Pete’s Place – 5/14/12 Playlist

Jan Garbarek, “I Took Up the Runes” (1990, ECM). Kind of Nordic/Brazilian world music.

Miles Davis Quintet, “Freedom Jazz Dance” from Miles Smiles (1966, Columbia).

The Leaders, “Mudfoot” from the 1986 album of the same name by group including Arthur Blythe, Chico Freeman, and Lester Bowie. Great 80s sound.

Pat Martino, “Double Play” from Undeniable (2011), recorded live at Blues Alley in 2009, with Eric Alexander joining the guitar hero on sax.

John Scofield, “Twang” from Grace Under Pressure, (Blue Note, 1992). With Bill Frisell as second guitar.

Gato Barbieri, “El Gato” from Fenix (Flying Dutchman, 1971). Great extended workout for the muscular tenor sax player, with arranging by Oliver Nelson.

Medeski, Martin & Wood, “Junkyard” from Radiolarians II (2009). Weird groove.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, “Dance of the Lobes” from Black Roots (1971, Atlantic). Weirder groove.

Joe Henderson, “Pedro’s Time” from Our Thing (Blue Note, 1963). Great early/mid-60s Blue Note date with great tenor solo by the leader and angular piano by Andrew Hill.

David Grisman, “Devlin’” from Hot Dawg (1979, A&M). Dawg music at its best.

Kenny Werner, “Lawn Chairs & Other Foreign Policy” from Lawn Chair Society (2007). The below-the-radar piano player with modern front line stars Dave Douglass on trumpet and Chris Potter on sax.

(full Pete’s Place playlists at peteplace.wordpress.com)

Pete’s Place – 4/2/12 Playlist

Lafayette Gilcrest, “Assume the Position” from The Music According to Gilcrest (2004, Hyena Records). New Orleans-style jazz-funk.

Stanley Clark, “School Days” from the 1976 LP of the same name. Classic fusion from Return to Forever bassist.

Miguel Zenon, “Llavera” from Jibaro (2005, Rounder). Puerto Rican alto saxophonist. Nice modern jazz.

Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos (the Prosthetic Cubans), “Fiesta En El Solar” (1998). Irresistible.

John Coltrane, “Mr. Day” from Coltrane Plays the Blues (Atlantic, early 60s). Classic quartet with McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrision (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) working out a basic blues line.

Miles Davis, “Paraphernalia” from Miles in the Sky (1968). The 7 O’Clock stretch features the great 60s Miles group (Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter) with George Benson added on guitar. Last Davis record before moving into fusion.

Django Rheinardt, “Blue Drag”. Cartoon music of the best kind from Basque gypsy guitarist, recorded in 1920s.

Rodney Jones, “Ain’t No Sunshine” from Soul Manifesto (Blue Note, 1998). Guitarist with Maceo Parker on alto sax and Dr. Lonnie Smith on organ (Blue Note, 2001).

Freddie Hubbard, “Plexus” from Hub Cap (Blue Note, 1961). Great hard-bop/new thing recording by the Indianapolis-born trumpeter, with Ceder Walton (the composer) on piano.

Yusef Lateef, “The Plumb Blossom” from Eastern Sounds (Prestige, 1961). Exotic … one of the first records investigating “world music” sounds.

John Scofied with Medeski, Martin & Wood as rhythm section. Title track from A Go Go (Blue Note, 1998).

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Pete’s Place – 3/26/12 Playlist

Herbie Hancock, “Watermelon Man” from Takin’ Off (Blue Note, 1962). Soul jazz from Herbie’s debut record.

James Farm with Joshua Redman (Nonesuch, 2011), “Plliwog”.

Steve Lacy, “Bye-a” from Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (Prestige, 1959). Soprano saxophonist along with Mal Waldron on piano and Elvin Jones on drums. The first recording to feature Monk compositions throughout.

Stanton Moore, “Green Chimney’s” from All Kooked Out (1998), the former Galactic drummer’s debut recording as a leader. Great New Orleans back-beat funk-jazz, with Charlie Hunter on 8-string guitar and Sherik on sax.

Stanton Moore, “Stanton Hits the Bottle”. Make it a double.

Chico Hamilton, “Lady Gabor” from Passin’ Through (Impluse, 1962). The 7 O’Clock stretch at Pete’s featuring a long jazz jam. Charles Lloyd on flute and Gabor Szabo on guitar.

Charlie Hunter, “Let’s Get Medieval” from Ready, Set, Shango (Blue Note, 1996). More 8-string guitar grooves.

