AMERICAN ROUTES
Piano People and More: Jason Moran & Heath Allen Piano People and More: Jason Moran & Heath Allen May 31st, 2023 (Hour 1)
Piano People and More: Jason Moran & Heath Allen

Jazz pianist Jason Moran started out in Houston playing classical music, but found his way to jazz through Thelonious Monk. We’ll learn more about his adventures in the NYC jazz scene. Then a conversation and tour around the piano with Philadelphia cabaret player and creator Heath Allen, plus music from Fats Waller, Jerry Lee Lewis, Herbie Hancock, and Sweet Emma.

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ALASKA / HAWAII

December 1st, 1999

From Alaska to Hawaii, the Newest States of Being Cool and warm seasonal music for dog sledding and surfing, Eskimo rock and slack-key hula guitar. We’ll hear songs about these places from the imaginations of Danny Kaye,The Sons of Hawaii, Michelle Shocked and the Nunamta Yupik Singers. Plus visits to a Hawaiian luau, radio station KBHR of “Northern Exposure” fame and a real Alaskan public radio station, KNBA in Anchorage.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Hula Blues Bob Brozman and Ledward Kaapana
    Kika Kila Meets Kiho'alu, Dancing Cat
  • Li' Uli' U Aloha Na Mele O Paniolo
    Songs of the Hawaiian Cowboy, WB
  • Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a Moon Mullican
    Sings His All Time Greatest Hits, King
  • Hanakeoki Sons of Hawaii
    The Best of the Sons of Hawaii, Hawaii Sons
  • The New Hula Blues Taj Mahal
    Sacred Island, Private Music
  • Everybody Does it in Hawaii Jimmie Rodgers
    On the Way Up, 1929, Rounder
  • Tomi, Tomi Kanui & Lula
    Blue Hawaii, ASV
  • Hula Lou Danny Kaye
    Sings Your Favorite Songs, The Entertainers
  • Instrumental: Blues for Hawaiians Chuck Berry
    More Slide Guitar Classics, Rhino
  • Cowboy Hula Na Mele O Paniolo
    Songs Of The Hawaiian Cowboy, WB
  • Hillbilly Hula Gal Junior Brown
    12 Shades of Brown, Curb
  • Hawaii Five-O The Ventures
    Hawaii Five-O"/"Swamp Rock, One Way Records
  • Makaha Waves Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    Spellbound! (1955-1974), Bear Family
  • SEGMENT: Lahaina Luau
  • Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley
    Elvis Blue Hawaii, RCA
  • Instrumental: Coconut Boogaloo Medeski, Martin and Wood
    Combustication, Blue Note
  • Kai Malino George Kahumoko Jr
    Troubled Paradise, Flying Fish
  • Mele Pule Kahea: Hula Ka'i Sam Pua Ha'aheo
    The Master Chanters of Hawaii, Mountain Apple Co.
  • Aia ‘O Kalani I Maleka Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu
    Po'Oleka Chants, Dudoit
  • Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) Ella Fitzgerald
    Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too, Capitol
  • I'll Fly to Hawaii Gowans' Rhapsody makers
    Jazz the World Forgot Vol. 1, Yazoo

HOUR two

  • Keeping Warm Merideth Monk and Bob Een
    Facing North, ECM
  • Ah hum mum ma Tudjaat
    Heartbeat 2: More Voices of First Nations Women, Folkways
  • Igloo Betty Hutton
    The Best of the RCA Years, One Way
  • North to Alaska Dwight Yoakum
    Under the Covers, Reprise
  • Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Frank Zappa
    Apostrophe, Ryko
  • The Coldest Stuff in Town Whistling Bob Howe & Frankie Griggs
    Please Warm My Weiner, Yazoo
  • Baby It's Cold Outside Dean Martin
    Christmas Cocktails 2, Capitol
  • Instrumental: The Casbah Buddy Rich and Max Roach
    Rich Versus Roach, Mercury
  • Eagle Island Blues Bill Stevens
    Folk Masters Radio Series,
  • Stranded Nunamta Yupik Singers
    Folk Masters Radio Series,
  • SEGMENT: Cold and music from Barrow, AK
  • North to Alaska Rose Maddox
    The Complete, Bear Family
  • South To Louisiana (North To Alaska) Johnnie Allan
    Swamp Pop Legend, Jin
  • Instrumental: Theme From Northern Exposure David Schwartz
    More Music From Northern Exposure, MCA
  • Chris in the Morning (KBHR): "On Spring"
    Northern Exposure TV Series,
  • When It's Springtime In Alaska Johnny Horton
    1956-1960, Bear Family
  • INTERVIEW: Jim Stratton: Alaska DJ
  • Anchorage Michelle Shocked
    Short Sharp Shocked, Mercury
  • Ice Daniel Lanois
    Acadie, Warner
  • End Bed: Stand Up, Sit Down Bill Frisell Quartet
    Bill Frisell Quartet, Nonesuch

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