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You Reap Just What You Sow - New Releases to Benefit the Jazz Foundation

By Mary Foster Conklin | A Broad Spectrum
June 15, 2020
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This week we feature music that is trying to raise funds to support the Jazz Foundation, by Catherine Russell and the Fred Hersch—Esperanza Spalding duo. We also focus on new releases from Sue Maskaleris, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Alexa Tarantino, W. Allen Taylor, Swingadelic, John Finbury and Magos Herrera, with birthday shoutouts to trumpeter Valaida Snow, guitarist Memphis Minnie, flutist Jamie Baum, vocalist Dakota Staton and Prince. Thanks for listening and please continue supporting all these fine musicians, buying their recordings in this time of lockdown.

Playlist

Hendrik Meurkens, Bill Cunliffe "Ode to Billie Joe" from Cabin in the Sky (Height Advantage) 00:00
Patti Austin "How High the Moon" from Ella 100 Live at the Apollo (Concord Jazz) 05:03
Emilie-Claire Barlow and Bocana "Stumpy's on the Loose Again" from Single (Self released) 09:50
Host speaks 14:41
Alexa Tarantino "Through" from Clarity (Posi-Tone) 16:36
Memphis Minnie "I'm a Bad Luck Woman" from Hoo-Doo Lady (1933-1937) (Sony Music) 21:44
Catherine Russell "You Reap Just What You Sow" from Single (Dot Time Records) 24:45
Host speaks 27:56
Pam Fleming, Fearless Dreamer "Buds" from Buds (Infinite Room RPM) 29:33
Valaida Snow "Imagination" from Trumpet (ITS Records) 33:57
Bria Skonberg "High Hat, Trumpet and Rhythm" from With a Twist (Okeh/Sony Masterworks) 37:09
Host speaks 40:25
Jen Allen "Kurinji" from Sifting Grace (Next Level) 41:42
John Finbury, Magos Herrera "All The Way To The End" from Quatro (Green Flash Music) 47:02
Host speaks 53:29
Rachel Therrien "Pigalle" from Vena (Bonsai Music) 55:07
Jamie Baum "There Are No Words" from Bridges (Sunnyside) 1:00:00
Swingadelic "What's Your Story Morning Glory?" from Bluesville (Zoho Music) 1:05:52
Dakota Staton "Play Your Hands Girls" from Ms. Soul (Simitar Entertainment) 1:09:48
Host speaks 1:13:22
Audrey Ochoa "Swamp Castles" from Frankenhorn (Chronograph Records/Fontana North) 1:14:59
W. Allen Taylor "Throw It Away" from Storyteller (Watjazz Records) 1:18:09
Host speaks 1:23:00
Sue Maskaleris "Love Is the Key" from Love Is the Key (single) (self released) 1:24:57
Kari van der Kloot "What I'll Find" from The Architects (Next Level) 1:29:22
Host speaks 1:34:07
Lisa Hilton "Blue Boy" from Chalkboard Destiny (Ruby Slippers) 1:35:27
Tania Grubbs "Love" from Live at Maureen's Jazz Cellar (Self released) 1:39:53
Prince "A Case of You" from A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (Charly Records) 1:45:37
Host speaks 1:49:02
Esperanza Spalding, Fred Hersch "Loro" from Live at the Village Vanguard-Rough Mix (Rough Mix) 1:50:31

About Catherine Russell

Instrument: Vocals

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