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In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday April 28th, 2021 with Heavy Ben
What does jazz sound like in 2021?

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Pictured: the 2021 release "Permanent Moving Parts" from Toronto's See Through 4
Hour One
Chim Chim Cher-ee
Greg Murphy - Cool Water - Whaling City Sound - 2021 New
Samba De Maracatu
Joe Chambers - Samba De Maracatu - Blue Note - 2021 New
Fat Ari
Azmari - Samā'ī - Sdban Ultra - 2021 New
10 de Novembro
João Lobo - The Wire Tapper 55 - The Wire - 2021 New
Shine
Witch Prophet - (single) - (self-released) - 2021 Canadian New
Now (Forever Momentary Space)
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble - NOW - International Anthem - 2021 New
Impasto
Sven Wunder - 7" - Mr Bongo - 2021 New
Two Mile Hill
Claude Cooper - 7" - Friendly - 2021 New
Vision 9
STR4TA - Aspects - Brownswood - 2021 New
Na Bigmanism Spoil Government
Femi Kuti - Stop The Hate / Legacy + - Partisan - 2021 New
Onions
Lina Allemano Four - Vegetables - Lumo - 2021 Canadian New
Sound Ancestors
Madlib & Kieren Hebden - Sound Ancestors - Madlib Invazion - 2021 New
Just Space For Light
Badge Époque Ensemble - Future Past & Present - Telephone Explosion - 2021 Canadian New
Hour Two
Just Blue
Amanda Whiting - After Dark - Jazzman - 2021 New
Umthandazo Wamagenge
The Brother Moves On - Indaba Is - Brownswood - 2021 New
Calling England Home
Anthony Joseph - The Rich are Only Defeated When Running for their Lives - Heavenly Sweetness - 2021 New
Thirteen Ways of Looking
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt - Made Out Of Sound - Palilalia - 2021 New
Quietly Fading Fast
See Through 4 - Permanent Moving Parts - All-Set! - 2021 Canadian New
EVERYONE IS RƎVO⅃TING (REVOLTING)
Craig Scott's Lobotomy - I AM RƎVO⅃TING (REVOLTING) - (self released) - 2021 New
We Are Strong
Made Kuti - For(e)ward / Legacy + - Partisan - 2021 New
DSXSWC
Kaidi Tatham - An Insight To All Minds - First Word - 2021 New
First Thing In The Morning
Shabason, Krgovich & Harris - Florence - Idee Fixe - 2021 Canadian New
On The Stairs
Cory Weeds - O Sole Mio! Music From The Motherland - Cellar - 2021 Canadian New
Hustle
Sons of Kemet ft. Kojey Radical - Black to the Future - Impulse! - 2021 New
Movement 7
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises - Luaka Bop - 2021 New
Interactive CKCU
Day Job Rob
Great stuff Ben!

1:11 PM, April 28th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thanks for tuning in early DJR, use that on-demand! Welcome all to the 9pm broadcast Or whenever you may be listening...

9:03 PM, April 28th, 2021
Manmohan
Just tuning and looking at this wicked line-up. This is going to groove!

9:18 PM, April 28th, 2021
robert p in gatineau
Can you tell me what the reggae tune was ? Thank you.

9:22 PM, April 28th, 2021
robert p in gatineau
Azmari, i would think. I was late tuning in. Thanks.

9:25 PM, April 28th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Nice to hear from you Manmohan. Groove along

9:31 PM, April 28th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
@robert p - yes that was likely the Azmari tune. They are a Belgian group with influences including Ethiopian jazz, Turkish psych, dub, amid other influences

9:34 PM, April 28th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
I must say that this latest Femi Kuti album is excellent from start to finish, and it is coupled with an album from Femi's son Made (heard in hour two tonight)

9:50 PM, April 28th, 2021
Manmohan
Ben, I totally agree. The last few offerings from Femi Kuti have been 'meh' - generic afro-beat. This new one is back close to the high standard he set earlier in his career.

10:17 PM, April 28th, 2021
Ben Armstrong (host)
Concur. I have enjoyed Seun Kuti's output over the past 10 years far more than Femi's. So this latest album was a welcome surprise. No side-long cuts a la Fela (most are 3-5 minutes), just a tight, catchy and upbeat record.

10:28 PM, April 28th, 2021