Playing some John Lee Hooker here and there to recognize the man's career. John Lee died in his sleep last night at the age of 80.
Format (stolen from Cat):
ARTIST -- "SONG TITLE" -- ALBUM (LABEL, YEAR)
John Lee Hooker -- "My Baby Don't Love Me" -- Detroit Special: Blues Originals Vol. 5 (Atlatnic)
* Andy Laster's Hydra -- "Soft Shell" -- Soft Shell (Knitting Factory, 2001)
* Jurg Solothurnmann with Ellen Christi, vocals -- "Everything Began (When God Decided)" -- A Deeper Season Than Reason (Alive) According to e.e. cummings (Unit, 2001)
* Robert Barry and Fred Anderson -- Speed Way -- Duets 2001 (Thrill Jockey, 2001)
* Northwoods Improvisers -- "Circle and Triangle" -- Branches (Entropy Stereo, 2001)
John Lee Hooker -- "Henry's Swing Club" -- Graveyard Blues (Specialty, 1992; recorded 1948)
Graham Connah's Jettison Slinky -- "Spreadin' the Guilt Around" -- Because of Wayne/The Only Song We Know (Evander, 2001)
* Spring Heel Jack with Roy Campbell and Mat Maneri -- "Cross" -- Masses (Thirsty Ear, 2001)
* Daniel Popsicle -- "Whose Brother Morton?" -- Daniel Popsicle Plays Dan Plonsey (special to KZSU, 2001)
John Lee Hooker -- "21 Boogie" -- Graveyard Blues (Specialty, 1992; recorded 1950)
* John Butcher -- "Almost New" -- Fixations (Emanem, 2001)
* Erik Truffaz remixed by Pierre Audetat -- "Less" -- Revisite (Blue Note, 2001)
The Miyumi Project -- "River" -- The Miyumi Project (Southport, 2000)
* Michel Wintsch -- "Quixotic" -- Sharing the Thirst (Leo, 2001)
Stu Goldberg -- "The Core of the Apple" -- Going Home (Rhombus, 2001)
! Robert Pollard -- "Waved Out" -- Waved Out (Matador, 1998)
* Herb Robertson and the Double Infinitives -- "Time Out/Zipangu" [excerpt] -- Music for Long Attention Spans (Leo, 2001)
Michael Formanek, Tim Berne, Jeff Hirschfeld -- "Lowball" -- Loose Cannon (Soul Note, 1993)
* The Space Between with Barre Phillips -- "The Lonely Halibut" -- The Space Between (482 Music, 2001)
John Lee Hooker -- "The Road Is Rough" -- Trouble Blues (Dove Audio, 1996)
* Rent Romus' Lords of Outland -- "Vibrations" -- Avatar in the Field (Edgetone, 2001)
Left Coast Improv Group -- "Border Lines" -- Left Coast Improv Group (Jimzeen, 2001)
* Han Bennik/Terre Ex -- "Zeepijn" == The Laughing Owl (Terp, 2000)
* Han Bennik/Terre Ex -- "Tuk" -- The Laughing Owl (Terp, 2000)
* Graham Connah's Jettison Slinky -- "The bbbend" -- Because of Wayne/The Only Song We Know (Evander, 2001)
! Baby Carrot -- "Sandblock" -- Play Every Day (Some Guy Down the Street, 2000)
Massacre -- "Down to Five a Day" -- Funny Valentine (Tzadik, 2000)
Tri-Cornered Tent Show -- "Ritualization of Tintinnabulation" -- Maze above the Abyss (Edgetone, 2001)
John Lee Hooker -- "Boogie Rambler" -- Everybody's Blues (Specialty, 1993; recorded 1954)
* = Item in KZSU rotation
! = Pop anomaly
? = Item not in KZSU library
-- Go back to Memory Select playlists.
-- Bay Area free/improv music calendar: http://www.bayimproviser.com.