WFMU: Steve Krinsky: Playlist from June 29, 2017

Steve Krinsky: Playlist from June 29, 2017

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June 29, 2017: Free Outdoor Summer Music 2017
For years I have been putting a list together of the best shows in the NY/NJ metropolitan area that I want to go to. My favorites are ones I can ride a bicycle to, esp via ferry across the Hudson River. This year's list has 25 shows and I will only get to a fraction of them. See you there!

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Artist	Track	Comments	Approx. start time
Big Guitars from Texas	Bulldoggin' Boogie	Can you tell from my intro that I am not Matt?	0:00:00 (Pop‑up)
The Meters	Voodoo	Great New Orleans rhythm masters having fun with the voodoo, from 1990. Remnants of the original band now tour as the Funky Meters.	0:02:54 (Pop‑up)
The Spiders	I'm Slippin' In	I tend to prefer my first set to establish an instrumental groove but I played the wrong song; still, a nice New Orleans piece, written by Dave Bartholomew, from 1954	0:06:23 (Pop‑up)
Lee Allen	Rockin' at Cosmo's	A swinging New Orleans instrumental tribute to New Orleans music producer/engineer Cosimo Matassa	0:08:10 (Pop‑up)
Professor Longhair	Doin' It	With Gatemouth Brown playing a mean guitar. From 1974	0:10:58 (Pop‑up)
Albert King	Flat Tire	Albert with the best of New Orleans: Allen Toussaint, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, even Wardell Quezergue. From "New Orleans Heat" (Tomato, 1984)	0:15:27 (Pop‑up)
Los Straitjackets	Swampfire	Not New Orleans but pretty good anyway!	0:17:49 (Pop‑up)

Los Straitjackets	I Live On A Battlefield	Wild instrumental cover of superb Nick Lowe tune, from an entire album of Nick Lowe songs: "What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Los Straitjackets" (Yep Roc, 2017)	0:27:16 (Pop‑up)
Nick Lowe	Burnin'	This is from the 1982 album "Nick the Nife" on Columbia	0:30:09 (Pop‑up)
The Mavericks	Missing You	Written by Raul Malo & Al Anderson. I'm looking forward to seeing both the Mavericks & Big Al up at the Green River Festival in western Massachusetts in a few weeks.	0:32:18 (Pop‑up)
NRBQ	A Little Bit of Bad	From the days when Big Al played with NRBQ. Decades ago he moved to Nashville & honed his songwriting skills. And he's a pretty good guitar player too.	0:35:22 (Pop‑up)
Asleep at the Wheel	Fat Boy Rag	Instrumental without Ray Benson. Good stuff.	0:38:54 (Pop‑up)
The Suffers	Gwan	Hot big band out of the West Coast.	0:41:58 (Pop‑up)
Mariachi Flor de Toloache	Let Down	They like to call themselves the first all-women mariachi band out of NYC but they are much more. This song is from their self-titled 2014 CD	0:45:56 (Pop‑up)
Ani Cordero	El Flamboyan	From "Recordar: Latin American Songs of Love & Protest" (La Nana, 2014).	0:51:26 (Pop‑up)

Midge William with the Columbia Jazz Orchestra	Lazy Bones	Hoagy Carmichael classic done in Japanese!	1:02:04 (Pop‑up)
Ornette Coleman & Prime Time	Street Blues	This was Ornette's funky jazz band, the album is "Tone Dialing" (Harmolodic/Verve, 1994). With Kenny Wessel on guitar, Badal Roy on tablas/percussion, Denardo Coleman on drums	1:05:10 (Pop‑up)
Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake & William Parker	So Often	Kidd Jordan is a New Orleans saxophonist & music teacher. His students include Donald Harrison, Branford Marsalis & Charles Joseph (from Dirty Dozen Brass Band).	1:10:20 (Pop‑up)
Mulatu Astatke	Boogaloo	Ethiopian master, from 2009. He's still around, in NYC again this summer. Not to be missed.	1:12:19 (Pop‑up)
Joe Bataan	Latin Soul Square Dance	Spanish Harlem boogaloo master can still do it. This is from 2009.	1:17:34 (Pop‑up)

Taj Mahal	Roll, Turn, Spin	Cover of Bahamian musician Joseph Spence number. From "Music Keeps Me Together" (Columbia, 1975)	1:26:49 (Pop‑up)
Taj Mahal	Leaving Trunk	From 1967, I think, his first solo album. Wow.	1:31:15 (Pop‑up)
Keb Mo'	Soon As I Get Paid	From "Martin Scorcese Presents the Blues: Keb Mo'" (Sony, 2003)	1:36:00 (Pop‑up)
Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes	Fever	Written by Bruce Springsteen	1:40:40 (Pop‑up)
Sonny Kenn & Friends	Help Me Girl	From "Sounds of Asbury Park"-- a nice collection of Jersey Shore bands. Springsteen sidemen David Sancious, Garry Tallent, Boom Carter and Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez on this number	1:45:33 (Pop‑up)
Billy Hector Band	Traveler	Billy, another Jersey Shore regular, was the first live guest I ever had on WFMU. It was in the late 80s; he did a free concert at Upsala College. He is still around and as good-- maybe better-- than ever	1:48:33 (Pop‑up)

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band	4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)	Okay, this tune is a bit of a cliche this time of year. But what a song! Last few tunes inspired by Springsteen's autobiography, which I'm reading right now.	1:55:01 (Pop‑up)

Artist

Track

Comments

Approx. start time

Big Guitars from Texas

Bulldoggin' Boogie

Can you tell from my intro that I am not Matt?

