1. Jason Lescalleet, Archaic Architecture (NNA CS)
2. Jooklo Duo, Free Serpents (Qbico LP)
3. Sabu Toyuzumi/Mototero Takagi, Live at Barber Fuji (Qbico LP)
4. Hartmut Geerken & Michael Ranta, The Heliopolar Egg, Bangkok, Dec. 11, 1976 (Qbico LP)
5. Mr. Qbico Orchestra, Live at Studio Kuu (Qbico LP)
6. Hex Breaker Quartet, Crowned and Conquering Child (True Color of Venus CS)
7. Grasshopper/ Twisty Cat (Abandon Ship Records CS)
8. Jon Lorenz/ Body Morph, Enjoyable Saxophone Music (Excite Bike CS)
9. Makoto Kawabata & Friends, Mura (Qbico LP)
Monday, September 16, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
July and August 2013 Listening
Missed a month, thus a long list
- Blood on the Tracks” Bob Dylan (MFSL) LP
- “In a Silent Way Sessions” Miles Davis (MSFL 1-377) LP
- “Old and New Dreams” Don Cherry, Dewey Redmen, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell (Black Saint BS 520002LP) LP/CD
- “The Soft Machine” The Soft Machine (Sundaze LP 5341) LP
- “Hawkwind” Hawkwind (4 Men with Beards 4M185 LP)
- “Accelerator” Royal Trux (Drag City DC145) LP
- “Solid & Spirit” Peter Brotzmann & Hamid Drake (Nero's Neptune)LP
- “Distant Effects” Major Stars (Squealer) LP
- “Revelation Space” Mainliner
with Kawabata Makoto (Riot Seasons
REPOSELP036) LP
- “Rex, Wrecks & XXX” Evan Parker & Matthew Shipp (Rogue Art ROG-050) CD
- “The Black Dirt Sessions” Jack Rose (Thrill Jockey) LP
- “Shostakovich - The String Quartets” Emerson String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon 475-7407) CD
- “ADA Oto” Steve Noble, Peter Brotzmann, Paal Nilssen-Love & Lonberg-Holm (PNL pnlADAOto2) CD
- “First Issue” Public Image Limited
- “Pressure Drop” Toots and the Maytals
- “Alms/Tiergarten (Spree)” Cecil Taylor & European Orchestra (FMP CD 8/9) CD
- “Trio + Fluxus 1963/64” Peter Brotzmann, Peter Kowald, & Gerd Panzer (Atavistic UMS242Special) CD
- “Live at the Empty Bottle” Peter Brotzmann, Hamid Drake, & Ken Kessler (Okka Disk ODL 10005) CD
- “King Heron Blues” Califone (Thrill Jockey 135) LP
- “At the Five Spot” Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron, Booker Little, Richard David and Ed Blackwell (Prestige OJC20 133-2) CD
- “Liberation” JOMF (Road Cone ROCO 31) CD
- “Night Dreamer” Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Reggie Workman (Blue Note 7243 8 64467 2 5) CD
- “The Hammer Party” Big Black (Touch and Go TG92CD) CD
- “Koln” Last Exit with Peter Brotzmann, Sonny Sharrock; Bill Laswell; and Shannon Jackson (Atavistic ALP252CD) CD
- “Effigy” Pelt (MIE Music MIE 015) LP
- Stravinsky "The Rite of Spring" Sir Georg Solti CSO (London CS 6885) LP
- “Streams” Sam Rivers, Norman Conners and Cecil McBee (Impluse AS-9251) LP
- “Vitalogy” Pearl Jam (Epic E 69900) LP
- “The Age of Consent” Bronski Beat (MCA-5538) LP
- “Rock n Roll Animal” Lou Reed (RCA Ayl-1-3664) LP
- “Refried Ectoplasm [Switched On Volume 2]” Stereolab (Drag City DC82) LP
- “For the Lonely: A Roy Orbison Anthology, 1956-1965” Roy Orbison (Rhino PL2 20574) LP
- “Space Ritual” Hawkwind
- “Live at WFMU” Ty Segall
- “Public Image Limited” Public Image Limited
- “Live at Primavera Sound 2012” Mudhoney
- “Fuzzweed” MV & EE
