November 10, 2009

"Humphries' tide" - Muskox (5 pieces)
"Funk city-ola" - Buddy Rich (Time out)
"Taoue" - Abdoulaye N'Diaye (Taoue)
"Air" - Jon Hassell (Power spot)
"Embarrassment of riches" - Joe Morris Quartet (Today on earth)
"Motherless child" - John Scofield (Piety street)
"Time to let go" - Terell Stafford-Dick Oatts Quintet (Bridging the gap)
"Blue monk" - Abbey Lincoln (Abbey sings Abbey)
"Intro" - Barry Romberg's Random Access (Was shall why because)
"Platypus" - Ben Allison (Think free)
"Delightful Deggy" - Ralph Moore (Who it is you are)
"Chairmaster" - Henry Threadgill Zooid (This brings us to, volume I)
"Chasing the ghost" - Darius Jones Trio (Man'ish boy (a raw & beautiful thing))
"Hooked" - Kellylee Evans (Fight or flight?)
"Lachyrmae - movement #4" - The Tony Wilson Sextet (The people look like flowers at last)
"Dock Boggs" - Canaille (Potential things)
"Don't gild the lily" - Harris Eisenstadt (Canada day)
"(Smell my) special ingredients" - Stanton Moore Trio (Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, CA, May 12, 2008)
"Time's up" - ESP (Time's up)
"M & m" - Beaux J Poo Boo (All things are new)
"Mahkota kotor window" - Arrington de Dionyso (Malaikst dan singa)
"Nowhere" - Michael Gibbs (Lancaster University 1969)
"Reflections" - Dean McNeill (Prairie fire: large jazz ensemble)

This was an enjoyable show, at least from my perspective. Plenty of new "out there" jazz and more good stuff. My favourties this week include "Platypus" from the new Ben Allison release, "Chasing the ghost" by the Darius Jones Trio, and the totally crazy "Mahkota kotor window" by Arrington de Dionyso.

Also, I think this might have been the last edition of Breaking The Tethers in the old CJSW studio space. As has been mentioned, the station is definitely moving and is moving now. Walls are bare, the library is being emptied, and furniture is disappearing. We could be broadcasting out of the new space, on the 3rd floor of MacEwan Hall (the CJSW studio and offices are in the basement at present) within a matter of days. For more info, see the CJSW expansion blog; there's lots of photos and videos that give a good idea of what the new digs will look like.

Andrew