AGM Playlist for June 2013

June contained two trips:  to Upstate NY for a week, and to NYC for a week for Vision Fest. Very nice trips with the side benefit of reducing the playlist for the month (you should be grateful). Throw in a concert appearance in DC by Brotzmann, and you have a very nice month.

1) HERE COMES FRANK FOSTER: Frank Foster Quintet. Blue Note-Toshiba Japan.
2) SANTANA:  Eponymous. Mo-Fi LP.
3) TRACKIN': Lew Tabackin Quartet. RCA & RVC Japan Direct Master 45rpm. It's OK but I really bought it for the sonics, and it was cheap.
4) TENOR MADNESS:  Sonny Rollins. OJC LP.
5) CECIL TAYLOR- SOLO:  Trio Records Japan LP.
6) SORROW TEARS AND BLOOD: Fela Kuti and Afrika 70. Knitting Factory LP.
7) I DO NOT PLAY NO ROCK AND ROLL: Mississippi Fred McDowell (bottleneck guitar). Capitol LP.
8) LOVE ON THE SUDAN: Billy Harper. Nippon Columbia LP. Have had an interest in BH ever since I saw an old video of him playing with Lee Morgan, but I can't say I really "get" him.
9) SYMPHONY No.5: Neilsen, Bernstein, NY Phil. Columbia mono LP. Reputedly a classic recording.
10) COLEMAN HAWKINS ENCOUNTERS BEN WEBSTER: Like it says. Verve Polydor Japan LP.
11) THE MAHOUT: Haslam, Bergman, Hession, Slam CD.  Good stuff,
12) LOUDER THAN BOMBS: The Smiths
13) MAX ROACH + 4 NEWPORT (1958):  Mercury Nippon LP.
14) THE STRAIGHT HORN OF STEVE LACY:  Like it says. Barnaby LP. Everytime I see Roy Haynes name on the credits I am a little bit startled. A classic albums.
15) THREE FOR A QUARTER, ONE FOR A DIME: Archie Shepp, Roswell Rudd, et al. Jasmine LP.
16) MANUEL PONCE: John Williams (g). CBS LP.
17) SHOWCASE: Philly Joe Jones. Riverside/Victor Japan LP.
18) BREAKING NEW GROUND: Mal Waldron, Ed Blackwell, Reggie Workman. Eastwind  Japan LP. Made for Japan market, mostly covers from Michael Jackson ("Beat It") to Erik Satie (a lovely "Gymnopedie #2").
19) HUB CAP: Freddie Hubbard Sextet. Blue Note/King Japan LP.
20) UNGLEICH: Urs Leimgruber, Adelhard Roidinger. hat Jazz CD. UL is superb here.
21) THE FOUR SECTIONS & MUSIC FOR MALLET INSTRUMENTS:  Steve Reich, composer. MTT, conductor, LSO.  Elektra Nonesuch LP.
22) THE KINK KRONICLES:  The Kinks. WB 2LP.
23) LIVE! Vol. 2. RECORDED LIVE AT LENNIE's: Jaki Byard Quartet. Prestige LP.
24) DANCE WITH DEATH: Andrew Hill Quintet. Blue Note LP. Both this album and #23 have Joe Farrell on tenor; the guy keeps turning up).
25) ROTHKO CHAPEL & WHY PATTERNS: Morton Feldman, composer. California Ear Unit. New Albion CD.
26) ROMAN: Louis Sclavis. FMP CD.
27) GRASS ROOTS: Andrew Hill. Blue Note LP.
