The Jazz Workshops Pt. 2 this week on Night Lights

[ghost of miles]

This week on Night Lights it's "The Jazz Workshops Part 2," another in an ongoing series of occasional episodes about progressive/collective jazz recordings in the 1950s. I'll be playing music from Charles Mingus' 1954 Savoy LP THE JAZZ COMPOSERS WORKSHOP, a recording that includes musicians such as clarinetist and alto saxophonist John LaPorta and tenor saxophonist Teo Macero. We'll also hear trumpeter John Carisi's 1956 session for RCA's Jazz Workshop series, which went unreleased until 1988, when it came out on a CD called THE ARRANGERS. Carisi's composition "Israel" was featured on THE BIRTH OF THE COOL; we'll hear his own version of it, as well as the original recording of his tune "Springsville," which would appear a year later on Davis' MILES AHEAD album.

The program airs at 11:05 p.m. this Saturday night (8:05 California time, 10:05 Chicago time, 11:05 East Coast time). You can listen to it live at WFIU, or hear it in the Night Lights archives. (I think it's already posted there.)

Next week: "The Wild One: Brando, Shorty Rogers, Leith Stevens and Jazz."

[pryan]

Sounds like another interesting show, David. I hope to catch some of it.

[B. Goren.]

Sounds very interesting David.

[ghost of miles]

Sounds very interesting David.

Thanks! Yeah, I hope to do more of these "Jazz Workshop" programs as I run down the various RCA titles & other similar dates from the 1950s/early 60s... and I haven't even touched on Teddy Charles yet. So much cool music from that era, and it doesn't seem to get played that much on the radio, though there are a couple other DJs here who spin it (stevebop and another poster whose name escapes me at the moment).

Suggestions, as always, are welcome too.

[pryan]

I don't know enough about this sub-genre. I really hope to tune in, but I might be busy (hopefully not). Recommendations of albums will no doubt come forth from the show, meaning my pocketbook will take another pounding

[Late]

Listening to the Carisi tracks for the first time right now. Bookmarked!

Check this stuff out (y'all).

[pryan]

Dammit, I'm going to a wedding social tonite. Sorry, David, maybe next time. Is this one going to be archived?

I'm still single, eh, I gotta try and pick up some chicks. B-)

[Late]

Is this one going to be archived?

Already is, ratchere.

[pryan]

Thanks.