For today's Show Def Jim features one track each from three musicians primarily thought of as rock guitarists but who were also known to have serious jazz chops, plus new/recent releases from drummer Ches Smith and bassist Michael Formanek, plus sundry other choice cuts from various contemporary improvisers of note.
Playlist
Tyshawn Sorey Trio + 1 with Greg Osby - I Remember You (edit; from The Off-Off Broadway Guide To Synergism Disc 3))
Archie Shepp - U-Jamaa (from Montreux)
Ches Smith - Disco Inferred (from Laugh Ash)
Dave Douglas - Tied Together (from High Risk)
Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales - South Side Strut (from Hooteroll?)
Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet - Entropy (from As Things Do)
Frank Zappa - Treacherous Cretins (from Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar Disc 1)
Baikida Carroll - Kaki (from Shadows & Reflections)
Mary Halvorson - Ultramarine (from Cloudward)
Henry Threadgill Ensemble - Movement 1: Sections 9-11 + Section 11 Trapset Interlude + Finale (from The Other One)
Julian Lage - Tomorrow Is The Question (from Love Hurts)
John Zorn Multiplicities - The Nidus (from Multiplicities 1)
Apera and Jubt celebrate the forty year anniversary of the release of the Kleeer "Intimate Connection", and Cherrelle "Fragile" albums and fifty years of Miles Davis "Big Fun", as well as smattering of the usual soul, disco, funk, and boogie business. Whakarongo mai!
Playlist
Jubt & Apera at the controls bringing you what you need for this sunny autumnal afternoon.
Amongst the usual mixed bag of tunes, I had the pleasure of a special guest joining me - Mr George D. Henderson of The Puddle/Mink/New Existentialists.
George writes an excellent music blog, apltly named Songs From Insane Times. He brought up some of his favourite discoveries.
Dr Kirsten Zemke takes us on a trip to Ibiza on Travelling Tunes. Our Viewmaster Litia Tuiburelevu reviews Testify, streaming on TVNZ+. Cameron Cairnes, one of the directors of Late Night With the Devil is dialling in from Australia to talk about the film starring David Dastmalchian, which explores the satanic panic of the 70s through the format of a late night talk show. Whakarongo mai nei!
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