The Summit [Playlist - 11/02/11]

1. “The Natives Are Restless Tonight” – HORACE SILVER – Song For My Father [Jazz Heritage: 1989]
2. “7 Seconds” – YOUSSOU N’DOUR* – The Best Of… [Columbia: 2004]
   * Duet w/NENEH CHERRY
3. “I’ll Give My All To You” – VINX – Rooms In My Fatha’s House [Pangea: 1991]
4. “Cowboys And Angels” – GEORGE MICHAEL – Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 [Columbia: 1990]
5. “500 Miles High” – CHICK COREA and RETURN TO FOREVER – Light As A Feather [Polydor: 1973]
6. “The Hunt” – MICKEY HART – Planet Drum [Rykodisc: 1991]
7. “To Whom It May Concern” – HORACE SILVER and THE JAZZ MESSENGERS – Self-Titled [Blue Note: 1955]
8. “Nate’s Bedtime” – B SHARP JAZZ QUARTET – Mirage [MAMA: 1995]
9. “Thanks For Giving” – REZ ABBASI’S INVOCATION – Suno Suno [Enja: 2011]
10. “Gibraltar” – WEATHER REPORT – Black Market [Columbia: 1976]
11. “Thoughts” – SONNY FORTUNE – Waves Of Dreams [A&M: 1976]
12. “Is Once Enough?” – JOHN-LUC PONTY – Aurora [Atlantic: 1976]

Notes:
Background:“East-West Exodus” – BILLY HARPER – Destiny Is Yours [Steeplechase: 1989]
PSA Back: “Death Wish (“Main Title”) – HERBIE HANCOCK – Herbie Hancock Box [Columbia: 2002]

The Summit [Playlist - 09/07/11]

1. “Something In The Wind” – STRAIGHT AHEAD – Body & Soul [Atlantic: 1993]
2. “Synapse Activator” – PATRICK BUTLER – Transcender [M.M.O.S: 2011]
3. “Title Track” – CLIFFORD JORDAN – The Highest Mountain [Steeplechase: 1975]
4. “The Jubilee Suite*” – WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET – Blue Interlude [Columbia: 1992]
   *Part I: Day To Day, Part II: Running And Rambling, Part III: Grace”
5. “Imam” – DOLLAR BRAND (ABDULLAH IBRAHIM – Africa: Tears And Slaughter [Inner City: 1979]
6. “Flight From Karoof, Parts 1 & 2″ – CHICK COREA – The Ultimate Adventure [Stretch Records: 2006]
7. “Africa 35″ – YUSEF LATEEF & ADAM RUDOLPH – The World At Peace [Meta: 1995]
8. “Miss D.D.” – MARY LOU WILLIAMS – Freedom Rhythm & Sound* [Soul Jazz: 2009]
   *Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement: 1963-1982
9. “Masara #2″ – YUSEF LATEEF – The World At Peace [Meta: 1995]
10. “Title Track” – BILLY COBHAM – Spectrum [Atlantic: 1973]
11. “Never The Same Way” – GARY BURTON – Common Ground [Mack Avenue: 2011]
12. “Title Track” – ANGELIQUE KIDJO – Black Ivory Soul [Columbia: 2002]

Notes:
Background: “Title Track” – MARCUS ROBERTS – Deep In The Shed [BMG/NOVUS: 1990]
PSA Back: “Setembro (Brazilian Wedding Song)” – QUINCY JONES – Back On The Block [Qwest: 1989]

The Summit [Playlist - 08/24/11]

“NEW ORLEANS MAJESTIC”

1. “Title Track” – DONALD HARRISON – Indian Blues [Candid: 1992]
2. “Dr. Jazz” – ELLIS MARSALIS – Heart Of Gold [Columbia: 1992]
3. “The Majesty Of The Blues (The Puheeman Strut)” – WYNTON MARSALIS – The Majesty Of The Blues [Columbia: 1989]
4. “Seven-Ay Pocky Way” – JASON MARSALIS – Music In Motion [Basin Street Records: 2000]
5. “Give It Up” – DR. MICHAEL WHITE – Putumayo Presents: New Orleans [Putumayo: 2005]
6. “You Can Have My Husband” – IRMA THOMAS – Doctors, Professors, Kings And Queens [Shout! Factory: 2004]
   The Big Ol’ Box Of New Orleans
7. “The Right Key But The Wrong Keyhole” – CHARMAINE NEVILLE BAND * – Doctors, Professors, Kings And Queens [Shout! Factor: 2004]
   *w/REGGIE HOUSTON & AMASA MILLER – The Big Ol’ Box Of New Orleans
8. “El Negro, Parts 1, 2 & 3″ – IRVIN MAYFIELD – A Love Letter To New Orleans [Basin Street Records: 2011]
9. “Lil’ Fawdy” – TERENCE BLANCHARD – Simply Stated [Columbia: 1992]
10. “Kinshasa” – ALVIN BATISTE – Late [Columbia: 1993]
11. “The Seeker, Pt. 4: New Orleans” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – Aces Back To Back [32 Jazz: 1998]
12. “Oh, But On The Third Day (Happy Feet Blues)” – WYNTON MARSALIS – The Majesty Of The Blues [Columbia: 1989]
13. “The Saints” – COOLBONE – Doctors, Professors, Kings And Queens [Shout! Factor: 2004]
    The Big Ol’ Box Of New Orleans
14. “Go Go” – GALACTIC – Doctors, Professors, Kings And Queens [Shout! Factor: 2004]
    The Big Ol’ Box Of New Orleans

