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Blues & Beyond #255: Benito Gonzalez plays "Circles" around most players - blues from the late bassist Charles Fambrough.

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

New music from pianist Benito Gonzalez; live recording of the late bassist Charles Fambrough Read the full description.

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Playing: Blues & Beyond #255: Benito Gonzalez plays ...
From: WXPN

Gonzalez_small In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, we'll open up a brand new album from pianist Benito Gonzalez. Since arriving in Washington DC from Venezuela ten years ago, Gonzalez has become an electrifying performer in the DC area, now putting out his second album as a leader, called "Circles." Gonzalez teams up with saxophone players Ron Blake, Myron Walden, and Azar Lawrence, along with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts on an exciting collection of original pieces along with one McCoy Tyner tune. Plus, We'll hear Gonzalez playing in a band led by Azar Lawrence, from Lawrence's album "Mystic Journey." These two definitely have synergy, whichever one is the band leader at the time. Also on this show, a live recording of bassist Charles Fambrough leading a band on a bluesy tribute to his former boss, the great Art Blakey. Fambrough died at age sixty this past New Years Day.

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Piece Description

In this hour of The Blues & Beyond, we'll open up a brand new album from pianist Benito Gonzalez. Since arriving in Washington DC from Venezuela ten years ago, Gonzalez has become an electrifying performer in the DC area, now putting out his second album as a leader, called "Circles." Gonzalez teams up with saxophone players Ron Blake, Myron Walden, and Azar Lawrence, along with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts on an exciting collection of original pieces along with one McCoy Tyner tune. Plus, We'll hear Gonzalez playing in a band led by Azar Lawrence, from Lawrence's album "Mystic Journey." These two definitely have synergy, whichever one is the band leader at the time. Also on this show, a live recording of bassist Charles Fambrough leading a band on a bluesy tribute to his former boss, the great Art Blakey. Fambrough died at age sixty this past New Years Day.

promo included: promo255

Broadcast History

WXPN-FM Philadelphia 5-22-2011

Transcript

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

Start: 1:20 Duration: 4:39
T-Model Ford "Someone's Knocking On My Door"
Alive Naturalsound: Taledragger
© 2011 Alive Naturalsound Records
ALIVE 0115-2

Start: 6:54 Duration: 7:06
Benito Gonzalez "The Movements"
Furthermore: Circles
© 2010 Furthermore Recordings
006

Start: 14:00 Duration: 8:39
Benito Gonzalez "Blues On The Corner"
Furthermore: Circles
© 2010 Furthermore Recordings
006

Start: 23:17 Duration: 9:59
Azar Lawrence "Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit"
Furthermore: Mystic Journey
© 2010 Furthermore Recordings
004

Start: 33:16 Duration: 9:03
Benito Gonzalez "Elvin's Sight (Dedicated To Elvin Jones)"
Furthermore: Circles
© 2010 Furthermore Recordings
006

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Start: 42:48 D...
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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....."

42:48 end of part 1:

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

59-second bed plays

43:47 bed fades

43:48 part 2: show re-intro: "This is The Blues & Beyond. I'm Jonny Meister."

58:30 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
Someone's Knocking On My Door	T-Model Ford	Taledragger.	Alive Naturalsound	2011	04:39
The Movements	Benito Gonzalez	Circles.	Furthermore	2010	07:06
Blues On The Corner	Benito Gonzalez	Circles.	Furthermore	2010	08:39
Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit	Azar Lawrence	Mystic Journey.	Furthermore	2010	09:59
Elvin's Sight (Dedicated To Elvin Jones)	Benito Gonzalez	Circles.	Furthermore	2010	09:03
Duck Feathers	Charles Fambrough	Blues At Bradley's.	CTI	1993	00:59
Blues For Bu	Charles Fambrough	Blues At Bradley's.	CTI	1993	13:12
Forty-Eight	John Renbourn	Sir John A Lot.	Shanachie	1992	00:57

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