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.
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 ›
Up next in the alphabetical LP project are recordings of the soundtrack to Black Orpheus, one record by Black Sabbath, several (amazing) Ran Blake records, and a couple of (also amazing) Art Blakey records. Read more ›
This project – not so much the listening, but the writing about each record – is turning into a major research project. I’m learning tons, and enjoying the music so, so much, but running out of time. I can’t write as fast as I can listen, as it turns out. So, henceforth, these posts will be less involved. I’ll try to make them better than a list, but not as awesome as a dissertation. Next up, Jerry Bergonzi, Tim Berne, and Gene Bertoncini. Read more ›
For perhaps the first time in history, thanks to my current listening project (the entire lp collection, alphabetically), I just listened to several records by The Beatles, and followed that up with a Sidney Bechet collection. Jeff Beck is next. Anyway, here’s what I just checked out: Read more ›
