HIT IT AND QUIT IT April 26, 2010- The JAZZ Special...

While all of us at Hit It and Quit It consider ourselves fans and lovers of the music called Jazz, for some reason we haven't found ourselves packing too much of this heady heat into our weekly crates. There are likely a few reasons for this (Jazz isn't really all that popular with the George crowd, lots of Aucklanders don't really get it, we're all still recovering from that 'NuJazz' thing, etc.). Nevertheless, we took a stand against the naysayers and dug deep into our collective vaults to come up with this show. Many thanks to our very special guests Nathan Haines and DJ Truent who both graced us with some real vinyl gems and some funny stories as well.

(And apologies for some tech issues. Chalk another one up to the disfunctional George on-air studio...)

PLUS... coming soon! The full night's recording of The Hit It and Quit It Revue vol. 5- a brilliant night of music and getting down with top Auckland crowd-rockers Manuel Bundy and DJ Truent taking us on a funk odyssey.


Chico Hamilton and Gordon Parks flipping scripts (photo: Gordon Parks)

Playlist

Max Roach - "Sweet Mao" [Victor]
Frank Foster - "The Loud Minority" [Mainstream Records]
Stanley Clarke - "Concerto for a Jazz/Rock Orchestra" [Nemporer Records]
Solar Plexus - "Nevada Madam" [Inner City Records]
Gene Harris - "Theme For Reilana" [Blue Note]
Herbolzheimer' Rhythm Combination & Brass - "Greenwitch" [MPS Records]
Olli Ahvenlahti - "Grandma's Rocking Chair" [Love Records]
Pacific Express - "Black Fire" [Counterpoint Records]
Herbie Mann - "Manteca" [CBS]
Quincy Jones - "Gula Mantari" [A & M]
Compost - "Life Is Round" [Columbia]
Urbie Green - "Manteca" [CTI]
Milt Jackson & The Ray Brown Big Band - "Enchanted Lady" [Impulse!]
Ahmad Jamal - "The World Is A Ghetto" [20th Century Records]
Ramsey Lewis - "Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)" [Columbia]
Chris Barber - "Earth Abides" [Freedom]
Sonny Stitt - "Black Vibrations" [Prestige]
Weather Report - "American Tango" [CBS]
George Duke - "Dawn" [MPS Records]
Nathan Haines - "Dervish At The Door" [Haven Music]
Robertinho Silva - "Falange Dos Tambores" [Philips]
Miroslav Vitous - "I'm Your Eye" [Warner Music]
Mickey Tucker - "Plagio" [Muse Records]
Rufus Harley - "Hypothesis" [Ankh]
Phil Ranelin - "Wife" [Hefty Records]
Chico Hamilton Quintet - "Homeward" [Columbia]

HIQI April 26, 2010 Pt. 1
HIQI April 26, 2010 Pt. 2