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New Releases, Holiday Music, Grammy Nominations And More

By Mary Foster Conklin | A Broad Spectrum
December 13, 2021
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This broadcast presents new releases from Los Asesinos, Eliane Elias, Gretchen Parlato, Ledisi, plus a single from Amy Engelhardt, with birthday shoutouts in the second hour to Melissa Aldana, Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson and more. As the Grammy nominations are out, the show's focus is where women placed this year in the Latin jazz, composition, contemporary instrumental, jazz vocal and traditional pop categories. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during this time of pandemic so they can continue to distract, comfort and inspire.

Playlist

Los Asesinos (Richard Johnson, Mitch Shiner, Eric Hines) "El Tamborilero (Little Drummer Boy)" from Regalito (A Little Gift) (AFAR Music) 00:00
June Bisantz "The Merriest" from 7 Shades of Snow (Arabesque Records) 04:37
Duchess "A Christmas Compromise" from Harmony for the Holidays (Anzic) 07:03
Host speaks 10:37
Eliane Elias & Chick Corea "Blue Bossa" from Mirror, Mirror (Candid Records) 11:50
Brasuka "Praia Felix" from A Vida Com Paixão (Outside In) 17:35
Host speaks 23:23
Beth McKenna "Ele(ctro)phant" from Beyond Here (Self Released) 23:58
Gretchen Parlato "Wonderful" from Flor (Edition) 29:55
Kurt Elling "Sassy" from Super Blue (Edition) 35:58
Host speaks 40:14
Brandee Younger "Beautiful Is Black" from Somewhere Different (Impulse) 40:50
Esperanza Spalding (featuring Ganavya) "Formwela 2" from Songwriters Apothecary Lab (Concord) 47:52
Host speaks 54:00
Amy Engelhardt "Deep Blue Sea" from Single (Self Released) 55:07
Melissa Aldana "Acceptance" from Visions (Motema) 1:00:00
Cassandra Wilson "Billie's Blues" from Coming Forth By Day (Legacy) 1:04:54
Ledisi & Metropole Orkest "Four Women" from Ledisi Sings Nina (BMG/Listen Back) 1:09:50
Host speaks 1:14:32
Rachel Eckroth "The Garden" from The Garden (Rainy Day Records) 1:15:43
The Baylor Project "Happy To Be With You" from Generations (Be A Light) 1:20:53
Nnenna Freelon "Betcha By Golly Wow" from Time Traveler (Origin) 1:26:59
Host speaks 1:31:49
Kristen R. Bromley "Between Canyon Walls" from Bluish Tide (Self Released) 1:32:48
Norah Jones "Begin Again" from Til We Meet Again (Blue Note) 1:38:49
Host speaks 1:43:04
Emily Takahashi "Mother Earth" from Cenozoic Dreams (Self Released) 1:44:13
Willie Nelson "Just In Time" from That's Life (Legacy) 1:47:24
Paul Jost "Some Other Time" from While We Were Gone (Self Released) 1:49:44
Host speaks 1:56:04
Vivien Garry Quintet "A Woman's Place Is In the Groove" from A Woman's Place Is In the Groove (PNR) 1:57:08

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