In Poland, it’s almost a rite of passage for jazz musicians to take on the challenge of playing the music of Krzysztof Komeda. For many other musicians, there’s almost a “necessity” to be tackle the music of Thelonious Monk at some point, and that’s what saxophonist Dan Willis and his Velvet Gentlemen do on their new “The Monk Project”. Another new album recognizes the compositions of saxophonist Thomas Chapin; that comes from Montreal’s Eyevin Nonet. Other new albums sampled come from the Treesearch trio, Italy’s Weird Box, England’s Fergus Quill Trio and Germany’s Amok Amor.
00:00 Charles Lloyd Quartet * Dream Weaver – Atlantic * Dream Weaver – Meditation-Dervish Dance * USA
11:29 Host speaks
13:39 Dan Willis & Velvet Gentlemen * The Monk Project – Belle Avenue * Hackensack * USA
20:04 Dan Willis & Velvet Gentlemen * The Monk Project – Belle Avenue * Criss CrossUSA
30:08 Jeff Albert * Oma(H)a – Breafast4Dinner * Row Homerun * USA
36:24 Giancarlo Tossani & Big Monitors * Knots & Notes – Auand * Dream Flag * Italy
40:51 Host speaks
42:23 Eyevin Nonet * Thomas Chapin III – Unearthed – Self-released * Lense * Canada
51:26 Manuel Hermia * Long Tales And Short Stories – Igloo * The Colour Under The Skin * Portugal
1:00:07 Host speaks
1:00:52 Bänz Oester & The Rain Makers * Playing At The Birds Eye – Unit * Eucalypso * Switzerland
1:10:39 Host speaks
1:11:42 Treesearch * Birdward – 577 Records * Sort Preserve * USA
1:18:18 Dan Pitt Quintet * Wrongs – Self-released * Wrongs * Canada
1:23:30 Miguel Zenon * Law Years – Miel * Law Years * USA
1:34:36 Host speaks
1:36:26 Christopher Hoffman * Asp Nimbus – Out Of Your Head * Discretionary * USA
1:40:30 Christopher Hoffman * Asp Nimbus – Out Of Your Head * Non-submersible * USA
1:44:55 Weird Box * Radio Paris – Auand * Prince Of Crime * Italy
1:49:37 Host speaks
1:50:59 Paul Dunmall & Mark Sanders * Unity – 577 Records * Henry Grime * England
2:00:20 Paul Dunmall & Keith Tippett * Onosante – 577 Records * Song And Dance And * England
2:07:26 Host speaks
2:08:48 Fergus Quill Trio * Zoop Zoop – Tight Lines * Sun Dreams * England
2:16:29 Fredrik Nordstrom * Needs – Clean Feed * Fake Face * Sweden
2:20:58 Ombak Trio * Look For The Difference – Self-released * Again And Again As Always * Slovenia/Italy
2:32:31 Host speaks
2:33:50 Amok Amor * Amok Amor – Boomslang * Mai 3 – Achse Des Guten * Germany
2:41:03 Kahil El’Zabar Trio * Love Outside Of Dreams – Delmark * One World Family * USA
2:49:20 Host speaks
2:51:52 Bill Frisell * History Mystery – Nonesuch * A Change Is Gonna Come * USA