Anything Goes [Playlist - 08/16/10]

Breathy trumpets mainly from the North to cool us down ….

1. “Exhumation” – Nils Petter Molvaer – Hamada [Thirsty Ear]
2. “Sabkah” – Nils Petter Molvaer – Hamada
3. “Icy Altitude” – Nils Petter Molvaer – Hamada
4. “Aero” – Masquelro – Aero
   ECM 1988
5. “Dust Kittens” – Elvind Aarset – Light Extracts
   Jazzland 2001
6. “Clairvoyance” – John Hassell – Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Streets
   ECM 2009
7. “Blue Period” – John Hassell – Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Streets
8. “Amsterdam Blue” – John Hassell – Million Dollar Hotel
9. “Time and Place” – John Hassell – Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes in the Streets
10. “Last Supper” – Food – Last Supper
    Arve Henriksen, Thomas Stronen, Lian Ballamy on Rune Grammofon
11. “Tobiko” – Food – Quiet Inlet
    Stronen, Bellamy with guests including Molvaer on new on ECM
12. “Cirrina” – Food – Quiet Inlet
13. “Easta” – Stronen / Stenson – Parish
    Bobo Stenson, Thomas Stronen, with Fredrik Ljungkvist
14. “Assembly” – Arve Henriksen – Cartography
    ECM 2008
15. “Sorrow and Its Opposite” – Arve Henriksen – Cartography
16. “Blue Silk” – Arve Henriksen – Chiaroscuro
    Rune Grammofon 2004
17. “Parallel Action” – Arve Henriksen – Chiaroscuro
18. “C 5.1″ – Supersilent – 5
    also on Rune Grammofon Compilation “Money Will Ruin Everything”
19. “An Ending (Ascent)” – Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Roger Eno – Atmospheres and Soundtracks
    E.G. Records 1983

Anything Goes [Playlist - 07/19/10]

Garbarek / Katche / Movaer / Bronberg…ECM to Rune Grammofon

1. “Gautes-Margit” – Jan Garbarek – Twelve Moons [ECM]
2. “There Were Swallows” – Jan Garbarek – Twelve Moons [ECM]
3. “In Praise of Dream” – Jan Garbarek – In Praise of Dreams [ECM]
4. “If You Go Far Enough” – Jan Garbarek – In Praise of Dreams [ECM]
5. “A Tale Begun” – Jan Garbarek – In Praise of Dream [ECM]
6. “Miles Away” – Manu Katche – Neighbourhood [ECM]
7. “Lovely Walk” – Manu Katche – Neighbourhood [ECM]
8. “Shine and Blue” – Manu Katche – Third Round [ECM]
9. “Stay with You” – Manu Katche – Third Round [ECM]
10. “Trippin’“ – Manu Katche – Third Round [ECM]
11. “Time Rebel” – Jacob Young – Sideways [ECM]
12. “Williamsburg” – Matthias Eick – The Door [ECM]
13. “No Soap” – Masqualero – Bande a Part [ECM]
14. “Aero” – Masqualero – Aero [ECM]
15. “There is No Jungle in Baltimore” – Masqualero – Re-Enter [ECM]
16. “On Stream” – Nils Petter Molvaer – Khmer [ECM]
17. “Dust Kitten” – Elvind Aarset – Light Extract [ECM]
18. “Last Supper” – Food – Runeology 2 [Rune Grammofon]
19. “5.1″ – Supersilent – Money Will Ruin Everything (also Supersilent 5) [Rune Grammofon]

Anything Goes [Playlist - 06/28/10]

