"Straight, No Chaser" Playlists

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Thanks to Brett Watanabe and John Midgley, who were your guest hosts on “Straight, No Chaser” while I was out of town the last few weeks. On July 14, Brett paid tribute to the great Charlie Haden (1937-2014), Here is Brett’s playlist:

Gonzalo Rubalcaba – “First Song” – Discovery
Ornette Coleman – “Human Being” – Snapshots, Soapsuds
Ornette Coleman – “Snapshots, Soapsuds” – Snapshots, Soapsuds
Old and New Dreams – “Dewey’s Tune” – A Tribute to Blackwell
Denny Zeitlin – “Labyrinth” – Zeitgeist
Charlie Haden – “War Orphans” – Liberation Music Orchestra
Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden – “Dance of the Infidels” – Last Dance (N)
Ornette Coleman – “Tomorrow” – Friends and Neighbors
Pat Metheny – “Always and Forever” – Secret Story
Kenny Barron – “Be-bop” – Wanton Spirit
Jane Ira Bloom – “Change Up” – Mighty Lights
Charlie Haden / Liberation Music Orchestra – “Not In Our Name” – Not In Our Name
Keith Jarrett – “For All We Know” – Jasmine

John Midgley also featured Haden's recordings on July 21:

Edward Simon Trio – “Pathless Path” – Live In New York At Jazz Standard
Wayne Shorter – “Aung San Suu Kyi” – Footprints Live!
George Russell – “Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub” – The Jazz Workshop
Ben Goldberg – “Evolution” – Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues
Chris Speed – “Transporter” – Emit
Phil Ranelin – “Black On The Nu” – Inspiration
Larry Young – “The Moontrane” – Unity
Ornette Coleman – “Ramblin’” – Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
Ornette Coleman – “Law Years” – The Complete Science Fiction Sessions
Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman – “Trigonometry” – Song X: Twentieth Anniversary
Old and New Dreams – “Guinea” – Old and New Dreams
Keith Jarrett – “Great Bird” – Death And The Flower
Charlie Haden – “The Introduction” & “Song of the United Front” – Liberation Music Orchestra
Charlie Haden / Liberation Music Orchestra – “Nikosi Sikelel’i Afrika” – Dream Keeper
Charlie Haden Quartet West – “All Through the Night” – Now Is The Hour
Charlie Haden / Geri Allen / Paul Motian – “Lonely Woman” – Etudes

John returned on July 28. That show can still be heard in the audio archive at the KBCS website. Here is the playlist:

Michel Petrucciani – “Limbo” – Power of Three
Sonny Rollins – “The Bridge” – The Bridge
Jim Hall – “Concierto de Aranjuez” – Concierto
Jim Hall & Bill Frisell – “Sonnymoon For Two” – Hemispheres
Jim Hall & Enrico Pieranunzi – “Careful” – Duologues
Jim Hall – “Skylark” – Ballad Essentials
Craig Taborn Trio – “Saints” – Chants
Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner, Ben Street – “Tolli’s Dance” – All Our Reasons
Steve Lehman Octet – “Glass Enclosure Transcription” – Mise En Abime (N)
Duke Ellington – “Money Jungle” – Money Jungle
Terri Lyne Carrington – “Money Jungle” – Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
Duke Ellington – “Wig Wise” – Money Jngle
Andrew Hill – “Awake” – Mosaic Select
McCoy Tyner – “The Wanderer” – Mosaic Select
Charles Mingus – “Hobo Ho” – Let My Children Hear Music

Edited August 5, 2014 by David Utevsky

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Here is the music we heard on "Straight, No Chaser" on Monday, August 4:

Howard Roberts -- "A Taste of Honey" -- Whatever's Fair! -- Euphoria

Johnny Smith -- "Bag's Groove" -- Johnny Smith and His New Quartet -- Fresh Sound -- 1956

Steve Cardenas -- "Teo" -- Melody in a Dream -- Sunnyside -- 2012

Anthony Wilson Trio -- "Time Flies" -- Our Gang -- Groove Note -- 2000

Todd Bishop Group -- "Somnambulist" -- Travelogue -- Origin -- 2014 (N)

The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet and Drums -- "Kickamar" -- Tiny Lower Case -- Sowie Sound -- rel. 2014 (N)

Anthony Branker and Word Play -- "Slave States" -- The Forward (Towards Equality) Suite -- Origin -- 2014 (N)

Charlie Mingus -- "Los Mariachis" -- Tijuana Moods -- RCA Victor -- 1962

Joe Chambers -- "Asiatic Raes" -- Horace to Max -- Savant -- 2009

Franz Koglmann -- "Rue Montmartre" -- Make Believe -- Between The Lines -- 1998

Weasel Walter, Mary Halvorson & Peter Evans -- "Interface" -- Mechanical Malfunction -- Thrsty Ear -- 2012

Joshua Redman -- "Act Natural" -- Trios Live -- Nonesuch -- 2009 (N)

Archie Shepp -- "Cousin Mary" -- Four For Trane -- Impulse! -- 1964

Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio -- "Dear Joe" -- Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio -- Concord Jazz -- rel. 2014 (N)

Michiel Braam Hybred 10tet -- "Fat Centered Gravy" -- On The Move -- Stemra -- 2011

Scot Ray Quintet -- "Above Breath" -- Active Vapor Recovery -- Cryptogramophone -- 2002

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Head for the streaming audio archive at www.kbcs.fm to hear this week's edition of "Straight, No Chaser." Here is the playlist:

Allen Toussaint -- "Singin' The Blues" -- The Bright Mississippi -- Nonesuch -- 2008

Art Tatum -- "She's Funny That Way" -- Solo Masterpieces, Volume Eight -- Pablo -- 1954

Howard McGhee -- "Park Avenue Petite" -- Dusty Blue -- Bethlehem -- c. 1961

Fats Navarro -- "The Squirrel" -- The Fats Navarro Story -- Proper

Geri Allen -- "Faith Carriers of Life" -- Flying Toward The Sound -- Motema -- 2008

Bill Carrothers -- "Hello Ma Baby" -- Armistice 1918 -- Sketch -- 2003

Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio -- "Turning" -- Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio -- Concord Jazz -- rel. 2014 (N)

Kris Davis -- "Minnow Bucket" -- Rye Eclipse -- Fresh Sound New Talent -- 2007

Billy Harper -- "Soran-Bushi, B.H." -- Soran-Bushi, B.H. -- Columbia -- 1977

Anthony Braxton -- "Composition No. 106f" -- Solo (Koln) 1978 -- Leo

Francois Tusques -- "La Tour Saint-Jacques" -- 1965, Francois Tusques, Free Jazz -- Adda

