05/11/08

today is irving berlin's birthday. and, oddly, it is carla bley's birthday too. the music tonight was generally jazzy-funky. i was happy to host don byron on the program. we discussed his love for mandrill and his musical origins from about 9-9:30. thanks again don for stopping by. he has been a visiting professor at mit and i've learned a great deal by working with him. listen to the archive if you'd like to hear his opinion about early jazz clarinet sounds, pierre boulez and the new york philharmonic, west indian boat rides around manhattan, growing up in the bronx in the 70s, and his early musical activities.

lovers will rise and rule the earth forever:

Comin' Round the Mountain / Funkadelic / Hardcore Jollies
The Funk Surgeon / Eddie Henderson / Comin' Through
Do It Again / Deodato & Airto / In Concert
Inmate Man / Steve Grossman / Terra Firma
Gut Level / The Blackbyrds / Night Grooves
Green and Gold / Roy Ayers / Virgin Ubiquity
Wind Parade / Donald Byrd / Places and Spaces
A Shorter Path No. 2 / Karl Denson / Dance Lesson #2
Fencewalk / Don Byron / Nu Blaxploitation

conversation with Don Byron

Klang / Don Byron / You Are #6
Lovers / Cannonball Adderley / Lovers
Cannon Ball / Weather Report / Black Market