Nessa CDs and pledging Night Lights this week

[ghost of miles]

Mr. Nessa has graciously and generously offered to donate some Nessa label CDs to the Night Lights fund-drive program this week. Usually you have to pledge $90 to get a thank-you gift CD, but I want to give Organissimo members a special deal: if you, an Organissimo member, call in or pledge online during the show this Saturday night at the $40 basic membership label, you'll get one of the following superlative CDs (and I say that w/confidence--I own 4 of 'em):

Warne Marsh- All Music

Von Freeman - Serenade and Blues

Air - Air Time

Roscoe Mitchell- Snurdy McGurdy

Roscoe Mitchell - LRG

Quantities are limited... More info to follow tomorrow & Saturday.

Edited November 11, 2004 by ghost of miles

[Rooster_Ties]

Careful, Chuck. You've got a reputation to uphold around here.

I mean, at this rate, you'll have downplayed your "head curmudgeon" status around here to the point where it will need some serious rehabilitation soon!!

[ghost of miles]

Careful, Chuck. You've got a reputation to uphold around here.

I mean, at this rate, you'll have downplayed your "head curmudgeon" status around here to the point where it will need some serious rehabilitation soon!!

Yes, yes, can I be accused of running "up" Chuck's reputation?

So tomorrow night, the deal will be: just call 1-800-662-3311 between 11 and midnight Eastern time (ask to make sure Night Lights is currently on), do the basic membership ($40, which gets you WFIU's Directions in Sound each month--as well as my everlasting gratitude B-) ), and say for your comment, "I heard about the show on Organissimo." Then drop me a PM saying that you pledged and what CD you want (of the five listed above), and I will get it to you. You can also pledge online here.

In addition to the Nessa CDs, I'll be playing Eric Dolphy, Jackie McLean, the Herbie Nichols Project, and Frank O'Hara reading some of his poetry. The show will be airing from 8-9 p.m. California time, 10-11 p.m. Chicago time, and 11-midnight on the East Coast.

[ghost of miles]

Up for broadcast NOW! 1-800-662-3311.

[ghost of miles]

Pledge online here. More Warne coming up in a minute.

[wesbed]

The Babs/Ornithology tune was cool.

[ghost of miles]

The Babs/Ornithology tune was cool.

Thanks, man! That collection, ALL THAT JIVE, is a killer one.

[pryan]

Damn, I missed the show again! I'm going to have to stay in one of these Saturday nights...

[ghost of miles]

Damn, I missed the show again! I'm going to have to stay in one of these Saturday nights...

Pryan, the fund-drive shows won't be archived, but all the past programs are and the upcoming ones will be right here. Here's what's on tap for the next few weeks:

Sat., Nov. 20--"The Hawk Heads Home: Coleman Hawkins in the Early 1960s."

Sat., Nov. 27--"The Jazz Workshops Pt. 2: Charles Mingus and Johnny Carisi."

Sat., Dec. 4--"The Wild One: Brando and Shorty Rogers."

Sat., Dec. 11--"Jazz Coffee Songs."

Sat., Dec. 18--"Holiday Happening."

Sat., Dec. 25--"Holy Ghost: Albert Ayler."

[pryan]

Thanks for the preview. I'm hoping to be able to catch a few of these programs, especially next week and the X-Mas Ayler show.