Mother’s Day, Gil Evans, Carla Bley

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Tonight we share music in honor of Mother’s Day, including gospel mother
songs from Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Mahalia Jackson. We also celebrate
the birthdays of two of the best big bandleaders in jazz, pianists Gil
Evans and Carla Bley.

Playlist:
9:00 pm
  • Mother's Day
  • Artist Name: Joel Forrester and People Like Us
  • Composer: Joel Forrester
  • Soloists: Joel Forrester-Piano ; Claire Daly-Baritone Sax
  • CD/Album: Ever Wonder Why
  • Record co./Cat #: Ride Symbol Records 1001
  • Release Year: 2004
9:07 pm
  • God Bless The Child
  • Artist Name: Rene Marie
  • Composer: Trad.
  • Soloists: Rene Marie-Vocals
  • CD/Album: How Can I Keep From Singing?
  • Record co./Cat #: MaxJazz 109
  • Release Year: 2000
9:12 pm
  • Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  • Artist Name: Ramsey Lewis
  • Composer: Trad.
  • Soloists: Ramsey Lewis-Piano
  • CD/Album: Finest Hour
  • Record co./Cat #: Verve 314 543 763-2
  • Release Year: 2000
9:14 pm
  • Rain
  • Artist Name: Red Garland Trio
  • Composer: Ford, Morgan, Swanstrom
  • Soloists: Red Garland-Piano
  • CD/Album: All Kinds Of Weather
  • Record co./Cat #: Prestige 7148
  • Release Year: 1958
  • Note: Birthday: Red Garland 5.13.1923
9:20 pm
  • Mother's Day
  • Artist Name: Ray Mantilla
  • Composer: Eduardo Manuel Martinez
  • Soloists: Ray Mantilla-Percussion
  • CD/Album: Man-Ti-Ya
  • Record co./Cat #: Savant 2059
  • Release Year: 2004
9:27 pm
  • Mother Of The Dead Man
  • Artist Name: Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
  • Composer: Carla Bley
  • Soloists: Carla Bley-Piano ; Steve Swallow-Bass
  • CD/Album: Go Together
  • Record co./Cat #: WATT 24
  • Release Year: 1993
  • Note: Birthday: Carla Bley 5.11.1938
9:32 pm
  • Step Mother
  • Artist Name: The Carla Bley Big Band
  • Composer: Carla Bley
  • CD/Album: Looking For America
  • Record co./Cat #: WATT 31
  • Release Year: 2003
  • Note: Birthday: Carla Bley 5.11.1938
9:35 pm
  • My Mama Pinned A Rose On Me/Fandangle
  • Artist Name: Mary Lou Williams
  • Composer: Mary Lou Williams
  • Soloists: Mary Lou Williams-Piano
  • CD/Album: Nite Life
  • Record co./Cat #: Chiaroscuro Records 103
  • Release Year: 1971
9:41 pm
  • Mother Nature's Blues
  • Artist Name: Sonny Rollins
  • Composer: Sonny Rollins
  • Soloists: Sonny Rollins-Tenor Sax ; Stephen Scott-Piano
  • CD/Album: Global Warming
  • Record co./Cat #: Milestone 9280-2
  • Release Year: 1998
9:52 pm
  • Reaching For The Moon
  • Artist Name: Ella Fitzgerald
  • Composer: Irving Berlin
  • Soloists: Ella Fitzgerald-Vocals
  • CD/Album: The Irving Berlin Songbook, Volume 2
  • Record co./Cat #: Verve 829 535-2
  • Release Year: 1958
  • Note: Birthday: Irving Berlin 5.11.1888
9:54 pm
  • Mother's Day Waltz
  • Artist Name: Gerry Beaudoin
  • Composer: Gerry Beaudoin
  • Soloists: Gerry Beaudoin-Guitar
  • CD/Album: The Return
  • Record co./Cat #: Francesca Records 1001
  • Release Year: 2012
  • Note: New
10:01 pm
  • Please Send Me Someone To Love
  • Artist Name: Red Garland
  • Composer: Percy Mayfield
  • Soloists: Red Garland-Piano
  • CD/Album: Red Garland's Piano
  • Record co./Cat #: Prestige 8109-2
  • Release Year: 1956
  • Note: Birthday: Red Garland 5.13.1923
10:11 pm
  • The Honeydripper / Honey Hush
  • Artist Name: Count Basie & Joe Turner
