March 29, 2012

PLAYLIST for APRIL 4, 2012

Listen Before You Buy: Ron Sweetman reviews recent jazz releases by AIM Toronto, Amy Cervini,
Liz Childs, Dale Corn, Carsten Dahl,
Melissa Errico, Ernst Glerum, Sue Halloram,
Ken Hitchcock, I Compani, Jamie Ousley,
Nicole Rampersaud, Ian Scheckter, Tom Szezesniak and Anne Walsh. We’ll break these fifteen CDs into five sets – two sets by vocalists and one set each for pianists, bassists and avant-garde groups.

Artist: Liz Childs Quartet
Album: Take Flight
Tune: Baby,Baby All the Time/Reckless Blues
Label: Liz Childs

Artist: Melissa Errico
Album: Legrand Affair
Tune: You Must Believe In Spring
Label: Ghostlight Records

Artist: Anne Walsh
Album: Go
Tune: Bumble Bee
Label: AtoZink Music

Artist: Sue Halloran & Ken Hitchcock
Album: I Can Cook Too!
Tune: I Can Cook Too
Label: Halloran/Hitchcock

Artist: Tom Szczesniak
Album: Waltz for Bill
Tune: What Is This Thing Called Love
Label: Szczmith Music Canada

Artist: Ernst Glerum
Album: Omnibus
Tune: Paper Models
Label: Favorite

Artist: Ernst Glerum
Album: Omnibus
Tune: Omnibus Four
Label: Favorite

Artist: Carlsten Dahl Experience
Album: Metamorphosis
Tune: Purple Wings
Label: Storyville

Artist: Carlsten Dahl Experience
Album: Metamorphosis
Tune: Sing, Sing Loud
Label: Storyville

Artist: I Compani
Album: The Film Music of Nino Rota
Tune: I Vitelloni
Label: icdisc.nl

Artist: I Compani
Album: The Film Music of Nino Rota
Tune: Toby Dammit
Label: icdisc.nl

Artist: I Compani
Album: The Film Music of Nino Rota
Tune: Cadillac
Label: icdisc.nl

Artist: Rampersaud Shaw Martin Neal Krakowiak
Album: Halcyon Science
Tune: Little Bird Told Me So
Label: Barnyardrecords

Artist: AIM Toronto Orchestra
Album: Year of the Boar
Tune: Fields
Label: Barnyardrecords

Artist: AIM Toronto Orchestra
Album: Year of the Boar
Tune: Cross Fading Accents
Label: Barnyardrecords

Artist: Jane Scheckter
Album: Easy To Remember
Tune: I Was A Little Too Lonely
Label: Doxie Records

Artist: Jane Scheckter
Album: Easy To Remember
Tune: The Best Thing For You
Label: Doxie Records

Artist: Amy Cervini
Album: Digging Me Digging You
Tune: The Physician
Label: Anzic Records

Artist: Dale Corn
Album: I’ve Been Around
Tune: Some of These Days
Label: Dale Corn

Artist: Dale Corn
Album: I’ve Been Around
Tune: Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Label: Dale Corn

Artist: Ernst Glerum
Album: Movie Music
Tune: Bass Sonata Part l
Label: Favorite

Artist: Ernst Glerum
Album: Movie Music
Tune: Bass Sonata Part ll
Label: Favorite

Artist: Ernst Glerum
Album: Movie Music
Tune: Highway Blues
Label: Favorite

Artist: Jamie Ousley
Album: A Sea of Voices
Tune: Swallowed In the Sea
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Jamie Ousley
Album: A Sea of Voices
Tune: Steam
Label: Splasc(H)

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa and around the world on the Internet at: ckcufm.com listen live

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com
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APRIL & MAY on IN A MELLOW TONE

April 4 Listen Before You Buy: Ron Sweetman reviews recent jazz releases by AIM Toronto,
Amy Cervini, Liz Childs, Dale Corn, Carsten Dahl, Melissa Errico, Ernst Glerum, Sue Halloram,
Ken Hitchcock, I Compani, Jamie Ousley,
Nicole Rampersaud, Ian Scheckter, Tom Szezesniak and Anne Walsh.

April 11 Blue Notes’ European Tour: Recordings from the Blue Notes’ European tour of 1979, made in Belgium and Holland. Musicians include Johnny Dyani, Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo-Moholo,
Dudu Pukwana and Frank Wright.

April 18 Ken Colyer: English trumpeter Ken Colyer was born on this day in 1928, and died just before his sixtieth birthday. We’ll listen to a number of his influential New Orleans style recordings made between 1953 and 1972.

