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] 
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| 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
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| 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 
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| Chandelier Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - January 12th - Mr Bongo - 2020
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| Through The Looking Glass Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - Visions - Mr Bongo - 2020
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| IDONTKNOWANYMORE Matthew Tavares - 2020 LIBRARY - (self-released) - 2020
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| Eyes Closed BadBadNotGood - III - Innovative Leisure Records - 2014
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9:03 PM, June 9th, 2021