June 13, 2011

"All the way" - The Elements of Jazz (The Elements of Jazz)
"Heart's reflections: splendors of light and purification (for Shaykh Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili): the dhikr of radiant hearts, part II" - Wadada Leo Smith's Organic (Heart's reflections)
"Little by little" - Gregg Allman (Low country blues)
"Clearance ridge" - Bryan Carter (Enchantment)
"Biobeat" - Benoit Delbecq (Meanwhile)
"Searching for the right door" - Billy Cobham (Spectrum)
"Divination unfathomable" - David S. Ware/Cooper-Moore/William Parker/Muhammad Ali(Planetary unknown)
"Monster Smith" - Afuche (Highly publicized digital boxing match)
"R.R.K. Rahassan" - Mark Alban Lotz (Istanbul improv sessions May 5th)
"You know you know" - Rebirth Brass Band (Rebirth of New Orleans)
"A chinese saloon" - Jerry Granelli Trio (Let go)
"Old time indians/Meeting of the chiefs" - Irvin Mayfield (A love letter to New Orleans)
"The covenant" - Nasar Abadey & Supernova (Diamond in the rough)
"Wait for it" - Chris Andrew (Strange days)
"I am a wanderer" - Steve Earle (I'll never get out of this world alive)
"Island" - Gosta Berlings Saga (Glue works)
"Wo ist zu hause mama" - Johnny Cash
"This is" - Ruckus Fo'tet x Milla Thyme (Round one)
"Mud, mapped" - Farmers By Nature (Out of this world's distortions)
"Ahead of the game" - Blue Sky Black Death (Jean Grae: the eveil jeanius: instrumentals)
"Inception" - Melvin Jones (Pivot)
"Lyman Place" - Keiran Hebden/Steve Reid (NYC)

In the days prior to this edition of Breaking The Tethers, a large number of new jazz CDs and new CDs that lean in a jazz direction crossed my path. Most fit the BTT style so I gave them a whirl in this show. It was probably the most jazz-focused program since BTT left the jazz-only format. A few other items slipped in (Johnny Cash singing in German, Steve Earle, etc.) but it definitely had a jazz bent. As always, next week will be different, maybe way different.

I am late with posting the playlist for the June 6, 2011 program. My apologies. But I should have it on the blog later today.

Andrew