#2: Isfahan

"As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am. "

- George Benson

1. Charles Mingus - Celia

2. Duke Ellington - Isfahan

3. George Benson - The Changing World

4. Gary Burton Quartet - Sing Me Softly of the Blues

5. Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa

6. Stefano Battaglia - Canzone de Laura Betti

7. Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach - Solitude

Midterms and Fall Break

Anyone who tuned in last night might have noticed that there was nothing to tune in to–

Hora Decubitus is on hold for this week, and tentatively next week as well, for midterms and fall break.

Dig.

#1: Quiet Now

"Bill had this quiet fire that I loved on piano. The way he approached it, the sound he got, was like crystal notes or sparkling water cascading down from some clear waterfall."

- Miles Davis on Bill Evans, from Miles: The Autobiography

1. Bill Evans Trio - Quiet Now
2. Keith Jarrett - Part 3 (from Radiance)
3. Stanley Turrentine - Love Letters
4. Big John Patton - The Shadow of Your Smile
5. Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach - Switch Blade
6. Keith Jarrett - Part 8
7. John Coltrane - Lush Life

Old World, New Imports

New semester, new time – catch this year's inaugural edition of Hora Decubitus tonight, streaming from 11:00-12:00 AM at rhodesradio.org.

Selections from Keith Jarrett's 2002 performances in Japan, the Bill Evans Trio's 1972 set at the Paris ORTF, and the famous Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach trio session of 1962 await you.

Dig and be dug in return.