WFMU RADIO: Give The Drummer Some 01/17/14

Listener comments!

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8:44am duke:

Good Morning Sir Douglas. I see we have more Yusef to look forward to

8:48am glenn:

there have always been mixer cats. www.openculture.com...

8:53am Doug Schulkind:

Yes indeed, duke, we do! Good morning to you and to you, too glenn! (Hey glenn, congrats on being Keili's comment of the week or whatever. You deserve it!)

8:54am glenn:

i saw that. i laughed.

8:54am Doug Schulkind:

@glenn
If a kitty pees on this broadcast, it will give 27th-century archaeologists something to chuckle about.

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8:55am Brian in UK:

Hey boss, is this the middle eight(teen)?

I seem to have come into the possession of Money Jungle. Wonder where the idea came from?

8:58am Doug Schulkind:

@Brian in UK
Double your Money Jungle back if you don't like it.

8:59am glenn:

probably kenya or nairobi, or wherever all those princes with no cash and a lifetime supply of viagra come from.

9:00am ndbob:

morning Doug and everyone!

9:00am Doug Schulkind:

Hey hey ndbob!

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9:00am Brian in UK:

The wonder is Doug, how they do so much but appear to be doing very little.

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9:01am listener james from westwood:

how do all. happy friday and good mid-january!

9:01am Doug Schulkind:

Bouncer let you in the place again, eh, Listener James?

9:02am Doug Schulkind:

Get ready for some velvet rope-a-dope friends!

9:02am gary:

Listening on my phone on the way in to work

9:03am Doug Schulkind:

They should give you the week off, Gary, after what you did Wednesday night. Wow!

9:04am doca:

Hello, Doug and Drummers!
And Gary, great show indeed, thanks. Looking forward for next Wednesday.

9:04am Doug Schulkind:

Hola doca!

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9:05am listener james from westwood:

gary, i caught your maiden voyage in the archives, and it was a blast. hoping to catch the next one(s) live but i'm hooked either way!

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9:06am listener james from westwood:

doug, he did indeed, but he seems to be looking down his nose at the $20. might have to up him to a grant next time.

9:06am gary:

Aw, man ... Thanks you guys!

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9:06am Brian in UK:

Hey gary, just picking the bones out of your first show, time differences don't you know. Sounding grand.
More Unknown Albanian Singers please.

9:08am Stanley:

I doug it Dig.

9:09am Doug Schulkind:

Everyone grab a shovel and DIG!

9:11am Doug Schulkind:

For all you "early birds" a treat: Yusef on theremin is NEXT!

9:12am ndbob:

indeed Gary!

9:13am Doug Schulkind:

The band here with Mingus:

Jimmy Knepper ~ trombone
(Not yet Rahsaan) Roland Kirk ~ tenor sax, manzello & stritch
Doug Watkins ~ bass
Dannie Richmond ~ drums
Yusef Lateef ~ tenor sax

9:15am doca:

Great track, Doug. Sometimes I forget how much I like Mingus' music.

9:17am Doug Schulkind:

@doca
Watch this AMAZING documentary featuring Mingus: vimeo.com...

9:20am doca:

@Doug: I've seen it already a few years ago, but thanks to reminding me of it. At the time I didn't know much English and I suffered a little bit watching it...

9:21am Uncle Michael:

I don't *feel* tardy?

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9:22am duke:

You need drumpants www.drumpants.com

9:22am Doug Schulkind:

@doca
I think that film will reveal more and more with each viewing, regardless of your English comprehension.

@Uncle Michael
Just not late for dinner...

The theremin is upsetting my dog.

9:24am Uncle Michael:

Give her two tablespoons of of extra strength Theremin(tm).

9:24am glenn:

didn't john otway invent drum pants, if i remember rightly?

9:25am Doug Schulkind:

Much easier than the Theremin(tm) suppositories.

9:25am Doug Schulkind:

@glenn
How much does an Otway?

9:27am PKNY:

Good morning Doug and everyone, and much love to Yusef Lateef, RIP!

9:28am Doug Schulkind:

The first tenor was Shepp; this here is Lateef.

9:30am Doug Schulkind:

Top of the morning to you, PKNY!

9:30am glenn:

i don't know, but john otway put on a very entertaining show, although wild willy had left by the time i saw him.

9:33am Doug Schulkind:

The terrific Avery Sharp on bass here. Not flat at all.

