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New tracks from the Elisabeth Harnik/Paal Nilssen-Love duo, an unburied treasure from Michael Monhart, Michael Bisio & Ben Chadabe, and a newly-recorded George Lewis piece for flute and electronics featuring Claire Chase. Classics by Joe Zawinul, Alice Coltrane and Carla Bley celebrate their golden anniversaries, and an assortment of creative and improvised gems from Derek Bailey, Elie Siegmeister, Frank Lowe and Cold Bleak Heat round out the playlist. Full playlist and photo credits in comments.
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Playing tracks by HOST: John Seman, Carla Bley, Paul Haines, Joe Zawinul, Alice Coltrane, Michael Monhart, Michael Bisio, Ben Chadabe and more.
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Photo credits: Elisabeth Harnik by Bernhard Guenther, Joe Zawinul via Wikimedia, Alice Coltrane via the artist, Elie Siegmeister via Carl Fischer, Carla Bley by Brian McMillen, Michael Bisio by Marek Lazarski, Derek Bailey by Stoke Newington, Paal Nilssen-Love by Dawid Laskowski, Frank Lowe via Wikimedia.
With Don Cherry, Michael Mantler, Don Preston, Paul Haines, Paul Flaherty, Matt Heyner, Chris Corsano, Greg Kelley, Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, Charlie Haden, Vishnu Wood, Herbie Hancock, Woody Shaw and Miroslav Vitous on the JCOA, Atlantic Records, Tzadik, New Focus Recordings, Desto Records, Catalytic Sound, Black Saint and Family Vineyard labels.
Flotation Device 2021-03-14
annotated playlist by host John Seman
Intro and set one [00:00]
1. [02:23] Carla Bley, Paul Haines: Hotel Overture; from Escalator Over The Hill (JCOA, 1971) with soloists Roswell Rudd, Perry Robinson, Gato Barbieri, and Charlie Haden.
2. [15:30] Joe Zawinul: Doctor Honoris Causa; from Zawinul (Atlantic, 1971) with Woody Shaw, Herbie Hancock, Miroslav Vitous, Walter Booker, Earl Turbinton, Joe Chambers, et al.
3. [29:16] Alice Coltrane: Isis and Osiris; from Journey In Satchidananda (Coltrane Records, 1971) with Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, Vishnu Wood on Oud and Charlie Haden on bass. Recorded live July 4, 1970 at The Village Gate, New York City.
Set two [40:50]
1. [42:15] Michael Monhart, Michael Bisio, Ben Chadabe: MMBC Terma - 07; from MMBC Terma (self, 2021)
2. [56:14] Derek Bailey: Georgia on My Mind; from Ballads (Tzadik, 2002)
Set three [1:01:13]
1. [1:02:08] George Lewis: Emergent; from The Recombinant Trilogy (New Focus Recordings,
2021) with Claire Chase, flute.
2. [1:14:15] Elie Siegmeister: Sonata No. 2 For Piano; from A Musical Profile (Desto Records,
1969) with Alan Mandel, piano.
3. [1:24:04] Elisabeth Harnik & Paal Nilssen-Love: Flying Bird; from Tangram (Catalytic Sound, 2020)
Set four [1:34:41]
1. [1:35:52] Frank Lowe: Third Street Stomp; from The Flam (Black Saint, 1976)
2. [1:46:19] Cold Bleak Heat: Love Conquers All Motherfucker; from It's Magnificent, But It Isn't War (Family Vineyard, 2005) with Paul Flaherty, Greg Kelley, Matt Heyner, and Chris Corsano.