- “Dark Noontide” Six Organs of Admittance
- “Volda” Peter Brotzmann, Paal Nilssen-Love, Michiyo Yagi (Idiolect ID-03) CD
- “The Complete Revelation Sessions” John Carter & Bobby Bradford (Mosaic MS-036) CD
- “Fins to make us more fish like” Liars (Mute) CD
- “Bongo Fury” Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart (Ryko RCD 10522) CD
- “Playing with Fire” Spacemen 3 (Fire Records Fire LP16) LP
- “Touchin' on Trane” Charles Gayle, William Parker & Rashied Ali (FMP CD 48) CD
- “Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)” The Who (MCA 088 113 056-2) CD
- “Beats Rhyms and Life” A Tribe
Called Quest (Jive 01241-41587-2) CD
- “Gospelize” David S. Ware. Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Susie Ibarra (DIW-916) CD
- “Roots and Crowns” Califone
- “Deep Telling” Ken Vandermark, Joe Morris, Hamid Drake & Ken Kessler (Okka Disk OD12027) CD
- “Songs of the Wind” Roscoe Mitchell
- “Dvorak Cello Concerto” Janos Starker (Mercury Living Prescence 432-001-2) CD
- “Flight of I” David S Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Marc Edwards (DIW-856) CD
- “Violent Femmes” Violent Femmes (Slash 9 23845-2) CD
- “What's the Story Morning Glory” Oasis (Epic Ex 67351) CD
- “Cryptology” David S Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker & Whit Dickey (Homestead Records HMS220-2) CD
- “Field Recordings from the Sun” Comets on Fire (Badabing Bing 034) CD
- “DNA on DNA” DNA (No More
Records No 12) CD
- “Music for Like Instruments - The Eb Saxophones” Vinny Golia (Nine Winds NWCD0249) CD
- “Live in Japan” John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali (Impluse GD-4-102) CD
- “Pennsylvania” Pere Ubu (Tim/Kerr T//K 155-2) CD
- George Handel "Water Music" Pierre Boulez & the Hague Philharmonic Orchestra (Noneshuch H-71127) LP
- “Wildflowers 5 - Jazz Loft Session” Roscoe Mitchell & Sunny Murray (Casblanca NBLP7049) LP
- “I want to see the bright lights tonight” Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson (Carthage CGLP4407) LP
- “Palomine” Bettie Serveert (Matador OLE 046-1) LP
- “A Period of Transition” Van Morrison (Warner Brothers ES 2987) LP
- “Complete & Unbelievable Dictionary of Soul” Otis Redding (Sundaze LP 5063) LP
- “Once Upon a Time/Singles” Siouxsie and the Banshees (PVC 8095) LP
- “Terminal Tower” Pere Ubu (Twin Tone TTR 8561) LP
- “Congregation” Afghan Wigs (Sub Pop SP 28/163) LP
- “Greatest Palace Music” Bonnie Prince Billy” (Drag City DC252) LP
- “Gris-Gris” Dr John the Night Tripper (Atco SD 33-234) LP
- “New York City R & B” Cecil Taylor, Buell Neidlinger, Archie Shepp & Dennis Charles (Jazzman Jaz 5032) LP
- “Last Exit” –Last Exit with Peter Brotzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Ronald Shannon Jackson & Bill Laswell (Enemy) LP
- “Last Exit - The Noise of Trouble” Peter Brotzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Ronald Shannon Jackson & Bill Laswell with Arkita Sakata & Herbie Hancock (Enemy) LP
- “Last Exit - Iron Path” Peter Brotzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Ronald Shannon Jackson & Bill Laswell (Virgin 7 91015-1) LP
