WUOT Jazz - "Improvisations"
Monday-Friday, 6:30 p.m.

Improvisations is produced and hosted locally by John Habel, Todd Steed, Paul Parris, and Chris Woodhull. Playlists, when they are available, are usually posted a day or so after air.
Questions? Email improv@utk.edu

 

MARCH 2010   
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March 1, 2010

THE MICROSCOPIC SEPTET: Lobster Leaps In, from Lobster Leaps In (Cuneiform Rune 272)

LESTER YOUNG: Lester Leaps In, from Prez 2: Lester Young in Washington, D.C., 2956, Vol. II (Pablo Live 23D8225)

TOMMY FLANAGAN TRIO: Willow Weep for Me, from Jazz Poet (Alpha/Compose 7102-2)

DARCY JAME ARGUE’S SECRET SOCIETY: Jacobin Club, from Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam NA 017)

THE MICROSCOPIC SEPTET: Got Lucky (same as above)

BILL EVANS: Gloria’s Step, from Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-025-2)

LESTER YOUNG: Lester’s Mop Mop Blues, from Pres Lives: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 1109)

TOMMY FLANAGAN TRIO: St. Louis Blues (same as above)

BILL FRISELL: Dream On, from Blues Dream (Nonesuch 79615-2)

THE MICROSCOPIC SEPTET: Life’s Other Mystery (same as above)

DAVE DOUGLAS: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, from Spirit Moves (Green Leaf GRE 1010)

JOHN HOLLENBECK LARGE ENSEMBLE: Guarana, from Eternal Interlude (Sunnyside SSC 1220)

BILL EVANS: Peace Piece, from Everybody Digs Bill Evans (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-068-2)

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

DAVE BRUBECK: Blue Rondo A La Turk, from The Essential Dave Brubeck (Columbia C2K 86993)

GERALD CLAYTON: Peace For The Moment, from Two-Shade (BOO 13958 02)

BILL EVANS: Turn Out The Stars, from The Last Waltz (Milestone MMCD 44302)

BILL FRISELL: Out Of Body, from History/Mystery (Nonesuch)

CHARLIE HADEN: At The Edge Of The World, from Nocturne (Verve 440 013 611 2)

AVISHAI COHEN: Etude, from As Is (Razdaz 4351)

GRANT GREEN: Blind Man, Blind Man, from Up (Verve 31452747410)

GRANT GREEN: Willow Weep For Me, from His Majesty King Funk (Verve 31452747410)

DUKE ELLINGTON: Body And Soul, from The Cosmic Scene (Mosaic 1001)

GRANT GREEN: The Cantaloupe Woman, from His Majesty King Funk (Verve 31452747410)

THELONIOUS MONK: Four In One, from Perfect Takes (Blue Note 7243 875438 0 5)

HANK MOBLEY: Remember, from Perfect Takes (Blue Note 7243 875438 0 5)

TAL FARLOW: Yardbird Suite, from The Swinging Guitar (Verve 314 559 515 2)

AVISHAI COHEN: Elli, from As Is (Razdaz 4351)

Wednesday, March 3

BOBBY HUTCHERSON: Maiden Voyage, from Happenings (Blue Note CDP 7 46530 2)

DAVID KIKOSKI: Strength for Change, from The Maze (Criss Cross 1168)

NAT ADDERLEY: Sunshine Sammy, from A Little New York Midtown Music (Galaxy 5120)

BARBARA DENNERLEIN: Top Secret, from Hot Stuff (Enja 79654)

CHARLES MINGUS: Prayer for Passive Resistance, from Pre Bird (Verve 314 538 636 2)

CHARLES MINGUS: O.P., Paris TNP from  (Ulysse Musique 1003)

MILES DAVIS: So What, from Live in Stockholm 1960 (Dragon 228)

ROBERTO OTTAVIANO-MAL WALDRON: Soul Eyes, from Black Spirits Are Here Again (DIW 917)

COUNT BASIE-DIZZY GILLESPIE: Constantinople, from The Gifted Ones (Pablo 2310-833)

LESLIE PINTCHIK: Happy Days Are Here Again, from Quartets (Ambient 006)

BARNEY WILEN-ALAIN JEAN MARIE: Latin Alley, from Dreamtime (Nocturne 13207)

Thursday, March 4

AVISHAI COHEN: Elli, from As Is (Razdaz 4351)

CHARLIE HADEN: Night Of Wandering, from Nocturne (Verve 440 013 611 2)

BOOKER ERVIN: Eerie Dearie, from The Blues Book (Riverside 780 2)

HELEN MERRILL: You’re My Thrill, from The Dick Katz Sessions (1019)

BOOKER ERVIN: No More Booze Blues, from The Blues Book (Riverside 780 2)

