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Kevin Micka  Everybody   Favoriting 0:00:00 (Pop-up)
  It's the Ira the K show!   0:00:24 (Pop-up)
Mandrill  Git It All   Favoriting 0:02:59 (Pop-up)
Art Freeman  Slippin' Around with You   Favoriting 0:07:22 (Pop-up)
Superchunk  Brand New Love   Favoriting 0:10:22 (Pop-up)
The Twinkeyz  1000 Reasons   Favoriting 0:13:14 (Pop-up)
Red Buckets  1000 Reasons   Favoriting 0:16:46 (Pop-up)
Lavender Diamond  New Religion   Favoriting 0:19:57 (Pop-up)
Lee Dorsey  Holy Cow   Favoriting 0:23:41 (Pop-up)
Roger Simard  Mary Mary   Favoriting 0:26:19 (Pop-up)
NNB  Well, Oh Well   Favoriting 0:28:17 (Pop-up)
The Rolling Stones  All Sold Out   Favoriting 0:31:59 (Pop-up)
 
Montego Joe  Fat Man   Favoriting 0:42:48 (Pop-up)
Jazz Composer's Orchestra  Roast   Favoriting 0:47:42 (Pop-up)
Sonny Sharrock  Portrait of Linda in Three Colors, All Black   Favoriting 0:59:13 (Pop-up)
Miriam Makeba  Woza   Favoriting 1:07:42 (Pop-up)
Lowell Davidson Trio  Strong Tears   Favoriting 1:10:28 (Pop-up)
Milford Graves & Andrew Cyrille  live at Roulette, June 11, 2019   Favoriting 1:18:44 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Montego Joe 

Fat Man   Favoriting

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The Who  In the City   Favoriting 1:39:48 (Pop-up)
Los Teen Tops  La Suegra   Favoriting 1:41:59 (Pop-up)
Ace Frehley  What's On Your Mind   Favoriting 1:45:09 (Pop-up)
Dale Crover  I Can't Help You There   Favoriting 1:48:07 (Pop-up)
The Crests  Step by Step   Favoriting 1:50:52 (Pop-up)
Allen Toussaint  Southern Nights   Favoriting 1:53:21 (Pop-up)
The Dickens  Sho Need Love   Favoriting 1:56:59 (Pop-up)
John Lee Ziegler  If I Lose Let Me Lose   Favoriting 1:59:01 (Pop-up)
James Booker  Big Nick   Favoriting 2:03:27 (Pop-up)
Actress  Gliding Squares   Favoriting 2:05:19 (Pop-up)
Millie Jackson  Don't Send Nobody Else   Favoriting 2:08:19 (Pop-up)
Chabati Le Jeune  Mani Mani Maane   Favoriting 2:12:06 (Pop-up)
The Oxfords  It Serves You Right   Favoriting 2:15:32 (Pop-up)

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f-Ox on the Run  

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Piero Umiliani  Canoe   Favoriting 2:23:12 (Pop-up)
Devin and Gary  Runaway   Favoriting 2:25:01 (Pop-up)
Reizen  Music for Glass, Plastic and Rubber   Favoriting 2:27:48 (Pop-up)
Jonathan Kane and Dave Soldier  Vienna Over the Hills   Favoriting 2:31:55 (Pop-up)
Bren't Lewiis Ensemble  Carl Refills the Urn, Part Three   Favoriting 2:41:04 (Pop-up)
Travis LaPlante & Yarn/Wire  Inner Garden III   Favoriting 2:44:00 (Pop-up)
Jon Mueller  Ignited Hands   Favoriting 2:45:20 (Pop-up)
Judy Holliday & Gerry Mulligan  Pass That Peace Pipe   Favoriting 2:53:15 (Pop-up)
Thelonious Monk  Abide with Me   Favoriting 2:54:59 (Pop-up)
Kevin Micka  Thank You   Favoriting 2:55:47 (Pop-up)
Chuck McCann  outro   Favoriting 2:56:15 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  9:02pm
Martinibomb:

Hello Ira!
  9:02pm
vj pussycat:

happy belated valentine’s day and mardi gras to ira and everybody who chats
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
Uncle Michael:

