The A-Trane 2026-08-07 - Roland Kirk BD, Monk NRs, Jazz On a Summer's Day [NJF '58]

Just enjoying some jazz on a summer's day on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program with a bit of a reconstruction of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival as a preview of this weekend's screening of the classic Bert Stern film with an opening concert by Laura Crema at the VIFF Centre this Sunday presented by Infidels Jazz.Some music from the film and some from releases that have come out over the years - The Duke Ellington Orchestra (who take in the theme), Jimmy Giuffre, Dave Brubeck, Dinah Washington, Anita O'Day, Max Roach + 4, Horace Silver and Louis Armstrong!Also a set of Monk tunes built around the recent issue of Monk in Paris in 1967 from the Monk estate along with Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band and new releases from the Carlos Henriquez Big Band and the Charles Ruggiero trio. (Of course, Monk played Newport '58 too!)In honour of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's birthday today, we'll start with his dynamite version of Blue Trane from Germany in 1972 and then feature last year's RSD release of Kirk at the Penthouse in Seattle in 1967. And fill it all out with music from guitarist Lorne Lofsky (who's in town at Frankie's this weekend), and Side A, an old fave from Sharon Minemoto!If you want some Jazz on a Summer's Day, it's hard to do better than the A-Trane at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm Pacific!If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!  (Look for the broadcast date!)And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadounon every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm PacificCelebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!