New releases to listen for: Phil Haynes“A Life Improvised”, the companion recording to his new memoir Chasing the Masters: First Takes of a Modernist Drumming Artist. The music consists of various tracks from his discography; you’ll hear three of those; The Drasler-Roysum Trio from Slovenia; Drummer John Hollenbeck with the Monash University Jazz Ensemble from Melbourne: Three new releases from Germany’s Aut Records; and Chicago guitarist Dan Phillips & a new two-drum trio. There’s also a short look back at saxophonist Marion Brown and a tribute to the amazing composer, arranger and pianist Carla Bley. RIP Carla.
00:00 Dwight Trible * Inspirations – Gondwana * Tryin’ Times * USA
05:21 Sandy Evans Trio * Not In The Mood – Newmarket * Peace On Earth * Australia
10:09 Carla Bley * The Ballad Of The Fallen – ECM * Too Late * USA
18:26 Host speaks
20:52 Carla Bley Band * I Hate To Sing – Watt * The Lone Arranger * USA
29:57 Carla Bley * The Lost Chords – Watt/ECM * The Lost Chords Part 1 * USA
39:48 Carla Bley * 4 x 4 – Watt * Baseball * USA
48:41 Ohad Talmor * Back To The Land – Intakt * Kathlyn Gray * USA
51:12 Host speaks
53:37 Phil Haynes * 4 Horns & What – Open Mind * Blues For Israel * USA
1:02:51 Kate Gentile * Find Letter X – Pi Recordings * Bask * USA
1:07:16 Host speaks
1:09:14 Drasler-Roysum Trio * BorderlessSoutheastOfTheNorth – Non-Aligned * Ashes Of SundaysSlovenia
1:18:01 Phil Haynes & No Fast Food * In Concert 2012 – Corner Store Jazz * West Virginia BluesUSA
1:26:43 Myra Melford Fire & Water Quintet * Hear The Light Singing – Rogue Art * Insertion 4USA
1:34:48 Adam Hopkins * Crickets – Out Of Your Head * Mudball * USA
1:43:51 Host speaks
1:46:05 Monash Jazz Ensemble & John Hollenbeck * Monash Sessions – Monash * Racing Heart * Australia
1:54:00 Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano * Once Around The Room – A Tribute to Paul Motian – ECM * Sound Creation * Denmark/USA
1:59:18 Host speaks
2:00:55 Filippo Sala Trio * Rifugi – Aut Records * Un Fascino Retro * Italy
2:07:08 Materical * Materical – Aut Records * The Seasons * Italy
2:12:37 Host speaks
2:13:39 Genera * Active Observations – Aut Records * Tacitly * Italy
2:20:39 Anna Webber * Shimmer Wince – Intakt * Wince *
2:29:17 Irreversible Entanglements * Protect Your Light – International Anthem * Sunshine * USA
2:34:50 Host speaks
2:36:45 Marion Brown * Three For Shepp – Impulse * New Blue * USA
2:41:48 Roy Nathanson * 82 Days – Enja * All The Bones Had Names * USA
2:46:16 Phil Haynes & Free Country * Shenahdoah – Premonition * Shenandoah * USA
2:55:55 Host speaks
2:58:26 Dan Phillips Quartet * Sunstrike – Lizard Breath * Argument * USA
3:04:43 Dan Phillips Quartet * Sunstrike – Lizard Breath * Afternoon 2 * USA