Playlist Week of 2013-11-09

* Handel: Water Music, etc. (Le Concert des Nations/Savall) (Alia Vox SACD)

* Miles Davis: Olympia 11 Juillet 1973 (Trema/Sony CD)

* Sun Ra Arkestra: Reflections In Blue (Black Saint CD)

* Ornette Coleman: In All Languages (Caravan Of Dreams 2LP)

* Grant Green: Street Of Dreams (Blue Note CD)

* Bobby Hutcherson: Oblique (Blue Note

* Bobby Hutcherson: Waiting (Blue Note LP)

* Bobby  Hutcherson: Conception: The Gift Of Love (Columbia LP)

* Bobby Hutcherson: Un Poco Loco (Columbia LP)

* Alice Coltrane: Journey In Satchidananda (Impulse! CD)

* Alice Coltrane: Ptah, The El Daoud (Impulse! CD)

* Matthew Shipp: Piano Sutras (Thirsty Ear CD)

* Taylor Ho Bynum: Navigations (Possibility Abstracts) (Firehouse 12 2CD+MP3)

* L. Subramaniam: Spanish Wave (Milestone LP)

* Tor Dietrichson: Global Village (Global Pacific LP)

* Nicky Skopelitis & Sonny Sharrock: Faith Moves (CMP CD)

* Bill Laswell/Nicholas James Bullen: Bass Terror (Sub Rosa CD)

* George Duke: I Love The Blues, She Heard My Cry (MPS/BASF LP)

* George Duke: Liberated Fantasies (MPS/BASF LP)

* Automatic Man: Automatic Man (Island LP)

* Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Vol.8: Fox Theatre, Atlanta 11/30/80 (GDP/Rhino 3HDCD)

* Yes: 90125 (Atco LP)

* Anthony Phillips: Private Parts & Pieces (Passport LP)

* Chrome: Half Machine Lip Moves (Siren/Caroline LP)

* Chrome: 3^rd From The Sun (Siren/Caroline LP)

* Lee Ranaldo & The Dust: Last Night On Earth (Matador 2LP)

* Queens Of The Stone Age: Like Clockwork… (Matador WAV)†/‡

* Circus Devils: When Machines Attack (Happy Jack Rock Records LP)

* Circus Devils: My Mind Has Seen The White Trick (Happy Jack Rock Records LP)

* Robert Pollard: “Tonight’s The Rodeo”/”Astral City Slicker” (GBV, Inc. 7”)

* Robert Pollard: “Return Of The Drums”/”My Museum Needs An Elevator” (GBV, Inc. 7”)

* Shpongle: Museum Of Consciousness (Twisted 2LP)

* Boards Of Canada: Music Has A Right To Children (Warp 2LP)†/‡

* Boards Of Canada: Geogaddi (Warp 3LP)

* Boards Of Canada: The Campfire Headphase (Warp 2LP)

* Red Fang: Murder The Mountains (Relapse LP)

* Red Fang: Whales And Leeches (Relapse LP+EP)

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Commentary:

On Thursday, November 14 I will be performing this piano piece by my friend, composer Stan Link, at "Indeterminacies" at Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville. As you can see, the notation (of Stan’s own invention) is highly unusual. It has been a challenge to try and turn it into something resembling music! If you’re interested in seeing more of the score and and an explanation of how it works, I talk about it a bit at the beginning of this video:

I continue to make videos for the YouTube Vinyl Community, but have neglected to post them here on the blog. In fact, I have been neglecting the blog altogether lately – something I hope to rectify soon…