SONNY ROLLINS: Mysterioso, from Volume Two (Blue Note 7243 4 9 97809 2 7)

JOHN COLTRANE: You Don’t Know What Love Is, from Ballads (Impulse GRD 156)

THELONIOUS MONK Think Of One, from The Complete Prestige Recordings (Prestige 4428 2)

BILL FRISELL: A Change Is Going To Come, from History/Mystery (Nonesuch)

GRANT GREEN: That Lucky Old Sun, from His Majesty King Funk (Verve 31452747410)

BILL EVANS: Polka Dots And Moonbeams, from The Last Waltz (Milestone MMCD 44302)

March 8, 2010

FREDDIE HUBBARD: All Blues, from MMTC (Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannonball) (Nimbus NI 2713)

BOBBY HUTCHERSON: Ghetto Lights, from Dialogue (Blue Note BST 84198)

KENNY BARRON/REGINA CARTER: Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, from Freefall (Verve 314 549706-2)

SIDSEL ENDRESEN/BUGGE WESSELTOFT: Truth, from Out Here In There (Jazzland 017 368-2)

FREDDIE HUBBARD: Naima (same as above)

ANAT COHEN: After the Rain, from Notes from the Village (Anzic-1302)

EITHER/ORCHESTRA: Breaktime for Dougo, from More Beautiful than Death (Accurate AC-3282)

FREDDIE HUBBARD: Off Minor (same as above)

BOBBY HUTCHERSON: Houston St. Thursday Afternoon, from The View from Inside (Blue Note BN-LA 710)

WILLEM BREUKER KOLLEKTIEF: Serenade for a Wealthy Widow, Parts 1 & 2 (BVHAAST CD 8801)

SIDSEL ENDRESEN/BUGGE WESSELTOFT: Birds (same as above)

ANAT COHEN: A Change is Gonna Come (same as above)

Wednesday, March 10

LESLIE PINTCHIK: Private Moment, from Quartets (Ambient 006)

BARNEY WILEN-ALAIN JEAN MARIE: Latin Alley, from Dreamtime (Nocturne 13207)

BOBO STENSON TRIO: Don's Kora Song, from Cantando (ECM 2023)

STEVE LACY 6: Misterioso, from We See (Hat Art 6127)

STEVE KUHN: Song of Praise, from Mostly Coltrane (ECM 2099)

RAY ANDERSON-MARK HELIAS-GERRY HEMINGWAY: Question Mark, from You Be (Minor Music 8007)

HENRI TEXIER: Chebika Courage, from Remparts D'Argile (Label Bleu 6638)

RAY ANDERSON-MARK HELIAS-GERRY HEMINGWAY: You Be, from You Be (Minor Music 8007)

GARY BARTZ: Libra, from Libra (Milestone 9006)

JOHN COLTRANE: Greensleeves, from Africa/Brass (Impulse 168)

GARY BARTZ: Eastern Blues, from Libra (Milestone 9006)

KENNY WHEELER-JOHN TAYLOR: Summer Night, from Where Do We Go From Here? (CAM 5004)

March 15, 2010

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM & THE WDR BIG BAND: Excursions, from Bombella (Sunnyside SSC 1251)

DEXTER GORDON: Moment’s Notice, from Manhattan Symphony (Columbia/Legacy 82876 77633 2)

JOAO PAULO/PETER EPSTEIN/RICARDO DIAS: Bilrou, from Nascer (MA Recordings M059A)

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM & THE WDR BIG BAND: Green Kalahari (same as above)

MARIA SCHNEIDER JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Love Theme from Spartacus, from Coming About (Enja ENJ-9069 2)

HERBIE HANCOCK: My Funny Valentine, from The Piano (Columbia/Legacy CK 87083)

DEXTER GORDON: Gingerbread Boy, from Homecoming (Columbia C2K 46824)

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM & THE WDR BIG BAND: District 6 (Trance Circle Dance) (same as above)

JOAO PAULO/PETER EPSTEIN/RICARDO DIAS: Sar Hamemune (same as above)

HUW WARREN: Earthing Up, from A Barrel Organ far from Home (Babel BDV 9718)

HERBIE HANCOCK: Blue Otani (same as above)

HERBIE HANCOCK: Sonrisa (same as above)

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TUESDAY, MARCH 16

MILES DAVIS: In A Silent Way, from The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (C3K 90921)

SALVATORE BONAFEDE TRIO: She’s Leaving Home, from Sicilian Opening (Jazzeyes 006)

MILES DAVIS: It’s About That Time, from The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (C3K 90921)

RALE MICIC: The World Doesn’t End, from 3 (CTA 008)

SALVATORE BONAFEDE TRIO: Lode al Silenzio, from Sicilian Opening (Jazzeyes 006)