The Westerlies -- "Love, Love, Love" -- Wish The Children Would Come On Home -- Songlines -- 2013 (N)

Aldo Romano & Joe Lovano -- "Sediments" -- Ten Tales -- Owl -- 1989

Joe Farrell -- "Bass Folk Song" -- Moon Germs -- CTI -- 1972

Daniel Levin Quartet -- "Wickets" -- Some Trees -- Hat Hut -- 2005

Joe Morris, Faustio Sierakowski & Nigel Taylor -- "Some" -- Part and Parcel -- Bug Incision -- 2012

Lounge Lizards -- "She Drove Me Mad" -- Queen of All Ears -- Strange & Beautiful Music -- rel. 1998

Kenny Werner -- "Good Luck Horror" -- Unprotected Music -- Double-Time -- 1997

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This week's "Straight, No Chaser" on KBCS featured two live Miles Davis performances from 1970 and several new releases. Here is the playlist:

Cynthia Mullis -- "Still Playin' It" -- Inside Job -- OA2 -- 2001

Orrin Evans -- "Liberation Blues" -- Liberation Blues -- Smoke Sessions -- 2014 (N)

The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet & Drums -- "Wave Waltz Hardcore" -- Tiny Lower Case -- Sowie Sound -- rel. 2014 (N)

Johnny Griffin -- "The Way You Look Tonight" -- A Blowin' Session -- Blue Note -- 1957

Freddie Hubbard -- "Spirits of Trane" -- Gleam -- Wounded Bird -- 1975

Miles Davis -- "Bitches Brew" -- Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970) -- Columbia -- 1970

Black Host -- "Wrestling" -- Life in the Sugar Candle Mines -- NSPY

Tal Gur -- "Time Tuning Day #2" -- Under Contractions -- (self) -- 2013 (N)

Steve Lehman Octet -- "Glass Enclosure Transcription" -- Mise en Abîme -- Pi -- 2014 (N)

Roy Campbell Pyramid Trio -- "Tazz's Dilemma" -- Ethnic Stew and Brew -- Delmark -- 2000

Kali Z. Fasteau -- "Vitesse" -- An Alternate Universe -- Flying Note -- 1991

Signal Problems -- "Made For TV Pt. 2" -- Signal Problems - pfMentum -- 2013 (N)

Jon Raskin Quartet -- "The Third Path To No Where" -- The Bass & the Bird Pond -- New World -- 1996

Francesco Diodati -- "Krashing Minds" -- Neko Purple Bra -- Auand -- 2009

Miles Davis -- "Directions" -- Miles at the Fillmore -- Columbia -- 1970

Todd Bishop Group -- "Norwegian" -- Travelogue -- Origin -- 2014 (N)

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This week on "Straight, No Chaser," we heard a number of recordings featuring the violinist John Blake, Jr. (1947-2014). Here is the playlist:

Catalyst (with John Blake) -- "Athene" -- Unity -- Muse -- 1974

McCoy Tyner (with John Blake) -- "Motherland" -- Horizon -- Fantasy -- 1979

John Blake -- "El C's" -- A New Beginning -- Gramavision -- 1988

James Newton (with John Blake) -- "Not Without You" -- Luella -- Gramavision -- 1983

Steve Turre (with John Blake) -- "When Lights Are Low" -- Fire and Ice -- Stash -- 1988

McCoy Tyner (with John Blake) -- "Precious One" -- Dimensions -- Elektra -- 1983

John Blake -- "Maiden Dance" -- Maiden Dance -- Gramavision -- 1983

Tetzepi -- "Tina's Wonderworld" -- SEED -- Trytone -- 2009

Orange Then Blue -- "Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are" -- Where Were You? -- GM Recordings -- 1987

Henri Texier Hope Quartet -- "Desaparecido" -- Live at L'Improviste -- Label Bleu -- rel. 2013

Amir Elsaffar & Hafez Modirzadeh -- "Post-Idiometic Blues / Cells A" -- Radif Suite -- Pi -- 20091

Samuel Blaser Consort in Motion -- "Color" -- A Mirror to Machaut -- Songlines -- 2013

Zony Mash -- "Brand Spankin New" -- Farewell Shows -- Kufala -- 2003

Akua Dixon -- "Determination" -- Moving On -- (self) -- rel. 2013

Dayna Stephens -- "Contagious" -- The Timeless Now -- CTA -- 2006

Next week, on September 1, Brett Watanabe will be your guest host on "Straight, No Chaser."

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Thanks to Brett Watanabe for hosting "Straight, No Chaser" on September 1. Head to the KBCS audio archive to hear the music Brett played:

Joshua Redman -- "Mantra #5" -- Trios Live (N)

Bob James Trio -- "Soul Eyes" -- Take It From The Top

Tomas Fujiwara and the HookUp -- "Opal" -- Action Speak

Didier Lockwood Group -- "Itxie" -- Phoenix Ninety

The Leaders -- "Peacemaker" -- Unforeseen Blessings

Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown -- "Green Grass" -- Varmint

Cedar Walton -- "Midnight Waltz" -- Reliving The Moment (N)

Joe Morris Quartet -- "Meaning" -- Balance (N)

Sam Jones -- "Seven Minds" -- Something in Common

Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom -- "Spotswood Drive" -- No Morphine, No Lilies

Michael Vlatkovich -- "Big Doors Little Windows" -- Here & Here & Here (N)

Electric N.H.I.C. -- "Make Them Circles Concentric" -- Groundwaves

Bobby Broom -- "Sweet and Lovely" -- My Shining Hour (N)

Miya Masaoka Trio -- "TraJapanese Folk Song" -- Monk's Japanese Folk Song

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Here is the music we heard on "Straight, No Chaser" on September 8:

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin Quintet -- "Dee Dee's Dance" -- Live at Minton's Playhouse in New York City -- Fresh Sound -- 1961

Elmo Hope -- "On It" -- The All Star Sessions -- Milestone -- 1956

Benny Golson -- "Something in B Flat" -- Benny Golson's New York Scene -- Contemporary -- 1957

Philly Joe Jones Dameronia -- "Theme of No Repeat" -- Stop, Look and Listen -- Uptown -- 1983

Marty Paich Quartet -- "Pitfall" -- The Marty Paich Quartet Featuring Art Pepper -- V.S.O.P. -- 1956

Frank Foster & The Loud Minority Band -- "Simone" -- Well Water -- Piadrum -- 1977

Adam Meckler Orchestra -- "Beautiful Beatrice" -- When The Clouds Look Like This -- Meckler Music House -- 2014 (N)

Amina Figarova -- "Sneaky Seagulls" -- Twelve -- In + Out -- 2012

[Amina Figarova will be at The Jazz Alley in Seattle on September 16 & 17.]