28) FLOATING 1...2...3:  Michael Moore, Peggy Lee, Dylan Van der Schyff. Spool Line 18 CD. Well-done.
29) ANCIENT VOICES OF CHILDREN & MUSIC FOR A SUMMER EVENING: George Crumb, composer. Nonesuch CD.
30) JOHN BARLEYCORN MUST DIE: Traffic. UA LP.
31) HOME: David Murray Octet. Black Saint LP. Mazing collection of talent in this group.
32) ALBERT AYLER IN GREENWICH VILLAGE: Albert Ayler. Impulse! LP.  Another amazing collection of talent.
33) MARE OF THE MOLE: The Residents. Ralph Records LP.
34) MISFITS:  The Kinks. Mo-Fi LP.
35) FOR SAMUEL BECKETT: Morton Feldman, comp. New Music Berlin. CPO CD.
36) A.H.O. & HIS ORCHESTRA: Daunik Lazro. Bleu Regard CD. Excellent.
37) LED ZEPPELIN III: Led Zeppelin. Atlantic LP.
38) SUNNY MURRAY: Sunny/Sonny with Coursil, Byard Lancaster, Alan Silva, Jack Graham. ESP/Get Back LP (this might be 200g from the heft). Gets an official Kick-Ass rating.
39) AIR TIME:  Air. Nessa LP. Like a rump faction of the David Murray Octet, this is a wonderful group, perhaps rather under-rated.
40) HIS MAJESTY KING FUNK: Grant Green, Harold Vick, Larry Young, et al. Speakers Corner LP. What can I say? I like GG, and I like Speakers Corner vinyl.
41) A NONESUCH RETROSPECTIVE. Elliot Carter, comp. Disc 1.
42) NOTATIONS & PIANO SONATAS: Pierre Boulez, comp. Pi-Hsien Chen, piano. hat[NOW]CD
43) RAZOR BLUE: Flaherty, Colbourne. Tulpa LP.
44) LIVE IN ANTIBES, VOL. 2: Archie Shepp & The Full Moon Ensemble (Alan Shorter, Clifford Thornton, et al). Actuel 39 reissue. LP.
45) AIR: Cecil Taylor Quartet (Shepp, Neidlinger, Charles). Barnaby LP.
46) BALLETS: Steve Lacy & Sextet. Hat Hut 2LP. Ballsy, confident, masterful playing by Lacy.
47) TENDER FEELIN'S: Duke Pearson trio. Blue Note/Classic 200g mono LP.
48) WARNE MARSH QUINTET: (Marsh, Ted Brown, Ronnie Ball...) Imperial/Classic 200g LP.
49) DUETS 1976: Braxton, Muhal Richard Abrams. Arista LP. Braxton plays an arsenal of instruments and is damn brilliant, to the point that Muhal is practically comping for him.
50) PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION: Mussorgsky, comp, Chicago SO, Fritz Reiner, conducting, RCA Shaded Dog mono LP.
51) SPRING SYMPHONY: Britten, comp & cond, Orch & Choris of the Royal Opera House. Peter Pears, tenor. London black label LP.
52) LIVE AT MAYA RECORDING FESTIVAL: Parker, Guy, Lytton. No Business CD.
53) CHARLES TYLER ENSEMBLE: Tyler, Moffett, Grimes. ESP-Disk LP. A lovely, wild LP.
54) FRENCH GIGS: Coxhill, Frith. AAA LP. I'm always really happy when I find a new Coxhill LP, especially a very pretty copy like this, with first-rate performance.