- “Last Exit - Cassette Recordings 87” Peter Brotzmann. Sonny Sharrock, Ronald Shannon Jackson & Bill Laswell (Enemy Cell 6140) LP
- “Fragments” Peter Brotzmann
Sonny Sharrock Okka Disk ODL 10010 LP
- “Harmacy” Sebadoh (Sub Pop SP 370) LP
- “Island Brothers” Bonnie Prince Blly & The Cairo Gang (Drag City DC468/PR46) 10"
- “Chijimi” Bonnie Prince Blly , Emmett Kelly & Cheyenne Mize (Royal Stable Music PR42U) 10"
- “Sinners, Rather than Saints” Barry Guy & Mats Gustafsson (NoBusiness NBLP6) LP
- “Black Foliage” Olivia Tremor Control (Flydaddy) LP
- “Liszt & von Dohndyi Piano Concerto” Earl Wild (Chesky CR13) LP
- “Monster Movie” Can
- Phillip Glass “String Quartet Pieces” Kronos Quartet (Nonesuch 79356-2) CD
- “Full Blast” Peter Brotzmann, Michael Wertmuller & Marino Pliakas (Jazzwerkstatt J-001) CD
- “Real Deal” Milford Graves & David Murray (DIW-867) CD
- “All Hands on the Bad One” Sleater-Kinney (Kill Rock Star KRS 360) CD
- “Book of Three - Continuum (2012)” Taylor Ho Bynum, John Hebert & Gerald Cleaver (Relative Pitch Records RPR1012) CD
- “Tonite We Ride” Burnt Hills CD
AGM Playlist for August 2013
Just got back from NYC after 10 days, the first half spent following Frank Gratkowski around to every gig, the second half attending the Larry Ochs residency at The Stone. Evan Parker's residency starts in about a week.
1) NEW MYTH/OLD SCIENCE: Greg Ward, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, Jason Adasiewicz, eta al. Ward's project I think, the impressive lineup does not translate into an impressive record. Cuneiform LP.
2) LUNA SURFACE: Alan Silva & The Celestial Communications Orchestra. First side is absolute madness. Silva remains a rather shadowy figure. Actuel/Get Back LP.
3) YOU GOTTA TAKE A LITTLE LOVE: Horace Silver Quintet, Blue Note LP.
4) FURTHER EXPLORATIONS: Horace Silver Quintet. Blue Note LP.
5) THE JAZZ MESSENGERS: Blakey, Silver, Byrd, Mobley. BN LP.
6) SKIZOKE: Frank Lowe, Butch Morris. Cadence Jazz LP.
7) FRESH: Frank Lowe, Lester & Joseph Bowie, Abdul Wadid, Steve Reid, Charles Bobo Shaw. This album continues to improve on me. Arista Freedom LP.
8) EXOTIC HEARTBREAK: Frank Lowe Quintet, Butch Morris. Soul Note LP.
9) THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH: Eponymous. IRS LP.
10) THE FIRST CHAPTER: The Mission UK. Mercury LP.
11) EAST BROADWAY RUNDOWN: Sonny Rollins. Impulse LP.
12) SONNY'S TIME: Sonny Rollins. Jazzland LP.
13) THE RAW AND THE COOKED: Corsano, Orcutt. PAL LP. Geetar.
14) BAREFOOT BOY: Larry Coryell. Flying Dutchman LP. Geetar.
15) THOSE WHO KNOW HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT: Henry Kaiser. SST LP. Geetar.
16) GUSTAFSSON/LINDSJO: Mats on Bari, Lindsjo on acoustic guitar, live at Malmo 2011. Treffpunkt 7". Geetar.
17) HOSANNA AND PRALLEL [sic?]: Paal Nilssen-Love with Anders Hana (electric guitar). 2 tracks: "Hand Near Ass," and "Senvill Anal Poise." PNL Records 7" LP. Geetar.
18) BOAT: Sylvain Kassap (cl), Didier Pettit (violincello), Helene Laberrier (b), Edward Perraud (d, perc). Evidence-Fremeaux CD
19) VORTICES AND ANGELS: John Butcher, Derek Bailey, Rhodri Davis. Emanem CD.
20) LEE MORGAN: eponymous. Blue Note LP.
21) BLAULICHT: Soko Steidle. Jazzwerkstatt CD.