Arthur Blythe, “Bush Baby” from Illusions (Columbia, 1980). The California alto sax player’s band with tuba, cello, and chunk guitar (Blood Ulmer).

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, “Prelude Back Home” from Natural Black Inventions: Roots Strata (Atlantic, 1971). Kirk playing multiple reeds simultaneously, with thundersheet back ground reminding of us the May 2009 “inland hurricane” in Carbondale.

Ursula Dudsiak, “Shenkansen” from Future Talk (Inner City, 1979). Wordless vocals. Weird. But cool.

Bennie Wallace, “All Night Dance” from Twilight Time (Blue Note, 1980). New Orleans tenor sax player with Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar.

Robert Mazurek, “Blow Up” from Playground (Delmark, 1998). Cornet/trumpet player leads band of Chicago musicians on the local Chicago jazz label. Song composed by Herbie Hancock to close up Pete’s for the week.

(archived playlists at peteplace.wordpress.com)

Pete’s Place – 3/19/12 Playlist

Trombone Shorty, “Hurricane Season” from Backatown (2010, Verve). The current King of New Orleans. Shorty’s major label debut.

Bennie Wallace, “Border Town” from 1988 Blue Note LP of same name. The N’awlins tenor sax man with Dr. John and John Scofield doing some kind of swamp Mexican funk.

Afrocubism, “Jarabi” (2010, Nonesuch). Cuban and West African musicians collaborate.

Ornette Coleman, “Lonely Woman” from Shape of Jazz to Come (Atlantic, 1959). Ornette pisses everybody off by playing without cords. Who cares? This is one of the most emotionally powerful pieces of music, in any genre.

Jason Moran, “Blue Blocks” from Ten (Blue Note, 2010). One of the current cadre of top jazz piano players.

Dave Douglass and Brass Ecstacy, “Orujo” from Spirit Moves (2009). Four horns … with a scatty drummer.

Miles Davis Quintet, “Sid’s Ahead” from Milestones (Columbia, 1958). The 7 O’Clock Stretch at Pete’s featuring a Hard Bop High Ball from a great Davis group — John Coltrane on tenor sax, Cannonball Adderly on alto.

Gato Barbieri, “Bolivia” (Flying Dutchman, 1973). Glisteny organ background, latin guitar by John Abercrombie … and the Cat’s big-boned sax sound. Sa-weeet.

Stephon Harris, “Black Action Figure” from Ninety Miles (2011). Vibes player Harris to play Jazz at the Bistro in St. Louis 4/19. One night, two shows. Go to the first and stay for the second.

Nels Cline Singers, “Grow Closer” from Intuition (Crytogamophone, 2010). Sounds like 60s Gabor Szabo on guitar, a little bongo and electronics. Nice.

Kronos Quartet with Astor Piazolla on bandoleon. Tango music. “Anxiety” from 5 Tangos.

Don Pullen and the African-Brazillian Connection, “Aseko! (Get Up and Dance)” with Carlos Ward on high life style alto sax. Carnivale! (Blue Note, 1993)

Portico Quartet, “Paper, Scissors, Stone”. Decent British (?) fusion unit (2010).

Pete’s Place Playlist – 3/12/12

The Bad Plus, “Never Stop” (Never Stop, 2010). Power Trio jazz!

Bud Powell, “Un Poco Loco” from The Amazing Bud Powell Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1951). The original Be-Bop power piano. And more than a little mentally disturbed, it turned out.

Bobby Previte, “Look Both Ways” from Claude’s Late Morning (Gramavision, 1988). The 80s/90s downtown (New York) music scene regulars — the leader on drums with Bill Frisell guitar, Wayne Horwitz on keyboards.

Vijay Iyer Trio, “Polytheism” from Tirtha (2010). Piano trio with guitar and tabla.

Donald Byrd, “Clarion Calls” from Byrd in Hand (mid-60s Blue Note classic).

Vijay Iyer, “Galang” from Histriocity (2009). Gleaned numerous record-of-the-year awards in 2009. Iyer featured because of playing Jazz at the Bistro in St. Louis (Pat’s birthday present to Pete).

McCoy Tyner, “Sahara” (Milestone, 1972). Epic workout suggesting a great desert crossing. Album was a favorite of VERY hip rock listeners in early 1970s.

Herbie Nichols, “The Gig” (1955). Obscure piano man in his time, a “cult” favorite since. With Max Roach on drums.

Medeski, Martin & Wood, “Gwyra Mi” from Radiolarians III (2009). Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold” bass riff?