Daniel Rosenboom Quintet -- "The Fifteenth Hour" -- Fire Keeper -- Orenda -- 2013 (N)

[The Daniel Rosenbom Quintet will be at The Royal Room in Seattle on September 16.]

Sam Boshnack Quintet -- "Exploding Syndrome" -- Exploding Syndrome -- (self) -- rel. 2014

Michael Vlatkovich -- "Strodaad" -- Subjective Experience In A Commercial Free Zone -- pfMentum -- 2014 (N)

Tal Gur -- "Time For Fight" -- Under Contractions -- (self) -- 2013-14 (N)

Bird Architects -- "Under The Influence" -- Gone -- Slam -- 2007

Tim Berne's Snakeoil -- "Cornered (Duck)" -- Shadow Man -- ECM -- 2013

Bobby Hutcherson -- "Out of This World" -- Wise One -- Kind of Blue -- 2009

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This week on "Straight, No Chaser," we said good-bye to bandleader Gerald Wilson (1918-2014) and keyboardist Joe Sample (1939-2014) and we sampled a few new releases, including one by the Daniel Rosenboom Quintet, which is appearing at The Royal Room in Seattle tomorrow night, September 16. Here is the complete playlist:

Gerald Wilson Orchestra -- "Aram" -- Portraits -- Capitol

Gerald Wilson Orchestra -- "The Serpent" -- The Golden Sword -- Discovery -- 1966

Gerald Wilson Orchestra -- "The 'IT's' Where It's At" -- Live and Swinging -- Pacific Jazz -- c. 1967

Gerald Wilson Orchestra -- "Dorian" -- In My Time -- Mack Avenue -- c. 2005

Gerald Wilson Orchestra -- "Allegro" -- Monterey Moods -- Mack Avenue -- c. 2007

Gerald Wilson Orchestra -- "The Feather" -- State Street Sweet -- MAMA -- c. 1995

Jazz Crusaders (with Joe Sample) -- "Till All Ends" -- The Young Rabbits -- Blue Note -- 1962

Jazz Crusaders (with Joe Sample) -- "Watts Happening" -- The Young Rabbits -- Blue Note -- 1967

Jazz Crusaders (with Joe Sample) -- "Blues Up Tight" -- The Young Rabbits -- Blue Note -- 1966

Jazz Crusaders (with Joe Sample) -- "A Summer Madness" -- The Festival Album -- Pacific Jazz -- 1966

Crusaders (with Joe Sample) -- "Sweet Revival" -- Crusaders 1 -- Blue Thumb -- c. 1970

Joe Sample -- "The Texas Two Step" -- The Pecan Tree -- Verve -- c. 2002

Marc Smason -- "Coffeehouse" -- Mambo de Gente -- (self) -- rel. 2014 (N)

The Last Taxi (with Todd Brunel & Patrick Battstone) -- "Subterranean Affair" -- A Conversation -- (self) -- 2013 (N)

Jewels and Binoculars (with Michael Moore) -- "Highway 61 Revisited" -- The Music of Bob Dylan -- Ramboy -- 2000

Daniel Rosenboom Quintet -- "Holiday Motel" -- Fire Keeper -- Orenda -- 2013 (N)

[The Daniel Rosenboom Quintet will be at The Royal Room in Seattle on Tuesday, September 16.]

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble -- "The Ooli Moves" -- Intergalactic Beings -- FPE -- 2010 (N)

Denman Maroney Quartet -- "Detach and Retain" -- GAGA -- Nuscape -- 2006

Myriad 3 -- "Der Trockner" -- The Where -- Alma -- rel. 2014 (N)

Next Monday, September 22, is the eve of John Coltrane's birthday, so you can expect to hear some Trane on "Straight, No Chaser."

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To commemorate the birthday of John Coltrane (September 23), we heard a few of his great recordings on this week's "Straight, No Chaser." As always, you can hear a streaming version of the program at www.kbcs.fm. Here's the playlist:

John Coltrane -- "Peace on Earth" -- Live in Japan -- Impulse! -- 1966

John Coltrane -- "Transition" -- Transition -- Impulse! -- 1965

John Coltrane -- "Leo" -- Interstellar Space -- Impulse! -- 1967

John Coltrane -- "Evolution" -- Live in Seattle -- Impulse! -- 1965

John Coltrane -- "The Inch Worm" -- The Paris Concert -- Pablo -- c. 1962

John Coltrane -- "Amen" -- Sun Ship -- Impulse! -- 1965

John Coltrane & Don Cherry -- "Cherryco" -- The Avant-Garde -- Atlantic -- 1960

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Thanks to the listeners who called in or logged on to donate to KBCS in our fall fund drive. Here are the tunes we heard on "Straight, No Chaser" on September 29:

Chick Corea Trio -- "Footprints" -- Trilogy -- Concord Jazz -- 2012 (N)

Larry Corban -- "Event Horizon" -- The Corbanator -- Nabroc -- 2014 (N)

Dave Kain -- "Paco" -- Raising Kain -- (self) -- rel. 2014 (N)

Pat Martino -- "Distant Land" -- Baiyina (The Clear Evidence) -- Prestige -- 1968

Sean Jones Quartet -- "New Journey" -- im·pro·vise–Never Before Seen -- Mack Avenue -- rel. 2014 (N)

Orrin Evans -- "Mumbo Jumbo" -- Liberation Blues -- Smoke Sessions -- 2014 (N)

Bad Luck -- "Three" -- Three -- Table & Chairs -- rel. 2014 (N)

[bad Luck is appearing at the Chapel Performance Space at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle, this Wednesday, October 1st, to celebrate the release of its new CD.]

Ceramic Dog -- "Ritual Slaughter" -- Your Turn -- Northern Spy -- rel. 2013

Bill Frisell -- "Leprechaun" -- Silent Comedy -- Tzadik -- 2012

Hannibal [Lokumbe] -- "Now Stand" -- The Tribe -- Kindred Spirits -- 1979

Enrico Rava & Parco della Musica Jazz Lab -- "They Don't Care About Us" -- Rava On The Dance Floor -- ECM -- 2011

Mark Turner Quartet -- "The Edenist" -- Lathe of Heaven -- ECM -- 2013 (N)

Dafnis Prieto -- "The Stutterer" -- Absolute Quintet -- Zoho -- 2005

The fund drive continues at KBCS. You can support community radio by calling (425) 564-5000 or going on-line at www.kbcs.fm.

