Songs that made the phones ring — an idea inspired by the late record man Joel Dorn — is our quarterly Ancient Future radio listing of selections that made the telephones ring at WPFW. At WPFW we have an open policy towards soliciting listener feedback; during our various programs listeners are free to call and inquire about the music or issues of the day. What better way to gauge listener interests? This unscientific barometer is a true measuring stick of listener tastes and what excites our listeners. (Listed in no particular order.)
Here are the Songs that made the phones ring for the Ancient Future radio program, 1st half of 2010. (Please note that henceforth Ancient Future weekly radio show playlists are now posted exclusively at www.wpfw.org.
(Listed in the following order: Artist, Tune, Album title, Label (where available)
Yusef Lateef
Brother John
Live at Pep’s Vol. 2
Impulse!
Muhal Richard Abrams
Oldfotalk
The Hearinga Suite
Black Saint
Wadada Leo Smith
Angela Davis
Spiritual Dimensions
Cunieform
Malika Zarra
Freed
On The Ebony Road
Jean Caze
Haitian Peace Song
Miami Jazz Scene
Markus Schwartz
Afro-Haitian Jazz Suite
Tambou Na Lakou
Mingus Big Band
Haitian Fight Song
Blues & Politics
Dreyfus
Mimi Jones
All Things
A New Day
Hot Tone
Houston Person
Too Late Now
Mellow
High Note
Teodross Avery
Think Twice
Bridging The Gap
Hip Hop Jazz mix Vol. 1
Joe Locke
For the Love of You
For the Love of You
E1
Jacques Swarz-Bart
Abyss
Abyss
Obliq Sound
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
Lead Me On
No Regrets
John Blake
Motherless Child
Motherless Child
Antoinette Montague
What’s Goin’ On
Behind the Smile
In the Groove
Nat "King" Cole
Save the Bones for Henry Jones
Jazz Encounters
Capitol
Lynne Arriale
Wrapped Around Your Finger
Nuance
Motema
Miles Davis
Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Bitches Brew
Columbia
Rufus Reid
If You Could See Me Now
Out Front
Motema
Myra Melford’s Be Bread
Through That Gate
The Whole Tree
Firehouse 12
Champian Fulton
Say It Isn’t o
The Breze and I
Gut String
Arturo Stabile Quintet
Call
Call
Origin
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Fall
Standards Trio
WOM
Jon Hendricks & Friends
Freddie Freeloader
Freddie Freeloader
Denon
Nicola Conte
Nubian Queen
Rituals
Decca
Lionel Loueke
High Life
Mwaliko
Blue Note
Francesco Cafiso
Peace
Angelica
Cam Jazz
Dave Douglas
A Single Sky
A Single Sky
Greenleaf Music
Chucho Valdes
Yemaya
Yemaya
Tia Fuller
Decisive Steps
Decisive Steps
Mack Avenue
Nicola Conte
Awakening
Rituals
Decca
Bobby McFerrin
Brief
Vocabularies
EmArcy
Diane landry
Blue Moon
It’s a Lovely Day
Diane Landry
Wallace Roney
I Have a Dream
If Only For One NIght
HighNote
Bobby McFerrin
Say Ladeo
Vocabularies
EmArcy
Wallace Roney
ILove What We Make Together
If Only For One Night
HighNote
Coleman Hawkins
Dinner for One
The Hawk in HiFi
Bluebird
Milt Jackson
Opus Pocus
Opus de Jazz
Savoy Jazz
Cannonball Adderley
Somethin’ Else
Somethin’ Else
Blue Note
Johnny Hartman
Don’t You Know I Care
I Just Dropped By to Say Hello
Impulse!
Anat Cohen
St. James Infirmary
Clarinetwork Live at the Village Vanguard
Anzic
Anat Cohen
Body & Soul
Clarinetwork Live at the Village Vanguard
Anzic
Pharez Whitted
So Who
Transient Journey
Owl
Miguel Zenon
Que Sera de Puerto Rico
Esta Plena
Marsalis Music
Michael Philip Mossman
The Lord of Thunder
The Orisha Suite
Connection
Regina Carter
Mwaana Talitambula
Reverse Thread
E1
Poncho Sanchez
Willie Bobo Medley
Psychedelic Blues
Concord
Sherman Irby
Bohemia After Dark
Live at the Otto Club
BWR
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