Lester Bowie Records

And now for a few Lester Bowie records.  Read more ›

Arrivederci, Milano!

What a great time I had in Milan, Italy this past weekend!  Went to the Duomo a couple of times, gazed in some windows at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele (and yes, I was horrified by the McDonald’s presence), stood paralyzed in front of an incredible suit on display in the window of a Zegna store, saw this Caravaggio (and much, more) at the Pinocateca di Brera…and played some great music with the Either/Orchestra, Mulatu Astatke, and Mahmoud Ahmed at the lovely Teatro Manzoni.  Here’s proof:

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Viaggio in Milano

If you happen to be in Milan, Italy this weekend, come to our show!  The Either/Orchestra is playing at Teatro Manzoni, for the Apertivo in Concerto festival.  This gig stars the great Ethiopian musicians, Mahmoud Ahmed and Mulatu Astatke.  More and more about the music can be found right here in my website.  Info on the concert is here.  Here’s a nice video of us with Mahmoud Ahmed (from this DVD):

Best, R.

David Bowie Records

Next in line is a batch of David Bowie records.  Read more ›

Blood, Sweat, Tears, Blythe, Booker

The alphabet has brought Blood, Sweat & Tears, Arthur Blythe, and Booker T & the MGs to the top of my LP playlist.  Read more ›

Blind Faith and Blondie

Yet another combination that could only happen if someone were to listen to his LP collection alphabetically. Read more ›

Paul Bley Records

Next up in the alphabetical LP project are recordings by Paul Bley.  Read more ›

Marsalis and Ochs

I have not yet made it to letters M or O in my LP collection yet*, but there has been a pretty interesting story coming from Europe.  It all started with Larry Ochs (avant garde saxophone player) giving a concert in Spain, during which the police were called.  Later, Wynton Marsalis offered his entire catalog of CDs to the person who called the police.  Here’s the Guardian update (note the commentary).

Best, R.

*Most of you know this, but I’m reporting on my record collection (LPs only), which I’m listening to in alphabetical order.

Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding

I just heard this on Elvis Costello’s show, Spectacle with… Read more ›

Steve Lacy’s Complete Whitey Mitchell Sessions

I recently took a gander at my favorite local record store’s inventory (Stereo Jack’s in Cambridge), where I picked up CDs by Steve Lacy and Anders Jormin. Read more ›