Track listings for Monday 18th December

This is the last Nows The Time before Christmas so a very Happy festive season to ye all. We had a hopping show as there are still so many great new releases to feature and come the new year we'll do a best of 2006 to round up what we think were the best albums of the year.

A particular high point was the track Red Ochre Cowrie by Hu Vibrational from the album Univeral Mother(pictured). The album was Produced by Los Angeles left-field hip-hop/electronic/jazz artist Carlos Nino aka Ammon Contact and features Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake and Brahim Fribgane as well as special guest and deep jazz legend Yusef Lateef. Well worth checking out on the excellent Soul Jazz Records.

Of course every tune was a joy so here are the full listings for Monday 18th Decembers show:

Artist - Track - Album - Label

1. Langston Hughes - Prayer Meeting - The Voice of Langston Hughes - Smithsonian Folkways
2. Byard Thunderbird Lancaster - She Divine - A Heavenly Sweetness - Discograph
3. Depart - Magic Transition - Reloaded - Act
4. Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Ft Billy Bang - Maghoustut - Big M a Tribute to Malachi Favours - Delmark
5. Actis Band - Allende - Allende - Leo Records
6. Clifford Brown - I come from Jamaica - Clifford Brown Joy Spring - Harmoni Mundi
7. Hu Vibrational - Red Ochre Cowrie - Universal Mother - Soul Jazz Records
8. Benjamin Moussay Trio - Playa Del Carman Mexico - Swimming Pool - O+ Music
9. David Binney - Los Angeles - Cities & Desire - Criss Cross Jazz
10. Hironobu Saito - Deep - The Sea - Fresh Sound New Talent

Theme of the week is A Love Song

11. Sam Rivers - Beatrice - Fuchsia Swing Song - Blue Note
12. Kevin Hayes Trio - Beatrice - For Heavens Sake - Jazz Eyes
13. Sam Rivers & Rivbea All Star Orchestra - Beatrice - Inspiration - BMG France

Nows The Time Monday 11th Show

We'll in the end we broadcast the cleveland watkiss gig pretty much in full (see post below for info on Cleveland.

The gig was amazing, much much more then we hoped for and myself and Kevin had high hopes. Very generously Cleveland allowed us to make a recording and after a few nips and tucks (a lady pleading with him between songs to not start again until she got back from the toilet as she couldn't bare to miss a note, Cleveland agreeing !) we put the show out as Monday's show.

I'm still trying to get a list of the tunes that Cleveland performed, so sorry for the sketch info on this show.

Check out Cleveland on myspace

This Monday's show we'll be back with more excellent new music and playing some of the albums that are burning the title into my ipod display they are being played that often!

J

Monday 4th December 2006 Track Listings

These are the track listings for Monday 4th December's show - unfortunately I wasn't in studio last Monday as I headed with my beloved to a gig that was'nt contemporary jazz at Cargo in London and besides an excellent Vietnamese meal before hand it thought me that the reason why I hear so many great live acts is that they are usually under the heading of Jazz and Improvised music.

Kevin of course put out another stupendous show so here are the tracks. The theme was solo voice because if you read the post below you'll note that tonight Nows The Time at the Vortex is featuring a rare solo performance by the great Cleveland Watkiss.

J

1. Langston Hughes
Prayer Meetin’
The Voice Of Langston Hughes [Smithsonian Folkways]

2. Nancy Wilson/George Shearing
Green Dolphin Street
The Swingin’s Mutual [Capitol]

3. Radio I Ching
Morsing Code
Last Kind Words [Resonant]

4. Benjamin Moussay
Playa Del Carmen Mexico
Swimming Pool [O+]

5. Flat Earth Society
Pyscho Scout
Pyscho Scout [Crammed]

6. Octurn
21 Emanations
21 Emanations [Yolk]

7. Exploding Star Orchestra
Sting Ray And The Beginning Of Time Part 1
We Are All From Somewhere Else [Thrill Jockey]

8. Abbey Lincoln
Tender As A Rose [Part 2]
Over The Years [Verve/Gitanes]

9. Hironobu Saito
Deep
The Sea [Fresh Sound New Talent]

10. Actis Band
Allende
Allende [Leo]

11. Clifford Brown
I Come From Jamaica
Joy Spring [Harmonia Mundi]

12. Taylor Haskins
Call Me Tomorrow
Metaview [FSNT]

13. Anders Aarum
Let’s Put The Fun Back In Fundamentalism
First Communion [Jazzaway]

14. Depart
Chluppli Groove
Reloaded [ACT]

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Theme: solo voice

15. Bobby McFerrin
Drive
Simple Pleasures [Blue Note]

16. Abbey Lincoln
Tender As A Rose [Part1]
Over The Years [Verve Gitanes]

17. Mary Pearson
Lazy Afternoon
You And I [Arkadia]

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18. Sonny Rollins
Tenor Madness
Tenor Madness [Prestige]

19. Robert Mitchell
The Thief Of Dimensions
Trust [F-IRE]

Fin!