Jazz Gumbo

Artist - Tune - Album Abdullah Ibrahim - The Mountain - The Mountain Pat Labarbera - Virgo Dance - Virgo Dance Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto - Everything is Everything Bosho - Atsui Yoro No Kawa - Live at the Knitting Factory, vol. one Charles Lloyd - Night Blooming Jasmine - A Night in Copenhagen Billy Cobham - Spanish Moss - Crosswinds Etienne Charles - Papa Bois - Folklore Robert Glasper - Y’Outta Praise Him – intro - In My Element Robert Glasper - Y’Outta Praise Him - In My Element Adam Makovicz - Django - Moonray Frank Sinatra - Mood Indigo - In The Wee Small Hours Anthony Braxton - Spring Is Here - Seven Standards 1985, vol. 1 Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Joy Spring - Jordu Jazzmeia Horn - People Make The World Go Round - A Social Call Eddie Harris - Abstractions - Bad Luck Is All I Have The ode to musical styles past and present that introduces Jazz Gumbo is “Music Evolution” by Branford Marsalis and Buckshot LeFonque. Playlists for all past Sets of Jazz Gumbo will be found at jazzgumbo.blogspot.ca I hope you can all enjoy the flow of moods in this Set. The serenity of Ibrahim’s “The Mountain” was just what I needed when I entered the studio after a busy and chaotic work day. I was glad for the particular selection of vinyl I’d pulled off the shelves that morning, as lots of it perfectly fit the shifting temperaments of the day. And the special beauty of digital music libraries is that I then had so much else to draw on. The Bosho number, the Makovicz and the Sinatra are all from my vinyl collection, as are the opening and closing numbers, and some others. One of the bits I pulled from the digital library is Glasper’s two-part “Y’Outta Praise Him.” Talk about flowing. That word almost defines Glasper’s style; his structures are almost minimalist, but support so much feeling and depth. I’m glad to finally present a full length version of “Joy Spring”. A real favorite that, until recently, I only had in a 4 minute version. Jazzmeia Horn’s take on the soul classic “People Make the World Go Round” is a perfect update. I was so, so glad to have finally downloaded a full length version of “Joy Spring”, though I still hope to find it on vinyl someday. And I think that Eddie Harris’s “Abstractions” was a fitting finale. I hope you’ll agree. I’ve experienced an explosion of downloads from the site recently. Lots of activity from the Netherlands and Germany, as well as Baltimore in the US. I’d love for some of you folks to send a message now and then. Let me know who you are, and what you like best about the show. It’s good to know you’re out there! Thrive! Kirby Obsidian