Vijay Iyer, “Mystic Brew” (Histriocity).

Mose Allison, “Stop This World” — World weary philosophizing from my man Mose.

Vijay Iyer, “Duality” from Tirtha (2010).

Pete’s Place Playlist – 3/5/12

The Meters, “Cissy Strut” (1969). New Orleans funk-jazz by group including several Neville brothers. Members of the Neville clan will be featured at the Jazz and Heritage Music Festival coming the end of April and first week in May.

David Murry Octet, “Last of the Hipmen” from Home (Black Saint, 1982). One of the great jazz records of the early 1980s.

Sun Ra and the Arkestra, “Kingdom of Not” from Supersonic Jazz (Evidence, late 1950s). Clap along, loose big band.

Jeff Beck, “Freeway Jam” from Blow by Blow (1975). Fusion.

Mark Helias, “Police Story Blues” from Desert Blue (Enja, 1989).

Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic, “Don Cherry’s Electric Sonic Garden” from Heart’s Reflection (2011). Update of early 70s Miles Davis deep groove fusion… 20 minute fusion workout.

David Grisman, “Dawg’s Bull” from Hot Dawg (A&M, 1987). The best representation of Grisman’s Dawg music — jazz played with bluegrass instruments.

Charles Mingus, “Pussy Cat Dues” from Mingus Ah Um (Columbia, 1959). From one of the many all-time great jazz records released in 1959.

Joe Henderson, “Caribbean Fire Dance” from Mode for Joe (Blue Note, mid-60s). Classic hard bop.

Robert Mazurek’s Chicago Underground Orchestra, “Blow Up” from Playground (Delmark, 1998). Trumpet dude played in Chicago through the 90s then relocated to Argentina. But still plays occasionally in Chicago, as to sidemen like guitarist Jeff Parker. It’s worth checking who’s in town if traveling to Chi-town.

Charlie Hunter, “Let’s Get Medieval” from Ready, Set, Shango! (Blue Note, 1996).

John McGlaughlin, “Binky’s Dream” from Extrapolation (1969 debut record). Many fans of the future fusion great list this as a favorite track.

Larry Young, “Moontrane” from Unity (Blue Note, mid-60s). Great Blue Note record with the leader on organ and Woody Shaw on trumpet.

Pete’s Place Playlist – 2/20/12

Ted Sirota’s Rebel Souls “Sora Wima” from Breeding Resistance (Delmark, 2004). Chicago musicians on the Jazz Record Mart’s home label. Guitarist Jeff Parker, especially, plays all around Chicago.

Randy Weston, “African Village/Bedford-Stuyvesant” from “The Spirits of Our Ancestors” (1992). The master work from the stately (6′ 6″) piano player, who spent major portions of his life in Africa absorbing music.

Abdullah Ibrahim, “Bra Timing from Phomolong” from Ekaya (Blackhawk, 1984). The original LP by Ibrahim’s Eyaya (home) band. Never put on CD. Hard to find. Worth looking for. Maybe Pete’s all-time favorite jazz record.

Crusaders “Put It Where You Want It” (1974). 70s groove jazz at its best.

Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, “Hot House” (1945). Original be-bop.

Trombone Shorty, “Hurricane Season” from Backatown (2010, Verve), Shorty’s major label debut. Young funk-jazz player at the top of the local New Orleans scene.

Ken Vandermark/Hamid Drake, “Street Named Hell” from Spaceways, Inc. (Atavista, 2000). CD of Sun Ra and George Clinton songs. Avant, but you can dance to it.

Randy Weston, “Blue Moses” from Spirits of Our Ancestors (1992). Extended composition … and exotic blowing.

Ali Farka (guitar, vocals) and Tourmani Diabete (kora). A reminder of fantastic Carbondale visit by African percussionist and kora (21-string gord instrument) last August.

Herbie Hancock, “Watermelon Man” from Headhunters (1973). Fusion/African update of Herbie’s 1964 soul-jazz hit (a much bigger hit when covered by Mongo Santamaria).

Abdullah Ibrahim, “Sotho Blue” from Ekaya. As fellow South African Dave Mathews says, music from “some place very old.”

Billy Cobham, “Stratus” from classic 1973 fusion LP Spectrum. Tommy Bolin, latter of T-Rex, on guitar.

Pete’s Place Playlist – 2/6/12

George Benson, “White Rabbit” (CTI, 1972). Vintage fusion, covering Jefferson Airplane.

