Month: November 2017

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Beyond The Groove Yard 202: All Day Long

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

ALL DAY LONG

BEYOND THE GROOVE YARD 202

George Klein, Groove Yard Studio, Ypsilanti, August 10, 2017 [GKBG-0202]

George Klein continues a survey of Blue Note recordings by organist Jimmy Smith, accompanied by prominent Blue Note artists such as Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine, Lou Donaldson, and others.

ALL DAY LONG

[01] George Klein Intro & Opening Comments

[02] Jinny Smith: All Day Long

[03] Jinny Smith: What is This Thing Called Love

[04] George Klein Comments

[05] Jinny Smith: When the Saints Go Marching In

[06] Jinny Smith: Just a Closer Walk With Thee

[07] Jinny Smith: Sometimes I’m Happy

[08] George Klein Comments

[09] Jinny Smith: Sassy Mae

[10] Jinny Smith: Minor Chant

[11] Jinny Smith: John Brown’s Body

[12]George Klein Closinng Comments & Outro

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced & recorded by George Klein in Ypsilanti MI

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam

© 2017 George Klein. Used with permission.

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Highway 61 Blues 10: Memphis Blues

This week Preston Lauderbach of the Stax Museum in Memphis sits in for Highway 61 host Scott Barretta with a program of stone Memphis blues from the Stax/Volt archives, including selections by Little Milton, Rufus Thomas, Gus Cannon, John Lee Hooker, Steve Cropper/Pops Staples/Albert King, Isaac Hayes, Little Sonny, Carla Thomas, Otis Redding, Mabel John, Sir Mack Rice, Deanie Parker, Johnnie Taylor, Sam & Dave, Wendy Renee, Booker T & the Mgs, and the great Albert King.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN

HIGHWAY 61 BLUES 10

Scott Barretta, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, March 11, 2006 [HW-0010]

Little Milton: Grits Ain’t Groceries

Rufus Thomas: Funky Chicken

Gus Cannon: Gonna Raise a Ruckus Tonight

John Lee Hooker: Grinder Man

Preston Lauderbach Comments

Steve Cropper/Pops Staples/Albert King: Tupelo

Isaac Hayes: Theme from Shaft

Little Sonny: Sonny’s Fever

Carla Thomas: Bring It On Home to Me

Otis Redding: Mr. Pitiful

Mabel John: Able Mabel

Sir Mack Rice: Mini Skirt Minnie

Deanie Parker: Each Step I Take

Johnnie Taylor: Blues in the Night

Sam & Dave: Hold On I’m Coming

Wendy Renee: Barbeque

Booker T & the MGs: Bootleg

Johnnie Taylor: I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water

Albert King: One Night

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by Scott Barretta for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced & recorded by Joe Yorke at the University of Mississippi

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam

© 2006, 2017 Scott Barretta. Used with permission.

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Red Rooster Lounge 277: I Smell Trouble

Cary Wolfson is spinning at the Red Rooster Lounge with great blues sides by Janiva Magness, Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm, Ike & Tina Turner, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Carolyn Wonderland, Killer Blues Band, Tracy Nelson, Big James & The Chicago Playboys, Jimmy Reed, Otis Taylor, Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Guy, and Bee Houston.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

I SMELL TROUBLE 

RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 277

Cary Wolfson, Red Rooster Radio Network, September 25, 2017 [CWRR-0277]

Opening Theme: Harlem Nocturne

Janiva Magness: The Devil Is An Angel, Too

Ike & Tina Turner’s Kings Of Rhythm: Prancing

Ike & Tina Turner: Poor Little Fool

Bobby “Blue” Bland: This Time I’m Gone For Good

Ike & Tina Turner: I Smell Trouble

Carolyn Wonderland: I Can Tell

Killer Blues Band: Bluestone Lane

Red Rooster Comments

Tracy Nelson: Shoot My Baby

Big James & The Chicago Playboys: Coldest Man I Ever Knew

Jimmy Reed: Shame, Shame, Shame

Otis Taylor: Your 10 Dollar Bill

Mike Bloomfield: Bad Luck Baby

Buddy Guy: Mary Had A Little Lamb

Bee Houston: Blues For Rupez

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by Cary Wolfson for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced & recorded by Cary Wolfson at Red Rooster Studios [#1647]

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Ceres Seeds & The Hempshopper, Amsterdam

© 2017 Cary Wolfson. Used with permission.

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The Blues Show 308: Atomic Cocktail

Bruce Pingree is playing music this week by Charles Mingus, Slim Gaillard, Toronzo Cannon, Selwyn Birchwood, Li’l Ed & The Blues Imperials, Mark Nomad, Andy “T-Nick” Nixon Band, Larry Simon & Groove Bacteria with Eric Mingus, the Cash Box Kings, Willie King & The Liberators, the Rance Allen Group, Taj Mahal,  Keb’ Mo’.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

ATOMIC COCKTAIL

THE BLUES SHOW 308

Bruce Pingree, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, August 13, 2017 [BPBS-0308]

Charles Mingus: Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me

Slim Gaillard: Atomic Cocktail

Toronzo Cannon: Chickens Coming Home To Roost

Selwyn Birchwood: Police State

Li’l Ed & The Blues Imperials: Troubled World

Mark Nomad: We Gotta Live Together

Andy “T-Nick” Nixon Band: In This World We Live In

Larry Simon & Groove Bacteria with Eric Mingus: Democracy

Cash Box Kings: Build That Wall

Willie King & The Liberators: Stand Up And Speak The Truth

Rance Allen Group: If I Could Make The World Better

Keb’ Mo’: People Got To Be Free

Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’: Waiting On The World To Change

Keb’ Mo’: Talk

Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’: Soul

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced by Bruce Pingree at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH

Recorded by Joe McDonough

Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Ceres Seeds & The Hempshopper, Amsterdam

© 2017 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.