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This week on "Straight, No Chaser," we celebrated the career of the Canadian trumpet and flugelhorn player Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014). Here are the recordings we heard:

Kenny Wheeler -- "Gnu Suite" -- Gnu High -- ECM -- 1975

Kenny Wheeler Quintet -- "H.S." -- Transcription -- Radio Canada International

Kenny Wheeler -- "Deer Wan" -- Deer Wan -- ECM -- 1977

Dave Holland Quintet (with Kenny Wheeler) -- "Gridlock (Opus 8)" -- Seeds of Time -- ECM -- 1984

Anthony Braxton (with Kenny Wheeler) -- "4038-NBS-373-6" -- Five Pieces 1975 -- Arista -- 1975

Kenny Wheeler -- "Eight Plus Three / Alice My Dear" -- A Long Time Ago -- ECM -- c. 1997

Kenny Wheeler Quintet -- "Miold Man" -- Flutter By, Butterfly -- Soul Note -- 1987

Jane Ira Bloom (with Kenny Wheeler) -- "b6 Bop" -- The Nearness -- Arabesque -- 1995

Kenny Wheeler Quintet -- "Hotel Le Hot" -- The Widow in the Window -- ECM -- 1990

Kenny Werner (with Kenny Wheeler) -- "Hedwig's Theme" -- Democracy -- Half Note -- 2006

Leo Smith (with Kenny Wheeler) -- "Tastalun" -- Divine Love -- ECM -- 1978

Ralph Towner (with Kenny Wheeler) -- "Special Delivery" -- Old Friends, New Friends -- ECM -- 1979

Bill Frisell (with Kenny Wheeler) -- "Resistor" -- Rambler -- ECM -- 1984

As always, you can hear this program any time in the next two weeks in the KBCS audio archive at www.kbcs.fm.

The 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival is coming to Seattle October 10 to November 11. Next Monday evening on "Straight, No Chaser," we'll listen to some of the artists who are playing in this year's festival. For more information about the festival, see www.earshot.org.

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This week's "Straight, No Chaser" was devoted to artists who are appearing in the 2014 Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle. The playlist, with information regarding the artists' upcoming performances, is below. For more information or tickets, see www.earshot.org or call Earshot Jazz at (206) 547-6763.

Lew Tabackin Quartet -- "Dig" -- What A Little Moonlight Can Do -- Concord Jazz -- 1994

[Lew Tabackin Trio, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 19]

Johnaye Kendrick -- "I Will Wait Forever" -- Here -- Johnygirl -- rel. 2014

[Johnaye Kendrick Group, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 16]

OU -- "La Mehtita" -- Pisces -- Spoot -- rel. 2014

[Amy Denio & OU, Royal Room, October 17]

Thomas Marriott -- "The Tale of Debauchery" -- Urban Folklore -- Origin -- 2013 (N)

[Thomas Marriott: Urban Folklore, Tula's, Oct. 17 & 18]

Eric Vloiemans Gatecrash -- "Magnolia" -- Hyper -- Challenge -- 2007

[Eric Vloiemans & Oliver's Cinema, Chapel Performance Space, October 15]

Hal Galper Trio -- "Like Sonny" -- O's Time -- Origin -- 2014 (N)

[Hal Galper Trio, PONCHO Concert Hall, November 4]

Riverside (with Dave Douglas) -- "Thrush" -- Riverside -- Greenleaf -- 2012

Joe Lovano US Five -- "Dewey Square" -- Bird Songs -- Blue Note -- 2010

[Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Quintet: Sound Prints, Town Hall Seattle, October 18

Anton Schwartz -- "Epistrophy" -- Flash Mob -- Anton Jazz -- 2013

[Anton Schwartz Quintet, Tula's, November 7 & 8]

Pharoah Sanders -- "Pharomba" -- Live -- Evidence -- 1981

[Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Town Hall Seattle, November 7]

Bad Luck -- "Pollock" -- Bad Luck -- Belle -- 2009

[bad Luck, Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, November 8]

Barry Altschul -- "Martin's Stew" -- The 3dom Factor -- TUM -- 2012

[barry Altschul 3dom Factor, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 25]

Miguel Zenon -- "Residencial Lloren Torres" -- Esta Plena -- Marsalis Music -- 2008

[Miguel Zenon Quartet, PONCHO Concert Hall, November 10]

Darius Jones -- "Big Train Rollin'" -- Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) -- AUM Fidelity -- 2009

[Eric Revis Quartet, with Darius Jones & Bill McHenry, EMP Level 3, October 29]

Bill McHenry -- "William III" -- Ghosts of the Sun -- Sunnyside -- 2006

[Eric Revis Quartet, with Darius Jones & Bill McHenry, EMP Level 3, October 29]

Chad McCullough & Michael Vanoucek -- "Time-lapse" -- The Sky Cries -- Origin -- 2009

[Chad McCullough Spin Quartet, Downstairs at Town Hall Seattle, October 31]

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey -- "The Time Is Now" -- Self Is Gone -- Royal Artist Group -- 2000

[Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Royal Room, November 1]

Tune in to "Straight, No Chaser" next Monday, October 20, for more music by Earshot Jazz Festival Artists.

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Again this week on "Straight, No Chaser," we concentrated on artists who are appearing in this year's Earshot Jazz Festival. If you'd like to hear what these musicians sound like, listen to a streaming version of the program in the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm. Here is the October 20 playlist, along with information about the dates and venues of festival performances:

Jacky Terrasson -- "Isn't She Lovely?" -- Smile -- Blue Note -- 2002

[Jacky Terrasson Trio, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 22]

Frank Catalano -- "Those Wacky Ways" -- Cut It Out!?! -- Delmark -- 1997

[Frank Catalano Quartet, Tula's Restaurant & Jazz Club, October 31 & November 1]

Miguel Zenón -- "Jíbaro" -- Jíbaro -- Marsalis Music -- 2004

[Miguel Zenón Quartet, PONCHO Concert Hall, November 10]

Daniel Barry -- "Junebug" -- Walk All Ways -- OA2 -- rel. 2007

[Daniel Barry's Celestial Rhythm Orchestra, Seattle Art Museum, October 26]

Cuong Vu 4-tet -- "My Funny Valentine" -- Leaps of Faith -- Origin -- 2010

[Cuong Vu & Ted Poor, EMP Level 3, November 2]