22) CELEBRATIONS: Gratkowski, Robertson, Nabatov, Manderscheid. Leo CD.
23) KANATA: Gratkowski, Gramss, Nakatani. Clean Feed CD.
24) UNPLUGGED MIND: Gratkowski, Lapin, Gramss, Bledsoe. Leo CD.
25) GRATHOVOX: Gratkowski, Van Hove, Oxley. Nuscope CD.
26) THE SHIFT: Gratkowski, Lehn, Zoubek, Manderscheid. Leo CD.
27) MIMETIC HOLDS: Gratkowski, Scott Looney, Damon Smith, Kjell Nordesen. Balance Point CD
28) LIVING LEGEND: Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes, Charlie Haden, Shelly Manne. Contemporary LP. Maybe one of my favorite cover portraits, totally "beat."
29) SHIRLEY SCOTT WITH STANLEY TURRENTINE: The drummer on this gig is Grasella Oliphant. Prestige LP.
30) DIZZY MEETS SONNY: That's Gillespie and Stitt. Verve LP.
31) DEJA VU: CSNY. Atlantic LP.
32) SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN: LC. Columbia LP. Is Cohen a spiritual predecessor of Bonnie Prince Billy?
33) LABOUR OF LUST: Nick Lowe. Columbia LP. Meh meh meh.
34) MONKEY ON A CHAIN GANG: House of Freaks. Rhino LP. Alas, not that freaky, but a sor of White Stripe-ish vibe to it.
35) HIGH VOLTAGE: AC/DC. ATCO LP. Every once in a while you need someone screaming from your speakers. This will do.
36) SCHOOLS OUT: Alice Cooper. Warner Bros LP.
37) NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE: Mountain. Windfall LP. Always have liked Mountain and Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi. FP produced Cream, and you can hear similarities between the 2 groups. Shot and killed by his wife, who got off with a slap on the wrist.
38) DISRAELI GEARS: Cream. ATCO LP. A Felix Pappalardi production.
39) HOUSES OF THE HOLY: Led Zeppelin. ATCO LP. ATCO must have been raking it in in those days.
40) KISS ME: The Cure. 2LP Elektra.
41) ATHENS, GA- INSIDE/OUT: Various groups that were on the Athens scene when REM broke-out. On the evidence here, most were not very good, but Pylon and Love Tractor seemed promising, and Bar-B-Q Killers had such a good name. IRS LP.
42) DIRTY MIND: Prince. WB LP.
43) BABBACOMBE LEE: Fairport Convention. A&M LP. A counterpart to Traffic's "John Barleycorn" (which is better), and even Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" and "Acqualung."
44) BLUES BREAKERS: John Mayall with Eric Clapton. London LP. Notice the careful wording of the title.
45) IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL: Rolling Stones. Rolling Stones Records LP.
46) BEST OF OTIS REDDING: ATCO 2LP (oh yeah, minting money!). Utmost in soul singing.
47) BLACK MOSES: Isaac Hayes. 2LP Enterprise Records. On infamous Dynaflex, this is literally the thinnest vinyl I have ever handled, thinner even than RCA Dynaflex, which seems like a BN deep groove by comparison. As this vinyl is to deep groove, so is Isaac to Otis.
48) ALL ABOARD THE BLUE TRAIN: Johnny Cash. Sun Records LP. Just looking at the Sun label is rather inspirational.
49) SAME TRAIN, A DIFFERENT TIME: Merle Haggard ("sings the songs of Jimmy Rodgers"). Capitol LP. Not quite forgiven Merle for the 1960s.
50) I'M JOHN LEE HOOKER: Eponymous. Vee-Jay LP reissue.
51) LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS: Eponymous. Trip 2LP. Questionable provenance, but actually a fine LP.
52) THE BAND: Eponymous (damn). Capitol LP.
53) MUSIC FROM BIG PINK: The Band. Capitol LP.
54) SOH: LIVE IN LONDON: Alan Skidmore, Oxley, Ali Haurand. Jazzwerkstatt CD.
