September 19, 2006

"Winter" - Verismo (Verismo)
"So what" - Miles Davis (Miles in Tokyo)
"Ma bel" - Kenny Wheeler (Double, double you)
"La vaca" - Alex Bellegarde Quartet (Caminando)
"Whispers" - Arild Anderson (Electra)
"Summit conference" - Reggie Workman (Summit conference)
"Chowder" - Ugestsu (Live at the Cellar)
"Waterman" - Flat Earth Society (Presents psychoscout)
"Endless cycle" - Airto Moreira (Other side of this)
"Human blockhead" - NOJO with Sam Rivers (City of neighbourhoods)
"Despite impending doom" - Book Lily Dead Posie (Book Lily Dead Posie)
"Bob's place" - Freddie Hubbard (Artistry of Freddie Hubbard)
"Bluocracy, part 3" - World Saxophone Quartet (Political blues)
"Venn" - Martin Speake (Change of heart)
"As one" - Trio Beyond (Saudades)
"Hwaaaaah" - Tokyosexwhale (Larger than lice)
"Solid ether" - Nils Petter Molvaer (American compilation)
"Spirits up above" - Rashaan Roland Kirk (Kings of jazz)
"Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum Allah" - Pharoah Sanders (Jewels of thought)
"Bathyal" - Susanne Abbuehl (Compass)
"All blues" - Inside Out (What is this thing?)
"7-2-3 drum solo" - Tyler Hornby (Shadows of a brighter day)
"Atlantic rising" - Sunship Ensemble (Ready or not 2)
"Mother of the future" - Bemeber Segue (Kings of jazz)

The star of this show, in some ways, is Sam Rivers. I inadvertantly played him twice, once with NOJO ("Human blockhead") and once as a member of Miles Davis' group on the Miles in Tokyo recording ("So what"). On this last one, Rivers' solo is great but he definitely stands out (or apart); I guess this is why he didn't last too long as part of the Davis ensemble at that time.

I was pleased to be able to fit in the lengthy "Hum-Allah etc." by Pharoah Sanders, yodelling and all.

Andrew