Apotheosis

The No Show | Mar 30, 2010
PLAYLIST

THEME: “How Long Blues” – Jimmy Yancey, piano
“Average Guy” – Lou Reed
“Save Yourself” – Suzy Bogguss
“Ain’t That News” – Tom Paxton
“The World at Large” – Modest Mouse
“Celebrate” – Three Dog Night
“Whippin’ Post” – Frank Zappa
“I Ain’t Got No Money Now” – LeRoy Carr
“Star Eyes” – Jackie McLean
“Our Love Is Here to Stay” – Jackie McLean
“My Old Flame” – Jackie McLean
A brief report on “Steve Post Week,” celebrating his 25 years at WNYC and his attendant elevation to the status of a god, or apotheosis, if you will (and maybe even if you won’t). The Broken News awards its first Bogus News Award, and the Musical Necropolis celebrates a new citizen: saxophonist and educator, Jackie McLean.

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