Favoriting Music For a Free World with Dave Sewelson: Playlist from December 15, 2021 Favoriting

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Charles Mingus said jazz was a word invented to separate musicians from their money. Music for a Free World brings us together, drawing listeners to the healing power of smooth free jazz. Each week, surprise guests bring their own sides to spin and their instruments of choice to spontaneously jam.

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Favoriting December 15, 2021: Paul Shapiro, saxophonist/composer is best known for his recordings on John Zorn’s Tzadik label.
His recording credits include Lou Reed, Queen Latifah, Frankie Knuckles, David Byrne, The Microscopic Septet, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, his own band Foreign Legion and many others.

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Artist Track Album Label Comments Approx. start time
Paul Shapiro  Haftorah Prelude   Favoriting Midnight Minyan  Tzadik     
Paul Shapiro  Oy Veys Mir   Favoriting Essen  Tzadik    0:17:00 (Pop-up)
Foreign Legion  Uptown Downtown   Favoriting Live From The Ritz    https://youtu.be/mWWy4q7u-m4  0:30:21 (Pop-up)
Microscopic Septet  Lobster in the Limelight   Favoriting Live on VH1    https://youtu.be/xxljkTKPWYk  0:38:01 (Pop-up)
Queen Latifah  Nuff’ of the Ruff Stuff   Favoriting Nature of a Sista'  Tommy Boy  https://youtu.be/mamCBl28xtY  0:44:33 (Pop-up)
Brooklyn Funk Essentials  The Creator Has a Master Plan   Favoriting Cool And Steady And Easy  Dorado  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkVLS6muw1k  0:52:15 (Pop-up)
Shapiro original score 1997  Fae’s Theme   Favoriting The Watermelon Woman    https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwkx6ohIg04&list=PLvCOY1Uw_dCV-BZblId4MYH4rHQid4ceN  0:58:51 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  To Life (AKA Barroom Mitzvah)   Favoriting     https://youtu.be/ga7nSL13AyI  1:01:45 (Pop-up)
Shapiro original score 1997  South Street Blues   Favoriting The Watermelon Woman    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKDPR6z1fMY  1:06:54 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro & Dave Sewelson  FM YOU   Favoriting live on WFMU  GTDR Records and Tapes    1:09:42 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Ma Lecha Hayam   Favoriting Midnight Minyan  Tzadik    1:15:49 (Pop-up)
Yoko Kanno Cowboy Bebop  Vitamineless   Favoriting Odd Ones  FlyingDog  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38nQ52qmpm0  1:21:41 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Lester Young’s Misheberakh   Favoriting Midnight Minyan  Tzadik    1:28:53 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Light Rolls the Darkness   Favoriting It's In The Twilight  Tzadik    1:37:20 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue  Dunkin' Bagel   Favoriting Essen  Tzadik    1:44:48 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue  A Bee Gezindt   Favoriting Essen  Tzadik    1:48:51 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue  Essen   Favoriting Essen  Tzadik    1:54:29 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Get Me To The Shul On Time   Favoriting Shofarot Verses  Tzadik    2:01:26 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Surfin' Salami   Favoriting Shofarot Verses  Tzadik    2:06:25 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Search Your Soul   Favoriting Shofarot Verses  Tzadik    2:11:28 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Halil   Favoriting Shofarot Verses  Tzadik    2:17:57 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  KIddush   Favoriting It's In The Twilight  Tzadik    2:24:27 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue  Vyoch Tyoch Tyoch   Favoriting Ribs Plays the Music of Mrs. Maisel    https://youtu.be/L6R1LGpg9ew  2:30:19 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue  Matzoh Balls   Favoriting Essen  Tzadik    2:35:09 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Theme from His People   Favoriting   Personal collection    2:43:06 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Freigish Behavior   Favoriting Midnight Minyan  Tzadik    2:44:42 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  Sim Shalom   Favoriting Midnight Minyan  Tzadik    2:50:06 (Pop-up)
Paul Shapiro  One Must Leave So Another May Come   Favoriting It's In The Twilight  Tzadik    2:57:28 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 6:59pm
WR:

Connect NOW! This week only! Wednesday 7PM Eastern 6 PM Central, Dave Sewelson invites guest Paul Shapiro to Music For a Free World!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:02pm
Dave Sewelson:

That right WR!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:09pm
WR:

Saturday, this is where Dave will be:
www.eventbrite.com...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:14pm
doctorjazz:

All right, all right ALL RIGHT!!!
Great records, the Shapiro Tzadik albums. Have seen his Ribs and Brisket review a few times, including the last New Year show at the old City Winery. Highly recommended, fun show (but won't be in the NY area to get there this year)
:- (
  7:14pm
DavidJ:

Joining a little late! Hi, all.
  7:16pm
Paul Shapiro:

Thank you! doctorjazz
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:17pm
doctorjazz:

(and, I go back to multiple Micros shows back in the day...)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:18pm
Dave Sewelson:

DavidJ!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:18pm
Dave Sewelson:

doc!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:20pm
Dave Sewelson:

the place to be New Year's Day
citywinery.com...
  7:20pm
Paul Shapiro:

Oy Veys Mir (my original) This one's Babi Floyd, Cilla Owens and myself on vocals and tenor, with Brian Mitchell, Booker King and Tony Lewis
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:23pm
doctorjazz:

Caught the band 1st at the Cornelia Street restaurant, the downstairs music space (took my daughter, who also loved the show)
Avatar 🥁 ♥ 7:23pm
duke:

Hi Dave and Paul.
Surprised to find you here Dave.
  7:24pm
Paul Shapiro:

We loved Cornelia street. Much lamented missed club.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:27pm
doctorjazz:

Hadn't heard Cornelia Street closed, COVID casualty, I expect. It was a really nice spot, saw a good number of shows there.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:33pm
doctorjazz:

The Ritz, Danceteria, Mudd Club, Pyramid Club-my misspent youth you're talking about.
  7:33pm
Paul Shapiro:

Uptown Downtown by Foreign Legion Live at The Ritz 1985.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:39pm
doctorjazz:

Just went to @WR's link (7:09); 2 questions:
1) is that strictly an online show? (looks that way from the link)
2) Dave, did you get rid of much of that beard?????
  7:41pm
Paul Shapiro:

The mIcroscopic Septet, with Dave Sewelson on bari and myself on tenor. Many fun gigs! Joel Forrester wrote this one.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:41pm
WR:

No, not strictly online. Here is link for in person tickdets
www.eventbrite.com...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:42pm
doctorjazz:

Can picture you guys standing one at a time in horn order (highest to lowest) during this tune.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:42pm
Dave Sewelson:

doc...online or in person.....had surgery on the beard...they took out the bad part....
  7:44pm
Paul Shapiro:

I'm looking at Dave now and the beard is HAPPENING.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:45pm
doctorjazz:

All clap hands now!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:46pm
doctorjazz:

Makes me smile...
  7:46pm
Mambo Bob:

That's right, Pauly! Lovin' the jams from afar in Detroit!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:47pm
Dave Sewelson:

Mambo Bob welcome to the Free World!
  7:48pm
Paul Shapiro:

That's me playing on an early Queen Latifah record. I particularly like this track. I'd play a couple of solos on the track and the producer 'Louie Louie' Vega would pick a few parts and sample them throughout the tune.
  7:49pm
Mambo Bob:

Nice sounds in his world.
  7:49pm
Paul Shapiro:

Detroit in the House!!
  8:05pm
Mambo Bob:

In a long life of great live music experiences one of the best shows I attended was Paul’s Shofarot live at the Eldridge Street Synagogue. Masterful tunes, arrangements, musicians, atmosphere and acoustics! Unforgettable. They guys invited me to Krakow but I couldn’t make it... Great to hear this! Paul always brings it.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:05pm
doctorjazz:

Here's a YouTube link to the Watermelon Woman track South Street Blues if it's any help...
www.youtube.com...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:09pm
doctorjazz:

It used to be a buffet at the old City Winery, but I went to one brunch at the new one (Beatles Brunch), and they do it sit down, order from a waiter now.
  8:10pm
Doug Schulkind:

Music for a Free Wednesday Evening!!
  8:10pm
Paul Shapiro:

Yup, no buffet for now. But good music...!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:11pm
doctorjazz:

Since I'm posting links, here's Paul's web site:
www.paulshapiromusic.com...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:12pm
doctorjazz:

Big Steven Bernstein fan as well, cool track!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:14pm
doctorjazz:

Thought I heard some "ma lecha hayom" go by
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:18pm
doctorjazz:

Ahhh!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:19pm
Dave Sewelson:

Doug snuck in!!!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:24pm
doctorjazz:

Ah m'chaya!
Have to run now, will definitely catch the rest of the show in the archives.
Thanks Dave and Paul!
  8:25pm
Paul Shapiro:

THANK YOU DR JAZZ!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:25pm
Dave Sewelson:

thanks DOC
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:25pm
WR:

laters Doc
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:29pm
doctorjazz:

WR, heading out, I'll email in a bit...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:33pm
WR:

This is really good.
  8:35pm
Mambo Bob:

Beautiful
  8:41pm
Mambo Bob:

I found the location where Slim Gaillard lived when he came to Detroit at 16 and was taken in by an Armenian (I think) family. On Woodward Avenue in Highland Park. The row of small shops is gone though the new building resembles them. This family inspired his many food songs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:42pm
Dave Sewelson:

Wow, Mambo Bob......what's there now?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:45pm
WR:

Very interesting Mambo Bob, before your comment I had never looked up Gaillard's early bio before.
  8:49pm
Paul Shapiro:

Slim's bio is amazing. He was supposedly left by his father in Greece?? Slim was an amazing multitalent. He had a record store, produced records and was part of the bebop scene, particularly in LA. Check out the clip of him and Slam Stewart in Hellzapoppin' YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:58pm
WR:

Y'all making me hungry.
  8:59pm
Paul Shapiro:

And thats just breakfast and lunch!
  9:05pm
Mambo Bob:

I think a financial firm is in the location. Highland Park is just north of Detroit and still in duress. For a crazy surreal documentary/travelogue about Slim’s life watch Slim Gaillard’s Civilisation, produced in the UK and filmed around the US late in Slim’s life. With Dizzy and others. Crazy weird and fun. 4-part series, findable on YouTube. This is the first, I believe, and includes Detroit and a late life visit to the family that took him in. With food! Phenomenal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbdGTqoOg8w&ab_channel=mwaterbu
  9:06pm
Paul Shapiro:

Thank you Mambo Bob! Will watch with relish!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:06pm
Dave Sewelson:

I made the Slim link live
www.youtube.com...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:19pm
WR:

Was reading about the BBC doc. Looking forward to watching it.
  9:22pm
Mambo Bob:

It's a trip inside his mind, a most peculiar and entertaining realm.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:36pm
WR:

Paul, did you have to do any ask to use the "of Mrs. Maisel" in the description of your gigs. Have you had any interaction with the show?
  9:38pm
Paul Shapiro:

We are playing music that was used in the show but it is covered by ASCAP and BMI licenses.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:39pm
WR:

Yes, they don't own the songs.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:48pm
WR:

Would like to hear the music for the film. What is the name of the film again?
  9:51pm
Paul Shapiro:

Film is His People Unfortunately it is not available, just when we play it! I would love to record it and have it locked to picture but that hasn't happened yet.
  9:52pm
Paul Shapiro:

We do perform it every so often. I hope soon again.
  9:53pm
Paul Shapiro:

Coming up is Sim Shalom featuring Peter Apfelbaum and I on soprano saxophones and Steven Bernstein on slide trumpet!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:54pm
WR:

Looks like it got released. Too bad your music not on it.
jewishfilm.org...
  9:55pm
Paul Shapiro:

Yes, thats it. One day perhaps a version with my music...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:58pm
zzz:

wow! just tuning in. big fan of this music Paul Shapiro. will check out the archives.
  9:59pm
Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi:

This is SoSaLa. really enjoyed your music. Very refreshing.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:59pm
WR:

Great music! Great info! I knew the music of Microscopic Septet before but your album Midnight Minyan is new to me and superlative. Thank you!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:00pm
Dave Sewelson:

Thanks all...stay tuned for the horse here
wfmu.org...
  10:00pm
Mambo Bob:

Applause! What a great presentation of music and the stories behind the music. Thanks to all! Superb artistry and soul, Paul.
  10:00pm
Paul Shapiro:

Thank you all for listening. see you at a live performance toon! Next one is New Year's Day at City Winery. Noon Show, two sets, doors at 11am, $25, $29 day of show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:02pm
Dave Sewelson:

Here the link to the show.
citywinery.com...
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