this is a log of albums and recorded performances i have listened to intently, in their entirety. not a comprehensive list.
2024.12.16 - morning
Masaya Matsuura - Um Jammer Lammy Original Soundtrack (1999)
forty tracks. Masaya Matsuura (composition, production), Yoshihisa Suzuki and Shigeyoshi Kawagoe (composition).
2024.12.16 - morning
Masaya Matsuura - PaRappa the Rapper Original Soundtrack (1996)
forty-four tracks. Masaya Matsuura (composition, arr., production), Tuttle & Dynamo Laboratory, Yoshihisa Suzuki, and Rodney A. Greenblatt (additional compositions).
2024.11.19 - late morning
Frente Cumbiero - live performance (2024)
four tunes. Mario Alejandro Galeano Toro (sequencer, electronics, director), Pedro Elias Ojeda (percussion), Juan Sebastian Rozo (double-bell euphonium), Marco Antonio Fajardo (t.sax, clarinet). venue - Live on KEXP.
2024.09.19 - late night/early morning
They Might Be Giants - John Henry Demos (1993/2018)
nineteen tracks. John Flansburgh (guitars, vox), John Linnell (keys, vox, woodwinds), Brian Doherty (drums), Kurt Hoffman (woodwinds), Frank London (trumpet), Tony Maimone and Graham Maby (bass).
2024.06.18 - late morning
Jimsaku - Navel (1994)
ten tunes. Tetsuo Sakurai (bass), Akira Jimbo (drums, percussion, flute), Kazuki Katsuta (a.sax), Yoshiaki Muto (guitars), Makoto Kimura and Michiaki Tanaka (percussion), Ken Morimura (keys), Shoji Haruna (t.sax, b.sax), Masanori Suzuki and Shiro Sasaki (trumpet), Ichiro Nakai (violin).
2024.03.10 - early morning
MOJA - live performance (2023)
three tunes. Haru (bass, vox), Masumi (drums). venue - Conservatoire de Rennes Auditorium, Trans Musicales 2023.
2024.02.11 - early morning
The Fearless Flyers - IV (2024)
six tunes. Nate Smith (drums), Joe Dart (bass), Mark Lettieri (bari.guitar), Cory Wong (e.guitar).
2024.02.07 - late night/early morning
Polyryhthmics - live performance (1975)
four tunes. Ben Bloom (guitar), Champaign Bubblebath (drums), Jason Gray (bass), Nathan Spicer (keys), Art Brown (t.sax, flute), Elijah Clark (trombone), Scott Morning (trumpet). venue - Live on KEXP.
2024.02.03 - late night/early morning
Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Buck Jump (1991)
nine tunes. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (New Orleans Brass Band) w/ John Medeski (electric organ, keys).
2024.01.16 - late night
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition (1971)
twelve tracks. Keith Emerson (keys), Greg Lake (guitars), Carl Palmer (drums, percussion).
due to continued mental anguish, i largely stopped listening to music in 2024.
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2023.12.22 - morning
Hiroshi Suzuki - Cat (1975)
five tunes. Hiroshi Suzuki (trombone), Takeru Muraoka (sax), Kunimitsu Inaba (bass), Akira Ishikawa (drums), Hiromasa Suzuki (keys).
2023.12.20 - witching hours
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)
six tunes. Ornette Coleman (a.sax), Don Cherry (cornet), Charlie Haden (bass), Billy Higgins (drums).
2023.12.20 - witching hours
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (1964)
four tunes. Herbie Hancock (piano), Freddie Hubbard (cornet), Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums).
2023.12.10 - late afternoon
Raulzinho - À Vontade Mesmo (1965)
eleven tunes. Raul de Souza (trombone), Airto Moreira (drums), Humberto Clayber (bass), César Camargo Mariano (piano).
2023.12.02 - late afternoon
Lightning Bolt - Sonic Citadel (2019)
eleven tracks. Brian Chippendale (drums), Brian Gibson (e.bass).
2023.12.01 - late night/early morning
Christian McBride's New Jawn - live performance (2023)
four tunes. Christian McBride (bass), Nasheen Waits (drums), Marcus Strickland (t.sax/bs.clarinet), Josh Evans (trumpet). venue - KEXP Studio.
2023.11.30 - late night/early morning
Date of Birth - PLANET DOB (1999)
twelve tracks. Date of Birth (Isao Shigeto, Kenichi Shigeto, Norico, Susumu Shigeto).
