Unpopular Muisic - February 29, 2024

 Despite this February having a built in overtime, I only barely managed to finish this month's post in time, but alas not to post it. (I've been putting off putting up a tribute to Peter Schickele for even longer.)

This a variety show mix for sure. Jazz, film music, classical from a variety of centuries, some oddball pop music. Perhaps a bit haphazardly sequenced, but that's how I like it and I'm taking you with me.

 

See the playlist after the break...

artist	title	album	comments	label / date
Helen Sung and Harlem Quartet	Kaleidoscope	Quartet+	Helen Sung (p) John Ellis (ts) David Wong (b) Kendrick Scott (d) Harlem Quartet: Ilmar Gavilan, Melissa White (vl) Jaime Amador (vla) Felix Umansky (vc) tune by Marian McPartland	Sunnyside Records 2021
THREADBARE	70 Degrees and Counting Down	Silver Dollar	Jason Stein (b clt) Ben Cruz (g, comp) Emerson Hunton (d)	NoBusiness Records 2019
Henry Threadgill Ensemble	Movement III, Section 14	The Other One	Henry Threadgill – conductor Alfredo Colón (as) Noah Becker (as, clt) Peyton Pleninger (ts) Craig Weinrib (prc, elec) Sara Caswell (vln) Stephanie Griffin (vla) Mariel Roberts, Christopher Hoffman (vc) Jose Davila (tba) David Virelles (p) Sara Schoenbeck, Adam Cordero (bsn)	Pi Recordings 2022
Zeena Parkins	Coda	Three Harps, Tuning Forks & Electronics	Harpists: Nuiko Wadden (principle harpist), Kristen Theriault, Megan Conley, and Zeena Parkins Electronic processing: Zeena Parkins	Good Child Music 2015
Jason Sharp	Upwelling Hope	The Turning Centre of a Still World	Amplified heartbeat & breath, baritone & bass saxophone, modular synthesizer, Lyra 8, Theravox, Moog bass, acoustic preparations) “The fluctuating centre of these electroacoustic solo pieces is created by a customized heart monitor acting as the master clock for modular synthesizers and influenced by breath and saxophone performance.”	Constellation Records 2020
Dummy	Final Weapon	Mandatory Enjoyment	Dummy: Alex, Emma, Joe & Nathan Joe Stevens - Midi flute	Trouble In Mind Records 2021
Wooden Cities	The Price of Oil (Part 2)	WORK	composition by Frederic Rzewski	Infrasonic Press 2018
THREADBARE	Funny Thing Is	Silver Dollar	Jason Stein (b clt) Ben Cruz (g, comp) Emerson Hunton (d)	NoBusiness Records 2019
Adrian Belew	I remember how to forget	Op Zop Too Wah	instruments and vocals by Adrian Belew	Caroline 1996
Mikis Theodorakis	End Credits	Serpico (Original Music from the Soundtrack)	music by Mikis Theodorakis Arr. Bob James	Paramount 1973
Torleif Thedéen, Entcho Radoukanov, Christian Davidsson, Ingegerd Fredlund, Mayumi Kamata, Anders Holdar, Anders Loguin	Four Hymns, for cello and instrumental ensemble - IV. for cello, double bass, bassoon, harp, harpsichord, timpani, and tubular bells	Cello Concerto no. 1 / Klingende Buchstaben / Hymns	composed by Alfred Schnittke	BIS Records 1990
Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra	Kammermusik Nr. 1 mit Finale 1921, for twelve solo instruments op.24 Nr.1 - III: Quartett. Sehr langsam und mit Ausdruck	Kammermusik Nr. 1, 4, & 5	composed by Paul Hindemith	EMI Classics 1996
Trio Mediæval	Ave regina gloriosa (Lauda VII)	Soi, dit-elle	Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Torunn Østrem Ossum composed by Gavin Bryars	ECM 2003
Joglaressa	Estampida	Dreams of Andalusia		Metronome 2000
Tilo Weber	Sacre Sacre	Tesserae	Tilo Weber (d, prc, vbs) Elias Stemeseder: (keys) Petter Eldh (b, g) Anna-Lena Schnabel (as, flt)	We Jazz Records 2023
Dina ögon	Tombola 94	Dina ögon	Anna Ahnlund (voc) Daniel Ögren (syn, g, voc, prc) Love Örsan (b) Christopher Cantillo (d, prc)	sing a song fighter 2021
Johann Johannsson	Xenoanthropology	Arrival (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)		Deutsche Grammophon 2016
Mary Halvorson	Incarnadine	Cloudward	Mary Halvorson (g) Nick Dunston (b) Tomas Fujiwara (d) Jacob Garchik (tbn) Adam O'Farrill (trp) Patricia Brennan (vbs) Laurie Anderson (vln)	Nonesuch 2024
Vanishing Twin	The Down Below	Afternoon X	Susumu Mukai (b) Valentina Magaletti (b) Cathy Lucas (voc, multi-instrumentalist) Arthur Sajas (classical gtr)	Fire Records 2023
Jerskin Fendrix	'Poor Things' Finale and End Credits	Poor Things (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)		Milan 2023