55) THERMAZ: Butcher, Andy Moor, Ton Lehn. Unsounds CD.
56) CURE FOR PAIN: Morphine. Ryko CD. Good group.
57) PRAYER MEETIN': Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine. BN LP.
58) COME DOWN: The Dandy Warhols. Capitol CD. A fave.
59) SNOW BLIND AVALANCHE: Flaherty, Corsano, Yeh. Important LP.
60) SUMMERTEETH: Wilco. Reprise CD.
61) PLENTY OF HORN: Ted Curson, Dolphy on 2 tracks. Prevue CD.
62) RAW AND RARE: The Von Bondies. Dimmak CD. I liked this.
63) MIRROR BALL: Neil Young with Pearl Jam. Reprise CD.
Another month of absolutely free listening!
1) NEW MYTH/OLD SCIENCE: Greg Ward, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, Jason Adasiewicz, eta al. Ward's project I think, the impressive lineup does not translate into an impressive record. Cuneiform LP.
2) LUNA SURFACE: Alan Silva & The Celestial Communications Orchestra. First side is absolute madness. Silva remains a rather shadowy figure. Actuel/Get Back LP.
3) YOU GOTTA TAKE A LITTLE LOVE: Horace Silver Quintet, Blue Note LP.
4) FURTHER EXPLORATIONS: Horace Silver Quintet. Blue Note LP.
5) THE JAZZ MESSENGERS: Blakey, Silver, Byrd, Mobley. BN LP.
6) SKIZOKE: Frank Lowe, Butch Morris. Cadence Jazz LP.
7) FRESH: Frank Lowe, Lester & Joseph Bowie, Abdul Wadid, Steve Reid, Charles Bobo Shaw. This album continues to improve on me. Arista Freedom LP.
8) EXOTIC HEARTBREAK: Frank Lowe Quintet, Butch Morris. Soul Note LP.
9) THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH: Eponymous. IRS LP.
10) THE FIRST CHAPTER: The Mission UK. Mercury LP.
11) EAST BROADWAY RUNDOWN: Sonny Rollins. Impulse LP.
12) SONNY'S TIME: Sonny Rollins. Jazzland LP.
13) THE RAW AND THE COOKED: Corsano, Orcutt. PAL LP. Geetar.
14) BAREFOOT BOY: Larry Coryell. Flying Dutchman LP. Geetar.
15) THOSE WHO KNOW HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT: Henry Kaiser. SST LP. Geetar.
16) GUSTAFSSON/LINDSJO: Mats on Bari, Lindsjo on acoustic guitar, live at Malmo 2011. Treffpunkt 7". Geetar.
17) HOSANNA AND PRALLEL [sic?]: Paal Nilssen-Love with Anders Hana (electric guitar). 2 tracks: "Hand Near Ass," and "Senvill Anal Poise." PNL Records 7" LP. Geetar.
18) BOAT: Sylvain Kassap (cl), Didier Pettit (violincello), Helene Laberrier (b), Edward Perraud (d, perc). Evidence-Fremeaux CD
19) VORTICES AND ANGELS: John Butcher, Derek Bailey, Rhodri Davis. Emanem CD.
20) LEE MORGAN: eponymous. Blue Note LP.
21) BLAULICHT: Soko Steidle. Jazzwerkstatt CD.
22) CELEBRATIONS: Gratkowski, Robertson, Nabatov, Manderscheid. Leo CD.
23) KANATA: Gratkowski, Gramss, Nakatani. Clean Feed CD.
24) UNPLUGGED MIND: Gratkowski, Lapin, Gramss, Bledsoe. Leo CD.
25) GRATHOVOX: Gratkowski, Van Hove, Oxley. Nuscope CD.
26) THE SHIFT: Gratkowski, Lehn, Zoubek, Manderscheid. Leo CD.
27) MIMETIC HOLDS: Gratkowski, Scott Looney, Damon Smith, Kjell Nordesen. Balance Point CD
28) LIVING LEGEND: Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes, Charlie Haden, Shelly Manne. Contemporary LP. Maybe one of my favorite cover portraits, totally "beat."
