RoCM Playlist: 03 June 2023 (Re-air of 1 Oct 2022) and about Iceland…
So I returned from Reykjavik, Iceland and leapt into the week as if we had never left in terms of professional and personal obligations (and jet lag) – the unfortunate casualty being that I was unable to devote any time to producing a show for this week – so instead I am re-airing the Pharoah Sanders tribute from last fall. While it is with good reason and it is still my first re-air of 2023 (I mean, come on, that’s impressive!), guilt is the gift that keeps on giving so please forgive me.
Iceland is an amazing place – very different than I anticipated – and I will have more to say about that next week. Some very cool photos from some of the sites we visited while there:
The weather was a tad unpredictable even by Long Island standards, and, according to locals, was much cooler and unpleasant than expected for late May. But aside from the difficult weather and the natural wonders, downtown Reykjavik had a ton of stuff going on and the scene there was pretty amazing. Lots of live music, food, art, and just a general pulse that was a joy to experience. Icelanders have shoved a civilization into the side of a fairly unforgiving island and are not only prospering but happily doing so with an infectious love for life. Þetta Reddast, indeed!
I also found a couple of gems at a local record called Lucky Records that miraculously survived the plane ride home:
Anyway, I hope we get a chance to go back.
Here is the playlist for this week (also linked above to the original post). Don’t forget that you can listen online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs. And I will see you with a brand new show next Saturday, June 10th.
| Time | Artist | Song | Release | Song note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:03:20 PM | John Coltrane | The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost | Meditations | John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, percussion, band leader |
| 4:16:11 PM | John Coltrane Quartet | Compassion | Meditations | John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, percussion, band leader |
| 4:24:30 PM | Alice Coltrane | Ohnedaruth | Monastic Trio | Alice Coltrane – harp, piano |
| 4:34:08 PM | Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders | Movement 6 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra) | Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra) | Sam Shepherd – piano, harpsichord, celesta, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Oberheim 4 voice, Oberheim OB-Xa, Solina String Ensemble, Therevox ET-4.3, EMS Synthi, ARP 2600, Buchla 200e, string writing, string arrangements |
| 4:42:59 PM | Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders | Movement 7 (feat. London Symphony Orchestra) | Promises (feat. London Symphony Orchestra) | Sam Shepherd – piano, harpsichord, celesta, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, Oberheim 4 voice, Oberheim OB-Xa, Solina String Ensemble, Therevox ET-4.3, EMS Synthi, ARP 2600, Buchla 200e, string writing, string arrangements |
| 4:54:12 PM | Larry Young | Saudia | Lawrence of Newark | Juini Booth – bass |
| 5:00:16 PM | Pharoah Sanders | Blues for Santa Cruz (Live 1984) | Live… | Walter Booker – Bass |
| 5:11:48 PM | Pharoah Sanders & Sonny Sharrock | Little Rock | Live in Frankfurt 1992 | Pharoah Sanders – saxes |
| 5:40:32 PM | Pharaoh Sanders | Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum Allah | Jewels of Thought | Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, reed flute, kalimba, orchestra chimes, percussion |