April 25 April 25: An historical survey, conducted by Co-Host Ron Steeds, of jazz and blues recordings made on April 25. Will include Wardell Gray,
Lonnie Johnson, Misha Mengelberg, Bud Powell, Memphis Slim and Lester Young.

May 2 Listen Before You Buy: The cream of the crop of recent jazz releases.Will include
Ken Aldcroft, Billy Bang, Chicago Underground Trio, Bill Cole, Extra Life, Jeff Gauthier, Thom Gossage, Jeff Hamilton, Neptune, October Trio,
William Parker, Post Jazz Mistress and Undivided.

May 7 Michael Moore: Ron Sweetman reviews six recent releases by alto saxophonist and clarinet player Michael Moore recorded in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011 with sidemen Han Bennink, Eric Boeren, Tobias Delius, Ernst Glerum, Michael Vatcher,
Eric Vloeimans and Wolter Wierbos.

May 16 Cuban Jazz: Co-Host Jim Reil offers us a cross-section of current styles and players in Cuba.

May 23 May 23: An historical survey, conducted by Co-Host Ron Steeds, of jazz and blues recordings made on May 23. Will include Una Mae Carlisle, Charles Gayle, Dexter Gordon, Roscoe Mitchell, Odean Pope and Jimmy Witherspoon.

May 30 Michael Garrick: On what would have been his 79th birthday, a tribute to pianist, composer & bandleader Michael Garrick, who died on November 11, 2011.

“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa,
and around the world on the Internet at: ckcufm.com listen live.

For playlists for each program and monthly schedules check: http://www.inamellowtone.com

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March 28, 2012

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - MARCH 28, 2012

BURLINGTON: Discover Jazz Festival June 1-10.

MONTREAL:
Jazz Festival June 28-July 7.
Cagibi: Josh Zubot & Pierre-Yves Martel April 3.
Casa del Popolo: October Trio March 28.
Ballister April 7.
Casa Obscura:.Lori Freedman & friends March 28. Joane Hetu & Diane Labrosse April 4.
L’Envers: Josh Zubot March 30.
Upstairs:

N.Y.C.
Clemente Soto Velez: Avant-garde jazz every Monday.
Tony Malaby,Vincent Chancey, William Parker April 2.
Cornelius Street Café: Devin Gray Quartet April 12.
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm. Darius Jones April 22.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.

QUEBEC CITY: Chick Corea @ Palais Montcalm April 2.

SARATOGA:
Jazz Festival June 30 & July 1 with Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Esperanza Spalding, Yellowjackets, Maceo Parker, Jeremy Pelt, Christian McBride & Mingus Big Band.

TORONTO:
Arraymusic: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on last Friday of each month e.g. March 30.
Koerner Hall: Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman April 14.
Old Mill: John Sherwood March 29,April 5,12,19,26. Bob De Angelis March 31.Russ Little April 7.
Lenny Solomon April 14. Rosemary Galloway April 21. Tom Szczesniak April 28.
Quotes:Kelly Jefferson March 30.
Steve Crowe April 13. Mark Promane April 20.
William Carn April 27.
Rex: Benny Sharoni July 20 & 21.
Somewhere There: DreamDance March 28 & April 4. Alaniaris March 29. Joe Sorbara, Paul Dunton March 30. Colin Anthony March 31.
KenAldcroft,GermaineLiu,NicoleRampersaud April 1.
Matt Miller,Steve Ward April 2. Marian Jago April 3.
Tranzac: Monk’s Music on the 1st and 3rd Sunday. Lina Allemano Four on 2nd Sunday of each month.

VICTORIAVILLE:
FIMAV from May 17 to 20 with Phil Minton,
John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith,Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell & Matana Roberts.

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March 22, 2012

PLAYLIST for MARCH 28, 2012

March 28: Co-Host Ron Steeds surveys the history of jazz by focusing on jazz and blues recorded on March 28 between 1928 and 2009.


ARTIST
ALBUM
TRACK
LABEL

Joe Venuti's Blue Four
Joe Venuti 1926-1928
Dinah
Chronological Classics

Duke Ellington
Rendezvous With Rhythm
Jeep's Blues
Membran

Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway 1939-1940
Floogie Walk
Chronological Classics

Sidney Bechet & Muggsy Spanier
Duets
China Boy
Atlantic

Robert Petway
Plantation Blues
Rocking Chair Blues
Saga Blues

Kansas City 6
Lester Young:1936-1951
I Got Rhythm
Moon Records

Charlie Parker
Legendary Dial Masters
Yardbird Suite
Definitive

Lennie Tristano
Complete Keynote Recordings
Coolin' Off With Ulanov
Mercury

Buddy Johnson
Buddy & Ella Johnson
Why Don’t'cha Stop It
Bear Family

Art Pepper
Art Pepper + Eleven
Anthropology
Contemporary OJC

John Coltrane
Africa/Brass
Greensleeves
Impulse!

