Connotation

Something Blue – Connotation – January 8, 2021

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Orrin Evans, Esperanza Spalding, and Vijay Iyer. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.

Orrin Evans – It Was Beauty

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Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab
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Vijay Iyer – Uneasy

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Orrin Evans, Ellipsis

Welcome to Something Blue. I’m Hairy Larry and I’ve got the blues, for you.

Esperanza Spalding, Formwela 3

All right now, that’s Esperanza Spalding singing Formwela 3 from her new album “Songwrights Apothecary Lab”. Before that we heard Orrin Evans play “Ellipses”.

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I’m Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to listen anytime and for clickable links to more great music by the featured musicians.

Ok now, coming up next here’s Esperanza Spalding with “Formwela 13” an amazing exercise in vocal harmonies. Then we’ll hear Vijay Iyer play “Configurations” from his album “Uneasy”.

Esperanza Spalding, Formwela 13
Vijay Iyer, Configurations
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Vijay Iyer, Night And Day
Esperanza Spalding, Formwela 2

Now that’s what I’m talking about, Esperanza Spalding singing “Formwela 2”. Before that Vijay Iyer played “Night And Day”.

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I’m Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. This week I’m featuring contemporary jazz composers. For more about 21st Century Jazz Composers visit my blog at jazzcomposers.net.

Now, closing the show with two selections from the Orrin Evans album “It Was Beauty” here’s “Blues Connotation” and “Commitment”.

Orrin Evans, Blues Connotation
Orrin Evans, Commitment