The John Sinclair Foundation Presents RADIO FREE AMSTERDAM 2021 BLUES, JAZZ & REEFER—KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE

Mondays The John Sinclair Radio Show plus Fly By Night with Steve The Fly Tuesdays The Blues Show with Bruce Pingree plus Blues From the Red Rooster Lounge with Cary Wolfson Wednesdays BluesTime International with Roger White plus Blues Edition with Leslie Keros Thursdays Face The Music with arwulf arwulf plus The Groove Yard with George Klein Fridays Ancestor Worship with John Sinclair plus Sounds of Blue with Bob Putignano Saturdays Big City Blues Cruise with Martino D’Lorenzo plus The Soul Lucille Show with Lucille DJ Sundays Jazz at Daybreak with Leslie Keros plus Jazz Lunatique with David Kunian

Our internet radio station called RadioFreeAmsterdam.org airs two hours of original programming every day and offers a continuous flow of music on the 24/7 stream on our website, where you can hear hour after hour of our programming on end, just like a real radio station.

This month Steve The Fly passes No. 400 in his Fly By Night series and the John Sinclair Radio Show is edging up to episode no. 900 since its inception on November 22, 2004. Episode 898 is another.hour of reefer tunes donated to RFA by our listener Paul Paul last year.

All of our programmers and production staff contribute their work to this important project of the John Sinclair Foundation, offered free to the public throughout the universe for the past fifteen years, since the formation of Radio Free Amsterdam on January 1, 2005.

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FEBRUARY 2021 PROGRAM GUIDE

Monday, February 1 PICK UP THE PIECES JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 895

Episode 895 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam headquarters in the Cass Corridor of Detroit with the third of three programs with music contributed by my old friend Jules Bauduc of Louiaiana, known in musical circles as The Maestro, who sent me 4 CDs worth of rare music on 45 rpm discs, including most of this week’s program of tunes by the Duke Elllington Orchestra, Ray Bauduc, Pete Fountain, The Viscounts, The Champs, Bill Doggett, Link Wray, Eddie Harris, Cozy Cole, Dave “Baby” Cortez, Preston Epps, Santo & Johnny, Al Hirt, and the Average White Band, preceded by an opening set by Michel van Dijk & the LONE Project, Abbie Hoffman on Phil Ochs, Robin Eichele reading from his recent Journals, John Sinclair & Planet D Nonet from our new album Monk’s Dream, and Charlie Parker with our closing theme.

IN HIS OWN WORDS FLY BY NIGHT 398

Steve The Fly brings us the musings of John Lennon on his literary and song-writing career with a pair of tunes and a homage in verse by John Sinclair with the Beatnik Youth Orchestra.

Tuesday, February 2 PAINT MY MAILBOX BLUE THE BLUES SHOW 471

Bruce Pingree is coming all the way from WUNH-FM in New Hampshire in 2012 with a program of blues & gospel music this week by The Bo-Keys, The Markeys, Booker T & The MGs, Albert King, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Freddie King, and several selections in a 70th birthday salute to Taj Mahal.

BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 441

Cary Wolfson is spinning at the Red Rooster Lounge with great blues sides by Son Seals, Ray Charles, Dennis Jones, Byther Smith, the Gene Taylor Blues Band, Dr. Helander & Third Ward, John Campbell, Otis Rush, and Savoy Brown.

Wednesday, February 3 CADILLAC ASSEMBLY LINE BLUESTIME INTERNATIONAL 75

Episode 75 of BluesTime International with Roger White of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine has music by Magic Dick & J. Geils, Albert King, the Spencer Davis Group, The Serfs, Chicago, Jimi Hendrix, and Rockin’ Johnny Burgin.

NATURAL BORN BELIEVER BLUES EDITION 39

Leslie Keros is playing the blues from 2012 this week by Big Daddy Kinsey, Johnny Copeland, Freddie King, Jimmy Johnson, James Cotton, Mighty Joe Young, Fenton Robinson, Robert Lockwood Jr, Aron Burton, Joe Louis Walker, Roxanne Potvin, Otis Rush, Albert King, R.L. Burnside, and Jimmy Witherspoon.

