MODERN JAZZ FROM THE MESAS --- KUYI Hopi Radio, 88.1 FM Playlist 15 --- August 2003 (New from New York feature) artist - song title [album title, date] (minutes) first hour: Lobe - Soft [Smile...and Burrow Deep, 2003] 5.6 rhythm-shifting acid-jazz from Flagstaff locals George Benson - Clockwise [It's Uptown, 1966] 4.4 Young Benson shows hard bop roots Thelonius Monk - Rhythm-A-Ning [Ken Burns compilation, 1962] 3.9 Thelonius Monk - Criss Cross [Ken Burns compilation, 1963] 4.7 classic angular melodies from the unique composer Brad Mehldau - Dusty McNugget [Largo, 2001] 5.6 lounge groove from lionized young pianist e.s.t. - The Return of Mohammed [Somewhere Else Before, 2000] 6.4 modern piano trio from Sweden Koop - Tonight [Waltz for Koop, 2001] 2.9 languid house-style five-beat waltz from Swedish jazz-pop duo Susanne Abbuehl - A.I.R. (All India Radio) [Ida Lupino, 1999] 8.2 Swiss singer wordlessly evokes Indian modes Frank Zappa - Little Umbrellas [Hot Rats, 1969] 3.0 FZ's early off-kilter reed/keyboard voicings Jane Ira Bloom - The Sweetest Sounds [Chasing Paint, 2003] 3.4 solo soprano sax virutoso savors its lowest notes Jane Ira Bloom - On Seeing JP [Chasing Paint, 2003] 4.8 unusual harmonies in uptempo modern piece second hour: Andrew Rathbun - True Stories III [True Stories, 2000] 6.0 Margaret Atwood-inspired post-bop with vocals Taylor Haskins - Equal Being [Wake-Up Call, 2002] 5.5 trumpeter looks forward, asks if this is jazz Greg Runions Big Band - The New Cure (excerpt) [Sweet Home Suite, 2002] 10.3 wide-ranging big-band with small-ensemble sections Steve Grover Quartet - Blues on the Bridge [Remember, 1999] 5.6 odd blues structure with clarinet and piano Steve Grover - I Was of Three Minds [Blackbird Suite, 1997] 5.7 modern jazz vocal adopts Wallace Stevens poetry Kerry Politzer Trio - Whim [Watercolor, 2002] 4.6 no-fuss contemporary piano trio Roberta Piket & Alternating Current - Conclusive Evidence [I'm Back in Therapy and Its All Your Fault, 2002] 5.9 post-bop organ quartet works over spiky melody Taylor Haskins - Parking Lots [Wake-Up Call, 2002] 4.0 creepy urban atmosphere, asks if this is jazz Andrew Rathbun - Another Aspect [True Stories, 2000] 6.6 first-rate post-bop from young saxophonist