Playlist, Week of 2024-11-24

I have been enjoying Picasso, an underrated David Murray Octet album... as great as his playing always is in the myriad configurations he plays in, I think the octet recordings have consistently been where his playing and compositions come together most fruitfully... Bob Dylan: the perfect DJ... After a drought over the summer, it's been nice to play with New Ting pretty regularly the last few weeks... "Suite Thursday" is a strong Ellington suite that ends with a swinging bang propelled by Sam Woodyard's shuffle...

Playlist 2024-11-25:

*Art Ensemble of Chicago: Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City: Live at Iridium (disc 1) "On the Mountain"

*Derek Bailey/John Butcher/Gino Robair: Scrutables

*Gus Bodenheim: Slouching Towards Bodenheim (disc 1)

*Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Nelson Goerner)

*Anthony Braxton/Ensemble Braxtonia: 2 Compositions (Järvenpää) 1988

*Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet: Sax QT (Lorraine) 2022 (disc 1)

*John Butcher/Pat Thomas/Dominic Lash/Steve Noble: Fathom

*Kris Davis Trio: Run the Gauntlet

*Miles Davis: Miles Davis Quintet 1965-'68 (disc 4)

*Miles Davis Quintet: 1969-07-07 NYC (CDR)

*Miles Davis: Directions (side 3)

*Miles Davis: Miles at the Fillmore: Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (disc 2)

*Bob Dylan/Various artists: Theme Time Radio Hour S01 E02 "Mother"

*Bob Dylan/Various artists: Theme Time Radio Hour S01 E04 "Baseball"

*Bob Dylan/Various artists: Theme Time Radio Hour S01 E05 "Coffee"

*Bob Dylan: Fallen Angels

*Bob Dylan: Triplicate (discs 1, 2)

*Duke Ellington: The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion, and Okeh Small Group Sessions (disc 7)

*Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: Suite Thursday - Controversial Suite - Harlem Suite (side 1)

*Duke Ellington: Midnight in Paris (sides 1, 2)

*Jefferson Pilot: Recordeo

*Brian Marsella’s iMAGiNARiUM: Mediatas (disc 1)

*Jackie McLean: Right Now!

*Myra Melford/Han Bennink: Eleven Ghosts

*Matt Mitchell: Zealous Angles

*David Murray Octet: Picasso

*New Ting: 2024-11-18 "Ocean World" (wav)

*Charlie Parker: Live and Private Recordings in Chronological Order (discs 14, 15)

*Ivo Perelman Quartet: Water Music

*Rascals: Peaceful World

*Tomeka Reid/Kyoko Kitamura/Taylor Ho Bynum/Joe Morris: Geometry of Caves

*Tomeka Reid/Kyoko Kitamura/Taylor Ho Bynum/Joe Morris: Geometry of Phenomena

*Soft Machine: Breda Reactor (disc 1)

*Sun Ra and His Ninth-Dimensional Arkestra: 1983-09-15 Toronto (CDR) (discs 1, 2, 3)

*Sun Ra Arkestra: 1984-12-28 Squat Theatre, NYC (CDR)

*Sun Ra Arkestra: 1985-10-31 Munich (CDR) (discs 1, 2)

*Sun Ra and His All-Star Inventions: 1991-11-17 NYC (CDR) (disc 2)

*John Zorn: Calculus