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Blues & Beyond #152: Saffire's Farewell Album; Benny Golson celebrates 80th with new release - Amina Figarova's Quadricentennial Tribute to Henry Hudson

Series: Blues & Beyond
From: WXPN
Length: 00:59:04

Saffire The Uppity Blues Women are disbanding. Their final album "Havin' The Last Word" is featured here. Also: Benny Golson has reached the age of 80. The great sax player has a new album out to celebrate. Pianist Amina Figarova has composed music to celebrate Henry Hudson's voyage to America 400 years ago. Read the full description.

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Piece Description

Saffire The Uppity Blues Women have decided to wrap it up, with a final album and tour. The album "Havin' The Last Word" is featured on this show. The trio of women in Saffire have made some keen observations on society and women's place in it for two decades. The sadness of their departure is mitigated by the joyful undertow of their music, which is fully evident on their farewell release. We'll also hear from tenor sax player Bennie Golson, who turned 80 in January. He has a solid new album out called "New Time, New 'Tet" referring to his Jazztet of years ago. McCoy Tyner got an early gig as pianist with Golson's Jazztet with trumpeter Art Farmer. We'll hear a track from them, and one from Tyner's latest album "Guitars" with Bill Frissell on guitar. And -- pianist Amina Figarova celebrates the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson's voyage in search of a northwest passage to Asia, on her latest album Above The Clouds -- a native of Azerbaijan, Figarova now lives in the Netherlands, Hudson's point of departure in 1609.

promos included: promo-saffire.mp2 for this program. promo-davis.mp2 for the next program.

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 5-31-2009 and 6-1-2009

Transcript

Sam Taylor "You Hooked Me"
(no label name): Portrait: The Funky Side Of Sam
© 2006 Sam Taylor
8 37101 21794 1

Saffire "Locked Up"
Alligator: Havin' The Last Word
© 2009 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc.
ALCD 4927

Saffire "Too Much Butt"
Alligator: Havin' The Last Word
© 2009 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc.
ALCD 4927

Saffire "Middle Aged Blues Boogie"
Alligator: Saffire Deluxe Edition
© 2006 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc.
ALCD 5613

Benny Golson Quartet "Blues March"
Mosaic: The Complete Argo/Merc...
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Timing and Cues

00:00 Billboard: Show opens, opening theme, "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

00:59 Billboard ends.. "... in this hour of The Blues & Beyond."

01:00 "option" song: "Starting out, this is..."

05:59 "option" song fades

06:00 show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister....."

33:08 end of part 1:

"... after the break, here on The Blues & Beyond."

59-second bed plays

34:07 bed fades

34:08 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

58:40 voice out on part 2 "... thanks for listening to this hour of The Blues & Beyond."

58:59 theme fades end of part 2

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