Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for February 23, 2019

A variety show today. Some classic jazz, and some newer jazz too. A couple of 20th century pieces, plus a 21st century piece for chamber ensemble and rock band. A few poppy things toward the end, plus RIPs for Ken Nordine and Peter Tork. As a bonus, I'm massively distracted by something buzzing in my headphones.

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Do as I say...

A Valentine's Day playlist for the love-lorn. Or a motivational playlist for anytime.

On her Christmas album “Child”, Jane Siberry makes a comment between songs about how she dislikes hearing songs about salvation and redemption without first presenting the need for salvation and redemption. This mix brings the same concept to Valentine's Day.

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It's a pretty personal mix I've been working on for a couple of years now, adding and subtracting until it came out right. First we wallow, then we move through longing and hope, to motivation for new beginnings, to realizing them. I've been through all these stages only to wind up back at the beginning. Maybe I'm at stage two. (which is why ...not as I do.)

Gimme That Ol' Atonal Music

This is apparently making the rounds among music nerds. Don't be left out.

via Alex Ross

Merle Hazzard, described by Anne Midgette as a "[pioneer of] a form of comic bluegrass economics" takes a break to promote some unpopular music. However, being somewhat familiar with the work of Paul Elwood, I don't believe this is my first atonal banjo solo. (OK, that selection may not actually be atonal, but I did hear him once play in a Cornelius Cardew piece at New England Conservatory back in early 2000's.)

Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for February 9, 2019

Today we bring you a mostly jazzy variety show. Unintentionally featuring a number of duets. There's also a couple of historic jazz reissues from recent months, dramatic rearrangements of both Mozart and Marvin Gaye, and a remembrance of the late baritone Sanford Sylvan.

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Playlist for the Unpopular Music webcast for February 2, 2019

A mostly jazzy program of odds and ends this week. There's some afropop, an oddball Bob Marley cover, and a pretty, folky song, too. Some long pieces occupy the second hour as I hadn't stockpiled much music for the show ahead of time. A bit of a chill out set, but well worth the attention though.

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