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Fall 8-1-1991

WGLT Program Guide, August, 1991

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Listen up, blues babies! Your friends from WGLT will be waiting for you August 30 & 31 at the River City Blues Festival.

Join us at Eckwood Park on the Riverfront in Peoria and sign-up for free CDs and cassettes. (Dooooo! It makes my mouth water!)

The Fest begins Friday, August 30. The gates will open at 6 PM and the bands begin playing at 7 PM. You'll enjoy

Bloomington/Normal's premier rhythm & blues band, Hip Pocket and also the very tastee Mojo Stew. 0 n w g I t On Saturday, the gates open at 11 AM and the bands will play beginning at noon. Admission is $7.00 in advance, $10.00

at the gate. Saturday's performers include: Lonnie Mack, , Chief Eddie Clearwater, Snooky Pryor, and many others.

WGLT is proud to present TWENTY YEARS OF , atwo­ So grab that lawn chair, a bottle of sunscreen, and your best blues buddy and join 89.1 FM at the River City Blues hour BLUESSTAGE special celebrating the 20th anniversary of the record label. This Festival. Because it's about time your sensibilities got titillatec! red hot blues show will air on 89.1 FM 7- 9PM, Friday, August 23th.

TWENTY YEARS OF ALLIGATOR RECORDS will highlight exclusive, unreleased

perlormances by the label's top recording artists including Albert Collins, Son Seals,

Koko Taylor, Lonnie Mack, , Kenny Neal, The Mellow Fellows, and

others. Also featured are interviews with the artists and Alligator Records' founder and The Jazz Festival - Live! president Bruce lglauer, plus commentary from blues legend . August 29 September 1

Alligator records is one of America's leading blues record labels. For 20 years, WGLT jazz lovers will relish the upcoming Labor Day weekend when the CHICAGO JAZZFESTIVAL - the world's pre­

Alligator Records has successfully promoted many forms of blues, with special em­ mier jazz festival - hits the mighty airwaves ol 89.1 FM.

phasis on , an electric style that has been the backbone of American Via !he magic of radio, WGLT will whisk you directly to the event held in that glittering metropolis up north. The excite­

and British rock 'n' roll. ment begins at 6 PM, Thursday, August 29, continues at 6 PM on Friday, August 30 and is back again Saturday and Sunday,

II you're amajor Ian of the blues, you won't want to miss this BLUESTAGE spe­ August 31 and September 1 at 5 PM. The fun is expected to last until about 11 PM - but then again, it may just continue on

cial. And ii you're arecent convert to the blues, this is agreat opportunity to discover into the wee hours of the morning. All the more fun, right?

some of the most important history ol Bluesology A few of the acts scheduled to appear include Clark Terry, Jay McShann, Wynton Marsalis, Carmen McRae, Hugh

Join host Felix Hernandez for TWENTY YEARS OF ALLIGATOR RECORDS Masakela and afew surprises as well. Be sure and tune in Labor Day weekend for the CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL, live on your

Friday, August 30, from 7- 9 PM here on your station for the blues, WGLT. station for jatz, WGL T.

Up Willie Dixon Avenue, left turn at Ruth Brown •.• Get your Bluesstage maps while they're hot! BLUESSTAGE has aspecial free gift for you-it's the BLUESSTAGE map of the blues and R&B. It'll tell you what records and CDs to get and what books to read about the blues. There's also ashort history of the blues and full color illustrations of many of the blues stars you hear on WGL T. To get your free map of the blues, send aself-addressed stamped envelope with 87 cents postage to: Blues Map, NPR 2025 MStreet, NW Washington, DC 2003 6 r e C o m m e n e

