Birthday mentions included Amiri Baraka-Oct 7th,Thelonious Monk -Oct 10th, Billy Higgins,Art Blakey & Lester Bowie on Oct 11th. I also gave a shout out to my brother Mike who will have a birthday on Oct 13th and to my friend Gary Williams born on Oct 14th.
Drummer Freddie Waits was featured in Set 4, as was Baikida Carroll in Set 5 and Jeanne Lee in Set 6.
During the last hour I was joined by saxophonist/composer/activist Francis Wong for an interview highlighting his upcoming performance of an original work called Diaspora #2, 1969, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Third World Student Strike at University of California in 1969. The show will take place on Sat/Oct 17th 8PM at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388-9th St
This was an extended Forms & Feelings from our regular 2-hrs to 4-hrs.
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year | ||
| Thelonious Monk | Bye Ya | Live at Carnegie Hall | Bluenote | 1957 | 2:00 | 6:31 |
| Amiri Baraka | Bang Bang Outlandishly | Interpretations of Monk Vol 1 | Koch | 1981 | 2:07 | 1:20 |
| Kenny Drew,Jr | Straight, No chaser | Live at Maybeck | Concord | 1994 | 2:08 | 6:09 |
| Johnny Griffin/Martial Solal | Well, You Needn't | In & Out | FDM | 1999 | 2:14 | 4:39 |
| Amina Claudine Myers | Christine | The Circle of Time | Blacksaint | 1983 | 2:26 | 9:00 |
| Billy Harper w/Amiri Baraka | Knowledge of Self | Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2 | Talking House | 2006 | 2:35 | 9:08 |
| Trio 3 w/Geri Allen | Swamini | At This Time | Intakt | 2008 | 2:52 | 6:35 |
| Nasheet Waits | Tough Love | Equality | Fresh Sounds | 2008 | 2:59 | 6:41 |
| Andrew Hill | Venture Inward | Grass Roots | Bluenote | 1968 | 3:05 | 4:44 |
| McCoyTyner | Asian Lullaby | Asante | Bluenote | 1970 | 3:15 | 8:32 |
| McCoy Tyner | Little Madimba | Time for Tyner | Bluenote | 1968 | 3:24 | 8:30 |
| Baikida Carroll | Down Under | Marionettes On A High Wire | Omni Tone | 2000 | 3:37 | 5:04 |
| Michele Rosewoman | In A Mood | The Source | Soul Note | 1983 | 3:42 | 7:16 |
| Baikida Carroll | Kaki | Shadows and Reflections | Soul Note | 1982 | 3:49 | 7:21 |
| Marion Brown | West India | Three for Shepp | Impulse | 1966 | 4:03 | 6:20 |
| Jeanne Lee | Journey To Endaneres | Natural Affinities | Owl | 1992 | 4:09 | 12:20 |
| Positive Knowledge:Ijeoma & Oluyemi Thomas | In One Heart(for Jeanne Lee) | Live in New York | EdgeTone | 2001 | 4:21 | 8:02 |
| Tar Baby/Nasheet Waits | Tar Baby | Tar Baby | Imani | 2006 | 4:35 | 6:33 |
| Sonny Simmons | Voo Doo Stomp | Mixolydis | Marge | 2001 | 4:42 | 8:10 |
| The Leaders | Deep Pockets | Spirits Alike | Challenge | 2006 | 4:50 | 7:56 |
| Francis Wong | Prayer for Melvin Truss | Great Wall | Asian Improv | 1993 | 5:04 | 8:42 |
| Interview with Francis Wong | ||||||
| Fred Anderson/Francis Wong | Acceleration | Live At The Velvet Lounge Vol 3 | Asian Improv | 2007 | 5:30 | 9:47 |
| Francis Wong | Conversation | Great Wall | Asian Improv | 1993 | 5:54 | 6:00 |
