"Always Been A Shoe Made For The City..."

Click the link to hear Langston Hughes read his poem,
which inspired the glorious song "I've Known Rivers."

The Snark playlist for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011.
(Artist/SONG/Album, etc.)

The Gary Bartz NTU Troop -- I'VE KNOWN RIVERS (live at Montreux Jazz Festival) -- I've Known Rivers & Other Bodies (1973, Prestige Records)
The Hypnotics -- A MODERN ROMANCE -- Static Fuzz Radio (2011, New Values)
Building Castles Out Of Matchsticks -- COMME UN REVE DANS LA NUIT -- Everybody Dance Now: Songs From Hamilton 6 (2011, C+C)
Big Sugar -- UN-EMPLOYED EXPERT -- Revolution Per Minute (2011, Bread & Water)
The Shangri-Las -- THE TRAIN FROM KANSAS CITY -- The Red Bird Story (1999, Charly UK) [orig. 1965, Red Bird]
Al Tuck -- NO NEED TO WONDER -- Under Your Shadow (2011, New Scotland)
Roots Manuva, feat. Ricky Ranking -- WHA' MEK? -- 4everevolution (2011, Big Dada)
Ella Fitzgerald -- I DIDN'T MEAN A WORD I SAID -- The Legendary Decca Recordings (1995, Verve)
Friska Viljor -- MY THING -- The Beginning of The Beginning of The End (2011, Crying Bob)
Brad Mehldau, Kevin Hays, & Patrick Zimmerli -- EXCERPT FROM STRING QUARTET #5 -- Modern Music (2011, Nonesuch)
Rufus Wainwright -- CIGARETTES & CHOCOLATE MILK -- Poses (2001, Dreamworks)
The Meters -- HANDCLAPPING SONG -- New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75 (2000, Soul Jazz Records) [orig. 1970]
Teen Burger -- ENGLISH TUTOR -- Burger Time (2011, Droppin Science)
Jean-Claude Vannier -- UNE PARTIE DE SCRABBLE -- Roses Rouge Sang (2011, B-Music)
Augustus Pablo -- ROCKERS DUB -- Original Rockers (1979, Greensleeves)
Jonti -- HORNET'S NEST -- Twirligig (2011, Stones Throw)
Crissi Cochrane -- I WON'T TRY TO BREAK YOUR HEART -- Pretty Alright (2011, Crissi Cochrane)
D-Sisive -- THE STRANDED -- Run With The Creeps (2011, Urbnet)
Tussle/Konono No.1 -- SOFT CRUSH -- Tradi Mods vs. Rockers: Alternative Takes On Congotronics (2010, Crammed Discs)
The Nefidovs -- FELIZ NEFIDOV -- Christmas Split E.P. (2011) {LISTENER REQUEST}
Random Recipe -- SHINING STAR -- Fold It! Mold It! (2010, Bon Sound Records)

Thanks for listening!

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(Oh, the show before The Snark overlaps into my podcast by about a minute or so...)
Link is live for about 4-6 weeks after the original broadcast date.