29) SHIRLEY SCOTT WITH STANLEY TURRENTINE: The drummer on this gig is Grasella Oliphant. Prestige LP.
30) DIZZY MEETS SONNY: That's Gillespie and Stitt. Verve LP.
31) DEJA VU: CSNY. Atlantic LP.
32) SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN: LC. Columbia LP. Is Cohen a spiritual predecessor of Bonnie Prince Billy?
33) LABOUR OF LUST: Nick Lowe. Columbia LP. Meh meh meh.
34) MONKEY ON A CHAIN GANG: House of Freaks. Rhino LP. Alas, not that freaky, but a sor of White Stripe-ish vibe to it.
35) HIGH VOLTAGE: AC/DC. ATCO LP. Every once in a while you need someone screaming from your speakers. This will do.
36) SCHOOLS OUT: Alice Cooper. Warner Bros LP.
37) NANTUCKET SLEIGH RIDE: Mountain. Windfall LP. Always have liked Mountain and Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi. FP produced Cream, and you can hear similarities between the 2 groups. Shot and killed by his wife, who got off with a slap on the wrist.
38) DISRAELI GEARS: Cream. ATCO LP. A Felix Pappalardi production.
39) HOUSES OF THE HOLY: Led Zeppelin. ATCO LP. ATCO must have been raking it in in those days.
40) KISS ME: The Cure. 2LP Elektra.
41) ATHENS, GA- INSIDE/OUT: Various groups that were on the Athens scene when REM broke-out. On the evidence here, most were not very good, but Pylon and Love Tractor seemed promising, and Bar-B-Q Killers had such a good name. IRS LP.
42) DIRTY MIND: Prince. WB LP.
43) BABBACOMBE LEE: Fairport Convention. A&M LP. A counterpart to Traffic's "John Barleycorn" (which is better), and even Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" and "Acqualung."
44) BLUES BREAKERS: John Mayall with Eric Clapton. London LP. Notice the careful wording of the title.
45) IT'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL: Rolling Stones. Rolling Stones Records LP.
46) BEST OF OTIS REDDING: ATCO 2LP (oh yeah, minting money!). Utmost in soul singing.
47) BLACK MOSES: Isaac Hayes. 2LP Enterprise Records. On infamous Dynaflex, this is literally the thinnest vinyl I have ever handled, thinner even than RCA Dynaflex, which seems like a BN deep groove by comparison. As this vinyl is to deep groove, so is Isaac to Otis.
48) ALL ABOARD THE BLUE TRAIN: Johnny Cash. Sun Records LP. Just looking at the Sun label is rather inspirational.
49) SAME TRAIN, A DIFFERENT TIME: Merle Haggard ("sings the songs of Jimmy Rodgers"). Capitol LP. Not quite forgiven Merle for the 1960s.
50) I'M JOHN LEE HOOKER: Eponymous. Vee-Jay LP reissue.
51) LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS: Eponymous. Trip 2LP. Questionable provenance, but actually a fine LP.
52) THE BAND: Eponymous (damn). Capitol LP.
53) MUSIC FROM BIG PINK: The Band. Capitol LP.
54) SOH: LIVE IN LONDON: Alan Skidmore, Oxley, Ali Haurand. Jazzwerkstatt CD.
55) THERMAZ: Butcher, Andy Moor, Ton Lehn. Unsounds CD.
56) CURE FOR PAIN: Morphine. Ryko CD. Good group.
57) PRAYER MEETIN': Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine. BN LP.
58) COME DOWN: The Dandy Warhols. Capitol CD. A fave.
59) SNOW BLIND AVALANCHE: Flaherty, Corsano, Yeh. Important LP.
60) SUMMERTEETH: Wilco. Reprise CD.
61) PLENTY OF HORN: Ted Curson, Dolphy on 2 tracks. Prevue CD.
62) RAW AND RARE: The Von Bondies. Dimmak CD. I liked this.
63) MIRROR BALL: Neil Young with Pearl Jam. Reprise CD.
Another month of absolutely free listening!
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