Dr Lara Greaves gives us some Political Commentary about solidarity action across the motu headed by Te Pāti Māori, as well as first impressions of the government and their 100-day plan. Dan from DARTZ is chatting about their new single, Learning To Drive with Dad. On Greening Out, Jim tells us how to attract native butterflies to your garden this summer, and gives us an early spin of his new Jim Nothing track, out officially tomorrow. Natural Ange lets you know how to avoid end of year burnout and skin problems on account of this muggy summer. We recap your Top Ten. Whakarongo mai nei!
Sperber Dan highlights new and recent releases and a few classics, does some jazzplaining about ‘In A Silent Way’ with Laura Biding-Citizen, then takes us op shopping in West Auckland and spins the week's vinyl finds.
(New releases and classics)
Sunlight - The Golden Eternity
Wild Horses - Javier Malosetti
Routes To Knowledge - The Golden Eternity
Drum VS Tide - Salin
Sugarcane Funk - Salin
Moewe - Löwenzahnhonig
Wildfire - Kresten Osgood
Sibomandi (feat. Fallo Nioke) - Alabaster De Plume
One For Mganga - Mike Clarke
Nakuru - Niclas Knudsen
Existe Uma Voz - Rogê
Eu Só Quero um Xodó - Gilberto Gil
In A Silent Way - Joe Zawinul
In A Silent Way - Miles Davis
(Op shop LPs)
Am I Blue - George Barnes (From Velvet Guitar)
123 - Alan Haven (From Organ Magic)
Cadenza - Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra (From Presents)
Mambo Garner - Errol Garner (From Mambo Moves Garner)
The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Basil Henriques and the Waikiki Islanders (From Hawaiian Honeymoon)
Roda - Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 (From Look Around)
Ebony Jam - Tower Of Power (From In The Slot)
Besame Mucho - Herb Alpert (from Magic Man)
Sugar - Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band (From S/T LP)
Texture - Dizzy Gillespie (From Closer To The Source)
Norwegian Wood - Alan Haven (From Organ Magic)
Easy Listening - Shieldstone (From S/T LP)
Frances Chan is inspired by Herbie Hancock and the OG Headhunters band ahead of attending their 50th anniversary concert at the Hollywood Bowl in August, plus Louis Cole’s album launch. There’s also Romani jazz, Latin flavours and local heroes.
Setlist:
Joe Kaptein – Eternal Afternoon
Harvey Mason – Hop Scotch
Bennie Maupin – Eternal Flame
Bill Summers – Check it Out
The Headhunters – Over the Bar
Louis Cole – These Dreams Are Killing Me
Corto.alto ft Rob McGuire – Longdays (11)
United Future Organization – Tres Amigos
Herbie Hancock ft Ceu – Tempo de Amor
Johnny Raducanu – Blues Minor
Dan Mandrila – Sonet
Charles Mingus – Haitian Fight Song
Mayumi Kijoma – Hard Bop
Shirley Scott – Feeling Good
Cal Tjader – Cucacao
Thabani Gapara Project – Chisa
Ghost-Note & Marcus Miller – Yellow Dan
Me and Dan geeking out with special guest, actress, musician, artist & professional radio jingle extraordinnaire Tineke Ann Robson! Play this one out loud!