Winds of Change  

KCOU JAZZ

April 20, 2025

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.





Songs Included

Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Babylonia Wind (1972)
“Babylonia Wind” is the title track from Kiyoshi Sugimoto’s pivotal 1972 album—a career-defining slice of Japanese jazz-rock fusion that many consider his masterpiece \. The piece opens with a deep, mysterious groove, an atmospheric pull built on Hideo Ichikawa's rippling electric piano and Yoshio Ikeda's rich but restrained bass.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.
Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.
Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Classical  

KCOU JAZZ

February 9th, 2025

Show summary:
This show explores the intersection of two storied musical traditions: jazz and classical. Composers Chopin, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky are reimagined through the lens and artist vision of Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, and Chet Baker. The show reflects on jazz’s long struggle for critical recognition, touching on its historical tension with classical music and the technical brilliance often overlooked by critics. This episode offers a fresh look at classical repertoire through improvisation, swing, and creative reinterpretation.




Songs Included

Bud Powell |  Bud on Bach | Bud (1957)
In under three minutes, Bud on Bach blends baroque clarity with bebop precision to reimagine Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s 1766 composition Solfeggietto. In a sharp, concise display of his technical command of both classical and jazz piano, Bud examines the interspaces between the two genres. Perhaps most impressive is his management of feel and time after stripping his trio away.

Grant Green | Symphony No. 40 in G Minor | Visions (1971)
In this interpretation of Mozart’s 1788 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, Grant Green channels classical form through electric guitar tone and jaunty groove. By swinging Mozart’s original melody, Green opens the pocket for vibraphone and congas. The tight-knit septet offers a more intimate take on a typically grand orchestra pieece.

Recasting Mozart’s urgency in a jazz-funk idiom, Green trades orchestral grandeur for expressive guitar lines and rhythmic subtlety. The track explores the meeting point between precision and feel—perhaps most impressive is Green’s ability to honor the original melodic contours while reshaping them into his own tonal language.


The Swingle Singers | Fugue: Sonata No. 37 | Anyone for Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi (1986)
Known for their virtuosic vocal arrangements, the Swingle Singers interpret Mozart’s Prelude and Fugue: Sonata in C Major K.394 No. 37 (1782) as a playful, mid-60s swing a cappella piece. Mirroring Mozart’s arpeggiated staccato style, the Swingers trade the formality of classical instrumentation with tight vocal harmonies and jazz-inflected rhythm, blurring the line between Baroque precision and vocal jazz flair.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.
Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.
Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.
Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Show summary:
As a tornado forms in Mid-Missouri during the KCOU Jazz radio hour,  DJ Scribbles Jr. takes shelter in the studio and spins wind-related jazz music on  88.1 FM. Through many interruptions by the National Weather Service, DJ Scribbles Jr. complements the turbulent weather with swirling, uneasy melodies like Babylonia Wind and Song of the Wind. Moments of calm in the storm called for cautious and somewhat ethereal songs like Slow Hot Wind and East Wind. All songs played included ‘Wind’ in their titles.

Locations  FIX AUDIO

KCOU JAZZ

Jan. 26, 2025

Show summary:
The first KCOU Jazz broadcast on FM radio, this show embraced themes of change and exploration. Host DJ Scribbles Jr., previously on the station’s Internet stream, used the move to 88.1 FM as inspiration for a show focused on jazz songs named after places.

The hour featured six tracks that explored the geography of jazz music. Some captured the feel of a city or country; others were more conceptual. The journey began with Lee Morgan’s “Search for the New Land,” setting the tone from themes of wanderlust.





Songs Included

Lee Morgan | Search For The New Land (1966)
At over 15 minutes in length, Search for the New Land by Lee Morgan is a tour-de-force. Bold and meditative in its approach, this piece battles between ethereal interludes and searing solos. This album followed up on the success of Morgan’s The Sidewinder but traded bluesy elements for expansive, modal landscapes.

Under the vision of trumpeter Lee Morgan, the sextet works like a machine: Herbie Hancock lays the ground work on piano as Wayne Shorter and the understated Grant Green trade solos with drummer Billy Higgins and bassist Reggie Workman. Together, they create a searching, spacious hard-bop sound that’s both introspective and commanding standout statement in Morgan’s catalog.

Masayoshi Takanaka | Brasilian Skies (1978)
Continuing the theme of musical travel, Brasilian Skies by Japanese guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka takes the show south to Brazil. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, this late 70s title track radiates the sunny, rhythmic energy of samba and bossa nova.

With vibrant vocals, playful percussion, and a breezy melodic feel, the song captures an outsider’s joyful interpretation of Brazilian soundscapes. Like much of the album, it’s full of bright textures: whistles, syncopation, and electric guitar tones that make it both transportive and fun.

Antonio Carlos Jobim | Antigua | Wave (1967)
Antigua by Antonio Carlos Jobim brings the show to the Caribbean, drawing inspiration from the island of the same name. Featured on Jobim’s Wave, the track blends twisting flute and harpsichord melodies with heavenly choirs, sweet trombone harmonies and Jobim’s own understated guitar work.

A Brazilian composer known for shaping the sound of bossa nova, Jobim captures a serene, sun-soaked atmosphere that reflects the island’s gentle beauty through soft textures and flowing arrangements.

The John Betsch Society | Ethiopia | Earth Blossom (1974)
The journey continues across the Atlantic to Ethiopia with “Ode to Ethiopia” by The John Betsch Society, from their album Earth Blossom. Though recorded in Nashville, the track channels a pan-African sensibility through rich percussive action and spiritual jazz motifs.

John Betsch leads on percussion, joined by Bob Holmes on piano, Billy Puett on flute, Ed “Lump” Williams on bass and others. With layered rhythms and atmospheric melodies, Ethiopia serves as both a tribute and an evocation.


Dizzy Gillespie | A Night In Tunisia | World Statesman (1956)
After Ethiopia, the show moves north to Tunisia with Dizzy Gillespie’s iconic A Night in Tunisia. A cornerstone of Gillespie’s catalog, this rendition blends brassy big band power with Afro-Cuban rhythms, a trademark of Gillespie’s innovation in modern jazz.

Dizzy’s trumpet solo is fiery and precise, a masterclass in bebop virtuosity, backed by a dynamic rhythm section that reflects the Latin jazz foundations of the tune. Nelson Boyd also takes a commanding bass solo, only interrupted by the fury of pummeling saxophone and trumpet solis. With an emphatic ending solo, this bold and percussive track captures the cross-cultural energy at the heart of Gillespie’s musical vision as the show moves across the globe.

Eastern Rebellion | Bolivia (1976)
The show closes back in South America with Bolivia by Eastern Rebellion. This self-titled album is led by piano virtuoso Cedar Walton. Featuring an array of talented musicians, the track builds a lyrically complex and rhythmically driven picture of the landlocked country that inspired its title.

With mountains to the west and the Amazon basin to the east, Bolivia marks the final stop on a global jazz journey that included visits to Brazil, Antigua, Ethiopia, and Tunisia, spanning music from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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