Thursday, November 11th, 1999 ... 9:00 p.m. - midnight

R.I.P Lester Bowie, passed away on Nov. 8 at age 58. Devoted the middle hour of the show to Bowie/Art Ensemble music.

Format (stolen from Cat):
ARTIST -- "SONG TITLE" -- ALBUM (LABEL, YEAR)


? Art Ensemble of Chicago - "Barnyard Scuffel Shuffel" - Fanfare for the Warriors (Koch, 1998; orig. rel. 1974)

* Rich Halley - "Springtime in Portland" - Live at Beanbender's (Nine Winds, 1998)

* Jettison Slinky - "After the Belphegor" - Dank Side of the Morn (Evander, 1999)

* Steve Lacy Seven - "The Whammies" - Cliches (Hatology, 1999; orig. rel 1983)

*! Tone Dogs featuring Amy Denio - "(When George Bush Was Head of the) C.I.A." - Amy Denio, Greatest Hits (Spoot, 1999)

* Pago Libre - "Tupti-Kulai" - Live in Italy (Leo, 1999)

* Guillermo Gregorio - "Lost Weekend" - Red Cube(d) (Hatology, 1999)

* Francis Wong, Elliott Kavee, Jean-Carlos Perea - "Soran-Bushi" - Gathering of Ancestors (Asian Improv, 1999)

Lester Bowie - "Banana Whistle" - Hello Dolly (Muse, 1974)

Art Ensemble of Chicago - "That the Evening Sky Fell Through the Glass Wall and We Stood Alone Somewhere" - The Spiritual (Polydor, 1972)

Art Ensemble of Chicago - "Duffvipels" [excerpt] - Live (Delmark, 1991; recorded 1972)

Lester Bowie Brass Fantasy - "Blueberry Hill" [excerpt] - Avant Pop (ECM, 1986)

!? David Bowie - "Looking for Lester" - Black Tie White Noise (Savage/BMG, 1993)

Art Ensemble of Chicago - "New York Is Full of Lonely People" - Urban Bushmen (ECM, 1982)

Art Ensemble of Chicago plus Cecil Taylor - "Nutty" - Dreaming of the Masters (DIW, 1991)

* Carlo Actis Dato - "Sahel" - Delhi Mambo (YVP, 1998)

* Joane Hetu, Castor et Compagnie - "Beaute" - Mets ta Langue (Ambiances Magnetiques, 1998)

* The Symphonic Ellington featuring the Civica Jazz Band - "Jazz Improvisation" [part of "The Three Black Kings"] - Night Creature (Soul Note, 1999)

Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - "Cloudburst" - Everybody's Boppin' (Columbia, 1989; orig. rec. 1959)

* Odean Pope Trio - "EBIOTO" - EBIOTO (Knitting Factory, 1999)

* John Carlson, Eric Hipp, Shawn McGloin, Scott Neumann - "Play4A" - CIMPosium Volume 6 (CIMP, 1999)

* Tim Berne and Paraphrase - "Good Night" [excerpt] - Please Advise (Screwgun, 1999)

* Matt Turner - "Improv 1" - The Mouse that Roared (Meniscus, 1999)

Art Ensemble of Chicago - "Checkmate" [excerpt] - Live (Delmark, 1991; recorded 1972)


* = Item in KZSU rotation
! = Pop anomaly
? = Item not in KZSU library

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