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 ›

Carla Bley

In the continuing story of My Record Collection, Alphabetically, up next is Carla Bley.

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Black, Blake, Blakey

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 ›

Bergonzi through Bertoncini

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 ›