Good evening.
  9:02pm
Cliff just Cliff:

Howdy
  Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
Ira:

Don't neglect the lurkers, vjp. We're glad they're here too.
  9:03pm
BH:

good evening to all and a happy Fat Tuesday to those who partake
  9:05pm
vj pussycat:

yes ira of course, greetings to all you lurkers too. you know who you are
  9:06pm
Rick G:

Cheers Ira and skeleton crew and listeners. Best of luck and wishes to those in the deep freeze.
Avatar 9:07pm
anomalee:

have a drink or two on Phunky Phat Tuesday.
  Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
Ira:

Way ahead of you, anomalee!
Avatar 9:09pm
anomalee:

i like my martinis like my funk. shaken but not stirred.
  9:09pm
Booz:

Ok this is setting a tone, one that I am HERE for.
  Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
Ira:

Booz: Your comment reminds me of when I've dj'ed in person and people start dancing. All I can think of is how disappointed they're going to be, if not during the next song, then surely the one after.
Avatar 9:11pm
StRts:

great cover from a great band
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11pm
diciassette:

Team Martini! but out of gin dangit
  9:12pm
pwrmnstr:

I’m DEFINITELY playing this song at my wedding
This made me ridiculously happy.
  9:12pm
Georgia:

Starts: agreed!
Avatar 9:12pm
anomalee:

true dat. i've been sober since late December.
  Swag For Life Member 9:13pm
Ira:

Not a martini drinker, diciassette, so apologies in advance. But the martini drinkers in my family skew vodka.
  9:13pm
Georgia:

You know I meant stRts.. autocorrect my ass
  9:14pm
Cliff just Cliff:

I've got a bottle of Broker's in the freezer
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
Mr. Pumpy:

Hello, Ira! Hello, Skelecrew! Hello, Everyone else! The music...it's happening!
Avatar 9:16pm
anomalee:

how many of us are celebrating with a shot of vodka or a margarita glass? i wonder what is preferred in NOLA.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
McGroovey:

1000 Reasons: at first I thought it was Swell Maps with...who? Someone else singing. Singing-ish.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
Mr. Pumpy:

Birds rocking out: www.youtube.com...
  9:17pm
Max R:

"Autocorrect my ass" is my new version of "damnit autocorrect."
Avatar 9:18pm
anomalee:

do we need a 1000 reasons to stay sober tonight?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20pm
McGroovey:

I meant the Two keys 1000 Reasons
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Greetings, Ira and inspirators!
  9:20pm
Libby’s Mom:

Mr Pumpy - that rocked! 🎸
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21pm
Mr. Pumpy:

@Libby's Mom...yes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:21pm
wolfingham:

Cheers ira! Cheers Skelton crew! Cheers all!
Avatar 9:22pm
anomalee:

how is the ice in hyde park?
Avatar 9:23pm
anomalee:

not to be confused with ice as in alcoholic beverages.
  9:24pm
Bob from Poughkeepsie:

Great show lra: no right stereo channel.
Avatar 9:25pm
anomalee:

Baseball is upon us. Holy Cow!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Thankfully, no ice problems here, anomalee. It was in the mid-40s this afternoon and really pleasant.
  9:25pm
Sladuff:

Hi Ira & Producer Georgia! Sounding great as always. We’ve never heard Red Buckets before! Excited to hear and learn more about them tomorrow.
  Swag For Life Member 9:25pm
Ira:

Yeah, Bob, Scott Williams is working on some experimental broadcasting techniques. Mixmaster Skeleton.
Avatar 9:25pm
anomalee:

the lower hudson valley was spared as well.
  9:27pm
Martinibomb:

@Ira awesome show tonight really enjoying it. Great cover of Mary Mary!
Avatar 9:28pm
anomalee:

dynomite!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29pm
Scott Williams:

Ira & Bob, I will cease my experiments until such time as you're paying a little less attention, yeesh!
Avatar 9:30pm
John L:

I don't think the Hudson Valley is gonna be spared Thursday. 4-8 inches.
  9:34pm
Cliff just Cliff:

Herbie Marcuse was a real dick. "The tyranny of Orwellian syntax" indeed...
Avatar 9:38pm
anomalee:

i think the HV will expect more than 10 inches. sorry winter. u kicked my arse.
Avatar 9:41pm
John L:

anomalee: You're right. Hudson Valley Weather says 4-8 on Thursday, but another 2 on Friday. Drats!
  9:42pm
vj pussycat:

well that explains why i never noticed before how much superchunk sounded like sebadoh
Avatar 9:43pm
anomalee:

jazz cats unite.
Avatar 9:45pm
anomalee:

anybody ever stepped inside Maureen's Jazz Cellar in downtown Nyack?
  9:49pm
Cliff just Cliff:

Not me
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
Mr. Pumpy:

anomalee, yes. I believe I have. Is it in a high spot...maybe several blocks from the water? I think I was in there one day while a street festival was happening in town.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:52pm
WR:

some phone snapshots I made at Queens Museum Milford Graves exhibit in 2019.

www.flickr.com...

exhibit map and list card: flic.kr...
  9:53pm
Dusty:

Greetings from Denver, friends.
  9:54pm
Max R:

:)
Avatar 9:55pm
John L:

anomalee: I haven't, but I'll look into it when this is all over. Quite a few good jazz spots in the Hudson Valley; I just hope they are still around in future.
  Swag For Life Member 9:56pm
Ira:

You took the emoticon right out of my keyboard, Max R!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
Mr. Pumpy:

Sonny! Milford Graves going bonkers on this track, as well. Awesome!
Avatar 10:02pm
anomalee:

someday we will all rejoice for the pursuit of live music.
Avatar 10:03pm
anomalee:

that's my wish for tonight on Fat Tuesday.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03pm
Scott Williams:

Sonny & Linda's "Black Woman" LP inspires levels of enthusiasm I might wanna worry about. Poor Bob just missed a great trumpet solo in the right channel! RIP MG
Avatar 10:04pm
anomalee:

someone is squealing like a porcine in this track. i think she needs a hug.
Avatar 10:04pm
jt:

My wife tells me i have to turn off the radio now..
  10:05pm
daniel45:

Thank you for this Ira. And thanks for sharing WR. The Fridman Gallery has an exhibit of Grave's scheduled this May
  10:05pm
Patty D:

This is awesome
  10:05pm
Carmichael:

Heya Ira and those about to rock. I salute you.
Avatar 10:05pm
anomalee:

all this screaming. boy she needs a towel to dry off now.
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jt:

I was kinda into that S. Sharrock racket but got voted off the island..
  10:06pm
Carmichael:

And a lozenge.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:06pm
McGroovey:

Man. It sounds like she's trouble.
  10:06pm
egould310:

I think I dated this chick in college.
Avatar 10:06pm
Hams:

the space ghost episode in tribute to sharrock is really something else.
Avatar 10:07pm
anomalee:

which season of SG?
  Swag For Life Member 10:07pm
Ira:

It sounds ecstatic from where I'm sitting.
Avatar 10:07pm
John L:

The documentary "Milford Graves Full Mantis" is streaming on Amazon and Kanopy.
Avatar 10:08pm
anomalee:

any relation to Peter Graves?
  10:08pm
phat:

I ❤ Sonny Sharrock
  Swag For Life Member 10:08pm
Ira:

anomalee: mentor.
Avatar 10:09pm
anomalee:

that was my attempt at dramatic irony.
  10:09pm
Mary L:

Greetings, Ira and Georgia, from LA! Loving the show and of course Meg and Charlie send hello from SF :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09pm
WR:

onecof the last times Graves performed, at Vision Festival 2019 which honored Andrew Cyrille, Cyrille asked Graves to duet with him.

youtu.be...
  Swag For Life Member 10:11pm
Ira:

WR: Was there another performance after that one w/Andrew Cyrille?
Avatar 10:11pm
Hams:

ah, you can find it out there somewhere, anomalee. i believe thurston moore is the guest, but it's sharrock playing the whole episode with the band & all. it's special.
Avatar 10:11pm
anomalee:

sonic youth!!!!
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anomalee:

i will have to investigate my SG boxed set.
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Hams:

if only space ghost would've had milford graves on as a guest.
Avatar 10:13pm
anomalee:

drak was cool too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:14pm
greg g:

that Sonny Sharrock tune kicked complete fuckin ass!! & the Milton Graves doc is amazing. Rest in Peace Milton Graves: a true pioneer.
Avatar 10:14pm
anomalee:

is the Milton Graves doc on Amazon Prime?
Avatar 10:15pm
John L:

anomalee: Yes, on both Prime and Kanopy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:16pm
WR:

Ira, don't know for sure regarding public in person performances. Graves did some zoom type interview / demos a couple of months ago.
  Swag For Life Member 10:16pm
Ira:

Have wanted to see that documentary. Will have to interrupt our schedule of old private eye shows to watch it.
Avatar 10:16pm
anomalee:

coolness.
Avatar 10:18pm
anomalee:

any Chet Baker west coast cool jazz fans?
  10:20pm
Shane the D:

Wikipedia says the Sharrock episode of Space Ghost is season 3, air date of 3/1/96. But wikipedia can't get even basic things like birthdays right, so trust at your own peril.
Avatar 10:22pm
anomalee:

thanx a lot Shane. i will have to forage through my SG boxed set. cannot wait to hear Sonny Sharrock & Thurston Moore.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
WR:

Milford Graves doing the vocal on the duet.
Avatar 10:24pm
anomalee:

baby noises. how inventive.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:27pm
WR:

Shane, didn't know or remember (both equally possible) that Space Ghost did Sharrock interview, while I'm sure I'll cringe at parts of it, gotta try and see it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38pm
WR:

oh I see, the episode is dedicated to Sharrock with Thurston Moore as guest.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43pm
karlward:

You mean to tell me there's already a band called Los Teen Tops? Damn it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:43pm
karlward:

Back to the drawing board.
  Swag For Life Member 10:44pm
Ira:

Don't blame the messenger, karlward.
  10:45pm
Andres:

Hi Ira! La Suegra.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
Hoboken Jack:

Happy Tuesday that feels like Monday but it's nearly Wednesday anyway Ira, Georgia, Scott, McGroove, HP Ken, and all daytraders, nighttraitors, and afternoon delighters.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
karlward:

Ace should have written more lyrics, this is really up there
  Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
Ira:

In case I forget to say this during the mic break, nobody sings "uptight" better than Ace does in this song.
  10:46pm
Max R:

Ace's memoir is the best
Avatar 10:47pm
Mr & Mrs Bobby Microwave:

Great tune!
  10:48pm
phat:

I love Ace Frehley.
  10:49pm
Dusty:

I love Dale Cover.
  10:50pm
Dusty:

*Crover
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Yo, Handy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:52pm
drowsy:

Ever once in a while, I say to myself "gotta get me a Dale Crover work ethic" when I'm lagging.
  Swag For Life Member 10:53pm
Ira:

Those Redd Kross/Melvins shows where Dale & Steven play in both bands . . . there's such a thing as too much work ethic.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:54pm
drowsy:

Yes! That is a pre-COVID snapshot to keep!
  10:54pm
phat:

@Ira lol
  10:55pm
evancuts:

Southern Nights?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:55pm
Tome:

not really my cup of tea but lately I've been enjoying the doo wopers , those harmonies just don't exist anymore haven't for over 50 years really !<>! > bit.ly...
Avatar 10:56pm
Bri The Beatnik:

I love Allan Tousaint’s vocal version of this, just the effects!
  10:57pm
phat:

This Southern Nights is really nice. It changes the tone dramatically. It's poignant, even, a little sad.
Avatar 10:57pm
mb:

Hey Ira and peoples.

