Playlist, Week of 2016-07-10

If I could talk instead of type, I'd have so much to say. All in good time....

Playlist 2016-07-11:

*Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Myun-Whun Chung)
*Anthony Braxton: 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011 (disc 1)
*Rodger Coleman/Sam Byrd: Unheard Voices "Waltzing with Adolph"
*Rodger Coleman: Real Gone (streaming)
*Kris Davis Infrasound: Save Your Breath
*Kris Davis Trio: Waiting for You to Grow
*New Ting Ting Loft: 2016-04-24 “Ear Density” RVA Noise Fest V, Gallery 5, Richmond VA (wav)
*Tom Rainey Trio: Hotel Grief
*Sun Ra and His Astro Ihnfinity Arkestra: The Intergalactic Thing (sides 1, 2, 3, 4)
*Sun Ra: Nuits de la Fondation Maeght Vol. 1
*Sun Ra: In Some Far Place: Roma '77 (disc 1)
*Cecil Taylor: 2016-04-14 Whitney Museum, NYC (CDR) (disc 1)
*Leon Bridges: Coming Home
*Jefferson Pilot: Soundtrack to Welcome Stranger
*Cold Blood: Thriller!
*Dal Niente/Deerhoof: Balter/Saunier
*Betty Davis: The Columbia Years 1968-1969
*Dope: Life
*Mike Elder/Harry Forrest/Greg Jordan/Sam Byrd: 2016-07-02 (wav)
*Guided by Voices: Please Be Honest
*Marvelettes: Complete Motown Singles (disc 2)
*Steppenwolf: The Second
*Tool: Lateralus

Reading List, Week of 2016-07-10

The beach....

Reading List 2016-07-11:

*Corbett, John. A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation (started)
*Erikson, Steven. Fall of Light (in progress)
*Hinds, Andrew. Acting Shakespeare’s Language (in progress)

New Solo Album from Rodger Coleman: Real Gone

Be sure to check this out: Rodger Coleman has released a new solo recording: Real Gone. I'll have more to say about this in the weeks to come! Short review: beautiful and enchanting.

Playlist, Week of 2016-07-03

Jim Nolan, Welcome Stranger




Lots more to say about this massive influx of new music in weeks to come!

Playlist 2016-07-04:

*Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Boulez)
*Art Ensemble of Chicago with Women of the Calabash: 1990-02-02 Berkeley CA (CDR)
*Anthony Braxton: 1979-11-11 Berlin (CDR)
*Anthony Braxton: 3 Compositions (EEMHM) 2011 (discs 2, 3)
*John Coltrane: Live in Japan (discs 3, 4)
*John Coltrane: 1966-07-17 Kobe, Japan (CDR)
*Kris Davis Trio: Waiting for You to Grow
*Kris Davis: Capricorn Climber
*Ingrid Laubrock/Tom Rainey: Buoyancy
*Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948 (disc 6)
*Tom Rainey Trio: Hotel Grief
*Sun Ra: 1968-03 Electric Circus, NYC (CDR)
*Sun Ra: 1969-07-03 Newport Jazz Festival (CDR)
*Sun Ra and His Astro Ihnfinity Arkestra: The Intergalactic Thing (side 1)
*Cecil Taylor: 2016-04-23 Whitney Museum, NYC (CDR)
*Henry Threadgill & Zooid: 2011-11-25 Poznan, Poland (CDR)
*Beach Boys: Sunflower (selections)
*Beach Boys: Surf’s Up (selections)
*Beach Boys: That’s Why God Made the Radio (selections)
*David Bowie: Nothing Has Changed (disc 2)
*Jefferson Pilot: Soundtrack to Welcome Stranger
*Deerhoof: The Magic
*Dr. Dog: Psychedelic Swamp
*Fall of Troy: Fall of Troy
*Gerbils: Battle of Electricity
*Grateful Dead: 1969-04-22 Boston (CDR)
*OOIOO: Armonico Hewa
*Various artists: Old, Old Old (cassette compilation)
*Various artists: WSAM: Sure (CDR compilation)
*Amy Winehouse: Back to Black
*XTC: Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol. 2) (selections)
*Yes: Tales from Topographic Oceans (side 1)

Reading List, Week of 2016-07-03

David Thomson is my second-favorite writer on film. I don't write much about movies on this blog, but I do watch, and I enjoy reading about watching.

My favorite writer on film is my good friend Gordon Thomas, whose masterful new article on The Birth of a Nation has just appeared in Bright Lights Film Journal.  Gordon's writing is always thoughtful and provocative, and this lengthy exploration is no exception.

Reading List 2016-07-04:

*Thomson, David. How to Watch a Movie (started/finished)
*Erikson, Steven. Fall of Light (in progress)
*Hinds, Andrew. Acting Shakespeare’s Language (in progress)

The Nature of Books

A book gives great responsibility to our participation and commitment: reading keeps us awake and it maintains the forward motion of the text. The very nature of the book tends to emphasize the privacy and purpose of reading. Its nature is to build introspection, the way exercise improves a muscle. (David Thomson, How to Watch a Movie, 2015, p. 216)

New Ting Ting Loft Sediment Show Photos

Here are some photos from our gig last Sunday at Sediment Arts here in town. It was great to be able to stretch out with the full septet, and it was also really nice to share the bill with three such exciting and energizing acts: Lucas Brode, RAIC, and Taciturnal. A wonderful night, overall! I believe these pics were taken by Claire Zitzow, Sediment's Director.

Also, here's another advance blurb I missed until the show was over, from RVA Must-See Shows:

The New Loft, on the other hand, is just gonna get wild as hell. I had the pleasure of playing a show with this ensemble not too long ago, and while everyone from young metalheads to middle-aged jazz fans were represented in the crowd, everyone agreed that this group was an incredible sight to see. Fronted by two saxophone players, this group also features keyboards, guitar, and squelching electronic noise–and all of it is wielded in the free-est and most playful way possible. If you’re down with Sun Ra, the Fugs, Borbetomagus, and Captain Beefheart, you’re going to find something to love in the work of the New Loft. And even if you have no idea what I’m talking about right now, trust me, these guys will keep you entertained throughout their set.

I hope we did!

The full crew. L to R: Tommy Birchett, Tim Harding, Ben Scott, Fred McGann, Sam Byrd, Alex Ricart, Jimmy Ghaphery.