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Saturday January 4th, 2025 with Heavy Ben
In Memoriam - 2024 (Part 2)

Part two in the annual Heavy Friends series that pays respects to the departed. Part one December 21 https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/68103.html Part three January 11 https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/68517.html Part four January 18 https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/68634.html Pictured: Marian Zazeela (right) was a visual artist, singer and Tanpura player (Indian drone). She was a member of the experimental music collective Theatre of Eternal Music, led by her husband, the minimalist composer La Monte Young (left). Zazeela designed album covers and produced the lighting and visuals for the group's self-described "dream music" that explored drones and pure harmonic intervals, employing sustained tones and electric amplification in lengthy, all-night performances. Zazeela collaborated with Andy Warhol and her works have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art. Marian Zazeela died at age 83. (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")
Hour one
A Hot Day Today
The Blackbyrds (Kevin Toney sadly passed) - The Blackbyrds - Fantasy - 1974
Love Song With Flute
Caravan (Jimmy Hastings sadly passed) - Caravan - Verve Forecast - 1969
Highlife Time
George Darko (sadly passed) - Hi-Life Time (Highlife Time) - Golden Stool, Sacodisc International - 1983
Babar Intro Theme
Milan Kymlicka (composer) (Laurent de Brunhoff sadly passed) - Babar (TV series) - Nelvana / CBC - 1989 Canadian
Doekoe
Def Rhymz (Dennis Bouman sadly passed) - (single) - Virgin, TopNotch - 1999
The Man Who Dies Everyday
Ultravox (Chris Cross sadly passed) - Ha!-Ha!-Ha! - Island - 1977
Ahla Ouassahla
Maurice El Medioni (sadly passed) - Samaï Andalou - Magda Music - 2000
13 I 73 5:35-6:14:03 PM NYC [excerpt]
La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, The Theatre Of Eternal Music (Marian Zazeela sadly passed) - Dream House 78'17" - Shandar - 1974
Cherish The Day
Robert Glasper Experiment (Casey Benjamin sadly passed) - Black Radio - Blue Note - 2012
Muchacha
Guylaine Guy (sadly passed) et Orchestre Roger Roger - N.5 - RCA - 1955 Canadian
Smilin' Billy Suite [excerpt]
The Heath Brothers / Albert, Jimmy And Percy Featuring Stanley Cowell (Albert "Tootie" Heath sadly passed) - Marchin' On! - Strata East - 1976
Scorpio
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (Keith LeBlanc sadly passed) - The Message - Sugar Hill - 1982
Just You, Just Me
Phil Nimmons (sadly passed) And His Orchestra - Nimmons 'N' Nine - Verve - 1960 Canadian
Wild Game
Personality Crisis (Jon Card sadly passed) - Creatures For Awhile - Risky Records - 1983 Canadian
Ishtar
Sussan Deihim (Sussan Deyhim) / Richard Horowitz (sadly passed) - Desert Equations: Azax Attra (Made To Measure Vol. 8) - Crammed Discs - 1986
Criss Cross
Calvin Keys (sadly passed) - Shawn-Neeq - Black Jazz - 1971
Cantamar '72
Nortec Collective (Jorge Verdín aka Clorofila sadly passed) - The Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1 - Palm Pictures - 2001
Hour two
Jessica
The Allman Brothers (Dickey Betts sadly passed) - Brothers and Sisters - Capricorn - 1973
I Vibrate
Larry Page (sadly passed) - (single) - Saga - 1959
Hold Tight
African Brothers (Winston Morris aka. Tony Tuff sadly passed) - (single) - Demon - 1974
I Want Some More
Chan Romero (sadly passed) - (single) - Del-Fi Records - 1959
I'm Riffin
MC Duke (Anthony Hilaire aka Kashif Adham sadly passed) - Organised Rhyme - Music Of Life - 1989
Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
The Moody Blues (Mike Pinder sadly passed) - In Search Of The Lost Chord - Deram - 1968
Quand On Aime On A Toujours Vingt Ans
Jean-Pierre Ferland (sadly passed) - Jaune - Barclay - 1970 Canadian
F-Jam
Adam F ft. MC Conrad (Conrad Thompson aka MC Conrad sadly passed) - Colours - Positiva - 1997
Peter Gunn
Duane Eddy (sadly passed) - (single) - London - 1959
Paadu Paatteduththu
Ilaiyaraaja (composer), Uma Ramanan (singer, sadly passed) - En Arugae Nee Irundhaal (Ennarukil Nee Irunthal) - Tamizh Thaai Movies - 1991
Evil Woman
Electric Light Orchestra / ELO (Richard Tandy sadly passed) - Face The Music - Unites Artists - 1975
Koul chi al Oualidine
Hasna el Becharia (sadly passed) - Djazaïr Johara - Label Bleu, Indigo - 2001
Invention For Guitar And Trumpet
Stan Kenton (Bill Holman sadly passed) - New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm - Capitol - 1953
Big Money
Big Black (Steve Albini sadly passed) - Atomizer - Homestead - 1986
Ballada Scenograficzna (Ballad Of Scene Design)
Jazz Studio Orchestra Of The Polish Radio (Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski sadly passed) - Jazz Studio Orchestra Of The Polish Radio (Polish Jazz #19) - Polskie Nagrania Muza - 1970
Battle Of The Bands
The Turtles (John Barbata sadly passed) - Present The Battle Of The Bands - London - 1968
Four Voice Canon #3
Larry Polansky (sadly passed) - Music From Mills - Mills College - 1986
Krazy Kat
Teddy Lasry (sadly passed) - Action Printing - Sonimage - 1975
Butterfat
David Sanborn (sadly passed) - Taking Off - Warner Bros. - 1975
Made In France
Christian Escoudé (sadly passed) - Catalogne - Plus Loin Music - 2010
Interactive CKCU
Neil & The Dancing Labrador
Happy New Year, Ben. Thanks for all the amazing concept and tribute shows over the past year. Much respect for your curation, passion and dedication. Peace and prosperity this year ahead.