Notes:
Background: “Hickory Dickory Dock” – WYNTON MARSALIS – The Majesty Of The Blues [Columbia: 1989]
PSA Back: “New Hope” – DONALD HARRISON – Free Style [Nagel Heyer Records: 2004]

The Summit [Playlist - 08/17/11]

1. “Trees” – ROLAND KIRK – “Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk [Mercury/PolyGram: 1990]
2. “Conversation” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color [Altantic: 1975]
3. “Inner Voices” – SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK – Sacred Ground [EarthBeat: 1995]
4. “Living Room” – ABBEY LINCOLN – People In Me [ITM: 1989]
5. “Worth His Weight In Gold (Rally Round)” – STEEL PULSE – True Democracy [Rhino: 2005]
6. “Title Track” – MILES DAVIS – Filles Of Kilimanjaro [Sony: 2002]
7. “Fingers In The Wind” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – The Inflated Tear [Atlantic: 1968]
8. “New Breed” – ELVIN JONES – Live At The Lighthouse, Vol. 1 [Blue Note: 1990]
9. “A Quote From Clifford Brown” – ROLAND KIRK – “Rahsaan”: The Complete Mercury Recordings [Mercury/PolyGram: 1990]
10. “*Spanish Moss” – BILLY COBHAM – Crosswinds [Atlantic: 1974]
11. “*Savannah The Serene” – BILLY COBHAM – Crosswinds [Atlantic: 1974]
12. “*Storm” – BILLY COBHAM – Crosswinds [Atlantic: 1974]
13. “*Flash Flood” – BILLY COBHAM – Crosswinds [Atlantic: 1974]
    *Spanish Moss “A Sound Portrait”, a four-part suite
14. “Freaks For The Festival” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – The Case Of The 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color [Atlantic: 1975]
15. “Cafe Regio’s” – ISAAC HAYES – Shaft [Stax: 1978]

Notes:
Background: “Title Track” – PAT METHENY GROUP – Imaginary Day [Warner: 1997]
PSA Back: “Fly By Night” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – The Inflated Tear [Atlantic: 1968]

The Summit [Playlist - 08/10/11]

1. “Title Track” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – The Inflated Tear [Atlantic: 1968]
2. “The Arrival” – MARCUS ROBERTS – The Truth Is Spoken Here [BMG/Novus: 1989]
3. “Song Of Everywhen” – JACK WALRATH & HARD CORPS – Journey, Man! [Evidence: 1996]
4. “Seven Eleven” – JAE SINNETT – Off The Myopic Avenue [J-Nett: 2000]
5. “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – The Return Of The 5000 Lb. Man [Warner: 1976]
6. “Shifter” – BOBBY REID QUARTET – Simbia [Small World Music: 2007]
7. “Us Is Two” – CHARLES MINGUS – Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert [Columbia: 1972]
8. “Title Track” – AVISHAI COHEN – Seven Seas [EMI: 2011]
9. “Theme To The Mothership” – RETURN TO FOREVER – Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy [Polydor: 1973]
   feat: CHICK COREA
10. “The Juggler” – WEATHER REPORT – Heavy Weather [Columbia: 1977]
11. “You Are” – THE BAD PLUS – Never Stop [E One: 2010]
12. “Freaks For The Festival” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – Does Your House Have Lions [Atlantic: 1993]
    subtitled: The Rahsaan Roland Kirk Anthology

Notes:
Background: “Title Track” – GROOVE HOLMES – Onsaya Joy [Flying Dutchman: 1975]
PSA Back: “Optimistic” – STRAIGHT AHEAD – Body & Soul [Atlantic: 1993]

The Summit [Playlist - 08/03/11]

