Friday, August 29th, 2008 ... 3:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. ... KZSU, 90.1 FM

General to-do list:

Give a studious listen to William Parker's Double Sunrise (AUM Fidelity)

Whoa -- Tim Berne is coming to California in December, according to his Web site

Find out about Normal Love. The band, not the concept. At first glance, they're an exciting, complex, manic jazz group. Not pure improv; they use sheet music. They're paired with Tim Berne's Bloodcount for a Sept. 19 show at Brooklyn's Issue Project Room

See Lisa Mezzacappa's "Before and After" someday. They're playing tonight, but with early-morning commitments tomorrow, it's just not happening for me. Too bad, because the audio clips on her Web site -- jazz influenced by the great work of giants like Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, and Henry Threadgill -- are strong work, and the band members are basically the band Go-Go Fightmaster.

Format:
ARTIST -- "TRACK TITLE" -- ALBUM TITLE (LABEL, YEAR)
Horizontal lines denote microphone breaks.

* Todd Sickafoose -- "Tiny Resistors" -- Tiny Resistors (Cryptogramophone, 2008)

Previously noted here.

* Cyro Baptista -- "Macunaima" -- Banquet of the Spirits (Tzadik, 2008)

Previously noted here.

* Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio -- "Sesum's Lament" -- Cult of Color (Shamrock, 2008)

Great to see Reynolds is still doing it. I saw him live on one of his trips through town, about a decade ago. His Golden Arm "Trio" consists of however many people he's using at the time, so I got to experience GAT as a solo act, at least for part of his set. Drums and/or piano, is what I mainly remember (hey; it was 10 years ago!)

This album consists of music composed for a ballet, so it's got a direct and melodic approach, with "Sesum's Lament" being particularly sad (being, you know, a lament and all). Anyway, like I said: Great to see Reynolds is still in Austin and still cranking out the music.

* Bill Dixon -- "Darfur" -- 17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur (AUM Fidelity, 2008)

Previously noted here.

* Mute Socialite -- "Me'T" -- More Popular Than Presidents and Generals (Dephine Knormal, 2008)

Previously noted here.

? Ingrid Laubrock -- "Zugunruhe" -- Sleepthief (Intakt, 2008)

I wasn't familiar with Laubrock's name until she showed up on the events calendars at Bayimproviser.com and TransbayCalendar.org. She'll be in town Wednesday, Sept. 3, sharing a bill at 21 Grand with Citta di Vitti.

"Zugunruhe" is a lovely, open jazz improvisation. Just the first few seconds, with its plush sax tones and Rainey's supple drumming, make me want to see the upcoming show. Piano from Liam Noble rounds out the group for the album.

Laubrock plays in a variety of contexts; abrasive noise; polished commercial bebop; and lush Brazilian jazz (the group Nois 4, with singer Monica Vasconcelos. It's to her credit that she's also willing to do such experimental work.

? Citta di Vitti -- "Number Eleven" -- [Unreleased; recorded 2007]

A swingy, jazzy trio playing original music inspired by the films of Michelangelo Antonioni.

Fronted by Phillip Greenlief on sax, with Lisa Mezzacappa on bass and Jason Levis on drums. A nice "inside"-leaning group that's probably going to record a CD later this year. I'll be looking forward to it.

* Junk Box -- "Computer Virus" -- Cloudy Then Sunny (Libra, 2008)

* H.E.R. -- "The Office" -- Songs About the Mysteries of Housework and Nature (Persian Cardinal, 2008)

Previously noted here.

* Glass Farm Ensemble -- "Hout" (composer Louis Andriesson) -- In Four (Innova, 2008)

Debut CD from a quartet of new-music classical players. Founded in NYC, they've been around since 2000 and have put on a nice array of shows (check out their Web page).

* Industrial Jazz Group -- "The Job Song" -- Leef (Evander, 2007)

Previously noted here.

The Harlem Experiment -- "Rigor Mortis" -- V/A: The Harlem Experiment (Ropeadope, 2008)

Previously noted here.

* Cristian Amigo -- "Kingdom of Jones" -- Kingdom of Jones (Innova, 2008)

Previously noted here.

* bLevin bLechdom -- "Foyer Fire" -- Gular Flutter (Aagoo, 2008)

Danceable noise and samples; electronics made catchy. At least, that's how this track was. bLevin bLechdom performs around town quite a bit, and I'm going to have to catch a show one of these days.

Phill Niblock -- "Early Winter" -- Music by Phill Niblock (XI, 1993)

For those who didn't get their, er, Phill last week. Yes, another droney piece, this time for string quartet, flute, bass flute recorded on eight tracks, sample/synth voices, and computer. Played this to note the upcoming San Francisco Electronic Music Festival.

? Lisa Mezzacappa's Before and After -- "Richard's House of Blues" -- [Unreleased track from her Web site, 2008]

See above.

Ornette Coleman -- "The Ark" -- Town Hall 1962 (ESP-Disk)

Classic 23-minute piece with Ornette's classic trio of David Izenzon (bass) and Charles Moffat (drums). A towering classic that's finally back in the hands of ESP and is among their recent rereleases (New York Eye & Ear Control is in that batch, too).

* = Item in KZSU rotation
! = Pop anomaly
? = Item not in KZSU library

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