Thursday, February 4 BLACK GAL MAKE IT THUNDER FACE THE MUSIC 107 arwulf arwulf is holding forth at WCBN-FM, Ann Arbor in 2014 with his weekly dose of great music featuring Jimmy Blythe, Richard M. Jones, Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang, the Charles Pierce Orchestra, the Washboard Serenaders, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five, Fats Waller, Bunny Berigan & Tommy Dorsey, Sidney Bechet, the Original Memphis Five, the Mound City Blue Blowers, Cannon’s Jug Stompers, Memphis Minnie with the Memphis Jug Band, Little Brother Montgomery Quintet, Little Brother Montgomery, the Kansas City Six, and Mose Allison.

ONE FLIGHT DOWN THE GROOVE YARD 109

George Klein presents an hour of 1950s & ‘60s recordings by Horace Silver, Ella Fitzgerald, Curtis Counce, Jimmy McGriff, and Clifford Jordan.

Friday, February 5 CHANCE IT ANCESTOR WORSHIP 13

Episode 13 features a previously unreleased live concert by the classic Miles Davis Quintet recorded at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1956 with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones and recently released by Sony as the second disc in a new reissue of Round About Midnight, plus the two cuts recorded by Miles & Trane in May 1961 for the Columbia album Someday My Prince Will Come.

BUZZARD FEATHERS SOUNDS OF BLUE 278

Bob Putignano is playing music this week by Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Grateful Dead, Roland Prince, and Compost.

Saturday, February 6 LOOSE LIPS BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 036

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 036 featuring music by Red Prysock, Otis Rush, Sunnyland Slim, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Percy Mayfield, John Greer & The Houserockers, Little Junior Parker, Little Walter, Roy Gaines, Big Walter Horton & the Chicago All Stars, Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Elmore James, and Howling Wolf.

SUGAR LUMP THE SOUL LUCILLE SHOW 282

Lucille DJ is back on the air from the heart of Italy with a killer hour of soul & super heavy funk including a guest spot by John Sinclair, with tunes by 100 Proof Aged In Soul, the Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, The Spinners, Louise McCord, The New Birth, the Average White Band, Emmanuel Young with Howard Glazer & the EL-34s, Donald Byrd, Duke Williams & The Extremes, Brother Soul, The Dells, André Marie Tala, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Alvin Cash, and The Equals.

Sunday, February 7 1,000 RAINBOWS JAZZ AT DAYBREAK 110

Leslie Keros is playing music this week by the Joe Policastro Trio, Charles Ruggiero, the Contemporary Piano Ensemble, Doug Webb, the Joe Locke-David Hazeltine Quartet, Isaiah J. Thompson, Ronnie Cuber, Aretha Franklin, and Don Braden. . FUNK IS IN THE HOUSE JAZZ LUNATIQUE 314

David Kunian is playing music this week by Egg Yolk Jubilee, Public Enemy, Rebirth Brass Band with Big Chief Black Feather, Frank Zappa, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Rebellum, Timothea, Dave Bartholomew, The Meters, Professor Longhair, and Kermit Ruffins.

Monday, February 8 LIVE WIRE JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 896

Episode 896 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam headquarters in the Cass Corridor of Detroit with a wide-ranging hour of music by Yusef Lateef, Little Wiilie John, Little Sonny, Jay McShann with Lamonte Hamilton, Larry McCray, Walter Noons, John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars, Robin Eichele, ML Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band, Martha & the Vandellas, Laith al-Saadi, Laura Rain & The Caesars, and Charlie Parker with strings with our closing theme.

TONGUE FLY BY NIGHT 399

While on his wayward adventures in America, Steve Fly Agaric 23 hooked up with drummer Alan Hertz and his band, together with Eric Levy who was also playing with Garaj Mahal, bassist and good friend Liam Hanrahan and Jason Conception sitting in for Tal Morris on guitar. In 2003 the band recorded a spectacular album in Berkeley; the selections made here are from the California leg of a short tour the same year, after which they travelled to Los Angeles and then back to San Francisco Bay Area where the band resides: Alan Hertz, drums; Eric Levy, keys; DJ Fly Agaric 23, sounds, turntables; Liam Hanarhan, bass; and Jason Conception, guitar, recorded live at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz, CA on September 18, 2003.

Tuesday, February 9 TAKE A GIANT STEP THE BLUES SHOW 472

Bruce Pingree is coming all the way from WUNH-FM in New Hampshire in 2012 with a 70h birthday tribute to Taj Mahal featuring blues & gospel music by Taj with several of his splendid eclectic ensembles including the Rising Sons, Howard Johnson & Gravity, and the New Orleans Social Club, plus a cut by Taj’s major influence: Etta Baker.

