RoCM Playlist: 11 Oct 2025

Bybryan

So lots of stuff from the Midwest jazz scene this week – not exclusively but still quite a bit. We hear from Chicago Odense Ensemble, Black Artists Group, Hal Russell & NRG Ensemble, Phil Ranelin, Fred Anderson, and the World Saxophone Quartet – all with their origins in the Midwest.

We also have three October 11th birthdays this week – Petra Haden, Lester Bowie, and Art Blakey.

And lastly, some Ornette Coleman and Tony Scott to round things out.

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 PMPetra HadenI Can See for MilesPetra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out
4:06:36 PMChicago Odense EnsembleParallel Motions (feat. Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Dan Bitney, Jakob Skott & Jonas Munk)Chicago Odense Ensemble (feat. Rob Mazurek, Jeff Parker, Dan Bitney, Jakob Skott & Jonas Munk)

Matt Lux – Bass
Rob Mazurek – Cornet
Dan Bitney, Jakob Skøtt – Drums, Percussion
Jeff Parker – Guitar, Electronics
Jonas Munk – Guitar, Electronics, Keyboards
Brian Keigher – Percussion
4:16:26 PMBlack Artists GroupSomething to Play OnIn Paris, Aries 1973

Oliver Lake – reeds, flute, percussion
Baikida Carroll – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
Floyd LeFlore – trumpet, voice, percussion
Joseph Bowie – trombone, percussion
Charles “Bobo” Shaw – drums, percussion
4:25:47 PMHal Russell & NRG EnsembleTemporarityThe Finnish / Swiss Tour

Hal Russell – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, trumpet, vibraphone, drums
Mars Williams – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, didgeridoo
Brian Sandstrom – bass, trumpet, guitar
Kent Kessler – bass, bass guitar, didgeridoo
Steve Hunt – drums, vibraphone, didgeridoo
4:36:42 PMTony ScottBlues for an African FriendSung Heroes

Tony Scott – clarinet, sax, piano, mandolin
Bill Evans – piano
Scott LaFaro – bass
Paul Motian – drums
Juan Sastre – guitar

4:42:57 PMOrnette ColemanBroad Way BluesNew York Is Now!

Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet
Mel Fuhrman – vocals
Jimmy Garrison – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
5:00:14 PMLee DorseyNight PeopleHoly Cow – The Very Best Of Lee Dorsey
5:06:17 PMLester Bowie’s Brass FantasyJourney Towards FreedomThe Fire This Time

Lester Bowie – trumpet
Vincent Chancey – French horn
Frank Lacy – trombone
Luis Bonilla – trombone
E. J. Allen – trumpet
Gerald Brezel – trumpet
Tony Barrero – trumpet
Bob Stewart – tuba
Famoudou Don Moye – percussion
Vinnie Johnson – drums
5:16:51 PMArt Blakey & The Jazz MessengersGeorgia On My MindLive at Ravenna – July 7, 1978
5:25:50 PMPhil Ranelin13th & SenateThe Time Is Now!

John Dana – Bass
Bili Turner – Drums, Percussion [Left Channel]
George Davidson – Drums, Percussion [Right Channel]
Marcus Belgrave – Flugelhorn, Percussion
Keith Vreeland – Piano, Percussion
Wendell Harrison – Tenor Saxophone, Percussion
Phil Ranelin – Trombone, Percussion
5:31:51 PMFred Anderson QuartetBombay (Children of Cambodia)The Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 1

Fred Anderson – tenor sax
Billy Brimfield – trumpet
Larry Hayrod – bass
Hamid Drake – drums, tablas
5:43:58 PMWorld Saxophone QuartetSong for CamilleBreath Of Life

Hamiet Bluiett — baritone saxophone, contra-alto clarinet
Arthur Blythe — alto saxophone
Oliver Lake — alto saxophone
David Murray — tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Tarik Shah — bass
Gene Lake — drums
Fontella Bass – vocals, piano
5:53:37 PMTom LehrerShe’s My GirlAn Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

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