Turns out a GPS does not work in the One Man’s Jazz music library; they just flit around the shelves and hard drives picking things out at random. That’s what you’ll hear in this second edition of non-holiday holiday shows. If anything, the skronk button has been dialed down a bit. Hope you enjoy these three hours of music. There are a handful of new albums in the mix: a preview of bassist Billy Mohler’s March 2025 release with his newest quartet, Italy’s BSDE 4Tet live, Finnish pianist Joona Toivenen and trio, and former Minneapolis bassist and radio host Richard Paske’s 40-year old gem. Plus a tribute to the brilliant musician Zakir Hussain. The whole crew at One Man’s Jazz is looking forward to 2025 and wishes you much happiness and good health in the coming year.
00:00 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble * Freedom Jazz Dance – Delmark * Freedom Jazz Dance * USA
07:43 Host Speaks
09:52 Billy Mohler Quartet * The Eternal – Contagious * Hawk Wind * USA
16:46 Tonino Miano Trio * Luminary – Self-released * Found In Space * Italy
21:07 Xhosa Cole * On A Modern Genius Vol. 1 – Stoney Lane * Bright Mississippi * England
30:35 Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers * Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir Lake Paths and Gardens – Red Hook * Central Park At Sunset * USA
35:45 The Gathering: Roots & Branches Of Los Angeles Jazz * Healing Suite – The Village * Strange Fruit * USA
42:20 BSDE 4Tet * Live At Parma Jazz Frontiere – Gleam * 7 Is The New 5 * Italy
51:02 Host Speaks
52:54 Joona Toivenen Trio * Gravity – We Jazz * Green Model * Finland
57:14 Goncalo Marques Quartet * Birds And Cages – Robalo * Max Brod * Portugal
1:01:42 Unionen * Unionen – We Jazz * Search Party * Sweden
1:07:06 Steve Coleman & Five Elements * Poly Tropos/Of Many Turns – Pi Recordings * MdW Ntr * USA
1:15:01 Ralph Alessi & This Against That * Wiry Strong – Clean Feed * Medieval Genius * USA
1:22:59 Sean Khan * Slow BurnerFar Out * What Is Jazz? * England
1:31:51 Host Speaks
1:33:28 Joe Fonda * Joe Fonda Bass Of Operation – FSR Records * What Do You Think * USA
1:40:44 Satoki Fujii Ma-Do * Heat Wave – Libra * Mosaic * Japan
1:48:01 Anansi Trio * On The Path – Self-released * On The Path * USA
1:53:55 Steve Dyer * Ehnlizweni-Stories From My Heartland – Ropeadope * Heartland * South Africa
1:59:59 Trafiklys * Trafiklys – Timbuktu * Illusao * Portugal
2:04:18 Richard Paske – PG&H * Live Electric – Self-released * Negation * USA
2:12:40 B. B. King * In France 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival – Elemental * I Got Some Outside Help (I Don’t Really Need) * USA
2:19:43 Host Speaks
2:22:26 Charles Lloyd * Sangam – ECM * Little Peace * USA
2:28:11 John McLaughlin & Shakti * Natural Elements – CBS * Get Down And Sruti * England
2:35:07 Unknown To Known * Portico – Self-released * Improvisation II * USA
2:42:01 Alberto Dipace * Eyes And Madness – JASM * Footprints * Italy
2:49:00 Roots Magic * Hoodoo Blues – Clean Feed * Blues For Amiri B * Italy
2:54:23 Host Speaks
2:55:23 Billy Mohler Quartet * Anatomy – Contagious * Exit * USA