0:00:00 (Pop‑up)

The Meters

Voodoo

Great New Orleans rhythm masters having fun with the voodoo, from 1990. Remnants of the original band now tour as the Funky Meters.

0:02:54 (Pop‑up)

The Spiders

I'm Slippin' In

I tend to prefer my first set to establish an instrumental groove but I played the wrong song; still, a nice New Orleans piece, written by Dave Bartholomew, from 1954

0:06:23 (Pop‑up)

Lee Allen

Rockin' at Cosmo's

A swinging New Orleans instrumental tribute to New Orleans music producer/engineer Cosimo Matassa

0:08:10 (Pop‑up)

Professor Longhair

Doin' It

With Gatemouth Brown playing a mean guitar. From 1974

0:10:58 (Pop‑up)

Albert King

Flat Tire

Albert with the best of New Orleans: Allen Toussaint, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, even Wardell Quezergue. From "New Orleans Heat" (Tomato, 1984)

0:15:27 (Pop‑up)

Los Straitjackets

Swampfire

Not New Orleans but pretty good anyway!

0:17:49 (Pop‑up)

Los Straitjackets

I Live On A Battlefield

Wild instrumental cover of superb Nick Lowe tune, from an entire album of Nick Lowe songs: "What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Los Straitjackets" (Yep Roc, 2017)

0:27:16 (Pop‑up)

Nick Lowe

Burnin'

This is from the 1982 album "Nick the Nife" on Columbia

0:30:09 (Pop‑up)

The Mavericks

Missing You

Written by Raul Malo & Al Anderson. I'm looking forward to seeing both the Mavericks & Big Al up at the Green River Festival in western Massachusetts in a few weeks.

0:32:18 (Pop‑up)

NRBQ

A Little Bit of Bad

From the days when Big Al played with NRBQ. Decades ago he moved to Nashville & honed his songwriting skills. And he's a pretty good guitar player too.

0:35:22 (Pop‑up)

Asleep at the Wheel

Fat Boy Rag

Instrumental without Ray Benson. Good stuff.

0:38:54 (Pop‑up)

The Suffers

Gwan

Hot big band out of the West Coast.

0:41:58 (Pop‑up)

Mariachi Flor de Toloache

Let Down

They like to call themselves the first all-women mariachi band out of NYC but they are much more. This song is from their self-titled 2014 CD

0:45:56 (Pop‑up)

Ani Cordero

El Flamboyan

From "Recordar: Latin American Songs of Love & Protest" (La Nana, 2014).

0:51:26 (Pop‑up)

Midge William with the Columbia Jazz Orchestra

Lazy Bones

Hoagy Carmichael classic done in Japanese!

1:02:04 (Pop‑up)

Ornette Coleman & Prime Time

Street Blues

This was Ornette's funky jazz band, the album is "Tone Dialing" (Harmolodic/Verve, 1994). With Kenny Wessel on guitar, Badal Roy on tablas/percussion, Denardo Coleman on drums

1:05:10 (Pop‑up)

Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake & William Parker

So Often

Kidd Jordan is a New Orleans saxophonist & music teacher. His students include Donald Harrison, Branford Marsalis & Charles Joseph (from Dirty Dozen Brass Band).

1:10:20 (Pop‑up)

Mulatu Astatke

Boogaloo

Ethiopian master, from 2009. He's still around, in NYC again this summer. Not to be missed.

1:12:19 (Pop‑up)

Joe Bataan

Latin Soul Square Dance

Spanish Harlem boogaloo master can still do it. This is from 2009.

1:17:34 (Pop‑up)

Taj Mahal

Roll, Turn, Spin

Cover of Bahamian musician Joseph Spence number. From "Music Keeps Me Together" (Columbia, 1975)

1:26:49 (Pop‑up)

Taj Mahal

Leaving Trunk

From 1967, I think, his first solo album. Wow.

1:31:15 (Pop‑up)

Keb Mo'

Soon As I Get Paid

From "Martin Scorcese Presents the Blues: Keb Mo'" (Sony, 2003)

1:36:00 (Pop‑up)

Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes

Fever

Written by Bruce Springsteen

1:40:40 (Pop‑up)

Sonny Kenn & Friends

Help Me Girl

From "Sounds of Asbury Park"-- a nice collection of Jersey Shore bands. Springsteen sidemen David Sancious, Garry Tallent, Boom Carter and Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez on this number

1:45:33 (Pop‑up)

Billy Hector Band

Traveler

Billy, another Jersey Shore regular, was the first live guest I ever had on WFMU. It was in the late 80s; he did a free concert at Upsala College. He is still around and as good-- maybe better-- than ever

1:48:33 (Pop‑up)

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

Okay, this tune is a bit of a cliche this time of year. But what a song! Last few tunes inspired by Springsteen's autobiography, which I'm reading right now.

