On this episode of Visions, I journey through the decades from the late 50’s through 2025.

I was really excited to receive an advance copy of a new Griot Galaxy release. Now, if you know Griot Galaxy, you may be wondering how could they release something new? The recording isn’t new, but the release is.

This album was recorded live on WUOM in 1979, but it was just released by a Detroit label, Two Rooms Records. I was also really excited to play another incredible live recording, this time from Jackie McLean, so I built this episode around those two anchors.

I also played classics from Eddie Harris, Grant Green, Toots Thielemans and Lee Morgan; music from Detroit’s Robert Hurst and Russ Macklem; newer releases from Nicole Glover, Kahil El’Zabar, and Kris Davis; and new music discovery from Milena Casado and Amaro Freitas. As I tend to say, this episode is a little bit of a lot of things.

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Visions Playlist for Nov. 10, 2025

• “Cyclical” (Live) – Jackie McLean
• “Fundamental Frequency (with Art Taylor, Kenny Drew, Pepper Adams & Wilbur Ware)” – Toots Thielemans
• “Let the Music Take Your Mind” (Live) – Grant Green
• “Ill Wind” – Lee Morgan
• “Bird Feathers” – Nicole Glover
• “Eddie Harris” – The Kahil El’Zabar Quartet
• “South Side” – Eddie Harris
• “Circles (feat. Val Jeanty)” – Milena Casado
• “Heavy-footed (feat. Johnathan Blake & Robert Hurst)” – Kris Davis Trio
• “Dona Eni” – Amaro Freitas
• “Osiris” – Griot Galaxy*
• “Mr. Anderson” – Russ Macklem*
• “Spanning (Live)” – Charles Tolliver
• “Bob’s Blues” – Robert Hurst*