Playlist, Week of 2023-07-30

It's pretty overwhelming to write about even one of these fantastic new releases, much less both of them in the same week... suffice it to say that this is the best version of Sun Ra's Jazz in Silhouette we've ever had, with several tracks being released for the first time on vinyl in stereo, and the added bonus of Sound Sun Pleasure tracks from the same 1959 session, also in stereo... plus a brilliant John Gilmore solo on the bonus track "Blues from Saturn"... just essential... The treasure of hitherto undiscovered Coltrane live tracks from the Village Gate in 1961 is more than anyone could ever expect for 2023... Elvin Jones's bass drum is the pulse from paradise, Dolphy's solos are incandescent, and Coltrane is...well, 1961 live Coltrane, hot damn... and the only live version of "Africa?" What heaven is this?

Playlist 2023-07-30: 

*Anthony Braxton: Alumni Orchestra (Wesleyan) 2005

*Anthony Braxton: Composition No. 46 (+168 and Language Music)

*Peter Brötzmann Octet: The Complete Machine Gun Sessions "Machine Gun" live

*Rodger Coleman and Sam Byrd: 2023-07-17 Nashville (wav)

*John Coltrane: Evenings at the Village Gate (sides 1, 2, 3, 4)

*Duke Ellington: Dance Date Air Force U.S.A. March 1958 (sides 1, 2)

*Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Such Sweet Thunder (sides 1, 2)

*Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: 1959-10-09 Zurich (CDR)

*Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Featuring Paul Gonsalves (sides 1, 2)

*Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 3 (1971) (disc 3)

*Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks Vol. 22 (1971-12-07 Felt Forum, NYC) (discs 1, 2)

*Grateful Dead: Blues for Allah

*Lionel Hampton: The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941 (disc 3)

*Charles Mingus: Mingus in Europe Vol. 1 (sides 1, 2)

*Roscoe Mitchell: Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio at the Fault Zone Festival

*New Ting: 2023-05-15 Bandito's, Richmond VA (wav)

*Queens of the Stone Age: Lullabies To Paralyze

*Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Jazz in Silhouette (Expanded Edition) (sides 1, 2, 3, 4)

*Sun Ra: Astro Black (side 2)

*Sun Ra: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Beyond Saturn edition) 

*Sun Ra: Disco 3000 (Complete Milan Concert 1978) (discs 1, 2)

*Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Prophet

*Art Tatum: The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces Vol. 1

*Cecil Taylor: Looking Ahead! (side 2)

*Cecil Taylor Trio: 1989-02-24 NYC (CDR) (disc 1)

*UYA: 1992-008-05 Wave It Around (wav)

*UYA: 1992-08-12 Found the Key (wav)

*Various artists: Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos (discs 4, 5)

*Dionne Warwick: The Complete 1960s Singles Plus (disc 2) (selections)