Ron Carter Orgy

Harvard's radio station, WHRB, has entered it's annual Orgy season. (No, not that kind. Sick people...) To coincide with the school's pre-exam reading period, they program long elaborate retrospectives of a particular composer, player, or theme, from Mendhlesson to Bill Evans to Squarepusher. They are usually well organized and carefully researched, and certainly worth a listen. As I write this they are in the middle of their first of four mornings devoted to the music of Ron Carter, both as a sideman and a leader. (Current album- Nefertitti) They promise more of his own albums, as well as more Miles and some of the great and lesser known Blue Note recordings Ron anchored in the 60's. CORRECTION: Their schedule is here.

WHRB broadcasts at 95.3fm in the Boston area, and streams live online at WHRB.org. The remaining highlights include a "St. Louis Noise" orgy, and a west side blues orgy. And a VERY good month if you like Sibelius. The composer, not the notation program. Nuts for me- I don't like either...