RoCM Playlist: 30 Dec 2023

Bybryan

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:

The Cry Of Jazz (1959) by Edward O. Bland

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.

TimeArtistSongReleaseSong note
4:00:16 PMMike Angelo & the IdolsCan’t Stop MeCan’t Stop Me (Single)
4:05:56 PMAngel Bat DawidAnother Restraining Factor in Jazz Are the ChangesRequiem for Jazz
4:06:40 PMAngel Bat DawidTuba Mirum – The ChangesRequiem for Jazz
4:09:47 PMAngel Bat DawidThe Negro Experiences the Endless Daily Humiliation of American Life Which Bequeaths Him a Futureless FutureRequiem for Jazz
4:11:09 PMAngel Bat DawidRex Tremendae –Futureless FutureRequiem for Jazz
4:13:48 PMAngel Bat DawidThe Negro Transforms America’s Image of Him into a Transport of Joy!Requiem for Jazz
4:15:22 PMAngel Bat DawidRecordare – Recall the JoyRequiem for Jazz
4:18:50 PMCreative Construction CompanyMuhal (Part 1)CCC, Vols.1&2

Anthony Braxton – Alto Saxophone [Alto Sax], Soprano Saxophone [Soprano Sax], Clarinet, Flute, Contrabass Clarinet, Chimes [Orchestral Chimes]
Richard Davis – Bass
Steve McCall – Drums, Percussion [Miscellaneous Percussion]
Muhal Richard Abrams – Piano, Cello, Clarinet
Wadada Leo Smith – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn, Horn [Seal Horn], Percussion [Miscellaneous Percussion]
Leroy Jenkins – Violin, Viola, Recorder, Xylophone [Toy Xylophone], Harmonica, Horn [Bicycle Horn]
4:38:03 PMHoward Johnson and GravityMamaAntibes 1977

Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone
Bob Stewart – tuba
Joe Daley – tuba
Carlton Greene – tuba
Morris Edwards – tuba
Kenneth Knudsen – keyboards
Kim Sagild – guitar
Bo Stief – double bass
Kasper Winding – drums
4:51:42 PMTom WaitsNew Year’s EveBad As Me
5:00:09 PMThe DirtbombsGot to Give It UpUltraglide In Black
5:05:36 PMRob Mazurek & Exploding Star OrchestraBlack RiverLightning Dreamers

Rob Mazurek – trumpets, voice, launeddas, electronic treatments
Jeff Parker – guitar
Craig Taborn – wurlitzer, moog matriarch
Angelica Sanchez – wurlitzer, piano, moog sub 37
Damon Locks – voice, electronics, samplers, text
Gerald Cleaver – drums
Mauricio Takara – electronic percussion, percussion
Nicole Mitchell – flute, voice
5:22:28 PMSun Ra And The Omniverse Jet Set ArkestraUntitled Improv, Untitled Improv, Unidentified Title, Auld Lang SyneThe Complete Detroit Jazz Center Residency

Marshall Allen – Alto Saxophone, Flute, Kora
Richard Williams – Bass
Danny Ray Thompson – Bass, Flute
James Jacson – Bassoon, Drum [Ancient Egyptian Infinity], Vocals
Luqman Ali – Drums
Skeeter McFarland, Taylor Richardson – Electric Guitar
Vincent Chancey – French Horn
Sun Ra – Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals
John Gilmore – Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Tony Bethel – Trombone
Walter Miller – Trumpet [Possibly]
Michael Ray – Trumpet, Vocals
June Tyson – Vocals, Performer [Dance]
5:48:13 PMShel SilversteinThe Smoke OffSpecial Selected Cuts From Songs & Stories by Shel Silverstien

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