Aww this "Southern Nights" just stopped me in my tracks and prevented me from posting some dumb shit on the internet
  10:58pm
phat:

I did not realize Toussaint wrote that.
Avatar 11:03pm
anomalee:

heads up Bri: left u a message in your inbox.
Avatar 11:05pm
anomalee:

ok midnight maulers

i'm gonna depart now. it's been a gas with all the freak jazz cuts. i learned who Milton Graves is as well as Sonny Sharrock.
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anomalee:

that's Milford.
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anomalee:

DOH!!!!!!!
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anomalee:

be excellent 2 each other this Fat Tuesday. 1 World.
  Swag For Life Member 11:08pm
Ira:

Goodnight, anomalee. Thanks for listening & commenting.
  11:10pm
Max R:

My parents went to sleep at Ace Frehley.
  Swag For Life Member 11:10pm
Ira:

A lullaby's where you find it, Max R.
  11:13pm
Max R:

of course! And what a lullaby.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:16pm
karlward:

If I find out that Ace was in Los Teen Tops I'm gonna be so mad
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Bri The Beatnik:

Anomalee I replied back!
  Swag For Life Member 11:16pm
Ira:

Get used to it, karlward, the rich get richer.
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Bri The Beatnik:

Whoops didn’t notice he signed off
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vj pussycat:

haha year of the f-ox, so clever
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:20pm
Hoboken Jack:

Hi Bri! HP Ken, are you experiencing phantom Haversacks again?
Avatar 11:21pm
Bri The Beatnik:

Hey Hoboken!
  11:22pm
e from eo:

Still listening but leaving the ace comments to the professionals- enjoying the end of the show- will catch up in the previous hours tomorrow.
Avatar 11:23pm
vj pussycat:

west coast dj on bff.fm, michele k-tel regarded the difficulty in finding songs for oxen
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:23pm
karlward:

I think there was one decent Kiss record that they could have made instead of putting out those four solo albums. But the Ace one was the best.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:24pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Good gravy, Jack, you're right. It's been almost four hours since I last spoke at him. Force of habit, I guess. Sheesh!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:25pm
karlward:

Now I'm imagining a world where Kiss was an underground NYC band putting out a bunch of split 7" records on their own dime. That 1978 Ace / Peter split 7" would have been fire.
  11:27pm
Andres:

La Suegra - Mother-in-law.
Suerga (sic).
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:27pm
Hoboken Jack:

You're gonna be ok, Ken. Take two Listener Babies and call me during Wake.
  Swag For Life Member 11:32pm
Ira:

Andres . . . oops! Corrected!
  11:33pm
Andres:

I didn’t want anyone to miss out on their search for a top tune by Los Top Teens :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:34pm
WR:

leaving the playlist as i prep for sleep.

great show Ira. Excellent concise diverse survey of Milford Graves music.

In fact excellent concise diverse survey of recorded music sorta describes your show in general.
Thank you.
Laters all.
  11:34pm
Andres:

My turn oops! Los Teen Tops!
  Swag For Life Member 11:35pm
Ira:

I'd like to claim that it's the modern-day version of scratching out the name of the track on the label . . . but no, just a mistake.
  Swag For Life Member 11:35pm
Ira:

Thanks, WR. Goodnight.
  11:51pm
rw:

Evening! Every once in a while I think to myself, "This is how radio is supposed to sound." Just had it again. Thank you Ira!
  11:52pm
Sonny Jim:

AAC WFMU best sounding radio stream I've heard
Avatar 11:54pm
vj pussycat:

that is saying a lot coming from you lil sonny jim
  11:54pm
Max R:

great show!
  11:55pm
tom tom the pipers son:

thanks for the journey, ira.
  11:55pm
Sonny Jim:

someday radio will be 256k
  11:56pm
Sonny Jim:

When Jesus comes it will be 320
  Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
Ira:

Thanks to one, all, and everyone in between.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:57pm
drowsy:

Cheers Ira!
  11:57pm
Max R:

goodnight Ira
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Mr & Mrs Bobby Microwave:

Wonderful show as always, thank you!
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vj pussycat:

thank you ira and happy oxen year (i forgot that one and lincoln's/president day) to all. i love this program.
  11:57pm
Andres:

Thanks Ira!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:58pm
McGroovey:

Hey bye
  11:58pm
Sonny Jim:

Great show, thanks mister!
  11:59pm
Sonny Jim:

oh you can favorite songs if you join, neato
  11:59pm
e from eo:

Thanks ira and all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
greg g:

Thank you Ira! I hope you have a chance to check out the Milford Graves documentary: Full Mantis . & thank you for getting me more acquainted with his music. Take care to you and your esteemed Producer
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