Playlist, Week of 2019-09-22

Muhal Richard Abrams's 1-OQA + 19 is an amazing classic from 1977 that still has the power to astound and delight.. the front line horn section of Anthony Braxton and Henry Threadgill can't be beat... as much as I enjoy Threadgill's compositional prowess, especially on his last few albums, I do enjoy going back to the heady Black Saint days when he was soloing his butt off...

Playlist 2019-09-23:

*"A" Trio & AMM: AAMM
*Muhal Richard Abrams: 1-OQA + 19
*Anthony Braxton: The Artistry of Anthony Braxton (CDR)
*Duke Ellington/Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (discs 1, 2, 3)
*Herbie Hancock Headhunters: 1974-10-16 Kansas City (CDR) (disc 2)
*Fletcher Henderson: 1925-1929 (JSP)
*Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn: The Transitory Poems
*Joseph Jarman: Song For
*Joseph Jarman: As If It Were the Seasons
*Large Unit: Fluku
*Steve Miller Trio/Lol Coxhill: Miller's Tale (sides 3, 4)
*Matt Mitchell: Phalanx Ambassadors
*New Ting: 2019-09-09 "Peace in Transit" (wav)
*Evan Parker/Trance Map +: Crepuscule in Nickelsdorf
*RAIC: Chance Operations (disc 1)
*Tom Rainey Obbligato: Float Upstream
*Sara Serpa: Close Up
*Wayne Shorter: Emanon (discs 1, 2)
*Tyshawn Sorey: Pillars (disc 1)
*Sun Ra: Featuring Pharoah Sanders & Black Harold
*James Blood Ulmer: Black Rock
*Kevin Ayers: The BBC Sessions 1970-1976 (discs 1, 2)
*Big Star: Complete Third (disc 3)
*James Brown: The Singles, Vol.  8: 1972-1973 (disc 2)
*James Brown: The Singles, Vol.  9: 1973-1975 (discs 1, 2)
*Flying Lotus: Flamagra
*Gentle Giant: Free Hand
*Mothers of Invention: Freak Out!
*Pere Ubu: Lady from Shanghai
*Ramones: Ramones Mania
*Esperanza Spalding: 12 Little Spells
*Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, September 19, 1978 (discs 2, 3)

Reading List, Week of 2019-09-22

Getting very near the end...

Reading List 2019-09-23:

*Creeley, Robert. Selected Poems, 1945-2005 (in progress)
*Epstein, Edmund Lloyd. A Guide Through Finnegans Wake (in progress)
*Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake (ed. Rose/O'Hanlon) (reread/in progress)
*Kirby, Jack, and Stan Lee: The Essential Thor, Vol. 2 (in progress)
*Kitcher, Philip. Joyce's Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake (in progress)
*Stephenson, Neal. Seveneves (in progress)

Playlist, Week of 2019-09-15

Excellent new 2-CD set from RAIC... the plan: gather together a bunch of musicians from different bands and backgrounds all day in a studio, put all their names in a hat, draw names for impromptu improvs... the plan works brilliantly, and there is an overall feel and consistency to the entire set, in spite of the random variations and combinations of players... (full disclosure: I was invited to participate, but the timing didn't work out for me... my loss!!!)... Some excellent playing from Craig Taborn on The People I Love... I am also really digging the tight drum work of Damion Reid...

Playlist 2019-09-16:

