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In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday June 9th, 2021 with Heavy Ben
Archie Shepp, Matthew Halsall, Gilad Atzmon, Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty (BBNG)

pictured: Archie Shepp, who turned 84 a few weeks ago
Hour one
African Drum Suite, Parts 1 & 2
Archie Shepp - The Cry Of My People - Impulse! - 1973
Things Have Got To Change
Archie Shepp - Live in Paris (1974) - Transversales Disques - 2021 [rec. 1974] New
This fantastic version of "Things Have Got To Change" was just unearthed. Recorded live on March, 23rd 1974, Grand Auditorium Studio 104 - Maison de la Radio, Paris France
Archie Shepp - Saxophone
Noël McGhie - Drums
Bob Reid - Double Bass
Pablo Kino - Percussions
Siegfried Kessler- piano
Manchester UK's DJ, bandleader and trumpeter Matthew Halsall's "Salute To The Sun" has been getting a lot of spins at my place over the past six months. Such a good vibe that somehow works when you need to focus, forget, dream, or relax. Check out other great recordings by Halsall’s Gondwana Orchestra.
Joyful Spirits of the Universe
Matthew Halsall - Salute To The Sun - Gondwana - 2020
Tropical Landscapes
Matthew Halsall - Salute To The Sun - Gondwana - 2020
The Traveller
Matthew Halsall - Oneness - Gondwana - 2019 [rec. 2008]
Hour two
Saxophonist Gilad Atzmon was born today in 1963 in Tel Aviv, though he has been based in the UK for decades, has been dubbed the "hardest working man in British jazz", and identifies as "a Hebrew-speaking Palestinian". His collaborators - in a western pop context - include Robert Wyatt, Sinead O'Connor, Ian Dury's Blockheads & Chaz Jankel, Sarah Gillespie, Simon Fisher Turner, Paul McCartney, and Pink Floyd. We'll be hearing more middle eastern and jazz sounds tonight. Happy 58th birthday Gilad.
Ramallah
Dwiki Dharmawan, Gilad Atzmon, Kamal Musallam / World Peace Trio - World Peace Trio - Enja - 2017
Time Runs Out
Talinka - Rainbow Over Kolonaki - Fanfare Records - 2020
Talinka video released in May 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiDsh0KFmdE
Tel Aviv
Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble - Songs Of The Metropolis - World Village - 2013
Covid Vaccination: the Jazz version
Gilad Atzmon - - (not on album) - 2021 New
Round Midnight
Robert Wyatt / Gilad Atzmon / Ros Stephen [orig. Thelonious Monk] - For The Ghosts Within - Domino - 2010
With BadBadNotGood being scarce over the past 5 years, it's great to have recent recordings from guitarist and pianist Matthew Tavares & sax and flute player Leland Whitty
Symbols Of Transformation
Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - Visions - Mr Bongo - 2020 Canadian
Chandelier
Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - January 12th - Mr Bongo - 2020 Canadian
Through The Looking Glass
Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - Visions - Mr Bongo - 2020 Canadian
IDONTKNOWANYMORE
Matthew Tavares - 2020 LIBRARY - (self-released) - 2020 Canadian
Eyes Closed
BadBadNotGood - III - Innovative Leisure Records - 2014 Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey what's happening people?

9:03 PM, June 9th, 2021