Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson; 2015-02-20, Hour 2

Hi there, happy Friday and welcome to the second hour of Friday Night Jazz on Vermont Public Radio. I'm Rubin Jackson. As promised in hour one, we're going to now hear from the brand new CD from Alto saxophonist, Rudras Mahanthapa. And this is his, not to, you know, one of the unquestionable greats, one of the still very, very, very present influences in art. Mr. Charles Parker, Charlie Parker, this CD called Bird Calls. And Mr. Mahanthapa is joined by Adam O'Farrell on trumpet, Matt Nicholon Piano, Francois Moutin on acoustic bass, and Rudy Royston on drums. This piece on the DL. New music from Alto saxophonist, Rudras Mahanthapa beginning hour two of Friday Night Jazz on

Vermont Public Radio from Bird Calls and we heard on the DL. Next up, a collection we played, oh, I think back in 2012, at least initially. It's a work compiled by Mr. Bob Belden, who's a producer, instrumentalist, and the collection's called Miles from India. And I'll just briefly read the blurb on the back of this, across cultural celebration of the musical Miles Davis by India's foremost musicians, collaborating with the legendary musicians who comprised the various Miles Davis bands over the years. What we'll listen to tonight, you know, and again, think about what Quincy Jones calls the global gumbo that is artistic possibility. And certainly that has impacted the world of jazz. What we're here tonight is a piece originally heard on Miles Davis's seminal 1959 kind of blue, taken around the world, a version of Sohwet. Music from a collection entitled Miles from India here in the second hour of tonight show.

Thank you again for listening. Happy Friday to you. You probably recognize that piece and, you know, see that it's been expanded. And what is it, Patty Smith, the sea of possibilities really present in that version of the Miles Davis composition. So what? Speaking of looking to the east, you know, I was thinking about this next artist. And of course, if you think about jazz, you can't help but touch upon the work of John William Coltrane, but an interview John Coltrane did in 1966 with a gentleman named Frank Kofsky. And this was Frank Kofsky asked if John Coltrane sought and found inspiration from the music of Africa. And Coltrane said it on paraphrasing that I think artists look all over. And, you know, we also look inside. Obviously, you know,

a very broad thinker, someone with big ears and eyes and heart and all those sorts of things. What we're going to listen to from the Coltrane is taken from impressions, John Coltrane, Tennis saxophone, McCory Tiner piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, Elvin Jones on drums, Reggie Workman also on bass, Roy Haynes also on drums, just a battery of brilliance, huh? This piece is from John Coltrane. Mr. John Coltrane from impressions here in the second hour of Friday Night

Jazz on VPR. We heard John Coltrane's India. Next, a new release, a bittersweet new release. It first piece, first collection, I should say, released after the death of pianist Joe Sample, longtime member of a group first known as the Crusaders. The jazz Crusaders, pardon me, then they became the Crusaders, worked with any number of people. A real bridge builder, as the music ologist Brian Priestley would say. This CD finds him with the NDR Big Band. It's called Children of the Sun. All these are Joe Sample originals, including what we're about to listen to, which is entitled Blue Abyss. じゃじゃじゃじゃじゃじゃ

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on Vermont public radio from children of the sun we heard the composition blue abyss another new release this saxophonist composer floutist to educator someone we featured a couple of times last week this her latest in another collaboration with some of the ongoing musical brilliance coming out of Cuba saxophonist Jane Vanette and a vocal ensemble called Makeke and what we'll listen to is a reading of a piece by a gentleman who's going to be entered into the rock and roll hall of fame this year I just think the music hall of fame just soul on soul mr bill withers his composition ain't no sunshine

In the sunshine when she's long There's no warm when she's away

In the sunshine when she's gone And she's always gone to love Any time she goes away One third is time where she's gone One third if she's gone to stay Ai no sunshine when she's gone And these houses she's with no home Any time she goes to wait No, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no I know, well, I'm living your thing alone

But you know sunshine when she's gone No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I don't care I don't care With some sunshine, our surroundings us alone We´ reinforcing the soil And see you Anything She knows that she goes away Anytime She goes away Anytime She goes away Anytime

She goes away Anytime She goes away Anytime She goes away Anytime She goes away Anytime She goes away Anytime She goes away Anytime She goes away Lot of cats Get up at an age round in their early 30s And they start to think of like lifetime companionship

And that's when they start to meet ladies who are not too prone to trust anybody And they got plenty of history to prove to you why they shouldn't trust nobody But at that time in your life you're saying hey but I didn't know you then when all that stuff was going down Put them other cats away man and let me try to make something in your life I La

La La La La I only want to love you Please don't Push me away Let me in your life I wasn't even there when he heard you So why should I have to pay? Let me in your life I want to share

Your tomorrow So I must bear you today If he's a cause of your sorrow Be glad that he's gone away I need someone let me love you Please don't want to push me away

Let me in your life La La La La La La Yeah From bill withers, Carnegie Hall Mr.

Bill withers in a gorgeous ballot Let me in your life You are Friday night jazz on V to the P to the R going to 11 p.m. In our three music from pianist Frank Kimbrough, George Duke and the whole host of others on Liston supported Vermont Public Radio WRVT Rutland at 88.7 WBT and Bennington at 94.3 WVPA St. John's Berry at 88.5 WVPR Windsor at 89.5 WVPA Brattleboro at 88.9 WVPS Burlington at 107.9 in Manchester at 106.9 and at vpr.net Closing hour two drummer Will Calhoun Best known for his work with the group living color He's still a member of that very fine ensemble This is from native lands A lot of good people on here

Farrow Sanders, most definitely Yasmin Bay's name Now Stanley Jordan Marcus Miller, Kevin U Banks on in a Wallace Rony What we'll hear to close this hour, Wayne Shorters, Nefertiti We'll see you next week

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