RoCM Playlist: 23 Aug 2025

Bybryan

This week, we sadly say goodbye to two jazz artists who we recently lost: Jesse Sharps of the the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra and legendary jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan.

We also have music by Walt Dickerson & Sun Ra, a great track from the Studio Rivbea series by Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, and we end the first hour with the track from the 1968 debut album by Muhal Richard Abrams.

In the second hour, we hear another debut album by Baikida E.J. Carroll released in 1974. We have a really cool track by Billy Bang’s Survival Ensemble recorded in 1978 at the studios of Columbia University’s eclectic WKCR in NYC (which is still broadcasting today). and we end the second hour with tracks by Marion Brown & Gunter Hampel followed by Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids.

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 PMZillatronThe Passion ContinuesLord of the Harvest
4:08:10 PMJesse Sharps Quintet & P.A.P.A.The Goat and the RamjamSharps and Flats

Joel Ector – Bass
Nate Morgan – Piano
Jesse Sharps – Reeds
Steve Smith – Trumpet
4:15:05 PMSun Ra & Walt DickersonAstroVisions

Sun Ra – Piano
Walt Dickerson – Vibraphone
4:24:48 PMKalaparusha Maurice McIntyreUnidentified Title IRivbea Live! Series, Volume 1

Alvin Fielder – Drums
Milton Suggs – Electric Bass
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre* – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Composed By [All Compositions By]
Malachi Thompson – Trumpet
4:40:12 PMMuhal Richard AbramsMy Thoughts Are My Future – Now and ForeverLevels and Degrees of Light

Muhal Richard Abrams – piano, clarinet
Anthony Braxton – alto saxophone
Maurice McIntyre – tenor saxophone
Leroy Jenkins – violin
Gordon Emmanuel – vibraphone
Charles Clark – bass
Leonard Jones – bass
Thurman Barker – drums
Penelope Taylor – vocals
4:50:45 PMTom WaitsShiver Me TimbersSan Diego Folk Festival
5:00:13 PMLabi SiffreHot and Dirty In the City (2006 Remastered Version)Remember My Song
5:05:19 PMSheila JordanSheila’s BluesLive at Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue

Sheila Jordan – vocals
Marion Hayden – bass
Sean Dobbins – drums
Mike Jellick – piano
5:16:20 PMBaikida E.J. CarrollOrange Fish TearsOrange Fish Tears

Baikida E.J. Carroll – trumpet, flugelhorn, cowbell, horns, percussion
Oliver Lake – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, bamboo flute, percussion
Manuel Villaroel – piano, electric piano, percussion
Naná Vasconcelos – cuica, tabla, timbales, bells, percussion
5:25:24 PMBilly Bang’s Survival EnsembleIllustrationBlack Man’s Blues – New York Collage

Billy Bang – violin, poetry, bells, shaker, percussion
Bilal Abdur Rahman – tenor and soprano saxes, bull horn, percussion
Henry Warner – alto sax, bells, shaker, percussion
William Parker – bass
Khuwana Fuller – congas
Rashid Bakr – drums

5:35:31 PMMarion Brown & Gunter Hampel ‎BabudahGesprächsfetzen

Marion Brown – Alto Saxophone
Buschi Niebergall – Bass
Steve McCall – Drums
Ambrose Jackson – Trumpet
Gunter Hampel – Vibraphone, Bass Clarinet
5:43:08 PMIdris Ackamoor & The PyramidsTheme for CecilShaman!

Idris Ackamoor – Alto Saxophone
Jack Yglesias – Congas
Gioele Pagliaccia – Drums
Ruben Ramos Medina – Electric Bass
Margaux Simmons – Flute
Bobby Cobb – Guitar
Sandra Poindexter – Violin
5:53:03 PMTom LehrerOedipus RexAn Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

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