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In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday June 11th, 2025 with Heavy Ben
Vinyl Sides 9 - Yusef Lateef, Angelillo Et Hamel, Mulatu Astatke, Elenco Records Brazil, Takeshi Inomata, Sabu Martinez, Laura Agnusdei

Playing full album sides live in the CKCU studio. On today's program, music between 1963 and 2025 from Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the USA. (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")
Abana
Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World - Impulse! - 1964
India
Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World - Impulse! - 1964
You, So Tender And Wistful
Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World - Impulse! - 1964
Yusef's French Brother
Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World - Impulse! - 1964
The Volga Rhythm Song
Yusef Lateef - Jazz 'Round The World - Impulse! - 1964
Je Veux Te Dire Une Chanson
Angelillo Et Hamel - Complicité - Barclay - 1974 Canadian
Quand On Verra Mon Âme
Angelillo Et Hamel - Complicité - Barclay - 1974 Canadian
Céphalée
Angelillo Et Hamel - Complicité - Barclay - 1974 Canadian
Une Fée Du Temps Passé
Angelillo Et Hamel - Complicité - Barclay - 1974 Canadian
Valse D'Une Île
Angelillo Et Hamel - Complicité - Barclay - 1974 Canadian
The Way To Nice
Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead - Strut - 2010
Assosa
Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead - Strut - 2010
I Faram Gami I Faram
Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead - Strut - 2010
Resolução
Edú Lobo With The Tamba Trio - Brazil Bossa Beat! - Bossa Nova And The Story Of Elenco Records, Brazil - Soul Jazz - 2011 (orig. 1964)
Consoloção
Baden Powell - Brazil Bossa Beat! - Bossa Nova And The Story Of Elenco Records, Brazil - Soul Jazz - 2011 (orig. 1963)
O Canto De Ossanha
Quarteto Em Cy - Brazil Bossa Beat! - Bossa Nova And The Story Of Elenco Records, Brazil - Soul Jazz - 2011 (orig. 1966)
A Fabrica
Sérgio Ricardo - Brazil Bossa Beat! - Bossa Nova And The Story Of Elenco Records, Brazil - Soul Jazz - 2011 (orig. 1963)
Zanzibar
Edú Lobo - Brazil Bossa Beat! - Bossa Nova And The Story Of Elenco Records, Brazil - Soul Jazz - 2011 (orig. 1970)
Berimbau
Vinicius De Moraes & Odette Lara - Brazil Bossa Beat! - Bossa Nova And The Story Of Elenco Records, Brazil - Soul Jazz - 2011 (orig. 1963)
Child And I
猪俣 猛 Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited - Innocent Canon - King Records, Cinedelic / On Records Japan - 1971, 2023
Blue
猪俣 猛 Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited - Innocent Canon - King Records, Cinedelic / On Records Japan - 1971, 2023
Alone
猪俣 猛 Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited - Innocent Canon - King Records, Cinedelic / On Records Japan - 1971, 2023
Maldito Primitivo
Sabu Martinez - Maldito Primitivo (The Swedish Radio Recordings 1977) - Mellotronen - 2009 (rec. 1977)
Órgano Oriental
Sabu Martinez - Maldito Primitivo (The Swedish Radio Recordings 1977) - Mellotronen - 2009 (rec. 1977)
Are We Dinos?
Laura Agnusdei - Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica - Maple Death Records - 2025
Oasi Bar
Laura Agnusdei - Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica - Maple Death Records - 2025
Solvay Beach
Laura Agnusdei - Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica - Maple Death Records - 2025
Emperor Penguin Lullaby
Laura Agnusdei - Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica - Maple Death Records - 2025
Interactive CKCU
jackc
nice to discover trumpeter Richard Williams! Crazy soloing in that first cut. Thanks Ben!

9:18 PM, June 11th, 2025
Ben Armstrong (host)
good evening, jackc - some fine playing indeed! Yusef on an assortment of instruments: Tenor Saxophone, Bassoon, Oboe, Flute, Shehnai (Indian oboe)

9:22 PM, June 11th, 2025
Terry M.
What was the song please just before the break around 9:40 ?

9:46 PM, June 11th, 2025
Napalm Dan
Good tunes for a summer evening!

9:51 PM, June 11th, 2025
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Terry, It was probably "The Way To Nice" by Mulatu Astatke

9:51 PM, June 11th, 2025
Ben Armstrong (host)
Heyo Napalm Dan

9:52 PM, June 11th, 2025
Terry M.
I think I got it thanks. Angelillo Et Hamel

10:07 PM, June 11th, 2025
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Terry, ok it was likely the last cut from Angelillo Et Hamel "Valse D'Une Île", which has a bossa nova vibe

10:09 PM, June 11th, 2025
PeterB
Hey, just joined, late. Some wild &%# going down -- crazy sax, odd rhythms, "voices and noises". Dunno where we are in playlist (22:45-ish). Sound Limited or maybe Sabu Martinez? Yeah yeah. OnDement later...

10:51 PM, June 11th, 2025
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey PeterB, these demented sounds are from Laura Agnusdei's "Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica" A 2025 highlight for me!

10:53 PM, June 11th, 2025
P
Aaaaah. Laura Agnusdei - Flowers Are Blooming In Antarctica. You just said. Very cool!

10:55 PM, June 11th, 2025
PeterB
JazzFest. See ya there -- the odder and more unexpected the better!!

10:56 PM, June 11th, 2025
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thanks all tuning in and for your comments. Next Wednesday, I'll be back with Ian and Natalie with a preview of the Ottawa Jazz Festival.

10:58 PM, June 11th, 2025