Mike Janssen

Playlist for Late Night Jazz with Mike Janssen on 89.3 FM WPFW, 11pm–1am, Nov. 18, 2009

I’ll be on again this week, Nov. 25, so tune in. I might have to play “Alice’s Restaurant.”

1. “Make It Funky” — Roots Foundation, Various Bilongo
2. “Olvidalo” — Brownout (download)
3. “Armee Mali” — Rail Band, Belle Epoque Vol. 1: Soundiata
4. “Bemgnot Alnorem” — Girma Bèyènè, Tesfa Maryam Kidané and others, Ethiopiques Vol. 1: Golden Years of Ethiopian Music 1969–1975
5. “Chronology” — Ornette Coleman w/Don Cherry, The Shape of Jazz to Come
6. “Next to the Quiet Stream” — Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed … Continue Reading

Playlist for Overnight Jazz with Mike Janssen on 89.3 FM WPFW, 11pm–1am, Nov. 4, 2009

I’m back on the air at WPFW in a new time slot — 11pm–1am alternating Wednesdays. So the next show is Nov. 18. I’ve resurrected up my WPFW Twitter feed — check it out for a live playlist and use it for requests, comments and questions. Also, I started a Facebook page for the station, so become a fan.

Without further ado, the playlist:

1. “Ugali” — The Tony Benson Sextet, Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-sounds & Nigerian Blues
2. “La Realite” — Amadou & Mariam, *Dimanche a … Continue Reading

Playlist for Overnight Jazz with Mike Janssen on 89.3 FM WPFW, 3–5 a.m., Oct. 13, 2009

1. “Zombie” — Fela Kuti, The Best Best Of
2. “Fogo Fogo” — Chopteeth, Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band
3. “No Agreement — Part 2” — Fela Kuti, The Best Best Of
4. “No Discrimination” — Tony Allen, No Accomodation for Lagos — No Discrimination
5. “World War IV” — Antibalas, Various Ouelele
6. “Rings” — Nomo, Ghost Rock
7. “Live from Tigre Lounge” — Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics, Inspiration Information 3
8. “Hasabé” — Tèshomè Meteku, Ethiopiques Vol. 1: Golden Years of Modern Ethiopian Music, 1969–1975
9. “Security Lock” — Glows … Continue Reading

Playlist for Overnight Jazz with Mike Janssen on 89.3 FM WPFW, 3-5 a.m., Oct. 6, 2009

1. “Bee Vamp” — Eric Dolphy, Live at the Five Spot Vol. 1
2. “Conversation #4” — Connie Crothers and Bill Payne, Conversations
3. “Strata (For Max Beckmann)” — Vandermark 5, Elements of Style
4. “Blunt Instrument” — Naked City, Torture Garden
5. “The Lagoons” — The Muffins, Air Fiction
6. “Interplanetary Music” — Sun Ra, We Travel the Spaceways
7. “Panis Et Circenses (Bread and Circuses)”
8. “Ave Lucifer” — Os Mutantes, Everything Is Possible! The Best of Os Mutantes
9. “Misterio … Continue Reading