RoCM Playlist: 18 Oct 2025

A short, in terms of content not length, playlist this week – but still some good stuff and most of it from live performances. Matana Roberts with a cover a song by Frankie Sparo, Leroy Jenkins with a tribute to Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, and Eddie Palmieri. More music from the Midwest with a song from the only album released by Solidarity Unit, Inc as led by Charles “Bobo” Shaw. And lastly, a live performance by Cecil Taylor.

And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that we are finally getting to the new album released by Marc Ribot back in May. Better late than never, I guess…

Here is the playlist. Don’t forget that you can listen to the RoCM online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs.

TimeArtistSongReleaseSong note
4:00:16 PMChuck BerryMaybellineChess Records Collection (Remastered)
4:05:15 PMMatana RobertsMy SistrLive In London

Matana Roberts – saxophone
Robert Mitchell – piano
Tom Mason – double bass
Chris Vatalaro – drums

4:34:29 PMLeroy JenkinsAnd Monk Bird, EddieLeroy Jenkins Live! (feat. Computer Minds)

Leroy Jenkins – violin
Brandon Ross – guitar
Eric Johnson – synthesizer
Hill Greene – bass
Reggie Nicholson – drums

4:45:02 PMTom WaitsEggs and SausageLive ta KQRS-FM (Minneapolis)
5:00:11 PMMarc RibotMap of a Blue CityMap of a Blue City
5:08:46 PMSolidarity Unit, IncBeyond The New HorizonRed, Black and Green

Charles “Bobo” Shaw – percussion
Oliver Lake – alto saxophone, flute
Floyd LeFlore – trumpet
Baikida Carroll (listed as Baikida Yaseen) – trumpet
Joseph Bowie – trombone
Richard Martin – electric guitar
Clovis Bordeaux – piano
Kada Kayan – bass
Carl Richardson – bass
Danny Trice – conga drums

5:32:04 PMCecil TaylorLena (Second Version)Nefertiti, the Beautiful One Has Come

Cecil Taylor – piano
Jimmy Lyons – alto saxophone
Sunny Murray – drums

5:48:03 PMTom LehrerIt Makes a Fellow Proud To Be a Soldier (Live)An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer, Live

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