Playlist for December 4, 2006 from 12:00AM - 03:00AM

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Show Host(s): Dean Ellis

Playlist Date & Time: 12/4/2006 12:00AM - 3:00AM

Program: Archived Playlists for Dean Ellis

The Dean's List: The Nifty Fifties

Playlist Tracks
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
"Alfie"
Now please don't you cry, beautiful Edith
Polygram
1990
Recorded April 1967, Rudy Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Featuring Lonnie Liston Smith (piano), Ronald Boykins (bass), Grady Tate (drums), and Rahsaan (on everything else and all at once).
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
"No Tonic Press"
Rip, Rig, And Panic
EmArcy/Polygram
1990
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, 1/13/65. Featuring Jaki Byard (piano), Richard Davis (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums).
Thelonius Monk
"Misterioso"
Monk Misterioso
Sony
1965
Recorded live at Lincoln Center, NYC, December 30, 1963. Featuring Thelonius Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Butch Warren (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums).
Gerry Mulligan
"Inside Impromptu"
Sony
Recorded in NYC, June 30, 1962. Featuring Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Ben Tucker (bass), Dave Bailey (drums), and Alec Dorsey (congas).
Joe Henderson
"Black Is The Color (of My True Love's Mind)"
Black Is The Color
Milestone
1972
Featuring Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Georg Wadenius (guitar), George Cables (electric piano), Dave Holland (bass), Airto Moreira (percussion), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Nina Simone
"Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair"
After Hours
Verve
1995
Recorded NYC, April 1964.
Etta James
"Every Little Bit Hurts"
How Strong Is A Woman: The Island Sessions
Island Records
1993
Mark Knopfler
"Prairie Wedding"
Sailing To Philadelphia
Warner Bros.
2000
Bob Brozman
"Vieux Kanyar Blues"
Blues Reflex
Ruf Records
2005
Professor Longhair
"Meet Me Tomorrow Night"
Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo
Universal
2006
Recorded at Studio In The Country, Bogalusa, LA, April 1974. Featuring Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (guitar), Alfred "Uganda" Roberts, Julius Farmer (bass), Sheba (drums), Jerry Jumonville (tenor sax), Steve Madaio (trumpet).
Dr. John
"Somebody Changed The Lock"
Mos' Scocious-Anthology
Rhino
1993
Bob Brozman
"Dead Cat On The Line"
Blues Reflex
Ruf Records
2005
Featuring Rev. J.M. Gates (spoken word intro).
Caroline Stratton
"Fifty Is Nifty"
Caroline Sizzles
Swanky Cat
1999
Elvis Costello w/Marian McPartland
"Almost Blue"
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
The Jazz Alliance
2005
Greg Abate Quintet w/Richie Cole
"Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde"
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Candid
1995
Wynton Marsalis
"The Burglar"
Uptown Ruler-Soul Gestures In Southern Blue, Vol. 2
Columbia
1991
Featuring Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Marcus Roberts (piano), Todd Williams (sax), Reginald Veal (bass), Herlin Riley (drums).
Chet Baker
"Isn't It Romantic?"
My Funny Valentine
Pacific Jazz
1994
Recorded July 1953. Featuring Chet Baker (trumpet, vocals), Russ Freeman (piano), Red Mitchell (bass), Bobby White (drums).
Lyle Mays w/Marc Johnson and Jack DeJohnette
"Bill Evans"
Fictionary
Geffen
1993
Lyle Mays w/Marc Johnson and Jack DeJohnette
"Lincoln Reviews His Notes"
Fictionary
Geffen
1993
Miles Davis
"Backyard Ritual"
Tutu
Warner Bros.
1986
Featuring Paulinho da Costa (percussion), Marcus Miller (bass guitar), and George Duke (keyboards).
Toninho Horta
"Liana"
Serenade
Truspace
1997
Kurt Elling
"Nature Boy"
The Messenger
Capitol
1997
Bob Reynolds
"The Escape"
Can't Wait For Perfect
Fresh Sound New Talent
2006
Hamid Drake & Bindu
"Remembering Rituals"
Bindu
RogueArt
2005
Anthony Wilson
"Because"
Adult Themes
Mama Records
1999
The Mary Lou Williams Collective
"Intermission"
Zodiac Suite: Revisited
Mary Records
2006
Featuring Geri Allen (piano), Billy Hart (drums), and Buster Williams (bass).
The Anthony Wilson Ensemble
"Adult Themes"
Adult Themes
Mama Records
1999
Suite: I. The Impasse II. Impermanence III. The Impasse IV. Lullaby V. Integration Commissioned by the International Association of Jazz Educators.
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
"How Deep Is The Ocean?"
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton
Polygram
1997