Artist - Tune - Album
Abdullah Ibrahim - The Mountain - The Mountain
Pat Labarbera - Virgo Dance - Virgo Dance
Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto - Everything is Everything
Bosho - Atsui Yoro No Kawa - Live at the Knitting Factory, vol. one
Charles Lloyd - Night Blooming Jasmine - A Night in Copenhagen
Billy Cobham - Spanish Moss - Crosswinds
Etienne Charles - Papa Bois - Folklore
Robert Glasper - Y’Outta Praise Him – intro - In My Element
Robert Glasper - Y’Outta Praise Him - In My Element
Adam Makovicz - Django - Moonray
Frank Sinatra - Mood Indigo - In The Wee Small Hours
Anthony Braxton - Spring Is Here - Seven Standards 1985, vol. 1
Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Joy Spring - Jordu
Jazzmeia Horn - People Make The World Go Round - A Social Call
Eddie Harris - Abstractions - Bad Luck Is All I Have
The ode to musical styles past and present that introduces Jazz Gumbo is “Music Evolution” by Branford Marsalis and Buckshot LeFonque.
Playlists for all past Sets of Jazz Gumbo will be found at jazzgumbo.blogspot.ca
I hope you can all enjoy the flow of moods in this Set. The serenity of Ibrahim’s “The Mountain” was just what I needed when I entered the studio after a busy and chaotic work day. I was glad for the particular selection of vinyl I’d pulled off the shelves that morning, as lots of it perfectly fit the shifting temperaments of the day. And the special beauty of digital music libraries is that I then had so much else to draw on.
The Bosho number, the Makovicz and the Sinatra are all from my vinyl collection, as are the opening and closing numbers, and some others.
One of the bits I pulled from the digital library is Glasper’s two-part “Y’Outta Praise Him.” Talk about flowing. That word almost defines Glasper’s style; his structures are almost minimalist, but support so much feeling and depth.
I’m glad to finally present a full length version of “Joy Spring”. A real favorite that, until recently, I only had in a 4 minute version. Jazzmeia Horn’s take on the soul classic “People Make the World Go Round” is a perfect update. I was so, so glad to have finally downloaded a full length version of “Joy Spring”, though I still hope to find it on vinyl someday. And I think that Eddie Harris’s “Abstractions” was a fitting finale. I hope you’ll agree.
I’ve experienced an explosion of downloads from the site recently. Lots of activity from the Netherlands and Germany, as well as Baltimore in the US. I’d love for some of you folks to send a message now and then. Let me know who you are, and what you like best about the show. It’s good to know you’re out there!
Thrive!
Kirby Obsidian