Dave Douglas and Keystone, “Moonshine” (2008). Electo-trumpet. Top modern jazz cat plays different styles with different bands.

Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya “Sotho Blue” (2010). Recalls his great Ekaya (home) band of the early/mid-1980s.

Afro-Cubism, “Jurab” (Nonesuch, 2010)

Gato Barbieri, “Milonga Triste” from Chapter Four: Live in New York (Impluse, 1975 — last of the great Latin Chapters series of early 70s recording by Argentine saxist.

Max Roach, “Driva Man” from We Insist! Freedom Now Suite (1960). Powerful record at dawn of civil rights movement. Earned Max years of being blackballed by the recording industry of America.

Ronald Shannon Jackson, “Lola” from Mandance (1982, Antilles). Harmalodic world music.

Brown/Roach Quintet, “George’s Dilemma” from Study in Brown (1955). The great but ill-fated young trumpeter featured by Max.

Steve Lehaman Octet, “Echos” from Travail, Transformation, and Flow (PI, 2009). Nice modern jazz with vibes in rhythm section.

Don Pullen, “At the Cafe Centrale” from New Beginnings (Blue Note, 1989). Great trio record with Tony Williams on drums. Power Trio jazz.

Bobby Hutcherson, “Little Niles” from In the Vanguard (1986 recording at Village Vanguard). More good vibes.

Dave Holland, “Sands of Time” from Not for Nothing (2001, ECM). More vibes in the great bassist’s tight band that performed at SIU in 2004 or so.

John Scofield (under and out)

Pete’s Place – 1/30/12

Charlie Hunter Trio “Greasy Granny” (Bing, Bing, Bing – Blue Note, 1995). Leader’s 8-string guitar with sax and drums.

Charles Mingus “Moanin’” from Blues & Roots (Atlantic, 1960?). Pepper Adams on baritone sax.

Lounge Lizards “Harlem Nocturne” (1981). Punk jazz reading of Ellington’s tune (the Mike Hammer theme).

James Farm, “Polliwag” from 2011 album (Nonesuch) with Joshua Redman sax. Very mature sounding jazz.

Mose Allison, “It Didn’t Turn Out That Way”. Beat philosophy.

Poncho Sanchez and Terrance Blanchard, “Chano Pazo Medley” from Chano Y Dizzy (2011, Concord). Cubano jazz.

Grachan Moncur III, “The Coaster” from Evolution (1964, Blue Note). New Thing from 60s. Slightly avant; interesting.

Vijay Iyer, “Polytheism” from Tirtha (ACT, 2011). Piano player explores Indian heritage with guitar and tabla.

11th House with Larry Coryell, “Low Lee Tah” (1974, Vanguard). Fusion with guitar and “electric” trumpet.

Charles Tolliver, “Paper Man” from 1968 recording of same name. Nice New Thing/Hard Bop trumpet.

Freddie Hubbard, “Far Away” from Breaking Point (1964, Blue Note). More New Thing with Indianapolis trumpeter’s most out record, featuring fellow Nap Town player James Spaulding on flute.

Stanton Moore, “Stanton Hits the Bottle” from All Kooked Out (1998 debut for Galactic drummer.

(archive playlists at Peteplace.wordpress.com)

Pete’s Place playlist – 1/23/12

Stanton Moore, “Green Chimneys” from All Kooked Up, the drummer’s 1998 debut album away from his jam-band group Galactice.

Poncho Sanchez and Terrance Blachard, “Groovin’ High” from Chano Y Dizzy (2011). The Gillespie be-bop classic.

Stephon Harris, David Sanches, Christian Scott, “Black Action Figure” from Ninty Miles. The jazz vibist, tenor saxman, and trumpet dude travel the 90 miles to Havanna to record with Cuban rhythm section. Nice 2011 record (from Pete’s annual music Christmas music present from Pat).

Arthur Blythe , “Down San Diego Way” from Lennox Avenue Breakdown. One of the great records of 1980s jazz. The leader’s distinctive high-pitched alto sax surrounded by cello, chunka guitar (Blood Ulmer), tuba, and flute. What a band!

Wes Montgomery, “4 on 6″ from The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery. Second LP for Riverside records, considered his all-time best straight jazz session by many aficianados. The thumb-strumming, the “ocatives” device.

Vijay Iyer, “Duality” from Tirtha. More Christmas music — favorite record from 2011. Pianist with Indiana heritage leading trio with guitar and tabla. Nice.

