Show #138: New and Noteworthy Releases to End 2015
This Christmas Day I’m on the air doing Christmas Becomes Eclectic once again, something that’s become a holiday tradition at KCRW. We’ll start this Christmas Day’s Rhythm Planet with a great…
By Tom Schnabel • • 1 min readThis Christmas Day I’m on the air doing Christmas Becomes Eclectic once again, something that’s become a holiday tradition at KCRW.
We’ll start this Christmas Day’s Rhythm Planet with a great new CD by Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra – wowing the crowd in Havana, Cuba. I love the playing of Dan Nimmer, the pianist. He plays with precision and intensity, and great ideas too.
Gregorio Uribe’s big band cumbia is next, featuring a vocal by Ruben Blades.
After that it’s a live set from Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express, featuring Alex Ligertwood on vocals. This band has been playing since the late 1960s, and just sound better than ever now. I love this song “Happiness is Just Around the Bend”. Let’s have that as a New Year’s resolution.
Rhythm Planet Playlist for 12/25/15
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra / Inaki’s Decision / “Live In Cuba” / Blue Engine
Gregorio Uribe Big Band / Cumbia Universal (Feat. Ruben Blades) / “Cumbia Universal” / Zoho Music
Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express / Happiness Is Just Around the Bend / “Live In Los Angeles (feat. Alex Ligertwood)” / Freestyle Records
Youssou N’Dour Et Le Super Etoile De Dakar / In Your Eyes (Live with Peter Gabriel) / “Fatteliku (Live in Athens 1987)” / Real World