David Liebman Group -- "On A Clear Day" -- Conversation -- Sunnyside -- 2003

[Dave Liebman New Quintet, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 30]

Greg Osby -- "Equalatogram" -- Inner Circle -- Blue Note -- 1999

Greg Osby -- "Test Pattern" -- Channel Three -- Blue Note -- 2005

[Greg Osby Quartet, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 23]

John Gross & Billy Mintz -- "Shmear" -- Beautiful You -- Origin -- 2003

[scott Cutshall / John Gross Duo, Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, November 8]

Living Daylights -- "Liquor Wish" -- Night of the Living Daylights -- (self) -- 2002

Living Daylights -- "Moena" -- 500 Pound Cat -- Liquid City -- 1998

[Living Daylights, Royal Room, October 24]

Pharoah Sanders, John Hicks, Richard Davis & Tatsuya Nakamura -- "Mara" -- New York Unit--Naima -- Evidence -- 1992

[Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Town Hall Seattle, November 7]

Quest (with David Liebman) -- "Redemption" -- David Liebman & Richie Beirach Mosaic Select -- Mosaic -- 1991

David Liebman & Ellery Eskelin -- "You Call It" -- Different But The Same -- Hat Hut -- 2004

[Dave Liebman New Quintet, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 30]

Barry Altschul Quartet -- "For Stu" -- For Stu -- Soul Note

[barry Altschul 3dom Factor, PONCHO Concert Hall, October 25]

Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra -- "Creole Love Call" -- Jimmy Heath: The Endless Search -- Origin -- 2007

[seattle Repertory Jazz Orchetra, Nordstrom Recital Hall, November 1; and Kirkland Performance Center, November 2]

Complete information about the Earshot Jazz Festival is available at www.earshot.org -- or call (206) 547-6763.

On October 19, I was the substitute host on "Flotation Device" on KBCS. Here is the playlist for that program, which is also available on demand in the KBCS audio archive:

Ben Goldberg -- "I Miss The SLA" -- Unfold Ordinary Mind -- BAG Productions -- 2012

Zs -- "Pendulum" -- Zs Score--The Complete Sextet Works: 2002-2007 -- NSPY

Ceramic Dog -- "Mr. Pants Goes To Hollywood" -- Your Turn -- NSPY -- rel. 2013

Bill Frisell -- "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!" -- Silent Comedy -- Tzadik -- 2012

Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Friends -- "Ambassel" -- Y'Anbessaw Tezeta -- Terp -- rel. 2012

Mary Halvorson Quintet -- "Love in Eight Colors (No. 21)" -- Bending Bridges -- Fireshouse 12 -- 2011

Tomasz Stanko Septet -- "The Witch" -- Litania--The Tomasz Stanko Septet Plays Music of Krzysztof Komeda -- ECM -- 1997

Eivind Opsvik -- "White Armour" -- Overseas IV -- Loyal Label -- 2011

Anthony Davis -- "Wayang No. 14 (Under The Double Moon), Section 1, Opening--Dance" -- Epistēmē -- Gramavision -- 1981

Marilyn Crispell -- "MCPS" -- [Marilyn Crispell & Joseph Jarman] Connecting Spirits -- Music & Arts -- 1996

Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love -- "Open Too Close" -- Seven -- Small Town Super Jazz -- 2005

Parker--Guy--Lytton (Evan Parker, Barry Guy, Paul Lytton) -- "Value" -- Imaginary Values -- Maya -- 1993

Eyvind Kang -- "5th NADE / Invisible Man" -- 7 NADEs -- Tzadik -- 1995

Jonas Tauber & Doug Haning -- "Osculating A Brachistochrone" -- e-πi -- (self) -- 2002

Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier -- "Double Windsor" -- Oblivia -- Tzadik -- 2009

Hafez Modirzadeh -- "Tetraspheres" -- In Convergence Liberation -- Pi -- 2011 (N)

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This week on "Straight, No Chaser," we caught up with several new releases and revisited some older ones. Here is the music we heard:

Marc Cary -- "Throw It Away" -- For The Love of Abbey -- Motema -- 2012

Jason Moran -- "Jitterbug Waltz" -- All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller -- BlueNote -- rel. 2014 (N)

Oliver Lake Organ Quartet -- "Palma" -- What I Heard -- Passin' Thru -- 2013 (N)

Willie Jones III Sextet -- "Freedom Day" -- The Willie Jones III Sextet Plays The Max Roach Songbook -- WJ3 -- 2012

Mark Turner Quartet -- "Ethan's Line" -- Lathe of Heaven -- ECM -- 2013 (N)

Kenny Barron & Dave Holland -- "Dr. Do Right" -- The Art of Conversation -- Impulse! -- 2014 (N)

Michael Lake & Gerry Pagano -- "Painted Desert" -- Roads Less Traveled -- (self) -- rel. 2014 (N)

Charlie Haden & Jim Hall -- "In The Moment" -- Charlie Haden--Jim Hall -- Impulse! -- 1990 (N)

Tom Varner Nonet -- "Seattle Blues" -- Nine Surprises -- (self) -- 2012 (N)

Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra -- "Riffin'" -- Culmination -- RCA Victor -- 1998

Christian Scott -- "Fatima Aisha Rokero 400" -- Christian Atunde Adjuah -- Concord Jazz -- 2011

Joe Morris & Luther Gray -- "Creature Adventure" -- Creatures -- Not Two -- 2009

Michael Formanek -- "Rising Tensions and Awesome Light" -- Small Places -- ECM -- 2011

Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre Quartet -- "Hexagon" -- Peace and Blessings -- Black Saint -- 1979

Swallow Quintet -- "Unnatural Causes" -- Into The Woodwork -- ECM -- 2011

Listen to this and other KBCS programs at your convenience, for two weeks after broadcast, in the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm.

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Thanks to Gordon Todd for filling in as guest host on "Straight, No Chaser" this week. Here is the music that Gordon played on November 3:

Thelonious Monk -- "Straight, No Chaser" -- 5 By Monk By 5

McCoy Tyner -- "The High Priest" -- Tender Moments

Joe Henderson -- "El Barrio" -- Inner Urge

Bobby Hutcherson -- "8/4 Beat" -- Stick-Up!