1:55:01 (Pop‑up)

Listener comments!

2:03pm geezerette:

well howdy!

2:05pm geezerette:

I can tell you're not Matt 'cause you are Steve. :)

2:14pm Steve Krinsky:

Go Fess!

2:14pm geezerette:

no kidding, that guitar!

2:19pm geezerette:

July 4th starts now. :D

♥ 2:33pm doctorjazz:

Found you, took a bit!
Sounding good!

2:41pm geezerette:

Bliss!
Hey doctorjazz!

♥ 2:49pm Stanley:

This is so good, this track.
Hola Steve

3:03pm geezerette:

languid Lazy Bones,lovely.

♥ 3:06pm doctorjazz:

ORNETTE!!!(love the Prime Time stuff)
Hi Geeze, Stanley

3:08pm Sem Chumbo:

Ornette, a Coleman lamp unto my feet.
Greets, Steve, and all.

3:09pm geezerette:

howdy, Stan !, Sem !

3:11pm Sem Chumbo:

How do, G.

3:15pm Dean:

NRBQ is playing *tonight* in Winters, CA, just a few miles west of Sacramento and Davis. The venue is a tiny so-called opera house.

3:20pm geezerette:

un-square dance!

3:21pm geezerette:

Dean that sounds great. Gonna go?

3:23pm Dean:

Would love to, geezerette, but no. Not this week. I was poking around the opera house calendar a week or so ago to see if, e.g., Jimmy LaFave--who was slated to play the Kate Wolf Festival this year--might swing by Winters again. Saw him there a couple years ago. But when I viewed the KWF site I learned he had joined the dearly departed. Really saddens me. He was terrific. Small consolation: a ton of videos of Jimmy are showing up on YT.

♥ 3:24pm doctorjazz:

Still have never seen NRBQ, have to catch them one of these days (think they'll be in this neck of the woods some time in the near future)

♥ 3:26pm doctorjazz:

Charlie Parker fest is generally fun, great stuff (Bit crowded...)

3:26pm geezerette:

Dean,ugh,sorry man. That's the beauty of recordings though.
Weird kind of immortality, different from books and paintings.

♥ 3:27pm doctorjazz:

learned blues from the early Taj records.

3:28pm geezerette:

Doc,where's Parker fest?

♥ 3:30pm doctorjazz:

Lower Manhattan, East Village,
Thompkins Square Park
cityparksfoundation.org...

3:32pm geezerette:

Oh well, I'm so often on the wrong coast!

3:34pm geezerette:

Taj is a blues monster! His voice is so much higher here, must be a smoker in the literal sense.

♥ 3:36pm doctorjazz:

Jesse Ed Davis on guitar on the 1st album of Taj, if I remember correctly.

3:38pm Sem Chumbo:

Oh, this is fine, fine, fine.

3:38pm Dean:

Heh, TajMo just played in Berkeley a week ago tomorrow. Didn't go to that, either. I don't get out much anymore (largely by choice).

♥ 3:38pm doctorjazz:

(the new Taj/Keb Mo' album is sweet; Taj's voice isn't quite what it was, but he can still reallysing and use it well, really like it.)

♥ 3:39pm doctorjazz:

Don't get around much anymore either (mostly not choice, just exhaustion)

♥ 3:39pm doctorjazz:

More now than I did the past few years, though, it's fun!

3:42pm Mark R:

Written by Bruce and singing a lot like Bruce, too!

♥ 3:43pm doctorjazz:

Southside Johnny is playing a bit in NY/NJ area next few weeks as well.
(was this one Bruce wrote for Johnny?)

3:45pm still b/p:

Can never keep a straight recollection of who was with SJ and the AJ when I saw them on Cape Cod in '78. It was Charlie Daniels Band?...the Cars? Just looked at a source that says it was all three, one bill!

3:48pm Mark R:

Dr. Jazz, you're correct about Jesse Ed in that early Taj Mahal group, that was a fine band with Chuck Blackwell on drums, too. And we certainly don't need to rehash Jesse Ed's own resume after that. A very good guitarist, loved his slide playing..

♥ 3:55pm doctorjazz:

Really enjoyed the show, Steve, thanks!

3:55pm geezerette:

yeah,great show Steve!

♥ 3:58pm doctorjazz:

(I always thought Bruce's band lost something when David Sancious left)

3:58pm Sem Chumbo:

I'll go along with those sentiments. See again, Steve.

3:58pm Steve Krinsky:

The studio and the stream are a little more stressful than regular radio. But the music-- and the listeners-- make it all worth it. Email me if anyone wants my list or just wants to say hello: stevek@wfmu.org. Until next time...

11:26am GARRY KRINSKY:

Lovely Independence day ending, but it makes me want to hear either Dave Alvin or Robert Earl Keene crooning "Hey, Baby, It's the fourth of July..."

Steve Krinsky: Playlist from June 29, 2017

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