Playlist for Tuesday, May 15, 2007

• Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Hypnotic (2006)
  Emmet Till (6:23)
  
  This eight-piece band of street performers, seven of whom are the sons of the Sun Ra Arkestra trumpeter Kelan Phil Cohran, recently relocated from the South Side of Chicago to Queens. The young players perform daily outdoors and underground, most often in Union Square, Times Square and Columbus Circle.


• Chet Baker - Too Cool (2007)
  Lucius Lu (5:37)


• Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson - The Great Kai & J.J. (1960)
  Trixie (5:10)


• The Bad Plus - Prog (2007)
  Tom Sawyer (5:10)


• Barry Romberg's Random Access - Big Giant Head (2007)
  Red Rover (5:08)


• Michael Occhipinti and Creation Dream - Chasing After Light (2007)
  The Cubists (featuring Hugh Marsh on violin) (7:52)


• Esbjorn Svensson rio - Strange Place for Snow (2002)
  Spunky Sprawl (6:24)
  
  E.S.T. cites influences as diverse at Pat Metheny, Deep Purple, Radiohead, Brad Mehldau and The Sweet. The Trio has honed a sound incorporationg elements of drum'n'bass, electronica, funk, pop, classical and rock, without losing sight of its own voice. Often spoken of in the same breadth as The Bad Plus, E.S.T. is the more elegant alternative.


• tok tok tok - Ruby Soul (2002)
  Cherries From my Neighbour (5:20)


• Touch and Go - I Find You Very Attractive (1999)
  Big Beat (3:11)


• Kate Schutt - No Love Lost (2007)
  Peter Please (5:16)
  
  I gave this cd away to a lucky caller!


• Peter Cincotti - Lounge Volume 5 (2005)
  I Love Paris (3:47)


• Amy Cervini Quartet - Famous Blue (2007)
  Extraordinary Machine (3:50)


• Ella Fitzgerald - Coffee Time Jazz (2007)
  Black Coffee (3:30)


• Lee Morgan - The Rajah (1966)
  Once in a Lifetime (5:49)


• Francois Theberge 5 - Music of Konitz (2002)
  Subconscious-lee (4:19)


• The Bad Plus - Prog (2007)
  Everybody Wants to Rule The World (5:34)