1. “Introduction/Medley” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – Rahsaan Rahsaan [Atlantic: 1975]
2. “Khidja” – MANDRILL – Mandrilland [Polydor: 1974]
3. “Kuenda” – JON LUCIEN – Rashida [RCA: 1973]
4. “Prague City Lights” – JUNGLE FUNK – Self-Titled [Jungle Funk: 1997]
5. “Black Crow” – CASSANDRA WILSON – Blue Light ‘Til Dawn [Blue Note: 1993]
6. “Satan” – JON LUCIEN – Rashida [RCA: 1973]
7. “On The Corner Of King And Scott Streets” – ROLAND KIRK – “Rahsaan” The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk, Disc 5 [Mercury: 1990]
8. “Untitled Blues” – ROLAND KIRK – “Rahsaan” The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk, Disc 5 [Mercury: 1990]
9. “Giant Steps” – BRUCE HORNSBY – Camp Meeting [Legacy: 2007]
   w/CHRISTAIN McBRIDE & JACK DeJOHNETTE
10. “What Elvin Left” – JAE SINNETT – The Sinnett Hearings [J-Nett Records: 2006]
11. “From Bechet, Fats And Byas” – ROLAND KIRK – “Rahsaan” The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk, Disc 9 [Mercury: 1990]
12. “Earthling Parade” – BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES – Rocket Science [E One: 2011]
13. “Play That Thing” – RICK WALD 16/NYC – Oasis Jazz Radio Sampler #5, Vol VIII [Oasis Disc Mfg: 2008]
14. “A Laugh For Rory” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – The Inflated Tear [Atlantic: 1968]
15. “Freaks For The Festival” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – Does Your House Have Lions [Rhino/Altantic: 1993]
    subtitled: The Rahsaan Roland Kirk Anthology

Notes:
Background: “First Light” – FREDDIE HUBBARD – The Baddest Hubbard [CTI: 1972]
PSA Back: “The Moon Song” – CHARLIE HADEN & PAT METHENY – Beyond The Missouri Sky (Short Stories) [Verve: 1996]

Happy Birthday Rahsaan! (Aug 7)

The Summit [Playlist - 07/27/11]

A Reed Salute To Frank Foster

1. “Easy Living/Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” – GROVER WASHINGTON, JR – Soul Box, Vol. 2 [Kudu: 1973]
2. “Title Track” – FRANK WESS – Tryin’ To Make My Blues Turn Green [Concord: 1994]
3. “Where Monk And Mingus Live – Let’s Call This” – ROLAND KIRK – “Rahsaan” The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk [PolyGram: 1990]
4. “Midnight Silence” – KENNY KIRKLAND – Self-Titled [GRP: 1991]
5. “El Ray” – KENNY KIRKLAND – Self-Titled [GRP: 1991]
6. “Steepian Faith” – KENNY KIRKLAND – Self-Titled [GRP: 1991]
7. “Syeeda’s Song Flute” – JOHN COLTRANE – Giant Steps [Atlantic: 1960]
8. “Moten Swing” – COUNT BASIE – Breakfast Dance And Barbecue [EMI: 2001]
9. “You’re Only As Old As You Look” – FRANK FOSTER – Leo Rising [Arabesque: 1997]
10. “Strode Rode” – SONNY ROLLINS – Saxophone Colosus [Prestige: 1956]
11. “Simone” – RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK – Other Folks’ Music [Atlantic: 1976]
12. “Equipoise” – SONNY FORTUNE – Great Friends [Evidence: 2003]
13. “Degi-Degi” – DON CHERRY – Jazz Heritage Sampler [A&M: 1988]
14. “Cafe Regios” – ISSAC HAYES – Shaft [Stax: 1978]

Notes:
Background: “Sweetnighter” – WEATHER REPORT – Sweetnighter [Columbia: 1973]
PSA Back: “Moroccan Nights” – MANDRILL – Sunshine – Love Songs [Wilson Bros. Records: 2003]

The Summit [Playlist - 07/20/11]

1. “Prayer Dance” – RACHELLE FERRELL – First Instrument [blue note: 1990]
2. “Testify” – DIANNE REEVES – Bridges [Blue Note: 1994]
3. “Visions” – LUIS BONILLA – Twilight [Planet Arts/Now Jazz Consortium: 2010]
4. “Chacarera Boogaloo” – FERNANDO HUERGO – Provinciano [Sunnyside Communications: 2008]
5. “Music For Todo Modo” – CHARLES MINGUS – Cumbia & Jazz Fusion [Atlantic: 1978]
6. “Each One, Teach One” – CHICO FREEMAN – Tradition In Transition [Elektra: 1982]
7. “Villaran” – MIGUEL ZENON – Jibaro [Marsalis Music: 2005]
8. “Demon Upstairs” – MICHAEL CARVIN – Between You And Me [Muse: 1989]
9. “Karn Evil 9: Second Impression” – EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Brain Salad Surgery [Manticore: 1973]
10. “Captain Senor Mouse” – RETURN TO FOREVER – The Anthology [Concord: 2008]

