The Groove Yard 44: Seven Steps To Heaven

George Klein presents an hour of 1950s & ’60s recordings by Miles Davis, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Hampton Hawes, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh, and a band with Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie backing singers Rubberlegs Williams and Sarah Vaughan.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN
THE GROOVE YARD 44
George Klein, WEMU-FM, Ypsilanti, March 18, 1990 [19608]
 
Miles Davis: Seven Steps to Heaven
Miles Davis: I Fall in Love Too Easily
Rubberlegs Williams with Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: What’s the Matter Now
Rubberlegs Williams with Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: I Want Every Bit of It
Sarah Vaughan with Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie:
Mean to Me
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Politely
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: The Egyptian
Hampton Hawes: My Romance
Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh: Ronnie’s Line
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers: Blues March
 
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
 
© 1990, 2019 George Klein. Used with permission.
 
 

Jazz At Daybreak 44: Uplifted Heart

Leslie Keros is playing great sides this week by Duke Ellington, Shamie Royston, Alexa Tarantino, Wes Montgomery, Claire Martin & Jim Mullen, Gene Harris, Paul Tynan, Akiko Tsuruga-Jeff Hamilton-Graham Dechter, and the Jeff Hamilton Trio.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
UPLIFTED HEART
JAZZ AT DAYBREAK 44
Leslie Keros, WDCB-FM, Chicago, August 2, 2019 [19607]
 
Duke Ellington: Blues
Shamie Royston: Uplifted Heart
Alexa Tarantino: Zingaro
Wes Montgomery: Once I Loved
Claire Martin & Jim Mullen: I Could Get Used to This (Bumping)
Gene Harris: There Is No Greater Love
Paul Tynan: Everything I Have”
Akiko Tsuruga-Jeff Hamilton-Graham Dechter: I Remember You”
Jeff Hamilton Trio: Gina’s Groove
 
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
 
© 2019 Leslie KUsed with permission.
 
 
 

Blues & Roots 95: Dr. Feelgood

Episode 95 features great blues recordings by Little Walter, The Word, Brother Tyrone & The Mindbenders, The Staple Singers, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Olu Dara, Joe Survival Caruso, Snooks Eaglin, Irma Thomas, and foutr cuts by Gatemouth Brown from his new album on Blue Thumb Records.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
DR. FEELGOOD
BLUES & ROOTS 95
John Sinclair, WWOZ-FM, New Orleans, August 19, 2001 [19596]
        
Little Walter: Juke
The Word: Joyful Sounds
Brother Tyrone & The Mindbenders Blue Ghetto
The Staple Singers: Let Me Ride
The Word: Waiting On My Wings
Blind Boys of Alabama: Run On For A Long Time
Olu Dara: Red Ant
Brother Tyrone & The Mindbenders: Don’t Look Any Further
Joe Survival Caruso: I Hear You Knocking
Snooks Eaglin: Ooh Lordy My Baby
Irma Thomas: Dr. Feelgood
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Same Old Blues
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: It All Comes Back
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Folks Back Home
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Going Back To Louisiana
Little Walter: Lights Out
 
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
Special thanks to Leni & Sunnny Sinclair
 
© 2001, 2019 The John Sinclair Foundation
 

BluesTime International 13: Shake My Gate

Episode 13 of BluesTime with Roger White presents music by Jim McCarty, Willie Buck, John Boutte & Up Town Okra, and Dawn Tyler Watson from the latest Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine CD, plus sides by Southern Comfort, the Butterfield Blues Band, and Jack DeKyzer.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SHAKE MY GATE
BLUESTIME INTERNATIONAL 13
Roger White, CJAM-FM, Windsor, February 17, 2019 [19605]
 
Jim McCarty; Memphis Two Step
Willie Buck: You Want Me To Trust You
John Boutte and Up Town Okra: Shake My Gate
Dawn Tyler Watson: Love To Burn
Southern Comfort: Walking By Myself
Southern Comfort: Something Else
Southern Comfort: Need My Baby
Southern Comfort: Paying Double
Southern Comfort: Netti-Netti
Butterfield Blues Band: East-West
Jack DeKyzer: All Your Love
Jack DeKyzer: I Can’t Quit You Baby
 
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Roger White for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by Roger White at CJAM-FM, Windsor, Ontario
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
 
© 2019 Roger White. All Rights Reserved
 
 

Red Rooster Lounge 376: Witness Protection

Cary Wolfson is spinning at The Red Rooster Lounge with great blues sides byTerry Hanck, Christone Ingram, Heather Newman, Rick Vito, Altered Five Blues Band, Nick Moss Band, Ben Levin, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, Billy Branch & Sons Of The Blues, Del Brown, the Jersey Swamp Cats, Annika Chambers, and Coco Montoya.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
WITNESS PROTECTION
RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 376
Cary Wolfson, Red Rooster Radio Network, August 19, 2019 [19590]
 
Harlem Nocturne Theme
Terry Hanck: Hold It Right There
Christone Ingram: Fresh Out
Heather Newman: Lonely On Beale
Rick Vito: She’s Just So Fine
Altered Five Blues Band: Let Me Do The Wrong Thing
Nick Moss Band: Simple Minded
Ben Levin: Lonesome Whistle Blues
Professor Louie & The Crowmatix: Orange Juice Blues
Billy Branch & Sons Of The Blues: Nobody But You
Del Brown: Time Slippin’ Away
Jersey Swamp Cats: Too Tired
Annika Chambers: That’s What You Made Me
Coco Montoya: Witness Protection
Ben Levin: This Morning
 
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Cary Wolfson for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & Recorded by Cary Wolfson at Red Rooster Studios [#1745]
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
 
© 2019 Cary Wolfson. Used With Permission.
 

