Sunday is jazz day. There was a period in my 20s when I was obsessed with searching out vinyl releases by artists connected to the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a non-profit agency created in the 1960s by Chicago musicians focused in avant-garde jazz. One artist I discovered during this period is … Continue reading Wadada Leo Smith and Vijay Iyer: Defiant Life
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Song of the Day: January 6, 2025
Mabe Fratti: Pantalla Azul Pantalla Azul on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvzSq2wXWOQ https://open.spotify.com/track/6QtA9isiOb6zymFQAKr5L5?si=847c5ff7c26041c5 Continuing my Best of 2024 list, Guatemalan musician Mabe Fratti released her fourth album, Sentir Que No Sabes, in June 2024. Fratti is a cellist/vocalist and her fusing of Christian, classical, avant-garde, and pop music is a unique addition to the music of … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 6, 2025
Song of the Day: November 7, 2024
Frank Zappa: Be-Bop Tango Be-Bop Tango on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85B2xDg9M-4 https://open.spotify.com/track/5z0fPH3O7SqAIkJPMPoynB?si=069aa8753ef3404d Completing this week's focus on Frank Zappa, today's song is "Be-Bop Tango" from the 1993 album The Yellow Shark. In 1990, Zappa was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and he spent the last few years of his life working on orchestral and Synclavier … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 7, 2024
Song of the Day: November 6, 2024
Frank Zappa: Dancin' Fool Dancin' Fool on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPyvMZkzadA https://open.spotify.com/track/6tCk1N85t6h4v1xXI6o0Ad?si=b83191a848b840b1 Continuing this week's focus on Frank Zappa, today's song is "Dancin' Fool" from the 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti. After releasing several of his most successful and best-known works in the early '70s, Zappa spent the rest of the decade in turmoil surrounding his … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 6, 2024
Song of the Day: November 5, 2024
Frank Zappa: Camarillo Brillo Camarillo Brillo on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkppN14ugMo https://open.spotify.com/track/6Ln5KqJbn672z67ZowD2pu?si=507db6aea39c4475 Continuing this week's focus on Frank Zappa, today's song is "Camarillo Brillo" from the 1973 album Over-Nite Sensation. After bursting into the adventurous music scene of the late '60s, Zappa experienced a whirlwind of a career. His music was simultaneously loved and hated … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 5, 2024
Song of the Day: November 4, 2024
The Mothers of Invention: Hungry Freaks, Daddy Hungry Freaks, Daddy on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ykt9Kce2MQ&list=OLAK5uy_lqBnkZFhYJyhSe2rJIx-WcOVDnHOWs1QA&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/3Zwcr6lymZaeTXtEMxlfXA?si=11d7bf0995994c1f This is the next installment of my song of the day series in which I provide songs by an artist whose career spans over 40 years. This week's artist is Frank Zappa. Although he recorded for a little less … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 4, 2024
Song of the Day: October 24,2024
Laurie Anderson: The Letter The Letter on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eNz28mcrFk&list=OLAK5uy_mOiwmbMZLY_ypgtipTMoDiJJYNsedT7Xw&index=10 https://open.spotify.com/track/2APljZ9LaOJxTDh15jIMtA?si=506ec8d9712d43a1 This is week two of a new song of the day concept in which I provide songs by an artist whose career spans over 40 years. This week's artist is Laurie Anderson. It has been 10 years since Anderson released her last album, … Continue reading Song of the Day: October 24,2024
Song of the Day: October 23, 2024
Laurie Anderson: Only an Expert Only an Expert on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_JQshF4MK8&list=OLAK5uy_nv8SxsZUbd_VpPdasoZ7mXdKrtrICQhfs&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/25lULFa56H0T8UwBze53jK?si=f04c0a778e0041c7 This is week two of a new song of the day concept in which I provide songs by an artist whose career spans over 40 years. This week's artist is Laurie Anderson. Anderson met Lou Reed in 1992 and they married … Continue reading Song of the Day: October 23, 2024
Song of the Day: October 22, 2024
Laurie Anderson: The Rotowhirl (Live) The Rotowhirl (Live) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QIoM21NuBQ&list=OLAK5uy_nb3ew6DlSWaklbwSvwNlOmVmL3mxRKZQc&index=10 https://open.spotify.com/track/2KI3vpwLa9x99hsprzdaqE?si=a7782c36ed47429e This is week two of a new song of the day concept in which I provide songs by an artist whose career spans over 40 years. This week's artist is Laurie Anderson. After her debut album Big Science in 1982, Anderson … Continue reading Song of the Day: October 22, 2024
Song of the Day: October 21, 2024
Laurie Anderson: O Superman O Superman on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfpi2H8tOE https://open.spotify.com/track/421Gp1eSmOIcD6alTWowFR?si=7f6fc6e32efd4b6b This is week two of a new song of the day concept in which I provide songs by an artist whose career spans over 40 years. This week's artist is Laurie Anderson. Anderson has been trailblazing the fields of avant-garde composition, experimental musicianship, … Continue reading Song of the Day: October 21, 2024
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