LUNCHBUCKET BLUES RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 442

Cary Wolfson is spinning at the Red Rooster Lounge with great blues sides by Luther “Houserocker” Johnson, Tarheel Slim, Brewer Phillips, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Tampa Red with the Jimmy Eager Trio, Malcolm Mims Orchestra, Tino Gonzalez, Zora Young, Jimmie Vaughan, Blue Coast All-Stars, Bonny Lee, and Enrico Crivellaro.

Wednesday, February 10 OUT OF THE FRYING PAN BLUESTIME INTERNATIONAL 76

Episode 76 of BluesTime International with Roger White of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine has music by Magic Dick & J. Geils, Johnny Burgin, Sugar Brown, Danielle Nicole, Thornetta Davis with Paul Carey, Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, the Casey Hensley Band, the Mary Jo Curry Band, Crystal Shawanda, and the Back Talk Blues Band.

NO SPECIAL RIDER BLUES EDITION 40

Leslie Keros is playing blues recordings in 2012 by Big Daddy Kinsey, Karrin Allyson, Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones, Lil' Ed & Dave Weld, Byther Smith, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson & The Magic Rockers, Magic Sam, Lightnin' Hopkins, Chico Banks, Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport, Blind John Davis, Little Brother Montgomery, Old Friends, Barrelhouse Chuck Goering, and Erwin Helfer. . Thursday, February 11 JOE SHOW NO. 7 FACE THE MUSIC 108

arwulf arwulf is holding forth at WCBN-FM, Ann Arbor with his weekly dose of great music featuring The Plantation Orchestra, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton with the New Orleans Blue Five, Gus Cannon as Banjo Joe, Josie Miles & Elmer Snowden, Joseph Robichaux & his New Orleans Rhythm Boys, Joe Venuti's Blue Four, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang & their Blue Five, Barbecue Joe & his Hot Dogs, Joe "King" Oliver & his Orchestra, Kansas Joe McCoy & the Palooka Washboard Band, Big Joe Williams-Sonny Boy Williamson- Ransom Knowling-Judge Riley, Mary Lou Williams with Andy Kirk & his Twelve Clouds of Joy, Odette Pacou avec Joseph Reinhardt et son Ensemble, and Duke Ellington with Charles Mingus & Max Roach.

NEWPORT THE GROOVE YARD 110

George Klein presents a focus on two albums by the Maynard Ferguson Orchestra: Message from Newport (1958) and Newport Suite (1960). featuring compositions and arrangements by Slide Hampton, along with Maynard’s upper register insanity, plus a closing cut featuring the great Louisiana vocalist Luther Kent.

Friday, February 12 TENOR MADNESS ANCESTOR WORSHIP 14

Episode 14 continues our investigation in 2012 of the recordings of Sonny Rollins on Prestige Records in 1956 including his session with the Miles Davis rhythm section and, on “Tenor Madness,” a tenor saxophone battle with John Coltrane as well.

EASY WIND SOUNDS OF BLUE 279

Bob Putignano is playing music this week by Roland Prince, Herbie Mann, Bryan Lee, Felix Cabrera Band with Jimmy Vivino, Traffic, and Hal “Cornbread” Singer.

Saturday, February 13 LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 037

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 037 featuring music by Red Prysock, Elmore James, Freddie King, Eddie Taylor, Lightning Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson, Albert King, Big Walter Horton & the Chicago All Stars, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, and Albert Collins.

LET’S HAVE SOME FUN THE SOUL LUCILLE SHOW 283

Lucille DJ is back on the air from the heart of Italy with a killer hour of soul & super heavy funk including a guest spot by John Sinclair, with tunes by Thelma Houston, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Sam Cooke, The 3 Pieces, The 5th Dimension, Manu Dibango, the Marion Gaines Singers, The Dramatics, Earl Van Dyke, The Fabulous Peps, The Kay Gees, Melba Moore, The Bar-Kays, Ben E. King, Dennis Coffey, and Lee Dorsey.

Sunday, February 14 ROCK SALT JAZZ AT DAYBREAK 111

Leslie Keros is playing music this week by the Radam Schwartz Organ Big Band, the John Santos Sextet, Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Kenny Burrell, Richard Davis, John DiMartino & Raul Midon, Johnny Griffin, Hampton Hawes, and Grant Green.