Jimmy Smith
The Verve Story
Walk On The Wild Side
Verve

Archie Shepp
Fire Music
Hambone
Impulse!

Kahn Jamal
Give the Vibes Some
Give the Vibes Some
Palm

Buster Williams
Heart Beat
Pygmy Lullaby
Muse

Bob Wilbur & Dick Wellstood
The Duet
I Got You Under My Skin
Parkwood

Jimmy Ponder
Jump
My Romance
Muse

Lounge Lizards
Live In Berlin
What Else Is In There
Intuition

Paul Motian
Motian In Tokyo
Birdsong II
Winter & Winter

S.S. Puft
Live At Earthshaking Music
Gestures
Solponticello

World Saxophone Quartet
Yes We Can
Hattie Wall
Jazzwerkstatt

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa and around the world on the Internet at
ckcufm.com listen live

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com
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March 21, 2012

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - MARCH 21, 2012

BURLINGTON: Discover Jazz Festival June 1-10.

KINGSTON: The Library: Peripheral Vision March 25.

MONTREAL:
Jazz Festival June 28-July 7.
Astral: L’orchestre de contrabasses de France March 21. Remi Bolduc March 22.Donny McCaslin March 23. Ben Allison March 24.
Cagibi: Ellwood Epps & Lori Freedman March 27.
Josh Zubot & Pierre-Yves Martel April 3.
Casa del Popolo: Jozef Van Wissem March 21. Peripheral Vision March 26. October Trio March 28.
Casa Obscura: Jean Derome & Philippe Lauzier March 21. Lori Freedman & friends March 28.
Joane Hetu & Diane Labrosse April 4.
L’Envers: Ellwood Epps & friends March 23.
Josh Zubot March 30.
Upstairs: Alain Bedard March 22.
Omer Avital March 23 & 24.

N.Y.C.
Blue Note: James Moody Celebration March 26.
Clemente Soto Velez: Avant-garde jazz every Monday.
Mat Maneri & Francois Grillot March 26.
Tony Malaby,Vincent Chancey,William Parker April 2.
Cornelius Street Café: Paul Lieberman March 21. John Raymond March 22.
Mark Helias & Tony Malaby March 23.
Devin Gray Quartet April 12.
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm. Darius Jones April 22.
Vinny Golia March 25.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.

QUEBEC CITY: Chick Corea @ Palais Montcalm April 2.

SARATOGA:
Jazz Festival June 30 & July 1 with Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Esperanza Spalding, Yellowjackets, Maceo Parker, Jeremy Pelt, Christian McBride & Mingus Big Band.

TORONTO:
Arraymusic: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on last Friday of each month.
Cosmo Music: Allan Holdsworth March 27.
Koerner Hall: Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman April 14.
Old Mill: John Sherwood March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19,26.Sean Bray March 24.Bob De Angelis March 31. Russ Little April 7. Lenny Solomon April 14. Rosemary Galloway April 21. Tom Szczesniak April 28.
Quotes: Dave Dunlop March 23.
Kelly Jefferson March 30. Steve Crowe April 13.
Mark Promane April 20. William Carn April 27.
Rex: October Trio March 24.
Benny Sharoni July 20&21.
Tranzac: October Trio March 25.
Allan Holdsworth March 27. Monk’s Music on the 1st and 3rd Sunday. Lina Allemano Four on 2nd Sunday of each month.

VICTORIAVILLE:
FIMAV from May 17 to 20 with Phil Minton,
John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell & Matana Roberts.

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March 15, 2012

PLAYLIST for MARCH 21, 2012

CARLO ACTIS DATO: On his 60th birthday, we pay tribute to this Italian master of the tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, copious composer and leader of various groups. We’ll hear him solo, leading duos, trios, quartets, quintets and a big band, in recordings made between June 1986 and December 2010.

