WNUR Jazz Report, 4/15/96

Reports compiled by:

Seth Tisue and Jim Zanghi, Jazz Music Directors
jazz-md@wnur.org
(847) 491-7102
Evanston, IL

GENERAL COMMENTS

An interview with pianist Myra Melford will be broadcast this Thursday morning at 8:30 am.
The 11:00 break is a long-standing tradition on WNUR Jazz. DJ's use the "breaks" to feature in-depth a particular artist, instrument, label, or theme. Topics of last week's 11:00 breaks included Paul Dunmall (English saxophonist, member of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra), Carlos Garnett, and a feature on baritone saxophonists including Charles Papasoff.

The Braxton/Bailey duet concert disc is one of the most eagerly awaited entries in Emanem's ongoing reissue series. The concert was originally released on two LP's. According to the liner notes, "Bailey did not want to play notated compositions in unison, while Braxton did not want to improvise totally. A compromise was reached..."
Pandelis Karayorgis and Eric Pakula (piano and alto sax, respectively)'s sextet disc was released in 1995. Both men appear on Guillermo Gregorio's hat ART disc Approximately, which is in our top ten this week. Gregorio and Karayorgis will play a duet concert at the Empty Bottle on April 24th.
Drummer Michael Shrieve's new CD on CMP contains two albums' worth of material. Half is trio recordings with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz.
The Mocktet is a local quartet led by saxophonist, pianist, and vocalist Laurie Lee Moses.
Northwestern University is offering a class on Thelonious Monk this quarter! Hopefully some students will tune in and hear Monk's Alone in San Francisco, which we just acquired.

@ denotes not so new.

@ denotes not so new

These are the top 25 releases based on collective airplay by the 20+ jazz DJ's for the week ending April 14, 1996.

* denotes reissue, @ denotes not real new.