SOUNDS LIKE NOW JAZZ LUNATIQUE 315

David Kunian is playing music for the New Year by Jimi Hendrix & the Band of Gypsies, The Meters, Christian Scott, Jamie Branch, Mike Leon Hart Orchestra, the Rolling Stones, Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, and David Locke’s Black Monument Ensemble.

Monday, February 15 WHAT’S GOING ON JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 897

Episode 897 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam headquarters in the Cass Corridor of Detroit with music from a couple of compilations called Power to the Motown People (Marvin Gaye, The Undisputed Truth, Martha & The Vandellas, and Stevie Wonder) and Rack of Blues (Sherman Robertson, the Chicago Blues Angels, Theresa & TC Blue, and Rich DelGrosso), plus a cut by me with Dr. Dorothy Goodman & the Blues Scholars at the Detroit Jazz Festival in 2006.

GARAJ MAHAL HALLOWEEN FLY BY NIGHT 400

Shortly after returning to California from a year living in New Orleans, Steve Fly joined Garaj Mahal for a show at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco. The show also featured special guests Leo Nocentelli on guitar and Rasaki on talking drum on “Poodle Factory” plus other tracks coming up in a future Fly-By-Nght show. Garaj were in top form for this Halloween show, ripping through the tunes at a ferocious pace and exploring the shared musical space throughout the elongated jams by Kai Eckhardt, bass; Fareed Haque, guitar; Alan Hertz, drums; Eric Levy, keys; and Steve Fly Agaric 23 on the turntables.

Tuesday, February 16 RESPECT YOURSELF THE BLUES SHOW 473

Bruce Pingree with a program of blues music from 2012 by Taj Mahal, Levon Helm & the RCO All Stars, and a host of Stax-Volt recording artists backed up by the recently departed bassist Duck Dunn with Booker T & The MGs and other studio ensembles, closing with three great singles by Sam & Dave.

LUNCHBUCKET BLUES RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 443

Cary Wolfson is spinning at the Red Rooster Lounge with great blues sides by Luther “Houserocker” Johnson, Tarheel Slim, Brewer Phillips, Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Tampa Red with the Jimmy Eager Trio, Malcolm Mims Orchestra, Tino Gonzalez, Zora Young, Jimmie Vaughan, the Blue Coast All-Stars, Bonny Lee, and Enrico Crivellaro.

Wednesday, February 17 DRINKING AND THINKING BLUESTIME INTERNATIONAL 77

Episode 77 of BluesTime International with Roger White of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine has music by Magic Dick & J. Geils, Elvis Costello, Rev. Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood, Ben Rice & R.B. Stone, Eliza Neals, Annika Chambers, Annika Chambers, Liz Mandeville, Whitney Shay, the Casey Hensly Band, and Thornetta Davis.

BALL AND CHAIN BLUES EDITION 41

Leslie Keros is playing the blues in 2013 with tunes from Big Daddy Kinsey, Howard & the White Boys, Lester Davenport, Ronnie Earl, Eric Bibb with Rory Block, Lowell Fulson, Lucky Peterson, Etta James, Roosevelt Sykes, Little Hatch, Carey & Lurrie Bell, T-Bone Walker, Johnny B. Moore, and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.

Thursday, February 18 JOE SHOW NO. 8 FACE THE MUSIC 109

arwulf arwulf is holding forth at WCBN-FM, Ann Arbor in 2016 with his weekly dose of great music featuring Joe “Tricky Sam” Nanton with Duke Ellington & his Orchestra, Banjo Joe, Josie Miles & the Choo Choo Jazzers, Joe "King" Oliver & his Orchestra, Joe Haymes & his Orchestra, Joe Howard with Gene Kardos & his Orchestra, Jones' Chicago Cosmopolitans, Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra, Barbecue Joe & his Hot Dogs, Joseph Robichaux & his New Orleans Rhythm Boys, Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe, Joe McCoy & the Palooka Washboard Band, Big Joe Williams, Big Joe Turner, and Jimmy Yancey.

