After the local news at noon, a tribute to composer/musician/philosopher Ornette Coleman, one day before what would have been his 92nd birthday. This WGXC Pledge Drive broadcast will feature Coleman's compositions played by other musicians in a variety of settings and styles, tempos, and dynamics, spanning his 60+ years of composing music. Special thanks to Max Crandall for his many recommendations for this show.

Playlist
Etienne Jaumet (Theme from a Symphony)
Harmolodic String Band (RPDD)
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (Chippie)
Dave Liebman Group (Bird Food)
Orrin Evans (Blues Connotation)
Paul Bley (When Will the Blues Leave?)
Pierre Antoine Badaroux (Beauty is a Rare Thing)
Greg Loughman (Kathelin Gray)
Mike Melillo Trio (Humpty Dumpty)
Aki Takase and Silke Eberhard (Eventually)
John Zorn (The Disguise)
Orchestre National de Jazz (Dancing in Your Head)
Broken Shadows (Civilization Day)
Joshua Redman (Turnaround)
Brignola, Barron, Holland, DeJohnette (Tears Inside)
Chris Kelsey (Rejoicing)
Benoit Delbecq, Fred Hersch Double Trio (Lonely Woman)
Adrian Frey and Martin Schlumpf (Tomorrow is the Question)
Stefan Pasborg (Free)
Neu Abdominaux Dangereux (Feet Music)
Bugpowder (W.R.U.)
Pasborg Odessa 5 X-Tra Large (Peace Warriors)
John Coltrane (The Invisible)
Branford Marsalis (Giggin’)
Julian Lage (Chanting)

“Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of familiar to rare, classic to weird. Live from the shadow of Overlook Mountain in Ulster County.

Host Rob Saffer is the former Executive Director and Producer of the Creative Music Foundation.

Overlooked Playlist Archive