  • Composer: Joe Liggins / Lou Willie Turner
  • Soloists: Joe Turner-Vocals ; Count Basie-Piano ; Irving Ashby-Guitar
  • CD/Album: The Bosses
  • Record co./Cat #: Pablo 2310-709
  • Release Year: 1973
  • Note: My Mother's Favorite Record
10:22 pm
  • Reactionary Tango
  • Artist Name: Carla Bley
  • Composer: Carla Bley
  • Soloists: Carla Bley-Piano
  • CD/Album: Social Studies
  • Record co./Cat #: WATT 11
  • Release Year: 1981
  • Note: Birthday: Carla Bley 5.11.1938
10:35 pm
  • Up From The Skies
  • Artist Name: Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra
  • Composer: Jimi Hendrix
  • Soloists: Gil Evans-Piano
  • CD/Album: Live At Sweet Basil
  • Record co./Cat #: Evidence 22026-2
  • Release Year: 1984
  • Note: Birthday: Gil Evans 5.13.1912
10:44 pm
  • The Bartender's Just Like A Mother
  • Artist Name: Slim Gaillard
  • Composer: Lee Ricks. Alan Clarke, Otis Spencer
  • Soloists: Dodo Mamarosa-Piano ; Slim Gaillard-Vocals, Guitar
  • CD/Album: Laughing In Rhythm
  • Record co./Cat #: Verve 314 521 051-2
  • Release Year: 1947
10:47 pm
  • Mama Roux
  • Artist Name: Henry Butler
  • Composer: Henry Butler, Martin Kibbee
  • Soloists: Henry Butler-Piano
  • CD/Album: Treme Season 2
  • Record co./Cat #: Rounder/HBO 9130-2
  • Release Year: 2012
  • Note: New
10:51 pm
  • My Mother Died And Left Me
  • Artist Name: Fred McDowell, James Shorty
  • Composer: James Shorty
  • Soloists: James Shorty-Vocals ; Fred McDowell-Guitar
  • CD/Album: Southern Journey Vol 6: Don'tcha Know The Road
  • Record co./Cat #: Rounder 1706
  • Release Year: 1959
10:54 pm
  • If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
  • Artist Name: Mahalia Jackson
  • Composer: J.W. Vaughan, J. Rowe
  • Soloists: Mahalia Jackson-Vocals
  • CD/Album: Gospels, Spiruals, & Hymns
  • Record co./Cat #: Columbia/Legacy 65594
  • Release Year: 1969
11:00 pm
  • Little Wing
  • Artist Name: Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra
  • Composer: Jimi Hendrix
  • CD/Album: Farewell
  • Record co./Cat #: Evidence 22031-2
  • Release Year: 1986
  • Note: Birthday: Gil Evans 5.13.1912
11:15 pm
  • Sleep On Darling Mother / I Heard My Mother Call My Name
  • Artist Name: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  • Composer: Trad. / Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  • Soloists: Sister Rosetta Tharpe-Vocals, Guitar
  • CD/Album: The Original Soul Sister
  • Record co./Cat #: Proper Box 51
  • Release Year: 1943
11:22 pm
  • Groove From The Louvre
  • Artist Name: Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra
  • Composer: Gil Evans
  • CD/Album: Bud & Bird
  • Record co./Cat #: Evidence 22003-2
  • Release Year: 1986
  • Note: Birthday: Gil Evans 5.13.1912
11:46 pm
  • All The Things You Could be By Now If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother
  • Artist Name: Charles Mingus
  • Composer: Charles Mingus
  • Soloists: Charles Mingus-Bass ; Ted Curson-Trumpet ; Eric Dolphy-Alto Sax
  • CD/Album: The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus
  • Record co./Cat #: Mosiac 3-111
  • Release Year: 1960
11:54 pm
  • Romance
  • Artist Name: Steve Kuhn Trio
  • Composer: Dori Caymmi
  • Soloists: Steve Kuhn-Piano ; Steve Swallow-Bass ; Jjoey Baron-Drums
  • CD/Album: Wisteria
  • Record co./Cat #: ECM 2257
  • Release Year: 2012
  • Note: New

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