New ECM releases… Bjornstad, Rypdal, Tibbetts

1. “Remembrance I” – Ketil Bjornstad – Remembrance [ECM: 2010]
2. “Remembrance II” – Ketil Bjornstad – Remembrance [ECM: 2010]
3. “Remembrance III” – Ketil Bjornstad – Remembrance [ECM: 2010]
4. “The Sea II” – Ketil Bjornstad and Terje Rypdal – Life in Liepzig [ECM: 2008]
5. “The Return of Per Ulv” – Ketil Bjornstad and Terje Rypdal – Life in Liepzig [ECM: 2008]
6. “Per Ulv” – Terje Rypdal – Waves [ECM: 1977]
7. “The Good Cop” – Terje Rypdal – Crime Scene [ECM: 2010]
8. “Paril con me?!” – Terje Rypdal – Crime Scene [ECM: 2010]
9. “A Minor Incident” – Terje Rypdal – Crime Scene [ECM: 2010]
10. “The Return of Per Ulv” – Terje Rypdal – If Mountains Could Sing [ECM: 1995]
11. “The Big Wind” – Steve Tibbetts – Northern Song [ECM: 1981]
12. “Ur” – Steve Tibbetts – Yr [ECM: 1988]
13. “Three Primates” – Steve Tibbetts – Yr [ECM: 1988]
14. “Walking” – Steve Tibbetts – Northern Song [ECM: 1981]
15. “Vision” – Steve Tibbetts – Safe Journey [ECM: 1983]
16. “Lament” – Steve Tibbetts – Natural Causes [ECM: 2010]
17. “Threnody” – Steve Tibbetts – Natural Causes [ECM: 2010]
18. “Sangchen Rolpa” – Steve Tibbetts – Natural Causes [ECM: 2010]
19. “Villanova Junction” – Steve Tibbetts – TIbbetts’ website [Internet only: 2010]
20. “Black Mountain Side” – Steve Tibbetts – Exploded View [ECM: 1989]
21. “The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born” – Marc Anderson – Ruby [Innova: 2002]
22. “Test” – Steve Tibbetts – Safe Journey [ECM: 1983]

Best of 2009 – Steve Huff

1. “Brewster’s Rooster” – John Surman – Vet baritone sax player returns to jazz forms with allstar cast Abercrombie/DeJohnette/Gress (ECM)
2. “Wait ’til you see her” – John Abercrombie – Mature guitar/violin quartet defining their brand of chamber jazz (ECM)
3. “Radiolarians III” – Medeski, Martin and Wood – More jazz than funk this time the party continues (Indirecto)
4. “The Astounding Eyes of Rita” – Anour Brahem – Jazz oud works with chamber world music (ECM)
5. “Eddie Loves Frank” – Ed Palermo Big Band – Zappa covers with swing (Cunieform)
6. “Five Peace Band Live” – Chick Corea and John McLaughlin – Modern masters at work with contemporary fusion (Concord)
7. “Cartography” – Arve Henriksen – Breathy nordic Supersilent trumpeter somewhere between ambient and jazz (ECM)
8. “Last night the moon came….” – Jon Hassell – Ambient jazz from former Eno collaborator (ECM)
9. “Movements in Colour” – Andy Sheppard – Carla Bley sax sideman with his ECM debut as leader (ECM)
10. “Extra Mile” – Pete McCann – Guitar-led ensmble (Nine-teen Eight Records)

Anything Goes [Playlist - 11/02/09]

1. “Transformations” – Jan Garbarek (Ranier Bruninghaus) – Dresden [ECM]
2. “Heiter” – Jan Garbarek – Dresden [ECM]
3. “Stella by Starlight” – Keith Jarrett Standards Trio – Yesterdays [ECM]
4. “Count Dracula” – Enrico Rava (Stefan Bollani) – New York Days [ECM]
5. “We Shall Not Go To Market Today” – Anyd Sheppard – Movements in Color [ECM]
6. “Stopover at Dijoubti” – Anouar Brahem – The Astounding Eyes of Rita [ECM]
7. “Bain D’or” – Louis Sclavis – Lost On The Way [ECM]
8. “As Ssafar” – Cyminology – As Ney [ECM]
9. “Within You, Without You” – George Harrison – Beatles Anthology 2
10. “Baby YouCan Drive My Car” – Charlie Hunter – ComeTogether: Guitar Tribute ro The Beatles
11. “Baby YouCan Drive My Car” – Bobby McFerrin – Blue Note Plays The Beatles
12. “Blackbird” – Adrian Belew – ComeTogether: Guitar Tribute ro The Beatles
13. “Michelle” – Allan Holdsworth – ComeTogether: Guitar Tribute ro The Beatles
14. “Eleanor Rigby” – Brian Jones – Lux
15. “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite” – Jeff Decker – I’ll Know
16. “The Night Before” – Robert Jospe – Hands On
17. “Norwegian Wood” – (Jennifer Kirkland) and Bert Carlson – Alone Together
18. “Martha My Dear” – Brad Meldau – Day is Done
19. “I Want You” – David Ashkenazy – Out With It
20. “Jealous Guy” – Ben Allison – Little Things Run The World

Anything Goes [Playlist - 10/05/09]

1. “Theme” – George Russell – Trip to Prillarguri
2. “Stratosphunk” – George Russell – Trip to Prillarguri
3. “Esoteric Circle” – George Russell – Trip to Prillarguri
4. “Dansere” – Bobo Stenson – Dansere
5. “Voy Cantando” – Jan Garbarek – Dresden
6. “Heiter” – Jan Garbarek – Dresden
7. “Maracuja” – Jan Garbarek – Dresden
8. “Gautes-Margit” – Jan Garbarek – Twelve Moons
9. “Weaving a Garland” – Jan Garbarek with John Abercrombie – Eventyr
10. “Considering the Snail” – Jan Garbarek with Bill Frisell – Paths, Prints
11. “Miles Away” – Manu Katche – Neighbourhood
12. “Radspuren” – Ranier Bruninghaus – Freigeweht