Joe Zawinul -- "In A Silent Way" -- Zawinul

Wayne Shorter -- "Wind" -- Odyssey of Iska

George Russell -- "Nardris" -- Ezz-thetics

Ornette Coleman -- "Bird Food" -- Change of the Century

Joe Lovano / Us Five -- "Barbados" -- Bird Songs

Hal Galper Trio -- "Melancholia" -- Airegin Revisited

Grace Kelly -- "Here's That Rainy Day" -- Every Road I Walked

Pharoah Sanders -- "Naima" -- Crescent With Love

[Pharoah Sanders will be at Town Hall, November 7 at 8 p.m., presented by Earshot Jazz Festival.]

Anton Schwartz -- "Glass Half Missing" -- Flash Mob

[Anton Schwartz will be at Tula's Jazz Club, November 7 & 8 at 7:30 p.m., presented by Earshot Jazz Festival.]

Thomas Marriott -- "Washington Generals" -- Urban Folklore

[Thomas Marriott is appearing with Anton Schwartz, November 7 & 8 at 7:30 p.m.]

Miguel Zenon -- "Silencio" -- Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook

[Miguel Zenon will be at the PONCHO Concert Hall, November 10 at 8 p.m., presented by Earshot Jazz Festival.]

Archie Shepp -- "Come Sunday" -- Goin' Home

Listen to this program in the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm, any time in the next two weeks.

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Here is the music we heard on "Straight, No Chaser" on KBCS on November 10:

Art Blakey Quartet -- "Summertime" -- A Jazz Message! -- Impulse! -- 1963

Oliver Nelson -- "Tipsy" -- Main Stem -- Prestige -- 1961

Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney -- "Pivot" -- Two Guitars -- Phoenix -- 1957

Hampton Hawes Quartet -- "April in Paris" -- All Night Session! -- Phoenix -- 1956

Harold Mabern -- "Edward Lee" -- Right On Time -- Smoke Sessions -- 2013

Duke Jordan -- "Split Quick" -- Flight to Jordan -- Blue Note -- 1960

Randy Weston & Billy Harper -- "Blues to Senegal" -- The Roots of the Blues -- Sunnyside -- 2013

Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet -- "Interzone" -- The 21st Century Trad Band -- Basin Street -- 2014 (N)

Linda Oh -- "Deeper Than Happy" -- Initial Here -- Greenleaf -- 2011

Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces -- "(She's So) Fragmented" -- Red -- Hip Sync -- rel. 2014 (N)

Nels Cline & Julian Lage -- "Racy" -- Room -- Mack Avenue -- 2013 (N)

Mary Halvorson Quintet -- "All The Clocks (No. 29)" -- Bending Bridges -- Firehouse 12 -- 2011

Cecil Taylor -- "O.P." (Take 1) -- Jumpin' Punkins -- Candid -- 1961

Charles Mingus -- "Minor Intrusion" -- Jazzical Moods Vol. 1 -- Avid Jazz -- 1954

Satoko Fujii Trio -- "An Irregular Course" -- Illusion Suite -- Libra -- 2003

Anat Fort Trio -- "Nu" -- And If -- ECM -- 2009

Stefano Bollani -- "Teddy" -- Joy In Spite of Everything -- ECM -- 2013

Wayne Horvitz & The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble -- "Trish" -- At The Reception -- Songlines -- 2014 (N)

Hear it in the audio archives at www.kbcs.fm.

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Thanks again to Gordon Todd, who sat in for me as host of "Straight, No Chaser" on KBCS on November 17. Head to the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm to listen to Gordon's show, including the following:

Bill Holman Band -- "Straight, No Chaser" -- Brilliant Corners--The Music of Thelonious Monk

Joe Henderson -- "Recorda Me" -- Page One

Avishai Cohen -- "Remembering" -- As Is...Live At The Blue Note

Horace Parlan -- "Home Is Africa" -- Happy Frame of Mind

John Coltrane -- "Naima" -- Giant Steps

Charlie Haden & Jim Hall -- "Turnaround" -- Charlie Haden--Jim Hall (N)

Ornette Coleman -- "Ramblin'" -- Turn of the Century

Bobby Hutcherson -- "Una Muy Bonita" -- Stick-Up!

Rahsaan Roland Kirk -- "Serenade to a Cuckoo" -- I Talk With The Spirits

Jason Parker Quartet -- "Beatrice" -- No More, No Less (N)

Ben Allison -- "Third Rail" -- Pace Pipe

Cindy Blackman -- "My Isha" -- Works on Canvas

Herbie Nichols -- "Third World" -- Complete Blue Note Recordings

Roswell Rudd Trio -- "Strage City" -- The Unheard Herbie Nichols, Vol. 2

Elvin Jones -- "Reza" -- Puttin' It Together

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band -- "Landmarks" -- Landmarks

Ravi Coltrane -- "Interlude - Thursday" -- Moving Pictures

Ron Blake -- "Waltz For Gwen" -- Shayari

Charles Lloyd -- "Tellaro" -- Fish Out of Water

[Utevsky]

This week's "Straight, No Chaser" included several new releases, some 1970s fusion, and two piano-bass duos with Michael Bisio. Here is the playlist:

Jazz Soul Seven -- "We're A Winner" -- Impressions of Curtis Mayfield -- BFM Jazz -- rel. 2012

Jean-Luc Ponty -- "Polyfolk Dance" -- Upon the Wings of Music -- Atlantic -- 1975

Michal Urbaniak -- "Bloody Kishka" -- Fusion III -- Wounded Bird -- 1975

Ferenc Nemeth & Attila Laszlo -- "Downhill" -- Bridges of Souls -- Dreamers Collective -- 2013 (N)

David Friesen Circle 3 Trio -- "Blue 10: -- Where The Light Falls -- Origin -- 2013 (N)

Alex Mercado Trio -- "Nothing Changes" -- Symbiosis -- 2014 (N)

ElectroNHIC -- "Evanescent Stiction" -- ElectroNHIC -- NHIC -- 2013 (N)

Wayne Horvitz & The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble -- "Daylight" -- At The Reception -- Songlines -- 2014 (N)

[The Royal Room Collective Ensemble will be at The Royal Room in Seattle on Monday, December 15.]

Tom Varner Nonet -- "Reprise and Finale" -- Nine Surprises -- (slef) -- 2012 (N)

The Last Taxi -- "Hidden Passage" -- A Conversation -- (self) -- 2013 (N)

Richie Beirach & George Coleman -- "Riddles" -- Convergence -- Triloka -- 1990

Jurgen Friedrich -- "Coincidence" -- Seismo -- Pirouet -- 2005

Kris Davis -- "The Slightest Shift" -- The Slightest Shift -- Fresh Sound New Talent -- 2005

Empty Cage Quartet & Soletti/Besnard -- "Moths to the Flame" -- Take Care of Floating -- Rude Awakening -- 2008

Sean Moran Small Elephant Band -- "Monkeytown" -- Tusk -- BNCM East -- 2011

Michael Bisio--Matthew Shipp Duo -- "Swing Laser" -- Floating Ice -- Relative Pitch -- rel. 2013

Connie Crothers & Michael Bisio -- "Improvisation #7" -- Session at 475 Kent -- Mutable Music -- 2009

Ron Miles -- "Longing" -- Woman's Day -- Gramavision -- 1996

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and keep listening to the jazz!

