Show 28 - October 27, 2007

Tonight's Book: Musicophilia by Dr. Oliver Sacks

"Sacks is an unparalleled chronicler of modern medicine, and fans of his work will find much to enjoy when he turns his prodigious talent for observation to music and its relationship to the brain. The subtitle aptly frames the book as a series of medical case studies-some in-depth, some abruptly short. The tales themselves range from the relatively mundane (a song that gets stuck on a continuing loop in one's mind) through the uncommon (Tourette's or Parkinson's patients whose symptoms are calmed by particular kinds of music) to the outright startling (a man struck by lightning subsequently developed a newfound passion and talent for the concert piano). In this latest collection, Sacks introduces new and fascinating characters, while also touching on the role of music in some of his classic cases (the man who mistook his wife for a hat makes a brief appearance). Though at times the narrative meanders, drawing connections through juxtaposition while leaving broader theories to be inferred by the reader, the result is greater than the sum of its parts. This book leaves one a little more attuned to the remarkable complexity of human beings, and a bit more conscious of the role of music in our lives."

Tonight's Playlist

Note: I - click to buy from the iTunes store (Canada) (You must have iTunes installed on your computer in order to buy tracks from the iTunes store); A - click to buy from Amazon.ca (Canada) (All subject to availability)

Midnight - 1:00 AM
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Jean-Luc Ponty - "How Would You Like To Have A Head Like That" I A
Ella Fitzgerald - "Oh, Lady Be Good!" I A
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Eleven Four" I A
Nina Simone - "Love Me Or Leave Me" I A
Manu Katché - "Snapshot" I A
Mose Allison - "Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me" I A
Oscar Peterson - "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" I A
Donald Byrd and Phil Woods - "Lover Man" A
Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - "Fred's Delight" I

1:00 - 2:00 AM
Art Pepper + Eleven - "Opus De Funk" I A
Dave McKenna - "On The Street Where You Live" A
Holly Cole - "Charade" I A
Herbie Hancock - "One Finger Snap" I A
Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins - "You Dirty Dog" I A
Quincy Jones and his Orchestra - "Straight, No Chaser" I A
Jim Hall and George Shearing - "Street Of Dreams" A
Ray Charles - "Undecided" I
Keith Jarrett Trio - "Five Brothers" I A
Benny Green - "Nice Pants"
Laila Biali - "Woodstock" I A
Jimmy Smith - "Organ Grinder's Swing" I A

2:00 - 3:00 AM
New York Stories - "5-4"
Manhattan Transfer - "Route 66" I A
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" I A
Chick Corea Acoustik Band - "Circles" I A
Gene Ammons - "Blue Ammons" I A
Doug Riley's B3 Quartet - "Juggin' Around"
Emilie-Claire Barlow - "Pennies From Heaven" I A
Miles Davis Quintet - "E.S.P." I A
Lee Konitz and Alan Broadbent - "How Deep Is The Ocean? I A
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A

Show 27 - October 20, 2007

Tonight's Playlist

Note: I - click to buy from the iTunes store (Canada) (You must have iTunes installed on your computer in order to buy tracks from the iTunes store); A - click to buy from Amazon.ca (Canada); M - click to buy from Mosaic Records (All subject to availability)

Midnight - 1:00 AM
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Sarah Vaughan - "How High The Moon" I A
Weather Report - "Teen Town" I A
Nigel Kennedy - "Midnight Blue" I A
Madeline Eastman - "Evidence" I A
Lee Konitz Sextet feat. Miles Davis - "Yesterdays" I A
Bruce Hornsby - "Giant Steps" I A
Thelonious Monk Quartet - "Let's Cool One"
Alex Mitchell and Jeremy Limb - "Passion"
Alex Mitchell and Jeremy Limb - "The Drive Down From Paris"
Miles Davis Quartet - "Smile"

1:00 AM - 2:00 AM
John Scofield - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Sophie Milman - "Undun"
George Benson and JackMcDuff - "Hippy Dip"
Michael Brecker - "Five Months From Midnight"
Sarah Vaughan - "All Of Me"
Joe Henderson Big Band - "Chelsea Bridge"
Pat Metheny - "All The Things You Are"
Molly Johnson - "But Not For Me"
Peter Beets - "The Groove Merchant"
Michel Camilo - "A Place In Time"
Turtle Island String Quartet - "Oddball"

2:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Jacky Terrasson - "Just A Gigolo"
Laila Biali - "Ice Cream"
Wallis/Shrofel Quartet - "You Stepped Out Of A Dream"
Roberta Gamberini and Hank Jones - "Reminiscing"
Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell - "Tea Leaf Prophecy"
Jon Ballantyne - "Days Of Wine And Roses"
Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band - "Farewell"
Emilie-Claire Barlow - "What A Little Moonlight Can Do"
Jake Langley - "Adam's Apple"
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
John Coltrane - "Like Someone In Love"

Show 26 - October 13, 2007

Tonight's Playlist

Note: I - click to buy from the iTunes store (Canada) (You must have iTunes installed on your computer in order to buy tracks from the iTunes store); A - click to buy from Amazon.ca (Canada); M - click to buy from Mosaic Records (All subject to availability)

Midnight - 1:00 AM
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Ella Fitzgerald - "Who Cares?" I A
Jackie McLean - "I Hear A Rhapsody" I A
Chick Corea and Gary Burton - "What Game Shall We Play Today?"
Holly Cole Trio - "Purple Avenue"
Kenny Dorham - "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"
Fred Astaire & Oscar Peterson - "No Strings"
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - "Good Queen Bess"
Oscar Peterson Trio - "Will You Still Be Mine?"
Hank Mobley - "Funk In Deep Freeze"
Molly Johnson - "But Not For Me"
Thelonious Monk Trio - "Bye-Ya"

1:00 - 2:00 AM
Art Tatum - "Where Or When?"
Milt Jackson - "Speed Ball"
Johnny Griffin - "Where's Your Overcoat, Boy?"
Mose Allison - "Ever Since The World Ended"
Miles Davis - "The Leap"
Ed Palermo Big Band - "RDNZL"
Mike Taylor Quartet - "Exactly Like You"
Ahmad Jamal Trio - "Gone With The Wind"
Sophie Milman - "Make Someone Happy"
Art Farmer - "Will You Still Be Mine?"
Clifford Brown and Max Roach - "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing"

2:00 - 3:00 AM
Turtle Island String Quartet - "Moment's Notice"
Peter Beets Quartet - "Blues For The Apple"
Diane Reeves - "Who's Minding The Store?"
Archie Shepp - "Mama Too Tight"
Gay Burton - "Summer Band Camp"
Bill Evans and Jim Hall - "Skating In Central Park"
Cannonball Adderley - "Serves Me Right"
Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Tony Scott - "Where's That Rainbow?"
One Up One Down - "Mile By Mile"
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Keith Jarrett - "Blues"

Show 25 - October 6, 2007

Tonight's Playlist

Note: I - click to buy from the iTunes store (Canada) (You must have iTunes installed on your computer in order to buy tracks from the iTunes store); A - click to buy from Amazon.ca (Canada); M - click to buy from Mosaic Records (All subject to availability)

Midnight - 1:00 AM
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Maynard Ferguson and his Orchestra - "You Got It"
Peter Beets - "First Song"
Dinah Washington - "If I Were A Bell"
Jack McDuff & Joey DeFrancesco - "Pork Chops & Pasta"
Terence Blanchard - "Congo Square"
Bill Evans Trio - "Someday My Prince Will Come"
Miles Davis Quintet - "If I Were A Bell"
Paul Desmond - "Skylark"
Tony Bennet and k.d. lang - "Dream A Little Dream Of Me"

1:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Sonny Stitt - "Orange Ashtray"
Mose Allison - "Trouble In Mind"
Bud Shank- "I Never Knew"
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - "Suddenly It Jumped"
Holly Cole Trio - "If I Were A Bell"
Herbie Hancock All-Stars - "And What If I Don't"
Tingvall Trio - "Norrlands Guld"
Turtle Island String Quartet - "Senor Mouse"
Sarah Vaughan and Clifford Brown - "He's My Guy"
Oscar Peterson - "Straight, No Chaser"
Tal Farlow - "If I Were A Bell"

2:00 AM - 3:00 AM
Eric Dolphy and Booker Little - "Miss Ann"
Diana Panton - "A Little Girl, A Little Boy, A Little Moon"
Gary Burton and Chick Corea - "Love Castle"
Blossom Dearie - "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea"
Keith Jarrett Trio - "If I Were A Bell"
Ralph Sutton - "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now"
Ralph Sutton - "Jitterbug Waltz"
Charlie Parker - "Parker's Mood"
Roy Haynes Trio - "Speak Low"
Red Garland - "If I Were A Bell"
Theme - Oliver Nelson Big Band - "Stolen Moments" (excerpt) I A
Sonny Rollins - "In A Sentimental Mood"