Doing lots of plugs for the third annual Glenn Spearman Music Festival, happening this weekend in Oakland, starring saxophonist Peter Brotzmann as well as local sax legend Marco Eneidi (and Fred Frith shows up for Saturday's show at Mills College). Details at bayimproviser.com
* Norton/Celusak/Eulau -- "O/R" -- taken from CIMPosium Volume 10 (CIMP, 2002)
* William Hooker -- "Flow" -- Black Mask (Knitting Factory, 2002)
* Matthew Shipp -- "Nu-Bop" -- Nu Bop (Thirsty Ear, 2002)
* Gunter Heinz and Lou Grassi -- "Look before You Leap" -- Live in Wuppertal (Alea, 2001)
Peter Brotzmann -- "No. 1" [excerpt] -- Die Like a Dog (FMP, 1994)
Sianspheric -- "To Myself" -- The Sound of the Colour of the Sun (Sonic Unyon, 2001)
* The Music Ensemble -- "Arithmetical Mystic" [excerpt] -- The Music Ensemble (Roaratorio, 2001)
* Tim Berne and the Copenhagen Art Ensemble -- "The Legend of P-1" -- Open, Coma (Screwgun, 2001)
The Nels Cline Singers -- "Cause for Concern" -- Instrumentals (Cryptogramophone, 2002)
* Jean Derome -- [track 1] -- Le Magasin de Tissu (Ambiances Magnetiques, 2001)
* Phil Mosberg Quartet -- "Mariposa County" -- The New Balance (Solitaire, 2001)
Marco Eneidi/Glenn Spearman Creative Music Orchestra -- "Ghost Dance" -- Marco Eneidi/Glenn Spearman Creative Music Orchestra (Music & Arts, 1997)
*! Okkervil River -- "Dead Dog Song" -- Don't Fall in Love with Everyone You See (Jagjaguwar, 2002)
* Faruq Z. Bey with Northwoods Improvisers -- "Mamaka II" -- 19 Moons (Entropy Stereo, 2001)
* Frode Gjerstad, Derek Bailey, John Stevens -- "Two Three Two Three" -- Hello, Goodbye (Emanem, 2001)
Marco Eneidi, Glenn Spearman, William Parker, Jackson Krall -- "False Alarm" [excerpt] -- Live at Radio Valencia (Botticelli, 2000)
* Mark Dresser Trio -- "FLBP" -- Aquifer (Cryptogramophone, 2001)
Peter Brotzmann, Gregg Bendian, William Parker -- "The March Burst to Open Blue" -- Sacred Scrape, Secret Response (Rastascan, 1994)
* = 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.