5:38 PM, January 4th, 2025
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thank you Neil for your regular feedback. Always nice to know who is listening.

8:18 PM, January 4th, 2025
Napalm Dan
Was not familiar with MC Duke. This is dope. As is often the case with these shows, better to be introduced late than never.

9:13 PM, January 4th, 2025
Jeremy
Hello everybody, how’s your day doing tonight? All good respect to the host and everybody else that is listening respect.

9:19 PM, January 4th, 2025
KT
Thank you muchly for the Allman Brothers Band in the beauty mix you got going. … Wowow!!!! Thought that was public enemy-no eh-i gots to get schooled! Sincerely, K T L. - proudly listening - loud and clear from Rideau Ferry Area (on the FM dial). TOSHIBA Long time listener and donator to CKCU : )

9:21 PM, January 4th, 2025
Heavy Ben
Hey Napalm Dan, yeah I'm Riffin is great! Love the Eddy Grant samples they used

9:29 PM, January 4th, 2025
Heavy Ben
Jeremy, appreciate your comment. R-E-S-P-E-C-T

9:31 PM, January 4th, 2025
DJR
Yo Ben! Thanks for piecing all these “in memoriam” shows together every year! Really well done.

9:33 PM, January 4th, 2025
Heavy Ben
Hey KT. I didn't mention that "Jessica" was used as the theme for the English show Top Gear. Thanks for tuning in and letting me know you're out there. And yes MC Duke channelling Chuck D and Public Enemy

9:39 PM, January 4th, 2025
Heavy Ben
Yo DJR! Thanks I love the genre hopping.

9:45 PM, January 4th, 2025
Napalm Dan
Big Black \\m//

9:46 PM, January 4th, 2025
Heavy Ben
Bonne Année everyone!

9:59 PM, January 4th, 2025
K T
I appreciate your response Heavy Ben Thank you - long live the manual transmission R E S P E C T

10:14 PM, January 4th, 2025