Edited November 25, 2014 by David Utevsky

[Utevsky]

This week's "Straight, No Chaser" featured, among other things, a newly released live John Coltrane performance and a 1960s recording by George Russell. You can hear the show any time in the next two weeks in the audio archive on the KBCS website. Here is the complete playlist:

Eric Reed -- "Spiritual" -- Reflections of a Grateful Heart -- WJ3 -- 2012

Chelsey Green and The Green Project -- "Autumn Leaves" -- The Green Room -- Green Project -- rel. 2014 (N)

Johnny Lytle -- "Tawhid" -- People & Love -- Milestone -- 1972

Andrew Oliver Sextet -- "Biannual / Biennial" -- 82% Chance of Rain -- OA2 -- 2009

Rik Wright's Fundamental Forces -- "Yearning" -- Red -- HipSync -- rel. 2014 (N)

George Russell -- "Othello Ballet Suite, Part 2" -- Othello Ballet Suite / Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 -- Sonet -- 1967/1968

Eyvind Kang -- "Sulpicia Variation" -- The Yelm Sessions -- Tzadik -- rel. 2007

John Carter -- "Conversations" -- Castles of Ghana -- Gramavision -- 1985

John Coltrane -- "Crescent" -- Offering--Live at Temple University -- Impulse! -- 1966

Rob Mazurek Pulsar Quartet -- "Spiral Mercury" -- Stellar Pulsations -- 2012

Scanner with The Post Modern Jazz Quartet -- "Most With The Least" -- Blink of An Eye -- Thirsty Ear -- 2010

Slow Poke -- "Afro Blake" -- At Home -- Palmetto -- 2006

Marty Krystall Spatial Quartet -- "Mateo" -- Seeing Unknown Colors -- M-A -- 1990

Roscoe Mitchell Quintet -- "For Cynthia" -- Turn -- Rogue Art -- 2005

Ceramic Dog -- "Take Five" -- Your Turn -- NSPY -- rel. 2013

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Head for the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm to hear a streaming version of this week's "Straight, No Chaser." Here is the playlist:

Jessica Williams -- "When I Fall In Love" -- With Love -- Origin -- 2013/2014

Chick Corea Trio -- "It Could Happen To You" -- Trilogy -- Concord Jazz -- rel. 2014 (N)

Dave Holland Octet -- "Wind Dance" -- Pathways -- Dare2 -- 2009

Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet -- "Tri-Monk" -- Out Loud [compilation] -- Knitting Factory Works -- rel. 1995

Jeff "Tain" Watts -- "Return of the Jitney Man" -- Watts -- Dark Key -- 2008

Branford Marsalis -- "Improvisation No. 2" -- In My Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral -- Okeh / Marsalis Music -- 2012 (N)

Odean Pope -- "Scorpio Twins" -- Plant Life -- Porter -- 2008

The Pyramids -- "They Came From Chicago" -- Otherwordly -- Indigo -- rel. 2012

Industrial Revelation -- "Shadowboxing in the Wind" -- Oak Head -- (self) -- 2012 (N)

Tommy Babin's Benzene -- "They Didn't Know They Were Robots" / "The Sky Beneath My Feet" -- Your Body Is Your Prison -- Drip Audio -- rel. 2010

Nels Cline Singers -- "Climb Down" -- Macroscope -- Cryptogramophone -- 2013

Wally Shoup Trio -- "Kiss Off" -- Fusillades & lamentations -- Leo -- 2002

SYCH [shoup, Yeh, Corsano, Horist] -- "Short-Wave Cowboys" -- Lunar Roulette -- Strange Attractors -- 2010

E_L_B [Erskine, Le, Benita] -- "Rotha & Priska" -- Dream Flight -- ACT -- 2007

Lisa Miller Octet -- "Sleep Furiously" -- Green Ideas -- (self) -- 2005

ElectroNHIC -- "EN" -- ElectroNHIC -- NHIC -- 2013 (N)

[Utevsky]

Sorry, there was no Christmas music this week on "Straight, No Chaser." But we did hear some really good jazz:

Anat Fort Trio -- "Some" -- And If -- ECM -- 2009

Kenny Barron & Dave Holland -- "The Oracle" -- The Art of Conversation -- Blue Note -- 2014 (N)

Donald Vega -- "You Never Tell Me Anything" -- Spiritual Nature -- Resonance -- 2012

Ron Horton -- "Laverne" -- It's A Gadget World... -- ABeat -- rel. 2009

Matt Renzi -- "Animals, Come Forth" -- Rise and Shine -- Three P's -- 2012

Billy Hart Quartet -- "Lennie Groove" -- One Is The Other -- ECM -- 2013

Pandelis Karayorgis / Mat Maneri Quintet -- "Case In Point" -- Disambiguation -- Leo -- 2001

Tobias Delius 4tet -- "Samt" -- Pelikanismus -- ICP -- 2001

P. J. Rasmussen -- "Sunday Driver" -- Adventures in Flight -- Third Freedom

Enrico Fazio Septet -- "Wake Up!" -- Zapping! -- Leo -- 2002

Joe Lovano Wind Ensemble -- "Spirit of the Night" -- Worlds -- Evidence -- 1989

Anthony Braxton -- "Composition No. 34" -- Six Compositions: Quartet -- Antilles -- 1981

Jimmy Bennington Trio -- "Henry Only" -- The Walk to Montreuil -- Cadence Jazz -- 2008 (N)

Hutchinson Andrew Trio -- "What Next" -- Prairie Modern -- Chronograph -- 2012

Jimmy Cobb -- "Minor Blues" -- The Original Mob -- Smoke Sessions -- rel. 2014 (N)

Thomas Marriott -- "Living on the Minimum" -- Urban Folklore -- Origin -- 2013 (N)

Edited December 16, 2014 by David Utevsky

[Utevsky]

Here is the music we heard this week on "Straight, No Chaser" on KBCS:

