Playlist, Week of 2019-04-21

As I mentioned last week, starting to re-dig into AMM... hard to stay away once you start... early dense stuff with Cornelius Cardew, middle period with the classic trio, later pieces with the Prévost/Tilbury duo, the even later reunion with Keith Rowe: I love it all... The Gospel According to Matthew & Michael is a great showcase for the excellent bass playing of Michael Bisio... the new Art Ensemble of Chicago release is a masterwork.... its added palettes of strings, chamber music orchestrations, and vocals greatly expand the sonic scope of the Ensemble, taking it closer to Roscoe Mitchell contemporary classical territory... Hugh Ragin sounds great on it as well... word has it that this version of the Ensemble really kicked it at Big Ears...

Playlist 2019-04-22:

*AACM Great Black Music Ensemble: 2009-07-14 Program #1 (CDR)
*AMM: The Crypt: 12th June 1968, the Complete Session (discs 1, 2)
*AMM: 1970-03-02 London (CDR)
*AMM: Before Driving to the Chapel We Took Coffee with Rick and Jennifer Reed
*Art Ensemble of Chicago: We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (discs 1, 2)
*Rodger Coleman and Sam Byrd: The Mathematics of War
*Elder Ones: From Untruth
*Jimmy Ghaphery/Gary Rouzer/Sam Byrd/Robert Andrew Scott: 2019-03-30 Richmond (wav)
*Billie Holiday: 1933-1941 Favorites (CDR compilation) (discs 1, 2)
*New Loft: 2013-05-20 “Pasadena Jump Start” (wav)
*New Ting: 2019-03-04 "Weather Undersky" (wav)
*New Ting: 2019-04-01 "The More You Don't Find It" (wav)
*Paal Nilssen-Love: New Brazilian Funk
*RAIC: Lamentations
*Archie Shepp: Four for Trane
*Archie Shepp: On This Night
*Matthew Shipp Chamber Ensemble: The Gospel According to Matthew & Michael
*Sun Ra: Solo Keyboards, Minnesota, 1978
*Cecil Taylor: 1983-07-27 Genoa (wav)
*David Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun Of Goldfinger
*Various artists: History of Electronic/Electroacoustic Music (CDR compilation) (disc 28)
*Allied Chemical Brothers: Tazz
*David Bowie: Young Americans
*Guided By Voices: How Do You Spell Heaven
*Residents: Commercial Album (pREServed Edition) (discs 1, 2)
*UYA: 1992-02-04/08 Break It (wav)
*UYA: Improvisations 3 (1993-1994): Yes, a Man (selections)
*Neil Young: Lesser Known Gems (CDR compilation) (disc 1)