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Lounge with Lizards + MJQ Tuxedos, Mighty Helen Sung and The Duke rocks out

By David Brown | The Jazz Continuum
December 18, 2021
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John Lurie's memoir + lounging with Lizards; Chicago drummer Charles Rumback branches out; I'm ok with the tuxedos here's the MJQ; the mighty Helen Sung with strings, vocalist Shannon Gunn gets her due; Esperanza Saplding gets hip, and The Duke rocks out. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective.

Playlist

Petter Eldh "Kali Koma" from Koma Saxo (We Jazz Records) 00:00
Charles Rumback " Whatever it Takes" from Seven Bridges (Astral Sprits) 0:02:41
Charles Rumback "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon" from Seven Bridges (Astral Sprits) 0:06:47
Charles Rumback "Home Town Hero's" from Seven Bridges (Astral Sprits) 0:10:53
Lounge Lizards "Uncle Jerry" from Voice of Chunk (Lagarto Productions) 0:15:59
Lounge Lizards "The First and Royal Queen" from Queen of All Ears (Strange & Beautiful Music) 0:19:59
Lounge Lizards "Big Heart" from Big Heart (Island Records) 0:26:42
Modern Jazz Quartet "I remember Clifford" from European Concert (Atlantic) 0:33:14
Modern Jazz Quartet "Lonely Woman" from Lonely Woman (Atlantic) 0:39:31
Modern Jazz Quartet "Blues in B Flat" from Blues on Bach (Atlantic) 0:44:05
Helen Sung "Mary's Waltz" from Quartet+ (Sunnyside Records) 0:51:39
Helen Sung "Willow Weep for Me" from Live at the Blue Not Brunch (self-released) 1:01:30
Helen Sung "Caroline Shout" from Helenistique (Fresh Sound New Talent) 1:04:42
Shannon Gunn "Mean Joe" from On a Mountain (Cellar 20) 1:10:06
Shannon Gunn "A Felicidade" from On a Mountain (Cellar 20) 1:14:34
Shannon Gunn "I've Grown Accustomed to His Face" from On A Mountain (Cellar 20) 1:18:06
Duke Ellington "Lele" from The Private Collection Vol. 5 (Kaz Records) 1:22:10
Duke Ellington "Ocht O'Clock Rock" from The Private Collection Vol. 5 (Kaz Records) 1:25:26
Duke Ellington" Lady" from The Private Collection Vol. 5 (Kaz Records) 1:28:59
Duke Ellington "Rondolet" from The Private Collection Vol. 5(Kaz Records) 1:31:41
Esperanza Spalding "Thang (Hips)" from 12 Little Spells (Concord Records) 1:36:56
Esperanza Spalding "Reading to Rise (Legs)" from 12 Little Spells (Concord Records) 1:42:03
Esperanza Spalding "Ebony and Ivy" from Emily's D+Evolution (Concord Records) 1:46:23
Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Mike Reed: Artifacts "Soprano Song" from ...and the there's this (Astral Sprits) 1:50:34
Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Mike Reed: Artifacts "Song for Joseph Jarman (excerpt)" from ...and the there's this (Astral Sprits) 1:57:52

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