Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for January 23, 2016

In my triumphant return to the internet airways, a typically jazzy first hour leads into an attempted mutual memorial tribute to three artists from separate fields who left this world during my hiatus - Paul Bley, Pierre Boulez, and David Bowie.

Unpopular Music - January 23, 2016 by Unpopularfred on Mixcloud

Now bear with me, this shouldn't be a strange as it seems. They each drew influence from many sources. Bley often channels sounds from 20th-century chamber music. Boulez, while seeming to draw little or no influence from popular culture, was often inspired by visual art and poetry. So too was Bowie, who was also inspired by Brecht and Jacques Brel, mime, kabuki and fashion. All were keyed into the more disturbing aspects of post-World War II European and American society.

Ultimately, all three made lasting contributions to their respective crafts and will influence generations to come. And since I feel there's no reason not to enjoy these crafts in tandem, or at least rotation, here you go.

See the playlist after the break....

artist	song	album	comment	label / date
David Byrne	The Great Intoxication	Live at Union Chapel	special guest 1st part of theme	Nonesuch 2004
Naked City	Inside Straight	Naked City	2nd part of theme	Nonesuch 1989
John Tchicai; Garrison Fewell; Tino Tracanna; Paolino dala Porta; Massimo Manzi	Yogi in Disguise	Big Chief Dreaming	John Tchicai (ts, composer) Garrison Fewell (g) Tino Tracanna (ts) Paolino dala Porta (b) Massimo Manzi (d)	Soul Note 2003
Eric Dolphy	17 West	Out There	Eric Dolphy (flt) Ron Carter (vc) George Duvivier (b) Roy Haynes (d)	New Jazz 1960
Hal Willner Presents	Reincarnation of a Lovebird / Haitian Fight Song	Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus	Don Alais (congas, dumbek, clappers) Don Byron (clt, b clt) Micheal Blair (d, whirley tube, clappers, Chromelodeon II) Bill Frisell (g, Surrogate Kithara) Greg Cohen (b) Hal Willner (sfx) Gary Lucas (g) Arr. Frisell more about Partch's instruments	Columbia 1992
Wayne Horvitz	This New Generation	This New Generation	music behind DJ	Nonesuch 1985
Ornette Coleman	Bird Food	Change of the Century	Ornette Coleman (as) Don Cherry (trp) Charlie Haden (b) Billy Higgins (d)	Atlantic 1959
Julius Hemphill	Savannah Suite	One Atmosphere	Marty Ehrlich (flt) Erik Friedlander (vc) Pheeroan Aklaff (d) composition by Julius Hemphill	Tzadik 2003
Kronos Quartet	John's Book of Alleged Dances - IV: Pavane: She's So Fine	Gnarly Buttons & John's Book of Alleged Dances	music by John Adams	Nonesuch 1998
Karin Krog & the Public Enemies	Glissando	Don't Just Sing: A Karin Krog Anthology 1963-1999	Karin Krog (voc, elec) Eje Thelin (tbn) Joachim Kühn (p, as) Adelhard Roidinger (g) Palle Danielsson (b) Aldo Romano (d) from Different Days, Different Ways	Light in the Attic 1976
Manu DiBango	Lakisane	Collection Blanche	music behind DJ	Disques Festival 1971
David Bowie	Aladdin Sane	David Live	David Bowie (voc) Mike Garson (solo), Michael Kamen (keys) David Sanborn (as) Richard Grando (bs) Earl Slick (g) Herbie Flowers (b) Tony Newman (d) Pablo Rosario (prc) Gui Andrisano, Warren Peace (voc)	RCA 1974
Yo La Tengo	Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo	Summer Sun	music behind DJ	Matador 2003
Jimmy Giuffre	Threewe	Free Fall	Jimmy Giuffre (clt) Paul Bley (p) Steve Swallow (b)	Columbia 1961
Pierre Boulez; The Cleveland Orchestra	Nocturnes - I: Nuages	Centenary Collection - 1991 Debussy / Stravinsky	music by Claude Debussy	Deutsche Grammophon 1993
David Bowie	Warszawa	Low	composed and performed by Brian Eno and David Bowie; produced by Tony Visconti	EMI 1977
Hillary Summers, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez	Le Marteau sans maître - IX: Bel édifice et les pressentiments - double. Tempo libre	Boulez conducts Boulez - Le Marteau sans maître · Dérive 1 & 2	Hillary Summers (voc) Emmanuelle Ophèle (flt) Marie-Thérèse Ghirardi (g) Odile Auboin (vla) Vinvent Bauer (vbp) Samuel Favre (xyl) Michel Cerutti (prc) Pierre Boulez (cnd, composer) text by Rene Chár	Deutsche Grammophon 2002
Charlie Haden	Ida Lupino	The Montreal Tapes: with Paul Bley and Paul Motian	Charlie Haden (b) Paul Bley (p) Paul Motian (d) tune by Carla Bley	Verve 1989
David Bowie	Station to Station	Station to Station	David Bowie (voc, g) Earl Slick, Carlos Alomar (g) Roy Bittan (p) George Murray (b) Dennis Davis (d) Warren Peace (b voc)	EMI 1976
Harald Weiss	Arche [excerpt]	Music of Our Century	music behind DJ	Wergo 1984
Paul Bley Quintet	Batterie	Barrage	Paul Bley (p) Marshall Allen (as) Dewey Johnson (trp) Eddie Gomez (b) Milford Graves (prc) tune by Carla Bley	ESP 1964