9:35am Doug Schulkind:

I think of this as one of Yusef's "newer" recordings, but it's 22 years old. He kept on performing and recording long past this (made when he was 72).

9:37am doca:

Adventuresome jazz must give some superpowers to its performers, because it's incredible the vitality those guys have even when they reach or pass the 70 or 80 years old barrier

9:44am Doug Schulkind:

You said it, doca. Well into his 80s, Yusef was still doing these incredible circular breathing passages which took mighty lung power. I guess it helped that Yusef never smoked (or at least if he had, he stopped in 1948 when he converted to Islam.)

9:49am Gary:

In the office now & plugged in, yay

9:50am Doug Schulkind:

GarYay.

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9:50am Artie:

Whoa, this band is *so* locked in.

9:51am Doug Schulkind:

Yay Artie!

Sam Jones' bass playing here behind the piano solo is genius stuff.

9:54am Doug Schulkind:

Gorgeous duet alert...gorgeous duet alert...

9:55am Gary:

Catching up on the comments ... and am now Googling "drum pants"

9:55am earrie:

That was fantastic. Terrific. Stir-rific.

9:56am Doug Schulkind:

Hi earrie!

9:57am earrie:

Good morning!

9:59am Gary:

These drum pants I'm checking out do NOT go with this gorgeous duet. Can I get them altered?

9:59am Doug Schulkind:

The pianist here is Kenny Barron. His older brother Bill was a magnificent sax player.

10:00am Doug Schulkind:

Bill Barron led a tremendous short-lived group with trumpeter Ted Curson. Ted Curson played, of course, with Charlie Mingus. He joined Mingus about the same time Yusef left mingus' workshop band.

10:02am holland oats:

brutha drumma! peoples!

10:03am paula pc:

unbearably beautiful. thanks SO much, Doug

10:03am Doug Schulkind:

holland "wylde" oats!

10:03am bibi:

hi all. nice mix.

10:03am glenn:

you definitely DON'T look fat in those drum pants.

10:04am Doug Schulkind:

@paula pc
Heartbreakingly beautiful!

Howdy and welcome bibi!

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10:05am Artie:

Are those bass drum pants, or has daddy been getting into the smothered pork chops again?

10:06am Doug Schulkind:

This trombone-sounding instrument is actually a euphonium. Courtesy of Bernard McKinney (later he changed his name to Kiane Ziwadi).

10:11am glenn:

mmmm. what are smothered pork chops smothered in?

10:12am still b/p:

Drumpants link was sent to me last month by a friend with the subject, "ahhh...your perfect Xmas gift." But he ddin't put them under my tree.

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10:14am Artie:

@glenn - browned pan gravy and slightly burnt onions - see:instagram.com...

10:17am Gary:

Ooh, wow, this opens awesomely

10:17am Doug Schulkind:

@Artie
My arteries did NOT appreciate that link.

10:27am Lewis:

@Artie - as doug said ... Where is that restaurant?! (i didn't get breakfast this morning due to a convergence of those little things that put you slightly off step…)

10:29am Doug Schulkind:

Hallo Lewis!

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10:30am Artie:

@Lewis - Pork Chops courtesy of Mr Wonderful's Chicken & Waffles, on the east side of Raleigh NC. I ate that plate, and the nice lady even brought me a waffle to go with. First rate soul food.

10:31am Doug Schulkind:

And hallo to you, still b/p. I didn't see you standing behind the wall of speakers.

10:35am glenn:

i need a waffle maker. i do love me some chicken and waffles.

10:35am northguineahills:

I think you played Strange Lullaby on Yusef's bday.

10:36am Doug Schulkind:

Very possibly likely. Hey NGH!

10:36am Uncle Michael:

GODDAMIT. I *am* awake.

10:37am ndbob:

nice one here Doug!

10:37am Doug Schulkind:

I played it on his birthday in 2009!

10:40am glenn:

keili says hi, doug.

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10:41am βrian:

Boo from the isthmus.

10:42am northguineahills:

Damn, the last 5 years seems rather static to me.

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10:42am listener james from westwood:

love the story of the autograph!

10:43am Stanley:

Great story Doug.

10:45am Doug Schulkind:

Here is my blog post telling the story of getting Yusef's autograph: blog.wfmu.org...

10:54am Doug Schulkind:

Oob βrian!

