Raymond Scott / Don Byron
The jazz, klezmer and funk clarinetist Don Byron talks about the classical elements in his new record titled "A Fine Line: Arias and Lieder". You'll also hear a profile of Raymond Scott, one of the great unknown composers and inventors of the 20th century. Scott set the template for the music in Looney Tunes cartoons, and went on to develop some of the first electronic instruments.
HOUR ONE
Higher Ground Stevie Wonder
Innervisions, Motown
Note Bleu Medeski, Martin & Wood
The Dropper, Blue Note
Once In a Blue Mood Duke Ellington
The Complete Capitol Box, Mosaic
What I'd Say Ray Charles
Genius & Soul, Rhino
Instrumental: Ronco Symphony Stereolab The Group Plyed ‘Space Age Batchelor Pad Music', Too Pure
SEGMENT: Irwin Chusid and Bob Moog
Medley: Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals
The Carl Stalling Project: Music from Warner Brother's cartoons from 1936-1958, Warner Bros
Laughing in Rhythm Slim Gaillard Laughing in Rhythim: Best of the Verve Years, Verve
The Laughing Song Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Strike It Rich, MCA
Instrumental: Ragtime Oriole Craig Ventresco
The Past is Yet To Come, Origin Jazz Library
Laughing to Keep from Crying Joe Callicot Mississippi Delta Blues Vol.2, Arhoolie
Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits and More, Atlantic
I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Anthology, Motown
Save the Last Dance for Me The Heptones Heptones & Friends Vols 1 & 2, Trojan
HOUR TWO
Bed: The Dicty Glide (take 2) Duke Ellington
The Complete RCA/Victor Recordings Box, RCA/Victor
Be-Bop Spoken Here Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
From the Vaults Vol.3: Capitol Jumps, Capitol
My Baby Ken Nordine
The Best of Word Jazz, Vol.1, Rhino
Salty Dog Cat Power
The Covers Record, Matador
Froggy Went a Courtin Peg Leg Sam Southern Street Musicians,
Dig Myself a Hole Charlie Feathers
I Ain't Done Yet!, Sun Jay
Instrumental: If 6 was 9 Don Byron
Nu Blaxploitation, Blue Note
Bucket's Got a Hole In It George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers, Blue Note
Hang Your Head in Shame Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
S Wonderful Benny Goodman Quartet
I Got Rhythm: The Music of George Gershwin, Smithsonian
Die Goldene Chasene Dave Tarras w/ Abe Ellstein Orchestra
Yiddish-American Klezmer Music 1925-1956, Yazoo
INTERVIEW: Don Byron
Instrumental: He Loved Him Madly Miles Davis / mixed by Bill Laswell Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974, Columbia
Mr. Day John Coltrane
The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, Atlantic
The Wind Cries Mary The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Are You Experienced?, MCA