The Blues Show 406: Cabbage Greens

Bruce Pingree is playing cuts this week by Mississippi John Hurt, Champion jack Dupree, John Lee Hooker, Marcia Ball, Roy Buchanan, Pinetop Perkins, Long John Baldry, John Mayall, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Seeley, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, Magic Slim & The Teardops, and Little Walter, but Bruce is absent and Country Bob selected most the cuts and John Sinclair pickd the rest.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
CABBAGE GREENS
THE BLUES SHOW 406
Bruce Pingree, WUNH-FM, Durham, NH, June 2016 [19603]
 
Mississippi John Hurt: Angels Laid Him way 
Champion jack Dupree: Cabbage Greens
John Lee Hooker: Let’s Go Out Tonight
Marcia Ball: How Big A Fool
Roy Buchanan: Country Boy
Pinetop Perkins: Worried Life Blues
Long John Baldry: Seventh Son
John Mayall: Brand New Band
Bonnie Raitt: Runaway
Bob Seeley: Industrial Strength Boogie
Howling Wolf: My Country Sugar Mama
Muddy Waters: Standing Around Crying
Elmore James: Sunny Land
Jimmy Reed: Come On Baby
Magic Slim & The Teardops: Mind Your Own Business
Little Walter: I Got To Find My Baby
 
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Bruce Pingree for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced by Country Bob at WUNH-FM, Durham, NH with additional material selected by John Sinclair
Recorded by Joe McDonough
Editing, post-production, & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
 
© 2019 Bruce Pingree. Used with permission.

Fly By Night 333: News From Neptune

Steve The Fly is zipping through space in 2015 with sides by Herbie Hancock, Sunny Ade, Yusef Lateef, Mac Comore, Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith, Eddie Jefferson, Gustav Brommorchestra, Sun Ra & His Arkestra, Gerome Ragni-James Rado-Galt McDermot, Little Beaver, Okay Timiz, Cannonball Adderly, and C.K Mann.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
NEWS FROM NEPTUNE
FLY BY NIGHT 333
Steve The Fly, T4QS Studio, Bristol UK, September 27, 2015 [19602]
 
Herbie Hancock: Gentle Thoughts
Sunny Ade: Ma Jalye Oni
Yusef Lateef: Rosalie
Mac Comore: Blues Borne Rising
Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith: Travelin’
Eddie Jefferson: Come Along With Me
Gustav Brommorchestra: Waldmachden
Sun Ra: Have You Heard The Latest News From Neptune
Gerome Ragni-James Rado-Galt McDermot: One Thousand Year Old Man
Little Beaver: Money Vibrations
Okay Timiz: Penguin
Cannonball Adderly: Sweet Emma
C.K Mann: Funky High Life
 
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#126)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
 
© 2015, 2019 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.
 

John Sinclair Radio Show 830: Sweet Sweet Sweet

Episode 829 is coming once again from Radio Free Amsterdam headquarters in Detroit’s Cass Corridor with a program centered on Chicago bluesman Toronzo Cannon, featuring his several recordings and a conversation with Robert Jr. Whitall of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine backstage at the Token Lounge and Joy Manor in Detroit. Thanks to RFA deejays Bruce Pingree, Cary Wolfson and Leslie Keros for providing the Toronzo Cannon sides for this episode.
 
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
SWEET SWEET SWEET
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 830
Cass Corridor, Detroit, October 7, 2019 [19601]
 
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Toronzo Cannon: Blues Man
Toronzo Cannon Conversation with Robert Jr & Sugar Mae
Toronzo Cannon: Stop Me When I’m Lying
Toronzo Cannon Conversation with Robert Jr & Sugar Mae
Toronzo Cannon: I’ve Been Doing Fine
Toronzo Cannon Conversation with Robert Jr & Sugar Mae
Toronzo Cannon: Sweet Sweet Sweet
Toronzo Cannon: She’s Too Much
Toronzo Cannon Conversation with Robert Jr & Sugar Mae
Toronzo Cannon: The Pain Around Me
Toronzo Cannon: Insurance
Toronzo Cannon Conversation with Robert Jr & Sugar Mae
Toronzo Cannon: The First 24
Toronzo Cannon: John The Conquer Root
Toronzo Cannon: Leaving Mood
Toronzo Cannon: If You’re Woman Enough To Leave Me
Charlie Parker: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
 
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
 
© 2019 The John Sinclair Foundation