In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday May 8th, 2024 with Ian M.
A tribute to the late, great, Phil Nimmons (1923-2024)
Phil Rista Nimmons passed away peacefully at home on April 5, at 100 years old. The clarinet-playing leader of Nimmons ‘N’ Nine and Nimmons ‘N’ Nine Plus Six, was also a prolific composer. In the first hour we will profile Nimmons' recordings and in the second hour we will hear other artists playing his compositions, including The Nimmons Tribute, a group that includes his grandson. For more information about Phil Nimmons and a possible public commemoration of his life, see https://www.philnimmons.ca/
| Pick Yourself Up The Phil Nimmons Group - The Canadian Scene - Verve Records - 1956 
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| Swing Softly Phil Nimmons and his Orchestra - Nimmons 'N' Nine - Verve Records - 1959
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| One Long Song Phil Nimmons - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine - CBC Air Checks '59 to '64 - Sackville Recordings, 2003
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| Blues for Someone Else Phil Nimmons - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine - CBC Air Checks '59 to '64 - Sackville Recordings, 2003
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| Kicks (Closing Theme) Phil Nimmons - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine - CBC Air Checks '59 to '64 - Sackville Recordings, 2003
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| With the incomparable Ed Bickert on guitar |
| The Atlantic Suite - Islands Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Atlantic Suite/Suite P.E.I./Tributes - Sackville Recordings, 2008 (recorded 1976)
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| The Atlantic Suite - Tides Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Atlantic Suite/Suite P.E.I./Tributes - Sackville Recordings, 2008 (recorded 1976)
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| Friends Departed Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Atlantic Suite/Suite P.E.I./Tributes - Sackville Recordings, 2008
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| "Eh" Jam Blues Phil Nimmons Quartet - Sands of Time - Sackville Recordings, 2000
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| Hour two |
| Quest Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra - Different Path - Sackville Recordings, 1993
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| It's Up To You Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra - Canadian Composer Portraits: Phil Nimmons - Centrediscs, 2005
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| Ed's Comp Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra - Canadian Composer Portraits: Phil Nimmons - Centrediscs, 2005
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| Reg Schwager on guitar |
| Carey's Dance The Mike Cado Tentet - Nimmons 'N' Nine... Now - MCCO Records, 2008
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| Harbours (From the Atlantic Suite) The Nimmons Tribute - Volume 1 - To the Nth - self-released, 2020
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| Under a Tree The Nimmons Tribute - Volume 2 - Generational - self-released, 2023
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| Night Night Smiley (lyrics by Heather Bambrick) The Nimmons Tribute - Volume 2 - Generational - self-released, 2023
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| From Sea to Shining Nimmons 'N' Braid - Suite St. John's: Falling Through - self-released, 2012
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| Hour Three.
This is the end of the FM broadcast and live-stream. The third hour is bonus content available "on demand" (click LISTEN NOW at the top-left of the page for the full show). |
| Suite P.E.I. Guido Basso (feat. Phil Nimmons) - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz in Concert at the CNE - CBC Radio Canada, 1973
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| Transformations (5th Movement) Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Transformations/Invocations - CBC Radio Canada, 1977
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| Silver (A Prayer) Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Transformations/Invocations - CBC Radio Canada, 1977
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| Ros Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Atlantic Suite/Suite P.E.I./Tributes - Sackville Recordings, 2008
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| Eee-Sauve Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Atlantic Suite/Suite P.E.I./Tributes - Sackville Recordings, 2008
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| The Torch Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra - Canadian Composer Portraits: Phil Nimmons - Centrediscs, 2005
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| Images Entre Nous James Campbell - Corssroads - Centrediscs, 1992
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8:57 PM, May 8th, 2024