*Rodger Coleman: Modular Meditations v​.​1
*Rodger Coleman and Sam Byrd: 2018-11-19 Nashville track 4 (rough mix wav & re-edit)
*Rodger Coleman and Sam Byrd: 2018-11-20 Nashville tracks 1, 2 (rough mix wav & re-edit)
*Rodger Coleman and Sam Byrd: 2019-05-02 Nashville (rough mix wav)
*Bill Connors: Of Mist and Melting
*Fire! Orchestra: Arrival
*Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (discs 1, 2)
*Herbie Hancock Headhunters: 1974-10-16 Kansas City (CDR) (disc 1)
*Steve Lehman Trio + Craig Taborn: The People I Love
*Steve Miller Trio/Lol Coxhill: Miller's Tale (sides 1, 2)
*New Ting: 2019-09-09 "Peace in Transit" (wav)
*Evan Parker: Set
*Andrea Parkins: Faulty (Broken Orbit)
*RAIC: Chance Operations (discs 1, 2)
*Tyshawn Sorey: Pillars (discs 2, 3)
*McCoy Tyner: Mosaic Select (disc 3)
*180 Gs: Commercial Album
*At the Drive-In: Relationship of Command
*Jeff Beck: Wired
*James Brown: The Singles, Vol.  8: 1972-1973 (disc 1)
*Deerhoof: Live Koalamagic
*Deerhoof: Live Session EP
*Gaylads: Fire and Rain
*Jefferson Pilot: Shadow Hobby
*Klaatu: Klaatu/Hope
*National Health: Of Queues and Cures
*National Health: D.S. Al Coda
*Mohammed Rafi: The Rough Guide To Bollywood Legends: Mohd. Rafi
*Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, September 19, 1978 (disc 1)
*Frank Zappa: Lumpy Gravy Primordial
*Frank Zappa: Nostalgia (boot CDR)

Reading List, Week of 2019-09-15

Reading List 2019-09-16:

*Creeley, Robert. Selected Poems, 1945-2005 (started)
*Mullen, Harryette. Sleeping with the Dictionary (finished)
*Epstein, Edmund Lloyd. A Guide Through Finnegans Wake (in progress)
*Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake (ed. Rose/O'Hanlon) (reread/in progress)
*Kirby, Jack, and Stan Lee: The Essential Thor, Vol. 2 (in progress)
*Kitcher, Philip. Joyce's Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake (in progress)
*Stephenson, Neal. Seveneves (in progress)

Playlist, Week of 2019-09-08

Busy time... hope to be back to more commentary next week!

Playlist 2019-09-09:

*Rodger Coleman and Sam Byrd: 2018-11-19 Nashville track 4 (rough mix wav & re-edit)
*Rodger Coleman and Sam Byrd: 2018-11-20 Nashville tracks 1, 2 (rough mix wav & re-edit)
*Herbie Hancock: Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (discs 1, 2)
*Mat Maneri Quartet: Blue Decco
*Roscoe Mitchell Trio: No Side Effects (discs 1, 2)
*Roscoe Mitchell: Bells for the South Side (discs 1, 2)
*New Ting: 2019-07-29 "Tardy But Hardy" (wav)
*RAIC: Chance Operations (discs 1, 2)
*Muffins: Air Fiction
*National Health: National Health
*Various artists: Country & Western Hit Parade 1952: Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Hillbilly Music

Reading List, Week of 2019-09-08

Reading List 2019-09-09:

*Kirby, Jack, and Stan Lee: The Essential Thor, Vol. 2 (started)
*Stephenson, Neal. Seveneves (started)
*Ducornet, Rikki. Netsuke (finished)
*Rankin, Ian. The Falls (finished)
*Epstein, Edmund Lloyd. A Guide Through Finnegans Wake (in progress)
*Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake (ed. Rose/O'Hanlon) (reread/in progress)
*Kitcher, Philip. Joyce's Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake (in progress)
*Mullen, Harryette. Sleeping with the Dictionary (in progress)

Playlist, Week of 2019-09-01

Nashville travels....

Playlist 2019-09-02:

*Anthony Braxton: Quartet (New Haven) 2014 (disc 2)
*Norman Connors: Dance of Magic (side 1)
*Layers of Memory: (More) Layers of Memory
*Buster Williams: Pinnacle
*Sleepwalker: For This Time Only, Never Again
*Various artists: Music for a Bachelor's Den in Hi-Fi
*Various artists: Exotica
*Various artists: Bachelor's Guide to the Galaxy: Cocktail Mix

Reading List, Week of 2019-09-01

Reading List 2019-09-02:

*Rankin, Ian. The Falls (started)
*Mullen, Harryette. Sleeping with the Dictionary (started)
*Macdonald, Ross. The Way Some People Die (reread/started/finished)
*Harryman, Carla. Baby (finished)
*Macdonald, Ross. The Drowning Pool (reread/finished)
*Epstein, Edmund Lloyd. A Guide Through Finnegans Wake (in progress)
*Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake (ed. Rose/O'Hanlon) (reread/in progress)
*Kitcher, Philip. Joyce's Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake (in progress)