McCoy Tyner, “Celestial Chant” from Trident (1975, Milestone). Tyner’s power block chords played on celeste?! With Elvin Jones (fellow member of John Coltrane’s great mid-60s quartet) on drums and Ron Carter on bass. Great record that’s long appealed to listeners with “rock ears”.

Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Positivos “Aurroa En Pekin”. Easy jazz y cubano (1998).

Sonny Clark, “Blue Minor” from Cool Struttin’ (1958, Blue Note). Classic soul jazz with leader on piano, Jackie McLearn’s arid also sax, and Art Farmer on trumpet. Deeply swinging.

Pat Martino “Inside Out” from Undesirable (2011). Guitarist recorded in 2009 at a Washington DC nightclub.

Pete’s Place Playlist – 12/12/11

Sonny Rollins “St. Thomas” from Saxophone Colossus (1956). Calypso Bop celebration.

Air “Buddy Bolden’s Blues” from Air Lore (1979). Record 101 on Len Lyons “101 Greatest Jazz Albums” list.

Jack DeJohnette, “Dohiyi Circle #2″ from Music for the 5th World (1992). American Indian meets African chant.

Donilo Perez, “Galactic Panama” from Provedencia by Panamanian piano man.

Medeski, Martin & Wood, “Radiolarians III” (2007). To Pete’s ears, the three Radiolarians albums MMW’s most interesting.

Stanton Moore “Fallin’ Off the Floor” from “Flyin’ the Koop” (2002). New Orleans drummer/leader to be featured at Jazz and Heritage Music Festival, last weekend of April and first weekend of May in Crescent City.

Bennie Wallace “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” from Big Jim’s Tango (Enja, 1983). Nice German LP by New Orleans saxman. For Elizabeth.

Mose Allison “Going to the City”. Beat and Bop philosopher’s life lessons.

Jaco Pastorious “Liberty City” from Word of Mouth (1981). Weather Report sounds, but lots more. Great talent with mental health problems that contributed to his violent death related to a night club altercation.

Oliver Nelson “Stolen Moments” from Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961). Perfect jazz. Swingin’, melodic, bluesy. Good as it gets.

Chico Freeman “Luna” from The Outside Within (1981). Playing to the moon jazz; early 80s style.

Hank Mobley “Uh Huh” from Workout (Blue Note hard bop).

Pete’s Place Playlist – 11/28/11

Henry Butler, “The Village” from 1987 Impluse LP of the same name. New Orleans-born piano player with veteran NO clarinetist Alvin Batiste.

Gato Barbieri, “Bahia” (1971).

Abdullah Ibrahim, “Kramat” from Zimbabwe (1983, Enja LP).

Vijay Iyer Trio, “Galong / Helix” from Hitoricity. One of best records of 2009.

Sun Ra Arkestra “Sunset On the Night on the River Nile” (Mayan Temples, 1990 Black Saint LP)

Lee Morgan, “Search for the New Land” from Blue Note LP of same name (1964). Extended track with nice Grant Green guitar along with Wayne Shorter sax and the leaders always brilliant trumpet.

T-Bone Walker “Stormy Monday”. Texas blues legend.

Weather Report, “Seventh Arrow” from debut WR record, cira 1971. Hard jazz-rock fusion.

Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach “Very Special” from Money Jungle. Somewhat controversial record that now is recognized as unique.

Rory Stuart “Hurrican” from 1987 LP of same name. Nice guitar, if not well known p layer.

Chico Hamilton “A Trip” with Larry Coryell on guitar; from about 1965.

Pete’s Place Playlist – 11/14/11

Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition, “Ahmed the Terrible” from Album Album (ECM, 1984). One of great early-80s bands that combined inside and outside playing. This record is their most “inside”.

The Crusaders, “A Search for Soul” from Second Crusade (Blue Thumb, 1971). Our favorite “groove” band from the 70s. Nice rain music for a rainy night.

Abdullah Ibrahim, “Tuang Guru” from Water from an Ancient Well (Blackhawk, 1986). The South African pianist’s Ekaya (home) band plays mesmerizing African moods. Dave Matthews (also from South Africa) says that Ibrahim’s music comes “from someplace very old.” Check out http://www.abdullahibrahim.com/start.html where the information clicks all start loops of Ibrahim music. Great for studying.

Thelonious Monk, solo piano recording of Monk’s best known tune, “Round Midnight.”

McCoy Tyner, “The High Priest” from Tender Moments (Blue Note). Sounds like Batman meets Monk. A tribute to Monk (nickname: the High Priest of BeBop).

