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In A Mellow Tone
Wednesday July 23rd, 2025 with Ian M
Stanley Cowell, pianist, composer and educator - new reissues and a conversation with one of his students (Sumi Tonooka)

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Akua
Stanley Cowell - Musa: Ancestral Streams - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025 New
For Stanley
Sumi Tonooka and the Alchemy Sound Project - Under the Surface - Artists Recording Collective (ARC), 2025 New
Abscretions
Stanley Cowell - Musa: Ancestral Streams - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025
Dave's Chant
Stanley Cowell - Musa: Ancestral Streams - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025 New
Cal Massey
Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025
Maimoun
The Heath Brothers (feat. Stanley Cowell) - Marchin' On - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025
Prayer for Peace
The Piano Choir - Handscapes 2 - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025
I featured the first release of the Piano Choir, “Handscapes”, on Rabble Without A Cause last week:
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/95/71108.html
Quite a different sound on that release
Travelling Man
Stanley Cowell - Regeneration - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025
Lullabye
Stanley Cowell - Regeneration - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025
Hour Two
Emil Danenberg
Stanley Cowell Trio - Illusion Suite - ECM, 1973
November Mood
Stanley Cowell - Equipoise - Galaxy, 1979
Sweet Song
Stanley Cowell (feat. Billy Harper, Reggie Workman, Billy Hart) - Such Great Friends - Mack Avenue/Strata-East, 2025
Sienna "Welcome my Darling"
Larry Coryell Quartet - Air Dancing - Jazzpoint Records, 1988
Today, What a Beautiful Day
Stanley Cowell - Waiting For The Moment - Galaxy, 1977
Lament
Stanley Cowell - Live at Maybeck Recital Hall - Concord Jazz, 1990
Imagine
Stanley Cowell - Angel Eyes - Steeplechase, 1994
Proclamation
Stanley Cowell - Juneteenth - Vision Fugitive, 2015
Commentary on Strange Fruit
Stanley Cowell - Juneteenth - Vision Fugitive, 2015
Here’s the Ethan Iverson post: https://ethaniverson.com/2020/12/18/rip-stanley-cowell-a-universe-of-music/
Interactive CKCU
robert p in gatineau
Hi. I have always wondered about those recordings. Looking forward to the program. Thanks.

8:05 PM, July 23rd, 2025
Ian Mackenzie (host)
Thanks Robert p - although I wouldn’t say he’s underrated, he’s certainly under appreciated. Hope you enjoy the selections.

8:36 PM, July 23rd, 2025
Ian Mackenzie (host)
Welcome to a summer night of jazz!

9:00 PM, July 23rd, 2025
Satellite Birdhouse
Such a vibe ~

9:05 PM, July 23rd, 2025
Ian Mackenzie (host)
Thanks for listening Satellite Birdhouse - a bit of a cool 70s vibe going on with that first track.

9:14 PM, July 23rd, 2025
Ron S
Big fan of Cowell. Thanks for this Ian!

9:56 PM, July 23rd, 2025
Ian Mackenzie (host)
Thanks for listening Ron S. It’s nice to see reissues of all these Strata-East releases, making the music more accessible to all.

9:58 PM, July 23rd, 2025
Ian Mackenzie (host)
Thanks for listening!

11:01 PM, July 23rd, 2025