INTERPLAY THE GROOVE YARD 111

George Klein presents an hour of 1950s & ‘60s recordings by Freddie Hubbard, Milt Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, plus a mid-50s leaderless jam session on Prestige featuring John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar Idrees Suleiman, and Webster Young.:

Friday, February 19 SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS ANCESTOR WORSHIP 15

Episode 15 from 2012 offers another thrilling installment of classic jazz from 1956 mined from the seven-disc set called The Complete Prestige Recordings of Sonny Rollins, featuring the Clifford-Brown-Max Roach Quintet and selections from the album accurately titled Saxophone Colossus.

ROCKHOUSE SOUNDS OF BLUE 280

Bob Putignano is playing music this week by John Sinclair, Little Milton, Susan Tedeschi, Peter Wolf, Delbert McClinton, Freddie King, David K. Matthews, Steve Miller, Ray Charles, Milt Jackson, Lou Rawls, Irene Reid, and Charles Earland.

Saturday, February 20 MISTER BLUES BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 038

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning his classic modern radio programs from the 1980s and 1990s originally aired on WEMU-FM in Ypsilanti MI and now heard every Saturday on Radio Free Amsterdam. Episode 108 features music by Red Prysock, Eddie Jefferson, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Robert Lockwood Jr., B.B. King, Freddie King, Lonnie Brooks, Professor Longhair, Roy Brown, Buster Brown, Sonny Boy Williamson, Ronnie Earl & Friends, and Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps.

TOO HOT TO TROT THE SOUL LUCILLE SHOW 284

Lucille DJ is back on the air from the heart of Italy with a killer hour of soul & super heavy funk including a guest spot by John Sinclair, with tunes by The Temptations, The Detroit Emeralds, The Artistics, Solomon Burke, Gil Scott-Heron, Mandrill, Barbara Mason, Blue Magic, The Commodores, George Clinton, The Fabulous Peps, The Dramatics, Shirley Brown, Vernon Garrett, Leroy Hutson, Mike James Kirkland, Ann Sexton, anbarra, and Erma Franklin.

Sunday, February 21 DO YOUR DUTY JAZZ AT DAYBREAK 112

Leslie Keros is playing music this week by Delfaeyo Marsalis, Ahmad Jamal, Miles Davis Sextet, Ryan Cohen, Christy Dasheill, Lynn Ariel, Robert Glasper, Bessie Smith: Sam Jones, Vic Dickenson, Lou Donaldson, Keith Oxman, and Grant Green.

CRACKEAD JOE JAZZ LUNATIQUE 316

David Kunian is playing music for the New Year by Egg Yolk Jubilee, Kamase Washington & the Uptown Lowdown, Irma Thomas, Davis Rogan, Lydia Loveless, Todd Snyder, Ernie K-Doe, Professor Longhair, Earl Hooker, The Meters, Little Freddie King, Jamie Collum, Prince, and Charles Mingus.

Monday, February 22 FLYING HIGH JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 898

Episode 898 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam headquarters in the Cass Corridor of Detroit with another hour of reefer tunes from the 5000-song stash contributed to RFA in 2020 by our listener named Paul Paul, with tunes by Bob Dylan, Country Joe & The Fish, The Fugs, Sly & the Family Stone, Minister Roddy Charlton, Champion Jack Dupree, Ray Charles, John Lennon, Arlo Guthrie, Lenny Bruce, La Playa Sextet, Clive Watson & The Satellites, Fraternity of Man, Janis Joplin & the Dick Oxtot Jazz Band, Count Owen & His Calypsonians, Los 5 Del Norte, Sam Gopal, and Peter LaFarge.

NO PARKING FLY BY NIGHT 401

The bassist Liam Hanrahan and drummer Alan Hertz performed as a live improvisational duo called No Parking in December 2013, and on this occasion asked DJ Fly Agaric 23 to join them in San Rafael. The show was at a gambling joint called Pete's 881. Fly had a blast playing with Liam and Alan who let the emerging vibes take them on a unique journey every performance, and having the foresight to invite DJ Fly into the mix. No Parking is Liam Hanrahan, bass & effects; Alan Hertz, drums; and Steve Fly Agaric 23, turntables. Taped by Bob Cogswell. No titles!

Tuesday, February 23 WALK THAT WALK THE BLUES SHOW 474

Bruce Pingree with a program of blues music from 2012 this week by the Rebirth Brass Band, the Treme Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, Tom Principato, Eddie Bo, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Earl King, and Tuba Fats & Linda Young.