Weather Report, “Mysterious Traveler” from mid-70s fusion classic LP that many consider WR’s best.

Wayne Shorter, “Deluge” from JuJu (Blue Note, 1964). Member of Miles Davis’ great mid-60s group (with Herbie Hancock) and co-leader of Weather Report stretches out on some of the most sophisticated jazz ever recorded. With McCoy Tyer and Elvin Jones (drums) of Coltrane’s great 60s group. This and “Speak No Evil” the must-have Shorter records of 60s New Thing.

Kenny Werner, “New Amsterdam” from Lawn Chair Society (Blue Note, 2007). Piano-led group with Dave Douglas on trumpet and Chris Potter on sax … top of the game modern players. One of the most interesting records of 2007. LP recommended.

Dr. Michael White, “West African Strut” from Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Vol. 1. Thumb piano intro and outro to traditional New Orleans style.

Gabor Szabo, “Rambler” from CTI album of same name (about 1974). Request for the Hungarian guitarist who’s a Pete’s Place favorite.

Dave Brubeck, “Take Five” from Time Out (1959). Probably the most well-known small group recording in jazz history. The 5/4 time signature of Paul Desmond (alto sax) composition lends to relaxed, behind the beat feel.

Ronald Shannon Jackson, “When Souls Speak” from Man Dance (1982). Harmalodic drummer usually bashes around (which we like) but here is contemplative — more rainy night music.

Jimmy Smith, “Back at the Chicken Shack” from early 60s Blue Note LP of same name. Soulful Hammond B3 organ master.

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Pete’s Place – 10/31/11

Gabor Szabo, “Paint It Black” (Jazz Raga, 1967). Beach-blanket stalker music for Halloween.

The Crusaders, “Put It Where You Want It” (1971).

Ornette Coleman, “Singing in the Shower” from Virgin Beauty (1988). Harmalodic, with Jerry Garcia on guitar.

Philly Joe Jones, “Jim’s Jewel” from Philly Mignon (1977, Galaxy). Pros at work. Exotic soprano sax from Ira Sullivan.

Chico Hamilton, “Homeward” from Drum Fusion (1962. More Gabor Szabo, with Charles Lloyd on sax playing what Lloyd called “moderate avante gardism” — and it sounds modern 50 years later.

The Tony Williams Lifetime, “Spectrum” from Emergency (1969), “dangerous” early jazz/rock fusion record. Williams on drums with John McGlaughlin on guitar and Larry Young on organ.

Johnny Griffin, “The Cat” (1991). Chicago tenor, the Little Giant of the Tenor Saxophone, with a sneaky late-career recording.

Herbie Nichols, “House Party Startin’” (1955). Monk-like (and Monk-quality) pianist, overlooked in his short lifetime but now a “cult” figure.

Teddy Wilson Orchestra, “Blues in C Sharp Minor”– cartoon music from the 1930s.

Henry Threadgill Sextet, “Good Times” (TV show theme) from You Kow the Number (1987). Dyn-o-mite!

John Schofield “A Go Go” (Blue Note, 1988). Sco’ backed by Medeski, Martin, and Wood.

Don Bryron “The Goon Drag” from Ivey-Divey (Blue Note, 2001) with Jack DeJohnette on drums.

Lee Morgan, “Totem Pole” from Sidewinder (1963). Classic Blue Note hard-bop with Morgan on trumpet and Joe Henderson on sax. The back-and-forth exchange between horns on the release gives the tune its name.

(all Pete’s Place playlists at peteplace.wordpress.com)

Pete’s Place Playlist – 10/24/11

Wayne Horvitz, “These Hard Times” (for the “occupiers) from This New Generation (1985). Industrial jazz.

Randy Weston, “African Village/Bedford Stuyvesant” from Blues to Africa (1974). Solo piano, original version of Weston’s theme song.

Lafayette Gilchrest, “Assume the Position” from The Music According to Lafayette Gilchrest (2004).

Billy Cobham, “Spectrum” from 1973 album of same name. Classic fusion album from Mahavishnu Orchestra drummer.

John Scofield, “Twang” from Grace Under Fire (Blue Note, 1992). Recognizable guitar sound over 40 years of recording.

John Mayall, “California” from The Turning Point (1970). Unique “acoustic” band for British Blues master. Sax, finger-style (nylon string) guitar, bass (no drums) and leader’s harmonica and guitar.

Yusef Lateef “Blues for the Orient” from Eastern Sounds (1961). Exotic sounding blues played on oboe.