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Fly By Night 234: Lonely Fire

Steve The Fly is on fire this week with sides by Eldridge Holmes, Sly & The Family Stone, jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, the john Coltrane Quartet, and Joanna Newsome.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

LONELY FIRE

FLY BY NIGHT 234

Steve The Fly, Blackheath Studios, London, May 30, 2014 [SFBN-0064]

Eldridge Holmes: The Book

Sly & The Family Stone: Poet

jimi Hendrix: If 6 Was 9

Miles Davis: Lonely Fire

john Coltrane: Dear Old Stockholm

Sly & The Family Stone: Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again

Joanna Newsome: Baby Birch

Jimi Hendrix: Can You See Me

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam

Edited & annotated by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Ceres Seeds & The Hempshopper, Amsterdam

© 2014, 2017 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

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John Sinclair Radio Show 730: It’s Too Funky In Here

The John Sinclair Radio Show

Episode 730 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam headquarters in Detroit with a second hour of music by James Brown transferred from a cassette of my Blue Sensations radio show from WDET in Detroit on June 23, 1991 that featured the 4-CD box set titled Star Time, including a mix of James’s It’s Too Funky In Here with Kalamu ya Salaam’s poem “If We Don’t Make This Constant Music.”

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

IT’S TOO FUNKY IN HERE

JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 730

WDET-FM, Detroit, June 23, 1991 [20-1745]

Yusef Lateef: Happyology

James Brown: Doin’ It To Death

James Brown: Stoned To The Bone

James Brown / Kalamu ya Salaam: It’s Too Funky In Here / If We Don’t

   Make This Constant Music

James Brown:  Get Up, Get Into It, And Get Involved

James Brown: Talking Loud And Saying Nothing

James Brown: King Heroin

Charlie Parker: They Can’t Take That Away From Me

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced, recorded & assembled by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam

Special thanks to Beyonce & Sunny Sinclair

© 1991, 2017 The John Sinclair Foundation

 

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Jazz Lunatique 149: Chalemagne

David Kunian is playing music in Episode 149 by Egg Yolk Jubilee, Clair Caffery & Carl Briselle, Shelby Lynn & Allison Moore, Joe Jackson, Steely Dan, Jim Carroll, Christian Scott, Grace Kelly, Geri Allen, the  Jim Carroll Band, and the AFO Executives.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

KING CHARLEMAGNE

JAZZ LUNATIQUE 149

David Kunian, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, September 12, 2017 [DKJL-0149]

Egg Yolk Jubilee: A Call For All Demons

Clair Caffery & Carl Briselle: Amor Infinitisma

Shelby Lynn & Allison Moore: Lungs

Joe Jackson: King of the World

Steely Dan: Black Cow

Jim Carroll: For Elizabeth

Christian Scott: Uncrown Her

Grace Kelly: The Other One

Steely Dan: Brooklyn

Steely Dan: Any World That I’m Welcome To

Geri Allen: Wanna Be Starting Something

Steely Dan: King Charlemagne

Jim Carroll Band: Them

Steely Dan: I’m Never Going Back To My Old School

AFO Executives: Olde Wyne

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by David Kunian for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced & recorded by David Kunian at WWOZ-FM, New Orleans

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Ceres Seeds & The Hempshopper, Amsterdam

© 2017 David Kunian. Used with permission.

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Mood Indigo 53: Vamped By A Brownskin

 

Leslie Keros is playing music this week by Ehud Asherie, the Mike Jones Trio, Rhythm Future Quartet, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, Lenny Marcus Trio & Friends, Herlin Riley, Corey Kendrick Trio, Houston Person & Ron Carter, Tony Lustig, Gregory Porter, and Duke Ellington.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

VAMPED BY A BROWNSKIN

MOOD INDIGO 53

Leslie Keros, WDCB-FM, Chicago, December 28, 2016 [LKMI-0053]

[01] Opening Theme:  Shirley Scott & Stanley Turrentine: Trouble No. 2 >

[02] Leslie Keros ID & Opening Comments

[03] Ehud Asherie: If You’ve Never Been Vamped by a Brownskin

[04] Mike Jones Trio: I Found a New Baby

[05] Rhythm Future Quartet: Bushwick Stomp

[06] Chicago Jazz Philharmonic: Orlando’s Walk

[07] Lenny Marcus Trio & Friends: Mocha

[08] Herlin Riley: A Spring Fantasy

[09] Corey Kendrick Trio: Blues al Pastor

[10] Houston Person & Ron Carter: Blue Monk

[11] Tony Lustig: Change Is Coming

[12] Gregory Porter: Take Me To The Alley

[13] Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Hosted by Leslie Keros for Radio Free Amsterdam

Produced & recorded by Leslie Keros for WDCB-FM, Chicago

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

Sponsored by Hempshopper & Ceres Seeds, Amsterdam

© 2017 Leslie Keros. Used with permission.