RALE MICIC: I Love You, from 3 (CTA 008)

WES MONTGOMERY: No Blues, from Smokin’ At The Half Note (Verve BOO03934-02)

BAD PLUS: 1972 Bronze Medalist, from These Are The Vistas (Columbia CK 87040)

ZIM NGQAWANA: Amagoduka Part 3, from Vadzimu (RiSA SSCD 096)

ZIM NGQAWANA: Long Waltz To Freedom, from Vadzimu (RiSA SSCD 096)

ANAT COHEN: Cry Me A River, from Noir (Anzic 1201)

SALVATORE BONAFEDE TRIO: Appunti Su Palermo, from Sicilian Opening (Jazzeyes 006)

Wednesday, March 17

DON BYAS-BUD POWELL: I Remember Clifford, from A Tribute to Cannonball (Columbia/Legacy CK 65186)

KENNY BARRON: Passion Flower, from Spirit Song (Verve 314 543 180-2)

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN: Afro Blue, from After the Rain (Verve 314 527 467-2)

BOOKER ERVIN: Berkshire Blues, from Structurally Sound (Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6)

CANNONBALL ADDERLEY: The Nearness of You, from Sophisticated Swing (Verve 314 528 408-2)

SONNY CLARK: Blue Minor, from Cool Struttin' (Blue Note CDP 7 46513 2)

DUKE PEARSON: Gaslight, from Sweet Honey Bee (Blue Note 7243 5 90834 2 1)

LEE MORGAN: Haeschen, from Taru (Blue Note 7243 5 22670 2 6)

AARON LINGTON QUINTET: Diffusion, from Cape Breton (NohJoh Music 7205)

TOM HARRELL: Majesty, from Labyrinth (RCA 09026-68512-2)

RENE BOTTLANG-CHARLIE HADEN: Mon Amour Retrouve, from In The Moment (CELP 13)

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 18

CHICK COREA: Tones For Joan’s Bones, from Introspection (Atlantic 7 81710 2)

ANAT COHEN: La Comparsa, from Noir (Anzic 1201)

WYCLIFFE GORDON AND ERIC REED: The Feeling Of Jazz, from We 2 (WJ3  WJ31006)

MEDESKI, MARTIN AND WOOD: Nocturne, from Note Bleu (Blue Note 0946 3 50672 2 4)

MEDESKI, MARTIN AND WOOD: Partido Alto, from Note Bleu (Blue Note 0946 3 50672 2 4)

BILL FRISELL: Shenandoah, from Good Dog, Happy Man (Nonesuch 79536 2)

WYCLIFFE GORDON AND ERIC REED: My Ship, from We 2 (WJ3  WJ31006)

ROBINELLA: Dream A Little Dream, from Sunday Kind Of Love (Robinella Music)

BILL EVANS:  Like Someone In Love, from Time Remembered (Milestone 4803 2)

BILL EVANS:  Everything Happens To Me, from Time Remembered (Milestone 4803 2)

BILL FRISELL: That Was Then, from Good Dog, Happy Man (Nonesuch 79536 2)

MILES DAVIS: In A Silent Way, from The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (C3K 90921)

SALVATORE BONAFEDE TRIO: She’s Leaving Home, from Sicilian Opening (Jazzeyes 006)

MILES DAVIS: It’s About That Time, from The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (C3K 90921)

SALVATORE BONAFEDE TRIO: Blackbird, from Sicilian Opening (Jazzeyes 006)

MARCH 22-27 IS THE SPRING FUND DRIVE - NO PLAYLISTS POSTED DURING THE WEEK

March 29, 2010

BILL EVANS: Interplay, from Interplay (OJCCD-308-3/Riverside 9445)

MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA: Aires de Lando, from Sky Blue (ArtistShare AS00065)

RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK: Roots, from Here Comes the Whistleman (Label M 495720)

RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK: Three for the Festival, from We Free Kings (Mercury 826 455-2)

BILL EVANS: I Loves You, Porgy, from The Solo Sessions, Vol. 2 (Milestone MCD-9195-2)

BUDDY DeFRANCO: Kush, from Blues Bag (Koch KOC-CD-8545

SIDSEL ENDRESEN: Travelling Still, from Undertow (Jazzland REC 548 195-2)

EITHER/ORCHESTRA: Feker Aydelmwey, from More Beautiful than Death (Accurate AC-3282)

BILL EVANS: So What, from Blue in Green (Milestone MCD-9185-2)

FRED HERSCH: Loneliness of Evening, from Plays Rogers & Hammerstein (Nonesuch 79414-2)

BUDDY DeFRANCO: Raindance (same as above)

MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA: Rich’s Piece (same as above)