Featuring new tracks by Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Dennis Rea, Sabir Mateen, Sandy Ewen with Weasel Walter, and the Evan Parker Trio with John Edwards and the late John Russell. Also on tap, a discovery from the Julius Hemphill vault with Abdul Wadud, plus classics by John Coltrane and the Miles Davis Quintet. Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world. Full playlist in comments.
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Playing tracks by Miles Davis, William Parker, Dennis Rea, Evan Parker, John Edwards, John Russell, John Coltrane and more.
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Flotation Device 2021-01-31 ⠀
annotated playlist by host John Seman⠀
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Intro and set one [0:00]⠀
1. [1:37] Miles Davis: Masqualero; from Sorcerer (Columbia, 1967) note: RIP Cicely Tyson (1924-2021)⠀
2. [10:29] William Parker: Don't Sell My Soul; from Migration of Silence Into and Out of The Tone World (Centering, 2021) with Fay Victor and Hamid Drake⠀
3. [22:19] Dennis Rea: Live At Gaochang (Uyghur Suite); from Giant Steppes (MoonJune, 2021) with Dick Valentine, Greg Kelley, Stuart Dempster, Greg Campbell, and Don Berman⠀
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Set two [38:58]⠀
1. [41:20] Evan Parker, John Edwards, John Russell: Walthamstow Moon; from Walthamstow Moon ('61 revisited) (Byrd Out, 2017) note: 55 years after Coltrane played same venue with Evan Parker in attendance; RIP John Russell (1954-2021)⠀
2. [48:27] John Coltrane Quintet: Impressions [Paris 1961-11-18 E]; from European Tour 1961 (Le Chant Du Monde, 2017) with Eric Dolphy, the evening before Walthamstow⠀
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Set three [59:19]⠀
1. [1:00:41] Julius Hemphill and Abdul Wadud: Slang; from The Boyé Multi-National Crusade For Harmony (New World Records, 2021) note: new treasure trove of archival Hemphill⠀
2. [1:10:44] Matthew Shipp: 4th Movement: Jazz Agitator; from THE REWARD - Solo Piano Suite In Four Movements (RogueArt, 2020)⠀
3. [1:30:52] Sandy Ewen, Weasel Walter: (12:22); from The Paradox of Tolerance (ugEXPLODE, 2021)⠀
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Set four [1:43:12]⠀
1. [1:44:23] Sabir Mateen, Christopher Dell, Christian Ramond, Klaus Kugel: Creation (part one); from Creation (577 Records, 2020)⠀