Jazz with Shawn Evans - Tue, 05/31/2011

Celebrating the birthdays of drummers Albert "Tootie" Heath and Louis Hayes, saxophonist Toby Hardwicke, and bassist Christian McBride.

Also, a preview of New Orleans' singer Meschiya Lake (performing at Baliceaux this Saturday night), and more jazz inspired by places outside of the continental U.S.

Plus, a piece from Gil Scott-Heron, who died on Friday.

Time	Artist	Album	Track	What's This?
07:06 PM	Louis Hayes	Maximum Firepower	New Dehli Composer: V.S. Feldman	Purchase at Amazon.com
07:15 PM	The Heath Brothers	As We Were Saying	This is What it Is Composer: Jimmy Heath	Purchase at Amazon.com
07:24 PM	The Modern Jazz Quartet	Three Windows	A Day in Dubrovnik Composer: John Lewis	Purchase at Amazon.com
07:42 PM	Ira Sullivan	After Hours	Dear Old Stockholm Composer: Varmeland	Purchase at Amazon.com
07:51 PM	Randy Weston	Uhuru Afrika/Highlife	Bantu Composer: Randy Weston	Purchase at Amazon.com
08:06 PM	Duke Ellington	Duke Ellington 1927-1934	Black and Tan Fantasy (with Otto Hardwicke on alto sax) Composer: Duke Ellington	Purchase at Amazon.com
08:10 PM	Meschiya Lake	Lucky Devil	I Ain't Got Nuthin but the Blues Composer: Duke Ellington	Purchase at Amazon.com
08:15 PM	Meschiya Lake	Lucky Devil	Sweet Substitute Composer: Jelly Roll Morton	Purchase at Amazon.com
08:19 PM	Dave Holland Quartet	Extensions	The Oracle Composer: Dave Holland	Purchase at Amazon.com
08:35 PM	Christian McBride	Number Two Express	Divergence Composer: Christian McBride	Purchase at Amazon.com
08:45 PM	Joe Henderson	In 'n Out	Punjab Composer: Joe Henderson	Purchase at Amazon.com
08:55 PM	Horace Silver Quintet	The Cape Verdean Blues	The Cape Verdean Blues Composer: Horace Silver	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:06 PM	Fats Waller	Waller, Kirkeby	Cash for Your Trash	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:09 PM	Jack Teagarden	That's a Serious Thing	St. James Infirmary Composer: Joe Primrose	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:13 PM	Cassandra Wilson	Silver Pony	St. James Infirmary Composer: Joe Primrose	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:21 PM	Gil Scott-Heron	Pieces of a Man	Home is Where the Hatred Is Composer: Gil Scott-Heron	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:26 PM	Pete La Roca	Basra	Basra Composer: Pete La Roca	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:36 PM	Horace Silver	Song for My Father	Calcutta Cutie Composer: Horace Silver	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:45 PM	Bud Powell	The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2	Parisian Thoroughfare Composer: Bud Powell	Purchase at Amazon.com
09:48 PM	Philly Joe Jones	Drums Around the World	Blue Gwynn Composer: Philly Joe Jones	Purchase at Amazon.com