Set list from 3/9/11

Aloha, everyone! I had a great time on the air for an hour and a half. I went on for the second block (4:30 am HST to 6:00 am HST). Papa Hirsch was on the air from 3:00am to 4:30 am. I think we might switch it up next week and I will go on first. I was a little too pumped up afterwards and didn't nap much after the show, then had to work at the salon at 9:00 am. Craziness. hahaha.

Okay, here's my set list (with Youtube links if available):

1) Monty Alexander-- Inner City Blues (also known as Monticello)

2) Eskargot Miles-- Ivory Drop

3) Tsuyoshi Kawakami and His Moodmakers--I Wish You Love

4) Thelonius Monk-- I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

5) Nina Simone-- My Baby Just Cares for Me

This video is too cute. It has claymation cats singing, dancing, and playing Nina Simone!

6) Mr. Scruff featuring Alice Russell-- Music Takes Me Up

7) The Bamboos--In the Bamboo Groove

From Melbourne, Australia. Not to be confused with the 1980s band also called the Bamboos from Perth, Australia. Formed in 2000 with New Zealand-born guitarist Lance Ferguson. Played as backing band for Alice Russell, Quantic, and Joe Bataan.

8) Candi Staton-- I'm Just a Prisoner (of Your Good Lovin')

9) Menahan Street Band-- Montego Sunset

Analog recording in a bedroom in Brooklyn, NY. Comprised of members of Antibalas, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, El Michel's affair. Dunham Records (subdivision of Daptone).

10) The Sand Dollars-- Waterloo Sunset

Side project of Dan Ubick (from Breakestra).

11) John Holt-- For the Love of You

Originally by the Isley Brothers

12) The Souljazz Orchestra-- Lotus Flower

From Ottawa, Canada. Current album "Rising Sun" just got a Juno Award Nomination for "Instrumental Album of the Year". The Junos are the Canadian equivalent to the Grammys.

13) Betty Padgett--Rocking Chair

Originally by Gwen McRae. Written by Clarence "Blowfly" Reid, who also wrote for KC and the Sunshine Band. Came up with the "Blowfly" persona to create dirty parodies of songs and original raps themed around sex. Late 1970s and 1980s.

14) Clifford Brown-- Cookin'

Injured in a car accident in an early part of his career. Spent a year recovering in a hospital. Dizzy Gillespie visited him and persuaded him to continue to play the trumpet. He didn't use drugs or alcohol. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash in 1956 on a rainy night.

15) Gene Harris and the Three Sounds--The Book of Slim

16) Amy Winehouse-- Cupid

Originally by Sam Cooke. A cover of a cover: Johnny Nash did a version in 1969. He was the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica. He's originally from Texas.

17) Dionne Bromfield-- Tell Him

Only 13 years old when she recorded the album, currently 15 year old. Amy Winehouse's god daughter. I found a YouTube video with Amy singing backup for Dionne on a show called "Strictly Come Dancing". She has a new single out called "Yeah Right" featuring Diggy Simmons, son of Russell Simmons.

18) Mary Lou Williams--My Blue Heaven

Female jazz pianist, wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman.

19) Ramsey Lewis Trio--Uptight (Everything's All Right)

20) Megalodon--Swamp Stomp

From the album "Edible". Data Music Studios. Recently released (January 2011)

Thank you so much to those who tuned in. Even got a caller asking for a track title. Yay! I'm very excited; I can't wait to go on again next week. Til next time......

xoxo,

M

Long time no see.....

....wow, it really has been quite a while since I updated. So much has been going on since I last posted here. I'll spare you the details, but for the most part it's been amazing. Work and school has been fun and fulfilling, enjoying time with the loved ones.

I'm finally a DJ trainee at KTUH 90.3 FM Honolulu! Yes! I passed my Policies and Procedures test this morning and begin my probationary period. For those of you who don't know, KTUH is the University of Hawai'i's student-run radio station. It's one of the last few in the United States. 24 hour live DJs playing different genres unlike typical commercial radio. It's like NPR's cooler cousin. Well, except lately NPR has been churning out some atypical NPR stuff like Wu Tang, Raphael Saadiq, K'naan, Jay Z on their Tiny Desk concert series or on All Things Considered. So awesome! Anyway, back to KTUH. I'm planning on playing mostly jazz and jazz-influenced tracks including (but not limited to) jump blues, big band, bop, cool, crooner, lounge, exotica, vintage Jamaican, funk, soul, jazz hip-hop, downtempo. But no smooth jazz. No soprano saxophones, k thanks!

With that being said, I'm going to start posting my playlists from my training sessions (probationary period) to get into the habit. That way when I have my actual time slot and show, I'll have a good idea of what I want to post and how.

Allrighty, here's my playlist! I included links to the Youtube page, except for the last one cos there isn't a video for it.

1) Poinciana-- Ahmad Jamal

2) Good Rocking Daddy-- Etta James
3) I Wanna Ride You--Medeski Martin and Wood
4) Sally--Frank Pleyer Big Band

This track is the opener on Strange Breaks and Mr. Thing Volume II. It's a mix by Mr. Thing formerly from Scratch Perverts, a collective group of turntablists from London. The mix also has Alan Tew Orchestra's version of the Pink Panther Theme as well as "ABC" by Hot Butter and Soul. I don't know much abour Frank Pleyer except he's German. Looked online to see if there's anything else but this track is also on Dusty Groove's Dusty Fingers Volume 12.
5) Will Do-- TV on the Radio (new single for the album "Nine types of
Light" on Interscope records, dropping on April 12)
6) Coco & Co--Serge Gainsburg
7) I'm All Right--Madeleine Peyroux
8) Back on the Track-- Jimmy McGriff
9) Onsen Monogatari--Little Tempo

Ahhhhh, I'm still getting used to the technical stuff but it's a lot of fun being on the air. I will have a longer play list next time. We had our training session so I didn't get to play as much as I would've liked, but there will be more opportunities for that! I'm very excited and happy. If you happen to be an insomniac in Hawai'i or listening elsewhere in the world via online at ktuh.org, I'd love for you to tune in. As of now I will be on the air 3:00am-6:00 am HST on Wednesdays. Papa Hirsch (playing mostly funk and soul) will also be on the air during that time slot. We're going to split it and probably each do hour and a half sets, and I will most likely go first. Either way, you should tune in for the whole thing because we'll offer a fun mix for you folks.

Oh, so my DJ name will be Michelle LaBelle. My full name's Michelle and I'm named after the Beatles song! Years ago I thought of using Mish Money-Penny but it's a bit too cute. I'm a lady now, I'm all growns up. Sort of. Hahaha!

Anyway, going to head out now for some food snobbery. Hope you enjoy the playlist and tune in to the only station that loves you.