Playlist for Tuesday, Apri 24, 207

• Dave's True Story - Sex Without Bodies (1998)
  Sex Without Bodies (3:41)


• Regina Carter - Motor City Moments (2000)
  Don't Mess With Mr. T (6:17)


• John Hammond - Push Comes To Shove (2007)
  Eyes Behind Your Head (3:03)


• Susie Arioli Band - Learn To Smile Again (2005)
  By The Time I Get To Phoenix (3:40)


• Kate Schutt - No Love Lost (2007)
  The Moon Got Broken (4:46)


• Holly Cole - Holly Cole (2007)
  I Will Wait For You (4:41)


• The Jazz Invaders - Up and Out (2006)
  Movements (5:54)


• Boozoo Bajou - The Fez File: A Kaleidoscope of Modern Sounds (volume 1) (2000)
  Under My Sensi (6:13)


• Tom Scott - tom Scott and the L.A. Express (1973)Sneakin' in the Back (4:33)


• George Braith - Laughing Soul (1966)
  Canteloupe Woman (4:04)


• John Medeski and Billy Martin - Mago (2007)
  Apology (5:07)


• Organissimo - Waiting For the Boogaloo Sisters (2003)
  Clap Yo' Hands (7:18)


• Greyboy Allstars - What Happened to Television (2007)
  What Happened to Television (3:30)


• Monguito Santamaria - Broasted or Fried: Latin Breakbeats, Basslines and Boogaloo (2000)
  Groovetime (4:43)


• The Nate Najar Trio - I'm All Smiles (2007)
  
Nate's Blues (5:34)

• Island Jazz Quintet j- Who Knows (2006)
  Big Tom (3:38)

Playlist for Tuesday, April 15

• Soil & Pimp Sessions - Pimpoint (2007)
  Scales (4:54)


• Richard Underhill - Moment in Time (2006)
  Day Off (5:23)


• Mike Murley Quintet - Extra Time (2003)
  Santiago Reflections (6:22)


• Steven Bernstein - Hollywood Diaspora (2004)
  Hollywood Diaspora (3:52)


• Charles Kynard - Legends of Acid Jazz (Originally released in 1970, this re-release is from 1999)
  Odds On (7:14)


• Phil Upchurch - Darkness, Darkness (1972)
  What We Call the Blues (6:15)
  
  Darkness, Darkness is his quintessential album, full of laid-back funky grooves, elegant, mind-blowing guitar work, and in-the-pocket string and horn arrangements (as well as some fine Fender Rhodes work) from Donny Hathaway, legendary session bassist Chuck Rainey and smooth jazz piano great Joe Sample. Upchurch is one of the rare guitarists who can walk the line of jazz, blues, rock, soul and funk and fold them all into one another without sacrificing anything in the process, and that is displayed on countless occasions here. Darkness, Darkness is the soul-jazz album of 1971 to beat, and one of the finest albums of its genre ever released.
  


• Holly Cole - Holly Cole (2007)
  Alley Cat Song


• Kate Schutt - No Love Lost (2007)
  Glamourous Life (3:44)


• Emilie-Claire Barlow - Happy Feet (2003)
  Freddie Freeloader (7:33)


• The Catz in the Hatz - Resilience (2006)
  One For My Baby (3:51)


• Shirley Scott - Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (1969)
  It's Your Thing (4:30)


• Sons & Daughters of Lite - Let The Sun Shine In (1978)
  Darkuman Junktion (5:55)


• The Five Corners Quintet - Chasin' The Jazz Gone By (2005)
  Trading Eights (5:22)


• Bernadette Seacrest and Her Yes Men - No More Music By the Suckers
  So Cruel (4:18)


• The Bitter Sermon - Spreadin' The Good Word
  Shine (5:46)


• The Hi-fly Orchestra - Samboogaloo (2007)
  Bruno the Bear (5:33)

Playlist For Monday, April 14

• The Be Good Tanyas - Hello Love (2006)
  Out of the Wilderness (3:13)


• The Shuffle Demons - The Shuffle Demons Greatest Hits
  Hockey Night in Canada (3:09)
  
  The Shuffle Demons had a pop hit in 1986 with a song called Spadina Bus, from their first album. Although a crossover hit, the Demons were essentially a jazz fusion group, featuring quirky songs, honking saxes and irreverent lyrics. MuchMusic loved them and they gained a bit of a cult following. The Band consisted of Richard Underhill, Mike Murley, Dave Parker, Jim Vivian and Stich Wynston, all fine musicians. Richard Underhill and Mike Murley went on to well-established careers, playing more straight-laced jazz. With a few personel changes, the band reunited in 2004 and while on tour the band also coordinated a successful attempt at a world record for the largest number of people playing saxophone simultaneously. The official Guiness Book of Records count is 900 participants, all playing the theme from Hockey Night in Canada. Only in Canada!
  
  post script: Richard Underhill emailed me with a few fixes on my brief history of the Demons. He noticed that the band reunited in 2004, not 1994 as I had said. Thanks for noticing my typos and fixing the date, Rich!
  


