FLY BY NIGHT 553 – BRAINWASHED

Steve The Fly is playing sets by Buddy Rich and Ramsey Lewis with a single track by Ms. Ella Fitzgerald and a closer from Bird.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
BRAINWASHED
FLY BY NIGHT 553
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Bristol UK, July 30, 2016 [24191]

Buddy Rich: Brainwashed
Buddy Rich: A Swinging Serenade
Buddy Rich: Big Leg Mary
Buddy Rich: Straight, No Chaser
Buddy Rich: Blood Mary
Buddy Rich: A Night in Tunisia 
Buddy Rich: Miss Bessie’s Cookin’
Ramsey Lewis: Wade in the Water
Ramsey Lewis: Ain’t That Peculiar
Ramsey Lewis: Hold It Right There
Ramsey Lewis: Message to Michael
Ramsey Lewis: Money in the Pocket
Ella Fitzgerald: My Kinda’ Love
Charlie Parker: Easy to Love

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2016, 2024 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

FLY BY NIGHT 551 – NON SERVIAM

Steve The Fly is truly free form in Episode 166 from 2016 with selections by Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus, Gregory Isaacs, Ken Nordine, Thelonious Monk, Lionel Hampton, the Curtis Counce Group, the Matt Wilson Quartet, Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, and the Illuminatus Trilogy.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
NON SERVIAM
FLY BY NIGHT 551
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Bristol UK, June 26, 2016 [24161]

Ella Fitzgerald: Let’s Face The Music And Dance
Charles Mingus: Farewell
Gregory Isacs: Mr. Cop
Ken Nordine: Faces in the Jazzamatazz
Thelonious Monk: Friday The 13th
Lionel Hampton: Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
Curtis Counce Group: Landslide
Matt Wilson Quartet: Pumpkin’s Delight 
Charlie Parker: Relaxing With Lee
Ben Webster: Soulville
Illuminatus Trilogy: Non Serviam

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2016, 2024 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

FLY BY NIGHT 535 – CALIFORNIA JAMMIN’

Steve The Fly is spinning another hour of live cuts from the Fly Agaric vaults by the Alan Hertz Band, recorded in California on August 21, 2003, featuring special guests Eric Levy from Garaj Mahal on keyboards, bassist Liam Hanrahan, Tal Morris on guitar, Alan Hertz on drums and DJ Fly Agaric 23 on sounds & turntables.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

CALIFORNIA JAMMIN’

FLY BY NIGHT 535

Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Bristol UK, February 27, 2016 [23696]

Alan Hertz Band: d1t03

Alan Hertz Band: d1t04

Alan Hertz Band: d1t05

Alan Hertz Band: d1t06

Alan Hertz Band: d1t07

Alan Hertz Band: d1t08

Alan Hertz Band: d2t01

Alan Hertz & Friends: Instrumental 1

A JOINT PRODUCTION

Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#149)

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2016, 2023 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

FLY BY NIGHT 534 – INSTRUMENTALITY

Steve The Fly is spinning live cuts from the fly Agaric vaults by the Alan Hertz Band, recorded in California on August 21 and September 19, 2003, featuring special guests Eric Levy from Garaj Mahal on keyboards, bassist Liam Hanrahan, Tal Morris on guitar and DJ Fly Agaric 23 on sounds & turntables.

Link to original recording at www.archive.org

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

INSTRUMENTALITY

FLY BY NIGHT 534

Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Bristol UK, February 27, 2016 [23681]

Alan Hertz – drums
Eric Levy – keys
DJ Fly Agaric 23 – sounds, turntables
Liam Hanarhan – bass
Jason Conception – guitar

9.19.2003

Alan Hertz Band: Instrumental 1

Alan Hertz Band: Instrumental 2

Alan Hertz Band: Instrumental 3

Alan Hertz Band: Instrumental 4

Alan Hertz Band: Instrumental 5

Alan Hertz Band: Instrumental 6

Alan Hertz Band: Techno Jam

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A JOINT PRODUCTION

Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#148)

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2016, 2023 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

FLY BY NIGHT 496 – TAPESTRY FROM AN ASTEROID

Steve The Fly offers a second hour of Sun Ra & His Arkestra drawn from his scores of albums, so we’ll “soar through the infinite expanse of mythological asteroids and cosmic dance.”

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
TAPESTRY FROM AN ASTEROID
FLY BY NIGHT 496
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, January 27, 2023 [23090]

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: The Idea Of It All
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Hiroshima
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Intergalactic Motion
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Sunrise
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Space Mates
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Tapestry From An Asteroid
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: They Dwell On Other Planes

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2023 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

FLY BY NIGHT 490 – KINGDOM OF IZZNESS

Steve The Fly is deeply ensconced in the Kingdom of Izzness for Episode 490, spinning from the Hoxton Hotel on a Sunday afternoon in Amsterdam in 2015 with cuts by The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn, Fontella Bass, Moondog, Daddy Cleanhead, The Flamingos, Unforscene, DJ Cam, the New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Will Bernard, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Nina Simone, the Miles Davis Sextet, and Dinah Washington.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
KINGDOM OF IZZNESS
FLY BY NIGHT 490
Steve The Fly, Hoxton Hotel, Amsterdam, July 26, 2015 [23004]

The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn: Viperation
Fontella Bass: Leave It In The Hands Of Love
Moondog: Heath On The Heather
Daddy Cleanhead: Something’s Going On In My Room
The Flamingos: I Only Have Eyes For You
Unforscene: 78th On 3rd
DJ Cam: Innervisions
New Orleans Jazz Vipers: Digga-Digga-Do
Will Bernard: Blister
Dr. John: Kingdon Of Izzness
Allen Toussaint: Blue Drag
Nina Simone: Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter
Miles Davis: So What
Dinah Washington: What a Difference A Day Makes

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#118)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2015, 2023 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

FLY BY NIGHT 486 – BOHEMIA AFTER DARK

Steve The Fly is mixing up a heady brew of music from bohemia after dark in Episode 115 featuring Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Albert King, Sonny Boy Williamson III, Eddie Boyd, Howlin’ Wolf, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, Lowell Fulson, Willie Dixon, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Stitt, and Miles Davis with Charlie Parker & Sonny Rollins on tenors.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
BOHEMIA AFTER DARK
FLY BY NIGHT 486
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, June 28, 2015 [22546]

Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown: The Drifter
Albert King: Murder
Sonny Boy Williamson III: You Killin’ Me
Eddie Boyd: Third Degree
Howlin’ Wolf: Evil
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown: Please, Mr. Nixon
Lowell Fulson: Do Me Right 
Albert King: Searchin’ For A Women
Willie Dixon: Crazy For My Baby
Sun Ra: I’m So Glad You Love Me
Thelonious Monk: Just A Glance At Love
Sonny Stitt: Woody N’ You
Miles Davis: Compulsion
Sonny Stitt: Bohemia After Dark

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded at Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam (#115)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2015, 2022 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.