Taking some time to pay belated tribute to Mal Waldron, pianist, who died at 77 in Brussels earlier this month.
Format:
ARTIST: ALBUM TITLE (LABEL, YEAR) ... TRACKS
*! Coco -- "Out of Time" -- The Coco Sound (K, 2002)
8 Bold Souls -- "Third One Smiles" -- Last Option (Thrill Jockey, 1999)
* Laszlo Spiro & Proximal Factory -- "Another Possibility" -- Where the Ceaseless City's Crowd Moves On (Suisa, 2002)
* Astrea Ensemble -- "Cadmo e Armonia" -- From Tango to Jazz (Altri Suoni, 2002)
* Wadada Leo Smith Golden Quartet -- "Al-Madinah" -- The Year of the Elephant (Pi Recordings, 2002)
* Dennis Warren's Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble -- "Event 120401A" [excerpt] -- Horizon Event (Drimala, 2002)
* Anthony Braxton -- "Composition No. 287 (+40D)" -- Six Compositions (GTM) 2001 (Rastascan, 2002)
Jim Black -- "Cheepa vs. Cheep" -- Splay (Winter & Winter, 2002)
*! The Kirby Grips -- "Space-Age Polymer" -- Rotations (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2002)
? Bablicon -- "Chunks of Syrup Amidst Plain Yoghurt" -- In a Different City (Misra, 1999)
* Maneri Ensemble -- "Blood and Body" [excerpt] -- Going to Church (AUM Fidelity, 2002)
? Steve Lacy/Mal Waldron -- "Hot House" -- Hot House (Novus/BMG/RCA, 1991)
Mal Waldron -- "Free for C.T." -- Update (Soul Note, 1988)
* Jeff Kaiser/Brad Dutz -- "No Coffee? Nothing?" -- The Order of Her Bones (pfmentum, 2002)
Vinny Golia Quintet -- "Blues for the Fat Man" -- Razor (9 Winds, 1996)
* Tin Hat Trio -- "Night of the Skeptic" -- The Rodeo Eroded (Ropeadope, 2002)
* Roscoe Mitchell and the Note Factory -- "Step One, Two, Three" -- Song for My Sister (Pi Recordings, 2002)
* Joe Morris -- "Way In" -- Age of Everything (Riti, 2002)
* Conference Call -- "Dreierlei" -- Final Answer (Soul Note, 2002)
* Rob Mazurek -- "Remeber the Time It Spun Out and Fell into Itself. It Never Stopped Rising ... " -- Silver Spines (Delmark, 2002)
The Lost Trio -- "Strange" -- Remembrance of Songs Past (Evander, 2000)
* Buena Vista -- "Rompe Saraguey" -- The Next Generation (Pimienta, 2002)
* Drums & Tuba -- "4Style" -- Mostly Ape (Righteous Babe, 2002)
! Mates of State -- "Proofs" -- My Solo Project (Omnibus, 2000)
* Spring Heel Jack -- "Lit" -- Amassed (Thirsty Ear, 2002)
*! Chris Stuart -- "Elvis Stays Home" -- Angels of Mineral Springs (Backcountry, 2002)
*! Luna -- "Astronaut" -- Close Cover Before Striking (Jetset, 2002)
*! The Bangs -- "Dirty Knives" -- Call and Response (Kill Rock Stars, 2002)
*! Squarepusher -- "Kill Robok" -- Do You Know Squarepusher (Warp, 2002)
* Pago Libre -- "Interludi" -- Pago Libre (Leo)
* = Item in KZSU rotation
! = Pop/World/Country music anomaly
? = Item not in KZSU library
-- Go back to Memory Select playlists.
-- Bay Area free/improv music calendar: http://www.bayimproviser.com.