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American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey January 13th, 2021 (Hour 1)
American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey

We go live in concert and conversation with two New Orleans artists each of whom bring their family heritage forward into contemporary music. Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla has called New Orleans home for many years, but her family ties are to Haiti. She draws on French Creole roots for inspiration, as well as from the poetry of Langston Hughes. Then jazz saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison, whose musical journey includes time in New York with drummer Art Blakey’s band, talks about “Afro-New Orleans” culture and demonstrates how to bring soul, funk, and Black carnival traditions into modern jazz.

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ALTERED STATES: MUSIC AND ELIXIRS

January 26th, 2005

From Absinthe to Zoloft, American Routes brews a stimulating show about elixirs, enhancers and downright downers. Guests include country star Hank Thompson on performing — and drinking — in the honky-tonks, and British historian James Hughes on altered states and creativity across time and cultures. Partake in music selections from Charlie Parker, Paul Bowles, Ella Fitzgerald and the Grateful Dead.

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HOUR ONE

  • Smoke, Smoke, Smoke Johnny Bond
    Hillbilly Boogie, Sony
  • Light Up & Listen radio commercial from Doc Watson show
  • Smoke Rings Les Paul & Mary Ford
    All-Time Greatest Hits, Capitol
  • Forty Cups of Coffee Danny Overbea
    Chess Blues Guitar, MCA/Chess
  • Java Jive The Modernaires
    Dinermite, Sony
  • La Cucaracha Orquesta Pajaro Azul
    Tex-Mex Vol.1, Folklyric
  • Marihuana Boogie Lalo Guererro
    Recuerdos, Lalo
  • Instrumental: If You're A Viper Kermit Ruffins
    The Big Butter & Egg Man, Justice
  • If Youse a Viper Rosetta Howard
    The Official Sampler, Official
  • INTERVIEW: James Hughes

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  • Ko Ko Charlie Parker
    Yardbird Suite, Rhino
  • Instrumental: Smoke Rings Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
    Nuages, ASV
  • Kickin the Gong Around Cab Calloway
    Slim and Slam LP,
  • Hong Kong Blues Hoagy Carmichael
    The Classic Hoagy, Smithsonian
  • Prelude for Bernard Suares Irene Herrmann/Paul Bowles
  • Bad Liver & a Broken Heart Tom Waits
    Beautiful Maladies, Island
  • Sam Stone John Prine
    Great Days, Rhino
  • Dead Flowers Rolling Stones
    Sticky Fingers, Virgin

HOUR two

  • Stranger in My Own Home Town Elvis Presley
    From Nashville to Memphis Vol 4, RCA
  • Turtle Blues Janis Joplin/ Big Brother & the Holding Company
    Cheap Thrills, Sony
  • Dumb Nirvana
    In Utero, Geffen
  • Better Must Come Delroy Wilson
    Tougher Than Tough, Mango
  • Pusherman Curtis Mayfield
    People Get Ready, Rhino
  • Instrumental: He Loved Him Madly Miles Davis / mixed by Bill Laswell
    Panthalassa: The Music of Miles Davis 1969-1974, Columbia
  • Round Midnight Miles Davis
    Round About Midnight, Columbia
  • Wackey Dust Chick Webb/Ella Fitzgerald
    Reefer Songs, Jass
  • Cocaine habit blues Memphis Jug Band
    Ruckus Juice and Chittlins:The Great Jugbands, Victor
  • Casey Jones Grateful Dead
  • Cocaine Blues Johnny Cash
    Live at Folsom Prison, Sony
  • Instrumental: The Penny Opus No.1 Hank Penny
    Crazy Rhythm: The Standard Transcriptions, Bloodshot
  • INTERVIEW: Hank Thompson Hank Thompson
  • The Drunkard's Room The Louvin Brothers
    Satan is Real, Capitol
  • Lord I've Tried Bill Landford & the Landfordaires
    There Will Be No Sweeter Sound, Okeh

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