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Welcome to another 2 hours of jazz on Radio Mecha. As I have before, I'll be posting some links, comments and credits as the set plays, which I hope are of interest to those listening, as well as to those who come to this thread later.

In this program, we'll have the "second half" of Keith Jarrett's 1975 Köln Concert (Part IIa,b, & c). And since that was a lot of piano music, I decided to make this an instrumentally monochromatic program, entirely of piano music. Yep, 2 hours of nothing but piano!

Enjoy.

The tune that I open these sets with, "The Greeting" is from a later McCoy Tyner album, called Things Ain't What They Used To Be.

#2 In A Sentimental Mood

Art Tatum plays the Duke Ellington standard. From the compilation CD Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 8.

#3 I Ain't Got Nobody

Fats Waller playing a 1916 tune by Spencer Williams and Roger Graham (and possibly other uncredited authors), recorded June 11, 1937 in NYC. From the link for Roger Graham above:

"...This is a serious contender for one of the most recorded songs in jazz, a list of which would also include other depressing ditties chronicling awful moodies, "Mood Indigo", "Solitude" and "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" among them. ...

In some publishing credits, Graham and Spencer Williams are listed as the sole composers. Elsewhere, Spencer's brother Clarence Williams and Dave Peyton are added to the list of nobodies, or rather people who don't have nobody. It is possible, however, that all the words to the song are written by Graham, who doesn't seem to show up in connection with any other published song, not that he would need to when something is such a big hit. Outrageous bandleader and performer Louis Prima revived the song in his own way by combining it in an arrangement with "Just a Gigolo"; David Lee Roth did a cover version of this medley on one of his solo albums, the choice of vintage Tin Pan Alley itself serving to shock his heavy metal fans."
~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

#4 Yancey Special

Meade 'Lux' Lewis playing a slow stride composition of his own, dedicated to his teacher Jimmy Yancey, recorded January 11, 1936 at Decca studios in Chicago.

#5 African Ripples

Fats Waller again, recorded November 16, 1934 in NYC, playing a composition of his own. From George Winston's excellent liner notes for this 1987 RCA/Bluebird import CD:

"...In the first chorus Fats uses a rippling right hand and again a high bass style taken from the great stride pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith. The second part has Gershwin-type descending 7th and 9th chords with some great chiming effects midway. In the last half of this part he plays the chord progression with slow 10th intervals. In the last chorus the power of Fats' stride piano becomes very evident after the left hand plays the high bass in the middle register of the piano 2nd and then goes down low with 10ths in the left hand, creating incredible power and drive.

This piece was in the fairly unusual key of D. Fats could play in all keys, but, like most pianists, recorded mainly in C, Eb, F, G, Ab and Bb. This was due to playing with the reeds and brass, flat-key instruments which were dominant in the bands of his time. (The electric guitar, a sharp key instrument, became more dominant in the 1950's)."

#6 Solitude

Meade 'Lux" Lewis again, playing a blues tune of his own, recorded January 6, 1939 for Blue Note in NYC. From the 1998 Topaz Jazz compilation CD Boogies & Blues".

#7 Deep Purple

Art Tatum with the Peter DeRose (music) & Mitchell Parish (lyrics) standard, from the compilation CD "Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 3."

#8 Part II A

Keith Jarrett, with the first of 3 parts of Part II of the January 1975 Köln Concert, of which, we heard Part I in our just previous program to this. To stay within program guidelines for the good people who bring us non-commercial Radio Mecha, we can't just line up Part II b and c directly after this, but we'll get there. Patience!

#9 When A Woman Loves A Man

Art Tatum again, with a tune by Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen, and Gordon Jenkins, from the compilation CD Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 8.

#10 Never Let Me Go

Bill Evans from the 1970 album "Alone," with a tune by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston.

#11 Little Feet Dancing

New England pianist Deborah Franciose with her original composition from her 1994 CD "Almost Home."

#12 Part II B

Keith Jarrett, with Part II b of the January 1975 Köln Concert.

#13 Peresina

McCoy Tyner from the 1988 Revelations CD, with a composition of his own.

#14 Part II C

Keith Jarrett, with Part II c, the last sub-part, of the January 1975 Köln Concert.

#15 A Time for Love

Bill Evans with a gorgeous ballad by Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster, nominated in 1966 for the Oscar award for Best Song, from the movie "An American Dream." Again, from the 1970 album "Alone."

#16 We Meet Again

Ramsey Lewis and Billy Taylor from their 1988 CD "We Meet Again," with the title tune, by Chick Corea.

#17 View from the Hill

McCoy Tyner again, with another composition of his own, also from the 1988 "Revelations" CD.

#18 I Will Say Goodbye

Once again, The Bill Evans Trio, with Eddie Gomez on bass and Eliot Zigmund on drums, takes us out with the title track from the 1977 album of the same name. To recap, in this set, we heard:

1. McCoy Tyner - The Greeting (2:27)
2. Art Tatum - In A Sentimental Mood (6:03)
3. Fats Waller - I Ain't Got Nobody (Piano Solo) (3:07)
4. Meade 'Lux' Lewis - Yancey Special (3:21)
5. Fats Waller - African Ripples (Piano Solo) (3:10)
6. Meade 'Lux' Lewis - Solitude (4:13)
7. Art Tatum - Deep Purple (5:03)
8. Keith Jarrett - Part II A (14:52)
9. Art Tatum - When A Woman Loves A Man (5:34)
10. Bill Evans - Never let Me Go (14:32)
11. Deborah Franciose - Little Feet Dancing (3:51)
12. Keith Jarrett - Part II B (18:11)
13. McCoy Tyner - Peresina (6:10)
14. Keith Jarrett - Part II C (6:56)
15. Bill Evans - A Time for Love (2) (6:56)
16. Ramsey Lewis/Billy Taylor - We Meet Again (7:39) (7:42)
17. McCoy Tyner - View from the Hill (4:05)
18. Bill Evans Trio - I Will Say Goodbye (3:30)


Until next time, kids, stay jazzed!