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato
Album: Urartu [3/94]
Tune: Chanson de la Plein Lune
Label: Leo

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato
Album: The Moonwalker [4/00]
Tune: Fusi Orari
Label: Leo

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato
Album: American Tour February 2002 Live
Tune: Gangsta Rap
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato & Laura Culver
Album: Zig-Zag [3/89]
Tune: Balon Blues
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato & Kazutoki Umezu
Album: Wake Up With the Birds [11/98]
Tune: Pretty Pigs
Label: Leo

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato & Baldo Martinez
Album: Folklore Imaginario [5/04]
Tune: Festa
Label: Leo

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato & Enzo Rocco
Album: Domestic Rehearsals [12/10]
Tune: Habablanca
Label: cdbaby

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato & Laura Culver & Alex Rolle
Album: Tree [6/93]
Tune: Piri-Piri
Label: Penta Flowers

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato & Wayne Horvitz & Reuben Radding
Album: USA Tour [4/01]
Tune: Brown
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Noblesse Oblige [6/86]
Tune: Haiti Serenade
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Oltremare [10/87]
Tune: Kurdistan
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Bagdad Boogie [3/92]
Tune: La Mela di Guglielmo
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Blue Cairo [7/95]
Tune: Finalmente si Balla
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Delhi Mambo [2/98]
Tune: Et Voila
Label: yvp music

Artist: Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Ginosa Jungle [4/98]
Tune: Finalmente si Balla
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Fes Montuno [1/00]
Tune: I Giorni di Fred
Label: yvp music

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Istanbul Rap [10/02]
Tune: Yanez
Label: yvp music

Artist: Actis Dato Quartet
Album: Swingin’ Hanoi [1/03]
Tune: My Lai
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Actis’ Band
Album: Son Para El Che [10/97]
Tune: Sole di Napoli
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Actis’ Band
Album: Don Quijote [9/01]
Tune: Sanchopanza
Label: Splasc(H)

Artist: Actis Band
Album: Garibaldi [7/02]
Tune: Porci Padani
Label: Leo

Artist: Actis Band
Album: Allende [5/05]
Tune: Bolivar
Label: Leo

Artist: Actis Band
Album: Cina! [6/07]
Tune: Erzurum
Label: Leo

Artist: Carlo Actis Dato Musique Vivante
Album: Dolce Vita? [2006]
Tune: Guimaraes
Label: eys

Artist: Actis Dato Quartet
Album: World Tour [10/08 – 4/09]
Tune: Sayonara
Label: Carlo Actis Dato

Artist: Actis Dato Quartetto
Album: 2010 [11/09]
Tune: Istanbul Rap
Label: Carlo Actis Dato

Artist: Actis Furioso Live
Album: Avanti Popolo [11/02]
Tune: Melanconico cha-cha
Label: Splasc(H)
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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa and around the world on the Internet at
http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html
Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com
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March 14, 2012

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - MARCH 14, 2012

BURLINGTON: Discover Jazz Festival June 1-10.

KINGSTON: The Library: Quinsin Nachoff March 18. Peripheral Vision March 25.

MONTREAL:
Jazz Festival June 28-July 7.
Cagibi: Scott Thomson & Josh Zubot March 20.
Casa del Popolo: Peripheral Vision March 26. October Trio March 28.
Casa Obscura:
Jean Derome & Philippe Lauzier March 21.
L’Envers:

N.Y.C.
Blue Note: James Moody Celebration March 26.
Clemente Soto Velez: Avant-garde jazz every Monday. Thurman Barker March 19.
Mat Maneri & Francois Grillot March 26.
Tony Malaby,Vincent Chancey, William Parker April 2.
Cornelius Street Café: Devin Gray Quartet April 12.
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm. Vinny Golia March 25.
Darius Jones April 29.
Iridium: Allan Holdsworth March 15, 16, 17.
The Stone: Intakt Festival with Irene Schweizer, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ray Anderson, Oliver Lake etc to March 15.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.

SARATOGA:
Jazz Festival June 30 & July 1 with Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Esperanza Spalding, Yellowjackets, Maceo Parker, Jeremy Pelt, Christian McBride & Mingus Big Band.

TORONTO:
Arraymusic: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on last Friday of each month.
Cosmo Music: Allan Holdsworth March 27.
Glenn Gould Studio: Steven Tsitsos March 15 & 18.
Koerner Hall: Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman April 14.
Old Mill: John Sherwood March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26. Heather Bambrick March 16.
Anthony Panacci March 17. Sean Bray March 24.
Bob De Angelis March 31. Russ Little April 7.
Lenny Solomon April 14. Rosemary Galloway April 21. Tom Szczesniak April 28.
Pilot Tavern: Bob Brough Quartet March 17.
Quotes: Pat Labarbera March 16.
Dave Dunlop March 23. Kelly Jefferson March 30.
Steve Crowe April 13. Mark Promane April 20. William Carn April 27.
Rex: October Trio March 24.
Somewhere There:
Tranzac: October Trio March 25. Allan Holdsworth March 27. Monk’s Music on the 1st and 3rd Sunday. Lina Allemano Four on 2nd Sunday of each month.

