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Vijay Anderson, Mike Reed, Francisco Mela & Irreversible Entanglements

By Maurice Hogue | One Man's Jazz
October 10, 2023
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Some drummers in the spotlight in this episode: LA/New York's Vijay Anderson and his Silver Screen Quintet tackle an city problem on the new Urban Jungle Los Angeles , while Chicago's Mike Reed explores loneliness and isolation on his new The Separatist Party. Francisco Mela teams up with one of his students at Berklee, saxophonist Jonathan Reisin on their new Earthquake, while Brian Blade is part of the Koppel-Colley Blade Collective with Danish saxophonist Benjamin Koppel and veteran bassist Scott Colley. Other drummer-led tracks come from Tomas Fujiwara, Norway's Gard Nilssen, and the late Finnish icon, Edward Vesala. You'll also hear tracks from new releases by Irreversible Entanglements, Toronto trumpeter Lina Allemano working with a strong quartet from Germany, and trombonist Samuel Blaser.

Playlist

Dwight Trible "Africa" from Living Waters (Passin' The Vibe) 00:00
John Coltrane "Africa" from Evenings At The Village Gate (Impulse) 06:33
Dwight Trible & John Beasley "Little Africa" from Cosmic (Katalyst) 28:57
Host speaks 33:03
Irreversible Entanglements "Our Land Back" from Protect Your Light (Impulse) 35:29
Tomas Fujiwara "Other" from PITH (Out Of Your Head) 41:44
Russ Lossing & King Vulture "Parallel Park" from Music For Alternative Side Parking (Aqua Pizza) 47:48
Host speaks 53:10
Samuel Blaser "Blue Point" from Book Nine (Blaser Music) 54:27
Gard Nilssen Super Sonic Orchestra "Letter To Alfred" from Family (We Jazz) 1:00:52
Host speaks 1:09:32
Koppel-Colley-Blade Collective "Coconino County" from Perspective (Cowbell) 1:11:11
QuartettoGonçalo Marques "O Ultimos Cavalheiros" from Linhas (Carimbo Porta Jazz) 1:19:34
James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet "Swing Low" from To Mahalia With Love (Tao Forms) 1:26:47
Host speaks 1:36:01
Vijay Anderson "Bewilderingly Complex" from Urban Jungle Los Angeles (Self-released) 1:38:34
Kenneth Jimenez, Michael Attias & Francisco Mela "From Time To TIme" from Caribu (577 Records) 1:48:27
Host speaks 1:54:25
Francisco Mela & Jonathan Reisin "Flourishing" from Earthquake (577 Records) 1:55:49
Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few "Guidance (Yoruba Soul Remix)" from Lift Every Voice (Division 81) 2:03:19
Host speaks 2:11:22
Allemano/Bauer/Oberg/Fischerlener "Il Vortice" from SOG (Creative Sources) 2:13:37
Billy Mohler Quartet "The Wait" from Ultraviolet (Contagious) 2:24:16
Jorma Tapio "Lona Musa" from Bread For Soul (Orbit 577) 2:29:48
Host speaks 2:37:13
Jachna/Mazurkiewicz/Buhl "E" from [... ] (Audio Cave) 2:38:45
Edward Vesala & Sound & Fury "Lavander Lass Blossom" from Nordic Gallery (ECM) 2:47:24
Mike Reed "Rahsaan In The Serengeti" from The Separatist Party (We Jazz) 2:55:53
Host speaks 3:00:20
Mike Reed "Low Frequency Nightmare" from The Separatist Party (We Jazz) 3:02:43

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