It’s a Radar music mix this week! Something old, and something new, just for you.
I unearthed a very rare album this week by the Cairo Jazz Band, apparently the first jazz band to ever exist in Egypt! There is a reason this album is so collectible: it’s blend of east and west with expertly executed funk and jazz making it a very unique recording. Gearbox Records has recently released a lost gem with rare material from the legendary trumpeter and cornet-player, Don Cherry. The release entitled “Cherry Jam” (GB1559OBI) was previously only available as a Record Store Day release and features new unheard recordings by Cherry. The EP is to be released as part of the label’s Official Japanese Edition series with a unique obi strip and Japanese liner notes. You’ll hear “Nigeria.”
I continue to delve through some filthy 45s that I recently purchased in an attempt to clean them up and bring them back to life. This week we play Nina Simone’s “Love Me, or Leave Me” which I literally found in a plastic bag at the bottom of a box. Boy, do these old records clean up well; tune in to hear how great it sounds!
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Pendulum and Mardi Gras albums are set for half-speed mastered 180-gram vinyl reissues so we’re getting into the CCR swing with a tune you know and probably love; we’ll look at some deeper cuts in the weeks to come. Got any requests? Little Richard’s Southern Child album also gets taken out for a spin this week; it’s a country album that Richard recorded in the early ’70s, but was mysteriously left unreleased…until Omnivore Records found it and gave it the release it deserves.
Two new albums are on the horizon and we play tracks from both. Jim Keller’s new By No Means will soon drop and he’ll join me for an interview in the next few weeks. A.J. Croce also has his newest release By Request coming out, he too will sit down to discuss it with me – and you – soon.
Evan Toth is a songwriter, professional musician, educator, radio host, avid record collector and hi-fi aficionado. Toth hosts and produces The Sharp Notes each Saturday evening at 6pm and TVD Radar on Sundays at 5AM on WFDU, 89.1 FM. Follow him at the usual social media places and visit his website.