VICTORIAVILLE:
FIMAV from May 17 to 20 with Phil Minton,
John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell & Matana Roberts.
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March 08, 2012

PLAYLIST for MARCH 14, 2012

Program Topic:
Co-Host Alnoor Allidina presents a look at the late musician and composer Sam Rivers. We sample from his many varied projects, and include his work as both sideman and leader.

Artist Album Track
Sam Rivers Fuchsia Swing Song Fuchsia Swing Song
Sam Rivers Fuchsia Swing Song Beatrice
Miles Davis Quintet Live in Tokyo So What
Sam Rivers Contours Dance of the Tripedal
Sam Rivers A New Conception When I Fall in Love
Sam Rivers A New Conception Secret Love
Sam Rivers Dimensions & Extensions Paean
Sam Rivers' Winds of Manhattan Colours Lily
Sam Rivers' Winds of Manhattan Colours Revival
Fluid Motion Fluid Motion with Sam Rivers Poodle Science
Fluid Motion Fluid Motion with Sam Rivers Following
NOJO with Sam Rivers City of Neighbourhoods
The Glassblower

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa and around the world on the Internet at
http://www.ckcufm.com/listenlive

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

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March 07, 2012

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - MARCH 7, 2012

BURLINGTON: Discover Jazz Festival June 1-10.

KINGSTON: The Library: Autorickshaw March 11. Quinsin Nachoff March 18.
Peripheral Vision March 25.

MONTREAL:
Jazz Festival June 28-July 7.
Cagibi: Scott Thomson & Josh Zubot March 20.
Casa del Popolo: Peripheral Vision March 26. October Trio March 28.
Casa Obscura: Joane Hetu & Phillippe Lauzier March 14.
Jean Derome & Philippe Lauzier March 21.
Chapelle Bon Pasteur: Pierre Labbe Orchestra March 10.
L’Envers: Ellwood Epps & Jean Derome March 9.

N.Y.C.
Blue Note: James Moody Celebration March 26.
Clemente Soto Velez: Avant-garde jazz every Monday. Sabir Mateen March 12. Thurman Barker March 19. Francois Grillot March 26.
Cornelius Street Café: Devin Gray Quartet April 12.
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm. Vinny Golia March 25.
Darius Jones April 29.
Iridium: Allan Holdsworth March 15, 16, 17.
The Stone: Intakt Festival with Irene Schweizer, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ray Anderson, Oliver Lake etc to March 15.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.

SARATOGA:
Jazz Festival June 30 & July 1 with Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Esperanza Spalding, Yellowjackets, Maceo Parker, Jeremy Pelt, Christian McBride & Mingus Big Band.

TORONTO:
Arraymusic: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on last Friday of each month. March 10 Simeon Abbott, Mike Gennaro, & Spiritual Sky Blues Band.
Cosmo Music: Allan Holdsworth March 27.
Glenn Gould Studio: Steven Tsitsos March 15 & March 18.
Koerner Hall: Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman April 14.
Old Mill: John Sherwood March 8, 15, 22 & 29.
Mike Downes March 10. Heather Bambrick March 16. Anthony Panacci March 17. Sean Bray March 24.
Bob De Angelis March 31.
Rex: October Trio March 24.
Somewhere There: CCMC March 11.
Tranzac: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra March 11. October Trio March 25. Allan Holdsworth March 27. Monk’s Music on the 1st and 3rd Sunday. Lina Allemano Four on 2nd Sunday of each month.

VICTORIAVILLE:
FIMAV from May 17 to 20 with Phil Minton, John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell & Matana Roberts.

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March 04, 2012

PLAYLIST for MARCH 7, 2012

Recent jazz releases featuring saxophonists
Harry Allen, Charles Gayle, Brian Landrus,
Doug Martin, Evan Parker, John Surman,
Gary Smulyan, Jesper Thilo, Frans Vermeerssen and Jason Yarde and trumpet/flugelhorn players
Guido Basso, Jimmy Owens and Craig Pedersen.

