Unpopular Music - December 10, 2023

Well then, remember how almost two years ago I said that I was going to try to post to Mixcloud once a month? Well, that didn't really work out did it? I was intermittently tempted to jump back in. I let opportunities to pay tribute to heroes like Wayne Shorter and Carla Bley pass by. And let's just say that 2023 has been a bit of an odd year for me and leave it at that. I'm not making that promise again here, but now that I've succumbed to Mixcloud's recent pay-to-play system, I'm going to try harder to put my mouth where my money is.

 

Today's genre- and century-spanning mix was slowly assembled over the last few weeks and came out a bit on the mellow side, with some exceptions. Several of the usual suspects appear, but there are some new faces here too. No program notes today, but the playlist with the usual information is available after the jump...

artist	title	album	comments	label / date
Pedro Memelsdorff; Mala Punica	Fra Duri Scogli	Narcisso Speculando - Madrigaux de Paolo Da Firenze	music by Paolo Da Firenze	Harmonia Mundi 1999
Joshua Redman	Oumou	Elastic	Joshua Redman (ts) Sam Yahel (keys, composer) Brian Blade (d)	Warner Bros. 2002
Hoven Droven	Jamtlandssangsvalsen	Hippa (bonus mp3s)	Jens Comén (sax) Gustav Hylen (hrn, trp) Kjell-Erik Eriksson (vln) Bo Lindberg (acrd, g) Janne Strömstedt (hrnm) Pedro Blom (b) Björn Höglund (d, prc)	Northside 2001
Jake Schepps	Mikrokosmos #149 (Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm II) BB 105	An Evening in the Village: The Music of Béla Bartók	Jake Schepps (bnj) Ryan Drickey (vln) Matt Flinner (mnd),Grant Gordy, Ross Martin (g) Ben Sollee (vc) Greg Garrison, Ian Hutchison, and/or Eric Thorin (b)	Round Window Radio 2010
Dave Holland Quintet	Perspicuity	Seeds Of Time	Dave Holland (b) Kenny Wheeler (trp) Steve Coleman (flt) Julian Priester (tbn) Marvin Smith (prc) tune by Doug Hammond	ECM 1984
Lee Konitz	Pazzenger	Leewise	Lee Konitz featured with The JAZZPAR All Star Nonet, directed by Jens Søndergaard: Jeff Davis (tp), Allan Botchinsky (tp, flgh), Erling Kroner (tb), Niels Gerhardt (b-tb, tuba), Lee Konitz (ss, as), Jens Søndergaard (ss, as, bs), Peter Gullin (ts, bs), Peggy Stern (p, composer), Jesper Lundgaard (b), Svend-Erik Nørregaard (d)	Storyville Records 1992
Chad Taylor Trio	Moon Tone Shift	The Reel	Chad Taylor (d) Brian Settles (sax, tune) Neil Podgurski (p)	Astral Spirits 2022
Mary Halvorson	Amaryllis	Amaryllis	Mary Halvorson (g), Jacob Garchik (tbn), Adam O’Farrill (trp) Patricia Brennan (vbs), Nick Dunston (b), Tomas Fujiwara (d)	Nonesuch 2022
Henry Threadgill	Vivjanrondirkski	Carry the Day	Henry Threadgill (as, b flt, flt) Mark Taylor (hrn) Brandon Ross, Masujaa (g) Edwin Rodriguez, Marcur Rojas (tba) Gene Lake (d) Wu Man (pipa) Tony Cedras (acrd) Jason Hwang (vln) Johnny Rudas, Miguel Urbina (prc, voc) Sentienla Toy (voc)	Columbia 1995
Jennifer Grim / Michael Sheppard	Klatka Stil – II	Through Broken Time	composition by David Sanford	New Focus Recordings 2022
Pacifica Quartet	String Quartet in a minor, op. 13 - III. Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto	Mendelssohn The Complete String Quartets	Simin Ganatra, Sibbi Bernhardsson (vln) Masumi Per Rostad (vla) Brandon Vamos (vc) music by Felix Mendelssohn	Cedille Records 2004
Riverside	Il Sentiero	The New National Anthem	Dave Douglas ( trp, composer) Chet Doxas (clt) Steve Swallow (b) Jim Doxas (d)	Greenleaf 2015
Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte	Nainsook	Loneliness Road	Jamie Saft (p, comp) Steve Swallow (b) Bobby Previte (d) Nainsook is a soft, fine, lightweight form of muslin	RareNoiseRecords
Colin Currie and Håkan Hardenberger	…the scene of the crime…	The scene of the crime	Colin Currie (prc) Håkan Hardenberger (trp) composed by Brett Dean	Colin Currie Records 2018
Miles Davis Quintet	Water on the Pond	The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings 1965-1968	Miles Davis (trp, chimes, tubular bells) Wayne Shorter (ts) Herbie Hancock (el-p)Joe Beck (g) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d) from the notes “There is a barely audible second drum part in the right channel throughout (a stick on the rim of a snare drum). The identity of the drummer is a mystery.” (my guess is Teo Macero) outtake from Miles in the Sky, originally released on Directions	Sony Legacy 1967
Jason Sharp	Everything is waiting for you	The Turning Centre of a Still World	Jason Sharp (Amplified heartbeat & breath, baritone & bass saxophone, modular synthesizer, Lyra 8, Theravox, Moog bass, acoustic preparations) from the notes “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
Alicia de Larrocha	French Suite No. 6 in E, BWV 817 - 7. Bourée	French Suite No. 6 in E, BWV 817 - 7. Bourée	music by Johann Sebastian Bach	Phillips Records 1971