Jazz Alchemist Radio 26.11.2012 with ... Jimi Hendrix

Autumn is so intense, and so many new great cds have been released recently that...I decided to catch a short break from here and now and the playlist is dedicated to the one and only the great Jimi Hendrix who would have his 70th birtday tomorrow.

Has there ever been any other musician who changed his instrument for ever in a way and to the extent Jimi did? Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Jaco Pastorious? They've come pretty close but I don't think anyone had such an impact as Jimi did.

Debates aside, hope you'll enjoy the music, some pretty surprising takes on Hendrix songs in there.

1. Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys - Power To Love
2. Robert Dick and Soldier String Quartet - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
3. Mina Agossi - Voodoo Chile
4. Jorgos Skolias & Bronislaw Duzy - Foxy Lady
5. Jamie Cullum - Wind Cries Mary
6. Mina Agossi - 3rd Stone from the Sun
7. Gil Evans Orchestra - Castles Made of Sand / Foxy Lady
8. Jorgos Skolias & Bogdan Holownia - Little Wing
9. Mary LaRose, Steve Swell, Jeff Lederer, Domini Duval - Wind Cries Mary
10. Mina Agossi - Machine Gun
11. Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys - Who Knows
12. Medeski, Martin & Wood - Hey Joe

Jazz Alchemist Radio 26.11.2012 with Jimi Hendrix by Jazzowy Alchemik on Mixcloud

Jazz Alchemist radio with a lot (kind of postponed, read below for details)

Waclaw Zimpel and Michael Zerang (yesterday at Alchemia)
photo by Krzysztof Penarski

I'll still be trying to present the albums reviewed during the radio summer break. There won't be any clear unifying theme this time although the lyrical moods and/or neo-classical inspirations will be heavily featured.

We start tomorrow (Monday) at 8 pm CET on www.radiofrycz.pl and I'll be waiting for you on facebook chat as usual.

The other news is that I've just finished an interview with Waclaw Zimpel, I'm very excited about it and (although I'm not sure yet when exactly) it will be posted on the blog in the near future.

The playlist and mixcloud player will appear below:

Ok (Edit:), due to the slight stomach issues the live playlist for today is cancelled and postponed till next week. However I'll upload for your listening pleasure a program from the archives that is almost one year old and thus, jumping one week ahead of us, we'll celebrate birthdays of Jimi Hendirx, Coleman Hawkins and Scott Joplin. Here's the original post.

Here's the playlist:

1. Augusti Fernandez & Barry Guy - Annalisa
2. Coleman Hawkins - Chant (Coleman's birthday on 21.11)
3. Ab Baars Trio with Ken Vandermark - Goofy June Bug (Ab Baars birthday also on 21st and he's playing this week in Krakow :)
4. Mina Agossi Trio - 3rd Stone from the Sun (Jimi Hendrix britdhay on 27.11)
5. Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band - The Pineapple Rag (birthday of Scott Joplin on 24.11)
6. Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear (Coleman again with smoky tone :)
7. Gato Barbieri - Tango (from 'Last Tango in Paris") (Gato's birthday on 28.11)
8. Fredy Studer, Christy Doran, Django Bates with Phil Minton - Manic Depression
9. Mary LaRose, Jeff Lederer, Steve Swell, Dominic Duval - The Wind Cries Mary
10. Air (Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall) - Weeping Willow Rag
11. Barry Guy New Orchestra - Inscape-Tablaux part IV (including a beautiful, upscaled to orchestra arrangament of 'Odyssey')
12. Mina Agossi - Voodoo Chile
13. Peter Brotzmann, Mats Gustafsson, Paal Nilssen-Love - Bullets Through Rain
14. Medeski, Martin & Wood - Hey Joe


and here's the mixcloud player

Jazz Alchemist radio archives. 21.11.2010 with Jimi, Hawk and Scott by Jazzowy Alchemik on Mixcloud

Back on the air :) Jazzowy Alchemik at 8pm (22.11.10) with Coleman, Jimi and Scott

Today, as more or less each monday, at 8 pm jazzowy alchemik is on the 'air'.

We'll cover quite a time distance celebrating birthdays of Scott Joplin, Coleman Hawkins and Jimi Hendrix :).
Obviously something from Barry Guy to get back to the last week and some concert suggestions for the next weekend too.


1. Augusti Fernandez & Barry Guy - Annalisa (the song they played together the 1st of the 1st evening in Alchemia)
2. Coleman Hawkins - Chant (Coleman's birthday on 21st)
3. Ab Baars Trio with Ken Vandermark - Goofy June Bug (Ab Baars birthday also on 21st, Ken Vandermark playing today at Poznan with Free Fall, next week in Krakow)
4. Mina Agossi Trio - 3rd Stone from the Sun (Jimi Hendrix britdhay on 27th)
5. Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band - The Pineapple Rag (birthday of Scott Joplin on 24th)
6. Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear (Coleman again with smoky tone :)
7. Gato Barbieri - Tango (from 'Last Tango in Paris") (Gato's birthday on 28th)
8. Fredy Studer, Christy Doran, Django Bates with Phil Minton - Manic Depression
9. Mary LaRose, Jeff Lederer, Steve Swell, Dominic Duval - The Wind Cries Mary
10. Air (Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall) - Weeping Willow Rag
11. Barry Guy New Orchestra - Inscape-Tablaux part IV (including a beautiful, upscaled to orchestra arrangament of 'Odyssey')
12. Mina Agossi - Voodoo Chile
13. Peter Brotzmann, Mats Gustafsson, Paal Nilssen-Love - Bullets Through Rain (the trio is playing in Bydgoszcz on 27th - during the Mozg festival, Barry & Maya will also be there)
14. Medeski, Martin & Wood - Hey Joe

Tune yourself to www.radiofrycz.pl at 8 pm CET on mondays for the next program :)