Blues & Beyond #243: Graná Louise gets kinda rough; the late George Shearing in concert

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

New, long overdue album from blues singer Graná Louise. Music from the late George Shearing. Read the full description.

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Grana_small In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, it's a long overdue new album from Chicago blues singer Graná Louise. "Gettin' Kinda Rough" from Delmark Records, which features Graná both in the studio and in concert at Blue Chicago, comes eight years after her debut album "Generations." She has become a mainstay on the Chicago blues scene during those years, and is now set to conquer some larger territory with this strong new release. Also, music from the late pianist George Shearing in concert. Born blind in London in 1919, he took to jazz at an early age, drawing on the big band sound of Glenn Miller to develop his piano style. We'll play a track from the Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection album, from Mavis Staples, and we have new music from the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet from their album "To Hear From There." Hear Hear!

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Piece Description

In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, it's a long overdue new album from Chicago blues singer Graná Louise. "Gettin' Kinda Rough" from Delmark Records, which features Graná both in the studio and in concert at Blue Chicago, comes eight years after her debut album "Generations." She has become a mainstay on the Chicago blues scene during those years, and is now set to conquer some larger territory with this strong new release. Also, music from the late pianist George Shearing in concert. Born blind in London in 1919, he took to jazz at an early age, drawing on the big band sound of Glenn Miller to develop his piano style. We'll play a track from the Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection album, from Mavis Staples, and we have new music from the Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet from their album "To Hear From There." Hear Hear!

Promo included: promo243

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 2-27-2011

Transcript

opening theme:
Start: 0:00 Duration: 0:59
Bert Jansch and John Renbourn "No Exit"
Wooded Hill Recordings: Bert And John
© 1996 Wooded Hill Records/Transatlantic Records Ltd
HILLCD8

Start: 1:09 Duration: 4:50
Russell Malone "Honeybone"
Maxjazz: Triple Play
© 2010 Maxjazz
MXJ 607

Start: 7:07 Duration: 3:31
Graná Louise "Bang Bang Ba-Bang Bang Bang Bang"
Delmark: Gettin' Kinda Rough
© 2011 Delmark Records
DE-812

Start: 10:37 Duration: 4:58
Graná Louise "Learning How To Cheat On You"
Delmark: Gettin' Kinda Rough
© 2011 Delmark Records
DE-812

Start: 16:17 Duration: 4:19
Mavis Staples "Step Into The Light"
Alligator: Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection
© 2011 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc.
ALCD 125/126

Start: 20:39 Duration: 7:56
Graná Louise "Back Door Blues"
Delmark: Gettin' Kinda Rough
© 2011 Delmark Records
DE-812

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Start: 29:00 Du...
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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....."

29:00 end of part 1:

"... in a moment, here on The Blues & Beyond."

59-second bed plays

29:59 bed fades

30:00 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

58:24 voice out on part 2 "... thanks for listening to this hour of The Blues & Beyond."

58:59 theme fades end of part 2

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
No Exit	Bert Jansch and John Renbourn	Bert And John.	Wooded Hill Recordings	1996	00:59
Honeybone	Russell Malone	Triple Play.	Maxjazz	2010	04:50
Bang Bang Ba-Bang Bang Bang Bang	Graná Louise	Gettin' Kinda Rough.	Delmark	2011	03:31
Learning How To Cheat On You	Graná Louise	Gettin' Kinda Rough.	Delmark	2011	04:58
Step Into The Light	Mavis Staples	Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection.	Alligator	2011	04:19
Back Door Blues	Graná Louise	Gettin' Kinda Rough.	Delmark	2011	07:56
Los Gatos	Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet	To Hear From There.	Patois	2011	00:59
Lullaby Of Birdland	George Shearing	Dexterity.	Concord Jazz	1988	05:26
That's Earl, Brother	George Shearing	Walkin'.	Telarc	1995	08:04
Bags' Groove	George Shearing	Walkin'.	Telarc	1995	06:50
Ogguere (Soul Of The Earth)	Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet	To Hear From There.	Patois	2011	05:55
Forty-Eight	John Renbourn	Sir John A Lot.	Shanachie	1992	00:58

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