11:01am Doug Schulkind:

This poem by Yusef appears on the back jacket of the LP The Blue Yusef Lateef:

True love is rare
Honest love is scarce
Emotional love is common

Brotherly love is enduring
Love is everywhere
Understanding love is a must
Enriched love is a trust

Yearning for love is natural
Using love is sublime
Seeing love is beautiful
Enhancing love is divine
Forgetting love is pitiful

Leaving love is sorrowful
Absorb love and tingle
Try love, it works
Eliminate love and perish
Eternal love is joy
Following love leads to peace

11:04am Doug Schulkind:

Absorb love and tingle = !

Also, read down the first line of characters.

11:05am Uncle Michael:

Damn, this is good.

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11:08am listener james from westwood:

daaaamn. this show runs 6 hours, right? the noon–3 half gets broadcast on the double secret drummer stream while uncle michael spins on the main gtdr stream, right? right??!

11:14am Rich in Washington:

Wow. I'm here at work, trying to figure out why I have NO AUDIO WHATSOEVER coming out of my system.

11:14am Doug Schulkind:

No, Listener James, but I have hypnotized Uncle Michael into playing nothing but Yusef. So why bother with the double secret stream!!

Bassist Bob Cunningham is your narrator here.

11:15am Doug Schulkind:

Yikes Rich in Washington. Anyone else having audio probs?

11:15am Lewis:

@Doug - this is great! I have never really listened to Yusef Latee and this show is opening up a whole new bit of our musical university.

11:15am Rich in Washington:

Ah, got it!
My mixer was unplugged!

11:16am Rich in Washington:

Sounds great now.

11:17am Doug Schulkind:

@Rich in W
Phew!

@Lewis
You're getting advanced credit for this!

11:17am northguineahills:

I faved that track on Oct 8th.

11:19am northguineahills:

Everything is working here.

11:20am Doug Schulkind:

@NGH
That was my last YL birthday special (his birthday is Oct. 9)

11:20am still b/p:

Speaking of homo techus -- Standard pissin' match in the comments posted after this drum machine piece:

www.npr.org...

11:21am Rich in Washington:

I 2nd what Lewis said: had only a casual knowledge of Yusef's music until his unfortunate passing. Been listening to this episode since the beginning (except for my commute) and it's all incredible.

11:21am earrie:

I sure hear an openness in the stereo in this track (listening in headphones).

11:24am Doug Schulkind:

I will be doing two more 3-hour Yusef shows over the next two Fridays. Here are links to the previous programs

Program 1: wfmu.org...

Program 2: wfmu.org...

11:25am Doug Schulkind:

Ironic that I played "Technological Homosapien" while, apparently, President Obama was giving a speech on surveillance and the NSA.

11:29am Doug Schulkind:

One of the founders of the AACM in Chicago, Jodie Christian, plays some background keyboards on this album. Also the monster drummer Bernard Purdie is here. Yowza!

11:30am Doug Schulkind:

To see an amazing clip of Yusef performing this live on Norwegian television, go to Youtube and search for "yusef lateef norway robot man." That should do the trick.

11:31am Rich in Washington:

@earrie: changes to my office environment mean I have to listen to everything on headphones now but it's good. It's like getting 60% more out of any given show.

11:33am Doug Schulkind:

Yusef doing Erik Satie, next.

11:36am earrie:

@Rich Yeah. It's like glasses for the ears. Hope you have a nice long cord on a comfy pair of 'phones.

11:38am northguineahills:

Wasn't jass slang for flatulence in some circles at the turn of the 20th century?

11:42am Doug Schulkind:

Almost certainly, NGH. In some circles, jazz simply meant sex. In the early 20th century, jazz music was relegated to being played in whorehouses, so yeah.

11:42am earrie:

I learned this Gymnopédies on piano, recently. So lovely, I sometimes forget to play while I'm listening.

11:43am Carmichael:

Good morning Doug and Yusef. Better late than never.

11:43am Uncle Michael:

I hope you'll all join me in the next room for three hours of music you never knew Yusef Lateef had a hand in. www.wfmu.org...

11:44am Doug Schulkind:

The drummer on the previous track is also here on this Magnolia Triangle. In fact he, James Black, is its composer.

Hey-O Carmichael!

11:50am Doug Schulkind:

More vocals from the Sweet Inspirations (led by Whitney Houston's mom, Cissy) and more drumming from Bernard Purdie and also conga from Ray Barretto!!

