPlayer box, just to the right of the stream. However, I do know that in the past there was an issue with Night Lights being recorded at too low a volume--I'm pretty sure in the past 1-2 years the engineers have been boosting it a bit.

Thanks Ghost - I'll have a look.

MG

[ghost of miles]

A somewhat revised version of this program aired last week and is now archived for online listening:

Suite History: Four Jazz Composers and the African-American Odyssey