2023.11.15 - afternoon
John Scofield Trio - live performance (2023)
eight tunes. John Scofield (e.guitar), Vicente Archer (bass), Bill Stewart (drums). venue - Leverkusener Jazztage 2023.
2023.10.28 - late night
Mono Puff - It's Fun To Steal (1998)
fourteen tracks. John Flansburg, Hal Cragin, Steve Calhoon, DJ ***** (Five Star) ("Spicy"), Joe McGinty, Sister Puff (Robin Goldwasser).
2023.10.11 - morning
The Gary Burton Quartet - Duster (1967)
eight tunes. Gary Burton (vibraphone), Steve Swallow (bass), Roy Haynes (drums), Larry Coryell (e.guitar).
2023.09.29 - late afternoon
Windows96 - Empty Hiding World (2022)
ten tracks. Windows96.
2023.09.28 - late night
Black Dice - Broken Ear Records (2005)
seven tunes. Bjorn Copeland (guitars/sampler/electronics), Eric Copeland (vocals/sampler/electronics), Aaron Warren (bass/electronics).
2023.09.28 - late night
Black Dice - Creature Comforts (2004)
eight tunes. Bjorn Copeland (guitars), Eric Copeland (vocals), Aaron Warren (bass), Hisham Bharoocha (drums).
2023.09.02 - evening
Sons Of Kemet - live performance (2022)
four tunes. Shabaka Hutchings (t.sax), Theon Cross (tuba), Tom Skinner + Eddie Hick (drums). venue - From The Basement.
2023.08.07 - early morning
Soul Coughing - El Oso (1998)
sixteen tracks. Mike Doughty, Sebastian Steinberg, Mark de Gli Antoni, Yuval Gabay, et al.
2023.08.07 - late night
Aindulmedir - Star Lore (2023)
eight tracks. Pär Boström.
2023.07.26 - mid-afternoon
Anatole Muster (Trio) - live performance (2022)
three tunes. Gianluca Pellerito (drums), Riccardo Oliva (bass/keys), Anatole Muster (accordion). venue - Montreux Jazz Fest, Autumn of Music 2022.
2023.07.20 - mid-afternoon
Sc'ööf - live performance (2023)
free improvisation. Amadeus Fries (drums), Elio Amberg (t.sax), Noah Arnold (a.sax), Christian Zemp (e.guitar). venue - jazzahead!.
2023.07.02 - late afternoon/early evening
Charles Mingus - Live at Carnagie Hall (1974)
two tunes. Charles Mingus (bandleader/bass); Dannie Richmond (drums); Charles McPherson, John Handy, George Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Hamiet Bluiett (saxophones); Jon Faddis (trumpet), Don Pullen (piano). venue - Carnagie Hall.
2023.07.02 - late afternoon
Windows96 - Enchanted Instrumentals and Whispers (2019)
twelve tracks. Windows96.
2023.07.01 - mid-afternoon
Windows96 - Magic Peaks (2021)
twelve tracks. Windows96.
2023.06.24 - morning
Windows96 - Plume Valley (2017)
twelve tracks. Windows96.
2023.05.22 - early morning
EABS meets Jaubi - In Search of a Better Tomorrow (2023)
ten tracks. "EABS": Marcin Rak (drums), Paweł Stachowiak (bass/bass synth), Olaf Węgier (saxophones/bass clarinet), Jakub Kurek (trumpet), Marek Pędziwiatr (keyboards/synths); "Jaubi": Kashif Ali Dhani (tabla/vocals), Zohaib Hassan Khan (sarangi), Ali Riaz Baqar (e.guitar).
2023.05.21 - early morning
Wild Powwers - live performance (2023)
four tunes. Lupe Flores (drums), Jordan Gomes (e.bass), Lara Hilgemann (e.guitar/vox). venue - Live on KEXP.
2023.05.21 - late night/early morning
Squarepusher - Music Is Rotted One Note (1998)
fifteen tracks. Tom Jenkinson.
2023.05.19 - early morning
FLOOR BABA - DIRT BIRD EP (2017)
six tracks. FLOOR BABA.
2023.05.16 - late night/early morning
Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy (1997)
twelve tracks. Tom Jenkinson.
2023.05.02 - early evening
MF DOOM - Mm..Food (2004)
fifteen tracks. MF DOOM, et al.
2023.04.28 - mid-afternoon
Collage - Collage (side B) (1971)
five tracks. (see previous).