Jazz temporary tracks with asound simi- James, Bonnie Raitt, and many more. Classical ANGEL ROMERO - "A Touch of Music Director John Kanya believes lar to Chuck Magione. Amust for your collection. Acrowd of excited spectators tremble Romance· (Te/arc) these will enthrall you ... in anticipation as Lulu, goddess of This is adelightful collection of works BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES - TOM PR/NC/PA TO- "Hot Stutr Classical Recordings, requests alight performed by the brilliant guitarist VINX - 'Rooms in my Fatha's 'Flight of the Cosmic Hippo · (Powerhouse) from her beau, Prometheus so that she Angel Romero. His earthy, sensuous House" (Pangea) (Warner Bros.) might better see the lock on Pandora's The second recent recording by gui- performances of 'Suite Espagnole" by Vocalist Vinx was discovered in a Bela's unique approach to jazz box. Using the golden key forged by Gaspar Sanz and ' Leyenda" by tarist Principato, and his best, too. nightclub in Santa Monica by Sling. includes the use of banjo, harmoni- Hephaestus him- Albeni2 make this CD well worth a He squeezes and pulls some great His debut release is astylistic blend ca, piano, bass and drums. A great self, she place in your collection. of reggae, jazz and pop. cover of 'Michelle" by the Beatles. sounds from his vintage Telecaster. pries Contemporary jazz will never be With a dash of Jimmy Vaughan's l TUCK &PA TT/ - 'Dream• (Winham the same! Texas style mixed with Lonnie OSLO PHILHARMONIC ORCHES- Hill) Mack's rocky rally style for bite, this TRA, MAR/SS JANSONS, CONOUC- The vocal-guitar duo of Tuck and Patti OTTMAR LIEBERT- 'Borrasca" CD is worth your time. TOR - 'Modest Mussorgsky"(EM/) have become amajor force in contem- (Higher Octave) Included on this CD are "Pictures porary music. Included on this latest With aGypsy/Spanish influence, this BACKSTREET BLUES BAND - at an Exhibition' and 'Night on release are jazz standards, pop tunes is guitarist Liebert's third release. 'Killin' Time' (lchiban) Bare Mountain' Both are en- and afew originals. Flavors of the Rhumba, Bossa Nova, Arefreshing sound that relys on the chanting works - master- and other Latin forms. strokes of Mussorgsky.The Oslo traditional style of great Chicago JIM BEARD- "Song of the Sun" (CTI) Philharmonictum out vivid and blues as its power base. Their This record just gets better and bet- GARY BURTON - 'Cool Nights" exciting performances. Don't ter the more you listen to it. (GRP) 'names' depict their influences - pass by this release. Contemporary and progressive - ii While maintaining a traditional jazz Sonny Charles, lead vocalist and features an all-star lineup that style, vibraphonist Burton has the harpman, Little Jonny Walter, guitar includes Wayne Shorter and unique ability to fuse-contemporary and vocals, Spider Ingram, lead gui- GREG NESTOR - BobMinlzer. grooves with an improvisational tar ...got the picture? "Mediterranean Impressions' touch. (Cambria) OYSTEIN SEVAG - 'Close Your TAJ MAHAL - 'Mule Bone" A lyrical collection of works by Eyes and See"(Music West) NATALIE COLE- 'Unforgettable (Grammavision) Debussy, Ravel, Boccherini and oth- Sevag is aNorwegian artist who had with Love" (Elektra) The great musician Taj Mahal lends ers. Guitarist Nestor shows aplayful a major success with this record in side one moment, and is introspec- The long-awaited release of twenty his talents to the lyrics of the great his homeland. This release is aset of lour tracks that were made famous live and graceful the next. 1he Petite American poet Langston Hughes to tuneful, jazz/rock grooves with a by her father, the great Nat "King' open Suite" by Debussy is purely musical give us a musical tour of the Zora touch of new age. Cote. A touching father/daughter the box. A Monet. Let these watercolors cas- duet of the classic 'Unforgettable." Neale Hurston play The Bone of chorus of delight- cade over you! EDDIEDANIELS "This is Now"(GRP) Contention. Don't let this one slide ed laughter rings out as she brings Clarinetist Eddie Danieis' projects are - get it while you can. forth these ambrosial goodies ... always diverse stylistically - from Blues GEORGIA KELLY - 'Winter using alull orchestra to simply elec- Blues host Marc Boon picked these TOWER OF POWER - "Keep your ANDREI GA VRILOV- 'Robert Classics' (Horizon) Ironic instruments. Here he is in an just for you ... Monster on aLeash" (Epic) Schumann· (EM/) So the dog days have your tail drag- acoustic, traditional jazz idiom. Pianist Gavrilov captures lhe pas- ging, eh? Lulu, being an ethereal ALLEN TOUSSAINT - 'The Allen Being the horn section crazed indi- sionate, romantic spirit of Schumann creature, identifies with such tedious TONY GUERRERO - 'Another Day, Toussaint Collection· (Reprise) vidual that I am ... well, this CD is in this release . The interpretation of feelings and recommends this frosty Another Dream' (Nova) hotter than the principal's office in Toussaint is one of the Crescent City's 'Carnival' is both beguiling and so- bevy of delicate works. Harp soloist Composer/Flugehornist Guerrero is most prolific composers and one if its August II 'II slap the funk back in phislicated Also of note - Kelly embraces the joyful spirit of a young artisl with three albums to most respected pertormers. This is a your dog daze and make !he ride to 'Papillons• is a lancilul turn that's these pieces by Bach, Pachelbel, and his credit. This latest is original con- dynamic CD, featuring Dr. John, Etta the beach avacation in paradise. sure to please. others. This is ajewel - treasure it! OUR UNDERWRITERS

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