RoCM Penultimate Playlist: 03 Jan 2026

So I didn’t announce this on the show today as I had not yet entirely made up my mind, but next week will be the final show of The Return of CoolMojo for the foreseeable future. Hopefully, this will just be a temporary hiatus and I will come back at some point – but as the old saying goes, “God laughs when you make a plan” so we will see what happens.

I’ll have more to say about the reasons next week. Believe me – this wasn’t an easy decision and I have spent a fair amount of time fretting over it.

Here’s 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 PMMike Angelo & the IdolsCan’t Stop MeCan’t Stop Me (Single)
4:05:42 PMPharoah SandersHum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum AllahJewels of Thought

Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet, reed flute, kalimba, orchestra chimes, percussion
Leon Thomas – vocals, percussion
Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, African flute, kalimba, percussion
Cecil McBee – bass, percussion
Richard Davis – bass, percussion (tracks 2–3, left channel)
Idris Muhammad – drums, percussion
Roy Haynes – drums (track 1, right channel)

4:21:45 PMArchie SheppMy AngelBlasé

Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
Jeanne Lee – vocal
Dave Burrell – piano
Chicago Beau – harmonica
Julio Finn – harmonica
Malachi Favors – bass
Philly Joe Jones – drums

4:32:56 PMArt Ensemble of ChicagoNo Woman No CryAncient in the Future, Vol. 1

Lester Bowie – trumpet, fluegelhorn
Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion instruments
Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
Don Moye – drums, percussion
Bahnamous Lee Bowie – synthesizer

4:43:13 PMBlack Unity TrioJohn’s VisionAl-Fatihah

Yusuf Mumin – Alto Saxophone, Double Bass
Abdul Wadud – Cello, Bass
Haasan-Al-hut – Percussion

4:51:44 PMTom WaitsNew Year’s EveBad As Me
5:00:10 PMLabi SiffreAnother Year (2006 Remastered Version)Remember My Song
5:06:25 PMHorace TapscottSketches of Drunken MaryLive At Lobero, Vol. 1

Horace Tapscott – Piano
Roberto Miranda – Bass
Sonship – Percussion

5:17:43 PMMarc Ribot TrioFat Man BluesFestival D’Jazz de Nevers

Marc Ribot – guitar
Henry Grimes – bass
Chad Taylor – percussion

5:28:16 PMOther Dimensions In MusicAn Open LetterKaiso Stories

Roy Campbell – trumpet, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, recorder, shepherd pipes, arghul, bird whistles, panpipes, bells
Daniel Carter – alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, trumpet, clarinet
William Parker – bass, gembri, bass duduk, trombonium
Charles Downs – drums, percussion
Fay Victor – voice

5:38:12 PMAngel Bat Dawid & Tha BrothahoodTha Wicked Shall Not Prevail (Live)Live

Angel Bat Dawid – Clarinet, Keyboards, Vocals
Dr. Adam Zanolini – Double Bass, Bass Guitar, Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Percussion
Asher Simiso Gamedze, Isaiah Collier – Drums
Norman W. Long – Electronics, Synth
Xristian Espinoza – Tenor Saxophone, Percussion
Viktor Le Givens – Vocals, Instruments [Auxiliary]
Deacon Otis Cooke – Vocals, Synth

5:47:12 PMShel SilversteinThe Smoke OffSongs And Stories

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