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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fly By Night 462 – Banging On The White House Door

Fly By Night 461 – Smoke My Peace Pipe.


Steve Fly is selecting music by Dr. John, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Little Walter, Jimi Hendrix, Sonny Boy Williamson, Wild Magnolias, Delmar Evans & Johnny Otis, Howlin’ Wolf, And Dr Marshmallow Cubicle.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents

Fly By Night 462 – Smoke My Peace Pipe

DJ Steve Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Stduios, Trondheim, Norway, 28/04/22

[01] Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun 

[02] Dr. John – Eleggua

[03] John Sinclair & His Vipers – Chant Of The Weed

[04] Sun Ra – What’s New

[05] New Birth Brass Band – Smoke That Fire

[06] Ray Charles – Let’s Go Get Stoned

[07] Sun Ra – Nuclear War

[08] Jihad – Beautiful Black Women

[09] Bob Marley – Pass It On

[10] New York Art Quartet – Banging On The Whitehouse Door

[11] The Meters – Doodle Oop

[12] The Impressions – Seven Years

A JOINT PRODUCTION

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

Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair

Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2022 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

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FLY BY NIGHT 458 – WHERE PATHWAYS MEET

Steve The Fly is rosing to the occasion of the Easter season with this episode, playing music by Alice Coltrane, Mulatu Astatke, Yusef Lateef, Salah Ragab, Sun Ra & Hi Arkestra, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Thelonious Monk, Trilok Gurtu, and Lenny Bruce.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
WHERE PATHWAYS MEET
FLY BY NIGHT 458
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, March 23, 2015 [22160]

Alice Coltrane: Isis and Osiris
Mulatu Astatke: Gubelye
Yusef Lateef: Eastern Market
Salah Ragab: Neveen
Sun Ra: Where Pathways Meet
Mahavishnu Orchestra: Vision Of A Naked Sword
Thelonious Monk: Monk’s Point
Trilok Gurtu: Monk-E-Desh
Lenny Bruce: On Contemporaries

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#99)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2015, 2022 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

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FLY BY NIGHT 455 – MINGUS PEPPER SAUCE

Steve Fly combines cuts from two vinyl albums Pepper Adams Plays The Compositions Of Charles Mingus and Blues And Roots by Charles Mingus.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
MINGUS PEPPER SAUCE
FLY BY NIGHT 455
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, February 23, 2015 [22118]

Pepper Adams: Haitian Fight Song
Charles Mingus E’s Flat and AH’s Flat Too
Pepper Adams: Better Git It In Your Soul
Charles Mingus: Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Pepper Adams: Strollin’ Honey’s
Charles Mingus: Cryin’ Blues
Pepper Adams: Carolyn
Charles Mingus: Moanin’
Pepper Adams: Fables of Fabus
Charles Mingus: My Jelly Roll Soul
Pepper Adams: Black Light

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#96)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2014, 2022 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

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FLY BY NIGHT 454 – ROACHA-CHA BLAKEBEATS

Steve Fly dips into his wax collection and constructs a hanging garden of jazz drum delights featuring Art Blakey and Max Roach. Featuring songs by Thelonious Monk, Blakey’s Jazz Messangers, and Roach, the Fly spins bare back to back rhythms of the Afro-jazz bop persuasion. Special thanks to John Sinclair.

The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
ROACHA-CHA BLAKEBEATS
FLY BY NIGHT 454
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studio, Amsterdam, February 23, 2015 [22104]

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Dawn On The Harvest
Art Blakey: The High Priest
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Woody N’ You
Thelonious Monk: Who Knows
Max Roach: Jodie’s Cha-Cha
Thelonious Monk: Skippy
Max Roach: Conversation
Thelonious Monk: Hornin’ In
Buddy Rich vs. Max Roach: Casbah
Max Roach: Larry Larue
Thelonious Monk: Carolina Moon
Buddy Rich vs. Max Roach: Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goodbye

A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “The Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#95)
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt

© 2015, 2022 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.

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