GEECHEE WOMAN RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 444

Cary Wolfson is spinning at the Red Rooster Lounge with great blues sides by John Lee Hooker, Barkin’ Bill Smith & Dave Specter, Lou Ann Barton, John Primer & Bob Corritore, Li’l Joe Washington, the Nick Moss Band, Jimmy Johnson with Luther “Guitar Jr.” Johnson, Tarheel Slim & Little Ann, Brewer Phillips, Shakura S’aida, Chick Willis, and Baby Face Willette.

Wednesday, February 24 ALL MY DUES ARE PAID BLUESTIME INTERNATIONAL 78

Episode 76 of BluesTime International with Roger White of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine has music by Magic Dick & J. Geils, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Frank Bey, John “Blues” Boyd, Bobby Rush, Ally Venable, Ina Forsman, and Katrina Pejak.

DRIVIN' SIDEWAYS BLUES EDITION 42

Leslie Keros is blowing in from Chicago from 2013 with a great program of blues by Big Daddy Kinsey, Mary Bridget Davies, Paul deLay Band, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth, Junior Parker, Vance Kelly, Stephanie Trick, Robert Johnson, Charles Brown, Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, Otis Clay, Shirley Johnson, Little Charlie & the Nightcats & Jim Pugh, Junior Wells, Son Seals, and Ray Charles.

Thursday, February 25 JOE SHOW NO. 9 FACE THE MUSIC 110

arwulf arwulf is holding forth at WCBN-FM, Ann Arbor in 2016 with his weekly dose of great music featuring Heinrich Eisenbach und Josef Bauer, Joseph Moskowitz, Joseph C. Smith Orchestra, Joe Sims-Clarence Williams-Fats Waller, Joe Liggins & his Honeydrippers, Joe Haymes & his Orchestra, the Joe Sullivan Trio, Roy Eldridge & his Orchestra, Joe "Be Bop" Carroll, Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra, the Charlie Parker All Stars, and Carmen MacRae.

STUDY IN BROWN THE GROOVE YARD 12

George Klein presents an hour of recordings by trumpet giant Clifford Brown and the quintet he co-led with drummer Max Roach, including Harold Land or Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, Richie Powell on piano, and George Morrow on bass.

Friday, February 26 STRAIGHT NO CHASER ANCESTOR WORSHIP 16

Continuing our investigation in 2012 into the classic music of Miles Davis from the 1950s, here’s the stellar Miles Davis Sextet recording for Columbia Records in 1958—in the studio, live at the Plaza Hotel in New York City and onstage at the Newport Jazz Festival.

EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT SOUNDS OF BLUE 281

Bob Putignano is playing music this week by Ray Charles, David Bromberg, the Grateful Dead, and Roy Buchanan.

Saturday, February 27 BACON FAT BIG CITY BLUES CRUISE 039

Martino D’Lorenzo is playing the blues on 45s, 78s and LPs from behind the wheel of the Big City Blues Cruise bus, spinning Episode 039 featuring music by Red Prysock, Little Walter, Eddie Boyd, Andre Williams, Billy Wright, B.B. King, Freddie King, T-Bone Walker, Bobby Blue Bland, Elmore James, Louis Jordan & His Timpany 5, Junior Parker, and Howling Wolf.

STAY LOOSE THE SOUL LUCILLE SHOW 285

Lucille DJ is back on the air from the heart of Italy with a killer hour of soul & super heavy funk including a guest spot by John Sinclair, with tunes by Jimmy Smith, Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin, Al Green, The Main Ingredient, The Friends Of Distinction, The Two Things In One, Junie Morrison, The Bar-Kays, King Errisson, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Elvin Jones, the Flying Crowbars, James Brown, Arthur Adams, Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, and the Crown Heights Affair.

Sunday, February 28 MIDTOWN BLUES JAZZ AT DAYBREAK 113

Leslie Keros is playing music this week by the John Fedchock New York, Sextet, the Jeff Hamilton Trio, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Dave Stryker with Bob Mintzer & the WDR Big Band, birthday celebrant Lee Morgan, Dianne Reeves, Roy Haynes with Roland Kirk, John Vanore, Emily Remler, and Paul Desmond.

ALONG CAME RA JAZZ LUNATIQUE 317

David Kunian is playing his annual Sun Ra music special to start off the new year, with a special fessture on the album called Strange Strings and other Sun Ra classics.

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