2023.04.25 - late afternoon
Collage - Collage (side A) (1971)
seven tracks. Kersti Johannson, Lea Sion, Anne Erm, Maire Eliste, Alo Põldmäe, Enn Tomson, Aarne Vahuri, Ivar Johannson (vox); Peep Ojavere (drums); Meeme Saareväli, Toivo Unt (bass); Avo Joala (t.sax/flute); Lembit Saarsalu (t.sax); Tilt Varts (pipe); German Pekaresvski (trombone); Tõnu Naissoo (piano).
2023.04.05 - early morning
Mammal Hands - Gift from the Trees (2023)
ten tracks. Jesse Barret (drums), Jordan Smart (saxophone), Nick Smart (piano)
2023.04.xx - early morning
Mort Garson - Black Mass Lucifer (1971)
ten tracks. Mort Garson
2023.04.xx - early morning
Mort Garson - Ataraxia – The Unexplained (1975)
nine tracks. Mort Garson
2023.03.30 - early morning
Tetsuo Sakurai - 20th Anniversary, live performance (1999)
fifteen tunes. Tetsuo Sakurai (bandleader/bass), Akira Jimbo (drums), Kazuki Katsuta (saxophone), Issei Noro (guitar), Minoru Mukaiya (keyboards). venue - (don't know)
2023.03.29 - late night
Elvin Jones - Live At The Lighthouse (1972)
seven tracks. Elvin Jones (bandleader/drums), Gene Perla (bass), Steve Grossman (s.sax/t.sax), David Liebman (s.sax/t.sax/flute).
2023.03.27 - late night
Jeff Miles, Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Igor Lumpert - live performance (2023)
free improv. Caleb Wheeler Curtis (a.sax/cornet), Igor Lumpert (t.sax), Jeff Miles (guitar). venue - "The Main Drag".
2023.03.23 - midday
Elvin Jones Trio - live performance (1968)
three tunes. Elvin Jones (bandleader/drums), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Joe Farrell (saxophone). venue - North Sea Jazz Fest (assumed), Rotterdam, Netherlands
2023.03.10 - evening
Julius Watkins - Julius Watkins Sextet (1954/55)
nine tracks. Julius Watkins (bandleader/french horn), Kenny Clarke/Art Blakey (drums), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Frank Foster/Hank Mobley (t.sax), George Butcher/Duke Jordan (piano), Perry Lopez (guitar).
2023.03.10 - late afternoon
John Medeski - John Medeski's Mad Skillet (2018)
nine tracks. John Medeski (bandleader/keyboards), Terence Higgins (drums), Kirk Joseph (sousaphone), Will Bernard (e.guitar), et al.
2023.03.06 - evening
Johnny Vidacovich, John Medeski & Eric Bloom - live performance, 1st set (2022)
four tunes. Johnny Vidacovich (bandleader/drums), John Medeski (e.organ), Eric "Benny" Bloom (trumpet). venue: d.b.a., New Orleans, LA.
2023.02.12 - early morning
John Raymond - Real Feels (2016)
ten tracks. John Raymond (bandleader/flugelhorn), Colin Stranaham (drums), Gilad Hekselman (e.guitar).
2023.02.10 - early morning
Elvin Jones - Is "On The Mountain" (1975)
six tracks. Elvin Jones (bandleader/drums), Gene Perla (bass), Jan Hammer (keyboards).
2023.02.09 - early morning
Mark Colby - Serpentine Fire (1978)
six tracks. Mark Colby (bandleader/saxophone), Gary King (e.bass), Steve Gadd (drums), et al.
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2022.11.15 - mid-afternoon
Känguru - Känguru (1981)
nine tracks. Olav Gustafsson (drums), Anselm Kluge (bass), Peter Weihe (e.guitar), Claus-Robert Kruse (keyboards), Herb Geller (saxophone/flute).
2022.xx.xx - ---
The Comet Is Coming - Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam (2022)
eleven tracks. Shabaka Hutchings (t.sax), Max Hallet (drums), Dan Leavers (synths).
2021.xx.xx - ---
They Might Be Giants - BOOK (2021)
fifteen tracks. John Linnell, John Flansburgh, et al
202x.xx.xx - ---
Spacetime Continuum - Double Fine Zone (1999)
eleven tracks. Jonah Sharp.
2019.xx.xx - ---
The Comet Is Coming - Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery (2019)
nine tracks. Shabaka Hutchings (t.sax), Max Hallet (drums), Dan Leavers (synths).
20xx.xx.xx - ---
Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things (1996)
twelve tracks. Tom Jenkinson.
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