Stanley Clarke Trio -- "Isotope" -- Jazz in the Garden -- Heads Up -- 2008

Marc Cary Focus Trio -- "Minor March" -- Live 2009 -- Motema -- 2009

Larry Coryell -- "My Shining Hour" -- Joy Spring: The Swinging Side of Larry Coryell -- Savoy Jazz -- 1989

John Hicks & Frank Morgan -- "N.Y. Theme" -- Twogether -- Highnote -- 2005

Dave Burrell & David Murray -- "Hope Scope" -- In Concert -- Victo -- 1991

Greg Ward's Phonic Juggernaut -- "V.S. 4" -- Greg Ward's Phonic Juggernaut -- Thirsty Ear -- 2011

Spider Trio -- "Scalped and Bled Out" -- Spider Trio -- (self) -- 2014 (N)

Thomas Chapin Trio -- "Raise Four" -- Menagerie Dreams -- Knitting Factory -- 1994

Satoko Fujii Trio -- "Illusion Suite" -- Illusion Suite -- Libra -- 2003

Ernrico Rava -- "Outsider" -- New York Days -- ECM -- 2008

Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up -- "The Throes" -- Actionspeak -- 482 Music -- 2009

NYNDK -- "Voyage Into the Golden Screen" -- The Hunting of the Snark -- Jazzheads -- 2008

Carla Bley -- "Hell's Bells" -- Carla's Christmas Carols -- WATT -- 2008

Listen to this and other KBCS programs any time within two weeks after broadcast in the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm.

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Head for the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm to listen to a streaming version of this week's "Straight, No Chaser" on KBCS. Here's the playlist:

Johnny Griffin & Eddie Lockjaw Davis -- "Oh, Gee" -- Johnny Griffin With Love: The Unique Storyville Collection -- Storyville -- 1984

Jackie McLean -- "Torchin'" -- Bluesnik -- Blue Note -- 1961

Joe Harriott Quintet -- "Abstract" -- The Joe Harriott Story -- Proper -- 1960

Wayne Shorter -- "Etcetera" -- Etcetera -- Blue Note -- 1965

Eric Dolphy -- "The Madrig Speaks, The Panther Walks" -- Last Date -- Fontana -- 1964

Art Blakey -- "Alamode" -- Jazz Messengers!!! -- Impulse! -- 1961

Andy Clausen -- "Wishbone" & "Trouble" -- The Wishbone Suite -- Table & Chairs -- 2011

Evan Weiss -- "The End" -- Math or Magic -- Inner Circle Music -- rel. 2010

Charles Tolliver Big Band -- "Right Now" -- With Love -- Blue Note -- 2006

Peter Evans & Raleigh Dailey -- "Now" -- Measure From Zero -- Llama -- 2013

Victor Noriega -- "Glues" -- 2 Trios (with Gust Burns) -- (self) -- 2011

Wayne Horvitz -- "Up All Night" -- 4 + 1 Ensemble -- Intuition -- rel. 1998

Art Ensemble of Chicago -- "Number 1" -- 1967/68 -- Nessa

Henry Threadgill Zooid -- "It Never Moved" -- This Brings Us To, Volume II -- Pk -- 2008

Scenes -- "Sepia" -- Silent Photographer -- Origin -- 2010

Peggy Lee & Dylan van der Schyff -- "Mud Marchin' Boots" -- These Are Our Shoes -- Spool -- 2007

Best wishes to all for a safe and happy New Year!

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Here is the music we heard on "Straight, No Chaser" on January 5:

Jaki Byard -- "European Episode" -- Out Front! -- Prestige -- 1964

Herbie Nichols Project -- "Enrapture" -- Strange City -- Palmetto -- 2001

Kenny Wheeler -- "Seven, Eight, Nine (Part 1)" -- Six For Six -- CamJazz -- 2008

Jeremy Pelt -- "Pieces of A Dream" -- Water and Earth -- Highnote -- 2012

Hadley Caliman -- "Cigar Eddie" -- Straight Ahead -- Origin -- 2008

Jason Robinson -- "Cerberus Reigning" -- The Two Faces of Janus -- Cuneiform -- 2009

Sam Rivers -- "Captain America" -- Purple Violets -- Stunt -- 2004

Joe McPhee & Paal Nilssen-Love -- "Go" -- Tomorrow Came Today -- Smalltown Superjazz -- 2007

Sonic Liberation Front with Sunny Murray -- "Ochun Libre" -- Sonic Liberation Front Meets Sunny Murray -- High Two -- 2008

Starlicker -- "Skull Cave" -- Double Demon -- Delmark -- 2011

Industrial Revelation -- "Place Saver" -- Oak Head -- (self) -- 2012

Ivo Perelman -- "Karmic Forces" -- Introspection -- Leo -- 2005

Ig Henneman Sextet -- "A 'n B" -- Live @ The Ironworks Vancouver -- Wig -- 2012

David Weiss & Point of Departure -- "Black Comedy" -- Snuck In -- Sunnyside -- 2008

Matt Baker -- "If I Were A Bell" -- Underground -- (self) -- 2011

Hear this and other KBCS programs whenever it's convenient in the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm.

[Utevsky]

Head for the audio archive at www.kbcs.fm to hear this week's "Straight, No Chaser," including the following:

Cedar Walton -- "Naima" -- "Live" At The Left Bank -- Label M -- 1971

Al Haig -- "In A Pinch" -- Al Haig Trio and Sextets -- Period -- 1949

Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins -- "The Way You Look Tonight" -- Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins -- Prestige -- 1954

Stanley Turrentine -- "Feeling Good" -- Rough 'n Tumble -- Blue Note -- 1966

The Leaders --"Heaven Dance" -- Unforeseen Blessings -- Black Saint -- 1988

Jack De Johnette Special Edition -- "Third World Anthem" -- Album Album -- ECM -- 1984

Contraband -- "Contra Suite, Part I" -- Live At The Bimhuis -- BVHaast -- 1988

Andrew Cyrille Trio -- "Oblong" -- Good To Go, with A Tribue To Bu -- Soul Note -- 1995

Steve Lehman's Camouflage Trio -- "Interface" -- Interface -- Clean Feed -- 2003

Dave Holland & Sam Rivers -- "Cascade" -- Dave Holland / Sam Rivers -- Improvising Artists Inc. -- 1976

Mario Pavone -- "Bootleg" -- Dancers Tales -- Knitting Factory -- 1996

Third Person -- "Old Grandad (Doesn't Smell Too Bad)" -- Lucky Water -- Knitting Factory -- 1994

Ralph Alessi and This Against That -- "Bizarro--World Moment" -- Wiry Strong -- Clean Feed -- 2008