We’ll also give you a taste of the music of saxophonist Donny McCaslin whose band will be playing at the NAC Fourth Stage on
Monday March 19.


Artist: Andrew McCormack & Jason Yarde
Album: Places and Other Spaces
Tune: Dark Too Bright
Label: Edition

Artist: Doug Martin
Album: Odyssey
Tune: Kafka Was Here
Label: Backburner

Artist: John Surman
Album: Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop
Tune: Mayflower
Label: Cuneiform

Artist: Donny McCaslin
Album: Recommended Tools
Tune: Excursion
Label: Greenleaf Music

Artist: Harry Allen
Album: Rhythm on the River
Tune: Blue River
Label: Challenge

Artist: Jesper Thilo & Harry Edison
Album: The American Stars
Tune: Blue and Sentimental
Label: Storyville

Artist: Jesper Thilo & Al Grey
Album: The American Stars
Tune: Just Jazz
Label: Storyville

Artist: Jesper Thilo & Clark Terry
Album: The American Stars
Tune: Cotton Tail
Label: Storyville

Artist: Craig Pedersen Quartet
Album: Days Like Today
Tune: Work of Fiction
Label: Pedersen

Artist: Craig Pedersen Quartet
Album: Days Like Today
Tune: Points From Centre
Label: Pedersen

Artist: Talking Cows [Frans Vermeerssen]
Album: Almost Human
Tune: Hop On, Hop Off
Label: Jazzsick

Artist: Charles Gayle Trio
Album: Streets
Tune: Compassion 1
Label: Northern-Spy

Artist: Guido Basso
Album: Changing Partners
Tune: Freddie Freeloader
Label: Rhythm Tracks

Artist: Jimmy Owens
Album: The Monk Project
Tune: Pannonica
Label: ipo

Artist: Gary Smulyan
Album: Smul’s Paradise
Tune: Dlues For D.P.
Label: Capri

Artist: The Landrus Kaleidoscope
Album: Capsule
Tune: 71 and On The Road
Label: BlueLand

Artist: Evan Parker/Wes Neal/Joe Sorbara
Album: At Somewhere There
Tune: At Somewhere There
Label: Barnyard

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa and around the world on the Internet at
http://www.ckcufm.com/listen

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

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March 01, 2012

MARCH & APRIL on IN A MELLOW TONE

March 7 Listen Before You Buy: Ron Sweetman plays recent jazz releases, including trumpeters Guido Basso, Jimmy Owens & Craig Pedersen and saxophonists Harry Allen, Charles Gayle, Brian Landrus, Doug Martin, Evan Parker, Gary Smulyan, John Surman, Talking Cows, Jesper Thilo & Jason Yarde.

March 14 Sam Rivers: Co-Host Alnoor Allidina presents a look at the late musician and composer Sam Rivers. We sample from his many varied projects, and include his work as both sideman and leader.

March 21 Carlo Actis Dato: Ron Sweetman celebrates the 60th birthday and the recording career of this innovative Italian saxophonist, composer and band leader.

March 28 March 28: Co-Host Ron Steeds surveys the history of jazz by focusing on jazz recorded on March 28 between 1928 and 2009. Expect to hear Duke Ellington,Cab Calloway, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Buddy & Ella Johnson, Art Pepper, Cecil Taylor, John Coltrane, Bob Wilbur & Dick Wellstood,
Jimmy Ponder, S. S. Puft & World Saxophone Quartet, among others.

April 4 Listen Before You Buy: Ron Sweetman reviews recent jazz releases by
AIM Toronto, Liz Childs, Amy Cervini, Dale Corn, Carsten Dahl, Melissa Errico, Ernst Glerum, Sue Halloran, Ken Hitchcock, I Compani, Jamie Ousley,
Nicole Rampersaud, Ian Scheckter, Tom Szezesniak and Anne Walsh.

April 11 Blue Notes’ European Tour: Recordings from the Blue Notes’ European tour of 1979, made in Belgium and Holland. Musicians include Johnny Dyani,Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo-Moholo,
Dudu Pukwana and Frank Wright.

April 18 Ken Colyer: English trumpeter Ken Colyer was born on this day in 1928, and died just before his sixtieth birthday. We’ll listen to a number of his influential New Orleans style recordings made between 1953 and 1972.

April 25 April 25: An historical survey, conducted by Co-Host Ron Steeds, of jazz and blues recordings made on April 25.

“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa,
and around the world on the Internet at: ckcufm.com listen live.

For playlists for each program and monthly schedules check: http://www.inamellowtone.com

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