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Music Music
has always been very important to me. Craig, at Booknotes,
feels the same way and has been posting music comments on his blog. He invited
comments from others which resulted in my running off at the keybord with a piece
about how music has been in my life that is titled Subject:music. This
exercise prompted me to gather all the comments I've made about music in gordon.coale
into one place. Listen to the music. And don't forget to listen to TestingTesting. Music
Comments Saturday,
October 26, 2002
Billy
Bragg and Roy Rogers
Wednesday,
October 23, 2002
Cootie's Jazz
Cootie's Jazz is the place to
discover jazz through its 101 most representative records. Wednesday,
September 25, 2002
Les Paul
A lot of people
know the Gibson guitars with the name Les Paul on them. Many, many more know the
music that has come from these guitars — from musicians such as Eric Clapton,
Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. I suspect most don't know about the man behind the name.
Not only was he instrumental (pun intended) in developing the solid body electric
guitar, but he developed many of the recording techniques used by all rock musicians
— and he is a *killer* guitar player. Sunday,
September 22, 2002
Warren Zevon
I've listened to a lot of music,
but I haven't heard it all. Warren Zevon is one of those that I hadn't really
listened to — until now. Zoe recently mentioned him and then Joseph Duemer
linked to an article about him in American Samizdat (article link below.) I went
to Rhapsody and they had six Warren Zevon albums. I'm just finishing listening
to the last one. I'm just blown away. The albums in Rhapsody don't include his
latest, which I will have to buy. No problem. Saturday,
August 24, 2002
King of the Delta Blues
This is underground comic
book genius R. Crumb's retelling of the life of Delta bluesman Charlie Patton,
based on the biography by Stephen Calt and Gayle Dean Wardlow. (With additional
Patton links) Wednesday,
July 3, 2002
Music
James Luckett, at Spitting Image, shares some
thoughtful thoughts about John Cage, music, and art. Empty your head before entering. Wednesday,
June 26, 2002
More music
I've gone through life without ever
taking music lessons. Although I've never played music, it has always been very
important in my life. I listen to Patsy Cline and Karlheinz Stockhausen, Bill
Evans and the Dead Kennedys. I listen to a lot of different stuff.
Monday,
March 18, 2002
Acoustic Music
While I was buying CDs for Adam
and Megon, I treated myself to Tone Poems III: The Sounds of the Great Slide
& Resophonic Instruments. I'm a fan of National metal body guitars and
dobros. This also has David Grisman, master of Dawg Music, on it. It was a bigger
treat than expected. Friday,
February 1, 2002
EMusic
EMusic has changed my life. Well...not
really. But it certainly has expanded my music collection. Thursday,
January 24, 2002
Another Music Orgy
Bill Laswell
Jah Wobble
Pete Namlook
DJ Spookey Wednesday,
January 23, 2002
Latin Jazz. Something old and something new.
Tito
Peunte
Tony Martinez Thursday,
January 10, 2002
Keith Jarrett
Charles Lloyd Saturday,
December 22, 2001
Louis Armstrong
Hot Fives And Sevens Trying
to say something fresh about these recordings, arguably (though not very arguably)
the most important set of recordings in the history of jazz, is a little like
trying to make a new comment about the Mona Lisa or Bach's B Minor Mass. Miles
Davis once famously said, "You can't play anything on the horn that Louis hasn't
played...even modern," and these recordings bear out that statement. Saturday,
December 8, 2001
Want some music? Thursday,
November 29, 2001
It was just one afternoon in a jazz club forty years
ago.
Bill Evans, Scott LeFaro, and Paul Motian
Sunday at
the Village Vanguard, Waltz for Debby
At the Village Vanguard Sunday,
November 25, 2001
Deck us all with Boston Charlie Friday,
November 23, 2001
Merry Christmas - 16 Christmas albums.
John
Fahey, Charlie Byrd, Jorma Kaukonen, Dexter Gordon, Paul
Bley, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Gene Ammons, Arturo Sandoval,
Pancho Sanchez, Caribbean Jazz Project, Vince Guaraldi, David
Grusin, Pat Coil, Lincoln Mayorga, Sneak's Noyse, The
Rose Consort of Viols, Monks & Nuns of Prinknash & Stanbrook Abbeys,
The York Waits, Martin Atkins and the Chicago Industrial League,
Andrei Codrescu. Wednesday,
November 21, 2001
@EMusic.com - Andres Segovia, Alirio Diaz,
Baden Powell, Louis Armstrong and King Oliver, Ma
Rainey, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Charlie Patton. Sunday,
November 18, 2001
Waiting for the Leonids with Charlie Christian.
@EMusic.com -Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Christian
(After Hours at Mintons and Monroe's). Thursday,
November 15, 2001
@EMusic.com - Sarah Vaughan (How long has
this been going on?) Sunday,
November 4, 2001
Emusic.com fries my mind
John Fahey, Leo
Kottke, Robbie Basho, Gilberto Gil, Marlui Miranda, Tony
Martinez & The Cuban Power, Thelonious Monk, Anatol Stefanet,
Vocal Traditions Of Bulgaria, R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders. Thursday,
October 11, 2001
Accordion Dreams
Stan Getz, Flaco Jimenez,
Ry Cooder, Gabby Pahinui. Monday,
July 30, 2001
Woody Guthrie lives!
Woody Guthrie, Billy
Bragg, Wilco (Mermaid Avenue, Mermaid Avenue Vol. II) Wednesday,
January 24, 2001
Raymond Scott, Jelly Roll Morton Tuesday,
October 17, 2000
Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band, The Holy Modal
Rounders, Anthology Of American Folk Music (Edited by Harry Smith) Thursday,
October 5, 2000
Kepa Junkera - Bilbao 00:00h Saturday,
September 16, 2000
Big Mama Thornton - Ball N' Chain, Mississippi
Fred McDowell - This Ain't No Rock N' Roll. Sunday,
September 3, 2000
Miles Davis - In A Silent Way, Bitches
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