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"Out There a Minute Jazz Program" with Micheal Akutagawa (archive)

Sunday, November 13, 2011 | 09:00 to 12:00 | Specialty

New Artist Song Album Label Comments
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls Elektra Nonesuch Played over a Yamaha Disklavier.
Brian Wilson It Ain't Necessarily So Reimagines Gershwin Disney
Junko Onishi The Threepenny Opera Baroque Universal Classics Solo piano part is from a transcription given to Ms. Onishi from Jaki Byard. Byard was Charles Mingus's favorite pianist and Ms. Onishi's mentor.
Charles Mingus I Can't Get Started Mingus Plays Piano Impulse!
Jaki Byard Mood Indigo / Chelsea Bridge Family Man 32 Jazz
The 5.6.7.8's Harlem Nocturne The 5.6.7.8's Au Go Go
Lounge Lizards Harlem Nocturne Live 79 - 81 Roir 46
Dexter Romweber & the New Romans Harlem Nocturne Night Tide s/r
Jack Costanzo La Cumparsa / Harlem Nocturne Ultra Lounge Bongoland Capitol v/a
Langston Hughes Motto / Dead in There Harlem in Vogue: The Poetry & Jazz of Langston Hughes Fingertips
Al "Jazzbo" Collins Three Little Pigs (a Grimm Fairy Tale for Hip Kids) The Best of the Beat Generation Rhino
Sun Ra & His Arkestra Saturn Beat Scene: Jack Kerouac, his contempories and influence el Cherry v/a
Warren Zevon & Michael Wolf Running Through Kerouac Kicks Joy Darkness Rykodisc Jack Kerouac poem; Steve Allen on the piano.
Morgana King It Only Happens When I Dance with You I Just Can't Stop Loving You Muse
Frank Zappa The Grand Wazoo The Grand Wazoo Rykodisc
Django Reinhardt Improvisation on Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Djangology Bluebird
Billy Bang Rainbow Gladiator Rainbow Gladiator Soul Note
Mal Waldron Trio Because of You I Live Again Our Colline's a Treasure Soul Note
Rich Corpolongo Trio Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams Get Happy Delmark
Reggie "Footie" Covington Footie's Medley Sacred Steel, vol. 2 Arhoolie
* The Claudia Quintet +1 featuring kurt elling & theo blackman What is the Beautiful? What is the Beautiful? Cuneiform Kenneth Patchen poem.
Ken Colyer St. James Infirmary The Hottest Dixie Party in Town -- Happy Bird Shuffle TIM CZ