Playlist Week of 2016-01-16 (+ A Gig!)

* Geminiani: Cello Sonatas, Op.5 (ter Linden/Mortensen) (Brilliant Classics CD)

* Miles Davis: The Bootleg Series Vol.4: At Newport 1955-1975 (d.4) (Sony/Legacy 4CD)

* Ornette Coleman: Chappaqua Suite (CBS 2LP)

* Eric Dolphy: This Is Eric Dolphy (Fuel 2000 2CD)

* Wayne Shorter Quartet: Without A Net (Blue Note CD)

* Bobby Hutcherson: Cirrus (Blue Note LP)

* Bobby Hutcherson: Natural Illusions (Blue Note LP)

* Bobby Hutcherson: Linger Lane (Blue Note LP)

* David Murray Octet: Ming (Black Saint LP)

* David Murray Quartet: Morning Song (Black Saint LP)

* Tony Scott: Music For Zen Meditation (Verve LP)

* Sam McClellan: Music of the Five Elements (Sprit LP)

* Deuter: Call of the Unknown: Selected Pieces 1972-1986 (Kuckuck 2LP)

* David Torn: Only Sky (ECM CD)

* Rodger Coleman & Sam Byrd: Perihelion (mixdown) (WAV)

* Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life (Tamla/Universal Blu-Ray)

* Sidney Miller: Linguas de Foyo (Som Livre/Sol Re Sol LP)

* Soft Machine: Six (Columbia 2LP)

* Soft Machine: 7 (Columbia LP)

* Harald Grosskopf: Synthesist (Sky/Bureau B LP)

* Opeth: Deliverance & Damnation (Music For Nations/Sony 2CD/2DVD)

* Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra/1972 2LP)

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Commentary:

I am excited to announce an upcoming gig, opening for the amazing pedal-steel guitarist, Susan Alcorn, on Wednesday, January 20 at Portland Brew 12 South.

This will be my first ever solo electric guitar set so I uploaded a recent studio recording to my SoundCloud page to give people an idea of what to expect. Much to my surprise, The Nashville Scene picked up on it and put it up as a featured track on "Nashville Cream."  Stephen Trageser describes me as "an experimental musician with an affinity for punk" and says, "This prepared guitar piece is altogether different from the heaviness I associate with drones." Cool.

If you like what you hear, I hope to see you on Wednesday. Portland Brew is located at 2605 12th Avenue South, Nashville 37204. Doors open at 8:30, music starts at 9:00. Huge thank you to the fine folks at FMRL for making this happen!