March 18, 2008

"All or nothing at all" - Richard Whiteman Trio (All or nothing at all)
"Day trip" - Pat Metheny (Day trip)
"Just squeeze me (but please don't tease me)" - Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All-Stars (Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival)
"Big Phil" - Henri Texier (Strings apart)
"These boots are made for walking" - The Gordon Beck Quartet (Explorations in pops)
"The burning bush" - Gilad Atzmon (Refuge)
"Steamed juicy little bun" - Kaki King (Everybody loves you)
"Absorbed" - Gerry Hebert Quartet (The Beat Niq sessions volume 2: constructive interference)
"Tiger rag" - Nicholas Payton (Dear Louis)
"Father's day" - The Matt Savage Trio (Hot ticket)
"Part 2: new era" - Tigran Hamasyan Trio (New era)
"Don't point that over here" - Russell Malone (Live at Jazz Standard volume two)
"Bachafillen" - The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Can I persuade you?)
"It's surely gonna flop if it ain't got that bop" - Sabertooth (Dr. Midnight: live at the Green Mill)
"Funky boots march" - Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath (Eclipse at dawn)
"Movie trivia (intermission 2)" - Antizario (It's great to be fine)
"Trane's medley" - Moutin Reunion Quartet (Sharp turns)
"Stay with me" - Jean-Luc Ponty (Le voyage: the Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology)
"Mirror " - Jacky Terrasson (Mirror)
"Swan song" - The Herbie Nichols Project (Dr. Cyclops' dream)
"Sway" - Stockhausen/Andersen/Heral/Rypdal (Karta)
"The very thought of you" - Brad Mehldau Trio (Live)
"Toiling in obscurity" - Campbell Ryga (Spectacular)
"Nufunk" - Dennis Geaney (The DG project)

This was a particularly good show in that it featured a nice mix of music. I also played a surprising amount of short tunes; one set consisted of five pieces and I don't think I've played five-in-a-row for months, maybe longer. My favourites this week include the bass tunes "Big Phil" by Henri Texier and "Trane's medley" by the Moutin Reunion Quartet; "The burning bush" by Gilad Atzmon; "Absorbed" by the Gerry Hebert Quartet; "Bachafillen" by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra; and "Steamed juicy little bun" by Kaki King (which works very well played in a jazz context).

Andrew