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String Players: Sonny Sharrock to Charles Mingus
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This show. from September 15, 2020, focuses on string players, mostly guitarists but bassists, cellists and a harp player are also thrown into the mix. Specific musicians heard include
Sonny Sharrock
guitar, electric1940 - 1994
Lonnie Johnson
guitar1899 - 1970
Tomeka Reid
cello
Charles Mingus
bass, acoustic1922 - 1979
Brandee Younger
harpb.1983
Playlist
- Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
" data-original-title="" title="">Joel Harrison "Stratusphunk" from Mother Stump (Cuneiform) 1:00Joel Harrison
guitar, electric
b.1957
" data-original-title="" title="">Stephan Crump/Stephan Crump
bass, acoustic
b.1972
" data-original-title="" title="">Mary Halvorson "Turns to White Gold" from Emerge (Intakt) 6:26Mary Halvorson
guitar- Host Speaks 12:31
- Sonny Sharrock "Black Woman" from Black Woman / People Get Ready (Collectables) 13:52
- Brandee Younger "Respected Destroyer" from Soul Awakening (Self Produced) 19:01
- Host Speaks 25:39
- Charles Mingus "A Foggy Day" from Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic) 28:27
" data-original-title="" title="">Harrison Bankhead Sextet "Chicago Senorita" from Morning Sun Harvest Moon (Engine) 36:12Harrison Bankhead
bass, acoustic- Host Speaks 42:28
- The
" data-original-title="" title="">Nels Cline Singers "Fly Fly" from The Giant Pin (Cryptogramophone) 43:25Nels Cline
guitar, electric
b.1956 
" data-original-title="" title="">Jack Bruce "Boston Ball Game 1967" from Shadows In The Air (Sanctuary) 50:25Jack Bruce
bass, acoustic
1943 - 2014
" data-original-title="" title="">Ray Russell "Now Here's A Thing" from Goodbye Svengali (Cuneiform) 52:25Ray Russell
guitar, electric
b.1947- Host Speaks 58:25
" data-original-title="" title="">Stefan Grossman/" data-original-title="" title="">John Renbourn "Idaho Potato" from Under the Volcano (Kicking Mule) 1:01:40Stefan Grossman
b.1945- Lonnie Johnson "Tomorrow Night" from 1948 The R&B Hits (Indigo) 1:06:31
- " data-original-title="" title="">Davy Graham "Freight Train Blues" from Large as life and twice as natural (Fledg'ling) 1:09:34
- Host Speaks 1:13:57
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Mantler "Communications #9" from The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (WATT) 1:14:57Michael Mantler
trumpet
b.1943
" data-original-title="" title="">Terje Rypdal "3rd movement—Escalator" from Lux Aeterna (ECM) 1:23:10Terje Rypdal
guitar
b.1947- Host Speaks 1:30:28
" data-original-title="" title="">Alexander Hawkins/Alexander Hawkins
piano
b.1981" data-original-title="" title="">Tomeka Reid "Albert Ayler (His Life Was Too Short)" from Shards and Constellations (Intakt) 1:32:59Tomeka Reid
cello
" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Musillami/Michael Musillami
guitar" data-original-title="" title="">Rich Syracuse "Blue In Green" from Dig (Playscape) 1:37:52Rich Syracuse
bass- Host Speaks 1:43:19
- "
data-original-title="" title="">Matthew Brubeck/" data-original-title="" title="">David Widelock "Bye—Ya" from Monk/Not Monk (Beegum) 1:44:19
David Widelock
guitar
b.1948 
" data-original-title="" title="">Django Reinhardt/Django Reinhardt
guitar
1910 - 1953
" data-original-title="" title="">Stephane Grappelli "Night And Day" from Souvenirs (London) 1:48:35Stephane Grappelli
violin
1908 - 1997
" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Pass Quartet "September Song" from Nuages (Live at Yoshi's, vol. 2) (Pablo) 1:51:14Joe Pass
guitar
1929 - 1994
" data-original-title="" title="">Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla / The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:55:42Art Ensemble Of Chicago
band / ensemble / orchestra
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Sonny Sharrock
Jerome Wilson
Lonnie Johnson
tomeka reid
Charles Mingus
Brandee Younger
Joel Harrison
Stephan Crump
Mary Halvorson
Harrison Bankhead
Nels Cline
Jack Bruce
Ray Russell
Stefan Grossman
John Renbourn
Davy Graham
Michael Mantler
Terje Rypdal
Alexander Hawkins
Michael Musillami
Rich Syracuse
Matthew Brubeck
David Widelock
Django Reinhardt
Stephane Grappelli
Joe Pass
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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