Miles Davis, “Freedom Jazz Dance” from classic 1965 Miles Smiles album with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Tony Williams.

Caravan, “Yes and No” from Blue Monday album recorded in Carbondale at Tres Hombres (2005). Local band that held down Monday night slot at Tres for a number of years.

Dave Holland and Pepe Habischuela, “The Whirling Dirvish” from Hands (2010). Nice record of jazz bass and flamenco-style guitar.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, “Rahsaanica” from Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (1971). Multi-instrumentalist playing roots music.

Herbie Hancock, “Watermelon Man” from Headhunters (1973). Electronic version of Hancock’s “hit” that first appeared on his first Blue Note solo record about 10 years earlier that this recording on the million-selling Headhunters album..

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Pete’s Place – 10/17/11 Playlist

Cal Tjader, “Cubano Chant” from Latin Concert (1958). With Mongo Santamiaria (congas) and Vince Guaraldi (known for “Peanuts” cartoon music).

Ted Curson (trumpet), “Searchin’ for the Blues” (1976). Featured in 60s Mingus group.

Archie Shepp (tenor sax) and Jasper Van’t Hoff (sythesizer), “Contracts” from Mama Rose (1982).

David Grisman Quintet, “Blue Midnight.” From the 1977 original recording of Dawg music, bluegrass instruments playing jazz.

Double Image, “Rodney’s Dream of Fantasy and Self-Fulfillment”. Double vibes (David Friedman and Dave Samuels) group (Inner City, 1977).

Sonny Clark, “Blue Minor” from Cool Struttin’ (classic 1958 Blue Note hard bop session).

Charlie Mariano, “7-Up” (Inner City, 1977). 70s jazz with synthesizer backing.

Patricia Barber – “Post Modern Blues” from Modern Cool (1998). Beat-era song from piano player and vocalist (sounds like Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders?) who appears Mondays at the Green Mill club in Chicago.

Stanton Moore, “Fallin’ Off the Floor” from Flying the Koop (2002). New Orleans “jam” drummer from Galactic.

Bennie Maupin Ensemble, “Neophillia” from 2006 Penubra album featuring the bass clarinet sound that snakes through early 70s fusion recordings of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock.

McCoy Tyner playing koto on eastern-feeling “Valley of Life” from Sahara (1972). Sonny Fortune on flute.

Bob Belden “Dream World” from Black Dhalia, a film noir concept record by the trumpeter’s 12-piece jazz orchestra.

Pete’s Place Playlist – 10/10/11

Tom Scott and the L.A. Express, “Rock Island Rocket” from Tom Cat, 1975. Scott on tenor sax, Robben Ford, guitar. Mid-70s fusion from top studio musician.

John Coltrane, “Sayeeda’s Song Flute” from Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1959). More tenor sax.

Jan Garbarek, “I Took Up the Runes” (1990). Norwegian tenor saxophonist, with Nano Vancancelos. Nordic world fusion?

Jackie McLean, “Omega” from Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note, 1962). “New Thing” still sounds new.

Wes Montgomery, “Cariba” from Full House (recorded 1962 at Berkeley jazz club).

Mose Allison, “I Don’t Worry ‘Bout a Thing”, “Your Mind is on Vacation” (for SIU students on 2-day October break). The hippest man in the world.

Dave Douglas and Spirit Moves. Trumpet/trombone quintet. One of many different styles and instrumentation for Douglas recordings.

Charles Mingus, “Pussy Cat Dues” from Mingus Ah-Um (Columbia, 1959). Pete’s all-time desert island jazz album.

Gato Barbieri “Bolivia”. Expressive Latin tenor sax (1973).

Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (1968). Planned project before Hendrix died. Carried through with Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki in the guitar chair. Not all the LP works, but “1983 – A Merman I Should Be” works great.

Jason Moran – “Kinda Dukish” from Black Stars (Blue Note, 2001). One of the top modern pianists. Worthy of BN label.

Medeski, Martin, & Wood “Junkyard” from Radiolarians II (2009). Groovy jam.

Drop by Pete’s Place, Mondays 6:30-8pm, for Pete’s pickins’ from 50 years of jazz.

 

Pete’s Place Playlist – 9/26/11

Joe Henderson “Pedro’s Time” from Our Thing (classic Blue Note mid-60s session). Henderson’s tenor sax always tough but tuneful.

Charlie Hunter “Let’s Get Medieval” from Ready-Set-Shango (1999, Blue Note). 8-string guitar, sounding like Hammond B-3 organ.

