[JPL] PLAYLIST: "General Eclectic", WCVF/WDVL, 8/10/07

[Tom Bingham]

Two tracks in particular got a LOT of attention from listeners today - one
from 1957, the other from 1972, both available for the first time in quite a
while (as far as I know). Charlie Mingus' "Ysabel's Table Dance," with its
blend of jazz and Iberian castanet rhythms, comes across a half-century
after the fact as an early example of "world fusion", though not many people
seemed to have recognized that fact when it was originally released in 1962
(five years after its recording). Manu Dibango's biggest hit caused quite a
stir back in the early 70's, engendering a number of cover versions in the
U.S., and helping to pave the way for the acceptance of contemporary African
music in the U.S. Even though 35 years have passed, listeners still fine it
fresh and exciting, if my callers are any indication. Other tracks that got
the phones ringing included the unclassifiable Aqualash, the
classical/new-age piano of Switzerland's Antonius, Keith Bear's Native
American Flute extravaganza, and jazz guitarist Darin Layne. To the list:

Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa - World Hits

Shauna Burns - Waterford - Desert Tune

Aqualash - My Captain - Aqualash

Long Gone Lonesome Boys - The Hole Where My Heart Used To Be - Lonesome Time

Darin Layne Trio - Chayenne - The Fisherman

Truckstop Honeymoon - The Perfect Pair of Sunglasses - Diamonds in the
Asphalt

Antonius - Just Try to Listen - Live at the Kulturhaus Helferei in Zurich,
Switzerland

Keith Bear - Northern Lights - Morning Star Whispered

Charlie Mingus - Yasabel's Table Dance - Tijuana Moods

Jack Hoban - Counting Waves - Bella mar

Buck McCoy - A Few Steps Away - CD single

Jerry Grant & the L.A. Nu Jazz Alternative - Freedom Dance - Rush Hour

Dust Poets - Dance With Ourselves - Lovesick Town

James Sudakow - Purple - Green

Kevin Lucas Orchestra - Ancient Skies - Ancient Skies

Dave Fox Group - Hackensack - If These Songs Could Talk

Levi Chen - Sound and Recent Sorrow - Devocean

Kyle Meadows and Steve Adkisson - The Maid Behind the Bar - Spotted Pony

Larry Sparks - The Last Suit You Wear - The Last Suit You Wear

Lea Longo - Ganesha Mantra - Zen Voyage

Carrie Newcomer (Wilderness Plots project) - Biscuits and Butter -
Wilderness Plots

Annie & Rod Capps - Find a Smile - In This Town

The Sevens - Pearl O'Shaughnessy's/Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further
Into the Fire - Valiant

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-- 
Tom Bingham
"General Eclectic"
WCVF-FM
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SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
USA
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