Playlist, Week of 2023-10-15

Of all the many incredible recordings the Art Ensemble of Chicago made in Paris in 1969-1970, "The Ninth Room" is my absolute favorite... anchored by a mighty Malachi Favors bass line and punctuated by sparse and thoughtfully integrated bells and little percussion instruments, the melody line is stated and deconstructed by the three horns... and what a melody it is...the saxes and trumpet play at the same time without stepping on each others' toes, allowing a lot of space for the percussion punctautions and for each other... plus it swings heavily and masterfully... Respiration is a Cecil Taylor solo masterpiece that stands well with Silent Tongues and Indent... 

Playlist 2023-10-16:

*Art Ensemble of Chicago: The Paris Session "The Ninth Room"
*Beatles: Abbey Road (Anniversary Edition) (disc 2)
*Anthony Braxton: Trillium E (disc 3) "Act 3, Part 2"
*Anthony Braxton: Tentet (Paris) 2001
*Anthony Braxton's Sonic Genome Project: 2010-01-31 Vancouver (CDR) (discs 1, 2)
*Sonny Clark: Cool Struttin'
*John Coltrane: Live in Paris (side 2)
*Marilyn Crispell/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian: Nothing Ever Was, Anyway (disc 2)
*George Duke: A Brazilian Love Affair
*Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: The Treasury Shows, Vol. 5 (disc 1)
*Grateful Dead: 1972-04-08 London (CDR) (disc 3)
*Grateful Dead: 1972-04-14 Copenhagen (discs 1, 2, 3, 4)
*Grant Green: Idle Moments
*Ingrid Laubrock: Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt (disc 1)
*Ingrid Laubrock: The Last Quiet Place
*Ingrid Laubrock: Monochromes
*Charles Mingus: Right Now
*Charles Mingus: 1968 Peabody MA (CDR)
*Roscoe Mitchell with Ostravská Banda: Distant Radio Transmission (side 2)
*New Ting: 2023-10-10 "The Heavy Box" (wav)
*Charlie Parker: Bird at the Roost, the Savoy Years: The Complete Royal Roost Performances, Vol. One (side 1)
*Charlie Parker: Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (disc 5)
*Annette Peacock: An Acrobat's Heart
*Pere Ubu: Live at the Longhorn April 1, 1978 (sides 1, 2, 3)
*Sam RIvers: The Quest (side 1)
*Matana Roberts: Coin Coin Chapter Five: In the Garden
*Knoel Scott featuring Marshall Allen: Celestial
*Sun Ra: ESP Radio Tribute Highlights (CDR compilation) (disc 4)
*Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Jazz in Silhouette (Expanded Edition) (side 1)
*Sun Ra: Disco 3000 (Complete Milan Concert 1978) (disc 1)
*Ches Smith: Interpret It Well
*Sparks: A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip (sides 2, 3, 4)
*Taylor Swift: My Perfect 10 (Vol. 21) (CDR compilation)
*Cecil Taylor: Unit Structures (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) (side 2)
*Cecil Taylor: Conquistador! "Conquistador"
*Cecil Taylor: Respiration
*Cecil Taylor: 3 Phasis (side 1)
*Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley: 2007-10-11 Modena, Italy (CDR) (discs 1, 2)
*Henry Threadgill Zooid: Poof
*Lennie Tristano: Lennie Tristano
*XTC: The Big Express (Surround Sound Series) (disc 1)
*Larry Young: Mothership
*John Zorn/Chaos Magick: 2023-09-02 San Francisco (CDR)
*John Zorn: Bagatelles Vol. 1: Mary Halvorson Quartet
*John Zorn: Bagatelles Vol. 2: Michael Nicolas/Erik Friedlander
*John Zorn: Bagatelles Vol. 16: Sam Eastmond
*John Zorn/Incerto: Full Fathom Five