Playing lots of T.J. Kirk in honor of their reunion concerts tonight and tomorrow. The band is a Bay Area legend, consisting of three guitars and one drummer (Will Bernard, Charlie Hunter, John Schott, and Scott Amendola, respectively). They put out two albums on Warner Bros. in the mid-'90s but broke up afterwards, each member pursuing a solo career (and Hunter moving to NYC).
T.J. Kirk is an amalgam of Thelonious Monk, James Brown, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Their stuff is groove-oriented and fun, usually based on a tight, funky beat. Worth checking out if you've never heard of them.
Format:
ARTIST: ALBUM TITLE (LABEL, YEAR) ... TRACKS
T.J. Kirk -- "Serenade to a Cuckoo" -- T.J. Kirk (Warner Bros., 1995)
* Steve Coleman -- "64 Path Bindings" -- On the Rising of the 64 Paths (Label Bleu, 2003)
* Close Embrace of the Earth -- "MU4" -- Close Embrace of the Earth (Abzu, 2003)
* John McNeil -- "My Taxi" -- This Way Out (Omnitone, 2003)
T.J. Kirk -- "Damn Right I'm Somebody" -- If Four Was One (Warner Bros., 1996)
# Scott Amendola Band -- "A Cry for John Brown" -- Cry (Cryptogramophone, 2003)
* Eddie Gale -- "The Coming of Gwilu" -- Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music (Water, 2003; orig. released on Blue Note, 1969)
* Lamp Leaking Dead Flies -- "Museling" -- "Your Hand Is Twisting Fires" (Mile 329, 2003)
# Will Bernard 4-Tet -- "Tank Top" -- Medicine Hat (Antilles, 1998)
* Ted Levine/Peter Madsen -- "Event #7" -- Night Sounds (Playscape, 2003)
* Wadada Leo Smith/Anthony Braxton -- "Tawaf (Cycles 1-7)" -- Organic Resonance (Pi Recordings, 2003)
* Andrew Hill -- "Passing Ships" -- Passing Ships (Blue Note, 2003; recorded 1969)
* Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core -- "Wrong Right Wrong" -- The Neon Truth (Black Saint, 2002)
T.J. Kirk -- "Stomping Grounds / Untitled Instrumental / Green Chimneys" -- If Four Was One (Warner Bros., 1996)
* Junk Genius -- "Itta Benna" -- Ghost of Electicity (Songlines, 1999)
*! April March -- "Somewhere Up Above" -- Triggers (Pias America, 2003)
* J.A. Granelli and Mr. Lucky -- "Happy Part 1" -- Gigantic (Love Slave, 2003)
* Dominic Duval and Mark Whitecage -- "Snap Judgment" -- Rules of Engagement, Vol. 1 (Drimala, 2003)
* Rick McLaughlin Trio -- "O.P." -- Study of Light (Accurate, 2003)
# Charlie Hunter Quintet -- "Mestre Stata" -- Right Now Move (Ropeadope, 2003)
T.J. Kirk -- "Shuffle Boil/You Can Have Watergate, Just Gimme Some Bucks and I'll Be Straight" -- T.J. Kirk (Warner Bros., 1995)
* Tim Berne -- "Jalapeno Diplomacy" [excerpt] -- The Sublime And. (Thirsty Ear, 2003)
T.J. Kirk -- "Get on the Good Foot/Rockhard in a Funky Place" -- If Four Was One (Warner Bros., 1996)
* = Item in KZSU rotation
! = Pop anomaly
# = Member of T.J. Kirk
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