randissimo Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Jim Wilke loves our music but none of the radio stations in Michigan even carry his show.. But all the stations in Michigan carry Bob Parlocha's show and though he has our CDS for some reason he has never to date played any of our music.. What will it take to get him to play our tunes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 two blondes and a 100 dollar bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 two blondes and a 100 dollar bill? That would probably do it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Female vocalist. Preferrably from the San Francisco Bay Area. Sorry, I don't have a serious answer. I will put in a good word for you, when I next communicate with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Female vocalist. Preferrably from the San Francisco Bay Area. Sorry, I don't have a serious answer. I will put in a good word for you, when I next communicate with him. Thanks bro.. My friend in SFBA jazz producer-drummer Bud Spangler knows Parlocha real well and said a couple of months back he'd see what he could do.. If we could just get Parlocha to listen to a few tracks I think he'd dig us.. I think he'd particularly dig the tracks we did with Ron Blake on the first disc as well as Tenderly, My Sweet potato Pie, Traces, and Senior Buffet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I wonder if Parlocha and Wilke actually know each other? If we could just get Jim Wilke to talk on our behalf to Bob Parlocha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) A vocalese version of "Stolen Moments" and you're in. Get on it. Edited December 30, 2008 by Spontooneous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I actually like a lot of the stuff Parlocha plays.. Just don't understand why he ignores our music.. He plays organ stuff so it's not that he doesn't like organ groups.. I'm perplexed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 My friend in SFBA jazz producer-drummer Bud Spangler.. Finally, after all these years here and on the BNBB, name dropping that impresses me! (First live jazz I ever heard had guess who on the drums...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Jim Wilke loves our music but none of the radio stations in Michigan even carry his show.. But all the stations in Michigan carry Bob Parlocha's show and though he has our CDS for some reason he has never to date played any of our music.. What will it take to get him to play our tunes? wilke's shows are prohibitively expensive, and well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I met Parlocha, Spangler (Jerry Dean, Herb Wong, Bob Houlehan, Pat Henry...) though the old KJAZ, where I used to hang out. Some good Spangler on a great record: Jessica Williams' "Nothin' But the Truth". Last time I talked to him, he was doing recording engineer work for Concord at Maybeck. Parlocha broadcasts are available where I do some of my US work, so I listen when it's an option. Perhaps "listen" is too strong/committed a term. I tune in until something causes me to lose interest and tune out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I met Parlocha, Spangler (Jerry Dean, Herb Wong, Bob Houlehan, Pat Henry...) though the old KJAZ, where I used to hang out. Some good Spangler on a great record: Jessica Williams' "Nothin' But the Truth". Last time I talked to him, he was doing recording engineer work for Concord at Maybeck. Parlocha broadcasts are available where I do some of my US work, so I listen when it's an option. Perhaps "listen" is too strong/committed a term. I tune in until something causes me to lose interest and tune out. about 15 years ago i listened and enjoyed his shows when i was in vegas. now i cant stand him. the stuff is just too subdued for my tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 an e-mail campaign is in order: bob@jazzwithbobparlocha.com to write directly to bob parlocha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) an e-mail campaign is in order: bob@jazzwithbobparlocha.com to write directly to bob parlocha Perhaps let's get the band's and/or Jim's buy-in on this first, or at least some sort of strategy for how to approach Bob. (We wouldn't want to do more harm than good.) Not trying to say the idea isn't a good one -- but, rather, that I'm not personally sure of the best way to go about this, and I may not be alone in this position. (I had a letter-writing campaign idea once -- for somebody else's cause here on the board. And when I pitched it publically, I was quickly informed privately by the party I was pitching for -- that I was going about it all the wrong way, and that I was probably doing more harm than good to their cause. I don't know if that's the case here (or not), which is why I'm deferring to the band to weigh in.) Edited December 30, 2008 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I don't think he likes our music. Or perhaps we don't fit what he has/wants/likes to play on his show. He plays some nice stuff, but it's very traditional. I don't think bugging him with an email campaign is going to change that, nor do I really see what the point is. I'm more concerned with getting gigs right now than who is or isn't playing our stuff on terrestrial radio. If we were going to take the time to organize an email campaign, I'd rather it go to the director of a good, large scale festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I don't think he likes our music. Or perhaps we don't fit what he has/wants/likes to play on his show. He plays some nice stuff, but it's very traditional. I don't think bugging him with an email campaign is going to change that, nor do I really see what the point is. I'm more concerned with getting gigs right now than who is or isn't playing our stuff on terrestrial radio. If we were going to take the time to organize an email campaign, I'd rather it go to the director of a good, large scale festival. i agree, Jim. i happen to enjoy his show but he is, quite definitely, very traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) alternate e-mail: dinjaz@juno.com Obviously only if an e-mail campaign is pursued. Edited December 31, 2008 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 He actively encourages listeners to submit ideas about his programming. If anyone who listens to Bob Parlocha on Blue Lake Public Radio wants to write him and say, "There's this great band here in Michigan we'd like to hear on your show and it fits with the "mainstream" idea of your programming" and then mention the station you listen on I don't think that's out of bounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 He actively encourages listeners to submit ideas about his programming. If anyone who listens to Bob Parlocha on Blue Lake Public Radio wants to write him and say, "There's this great band here in Michigan we'd like to hear on your show and it fits with the "mainstream" idea of your programming" and then mention the station you listen on I don't think that's out of bounds. Word,, I don't think there's anything wrong with letting him know and I think if it came from you Lazaro it might be taken more into consideration since you're a fellow jazz radio programmer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I don't listen daily, only when I'm in the US or when I have a high-speed connection overseas (say five months a year), but I really don't think you're too far afield. Playlists: http://www.wfmt.com/main.taf?erube_fh=wttw...=12%2F30%2F2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Bud Spangler has tried to call Bob and says he doesn't return calls.. I'm sure he'll keep trying to reach him.. Bud loves our tunes, especially the tracks we did with Ron Blake.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I betcha he'll play a disc with Freddie singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlitweiler Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 You might notice this while driving distances with your radio on: The omnipresence of Parlocha's syndicated radio program on FM stations across America is one of the disappointments of this century. It sounds like public radio stations saved money by dismissing their jazz d.j.s, who often (and I suspect more often than not) played more varied and interesting music than Parlocha does. I'm afraid Organissimo's music is just too red-blooded, vital for Parlocha to program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 You might notice this while driving distances with your radio on: The omnipresence of Parlocha's syndicated radio program on FM stations across America is one of the disappointments of this century. It sounds like public radio stations saved money by dismissing their jazz d.j.s, who often (and I suspect more often than not) played more varied and interesting music than Parlocha does. I'm afraid Organissimo's music is just too red-blooded, vital for Parlocha to program. On the other hand, he is better than nothing. The Kansas City public radio station has eliminated its jazz programming, either by local d.j. or syndicated. That station used to have several hours a night of local d.j. jazz programming, plus many of the more famous syndicated shows. Now--all gone. The Lawrence, Kansas public radio station, which can be heard inconsistently in the Kansas City area, has a local d.j. who plays jazz for several hours each evening. Then late in the evening, Bob Parlocha comes on after the local guy. It's better to hear Bob than no jazz at all, as on the Kansas City station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I betcha he'll play a disc with Freddie singing. I guess we better get busy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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