Joe Fonda is one of the more indispensable and admired bassists working in creative music these days; he has an impeccable and impressive resume. Not many likely knew that his mentor is the esteemed master, Wadada Leo Smith. They recorded only once together and that was close to 40 years ago, so time was right for a musical reunion. “Eyes On The Horizon” finds Fonda, trumpeter Smith, pianist Satoko Fujii and drummer Tiziano Tononi (the latter two also have strong ties to Fonda) playing brilliantly on what is definitely one of the finest albums of the year. But wait, there are more like that: the first-time meetings of eminent Danish musicians – “Sound Flower” by saxophonist Jesper Zeuthen, percussionist Marilyn Mazur & bassist Anders Christiansen, or “Pulsar“ by bassist William Parker with two Rotterdam musicians – saxophonist Hugo Costa & drummer Philipp Ernsting, or two trios built around Portuguese saxophonist Jose Lencastre. Fellow saxophonist from Portugal, Rodrigo Amado assembled his trio The Attic for “La Grande Crue” and added French pianist Eve Risser to change things up, while the Nano Brothers from Germany find their new “Ascend Flowers” nominated for the German Jazz Critics Award. There’s much more exciting music in this episode, so don’t pass it up.
00:00 Ian Dogole & Music Beyond Borders * The Last Trane To Africa – Global Fusion Music * Africa * USA
10:28 Host speaks
13:51 Joe Fonda * Eyes On The Horizon – Long Song * We Need Members * USA
26:14 Marty Ehrlich’s Rites Quartet * Frog Leg Logic – Clean Feed * The Grave Digger’s Respite * USA
32:57 Jeff Lederer * Guilty! – Little I Music * Fables Of Faubus * USA
38:56 Host speaks
40:18 Jesper Zeuthen, Marilyn Mazur & Anders Christensen * Sound Flower – Loveland * Dug * Denmark
45:02 Jesper Zeuthen, Marilyn Mazur & Anders Christensen * Sound Flower – Loveland * Souind Flower * Denmark
49:09 Nexus * Nexus Plays Dolphy – Red Records * Out To Lunch * Italy
55:40 Jason Robinson * Ancestral Numbers Vol. 2 – Playscape * Arrival * USA
1:03:03 Host speaks
1:04:07 William Parker, Hugo Costa & Philipp Ernsting * Pulsar – NoBusiness * Words Of Freedom * Netherlands/USA
1:14:33 Angelica Sanchez, Barry Guy & Ramon Lopez * Live At Jazzdor – Maya Recordings * Blue Horizons (For M.H.) * USA/England/Spain
1:23:18 Jose Lencastre, Hernani Faustino & Andrew Lisle * Riffs – Phonogram Unit * Riffs 2 * Portugal
1:33:06 Host speaks
1:35:01 Jose Lencastre, Margaux Oswald & Jose Carreiro * Understanding Life – Phonogram Unit * Inward Realm * Portugal
1:40:23 Oaagaada * Music Of Oaagaada – We Jazz * Speeds * Finland
1:44:47 Nataniel Edelman Trio * En Vivo En Lisbon – Robalo Music * Kardaman Spring * Argentina/USA
1:53:29 Host speaks
1:55:08 Rodrigo Amado & The Attic * La Grande Crue – NoBusiness * Peau * Portugal
2:05:46 Samo Salamon, Arild Andersen & Rakalam Bob Moses * Pure And Simple – Samo Records * Pure And Simple Being * Slovenia/Norway/USA
2:13:15 Darius Jones Trio * Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye) – AUM Fidelity * Another Kind Of Forever * USA
2:22:00 Host speaks
2:33:40 Sally Gates, Daniel Carter & Steve Hirsh * Phosphene – Mahakala Music * Tendrils * USA
2:34:14 Ian Dogole & Music Beyond Borders * The Last Trane To Africa – Global Fusion Music * John Coltrane * USA
2:46:48 Host speaks
2:49:19 Nano Brothers * Ascend Flowers – Klaeng * Being Sus * Germany
2:54:03 Nano Brothers * Ascend Flowers – Klaeng * Auf Blumen Klettern * Germany