I have really been enjoying the Music on Vinyl reissue of Hatfield and the North's classic album The Rotter's Club, certainly one of my favorite records of all time... thanks forever, Tom, for turning me on to this way back when... this new pressing is crystal clear, really putting the original Virgin vinyl to shame... also enjoyable is Sinclair and the South, Hatfield bassist Richard Sinclair's curated recreation of the album using fan-created selections... thanks, Jeff, for that gift!... my favorite tracks are the ones that don't try to exactly copy the instrumentation or arrangements of the original... the absolute best is Raymond Benson's solo piano version of "Fitter Stoke Has a Bath"... we certainly enjoyed it... In other listening, though, I am finding it hard to pull myself away from Sun Ra... one thing leads to another, and it's all so damn good...
Playlist 2026-03-02:
*[Ahmed]: Sama'a [Audition] "Isma'a [Listen]"
*AMM: Ammmusic "After Rapidly Circling the Plaza"
*Art Ensemble of Chicago: 1985-03-29 Cambridge MA (CDR) (discs 1, 2)
*Beach Boys: We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years (discs 1, 2, 3) (selections)
*Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Incidentals "Sideshow"
*Anthony Braxton: Tentet (New York) 1995
*Anthony Braxton: Trillium X (disc 3)
*Deerhoof: Miracle-Level
*Duke Ellington and His Orchestra: A Drum Is a Woman (side 1)
*Duke Ellington: The Private Collection, Vol. 10: Studio Sessions
*Exploding Star Orchestra: Stars Have Shapes "Three Blocks of Light"
*Gang of Four: Songs of the Free (side 1)
*Jimmy Ghaphery/Sam Byrd: 2026-02-14 Richmond (wav)
*Globe Unity: Jahrmarkt/Local Fair
*Grateful Dead: 1973-03-16 Long Island, NY (CDR) (disc 3) "Dark Star"
*Grateful Dead: 1973-03-21 Utica, NY (CDR) (disc 3) "Dark Star"
*Jefferson Pilot: Spirit of '77
*Layers of Memory: 2019-12-07 RVA (wav)"Improvisation No. 2"
*Thelonious Monk: Bremen 1965 (discs 1, 2)
*Amina Claudine Myers: Solace of the Mind
*New Ting: 2025-12-01 "Gettin' with the Modern Boys" (wav)
*New Ting: 2026-02-23 "My Dear What Is That Plant?" (wav)
*Eddie Prévost et al.: The Secret Handshake With Danger, Vol. 2
*Roxy Music: Siren (side 2)
*Ravi Shankar: Live At Monterey 1967 "Raga Todi, Rupak Tal"
*Soft Machine: 1967-10 Paris (CDR)
*Sparks: In Outer Space (sides 1, 2)
*Bruce Springsteen: The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (disc 4)
*Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Supersonic Jazz (21st Century Expanded Ed.) (disc 2)
*Sun Ra: Sound Sun Pleasure
*Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra: Other Planes of There "Other Planes of There"
*Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra: When Angels Speak of Love (side 1)
*Sun Ra: Spaceways (1968 film soundtrack)
*Sun Ra: Space Probe
*Sun Ra: Concert for the Comet Kohoutek
*Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Myth Science Arkestra: 1975-01-30 Cleveland (CDR)
*Sun Ra and His Arkestra: Lost Arkestra, Pt. 1
*Sun Ra Arkestra: Reflections in Blue
*Sun Ra: Stray Voltage (disc 2)
*Cecil Taylor Quintet: 1965-07-02 Newport (CDR) "Tales (8 Whisps)"
*Cecil Taylor Workshop Ensemble: Legba Crossing
*Various artists: The Bottle Tapes: Selections from the Empty Bottle Jazz and Improvised Music Series 1996-2005 (discs 4, 5, 6)
*Yes: Tales from Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Ed.) (disc 2)
