Playlist, Week of 2019-05-26

Al Jackson Jr.'s drum set at the Stax Museum

Ever since visiting the Stax Museum earlier this month, I've been on a Carla Thomas kick... what a voice... the true Queen of Soul... still catching up to the greatness of the drumming of Al Jackson Jr., one of my all-time favorites and a major inspiration... that solid whack on the snare... the always clever but also always suitable bass drum patterns... the perfect accompaniment to great singers... I also have a soft spot in my heart for Chaka Khan, whose work with Rufus was uneven, due to the material... but their album Ask Rufus is a solid masterpiece... and "Sweet Thing" still slays me...

Playlist 2019-05-27:

*Art Ensemble of Chicago with Don Pullen: Fundamental Destiny
*Art Ensemble of Chicago: We Are on the Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (disc 1)
*Anthony Braxton/Milford Graves/William Parker: Beyond Quantum
*Stephan Crump/Ingrid Laubrock/Cory Smythe: Channels
*Elder Ones: From Untruth
*Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: The Treasury Shows, Vol. 24 (discs 1, 2)
*Fred Hersch: Point in Time
*Ingrid Laubrock Anti-House: 2016-11-12 Wels, Austria (CDR)
*Archie Shepp and the Full Moon Ensemble: Live in Antibes (discs 1, 2)
*Tyshawn Sorey: Pillars (discs 1, 2, 3)
*Sun Ra: Soundtrack to the Film “Space Is the Place”
*Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra: Pathways to Unknown Worlds (Remastered 2019)
*Sun Ra: Solo Keyboards, Minnesota, 1978
*Craig Taborn Junk Magic: 2008-08-24 Saalfelden (CDR)
*David Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun Of Goldfinger
*Blast: Wire Stitched Ears
*Butthole Surfers: Hairway to Steven
*Dirty Projectors: Lamp Lit Prose
*Dr. Dog: Critical Equation
*Funkadelic: Free Your Mind…
*Hüsker Dü: New Day Rising
*Mars Volta: Tremulant
*Muffins: Air Fiction
*New York Dolls: New York Dolls
*Rascals: Time Peace: The Rascals Greatest Hits
*Rascals: The Island of Real
*Rufus: From Rags to Rufus
*Rufus: Rufusized
*Rufus: Ask Rufus
*Rufus: Street Player
*Chris Squire: Fish Out of Water
*Carla Thomas: Gee Whiz: The Best of Carla Thomas
*Carla Thomas: Carla
*Carla Thomas: Comfort Me
*Carla Thomas: Hidden Gems
*Traffic: Traffic
*U.S. Maple: Sang Phat Editor
*U.S. Maple: Talker
*Edgar Winter's White Trash: Edgar Winter's White Trash
*Brian Wilson: Imagination