RoCM Playlist: 30 Dec 2023
So the final program of the year. I just want to thank you for listening to the show in 2023. This year was not without its challenges, but the show is a a labour of love for me so I appreciate your ears every week, and I am looking forward to continuing on in 2024.
As I mentioned during the show, the jazz highlight of the year for me was an album by Angel Bat Dawid called “Requiem for Jazz“. If you haven’t devoted any time to listening to this masterpiece, I highly recommend doing so. It’s a stellar offering, a complete masterpiece and I think one of the most ambitious albums in recent history. You can view a brief clip of the actual performance here.
The album is largely inspired by a film by Edward O. Bland called The Cry of Jazz (1959) And because of the crazy world we live in, you can watch the film online:
Here is the playlist for this week. 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.
| Time | Artist | Song | Release | Song note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00:16 PM | Mike Angelo & the Idols | Can’t Stop Me | Can’t Stop Me (Single) | |
| 4:05:56 PM | Angel Bat Dawid | Another Restraining Factor in Jazz Are the Changes | Requiem for Jazz | |
| 4:06:40 PM | Angel Bat Dawid | Tuba Mirum – The Changes | Requiem for Jazz | |
| 4:09:47 PM | Angel Bat Dawid | The Negro Experiences the Endless Daily Humiliation of American Life Which Bequeaths Him a Futureless Future | Requiem for Jazz | |
| 4:11:09 PM | Angel Bat Dawid | Rex Tremendae –Futureless Future | Requiem for Jazz | |
| 4:13:48 PM | Angel Bat Dawid | The Negro Transforms America’s Image of Him into a Transport of Joy! | Requiem for Jazz | |
| 4:15:22 PM | Angel Bat Dawid | Recordare – Recall the Joy | Requiem for Jazz | |
| 4:18:50 PM | Creative Construction Company | Muhal (Part 1) | CCC, Vols.1&2 | Anthony Braxton – Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Clarinet, Flute, Contrabass Clarinet, Chimes [Orchestral Chimes] |
| 4:38:03 PM | Howard Johnson and Gravity | Mama | Antibes 1977 | Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone |
| 4:51:42 PM | Tom Waits | New Year’s Eve | Bad As Me | |
| 5:00:09 PM | The Dirtbombs | Got to Give It Up | Ultraglide In Black | |
| 5:05:36 PM | Rob Mazurek & Exploding Star Orchestra | Black River | Lightning Dreamers | Rob Mazurek – trumpets, voice, launeddas, electronic treatments |
| 5:22:28 PM | Sun Ra And The Omniverse Jet Set Arkestra | Untitled Improv, Untitled Improv, Unidentified Title, Auld Lang Syne | The Complete Detroit Jazz Center Residency | Marshall Allen – Alto Saxophone, Flute, Kora |
| 5:48:13 PM | Shel Silverstein | The Smoke Off | Special Selected Cuts From Songs & Stories by Shel Silverstien |