Anything Goes [Playlist - 09/28/09]

New releases, old friends; old releases, new friends

1. “Trio” – John Abercrombie – Wait Till You See Her
2. “Ralph’s Piano Waltz” – John Abercrombie – Timeless (also :rarum)
3. “Out of Towner” – John Abercrombie – Wait Till You See Her
4. “Hilltop Dance” – John Surman – Brewster’s Rooster
5. “Green Al” – Ben Allison – Think Free
6. “Respiration” – Ben Allison and Medicine Wheel – Buzz
7. “Born Into This” – Jenny Scheiman – Crossing the Field
8. “That;’s Delight” – Jenny Scheiman – Crossing the Field
9. “Disfarmer Theme” – Bill Frisell – Disfarmer
10. “Down on Luck” – Bill Frisell – Music for the films of Buster Keaton – Go West
11. “Train” – Bill Frisell – Music for the films of Buster Keaton – Go West
12. “New Day” – Bill Frisell – Music for the films of Buster Keaton – Go West
13. “Ambush” – Bill Frisell – Music for the films of Buster Keaton – Go West
14. “Cold Spell” – Zony Mash – Cold Spell
15. “Upper Egypt” – Wayne Horvitz and Zony Mash – Live in Seattle
16. “Venus/Upper Egypt” – Sonny Sharrock – Highlife
17. “Ghost Planet Nation” – Sonny Sharrock – Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast
18. “Space Ghost C2C Theme” – Sonny Sharrock – Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast
19. “Promises Kept” – Sonny Sharrock – Ask the Ages

Anything Goes [Playlist - 09/07/09]

1. “Labor Day” – John Abercrombie – Getting There
2. “Trio” – John Abercrombie Quartet – Wait Till You See Her
3. “Hilltop Dancer” – John Surman – Brewster’s Rooster
4. “Jenny B” – Adam Larrabee – The Street Where You Live
5. “Blue Nefertiti” – Marc Johnson – Shades of Jade
6. “Twang” – John Scofield – Grace Under Pressure
7. “Keep Me In Mind” – John Scofield – Meant To Be
8. “Icarus” – Winter Consort – Winter Consort
9. “Beppo” – Orego – Always, Never,and Forever
10. “Seasonal Beards” – Andromeda – Andromeda
11. “Norwegian Slip” – Andromeda – The Reach
12. “Backward Country Boy Blue” – Money Jungle (Adam Larrabee) – Money Jungle
13. “African Fower” – Money Jungle (Adam Larrabee) – Money Jungle
14. “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” – Allman Brothers – Live at Fillmore

Anything Goes [Playlist - 08/31/09]

1. “Journey Home” – Maria Schneider Orchestra – Allegresse [Enja: 2000]
2. “Home” – Dan Willis Quartet – Dan Willis Quartet [A-Records: 1998]
3. “The Journey Home” – Keith Jarrett – :rarum I (also My Song) [ECM: 1978]
4. “Homecoming (excerpt)” – John Abercrombie (Gateway) – :rarum XIV [ECM]
5. “Homecoming” – Dave Holland – :rarum X [ECM]
6. “Hilltop Dancer” – John Surman – Brewster’s Rooster [ECM]
7. “Slanted Sky” – John Surman – Brewster’s Rooster [ECM]
8. “Scimitar” – Collin Walcott – Clound Dance [ECM]
9. “Unshielded Desire” – Jack DeJohnette – DeJohnnette Works [ECM]
10. “Ralph’s Piano Waltz” – John Abercrombie – Timeless [ECM]
11. “Trio” – John Abercrombie – Wait Till You See Her [ECM]
12. “Banshee” – John Abercrombie Quaret – The Third Quartet [ECM]
13. “That’s for Sure” – John Abercrombie – Open Land [ECM]
14. “Sing Song” – Gateway – Gateway 2 [ECM]
15. “Island’s Suite:Formentera Lady” – Crimson Jazz Trio – Volume 2 [Inner Knot]
16. “Island’s Suite:Sailor’s Tale” – Crimson Jazz Trio – Volume 2 [Inner Knot]
17. “Sailor’s Tale” – King Crimson – Islands [Virgin Records Ltd]