Nestled between James Dunn’s fascinating archive collage show and The Arts Desk’s “folkadelia, psychtronica and afro-prog" extravaganza, I found myself spinning a few tunes for an hour on Babel Babble, sitting in for resident DJ Oliver Weindling, this afternoon. I thought before it’s available as a download from NTS I’d add a playlist and associated artist links/photos/videos/tracks as jumping off points where possible. Most of the tracks played are from new albums destined for immediate or spring release with a classic archive track slotted in as well, as Chick Corea is in town with The Vigil. So here goes:

Rokia Traoré
‘Lalla’
Beautiful Africa
Nonesuch

Link to the title track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3GTnc9M92c & marlbank story today (scroll down)

Dave Douglas Quintet
‘Time Travel’
Time Travel
Greenleaf Music

Album cover

Aaron Diehl
‘Single Petal of a Rose’
The Bespoke Man’s Narrative
Mack Avenue

Three tracks from the album streamed here: https://soundcloud.com/dlmedia/sets/aaron-diehl-the-bespoke-mans/s-pUcw5

Alex Wilson
Trio
‘Remercier Les Travailleurs’
Alex Wilson records

The trio Alex Wilson (below, left), Frank Tontoh, and Davide Mantovani

 
Robert Hurst
‘Indiscreet in da Street’
Böb A Palindrome,
Bebob

Detroit jazz fest video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InHZv3eG1G8

Goran Kajfes
‘Badidoom’
The Reason Why, Vol 1
Headspin

Review http://marlbank.tumblr.com/post/44443238716/lotus-groves

Chick Corea
‘What Game Shall We Play Today’
Return to Forever
ECM

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyqyROM6Shw

Quest
‘Vonetta’
Circular Dreaming
Enja

Album cover top

Terri Lyne Carrington
Rem Blues/Music’
Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue
Concord
News piece http://marlbank.tumblr.com/post/39832148740/1736465

Bobby Avey
‘Stardust’
Be Not So Long To Speak
Minsi Ridge Records

Video of Avey with Miguel Zenon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m8qEQaYkpk

You can listen again and download the Babel Babble hour when the show is archived in a few days. SG

Updated (playlist order and link): You can now listen via this link at http://shar.es/jBslz