Notes:
Background: “Revelations” – SONNY FORTUNE – Waves Of Dreams
PSA Back: “Hard Times” – THE CRUSADERS – Unsung Heroes

The Summit [Playlist - 07/13/11]

1. “Title Track” – TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI-LEW TABAKIN BIG BAND – Long Yellow Road [RCA: 1975]
2. “So In Love” – ATSUKO HASHIMOTO – …Until The Sun Comes Up [Capri: 2011]
3. “The Dawn Of A New Beginning” – SUNNA GUNNLAUGS – Mindful [Sunny Sky: 2000]
4. “Bolivia” – LOUIS HAYES JAZZ COMMUNICATORS – Lou’s Idea [American Showplace Music: 2010]
5. “Crayola” – TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON – The Mosaic Project [GrooveJazz Media: 2011]
6. “Talking To The Sun” – SUNNY SUMTER – Rite Of Passage [J Jordan Music: 2001]
7. “Echo” – TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON – The Mosaic Project [GrooveJazz Media: 2011]
8. “The Butterfly Song” – SUNNY SUMTER – Rite Of Passage [J Jordan Music: 2001] feat. dawit
9. “A Jazz Thing” – THE BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET – Music From Mo’ Better Blues [Columbia: 1990]
feat. Terence Blanchard & Gangstarr
10. “Theme From ‘The Anderson Tapes‘” – QUINCY JONES – Smackwater Jack [A&M: 1971]
11. “Shop Till You Bop” – DAVE GRUSIN – The Fabulous Baker Boys [GRP: 1989]
12. “The Enchanted Pool Suite: Prelude” – LENNY WHITE – Big City [Nemperor: 1977]
13.”The Enchanted Pool Suite: Part I” – LENNY WHITE – Big City [Nemperor: 1977]
14. “The Enchanted Pool Suite: Part II” – LENNY WHITE – Big City [Nemperor: 1977]
15. “Scarlet Woman” – WEATHER REPORT – Mysterious Traveler [Columbia: 1974]
16. “Title Track” – MILES DAVIS – Tutu [Warner: 1986]

Notes:
Background: “Souljourner” – CURT HANRAHAN QUARTET – SoulJourner [Blujazz: 2010]
PSA Back: “Same Page” – LOUIS HAYES JAZZ COMMUNICATORS – Lou’s Idea [American Showplace: 2010]

The Summit [Playlist - 07/06/11]

A Tone Parallel Toward The Celebration Of A New Real Independence…

1.  “A Very Special Love” – SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS – Africa To America: The Journey Of The Drum [Perspective:   . . .1994]
2.  “First March” – PAT METHENY GROUP – First Circle [ECM: 1984]
3.  “Jeep’s Blues” - DUKE ELLINGTON – …And His Orchestra At Newport [Columbia: 1956]
4.  “Circles” – M’BOOM – Collage [Columbia: 1984]
5.  “Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me” – CHARLES MINGUS – Oh Yeah [Atlantic: 1987]
6.  “E’She’No” – R. CARLOS NAKAI QUARTET – People Of Peace [Canyon: 2005]
7.  “Work For Peace” – GIL SCOTT-HERON – Spirits [TVT: 1994]
8.  “Vertigo” – LUIS BONILLA – Twilight [Planet Arts/Now Jazz Consortium: 2010]
9.  “James Baldwin To The Rescue” – WILLIAM PARKER QUARTET – Raining On The Moon [Thirsty Ear: 2002]
10. “Orange Blossom” – STARLICKER – Double Demon [Delmark: 2011]
11. “On The Sunny Side Of The Street” – DUKE ELLINGTON – The Great Paris Concert [Atlantic: 1973]
12. “Lateen” - STEVE COLSON & THE UNITY TROUPE – Freedom, Rhythm & Sound: Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil
. . . .Rights Movement 1963-1982, Volume 1 [Soul Jazz: 2009]
13. “The Red Earth” – ALISON BROWN – Putumayo Presents: A World Instrumental Collection [Putumayo: 1996]
14. “Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue” – DUKE ELLINGTON – …And His Orchestra At Newport [Columbia: 1956]

Notes:
Background: “Title Track” – BILLY HARPER – Destiny Is Yours [Steeplechase: 1989]
PSA Back: “Far From Turtle” – BOB JAMES – Grand Piano Canyon [Warner: 1990]