Nana Vascancelos and Antonello Salis, “Verdame” (1985 Soul Note LP “Lester”). Percussion and Accordion.

Gabor Szabo “Paint It Black” from Jazz Raga, legendary weird 1967 session with the Hungarian guitartist overdubbing sitar. On ‘Stones “stalker rock” song.

Don Pullen “At the Cafe Central” from New Beginnings (Blue Note, 1999) with Tony Williams (of Miles Davis group) on drums. Playing BIG with power piano.

John Coltrane “Blues for Elvin” from Coltrane Plays the Blues (Atlantic, 1962).

Yusef Latif “Plum Blossum” from Eastern Sounds (1961). Early “world” jazz.

Dexter Gordon “Tanya” from Manhattan Symphony (1976 homecoming LP for Long Tall Dexter after 15 years as expatriate jazz musician in Europe). Watch for the movie “Round Midnight” with Dex basically playing himself.

Nils Petter-Malvoer from “Kmer” (ECM). Electronics and trumpet, modern ECM sound.

Gato Barbieri “Milonga Triste” from Chapter Four: Live in New York, the last of excellent early 70s series of albums on Impulse for the Argentine saxophonist.

Bill Frisell “Variation of a Theme” from Ghost Town (Twin Peaks music)

Pete’s Place Playlist – 9/19/11

The Bad Plus “Tom Sawyer” from Prog (2008). I hate “standards” like “I’ll Remember April” which jazz musicians seem to feel compelled to keep playing even though the show tunes are long forgotten. But covering a classic rock “standard” — that’s cool. The Bad Plus has also covered “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Ironman”.

Larry Young, “The Moontrane” from great mid-60s Blue Note date “Unity” with Elvin Jones on drums, Joe Henderson on sax and Woody Shaw playing trumpet on his most famous composition.

Roland Kirk playing flute on “Funk Underneath” with Brother Jack McDuff on Hammond B3 organ. (Kirk’s Works, 1961)

Mark Helias, “Police Story Blues” from 1989 Enja LP “Desert Blue”

Trombone Shorty, “Hurricane Season” (2010). Break out the air trombone.

Pierre Dorge and the New Jungle Orchestra, “Nuages”. Waterfall guitar of Dorge on Django Reinhardt song. From Brikama (Steeplechase, 1992)

Gabor Szabo “Reinhardt”. Django, the Basque gypsy guitarist, remembered by Hungarian guitar player Szabo. From 1973 CTI LP “Rambler”. Transition for Szabo from jazz with a rock/pop touch — which was interesting — to full-scale sell out, which wasn’t.

Dexter Gordon, “Soul Sister” from Dexter Calling (classic early 60s Blue Note).

David Sanborn, “Again and Again” from Hideaway (1980). Session dude leads jazz date.

Don Cherry, “Dedication to Thomas Mapfumo” from MultiKulti (1990). Former Ornette Coleman sideman one of the best at bringing together jazz and “world” music.

Corey Wilkes, title track of “Cries from Tha Ghetto” (2008). Top trumpet dude playing around Chicago. North side, south side, inside, outside — he’s got it all.

Bela Fleck “Oddity”.

(archived Pete’s Place playlists at http://peteplace.wordpress.com/)

Pete’s Place Playlist – September 12, 2011

Herbie Hancock “Hang Up Your Hangups” from 1975 Columbia LP “Man-Child”

Thelonious Monk, “Bemsha Swing” from Brilliant Corners (1956). Maybe Monk’s best small group record with Sonny Rollins and Max Roach. Max found tympani drums in the studio and plays them on this track.

The Bad Plus, “Anthem for the Ernest” from Suspicious Activity (2005).

Buena Vista Social Club, “Chan, Chan”. Ry Cooder’s project to record Cuban musicians in Cuba.

Gary Burton and Keith Jarrett “Grow Your Own”. 1971 period piece.

Weather Report “Havona”. Jaco Pastorious feature from Heavy Weather (1977)

McCoy Tyner “Fly With the Wind” from 1976 LP of same name. Some jazz hardcores don’t like strings but this music soars.

Lafayette Gilcrest “Assume the Position” from “The Music According to Gilcrest”

Mose Allison “What’s Your Movie”. My man Mose.

Art Pepper “September Song” — recorded September, 1979. Pete’s usually has a policy against “standard” songs from musicals. But Pepper’s hard-life sounds comes through in anything.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, “The West Country” from UFO Tofu.

Bobby Previte, “The King So Far” from “Claude’s Late Morning”. Downtown New York first-call drummer with techno-jazz.