Nicole Mitchell + Some Johnny Hodges 45s
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This week, our featured artist will be creative flutist, composer and educator Nicole Mitchell whose music we will explore in a variety of contexts. Our featured recording will be an old 1952 box of 45s titled "Johnny Hodges and his Alto Sax" that I picked up this week plus recent releases from Avram Fefer, Ben Wolf, Kenny Barron and others. Travel the Jazz Continuum!Playlist
- Thelonious Monk "Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:00
- Nicole Mitchell's Ice Crystal "Yearning" from Aquarius (Delmark) 02:30
- Johnny Hodges "Main Stem" from Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (Impulse!) 09:16
- Johnny Hodges "Squaty Roo" from Johnny Hodges and His Alto Sax (RCA Victor) 13:14
- Johnny Hodges "Day Dream" from Johnny Hodges and His Alto Sax (RCA Victor) 16:02
- Johnny Hodges "That's The Blues Old Man" from Johnny Hodges and His Alto Sax (RCA Victor) 18:58
- World Saxophone Quartet "Lush Life" from Plays Duke Ellington (Nonesuch) 22:02
- Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Ensemble "Towards Excellence" from Moments of Fatherhood (Rogue Art) 29:32
- Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra "A Wrinkle In Time Sets Concentric Circles Reeling" from Dimensional Stardust (Nonesuch, International Anthem) 35:15
- Matthew Shipp Trio, Nicole Mitchell "Void of Ground" from All Things Are (Rogue Art) 41:43
- Kenny Barron "Well You Needn't" from The Source (Artwork Records) 49:10
- Kenny Barron "Passion Flower" from Wanton Spirit (Verve) 54:41
- Andrew Hill "Ball Square" from Shades (Soul Note) 1:02:18
- Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Ensemble "The Ooli Moves" from Intergalactic Beings (FPE Records) 1:08:52
- Nicole Mitchell "Center of the Earth" from Awakening (Delmark) 1:16:58
- Nicole Mitchell Sonic Projections "Ritual and Rebellion" from Awakening (Rogue Art) 1:24:06
- Avram Fefer Quartet "Juba Lee" from Juba Lee (Clean Feed) 1:34:14
- Ben Wolfe "Lullaby In D" from Unjust (Resident Arts Records) 1:40:31
- Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra "Cool your Moter" from Blues A-Plenty (Verve Records) 1:48:08
- Marc Ribot "Solitude" from Don't Blame Me (DIW Records) 1:51:44
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