55) AINSI LA NUIT (Dutilleux) & METAMORPHOSES NOCTURNES (Ligeti):  Quator Via Nova String Quartet. Erato LP.
56) OLD QUARTET: Roscoe, Bowie, Favors, Wilson. Nessa LP.
57) PHILLIP WILSON QUARTET LIVE AT MOERS FESTIVAL: Wilson, Daru, Lowe, Williams. Moers LP. Listening to this again, this now strikes me as much stronger than when initially heard.
58) WATKINS AT LARGE: Doug Watkins, Mobley, Byrd, et al. Transition/Classic 200g.
59) IMPROVISATION: Derek Bailey, solo guitar. DIVerso/Cramps LP. Love this.
60) TURNING POINT: Benny Golson, Kelly, Chambers, Cobb. Mercury Polygram Japan LP.
61) SCHOOL WORK: Ethan Iverson, Dewey Redman. Mons CD.
62) CRACKLEKNOB: Wooley, Halvorson, Radding. hatology CD. A classic. Would love to see a true analog LP of this album.
63) BELL TROVE SPOOLS: John Butcher, solo ts, ss. Northern Spy CD. It occurred to me that Butcher is at the very pinnacle of this form of performance, and it is time for him to go back to playing more with other musicians and groups. It's getting solipsistic.
64) CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET IN EUROPE:  CT, Sam Rivers, Jimmy Lyons, Cyrille. Jazz Connoisseur LP (semi-respectable bootleg).
65) BLUES FOR FALASHA: Glenn Spearman, Larry Ochs et al. Tzadik CD. Damn, this is strong.
66) THE PSYCHE: Revolutionary Ensemble. Mutable CD. Like the AEC, there is a truth to everything they play.
67) M.A.P: Leimgruber, John Wolf Brennan, Norma Winstone (trks 12-14). Bellaphon CD. Another exemplary UL performance.
68) INDESTRUCTIBLE: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. Blue Note LP.
69) BIG STUFF! : Gil Evans and large group, includes Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz). Prestige LP.
70) DUO (1): Braxton, Bailey. Emanem LP.
71) WEIGHT/COUNTERWEIGHT: Bill Dixon. broken research 2LP.
72) STRING QUARTETS: ST/4, TETRAS, TETORA, ERGMA: Xenaxis, comp. Jack Quartet. Mode CD. The Jack Quartet is really good.
73) ORNETTE ON TENOR: Ornette, Cherry, Garrison, Blackwell.. Atlantic LP.
74) GOO:  Sonic Youth. DGC CD. Very very belatedly I find I like SY.
75) RIF: Maarten Altena Quartet. hat Now CD.
76) DRAGONFLY: Jimmy Giuffre 4. Soul Note LP. Becoming a Giuffre fan.
77) THE ECTASY OF THE MOMENT: Morton Feldman, comp. The Barton Workshop. Disc 1 of 3. KTC CD.
78) HUNTINGTON ASHRAM MONASTERY: Alice Coltrane, Ron Carter, Rashied Ali. Impulse! LP. I'm harped out.
79) THE HUMAN ARTS ENSEMBLE LIVE IN TRIO PERFORMANCES, Vol. 1: Charles Bobo SHaw, Luther Thomas, John Lindberg. Circle Records LP. Very hip.
80) THE TUBA TRIO, Vol. 2: RECORDED LIVE AT THE BIMHUIS: Sam Rivers, Joe Daly, Warren Smith.
81) TOO HIGH TO DIE: The Meat Puppets. London CD.
82) BROT & HONIG: Evan Parker and the Ton Art Ensemble. True Muze CD.
83) FRAMEWORKS: Spontaneous Music Ensemble- Stevens, Rutherford, Watts, Wheeler, Winstone, Julie Tippetts.  Emanem CD. Great music!
84) LIVE: Bill Frisell. Gramavision CD.
85) GRASS ROOTS: Darius Jones, Alex Harding, Sean Conly, Chad Taylor. Aum Fidelity CD. Hard-blowing group.
86) TRIO PLAYING: Bailey, Butcher, Oren Marshall. Incus CD.
87) THE INFORMATION: Beck, Interscope 2CD. Damn, CD 1 is 70 min long! It might be a while before I visit CD 2.
88) HOMAGE TO JOHN COLTRANE: Dave Liebman and group. Owl LP.
89) TRILOGY OF WORKS FOR ELEVEN INSTRUMENTALISTS: John Lindberg, Hugh Ragin, Marty Ehrlich, et al. Black Saint LP.
90) RODAN: Soto Michihiro, conduction and tsugaru shamisen (kind of a Japanese sci-fi banjo in appearance), large group includes Frisell, Hemingway, Rothenberg, Mori, et al). hat Jazz CD.
91) DIRTY: Sonic Youth. DGC CD. A useful album for driving fast.
92) JOHNNY GRIFFIN's STUDIO JAZZ PARTY: Like it says. Riverside Victor Japan LP.
93) RETURN OF THE GRIFFIN: Johnny Griffin. Galaxy LP.
94) DIVERSE:  Lol Coxhill solo and in quartet. Ogun LP. You know it's real good!
95) DIGSWELL DUETS: Lol Coxhil, with Simon Emmerson (electronics) and Veryan Weston (Piano). Random Radar Records LP.  More greatness from Lol.
96) RHYTHM X: THE MUSIC OF CHARLES BRACKEEN: Brackeen, Cherry, Haden, Blackwell. Strata-East LP. More than a little tinge of Ornette.
97) NEW YORK EYE AND EAR CONTROL: Ayler, Cherry, Tchicai, Rudd, Peacock. Murray. ESP LP. Ayler-esque and Ornette-ish elements mix it up.
98) TINDERBOX: Siouxsee & The Banshees. Geffen LP.
99) BIRTH OF THE COOL: Miles Davis & Nonet. Capitol LP.
100) JAZZ REALITIES: Carla Bley, Mantler, Steve Lacy, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano. Fontana LP. Great album.

101) JIMMY GIUFFRE FOUR BROTHERS:  Giuffre, Jack Sheldon, Bud Shank, et al. Affinity LP.
102) HAPPY DAZE: Elton Dean's Ninesense: Dean, Malfatti, Beckett, Keith Tippett, Harry Miller, Moholo, et al. Ogun LP. Excellent. Don't think anyone noticed before I bought it, maybe just thought some former owner had scribbled on the sleeve, but when I actually looked at it, turned out it is inscribed and signed by Tippet, and also signed by Dean. Doesn't mean much, but kind of nice.

Well, turns out things went longer than I thought they would. I might go to a two-week list to keep it bearable.