Steve Krinsky:
Playlist
from July 5, 2003
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| Big Guitars from Texas |
Bulldoggin' Boogie
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| Moby Grape |
Boysenberry Jam
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| Dorothy Ashby |
Soul Vibration
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from "Afro Harping" (1968) |
| Claude Williams |
Smooth Sailing
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Fiddler Williams played with Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joy in the 1920s and 30s; this tune is more recent, from the 1990s, when he played on "Masters of Folk Violin" (Arhoolie, 1995) |
| Leizime Brusoe |
French Four (Soldier's Joy)
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Recorded in 1937 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin and available on CD on "American Fiddle Tunes" on Library of Congress Archive of Folk Song/Rounder (2000 ) |
| Leizime Brusoe |
Quadrille
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| Leizime Brusoe |
Two-Step Schottische
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| Leizime Brusoe |
Highland Fling
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| Eddie Miller |
Freight Train Blues
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from "Down on the Levee: The Piano Blues of St. Louis, Vol. 2" (Yazoo, 2003) |
| [Soundtrack to "Talk to Her"] |
Sabana Santa
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from Pedro Almodovar's brilliant film, score by Alberto Iglesias |
| [Soundtrack to "Talk to Her"] |
Jordania
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| Eliane Elias |
September
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with Michael Brecker on trumpet |
| Herbie Mann |
One Note Samba
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Jazz flutist Herbie Mann died on July 1, 2003. A pioneer of world music, in 1965 he went to Brazil to record with Jobim, Gilberto and Baden Powell |
| Herbie Mann |
Draw Your Brakes
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This 1976 cover of the reggae classic swings, with a great rhythm section and Herbie Mann's flute lead |
| Herbie Mann |
Memphis Underground
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Title cut to the fine 1969 album, with Sonny Sharrock and Larry Coryell on guitar and Roy Ayers on vibes. A fusion album that rocks. |
| David Fathead Newman |
Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool
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Herbie Mann moved from NYC to Santa Fe and started Kokopelli Records-- recording people like David Newman, Cornell Dupree and lots of Brazilians |
| Hilton Ruiz |
Michael's Mambo
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Solo piano from Latin jazz master |
| Irakere/Chucho Valdes |
Solo te Echaron un Medio
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Irakere began playing Cuban music in 1973; Chucho Valdes, a brilliant jazz pianist, has been its musical director all those years |
| Laurel Aitken |
Perfidia
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Cuban-Jamaican mix, from "100% Latin Ska, Vol. 1" (Moon, 1995) |
| Ernest Ranglin |
E.B. @ Noon
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The title cut to another fine album by this Jamaican guitar master |
| Non Pareil Trio |
Yellow Dog Blues
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From 1929, on "Black Secular Vocal Groups, Vol. 3" on Document Records |
| Paul Geremia |
Midnight Hour Blues
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With fiddle master Howard Armstrong, aka Louie Bluie |
| Howard Tate |
Mama Was Right
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The great R&B singer was recently found living in Camden, NJ-- and his voice was a soulful as ever. On "Rediscovered" (BMG, 2003) |
| Lonnie Mack |
Mt. Healthy Blues
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Rocking blues guitar, from 1969; reissued on Sundazed, 2003 |
| Sean Ardoin and Zydekool |
The Call
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Fine zydeco player with famous Creole ancestors Amadie and Bois Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot sings soul music on his new album. "Home Brew" |
| Sean Ardoin and Zydekool |
Back Porch
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He also plays fine zydeco accordian! |
| Orchestra Baobob w/ Ibrahim Ferrer |
Hommage A Ton Ton Ferrer
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Cuban music goes back to Africa! First album in 15 years from this great Senegalese band, from "Specialist in All Styles" (Nonesuch, 2002), produced by Youssou N'Dour |
| Jimmy Dale Gilmore |
Red Chevrolet
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Jimmy sings yet another Butch Hancock song |
| George Jones |
Color of the Blues
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John Hammond does a cover of this on his newest album but no one does it better than the guy who wrote it |
| Damn Lovelys |
Sparks Fly
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NY area country band, fronted by WFMU's own Meredith Ochs; from "Trouble Creek" (2003). For more info, go to damnlovelys.com |
| Kevin Fowler |
Senorita Mas Fina
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Another cool country tune from "Cow Hear This! Vol. 2" (Compendia, 2003) |
| Jose Gutierrez y Los Hermano Ochoa |
El Pajaro Cu (Coo Bird)
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Mexican coo coo cool song |
| Chris Mills w/ Dean Schlabowske & Dave Alvin |
Horses
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Another tune from John Langford's Anti-Death Penalty series: "Pine Valley Cosmonauts: The Executioner's Last Song, Vol. 2" |
| Norman Blake |
Bonaparte's Grand March
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from "Flower from the Fields of Alabama" (Shanachie, 2001) |
| Snuffy Jenkins & Ira Dimmery |
Going to Lay Down My Old Guitar
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from "Close to Home: Old TIme Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967" on Smithsonian/Folkway |
| Arthur Smith and Kirk McGee |
Black Mountain Rag
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Old time guitar and banjo instrumental classic, also from "Close to Home" |
| Dock Boggs |
Sugar Baby
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Boggs was an Appalachian banjo player who played/recorded in the 1920s, then (after a long lapse) again in the 60s for Mike Seeger. |
| Odetta |
All the Pretty Little Horses
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Beautiful rendition of folk ballad, from Vanguard Folk Sampler |
| Rooftop Singers |
Walk RIght In
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This folk song-- originally by Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers in late 1920s-- was a pop hit in 1963; also from Vanguard Folk Sampler |
| Bill Keith, Tony Trishka, Eric Weissberg & others |
Footprints in the Snow
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Fine instrumental version of Bill Monroe classic, from "Man of Constant Sorrow: American Roots Collection" (Shanachie, 2002) |
| Spike Jones |
By the Beautiful Sea
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Recorded in Chicago for RCA in 1947, this is one of the great novelty songs of all time. A summertime favorite. |
| Aaron Neville |
Change Is Gonna Come
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Striking gospel version of Sam Cooke's righteous 1964 song |
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