12/18/06

The last edition of Running, Returning for this semester. Indian music early on, moving to Indian-influenced music and then just some grooves. Some people will be covering in January so I'm sure their sets will rock. For now, here's the playlist. Hope everything is well on your end. Roll credits:

Raga: Hemant (edit) / Brij Bhushan Kabra / Two Raga Moods on Guitar
Konkani Memories / Debashish Bhattacharya & Bob Brozman / Mahima
Raga Hem Lalit (edit) / Nikhil Banerjee / The Sitar Genius of Nikhil Banerjee
Rupak Tal (tabla solo) / Ravi Shankar & Alla Rakha / Ragas & Talas
Raga Purya Kalyan: Gat in Drut Teental / Ram Narayan / Pandit Ram Narayan
Tarana in Adana / Ali Akbar Khan & Asha Bhosle / Legacy
You and Me / Zakir Hussain / Making Music
Ann Arbor / Larry Coryell / The Restless Mind
Lotus Feet / John McLaughlin / Remember Shakti
Lady in the Harbor / Charles Lloyd / Sangam
Shanti-Peace / Tony Scott / Music For Yoga Meditation
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night / Dylan Thomas / A Child's Christmas In Wales
Within You Without You / The Beatles / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Raga Piloo-Kafi: Gat in Drut Teental / Ustad Amjad Ali Khan / Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Charm / Four Tet / Dialogue
Palmistry / Tabla Beat Science / Tala Matrix
One and One / Miles Davis / On the Corner
Butter the Soul / Cornershop / When I Was Born For the 7th Time
Harmony / Blonde Redhead / La Mia Vita Violenta
A Rainbow In A Curved Air / Terry Riley / A Rainbow In A Curved Air
The Silence of Sounds / Alan Watts / Why Not Now
Visions / Yesterday's New Quintet / Stevie
Stoppin' Traffic/Tracks, Etc./Slew Test 1/Lunch With Pavlov / Kid Koala / Your Mom's Favorite DJ
The Weather's Secret Service / Daedalus / Rethinking the Weather
A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So) / The Flaming Lips / Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
There Is No There / The Books / The Lemon of Pink
Running, Returning / Akron/Family / Akron/Family

12/11/06

A focus on some ballads and "Moment's Notice." Selections at the end courtesy of a friend. Read 'em and weep:

I'm Beginning to See the Light / Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie / Ella & Basie
I've Never Been in Love Before / Oscar Peterson Trio / Live From Chicago
The Touch of Your Lips / Bobby Timmons / Soul Time
Ancient Aiethiopia / Sun Ra / Jazz in Silhouette
A Child is Born / Thad Jones & Mel Lewis / Consummation
In Your Own Sweet Way / Miles Davis / Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
Very Early / Bill Evans / Polka Dots and Moonbeams
I'm Glad There is You / Johnny Hartman / Songs From the Heart
Moment's Notice / John Coltrane / Blue Train
Moment's Notice / Billy Hart / Quartet
Moment's Notice / Mark Turner / Yam Yam
My Romance / Brad Mehldau / Introducing Brad Mehldau
Thief Without Loot / Jason Moran / Facing Left
Just Like I Pictured It / Medeski, Martin, and Wood / Combustication
The Gettin' to it / Breakestra / Hit the Floor
Reach Out (And Give Me Your Hand / Tickled Pink / Hard Texas Funk
Get it Together / The Go! Team / Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Volcanoes / Islands / Return to the Sea
Sunday Morning / The Velvet Underground / The Velvet Underground & Nico
She's a Jar / Wilco / Summerteeth
Remember Me as a Time of Day / Explosions in the Sky / How Strange, Innocence
Suchness / Akron/Family / Akron/Family
Let's Get Known / The Unicorns / Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice, Alright / Modest Mouse / The Lonesome Crowded West

12/4/06

African rhythms taking me to the truth, tonight. A lot of this music came from compilations, so I will only list an album if it is actually a record produced by that artist. Some of the Nonesuch records don't list performers, so it will just be title and country of origin. The show started pretty rough but got better. I always pull too much music to play. I had some Coltrane (the "Africa/Brass" album) and Sun Ra lined up but it didn't work out. Here are the goods:

Domon-Aye / children from Burkina Faso*
Abdulai / from Burkina Faso*
Bounkam solo / from Burkina Faso*
Tipe Tizwe / Dumisani Abraham Maraire / from Zimbabwe*
Master Alois / from Burundi*
Rhythm for the Night / Repertoire for Gelede in Kétou / Yoruba Drums from Benin, West Africa
A Oma Mu Orin Lesoleso / Yoruba Street Percussion
Boulejoud (solo) / Master Musicians of Joujouka / Boulejoud
Gurinsi-Waa / Master Drummers of Dagbon
Gwigwi / Johannesburg Street Band
Kule Kule Reprise / Konono #1 / Congotronics
Cinquante Six / Ali Farka Touré / The Source
Woman Wanko / Rambers International
Odo Pa / E.T. Mensah and His Tempos Orchestra
Manager / Africanas
Bon Bon I / Orchestra Baobab / Bamba
Sonny Ti De Ariya / King Sunny Adé / Juju Music
February / Mulatu Astatke / Ethiopiques 4
Rin / Kawaliwa & Mary w/the AGS Boys
No Agreement (edit) / Fela Kuti / No Agreement
N.E.S.T.A. / Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra / Liberation Afro Beat Vol 1.
Divisions / Nomo / Newtones
Dancing Time / The Funkees / Nigeria70
New Bell / Manu Dibango / Soul Makossa
Thunder Into Our Hearts / Jabula / Afrika Underground
African Rhythms / Oneness of Juju / African Rhythms
Musicawi Silt / Either/Orchestra / More Beautiful Than Death
Bamako / Roswell Rude & Toumani Diabate / Malicool

*from Nonesuch World Music compilations