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String Players: Steve Swallow, Charles Mingus and More

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This program showcases string players, mostly guitarists and bassists, as bandleaders, composers, and soloists. The featured players include Steve Swallow, Charles Mingus, Avishai Cohen, Joe Venuti, and Chris Lightcap. (Please excuse the brief pause after the first track.)

Playlist

  • Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
  • Leroy Vinnegar "Big Shoes (For Your Feet)" from Walkin' The Basses (Contemporary) 1:05
  • Lionel Loueke "Skylark" from Close Your Eyes (Sounderscore) 6:22
  • Host Speaks 14:47
  • Vitor Pereira "The Hero" from Jung (Self-Produced) 16:21
  • Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth "Fuzz" from Deluxe (Clean Feed) 24:53
  • Host Speaks 29:10
  • Avishai Cohen "Madrid" from At Home (Razdaz) 31:15
  • Harry Miller Quintet "Opportunities" from Harry Miller—The Collection (Ogun) 37:07
  • Host Speaks 45:10
  • Hedvig Mollestad "Slightly Lighter" from Ekhidna (Rune Grammofon) 46:27
  • Ingrid Laubrock "Chant II" from The Last Quiet Place (Pyroclastic) 49:26
  • Host Speaks 1:00:36
  • Stefan Grossman/John Renbourn "Idaho Potato" from Under the Volcano (Kicking Mule) 1:01:42
  • Joe Venuti "In De Ruff" from 1933 (Classics) 1:06:32
  • Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks "Shorty Falls In Love" from Original Recordings (Floating World) 1:09:38
  • Host Speaks 1:13:00
  • Manel Fortià "Circular" from Despertar (Microscopi) 1:14:34
  • Steve Swallow "Thinking Out Loud" from Real Book (Xtra/Watt) 1:22:46
  • Host Speaks 1:27:49
  • Charles Mingus "Once Upon A Time There Was A Holding Corporation Called Old America" from Music Written For Monterey 1965, Not Heard... Played in Its Entirety at UCLA (Sunnyside) 1:31:05
  • Host Speaks 1:42:08
  • Brandi Disterheft Trio "Manhattan Moon" from Surfboard (Justin Time) 1:42:51
  • Brad Myers and Michael Sharfe "Falling Grace" from Sanguinaria (Colloquy) 1:46:39
  • Joe Pass "Robbins Nest" from Songs for Ellen (Pablo) 1:52:04
  • Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla/The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:54:46

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