• Kate Schutt - No Love Lost (2007)
  Peter Please (5:16)


• Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan - Alfonso Ponticelli and Swing Gitan
  Ballade For Jessy


• Bireli Lagrene Gypsy Project - Just the Way You Are (2007
  Captain Ferber (3:23)


• Casey MacGill and the Blue 4 Trio - Blue 4 Trio (2006)
  You Can't Do That (5:24)


• Angelique kidjo - Djin Djin (2007)
  Djin Djin (4:18)


• Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Segu Blue (2007)
  The River Tune ((3:15)


• Holly Cole - Holly Cole (2007)
  Waters of March (4:17)


• Sonja Gustafson - Sonja Gustafson (2007)
  What's New (3:24)


• Sophi Berkal-Sarbit - The Gypsy in my Soul (2007)
  Someone To Watch Over Me (6:01)


• Tanghetto - Hybrid Tango (2004)
  La Muerte del Prejucio (4:08)


• Gary Smulyan - Hidden Treasures (2006)
  Omicron (6:24)


• Peter Hertmans - Stone Sculpture (2006)
  Nic's Place (7:06)


• Mike Allen Quartet - Vancouver (2007)
  The Wise Heron of English Bay (6:10)


• Xavier Rudd - Food in the Belly (2005)
  The Mother (3:15)

Playlist for Tuesday, April 10

• Danny Gatton - Redneck Jazz Explosion Volume 2 (2006)
  Homage to Charlie Christian (4:46)


• Chet Atkins - Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles (1965)
  Things We Said Today (2:35)


• Sonny Landreth - Grant Street (2005)
  Broken-Hearted Road (7:42)


• Jack Rose - Jack Rose (2006)
  Dark Was the Night (3:54)

The Hymn from which Blind Willie Johnson's wordless moan derives is a song about Christ's passion - his suffering and crucifixion. The songis possibly one of the most powerful blues hymns ever heard and was included on voyager I's trip through the galaxy.

• Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information (1974)
  Sweet Thang (4:02)


• Guy Davis - Legacy (2004)
  Uncle Tom's Dead (4:47)


• Big Daddy - Cutting Their Own Groove (1991)
  Money For Nothing (3:21)


• Catz in the Hatz - Resilience (2006)
  Into the Smooth (3:58)


• Kate Schutt - No Love Lost (2007)
  Raining (4:31)


• Sophie Berkal-Sarbit - The Gypsy in my Soul (2007)
  Fascinatin' Rhythm (4:39)


• Sonja Gustafson - Sonja Gustafson (2007)
  Makin' Whoopee (4:09)


• Mike Allen Quintet - Vancouver (2007)
  Robson Strut (4:15)


• Ed Spargo - Playroom (2007)
  Toy Box (6:51)


• Enrico Rava Quintet - The Words and the Days
  Echoes of Duke (6:36)


• Vieux Farka Toure - World Village (2007)
  Tabara (featuring Ali Farka Toure) (3:20)


• Dee Dee Bridgewater - Red Earth: A Malian Journey (2007)
  Bad Spirits (Bani) (5:49)

Playlist For Tuesday, April 3 2007

• Lefites Soul Connection - Hutspot (2006)
  Generator Oil (3:28)


• Leon Spencer - Legends of Acid Jazz: Leon Spencer (1997)
  First Gravy (4:02)


• Rusty Bryant 0 Lengends of Acid Jazz: Rusty Bryant
  Wildfire(6:56)


• Kurt Elling - Nightmoves (2007)
  Undun (5:09)


• Susie Arioli Swing Band - Pennies From Heaven (2002)
  Night and Day (4:53)


• William Galison & Madeleine Peyroux - Got You on My Mind (2004)
  Got You on My Mind (4:18)


• Sophie Berkal-Sarbit - The Gypsy in my Soul (2007)
  Midnight Sun (4:18)


• Sonja Gustafson - Sonja Gustafson (2007)
  I'm Thru With Love (4:08)


• Kate Schutt - No Love Lost (2007)
  The Moon Got Broken (4:46)


• Emilie-Claire Barlow - Happy Feet (2003)
  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (5:20)


• Holly Cole - Holly Cole (2007)
  You're My Thrill (5:46)


• Ari Hoenig - Inverations (2006)
  Anthropology (6:07)


• Joe Sample - Fancy Dance (1969)
  Another Blues (5:53)


• Kazuo Yasuhiro Trio - Shibuya Jazz Classics: Sleep Walker Collection (2003)
  Black Na(4:56)


• The Stoner - Jazz Ar Faligt: Ny Svensk Jaz(2003)
  Nu Spelar VI ((6:12)