11:51am Uncle Michael:

Crazy Bernard sounds great.

11:52am Uncle Michael:

You picked a good hero, Doug.

11:53am Gary:

Whoa, Cissy Houston -- just Googled her!

11:53am Doug Schulkind:

Jesus H. Christ, I just heard there's going to be Polar Vortex 2!

11:54am Uncle Michael:

it's a franchise.

11:54am ndbob:

excellent show Doug!

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11:55am duke:

I was on a conference call for and hour and a half. did I miss anything?

11:55am glenn:

and the sun is taking a nap. www.bbc.co.uk...

11:56am Doug Schulkind:

Thanks as ever, ndbob. And thanks everysingleperson!

The Hinky Vortex is next with Uncle Michael. Continue the Dignified Dinky here: wfmu.org...

11:56am ndbob:

cold here today - about 15 - though all I have to do is think back to North Dakota - Jamestown had a ground blizzard yesterday - sunny out but a blizzard warning due to blowing snow

11:56am doca:

Great show, Doug!

11:57am Doug Schulkind:

Thanks doca!

11:57am still b/p:

Polar More-tex? I say, I say BRRRRRRR, boy. More icebox bedroom.

11:57am northguineahills:

Thanks for another fine program, Doug!

11:58am earrie:

It doesn't look so bad: http://www.yr.no/place/United_States/Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh/long.html

There's even a circle of calm for wind on one day.

11:58am Uncle Michael:

See you *over there*.

Great show Doug!

11:58am Doug Schulkind:

I rather like the Amy Poehler Vortex.

11:59am Gary:

Thanks for the ongoing tribute, Doug! I am now officially a convert

11:59am Lewis:

cheers Doug - Thanks!

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11:59am listener james from westwood:

many thanks, doug!

12:00pm Doug Schulkind:

You chums are the best chums.

12:01pm Alex In Illinois:

See you over at Hinky Dinky.

12:02pm Rich in Washington:

thanks, Doug!!

Theme Music: Sarah Webster Fabio	Jujus: Alchemy of the Blues	Jujus: Alchemy of the Blues (Folkways 1976)
ECD	In Tempo	Major Force: The Original Art-Form (Mo' Wax 1990)

Charles Mingus	Ecclusiastics	Complete Birdland Broadcasts (n/a 1961)
Yusef Lateef	Sound Wave	A Flat, G Flat and C (Impulse! 1966)
Yusef Lateef & Archie Shepp	Thong	Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Archie Shepp (YAL 1992)

Cannonball Adderley Sextet w/Yusef Lateef	Brother John	Nippon Soul (Riverside 1963)
Yusef Lateef	A Flower	10 Years Hence (Atlantic 1974)
Yusef Lateef	Angel Eyes	The Dreamer (Savoy 1959)

Yusef Lateef	First Movement: The African as Non-American	The African-American Epic Suite (Act 1994)
Yusef Lateef & Roma Jazz Ensemble	Flute	Homage to Yusef Lateef & Corvini-Iodice (YAL 2002)
Yusef Lateef & Ralph M. Jones III	In This House	Woodwinds (YAL )
Yusef Lateef	Strange Lullaby	Part of the Search (Atlantic 1974)

Yusef Lateef	A Priest's Garden Cha Cha Abstract Discussion for Tenor Sax and Trumpet	Tracks in the Sand (OST) (Access 1962)
Nat Adderley	That's Right!	That's Right! (Riverside 1960)
Yusef Lateef	Below Yellow Bell	The Gentle Giant (Atlantic 1972)
Yusef Lateef	Back Home	The Blue Yusef Lateef (Atlantic 1968)

	January 17, 2014 To Bro. Yusef A. Lateef, in peace Program Three
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Yusef Lateef	Technological Homosapien	The Doctor Is in...And Out (Atlantic 1976)
Les McCan	Poo Pye McGoochie (and His Friends)	Invitation to Openness (Atlantic 1972)
Yusef Lateef	Robot Man	Autophysiopsychic (CTI 1977)

Yusef Lateef	First Gymnopdie	Psychicemotus (Impulse! 1965)
Yusef Lateef	The Magnolia Triangle	Live at Pep's (Impulse! 1964)
Yusef Lateef	Live Humble	The Diverse Yusef Lateef (Atlantic 1969)
Yusef Lateef	You're Somewhere Thinking of Me	The Complete Yusef Lateef (Atlantic 1967)

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