Davis Garden Show, May 18, 2023
Thu, 05/18/2023 - 12:00pm | Don ShorToday we talk about blood oranges, cherry plums and related trees, a young tree with a trunk injury, purple flowered trees, and more.
Today we talk about blood oranges, cherry plums and related trees, a young tree with a trunk injury, purple flowered trees, and more.
For Wavy Gravy’s 87th birthday this week, the mail brought me the new Dave’s Picks Vol. 46, featuring the Grateful Dead show recorded at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 1972.
This show is interesting, with a heartfelt "He’s Gone" since Pig had just recently passed, and a 35-minute "Other One." Wherever you are on The Golden Road, check it out!
Although not a musician himself, Strachwitz -- who passed away last week at the age of 91 -- had an outsize inflience on the world of roots music through his record company Arhoolie, which has been going strong for over 60 years. Strachwitz championed Norh American vernacular musicians -- playing and singing acoustic blues, Norteno, Zydeco, Cajun, and more -- at a time long before the genre we now call "World Music" came into vogue. This morning we heard from a few of the many great musicians recorded on Arhoolie, including that first release by Mance Lipscomb in 1960.
Classic jazz performances tonight:
Duke Ellington -- Take The A-Train
Louis Armstrong -- Ain't Misbehavin'
Sidney Bechet -- Blue Horizon 1944
Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane -- Honeysuckle Rose
Stan Kenton -- The Creep
Billie Holiday -- Fine and Mellow
Dave Brubeck -- Take Five
Peggy Lee -- Black Coffee
Woody Herman Sextet -- Moten Swing
Ella Fitzgerald -- That Old Black Magic
Chet Baker -- Over the Rainbow
Sarah Vaughan -- Fascinating Rhythm
Stan Getz & Gary McFarland -- Manha De Carnaval (Morning of Carnival)
Oscar Peterson -- Night Train (Alternate Take)
Earl Hines -- Save It Pretty Mama
How do you make sense of what just happened in Davis? Two people stabbed to death in public parks, and a third person seriously injured. The town’s responses included mourning for David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm, vigils, donations to help Kimberlee Guillory recover from her injuries, and fear, followed by a huge sense of relief when Davis police arrested the suspected killer.
And — now what? How do you find perspective? Listening can be a start. Today on Davisville we talk with Susan Cosio, a retired hospital chaplain, ordained pastor and longtime resident of Davis, who has spent most of her adult life helping people navigate crises.
Join disheveled heavenly host Jess Goddèsse this week on Divine Intervention for rock -- and other styles...
And for gorgeous weather -- which you can't feel through the radio, but was happening.
For general grooviness -- which you can hear and feel.
For Vinyl Vespers and a new Goddess of the Month -- because we said so.
Debbie Shoup of T.R.O.T.R -- which stands for Therapeutic Riding and Off-Track Rehabilitation -- joins us to discuss the Woodland nonprofit and the benefits of therapeutic riding and rehabilitation.
From its website: "T.R.O.T.R. conducts multiple programs for people of all ages with all levels of ability and interest. Riding has proven to be a highly motivational and educational way for students to improve their physical, emotional and social functions, as they gain self-confidence on one of our gentle horses."
This week's Na Mele o Hawai'i opens with a tribute in memoriam and support to the victims of the recent attacks in Davis. Music has its legitimate place in the healing process, and we hope our offering of Hawaiian music, filled with aloha, can help in that process.
For the remainder of the show, we celebrate Mother's Day (May 14) with a shower of mele all about pua -- flowers. Enjoy!
Today: Spots on anthurium leaves, easy vines for summer screening, growing sweet potatoes, and more.
On tonight’s show, we’ll hear 1930s jazz in the first half: Cab Calloway & His Orchestra, Lonnie Johnson, Mary Lou Williams with Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy, Coleman Hawkins, and Louis Armstrong. Then we'll have west coast cool with Shorty Rogers, Stan Getz, vocal by Doris Day, Stan Getz with Gerry Mulligan, Oscar Peterson, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, and Dave Brubeck.